TEN YEARS AFTER/POSITIVE VIBRATIONS PC 32851 (-74) US

The band's eighth album, last before breakup and a fifteen year hiatus ending with the 1989 "About Time" (see earlier post). Consensus among critics and some fans seems to be it lacks energy and all they do here is repeat old tricks. That may in a way be true, but for old fans like me it still offers good stuff and not least a bunch of pleasing rock'n'rollers. The uptempo "Going Back To Birmingham", "You're Driving Me Crazy" and "I Wanted To Boogie" played in a way that makes it hard to sit still while listening. The long "Look Me Straight Into The Eyes" inventive enough with tempo changes and warped vocals and "Nowhere To Run" so signature TYA it's impossible for me to resist. I also get Alvin Lee's familiar vocals and lots of great guitars. Won't go to history as any of their best, but still very much worth having and enjoying, especially for the already TYA accustomed. Issued and reissued on vinyl and CD over the world through the years, also 8-track, cassette and FLAC download. Premiere UK on Chrysalis (CHR 1060). EU 2014 CD on Chrysalis (CHRX 1060) came with seven live tracks as bonus. Early US had label as shown here and glossy cover. (YZÄ*) (XYÄ*)