Anthology (Double CD)

A double CD with 24 songs in all.

Because of his spotlight-hogging singer/songwriter/guitarist/frontman status in the popular Ten Years After, Alvin Lee seemed a natural for solo success. But, through a series of well meaning yet increasingly spotty albums released on a variety of labels -- none of which seemed to want to promote him -- Lee's career has been of interest to die-hard British boogie blues lovers only, which makes this 25-year double-disc summary of his dozen or so post- TYA albums so welcome. Typically, when artists choose selections for their own compilations, as is the case here, the tracks aren't those that fans might have picked. But Lee does an admirable job, not only in his mixture of undiscovered treats and some previously unreleased material, but in the non-chronological sequencing that helps this collection flow.

AllMusic Review by Hal Horowitz                   

Track List

1. KEEP ON ROCKIN'
2. WAKE UP MOMA
3. ON THE ROAD TO FREEDOM
4. PLAY IT LIKE IT USED TO BE
5. REAL LIFE BLUES
6. BACK IN MY ARMS AGAIN
7. AIN'T NOBODY'S BUSINESS
8. LONG LEGS
9. PUT IT IN A BOX
10. BOOGIE ALL DAY
11. LOVE LIKE A MAN
12. JENNY JENNY
13. LOVE THE WAY YOU ROCK ME
14. THE BLUEST BLUES
15. SHOT IN THE DARK
16. MY BABY'S COME BACK TO ME
17. YOU TOLD ME
18. MADNESS
19. HEAR ME CALLING
20. LET IT ROCK
21. I DON'T GIVE A DAMN
22. MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
23. HELP ME BABY
24. I'M GOING HOME 

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