Ssssh.
Album Summary
Ssssh. was Ten Years After's third studio album, recorded and released in 1969 on Deram Records during the height of the British blues boom. The album was produced by the band themselves along with engineer Glyn Johns, capturing their raw blues-rock sound during a period of significant commercial momentum.
Reception
- The album reached the UK Top 40 charts, establishing Ten Years After as major commercial players in the blues-rock market.
- It received positive reviews from contemporary music press for its energetic blues authenticity and Alvin Lee's virtuosic guitar work.
Significance
- Ssssh. exemplifies the late 1960s British blues-rock revival, blending American blues traditions with rock instrumentation and attitude.
- The album solidified Ten Years After's reputation as one of the era's most technically proficient and hard-driving live blues bands.
- It captured the band at a transitional moment before their massive popularity surge in the early 1970s, particularly following their 1970 Woodstock Festival performance.
Legacy
- The album remains a notable artifact of the British blues boom but has been less extensively sampled than the work of contemporary blues-rock peers.
Tracklist
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A1 Bad Scene 3:20
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A2 Two Time Mama 2:05
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A3 Stoned Woman 3:25
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A4 Good Morning Little School Girl 6:34
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B1 If You Should Love Me 5:25
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B2 I Don't Know That You Don't Know My Name 1:56
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B3 The Stomp 4:34
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B4 I Woke Up This Morning 5:21
Total Runtime: 32:40
Most Popular Members
Ric Lee
Samuel C. Lees
Craig Fletcher
Dave Burgoyne
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Artist Discography
The Lost BBC Sessions (1968)
About Time (1989)
Now (2004)
A Sting in the Tale (2017)
Top Ten From Ten Years After (2020)
