Tell The Truth - Otis Redding

Advantages: The definitive voice of soul
Disadvantages: cant see any!

...for me otis blue comfortabaly sits within the top ten albums of all time. most of the tracks on the cd are cover tunes, but with otis reddings trademark style and supreme talent they all sound like they could have been one of his! there are songs by a range of artists from sam Cooke numbers to the rolling stones! The three originals show Otis in top songwriting form with "Respect" "Ole Man Trouble," and the exceptional ballad "I've Been Loving You Too Long." The Big O is of course backed up by the always impressive Stax house band Booker T. & The MG's, augmented by horn players from the Mar-Keys and Isaac Hayes on keyboards (who often played with the group whenever Booker T. was away at school). Without question, this is an essential Otis Redding CD, a classic Stax release, and a milestone of the soul genre in the 1960's. "... Read review

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Advantages: A laid-back album with consistent track quality.
Disadvantages: None

...There are a lot of CDs of great music by The Man, but if you want an overview of the type of stuff he sang other than "Dock of the Bay" - then this CD is for you! This music was released in 1968 as an album and I later bought the CD for the little-known track "You Made a Man Out of Me", but found that I enjoyed the ten other tracks as well, including the laid back "I've Got Dreams to Remember" and "A Fool for You". The accompanying booklet says that the selections contained on this album were never released prior to 1968 (with the exception of "The Happy Song"). They were recorded during the spring, summer and fall of 1967 and comprise some of the last recordings made by Otis Redding.... Read review

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Advantages: Very varied
Disadvantages: None

...Rod Stewart had been the critics' favourite ever since releasing his first two poorly-selling solo albums in 1970, but it took "Every Picture" and his show-stealing performance with the Faces at the Weeley Festival in the summer of 1971 to put him firmly on the map. He was a man of many faces (excuse the pun) - a sensitive folksinger of rootsy, acoustic songs who knew his Dylan from his Ewan MacColl; a gravelly-voiced soulster who revered Sam Cooke and Otis Redding; and, as the best of his erratic work with the Faces proved, an endearingly shambolic boozy rock'n'roller. What's more, he knew how to pick some of the best musicians and guest singers around. With vocalists like Maggie Bell, Madeleine Bell, and players like classically-trained acoustic guitarist Martin Quittenton, violinist Dick Powell and Lindisfarne's mandolin player Ray... Read review

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