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Good deed, im6.
Kat, he is a superb singer and great guitarist, but sadly most of his records are overproduced, so it’s not easy to find the gems in between or good quality live recordings.
I will never get tired of listening to July, which is one of my Desert-Island songs since I bought the record about 3 decades ago. Another gem among others is his Season of the Witch.
im6, as a renowned Beach Boys fan, did you hear Reid singing Don’t Worry Baby? It’s on his 2012 recording “Live in London” which I think you may like.
Hadn’t heard “Don’t Worry Baby” by him, Birgit, and found several versions on You Tube — none of which really knocked my socks off (not the best quality). But I do like his take on the song with its bossa-nova sort of vibe. I have to give Cuidado points for having a very good ear. He’s absolutely right… there’s more than a bit of Feliciano in the song “July.”
As an historical sidenote, here’s a paragraph from Terry’s Wikipedia page which some might find interesting:
“Yardbirds guitarist Jimmy Page became interested in Reid’s work, and when The Yardbirds disbanded, Page wanted Reid to fill the vocalist spot for his proposed new group, the New Yardbirds, which was to become Led Zeppelin. Reid had already committed to go on the road with Cream (as an opening act on the 1968 US Tour). So he suggested to Page that he consider a young Birmingham based singer, Robert Plant, instead, having previously seen Plant’s Band of Joy as a support act at one of his concerts. Reid later was offered a position as a member of Deep Purple when they decided to replace singer Rod Evans; Ian Gillan was given the position instead.”
May 25, 2014 at 11:56 am
https://app.box.com/s/x6go3yuorhejgtfpr6vm
May 25, 2014 at 2:45 pm
Birgit is my superlungs, my supergirl!
May 25, 2014 at 4:05 pm
im6,
You do have an amazing knowledge of music and such eclectic tastes.
May 25, 2014 at 6:04 pm
🙂
May 25, 2014 at 6:03 pm
Thanks, Kat! I just played this song really loud and I hope the neighbors don’t mind that it’s midnight. They need music culture too 😉
Our International Music Festival ended today, it was sunny and warm and the Raï Big Band was really hot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pJCBYIdDsI
May 25, 2014 at 6:13 pm
Birgit,
I was so happy to play a song for you even though I still envy the musical weekend you had.
This is great music. They remind me of Morocco.
May 26, 2014 at 6:21 am
Love this. Kind of reminds me of Jose Feliciano, who I always liked.
May 26, 2014 at 9:15 am
Cuidado,
I hadn’t ever heard him before this. I also love it.
May 26, 2014 at 9:24 am
You’d heard of him before, Kat. I sent you “Superlungs, My Supergirl” a few weeks ago. Check your files.
May 26, 2014 at 9:30 am
Thanks, im6. I really liked that song when you sent it, but I had forgotten the singer.
May 26, 2014 at 10:24 am
Good deed, im6.
Kat, he is a superb singer and great guitarist, but sadly most of his records are overproduced, so it’s not easy to find the gems in between or good quality live recordings.
I will never get tired of listening to July, which is one of my Desert-Island songs since I bought the record about 3 decades ago. Another gem among others is his Season of the Witch.
im6, as a renowned Beach Boys fan, did you hear Reid singing Don’t Worry Baby? It’s on his 2012 recording “Live in London” which I think you may like.
May 26, 2014 at 10:32 am
Birgit,
I too will try to find those songs.
Thanks!
May 26, 2014 at 12:45 pm
Hadn’t heard “Don’t Worry Baby” by him, Birgit, and found several versions on You Tube — none of which really knocked my socks off (not the best quality). But I do like his take on the song with its bossa-nova sort of vibe. I have to give Cuidado points for having a very good ear. He’s absolutely right… there’s more than a bit of Feliciano in the song “July.”
As an historical sidenote, here’s a paragraph from Terry’s Wikipedia page which some might find interesting:
“Yardbirds guitarist Jimmy Page became interested in Reid’s work, and when The Yardbirds disbanded, Page wanted Reid to fill the vocalist spot for his proposed new group, the New Yardbirds, which was to become Led Zeppelin. Reid had already committed to go on the road with Cream (as an opening act on the 1968 US Tour). So he suggested to Page that he consider a young Birmingham based singer, Robert Plant, instead, having previously seen Plant’s Band of Joy as a support act at one of his concerts. Reid later was offered a position as a member of Deep Purple when they decided to replace singer Rod Evans; Ian Gillan was given the position instead.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Reid