I have been Zep fan over 50 years and never heard of Terry Reid. What a fantastic voice.

@jameslanclos568

4 ай бұрын

It kind' makes you wonder that if Terry Reid was chosen to be Led Zep's singer, would they have been successful or not as successful? He was definitely up there with Plant, as far as vocal capabilities were concerned, but maybe not quite as good as Plant. There wouldn't have been 'no' John Bonham on drums, because Plant and Bonham was a package deal!

@pangeaproxima3681

4 ай бұрын

@@jameslanclos568 _What?_ _What?_

@jameslanclos568

4 ай бұрын

"What? What?" What ???@@pangeaproxima3681

@QBRX

4 ай бұрын

Same here.

@jameslanclos568

4 ай бұрын

Yes, but Terry was not as close to John as Plant was. That's why when Robert was recommended to front the band that they also bring in John, a package deal.@@user-pv8jy1nt8f

Jimmy Page asked me to be in the band in '68, too, but I told him I had to finish 4th grade first. I thanked him, gave him a cookie and a glass of milk for the road and he left. I regret that decision.

@patrickirwin3662

Ай бұрын

I was in High School. Senior year, all that. I didn't think the electric violin was gonna fly. Stupid decision.

@404errorpagenotfound.6

Ай бұрын

Lol.

@user-uc4zs3cg8d

Ай бұрын

Predicting 24.5 thousand upvotes for this.

@davidcollins7087

Ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@MrOctober44

Ай бұрын

I don't think this story is true. It just doesn't make sense that he'd ask a fourth grader

Terry Reid was a great singer indeed. The amount of times this story has come up and folks wonder what Zep would have been without Plant and with Reid somehow come to the conclusion it would still be Zep and Zep songs simply with a different vocalist. Not even close, Plant was the main contibutor of lyrics and later a lot of songwriting input. Not to mention Bohnam would also not have been thought of or ended up in the band. Zep would be very different that's for sure, to say it would be better? Hard to even imagine. Fate is what happened, the way Plant and Bonzo ended up in the band, Jones wife telling him to call Jimmy, all being available right away. Divine intervention of the Rock Gods!!! Those four had magic together, making each better than they were without the others, all four playing...... Sublime!!

@magillavanzeppelin

4 ай бұрын

Great points there. I always knew Page wanted Reid as the vocalist, but wonder if he had another drummer in mind. Regardless, I'd love to have heard Reid cover a few Zeppelin songs, such as You Shook Me, just to see what they would have sounded like.

@scottmcclure4153

4 ай бұрын

1st song Robert wrote and got writing credit for was thank you

@williamtallman9816

4 ай бұрын

They would have been much better

@bbb8997

4 ай бұрын

spot on, terry would smoke percy's ass. too bad, they didn't get keith moon. yep was one of the worst live bands ever & I saw them.over rated pablum for the uniformed masses.

@kimseniorb

4 ай бұрын

zepp is an odd band could mever get into them

🎉There is a striking similarity with Terry Reid and Steve Marriott

@dannyespinosa3978

4 ай бұрын

Yes, there was the voices were similar

@tedkolterman

2 ай бұрын

THANK YOU!

@MrChristopherHaas

Ай бұрын

thats who i thought it was for a second and a half there

@heimomoilanen9654

Ай бұрын

He had nothing on Steve Marriot.

@lookslikekevin

Ай бұрын

With Steve you get black coffee with your slice of humble pie 🥧

What a great voice.

Based upon his vocal style, stage presence, dancing and overall "look," I believe that Chris Robinson of "The Black Crowes" modeled himself after Terry Reid.

@Diane-xi6tw

2 ай бұрын

I was thinking the same thing . Chris Robinson.

@troycfrantz

2 ай бұрын

Agreed.

@carlsunfield1912

2 ай бұрын

And THAT THERE.... is a GOOD observation! I can hear it! Spot on Benjamin!

@kickstarter9982

Ай бұрын

Chris was very influenced by Soul and RNB and Bands like Humble Pie or The Faces.

@charlesezrarevmongoosecane5097

Ай бұрын

Definitely

Terry Reid was a friend of my late cousin Albert Madueno!!! Reid lived in Malibu in the 1970s and 1980s, and he'd jam guitars with my cousin for years! My cousin Albert sold Reid an older white Les Paul back around that time. Rest in peace Albertito.

@titaramirez378

2 ай бұрын

Tu primo se apellidaba Madueño. Él era Mexicano o Peruano?

@stretchhfab7315

Ай бұрын

Your brothers first cousins collage roommate........

@ewearpel9990

Ай бұрын

Your brother's first cousin is also your first cousin, ye dense prick

Saw Terry Reid as opening act for Cream at MSG in NYC around ‘68. Just remember great version of Season of the Witch. Truly unique voice.

@KittyGrizGriz

4 ай бұрын

Omg, I’m sooo happy for you! Love Terrys music and Cream! Me, born 10yrs too late, alas. I did see Donovan open for Mellencamp yrs ago. He had me in a 60’s psychedelic trance haha, love his tunes & Mellencamp had everyone in the place up dancing-singing, a fantastic show!

@davidelliott3019

2 ай бұрын

Lucky man! Cream was one of my favorite bands of all time. I am 77 years old and have seen Hendrix, The Doors, Led Zepplin and all the SF bands of the Haight-Asbury era. Lucky you! Cream was awesome!

@michael1

Ай бұрын

Not that unique he sounds like every other white blues / rock singer - including the one who ended up in Led Zeppelin

@davidelliott3019

Ай бұрын

Frosty drummed for Lee Michaels

@lucyleary4356

8 күн бұрын

And yet they were still great at what they did😏 ​@@michael1

Great to see Terry getting some more, if belated, recognition. Great artist and his 1976 album "Seed of Memory" remains as one of my most listened to albums ever.

@KittyGrizGriz

4 ай бұрын

I love it too! So glad people are just now discovering & re-discovering, Terry’s greatness💫⭐️

@cuchulainn3474

4 ай бұрын

_'To be Treated Right'_ is such a phenomenal track. Rob Zombie is a huge fan of Terry Reid and put his songs _'Brave Awakening'_ and _'Seed of Memory'_ in his movie _'The Devil's Rejects.'_

He reminds me of Steve Marriott but with a slightly warmer tone. Both phenomenal singers!

@jeffball6656

2 ай бұрын

Reid and Marriott’s voices both give chills. Fantastic singers. But we must remember that a band is the sum of its parts. Would Zeppelin have been Zeppelin, with with Reid or Marriott? Likely not. They would have written differently. And keep in mind it was Plant recommended Bonham. So…. There’s that. While they may have made some good music…

@RegisWilkins

2 ай бұрын

@@jeffball6656Shoe gazing idiot. This guy had better pipes than Plant

@anth495

Ай бұрын

also got a Black Crowes Chris Robinson vibe.

@roadwarrior4080

Ай бұрын

@@anth495 way before Chris so it’s the other way around..

@anth495

Ай бұрын

@@roadwarrior4080 my point was Chris's vocal is similar not about who was before as I already know that from having lived through the 50's and 60's,

Just when I think I know a little about music I find I’m still a stranger in the dark. This dude seems super legit. Pipes and guitar skills. Amazing. Thank you KZread algorithm.

@marynovak5800

4 ай бұрын

Who's the guy talking about the formation of early Led Zeppelin?

@russnoneya6843

4 ай бұрын

@@marynovak5800 it’s the dude singing; the guy the video is about.

Got to meet Terry a few years back - he was still touring before COVID hit. He was very gracious and still had a great voice. It was tons of fun to hear his stories!

@KittyGrizGriz

4 ай бұрын

That’s wonderful, you were very lucky to see Terry! He sounds like a lovely man and I love storytellers, so entertaining.

@ptrisonic

4 ай бұрын

Yep, he has a few.... Nice guy good singer who could have been truly great Zep would have appreciated a second guitarist, too. Ho, ho. P

Page said in his biography he was also extremely interested in Steve Marriott of the Small Faces, Plant idolized Marriott as well and the Whole Lotta Love vocal borrows heavily from Marriott/SF version on Muddy Waters ‘You need Love’

@dodibenabba525

4 ай бұрын

Led Zep borrowed heavily quite a lot!

@ianoz1

4 ай бұрын

Blackmore was fond of Marriott as well. Legend has it that his short-list, after Gillan quit, was Marriott & Paul Rodgers.

@roccidisopa661

4 ай бұрын

Reid in his prime reminds me of a good looking Steve Marriott with more melody.

@tallchap8070

2 ай бұрын

Marriott could play a guitar, too.

@KittyGrizGriz

Ай бұрын

@@tallchap8070As well as a harp, Steve was very talented.

Just saw Terry play a couple of weeks ago. He's still got it! Been blessed to see him dozens of times in L.A.

Wow, OMG, he sounds great. I didnt think there was anyone that sounded like Steve Marriot. Thats a super gift. Thank you so much for sharing this video . Terry Reid, Huh. Wow...

@scaryfakevirus

4 ай бұрын

I more or less said the same thing. And Page wanted him too.

@kipponi

4 ай бұрын

I find same thing. But Steve Marriot still number one for me. Terry screams too much in his songs. Almost all time. Steve used it as an effect. Both are great belting singers.

@dynjarren8355

4 ай бұрын

@@kipponiI can’t stand either one.

@Raittway

4 ай бұрын

Ditto

@dynjarren8355

4 ай бұрын

@@Raittway I’m pleased you agree! Zeppelin wouldn’t have been anything if Reid had become the lead. His voice has one tone and I don’t like it at all. Where as Plant can change the sound and inflection of his voice! A Versatile and far more powerful singer plus better looks with that blond mane and his moves on stage. Plus he wrote mystical lyrics. A good songwriter with Page! He had the total package which is why he’s a Rock Icon today. People were mesmerized when Zeppelin hit the stage. Because they were powerful live. They were destined for greatness! Reid went nowhere and is forgotten. LZ is unforgettable! I still listen to Zeppelin! I wish I could have seen them live!! But I never had the chance to my eternal regret.

Terry Reid..bloody awesome, got it in spades, this dude is as good as it gets..he was only 18 when touring with The Stones when he had to turn down the Page offer for LZ..

Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes sounds very similar to Terry Reid. I wonder if Chris was influenced by him.

@patrickcardon7114

4 ай бұрын

Chris Robinson also sounds like Steve Marriott.

@box1u

4 ай бұрын

my thoughts exactly.

@KittyGrizGriz

4 ай бұрын

Definitely👌♥️

@Guitarplayer724

4 ай бұрын

Damn, I’m listening right about at the 4:45 mark and instantly thought the same thing!

@stevieg2755

4 ай бұрын

Yes I heard a Reid song and immediately thought of Black Crowes

Along with Steve Marriott the best pure rock singer I ever heard. I saw him several times in the late 60's most noteably as an opening act for Cream.

@pedroV2003

4 ай бұрын

@@user-pv8jy1nt8f I'm not sure I'd say that. But they were both better than Robert Plant.

@pedroV2003

4 ай бұрын

@@user-pv8jy1nt8f I reckon we will have to agree to disagree on this. IMO, at their peak, Terry and Steve were vocal equals and both were way better than Plant.

@pedroV2003

4 ай бұрын

@@user-pv8jy1nt8f as I said we'll just have to agree to disagree on this.

@pedroV2003

4 ай бұрын

@@user-pv8jy1nt8f I stopped paying any attention to RS around 1970 when one of their idiot reporters attempted to compare Grand Funk to Cream. And their list are an exercise in absurdity. The most recent example is their list of top 250 guitarist of all time so that does nothing to my opinion about Marriott, Reid and Plant. Again for the 3rd time lets just agree to disagree on this one. P.S. At least we agree that Terry Reid was a great singer.

@pedroV2003

4 ай бұрын

@@user-pv8jy1nt8f I'm running out of ways to reply to you. There was very little Steve couldn't do vocally. He could belt out a song as well or better than anyone and he could sing soft and sweet. Hell he could do songs from a musical too. kzread.info/dash/bejne/g597sNBsgbrdoJc.html

Terry Reid's first couple of albums were revelatory. They remain fabulous today.

I had heard this story before, but I didn't know he played guitar. I wonder how that would have impacted things in a "Zeppelin" with Reid.

@chrisbenson6683

4 ай бұрын

Van Hagar, anyone? 😊 Srsly though, I wonder the same. The live stuff might have been way better with two guitars. 🎶

Again and again ... Steve Mariott was also on Jimmy's List. Plz don't forget him, also great talented one.

@QuarrellaDeVil

2 ай бұрын

With the infamous story of Small Faces manager, Don Arden, getting a note out to Page, asking how he was going to play guitar with broken fingers.

terry recommened the ultimate singer and drummer in led zeppelin that is untouchable but terry has put out some amazing albums plus i saw him with joe perry 2018 and solo 2019 plus hes a lovable guy

Seeds of Memory is an amazing album. One of my all time favourites. Title track is amazing.

I knew his personal tech when Reid lived in Laurel Canyon, LA/Ca. One afternoon, he brought over Terry's 54 Gold-top LP and left it with me while he took another guitar in for repair!

I saw Terry Ried open up for The Jimi Hendrix Experience in 296768 ? He play solo + was a 1 man band, he was awesome! "Bang Bang" the best version. The Soft Machine also preformed @ The Westchester County Center in White Plains NY, I was in JHS at the time, totally unforgettable, Rock on! ArtyThan ☆♡☆

@vagabondtom2969

4 ай бұрын

My first concert was jimi Hendricks at the Westchester county center, I think it was $4.

@KittyGrizGriz

4 ай бұрын

Oh wow, so very lucky for you! and I’m just a tad bit jelly 😮 😂

Love Terry Reids music especially “Seed of Memory“. He looked so very cool and handsome aka “bedroom eyes” @3:44. What a voice and a groovy nickname, “Superlungs”! 🥰 I’m happy he’s being recognized by new and old fans here, have known about him for a long time.

Terry Reid was my favorite act during the late 60’s and early 70’s. Some of the players in his band like David Linley and Alan White went onto play steel guitar for Jackson Brown and drum for Yes. Sadly I only got to see him once at Ebbets Field in Denver in 1973. He was incredibly underrated. I had every album he recorded.

@pangeaproxima3681

4 ай бұрын

ok, ok.....

I never heard about him. But what a great voice

Reid has that Steve Marriott vibe vocally

@charliesaucier3352

4 ай бұрын

Very similar!

@moecizlak

2 ай бұрын

I hadn't heard of this guy before and I would've guessed Marriott if I had just listened and not seen him.

@chicklets4ever51

2 ай бұрын

Except that he's not as good.

@gregoryhenderson2640

Ай бұрын

Steve Marriott was also considered for zeppelin.

I ‘discovered’ Terry Reid when his crew opens for Cream on the Goodbye tour. I took my bike to the record store the *next day* & bought ‘Bang, Bang, You’re Terry Reed’ (IIRC). Been a HUGE fan ever since. LOVE this story re: Page/Zeppelin

@larryh.3173

Ай бұрын

Minus the bike, lol, I have the same exact story. It was Madison Square Garden. They introduced him with that Aretha quote about the three best things out of England. Great concert all around! I later saw Terry on, IIRC, the ‘River’ tour with David Lindsey at a small South Shore Long Island rock club. IIRC, it was called The Rockpile. Saw lots of great bands there: The Faces with Rod Stewart, Foghat, Fleetwood Mac, the Future Games tour. (Went out the next day and bought that album, too!) Lotsa great bands. Fun times.

I got to see Terri, pre-Covid at Chicago show. His voices changed. He can still put it across. Excellent show and a great storyteller. I hung around for autographs and got it at about 2 AM. He’s a gregarious fellow, and he not only answers questions, but he asks them. I had him sign my mint copy of Seed Of Memory. I can’t wait until comes through again.

@CB-xr1eg

4 ай бұрын

Terry*, he's a guy not a gal.

Good to see someone recognize Terry! He’s in a lot of The Devil’s Rejects soundtrack. ☮️

Back then, I remember seeing Terry Reid albums on the shelves, but to this day I have not heard one snippet from them. But I have heard every Zep song and album many times over.

@bbb8997

4 ай бұрын

obviously you are one of zep's minions, fart in a bottle

@harveythompson1756

Ай бұрын

....sounds like you are missing out then.

@jameslanclos568

Ай бұрын

Yes, I must be. He had a great voice.@@harveythompson1756

Glad Purple got Silverthroat Gillan instead of Superlungs Reid actually. Imagine the clashes he'd have with Blackmore if he wanted to still play guitar too. It would never last.

some of my most treasured records. Terry Reid and River

Great video! I've been a fan of LZ for over 30 years and never knew about Terry Reid...never even heard of him! I can't get over the sound, range and style of their voices being so similar; just goes to show that Page was looking for such a specific sound and style. In all the years of hearing tributes to Zep and tribute bands, by both professionals and local tribute bands, I've never heard anyone match Plant, so that's why it's so mind-blowing hearing Reid. It's not just about the pitch of their voices that make them unique or else you try enjoying listening to Rush (no thanks!), it's the depth of their voices.

@pangeaproxima3681

4 ай бұрын

ok, ok...

@rickwilliams967

4 ай бұрын

Sounds almost identical to Plant. Knowing Zeppelin, I assume he copied that too 😂😂😂

@richardboone912

4 ай бұрын

Check out Seed of Memory

@rattkiller01

4 ай бұрын

If you would have seen Rush in 75 76, I just can't go there, paramount in Seattle, omg,Geddy's voice fits the music, totally different

@kingcormack8004

4 ай бұрын

I think Steve Marriott is who Plant is sounding like early on. Another singer Page couldn't get!

Wow. I heard his name but never heard until now. He sounds great.

He seems so down-to-earth and normal... Makes a change from most of the old rockers, who come across a bit aloof, or out-of-it.

Good video thanks. Terry was/is great. He may have missed out on the big money by not joining zep but he's never been short of work, is respected by his peers and lived a full life. He has something special live which doesn't really come across in videos. The music comes from his heart and his voice is the instrument he uses to express his inner joy, often hitting those ecstatic moments in a live performance and bringing his audience with him. Friends that have seen him playing recently still sing his praises. One of a kind.

@johnguido5825

Ай бұрын

Do you know what song they are playing in that video? I really like it, but I can't find the title anywhere.

@OLLYCHAUCER

Ай бұрын

@@johnguido5825 The 1st song was Superlungs from the album of the same name. But not sure which song you meant.

@larryh.3173

Ай бұрын

@@OLLYCHAUCER They ended the video with ‘Friends’. (Not sure of the jazzier, jammy bit in the middle with a different band.)

Never heard of this guy. Easy to see though that he is for real. Top notch vocals and guitar. I'm going to listen to more.

I just came across this vid, new to this style of music but love his voice. I also like LZ. But his sound has got an altogether different kind of rough-sweet blues spirituality about it 🦋

He had a voice like the singer from Humble Pie.

@KittyGrizGriz

3 ай бұрын

Steve Marriott

Terry Reid,Steve Marriott and Paul Rogers. A trifecta of voices.

Big fan of Terry right from the get go… Saw him live a lot. There was a great gig in the Marquee with Willie Weeks on bass and Soko Richardson, I can’t remember if there was a percussionist but the concert was absolutely amazing. Rich Kid Blues is my favorite TR rendition.

@pedroV2003

4 ай бұрын

With Willie Weeks? Wow I am envious.

Great singer, I have some of his albums and I did know that he was asked to sing for the band that became LZ. I believe Robert Plant said Terry was one of his favourite singers.

I think Led Zeppelin got the lineup they were destined for, but I still wonder what would've come out with Reid in the band, an amazing voice, and playing guitar, too! would Dazed and Confused live been more of a jam? No Quarter have more life to it? Would Stairway have come to be? Like someone else mentioned, it would have been interesting if Page and Reid got together, after 1980. Just to have some fun!

@larryh.3173

Ай бұрын

IIRC, I just read in _Guitar Player_ that Page has been “thinking about” maybe going out touring, possibly even recording-pure speculation I’m assuming-but wouldn’t it be, er, ironic… if Terry Reid was his vocalist in either regard? Unless Page is up for 100% instrumental, then… why not?

Did a fantastic version of ‘stay with me baby’ that inspired Chris Cornell’s version!

I saw Terry Reid at the Roundhouse, he was a great singer and guitarist...The other bands on that show were Jefferson Airplane and some mob called "The Doors"... a good concert. I'm pretty certain Terry did a great version of "Season Of The Witch"...but it WAS a long time ago(1968?)

Yes. I could see Terry doing the Zeppelin gig

@larryh.3173

Ай бұрын

Agreed. I can _easily_ hear him ruling Zep’s debut opening track, ‘Good Times, Bad Times’. (And I t’s pretty cool, too, LOL!)

Let's not forget that he would've had to come up with the lyrics for Zeppelin as well. We can't just imagine the same songs, but with Terry singing, same with DP, but on a much smaller level. They do sound incredibly similar, almost like a male Janis Joplin.

A super talent,,great voice

Always a fan of you Reid & your songs!♥️🌟👋

It ended up perfectly with Plant. Reid seemed more developed and matured, whereas Robert when Zeppelin formed was still learning and developing as a singer. I doubt Reid would’ve evolved the same way Plant did, turning into the iconic rock god frontman persona everyone knows. And of course without Plant, there’d be no John Bonham.

@KittyGrizGriz

4 ай бұрын

So very true; Bonzo-Plant besties-musical buds for life

@martinstewart5205

4 ай бұрын

There would always have been Bonham you can't deny that level of talent

@dmitryowens

4 ай бұрын

​@martinstewart5205 Robert brought John to the band though - he was in a band with him prior to Zep.

@charliesaucier3352

4 ай бұрын

I agree with you. Zep wouldn't have been Zep with Terry Reid. It worked out the way it was meant to be.

@donslomski2799

Ай бұрын

@@dmitryowensl

Speak Now Or Forever Hold Your Peace. F**king awesome.

I like it that you let his music be most of the video.

Saw him fairly recently at Ram's Head in Annapolis. He still has the pipes and brought back so many great memories.

yeah, incredible singer, I can totally see him doing some iconic Zep tracks very well indeed. (Of course, many of the songs, being lyriced by Robert, including "Stairway," would not have been near the same, but whatever). I used to think this was the dude from Humble Pie, cos they sound similar, but that was Steve Marriot, a fabulous voice. And while Reid obviously KNEW Bonham, would HE have been able to persuade Stubborn John as well as Plant (I believe) did? Zeppelin without Bonham is pretty unthinkable.

Amazing voice, stage presence and a damn good musician. Wow!

Guys amazing! He did amazing work on his own. Brave Awakening is one of his best songs.

Terry Reid used to be a regular with Jack Tempshin's Big Monday at The Joint on Pico Blvd. It was really fun watching Terry sing The Kinks' classic "Waterloo Sunset" in a little bar in L.A. Ahh, the benefits of growing up an Angeleno.

Wow‼️ Amazing singer‼️ Never heard of this guy before. Pretty decent guitarist too

Ill be honest, I've been a Rock guy all my life and I'm 58 now and I've never heard of Terry Reid so looks to me like Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple did okay after all. Because Robert Plant was a monster vocalist himself and so was Ian Gillan.

@Lolo.13

2 ай бұрын

Well, I'm 52 years old and I realize that people increasingly like to reinvent history by affirming what everyone ignores, especially them. To believe that they all come from a parallel dimension, on the other hand there aren't many people left to innovate

@ScottRock-mr6qk

2 ай бұрын

@Lolo.13 A bit too technical for me pal. I'm just an old rocker who may have and may not have smoked one too many joints at concerts.

I could easily hear him singing Whole Lotta Love or Heartbreaker or even Stairway. He was great. I saw him three times in Detroit. He was really popular there.

Never heard of him But will be looking for his music starting now

Janice Joplin meets Paul Rogers, amazing and I've never heard of him before this. What a shame, he should be everywhere.

@KittyGrizGriz

4 ай бұрын

Janis*, yes, I love her too.

What a great video. Never knew much about reid, but now I do. Didn’t know he also played the guitar and wrote. Is it possible that Zeppelin would’ve been even better and more successful with him in the band sharing guitar duties with Jimmy? Probably not.

@MochaDaisy8645

4 ай бұрын

Doubtful, the writing wouldn’t have been the same without Plant

@KittyGrizGriz

4 ай бұрын

Terry Reid probably didn’t read Tolkien, like Robert Plant did. Lots of lyrical ideas swirling in Roberts brain from books he absorbed.

@bbb8997

4 ай бұрын

much better

@bbb8997

4 ай бұрын

plant is a thieving bastard, along with smack pagey

@Karri.E

7 күн бұрын

​@@KittyGrizGrizyou got that right!

Very nice guy. I spent a couple of hours with him at a “free stage” at the 2nd Atlanta Pop Festival at Byron Ga. My band covered several of his songs and he was shocked that we even knew who he was. BTW, his show was great at the free stage.

Terry Reed had a versatile voice, he was a good guitarist and a thoughtful, talented songwriter. I particularly like Reed's acoustic songs but if he was with Led Zeppelin instead of Robert Plant, we wouldn't have Stairway To Heaven, The Rain Song, Kashmir, No Quarter or many other wonderful, iconic songs. The individual talents and the chemistry between Page, Plant, Jones and Bonham was what made Led Zeppelin so great. What we would have had with Terry Reed singing and writing with Zep would've been something different but without the Golden God, Zep wouldn't have reached the heights that they did.

This guy sounds a lot like Plant, so it would have made sense for Zeppelin. However Deep Purple had different vibe, and Gillan was the perfect singer for them. His range and power were the best.

I don’t think he would have got many guitar solos in Led Zeppelin 😁

@martyconroy3786

4 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@xianshep

Ай бұрын

And 5:02 shows why...

I was a very big Terry Reid fan from the very start. His first album was awesome.

That's really cool. Black crowes singer Chris Robinson sounds like him.

Back when there were 7acts during a show, You'd have band's that had a buzz more than record's sold but great performers...

Dude had soul!

@kagie2219

4 ай бұрын

He still has soul, and always will!

@KittyGrizGriz

4 ай бұрын

Tons and tons, of it, for sure!

Great voice.

How on earth I never heard of him...? Might have heard some of his music... Thanks for the upload 👌🤠

He had the pipes!😊

So he didnt really turn them down.Just honoured his commitments.

how nice of terry reid to have suggested plant and bonham.

Him and Donovan recorded Superlungs. Ironically Page played on DONOVANS version.

@larryh.3173

Ай бұрын

For the record, Donovan wrote the song. I much prefer Terry's version.

If not for the movie "Wonderland" I would have never found Terry Reid. The song "Faith to Arise" was playing in one scene and I found out who he was by watching the end credits

Amazing voice!

As a huge Led Zeppelin fan... Though I think Reid is a great singer... I am so happy this never happened!

Sad story. Looking back we can see how decisions can make you a prince or a pauper in history. Reid turned down two huge rock & roll royalty bands to become a pauper while those who answered the call became the princes.

@calebfuller4713

4 ай бұрын

Totally. The gods are fickle. I'm sure to him at the time his support act for the Rolling Stones seemed a more solid deal.

@ghostdriver7558

4 ай бұрын

Hardly a pauper, he has had his songs covered by some massive acts over the years, i am sure Terry has done very well out of it, he doesn’t seem too broken up by it in his interviews. How is it a sad story, he has had a decent career out of music, he might not be a household name to many but a sad story it definitely isn’t.

@KittyGrizGriz

4 ай бұрын

@@ghostdriver7558 Thank you for saying “the quiet part”, out loud. I agree.

I’m glad he turned them down. They would never have become as great with him.

@harveythompson1756

Ай бұрын

...however he became every bit as great without them.

wow, had heard of him peripherally but didn't know he was that good, what a set of pipes, great britain's wealth of rock musicians in the 1960's and 1970's is extraordinary.

Let’s not forget who wrote the lyrics for stairway to heaven, as I recall it was Robert Plant

Interesting to speculate whether Zep would have been as big without The Golden God. Terry certainly had the lungs and the musicianship, but he didn't have the larger-than-life stage presence or the fantasy-figure qualities: He was just a smallish guy with a huge tenor voice and strong rhythm-guitar chops, whereas Robert was someone that every woman wanted to be with, and every guy wanted to BE.

@bbb8997

4 ай бұрын

horse dung

He was perfect! Why didn’t he become a huge worldwide star?

@calebfuller4713

4 ай бұрын

Probably because he turned down lead singer roles in Led Zeppelin AND Deep Purple when offered? 😂

@dbaggett45

4 ай бұрын

Makes you realize what made Zeppelin, Zeppelin! 😀

Wow what an incredible story!! Soulful powerful voice, the guy from Black Crows sounds like him sometime 💜

Great voice! I never knew.

It ended up much better with Plant. Interesting artist though.

You can’t really say that he passed up Led Zeppelin because Robert Plant added so much to Led Zeppelin that maybe Reid’s additions would not have resulted in what we think of today with nowhere near the success

@larryh.3173

Ай бұрын

Sure. Or possibly (gasp) the same or even greater success. We’ll just never know.

What a talented singer

High praise from Aretha for Terry Reid!She was right too.

He didn't turn down Led Zeppelin, he turned down Jimmy Page. Led Zeppelin is not Jimmy Page, and never would've existed without the others.

Great voice, but i'm glad Plant became Zeppelin's front man.

Never heard of him. After listening to him here, he does have a great voice, but I'm glad Robert Plant got the job.

Wow! I’m 62 and have been exposed to pop and rock by older siblings since I was two and heard the Beatles. I’ve never heard Terry. Amazing.

It's quite doubtful that Blackmore asked Reid to join Deep Purple. First of all the only source is an interview with Reid in The Independent from 2007 (!). In the second place Blsckmore famously didn't want a second guitarist in any of his line ups. In the third place the interview got an important detail wrong. Deep Purple didn't lose vocalist Evans. They fired him áfter Gillan had agreed to join. Moreover in the summer of 1969 Blackmore was nót "a hell of a guitarist" (Reid in the interview) yet. Plus Glastonbury 1970 was could not have been the reason, as the interview suggests, that Reid turned an offer doen - the festival was held 15 months later. All this doesn't conclusively refute Reid's story, but it's higly unlikely. Unless there is more relevant evidence.

@mickblack3291

4 ай бұрын

Ritchie must have become a hell of a guitarist between 69 & 70 then, because Deep Purple ln Rock was one hell of an album.

@marknieuweboer8099

4 ай бұрын

His progress in that year was indeed very remarkable. Compare In Rock with the four preceeding albums.

@elenka.svaliva2

4 ай бұрын

All right. But Blackmore already was a hell of a guitarist in terms of a technique that time for sure.

@marknieuweboer8099

4 ай бұрын

Not really yet - pretty good, but nothing special.

@elenka.svaliva2

4 ай бұрын

@@marknieuweboer8099 name someone who been faster than Ritchie in the end of 1960s? Or who was so versatile like Ritchie?