A British blues-rock quartet built around Alvin Lee's guitar, best known for their 1969 Woodstock performance.
If you want to hear what the fuss was about, put on 'I'm Going Home' from Woodstock. For something a bit more polished, 'I'd Love To Change The World' holds up.
They were one of those bands that defined a certain strain of late-60s British blues-rock, not as heavy as Cream, but with more propulsion than some of their peers. Alvin Lee's guitar work on songs like 'I'd Love To Change The World' gave them a signature sound that was both technical and soulful. Their set at Woodstock, especially the extended take on 'I'm Going Home', cemented their reputation as a formidable live act.
They formed in Nottingham in 1967 as The Blues Yard, working up their mix of blues and rock through steady gigging. The 1969 album 'Stonedhenge' broke them in both the UK and US, and their Woodstock slot that same year became a career peak. By the mid-70s, the original lineup had splintered, with Alvin Lee leaving in 1975.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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