Terry Reid sings "Without Expression" live on the BBC's Old Grey Whistle Test hosted by Whispering Bob Harris. With Lee Miles on bass and Soko Richardson on drums. This video is intended for educational purposes only.
PAGE's 1st choice for Zeppelin, but he said no, due to having a contract with Mickie Most. However, he knew Robert plant, and Page didn't. He introduced Plant to Page.
Sadly, yes you have ! But the good news is that there is the ability to scour record shops & find more of his music. The early stuff is to die for ! Btw, he wrote the song Without Expression at the age of fourteen !
If you're an aspiring young male vocalist there's 3 English blokes you need to study..Steve Marriott, Paul Rodgers and Terry Reid..these are outstanding and there's dozens more you could learn from.
@@Tdog1961 Me too, brother my pal, Dave Milsap (Delbert McLinton's x lead gtr) turned me on to him this yr. I have never heard him in my 60yrs of rockin n rollin. WOW! Peace o Christ 2 u, Anthony! ~ cj
Same here. He's an incredible talent. His vocals are outstanding. Never heard someone sing and thought "so this is where Chris Robinson gets his inspiration". Big fan now, at almost 54 years old.
Just think, Jimmy Page asked him to join a little band he was putting together - Terry had other commitments he honoured and reccomended a guy by the name of Robert Plant. And so it goes....
@joeln fildes - I'm sure that being a musician, you appreciate Nick Drake more than most and grasp the depth of emotion in his work. No doubt, you will play his work beautifully. Meeting his sister must have been lovely. If you haven't or if you have heard of him, then my comments will be irrelevant , but to me, Chris Whitley was one of the best to ever set foot on stage with a National steel resonator guitar. He was incredible. I was fortunate enought to see him twice. I was not lucky enough to see Nick Drake or Terry Reid in his early years. Like Reid and Drake, he was under the radar. Chris Whitley's daughter, Trixie Whitley , is quite something as well. She is a solo artist, but has recorded some LPs with Daniel Lanois, under the name Black Dub.
@@lynnschnekenburger7270 Weirdly enough,a singer songwriter I used to play with (Big Drake fan) Supported Lanois on a euro tour,he’s called Craig Davies,(Salford,uk) he was signed to Rough Trade and managed by Geoff Travis (Smiths/Strokes and owner of Rough Trade) Like Drake,he is a troubled soul,but check out his stuff ‘Craig Davies,Groovin on a shaft cycle’ his one ‘big’ song was called Jenifer Holliday.He was a big influence on Badly Drawn Boy,who was the tape op in the studio where Craig recorded,and also a friend,and has the legendary Danny Thompson playing bass on his album’s…the other album is called Like Narcisus….check him out,I reckon you will approve,although we always got to the stage where the music and band were bang on,and he would kinda ‘fold’…shame,as he could have been one of the greats.
The best writer, singer, underrated his whole career and still doing it all these years. I actually heard the words with just him and his acoustic guitar in the past few years. I love you Terry Reid!
Terry Reid was the opening act for Cream in 1968. i went to the concert in baltimore to see them. TR BLEW me away! i always wondered about his career. -am glad that(through the internet) i've been able to find out about him and his career. GREAT!
Always been a big Terry Reid fan but, for reasons I can't fathom, I'd not seen this OGWT clip until this year! It is impossible to say how good this is, without using expletives! Just f*****g blown away!
Keep coming back to this great track with Lee Miles on bass. Written by Terry when he was only fourteen (14) years old!!! His albums RIVER and SEED OF MEMORY are absolutely quintessential for any serious audiophile. TR was highly respected by his peers though unfortunately did not receive the acclaim he richly deserved. God bless you Terry.
I absolutely love this guy! Soulful and brilliant. One of THE most underrated of all time. But just for grins, watch this again and try to decipher even 5% of his lyrics:)
He changed the words here, but you can't understand them on a LOT of his songs. Enunciation isn't one of his strong points. But he has a LOT of feeling.
Terry's first three albums are essential listening in my opinion, add to those his 1976 masterpiece "Seed of Memory" and you have a great afternoon of pure musical joy. EVERYONE should know about Terry!
Same here. I thought I was relatively in the know about classic rock / blues guitarists but man how wrong was I. I can't believe in my 39 years on this planet I am only just hearing of Terry Reid.
Jimmy Page's first choice to front his new band after the implosion of the Yardbirds in '68...turned him down flat and recommended a wild-man from the north country...Bloke by the name of Robert Plant. I can see why Jimmy wanted this gent. What an incredible voice!
Love Terry and have been a fan since seeing him at The Filmore East in Jan 1969. I wish someone with better sensibilities than I would transcribe what he is singing here.
An incredible talent, his performance at Woodstock was one of the best! Very underrated guitarist, very unique, original bluesy country, this is the stuff that we grew up with, - kids! This is brilliant 😊
They say that if you remember the sixties you weren't there. I was and don't remember Terry Reid. Seems I missed out on such a talented musician. I will be playing much more of Terry's music. Thanks to Bonamassa for the interview which brought Terry Reid to my attention.
In 1973 I was a big fan of REO Speedwagon's "Without Expression (Don't Be the Man)" but never knew it was based on this or that it had also been covered by the Hollies, CSN&Y, or John Cougar Mellencamp. I am happy to have mud on my face!
In 1974 AD I was in a garage-style (an attic, really) cover band. We played this song in many bars and at sock hops in Northside Chicago. I have loved this song ever since. And Terry Reid, too, of course. All these decades and this song still brings up such feelings and love.
The musicianship is great here. I don't know, but he seems to be watching the bass player and vice versa like they've got a complete understanding. The song has a structure that you could just jam on it and play around at will. I love songs as a musician that you can get the vibe of an audience and play it for as long or as short as you feel, which this kind of has.
One of the best. Absolutely lits my vibration. Thanks to my dad for his good taste in music and all the rest. In these testing times as a geordie woman who's a bit travelled lol I listen to you and my heart sings. I fucking love you Terry. Love from a good soul to another. Wherever you are know that you are appreciated and loved❤️
I saw this on ogwt when I was at school and thought it amazing. As life goes on you drift in and out of music. I saw it again on ogwt earlier in the year and it brought back memories. A phenomenal singer and performance.
I would never have hear of him until a good friend moved stateside and took to sending us cassettes every few weeks of new music he was findin there. The first one we heard was Teery Reid ...the River. And thane he showed up on the Whistletest...it was still hard to find his music though even living in London. What happy times they were.
This song is amazing I heard it a while back and couldn't get it out of my head and spent days trying to find it and I have been listening to terry reid ever since !!! I am going to buy every album he has ever written !! Amazing voice and amazing musician. I would love to know the lyrics to this version.
I think he might've been a bit inebriated. I do believe I remember him saying he was a bit of a drinker back on the day. Still nails the vocals and guitar work like a fish can swim though, which for him it probably was as easy
I was lucky enough to see him two or three times live at Royal Albert Hall supporting other bands and (I think) working completely solo. I recall finding him at least as interesting/impressive as the headline bands (Jethro Tull, Ten Year After, Blodwyn Pig I think at various gigs). A unique artist - the world should have seen more of him.
I saw Terry perform at the Miami Pop Festival in December 1968.. I was very young and just getting started on guitar and became a fan of his at that concert.. I learned Tinker Tailor soon after.. another act on the bill was Fleetwood Mac.. well before Lindsey and Stevie.. Peter Greene was still in the band.. they left a big impression.. I remember walking through the crowd and Jack Casady walked right by me.. that was cool.. there was some very trippy L for sale that I got my hands on and that made the festival very festive.. LOL.
Such beautiful words ...." Have you ever ridden horses through a rainstorm?" The emotion these words invoke - take my breath away, give me peace, serenity and I find that beauty in the world that sets my soul free. I am one of the lucky ones who found this man and his music. A heartfelt thank you.✌❤
Had the opportunity to see him at the Spectrum in Philly in 1968, when he opened for Cream. Great concert, and I was always surprised he didn't make it bigger than he did.
