Terry Reid - Superlungs

Terry live @ detroit tube work 1970

[@gonzoexpress9885]

The film quality is shyte and yet somehow kinda funky. Terry's talent was and is prodigious. He was a cut above the rest but didn't get the wide recognition that he certainly deserved.😢

[@danmang923]

He should be so much more recognized… but at least the one good thing the movie The Devils Rejects did was promote him in our modern era and have a whole new generation discover him.

[@pieve5516]

Fantastic!

[@StarshipOverflow]

Probably the best male voocalist ever. What an amazing voice. More!!!

[@MensaBeerGuy]

Terry was the lead-off act at my first major concert. After him B. B. King performed. And the the featured act - the Rolling Stones. The year was 1969. The place - Boston Garden.

[@5150hep]

That fucker is smoking a cigarette and still jamming! lol 1:07

[@SuperThissucks]

I hope to God he tours America one more time, I missed him when he was in Santa Monica and have been kicking myself ever since

[@wisewumman]

Superlungs indeed. Thanks for this delightful example of why we were in awe of him back then...

[@wilmarmarquessouza7768]

Fantastic Song! My congratulations Terry reid.

[@Dickneeds]

I too was at the Stones Concert in 1969 at Boston Garden. Only I had to go to the 5pm show and B.B. King did not show. His band did. He was arrived late at The airport and got stuck in traffic. I n that getting from Logan to Boston Garden throubh the Summer and Callahan tunnels was brutal. Terry Reid opened up and everyone wanted to know who this guy was. By the end of his set we all knew who Terry was. Great.

[@Pouchy17]

i... i can see again.... So beautiful!

[@Smilindog50]

Terry Reid played a free concert at Tartar Stadium, downtown Detroit U of D campus, then did this show for "Detroit Tube Works', which was simul-cast on Ch. 56 and WABX-FM. The live show was kick ass!

[@crownprinceofgroovy]

If the concert was at "Tartar Stadium," the campus would be Wayne State University's. University of Detroit's team is the Titans. (The school is now known as University of Detroit Mercy.)

[@dennymcfastlane8530]

​@@crownprinceofgroovy: Agree. Tartar is WSU. I seen all of the free concerts at Tartar 'Field'. There were only 5 i believe, from '69 ~ 1970. WABX FM threw all of them. They were switched from the Belle Isle free concerts because of Police problems. On campus, it was easier and less of a hassle because of the college. I saw Terry Reid at the Eastown on Friday & Saturday in December of 1969. Catfish, Head over Heals & Zephyr. Zephyr had a very young guitarist named...Tommy Bolin. That was a Great night, but the ole' Eastown had Many Great evenings!!!

[@linibono3201]

Terry back in the day! Yay

[@StarshipOverflow]

Wow! Have loved this song ever since i heard it so many years ago. The studio version is powerful, but this version is soooooo groovy!!! Fantastic! Both versions are excellent... We are not worthy Sir Reid :)

[@NGE71]

cant explain

[@gaianaful1]

Great, I remember me the time when I saw the band in the 1970 (Lausanne - Switzerland - Electric Circus)

[@digoxin]

@Reinisen Lee Miles - he was in Ike and Tina Turner's band back in the 60s... In 1966 The Ikettes went to support The Stones on the tour, and so did Terry. I believe that's how they met. Might have been also the 1st time Terry's and Jimmy Page's paths crossed, because another support band was The Yardbirds. Lee also convinced Terry to move to the States.

[@bitka]

at first 3 seconds I thought they will play "steady as she goes":P

[@dannidovale2446]

Qualquer versão dessa música: maravilhosa!

[@joeydisco]

I'm pretty sure Terry was in the process of signing a deal and that was a big part of the reason he didn't get involved. I may well be wrong though. I booked Terry for some shows in Scotland when he came over for Glasto a few years back. I'm 27 now (must have been 22/23 at the time) and just hearing him talk about his life was awe inspiring. A charming, hugely talented gent. I recommend folks check out another former member of Peter Jay and the Jay Walkers, Pete Miller, aka Big Boy Pete.

[@silvasands]

Have the LP...what a fantastic song!!

[@ludovica36]

superb

[@tokaicarl]

@TerryMusgrove226 yeah too f ing right!

[@superstargaurav]

This man is one of my all time favorite artists who is probably very under-rated when compared to Robert Plant etc. but Led Zeppelin would be left far behind against this individual's absolute charisma and voice that wrenched hearts better than ANYONE in some cases

[@briantranter4317]

plant wor in the same street . and im a wolves fan .

[@digoxin]

Indeed! And I'd love to hear them all!

[@Bolshyblue]

My thoughts exactly.. Lol.. Also for Steady as she goes check out Joe Jacksons Is she really going out with him. ;-)

[@zarialavey2230]

guys watch the movie "GROUPIES" he's in it quite a bit.

[@ilionessgraceful1]

so funky...I like it!

[@johnnystaccata]

@Taran Smith The drummer is probably Keith Webb who toured with him. I think he is in the movie "Groupies" filmed around this time.

[@howeird84]

Cool version of this Donovan song, completely different--wild.

[@junk4luck]

well the raconteurs did do a cover of Rich Kid Blues so I would say that Jack White is at least a fan of his music. He's a great person to immolate for sure.

[@zanyroberts]

I don't really want to immolate anyone, but if the choice is between Terry Reid and Jack White, I vote to immolate Jack White :)

[@Trookieness]

Ah, Terry. The grooviest man on the planet.

[@maluscopel4649]

adoro a voz dele!!

[@econoroller]

Good call Victor, I didn't realize they had recorded that :)

[@medicrow]

ammmmazing song

[@RobertLaberge]

"Superlungs my Supergirl" was written by Donovan and was featured on his Barabajagal album from1969. They both shared Mickie Most as producer.

[@sylvia6566]

Terry was in great form @ the studio on april 6, 2009. He had the audience in his hand and gave them his heart. I 'm hoping someone has a video of TERRY REID @ THE STUDIO NYC, 4/6/09... the band was a special one: Ed Rainey from the Cosmic American Derelicts Band on guitar/ slide Tony Cimorosi NS upright bass Tony Beard Drums Benny Harris Keys

[@luviedovie111]

this song is genius. i personally think terry reid is fantastic

[@adric137]

good music

[@salgoudsamoht]

times change . . . on stray cat blues by the stones in the '69 tour (documented on 'get yer ya's ya's out'), she was only 13 years old.

[@riptide76]

@fumetti He was also supposed to be the replacement for Rod Evans when he left Deep Purple, but he turned it down (like the Led Zeppelin gig) so instead they got this other guy you may have named Ian Gillan. I'd say Terry missed it twice....

[@digoxin]

Thanks for posting!

[@Metalliville]

See him at The Boardwalk, Sheffield on 3rd September, 2010

[@eurocharter]

If anyone has Terry's single BETTER BY FAR could they please upload this great track. I've been searching for this for years. Thanx in advance

[@unknown3356]

Crazy groove

[@elchappio305]

He had a great drummer Keith Webb, never mentioned but better than moon, baker etc

[@MarkChapeau]

Saw him @ glasto just recently, brilliant. Didn't play brave awakening but still a great set. That song is imho his masterpiece.

[@digoxin]

OMG that's so funny! - when I first heard Steady As She Goes I laughed out loud and posted a comment there: "LOL Superlungs!" because I could clearly hear the same drum beat there... indeed, Jack White's not-so-subtle inspiration was Mr.Superlungs... more obvious after he did a cover of Rich Kid Blues.

[@riptide76]

He was also the first choice for Deep Purple after Rod Evans left the group. They had to "settle" for Ian Gillan.

[@dmholmes1]

Wow what a player, can you believe this guy was supposed to be the original lead singer of Led Zepplin. He and Page together again, 2 great players! GOt to love Terry Reid. Man I love Jerry Garcia but this guy is just as good and may be a schmig better!

[@gloomandglow]

@salgoudsamoht thanks for taking the time to give a good answer! looking to buy an old used semi, you see...

[@vomitedshit]

@muddy2 thx 4 the infos david letterman

[@marsea2]

Does this cut out in the sing at 1:17 or is that just me? Its a weird edit.

[@garyschweim1395]

It's just you, you should make a doctor's appointment

[@KKJale]

@gloomandglow: reckon Terry's guitar is a Gibson ES-225.

[@salgoudsamoht]

@gloomandglow a hollow-body electric. it looks kind of like a gibson custom ES-175 or ES-137. The front pickup on the guitar here looks like a coil instead of a humbucker, though. it has a florentine cutaway and a rear-mounted tailpiece. it looks like a thinline, but i don't think it's an archtop. it's not a gretsch guitar. the florentine cutaway and the rear-mounted tailpiece with f hole body don't appear on their models. you could check the websites of those two companies and wikipedia.

[@takurcobain3816]

You find the kind of girl in every town Wherever there's a scene she's always hanging around She's so naive and innocent and looks at you with awe She's only fourteen but she knows how to draw, yeah Whoa, super lungs Whoa, super lungs She never gets involved with blowing her cool She's too busy getting high with her classmates in school Teachers all ignore her, they would if they could But she ain't quite grown up yet but her breathing's real good Come on now Whoa, super lungs I said now that's what she's got, super lungs I know I need me some super lungs Whoa, super lungs Whoa, super, super Super, super, super, super Do, do, do, do, do, do Whoa yeah, whoa, whoa yeah

[@StarshipOverflow]

Apologies for he two identical posts... pc gone mad lol ((not me) :)

[@digoxin]

Dude, it's not rumors. He said that himself: "Mickie Most had me in a contract and wouldn't let me make a record with anyone else. He crossed the line. But the reason was simply that I was booked 48 weeks in America with the Stones" that's 2 contracts, touring with the Stones and recording with MM. Google "Is Terry Reid the unluckiest man in rock?" and see for yourself. Believe what you like, no offense, but I think Terry knows his motives better than anyone else.

[@tsmith3223]

does anyone know how to play the intro on guitar i would love to learn it.

[@salgoudsamoht]

@salgoudsamoht the florentine cutaway and the rear-mounted tailpiece with f hole body don't appear TOGETHER on their models. gretsch guitars have those features, but not together on the same guitar.

[@fumetti]

Just say he was the first choice for lead vocalist for a band you may have heard of called Led Zeppelin.

[@kriz2far]

do you think he would have made zepplin to be as good as the band we know today?

[@lukauskis]

he has superlungs?? :) what's that song about?

[@mongreleater]

Its automatically awesome because it has cowbell

[@Klemes67]

@lordieuan777 hail to the hipster lord.

[@gloomandglow]

anyone know what guitar he's playing?

[@action1ist]

No wonder why Page's first choice for Led Zeppelin was this guy!!!!!!!

[@digoxin]

WTF is that a cig in Terry's right hand? I noticed right away that Lee the bassist was holding one... but of course the vid quality is crappy so it's hard to tell.

[@fastenbulbous]

haha the bassist is playing with a cigarette between his fingers. nice

[@nikkiBADBAD]

who is the bassist? anyone?

[@tsmith3223]

who is the drummer

[@markdirigible9062]

His Gibson guitar is really old, like 1950's - those trapeze tail pieces are early 50's. The pickups are P90's - single pole pups. According to Wiki Jimmy Page wanted Terry to front Led Zeppelin... but he had other commitments. Terrible sound quality but a cool vid anyway

[@mayonaise33]

man, he does sound a little similar to marriot's voice quality.

[@bollox49]

@moosey62 sorry pal, you must never have experienced Terry live.......fantastic......there are so many crap comments posted on yutu from people with no knowledge......I suspect that you are one.....

[@juicechurchvillage]

Does he say...''She's only 14''???????

[@amzxyy]

Well, he did turn down Led 'Zep' cos of the fact they wern't famous or anythin and the creator was high on drugs wen he asked Terry, even if he wanted to accept the offer he couldn't of bcos he was tied to a contract with another company, the onli reason Terrys not as famous as he could of been is because him and his manager didn't get along at all, i know all that cos my dad told me they're related and i'm related to Terry myself :3

[@econoroller]

I always thought Jack White tried to emulate this guy a bit...... Does anyone else see the similarities?

[@garyherts]

mmm met the man a few times, went round his home and staged a few shows. Such a talent... wasted

[@dereksmallsuk]

@ganjamatic18791 . You can hear clearly from this clip and a few others that the band were shite

[@saabrinaj]

pre- led zepplin , Do I hear "Rape Me"by Nirvana kinda sorta

[@zarialavey2230]

dat voice. to bad he does boring country music now. his sound and voice is so different.

[@vibetorpedo]

@dereksmallsuk. I aggree that he's a great vocalist, but what's wrong with the band?

[@Abrohill]

Notable, is a musician notable his jam guitar is the best i ear, I don`t believe that belong to led zeppelin was the better, really is better like he is Terry Reid (sorry my english)

[@LodoGrdzak]

Shades of Nirvana in that intro. Maybe Terry sings just a tad better than Kurt though?

[@ihtfp2003]

I was doing some random surfing research and discovered this as well... Personally I think Terry Reid would have been even better than Robert Plant, who can occasionally be out of tune, not to mention, an ASS for not accepting to go on a led zeppelin reunion tour. He also seems like a much cooler guy than Plant.

[@legatou]

The studio original version is much better, this one sounds like some countrysh-funk song...the 1968/9 vinyl is super.

[@charon000]

lol, really. that's ridiculous.

[@johndoe-rp3hz]

Jack is a poser ...

[@dereksmallsuk]

great vocalist. shame about the band

[@StarshipOverflow]

Probably the best male voocalist ever. What an amazing voice. More!!!

[@naryaquid]

Best looking, too, I might add. Gorgeous boy.