A Space In Time (studio album) by Ten Years After

A Space In Time by Ten Years After
Year: 1971
Overall rank: 5,790th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 91 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1971 (97th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (964th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,790th)
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A Space In Time is ranked 2nd best out of 23 albums by Ten Years After on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Ten Years After is Cricklewood Green which is ranked number 4801 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 286.

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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.9/100, a mean average of 77.9/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.8.

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From 04/08/2023 08:24
Despite some critics, this album has many sides and the overall tone is airy. The complex and hard rocking elements are there but not as straightforward and aggressive. TYA belongs to my favorite band league since 1973
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From 08/31/2020 18:48
Two and a half Thumbs Up. Rating (78.50)
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From 07/03/2019 12:19
A change of direction that the critics didn't like and nor did the record buying public. I also think it is one of their least impressive albums, and only their first and last (positive vibrations) albums rate lower in my opinion. All of their other albums are excellent.
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Favoritas: I'd Love To Change The World, Here They Come, Over The Hill, One Of These Days
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From 02/12/2016 20:47
Not their most ambitious record but probably their most popular. Listenable post 60's formula rock.
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From 05/25/2013 08:39
On the group's sixth album Ten Years After are trying to renew their sound and approach - primarily with spacey intros and outros and a more widespread use of the acoustic guitar. Generally, though, it is the familiar formula: a little bit of blues, a little bit rock 'n roll and a couple ballads.

With the acoustic guitar more in front, however, several of the songs start gently with the acoustic in the foreground, before the song gradually takes the more familiar form. This feature gives the album a lightness that is refreshing.

Alvin Lee is an excellent guitarist who, on this album, fortunately does not tend to play lenghty solos.

Lee is no great songwriter, but the album does contain quite successful compositions. "Here they come," "I'd Love to Change the World" and Hard Monkeys "(fine surprising chord changes here) stand out. Interesting is also "Over the Hill" which has received an unusual strings arrangement. Fine Mick Jagger-like vocals here.

"Let the Sky Fall" sounds like a re-working of "Good Morning Little School Girl", but otherwise this a fine track too.

"I've Been There Too" brings with its two chords change in the verses memories towards the Donovan classic "Season of the Witch".

Could well be considered as the group's most complete album.
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Best Albums of 1971
1. Untitled (Led Zeppelin IV) by Led Zeppelin
2. Who's Next by The Who
3. Hunky Dory by David Bowie
4. What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
5. Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
6. Blue by Joni Mitchell
7. Meddle by Pink Floyd
8. Tago Mago by Can
9. L.A. Woman by The Doors
10. Tapestry by Carole King
11. Fragile by Yes
12. Bryter Layter by Nick Drake
13. Master Of Reality by Black Sabbath
14. Aqualung by Jethro Tull
15. Imagine by John Lennon
16. Ram by Paul & Linda McCartney
17. Electric Warrior by T. Rex
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20. At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band
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