The most dramatic change found here is that no longer were the songs built around guitar riffs, but the on more desirable string fingerings of Alvin Lee’s guitar, where one might suggest that these changes were due in part to the dynamic success Led Zeppelin were having with more intimate acoustic compositions that led to intimate deliveries. Gone are the flower power manifestations, featuring more dark and at times delicate meanderings, that are also upbeat and filled with delicious choruses, signifying perhaps a last gasp of fresh air before the music industry journeyed down the dark alleys of the 70’s. If there was a quintessential Ten Years After album, for me A Space In Time would be that, not for anything it does or doesn’t do, more for the cohesive feel, its stance, structure and tenor, especially as it features the haunting stoner ballad “I’d Love To Change The World.”Īs I said, this album is entirely cohesive, and while still true to their roots, what’s delivered here is transformative for the band, the compositions are shorter and more concise, more direct and perhaps even more commercial in their arch.
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