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Alvin Lee — The Bluest Blues
Album: Nineteen Ninety-Four
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8.1

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Released: 1994
Length: 7:23
Plays (last 30 days): 2
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I couldn't wait to see you, waiting by the door
There's no one there to meet me, and your clothes are on the floor
Sorry if I hurt you, and I made you cry
Couldn't stand to see you, with another guy
It's the bluest blues, and it cuts me like a knife
It's the bluest blues, since you walked out of my life

Couldn't really tell you, how you hurt my pride
Something broke within me, down inside
I never knew I loved you, til you went away
Now the loneliness surrounds me, everyday
It's the bluest blues, since you walked out of the door
It's the bluest blues, 'cause I won't see you no more

I'm sorry if I failed you, if somehow I'm to blame
It's the bluest blues I'm feeling, it's a cryin' shame
I just can't live without you, face another day
It's the bluest blues I'm feeling, and it's here to stay
It's the bluest blues, and it cuts me to the bone
It's the bluest blues, when you can't find your way home
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9 -> 10

Fricken awesome
Posted 2 months ago by MrPou    [ Reply ]
 paulbrun55 wrote:

This must be one of the all-time best blues songs, especially this version. Love it..!


Except it's not a blues progression.
Posted 2 months ago by Edweirdo    [ Reply ]
 johnfiva wrote:


Yeah, Alvin Lee and Gary Moore are in their own league when it comes to that.
Very good point - yep, there's definitely some Gary Moore in this track. 
Absolute 10 from me.

Posted 3 months ago by IvanTheMediocre    [ Reply ]
 freechelmi wrote:

WTH , I did put 9 , it's 10 indeed



same. 9 to 10
Posted 3 months ago by hellsgardener    [ Reply ]
It's a very long time ago a G-solo does excite me like that, and I never heard about it. Great!
Posted 3 months ago by Pitjes    [ Reply ]
WTH , I did put 9 , it's 10 indeed
Posted 4 months ago by freechelmi    [ Reply ]
What a passionate song!  Great to hear the beautiful lyrics along with some kickass guitar playing.  Thanks RP!
Posted 5 months ago by lynnefredricksen    [ Reply ]
 ExpatLarry wrote:

I know it's all subjective, but I don't understand anyone who doesn't think this guy is playing the hell out of that guitar.



Well said. British blues at its finest, Alvin a "phenom" in some eras' lingo, and so epically showcased at the original Woodstock. I'd love to change the world, too.
Posted 6 months ago by lester8r877    [ Reply ]
Not to sound shallow or superficial, but he also was one of the coolest looking guitar players, and  had a cool name . 
Posted 8 months ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
Too short!
Posted 8 months ago by wolverine    [ Reply ]
This must be one of the all-time best blues songs, especially this version. Love it..!
Posted 9 months ago by paulbrun55    [ Reply ]
Wow, this takes me back to maybe 1967 or so when I saw Ten Years After play at the Ocean Park Pier (or was it called Pacific Ocean Park Pier?) 
Posted 10 months ago by rob311    [ Reply ]
 coloradojohn wrote:

I'm so glad I got to see Alvin jam at The Rainbow Theater in Denver in autumn of '83. Much like Gilmour, he is able to connect and project himself so well through the guitar, as if it is an extension of the feelings of his soul...



Yeah, Alvin Lee and Gary Moore are in their own league when it comes to that.
Posted 11 months ago by johnfiva    [ Reply ]
Magnifique solo, délicieuse mélodie. 
Posted 11 months ago by philippe.steiner    [ Reply ]
I already have this at 10.  How do I go up from here?  Amazing, I enjoy it more each time I listen. 
Posted 11 months ago by kiwilistener    [ Reply ]
How have I never heard this? I am floored. Dumbfounded.  What amazing work. I thought the slide solo would be the peak for this song - it was that tastefuk - but no, then Lee kicked things into overdrive.
Posted 11 months ago by MGHucul    [ Reply ]
 ExpatLarry wrote:

I know it's all subjective, but I don't understand anyone who doesn't think this guy is playing the hell out of that guitar.




I  Agree completely!  Thanx RP!   
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
Brings be back to my Winterland daze.  
Posted 1 year ago by ridgetopboy    [ Reply ]
 S-curvy wrote:

I am so darn good on the air guitar with this tune that I’ve blown 2 amps already! 😂😂



Air amps, I assume. 
Posted 1 year ago by bruceandjenna    [ Reply ]
 S-curvy wrote:

I am so darn good on the air guitar with this tune that I’ve blown 2 amps already! 😂😂



Its goes to 11! 
Posted 1 year ago by eyke    [ Reply ]
Have searched for this album for years. This is one of my rare 10s. I tried Nineteen Ninety-Four previously, but it's Pure Blues. One CD coming from Goodwill of CO, via Amazon. 
Posted 1 year ago by eyke    [ Reply ]
9 - 10.  2 godlike solos from George and Alvin 
Posted 1 year ago by Pedro1874    [ Reply ]
Nothing like the sound coming out of "Big Red"...
Lord Alvin RIP
Posted 1 year ago by Johnwayne    [ Reply ]

I am officially on another planet now😳
Wow!
That outro?
Damn Son.
Posted 1 year ago by alrobley9    [ Reply ]

Started out at an immediate 8 after George Harrison's sublime slide...
Then, I slowly realize the spectacular power of Alvin's 'axe' showcased here, and with jaw agape, I end this epic rip up-voting to a rare 10 (for me). WOW🤟🏻
TY RP


Posted 1 year ago by alrobley9    [ Reply ]
Beautiful..RIP  George and Alvin.
Posted 1 year ago by billjacky    [ Reply ]
watched the  directors cut of  woodstock  movie...all 4 hrs/

Alvin puted on such a great show, going home
Posted 1 year ago by idiot_wind    [ Reply ]
 neptunejeff wrote:

Truly one of the guitar Gods of yesterday. Some of his best stuff can bring a tear to my eyes...RIP ..Alvin




    
Posted 1 year ago by Pedro1874    [ Reply ]
 hendon wrote:

I saw these guys live, back in 74, San Diego. They did this song and Alvin tore the shit up, it was spiritual. Very under rated is putting it mildly. Rock on RP, and thank you. 




You Lucky Duck! I wish I was there!  GREAT TUNE!
Posted 1 year ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
How'd he do that?! Talk about being lost in the zone. I'm sitting here, eyes closed, tearing and making facial expressions.
Posted 1 year ago by kevrey    [ Reply ]
One of my all-time favs.
Posted 2 years ago by rabaak    [ Reply ]
I give 10/10 and what remained from my heart....
Posted 2 years ago by mcedon    [ Reply ]
Woah...who is this guy? He was with Ten Years After? Dang!
Posted 2 years ago by Babette55    [ Reply ]
such a killer riff at the back end, has to be one of the greatest ever? 10
Posted 2 years ago by Ben_Smedley    [ Reply ]
I saw these guys live, back in 74, San Diego. They did this song and Alvin tore the shit up, it was spiritual. Very under rated is putting it mildly. Rock on RP, and thank you. 
Posted 2 years ago by hendon    [ Reply ]
One of those songs that actually never feels long enough    
Posted 2 years ago by the_jake    [ Reply ]
 ExpatLarry wrote:

I know it's all subjective, but I don't understand anyone who doesn't think this guy is playing the hell out of that guitar.


Well, you've got 103 thumbs up, and zero thumbs down, so I guess there's not too many of those misguided folks.  ; )
Posted 2 years ago by On_The_Beach    [ Reply ]
 johnfiva wrote:


This is what making love would sound like if you played it on a guitar.



Agree completely to both!
Posted 2 years ago by joko63808    [ Reply ]
 xray38 wrote:

I'm not really a big blues fan, but this totally transcends that fact.  This is absolutely brilliant!



This is what making love would sound like if you played it on a guitar.
Posted 2 years ago by johnfiva    [ Reply ]
 ExpatLarry wrote:

I know it's all subjective, but I don't understand anyone who doesn't think this guy is playing the hell out of that guitar.



Thumbs up number 100 is mine!!
Posted 2 years ago by johnfiva    [ Reply ]
An incredible talent with a sweet, sweet touch.  Another one who died too young, even if he was 68.
Posted 2 years ago by carmelmik    [ Reply ]
What the heck?  i rated this an 8?  That's for songs I really like.

Now a 9.  Whew! That was a close one.
Posted 2 years ago by bruceandjenna    [ Reply ]
Alvin Lee after Stones' 'Miss You.'  We can assume that wasn't an accident. 
Posted 2 years ago by dougalbumski    [ Reply ]
I love your selection of music.It brings me through the day and the half night.
Thank you for that.
Best regards from René from Germany
Posted 2 years ago by rene.skorczewski    [ Reply ]
ladies and gentlemen, the late great and underrated, Alvin Lee ...
Posted 2 years ago by linemant2182    [ Reply ]
Too bad alvin is no longer with us
Posted 2 years ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
Oh wow, I always thought this was Lynyrd Skynyrd.
Posted 3 years ago by newbolddrive    [ Reply ]
 nomnol wrote:


I am having trouble believing GH played that first solo... but he did. 


But then George was an underrated and brilliant guitarist.
Posted 3 years ago by Silvervanman    [ Reply ]
I'm so glad I got to see Alvin jam at The Rainbow Theater in Denver in autumn of '83. Much like Gilmour, he is able to connect and project himself so well through the guitar, as if it is an extension of the feelings of his soul...
Posted 3 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Just sitting here working away then noticed some wicked guitar playing. Went to see who it was - damn if it ain’t Alvin Lee. Always considered him an under-rated guitarist. Fine form on this one - loving it!
Posted 3 years ago by Johnny-smooth    [ Reply ]
The Alvin Lee's guitar looks like singing. Wonderfull.
Posted 3 years ago by richardsimao    [ Reply ]
 rharvey658 wrote:

George Harrison plays slide guitar on this and performs the first solo. On the liner notes for this song Alvin writes that after hearing George's smooth solo (compared to Lee's "usual mad guitar" (Alvin's words, not mine), he changed his attitude about how to complete the rest of the recording and his (Alvin's) solos.  The result is this masterpiece.



I am having trouble believing GH played that first solo... but he did. 
Posted 3 years ago by nomnol    [ Reply ]
 black321 wrote:


Believe that was Albert Lee



Just looked at a pic of Albert Lee and he was there, very recognizable. There was another guitar player that I thought looked like Alvin Lee. I'll have to look at the personnel for the concert and see if Alvin was there too.
Just checked, no Alvin. I thought Marc Mann was Alvin.
Posted 3 years ago by kazoo    [ Reply ]
 avikatz wrote:

Wish I could play this again...
Just... why would he change a cool name like Graham Barnes, to a chipmunk name lie Alvin Lee?


"Alvin Lee" just sounds like a bluesman.  "Graham Barnes" sounds like a lawyer or an accountant.
Posted 3 years ago by h8rhater    [ Reply ]
Simple awesome 👏
Posted 3 years ago by Easyrider    [ Reply ]
 xcranky_yankee wrote:

Kazoo just mentioned that this is the guy standing in the background playing the amazing solos during the Concert for George. Oh yeah! Simply amazing.



Believe that was Albert Lee
Posted 3 years ago by black321    [ Reply ]
I was always a fan of Alvin Lee, and have many 10 Years After lps,; the more I hear *this* tune, the higher I rate it--this has to be one of Alvin's greatest tunes.  (And RP must like it cause it's on here often {8-)
Posted 3 years ago by Chwkbud    [ Reply ]
All these English guys, around the same age, where were they coming from? I never get tired of listening.
Posted 3 years ago by whatsupdude    [ Reply ]
I'm not really a big blues fan, but this totally transcends that fact.  This is absolutely brilliant!
Posted 3 years ago by xray38    [ Reply ]
Always an absolute pleasure and delight to hear his guitar!
Posted 3 years ago by AeroSwiss    [ Reply ]
We need a 12 on the scale again!
Posted 3 years ago by victory806    [ Reply ]
Kazoo just mentioned that this is the guy standing in the background playing the amazing solos during the Concert for George. Oh yeah! Simply amazing.
Posted 3 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
9>10
Posted 3 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
I donated last week.  Just had my money's worth.
Posted 3 years ago by dougalbumski    [ Reply ]
New discovery for me, well a year or so ago on RP and just love this track....builds to that crescendo so well....ethereal and transitory. 9
Posted 3 years ago by Ben_Smedley    [ Reply ]
Stunningly good! A very good friend and colleague of mine introduced this album to me in the late '90s. He was, at the time, dying of cancer, at age 44.  Said that the blues seemed appropriate to his condition. Too true. I miss you, buddy.
Posted 3 years ago by dfphillips1    [ Reply ]
Never heard of him. Will now never forget him. Wow!!!
Posted 3 years ago by xray38    [ Reply ]
Simply startling guitar playing by  Mr Lee who I only ever saw live at the Isle of Wight Festival in '70 but  was a fan then and delighted  to hear once again
Thanks Bill and Rebecca
Posted 3 years ago by SkidMarx    [ Reply ]
Anthemic, to be sure.
Posted 3 years ago by virwill7    [ Reply ]
Obviously this song all about that amazing "solo", but what I think what sets this song apart is that it isn't a solo, it is perfectly mixed with the drums and the piano. And it's not a contest to see how fast he can play the notes as so  many others are. Beautiful, sublime stuff. 
Posted 3 years ago by pfreet    [ Reply ]
The bluest blue, that´s me
Posted 3 years ago by Dezet    [ Reply ]
Goosebumps from nowhere !
Posted 3 years ago by timhavard54    [ Reply ]
This is one of those songs, where the first time I heard it on RP I was stopped dead in my tracks and I could not believe that I was not familiar with this artist. I have no idea how much great music I might have missed out on, if it were not for RP.
Posted 3 years ago by RonF    [ Reply ]
 rharvey658 wrote:
George Harrison plays slide guitar on this and performs the first solo. On the liner notes for this song Alvin writes that after hearing George's smooth solo (compared to Lee's "usual mad guitar" (Alvin's words, not mine), he changed his attitude about how to complete the rest of the recording and his (Alvin's) solos.  The result is this masterpiece.
 
Cool. Thanks for that.
Posted 3 years ago by pshand    [ Reply ]
Cat Stevens Blackness of the Night followed by The Bluest Blues with AHOWOOlvin. 

Pure.

Genius.

RP at its finest artistry and emotional massaging for a troubled world. <3
Posted 3 years ago by Segue    [ Reply ]
WOW!
Posted 3 years ago by sunflowerbee    [ Reply ]
Lyrics about another dumb ass guy whose own dullness lost his mojo with a lady = 5. 
Guitar finale = a 10, but Bill might consider adding a special double-digit option.  
Posted 3 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]
First time heard this the hairs I my arms tingled, my eyes got a swell, my jaw dropped. Makes you break the numbness. Bravisimo.
Posted 3 years ago by lugocvls    [ Reply ]
Dayum!!!! That guitar solo! 
Posted 3 years ago by njswede    [ Reply ]
Wow, welcome 2021
Posted 3 years ago by RichW    [ Reply ]
Where is the 11 rating button!
Posted 3 years ago by Renger56    [ Reply ]
OK- That did it. Just donated. Thanks for all that you guys do! There's no better eclectic station that I know of. 
Posted 4 years ago by tushonka13    [ Reply ]
 expatlar wrote:
I know it's all subjective, but I don't understand anyone who doesn't think this guy is playing the hell out of that guitar.
 
Guitar playing is not all subjective. Some playing requires more ability. And even from an emotional standpoint, I think you can get consensus that some playing has more emotion. I get that music is quite subjective, but it's not all subjective.

I am willing to grant that you can't generally prove your musical tastes are somehow superior, but I'm not going to let someone argue that "Hit Me Baby One More Time" is on par with this "Like a Rolling Stone". It's sometimes okay to make definitive statements about music, so yes, he is playing the hell out of that guitar.
Posted 4 years ago by MLavender    [ Reply ]
Great guitar playing. I love Alvin Lee and TYA. George Harrison's solo is also beautiful (1st solo of the song).
I do believe the production was somehow influenced/inspired by Gary Moore's still got the blues album which came out in 1990. Doesn't bother me, I like both. 
Posted 4 years ago by oHelvetos    [ Reply ]
Wish I could play this again...
Just... why would he change a cool name like Graham Barnes, to a chipmunk name lie Alvin Lee?
Posted 4 years ago by avikatz    [ Reply ]
Alvin RIP...
Posted 4 years ago by Bert7    [ Reply ]
George Harrison plays slide guitar on this and performs the first solo. On the liner notes for this song Alvin writes that after hearing George's smooth solo (compared to Lee's "usual mad guitar" (Alvin's words, not mine), he changed his attitude about how to complete the rest of the recording and his (Alvin's) solos.  The result is this masterpiece.
Posted 4 years ago by rharvey658    [ Reply ]
Wow... Such sweet, amazing guitar work here.
From one of the all-time greatest guitarists ever to enrich our lives.

RIP, Alvin Lee.
Posted 4 years ago by haretic    [ Reply ]
This is why I listen to RP. Always great to discover something new, even if it does end up costing me more money.
Posted 4 years ago by schitfitz    [ Reply ]
So good. 8>9
Posted 4 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Epic.
Posted 4 years ago by Segue    [ Reply ]
 jonahboo wrote:

i dunno, i hear a vibrato at the end.......maybe a different geetar (strat etc)

 

you're right about the vibrato but it doesn't sound like a stratocaster, maybe it's PRS or something like that.

Nice power blues though, thought it was Gary Moore first for the voice and the playing.
Posted 4 years ago by SuperWeh    [ Reply ]
6:10. You think he’s climaxed. He’s just getting started.
Posted 4 years ago by nick4    [ Reply ]
Alvin Lee, Ten Years After, Woodstock:  I'm Going Home, Live!
'Nuff said!
Posted 4 years ago by macadavy    [ Reply ]
Truly one of the guitar Gods of yesterday. Some of his best stuff can bring a tear to my eyes...RIP ..Alvin
Posted 4 years ago by neptunejeff    [ Reply ]
Stupendous!
Posted 4 years ago by dfphillips1    [ Reply ]
Wow, love this. Thank you RP!
Posted 4 years ago by Dahlia_Gumbo    [ Reply ]
This has become one of my favorite songs.  I was not that big a Ten Years After fan.  But I love  this song.
Posted 4 years ago by rabaak    [ Reply ]
 mtrenor wrote:
Rockin that ES335 with style and taste.   Pleasure to listen to some archive brilliance.  
 
i dunno, i hear a vibrato at the end.......maybe a different geetar (strat etc)

Posted 4 years ago by Wonderloaf    [ Reply ]
 domicap wrote:
Shame on me that i don 't know this song.  What a solo!  I got tears in my eyes..
 
Same!!  Wow!! Getting a 9 from me.
Posted 4 years ago by SnapDragon66    [ Reply ]
 Peter_Bradshaw wrote:
{#Bananajam} ...... wow, fucking wow  {#Guitarist}
 
I just jumped you up a notch, but the blow hard ahead of you, doesn't know how to enjoy music. This tells both of us that you should be beating him by double digits.  He's a prick. I bet you're fun to have a beer with...

Posted 5 years ago by jahgirl8    [ Reply ]
Saw 10 Years After at a free show in Central Park, summer of '68, with Buddy Guy and Jefferson Airplane. Doesn't get much better...
Posted 5 years ago by ImaOldman    [ Reply ]
The Zeus of the guitar gods
Posted 5 years ago by bwanab    [ Reply ]
I am so darn good on the air guitar with this tune that I’ve blown 2 amps already! 😂😂
Posted 5 years ago by S-curvy    [ Reply ]
Just awesome.  One of the greats.
Posted 5 years ago by khardog145    [ Reply ]
Those solos. Just...wow...
Posted 5 years ago by LouseGrouse    [ Reply ]
 Piranga wrote:
Sometimes you just have to drop everything and say, Holy Shit!
 
"CLANK" and "Holy Shit!!" ;-) 

This is a great thematic segue from the Stone's "Miss You" - gonna +1 this number to a 9...LLRP!!
Posted 5 years ago by lizardking    [ Reply ]
Great  solo LP for Alvin... Gone way to soon...
Posted 5 years ago by Bert7    [ Reply ]
awesome solo, sounds like Black Keys "Weight of Love" solo ripped off some of the this amazing work
Posted 5 years ago by vanillagorilla    [ Reply ]
Sometimes you just have to drop everything and say, Holy Shit!
Posted 5 years ago by Piranga    [ Reply ]
 MrStatenIsle wrote:
Ah, the guitar tone on that epic outro...
 

Yeah, that!  Got it cranked up and really digging the tone, etc.
Posted 5 years ago by drictor    [ Reply ]
Beautiful song.  Unfortunately, I keep hearing "Blue's Clues", and it's ruining it for me.
Posted 5 years ago by Imkirok    [ Reply ]
Wow..words escape me.  
Posted 5 years ago by graycoach    [ Reply ]
Shame on me that i don 't know this song.  What a solo!  I got tears in my eyes..
Posted 5 years ago by domicap    [ Reply ]
Rockin that ES335 with style and taste.   Pleasure to listen to some archive brilliance.  
Posted 5 years ago by mtrenor    [ Reply ]
 robertomiller wrote:
Well. There's a little known gem.
 

Tell me about it. I am blown away every time i hear it. That solo, man!
Posted 5 years ago by SeriousLee    [ Reply ]
Love this song
Posted 5 years ago by jp33442    [ Reply ]
Well. There's a jewel that I somehow did not know. 
Maybe RP should be RR... Resurrection Radio... 
Posted 5 years ago by robertomiller    [ Reply ]
 ScottD wrote:
Because Alvin often played very fast, and very loose however very well, I think that's the reason he was never given guitar god status along with Beck, Page, Clapton etc. But this tune proves that he could also play with a lot of soul and emotion. Ever since Woodstock, he was one of my favs and I'm glad to see him getting airtime on RP. Thanks Bill.
 

WOW!  This is some kinda awesome, thanks RP.  RIP AL.
Posted 5 years ago by S-curvy    [ Reply ]
 ico wrote:
after Gilmour's Comfortable Numb solo all in this theme is no good...
 
Nah. Nope. 
Posted 5 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]