Using the name Blues Yard they played one show at the Marquee Club supporting the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. That November, the quartet signed a manager, Chris Wright, and changed their name to Blues Trip. In the same year, Chick Churchill joined the group as keyboard player. The Jaybirds moved to London to back the Ivy League in 1966. Roy Cooper (born 11 November 1943, Huthwaite, Nottinghamshire) played rhythm guitar, and did vocals from 1960 to 1962. Ivan Jay (born Ivan Joseph Harrison, 1939, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire died April 2009, USA) sang lead vocals from late 1960 to 1962 and was joined by Ric Lee in August 1965, replacing drummer Dave Quickmire (born David Quickmire, 1940, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire), who had replaced Pete Evans (born Peter Evans, 1940, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire) in 1962. After several years of local success in the Nottingham/ Mansfield area, they changed their name to the Jaybirds in 1962 and later to Ivan Jay and the Jaymen. The band's core formed in late 1960 as Ivan Jay and the Jaycats. Fans of Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jimi Hendrix, and even Eric Clapton will enjoy this, as it is a tremendous guitar record.Leo Lyons and Joe Gooch of Ten Years After at Suwałki Blues Festival, 2009 Overall, “A Space in Time” is a very underrated album by a very underrated band. But it’s a hard world with the junkie blues.” ‘Cause it’s a good life, too good to lose. “Got no monkey on my back, and I’m never gonna crack. Another underscore of the record is anti-drug song Hard Monkeys, in which argues that life is too good to risk using drugs. Let the Sky Fall is a standout track, in which includes psychedelic vocals not unlike Jimi Henrix's The Wind Cries Mary. “A Space in Time” proves to be a diverse album, ranging from the folky Here They Come, to the 50’s throwback Baby Won’t You Let Me Rock and Roll You. Lee’s best performance however, is in single I’d Love to Change the World, in which his leads are truly incendiary. Uncle Jam is another highlight of Lee’s play on this record, it is practically a two-minute jam in which trades off between solos from Lee and Churchill (on keyboards). Starting off with slower leads in the verses, the track builds to a faster, Stevie Ray Vaughn-esque solo. The opener One of These Days is a tremendous example of this. His blues style is somewhat of a hybrid of Stevie Ray Vaughn and Eric Clapton, and is successful at many speeds.
While listening to this album it’s easy to come to the assumption that Alvin Lee is underrated and virtually unknown. The album itself however, is a well-developed and diverse blues record. “A Space in Time” was the band’s best seller, and the only album in which they had a successful single. In the late 60’s and early 70’s the band released several critically acclaimed records, including “Ssssh” and “A Space in Time.” Guitarist and vocalist Alvin Lee was the driving force behind the band, providing exceptional blues leads and the majority of the songwriting. Ten Years After was a blues rock band that was formed in Nottingham, England in 1967. This piano and acoustic guitar driven song flows beautifully, with the help of some tremendous blues guitar and a simple message “I’d love to change the world, but I don’t know what to do, so I leave it up to you.” After hearing the song, I decided to check out the album, and what I discovered was an excellent blues rock record. He described I’d Love to Change the World as one of the greatest songs of his generation, and having listened to it, I have to agree. Review Summary: "A Space in Time" is an intricately developed and diverse blues rock record.Ībout a week ago, my father asked me to check out a song.
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