After the short soft inderlude with the previous "A Space In Time" album this is the band getting back to what they did best - heavy blues and rock'n'roll. I've seen reveiws through the years saying this LP lacked new ideas or being the beginning of a downward spiral. I don't get those attitudes. This is Ten Years After - they don't need to change or recuperate. Even if newer tracks reminds of old and it's the same sound, there's still enough skill and energy to make it special. I think it's a very good album. From the slow riff-rocker "You Give Me Loving", over the heavy "Turned Off TV Blues" and melodic "Standing At The Station", to the title track rocker. There's not a bad cut on it and Alvin Lee does some really nice fingerbreaking solos. The audio isn't as dense and dark as on the older Deram issues, but the crisper Chrysalis sound is well balanced by the attitude. Early US on Columbia (KC 31779). First UK had label as shown here and fully laminated fold/out cover. (XYÄ*)
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