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Otis Redding - In Person at the Whisky a Go Go Audio CD

A fair review of the Otis Redding "In Person at the Whisky a Go Go" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Otis Redding reviews here, or go back to the Otis Redding tabs.

Otis Redding Band: Otis Redding
Title: In Person at the Whisky a Go Go
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Release Date: 1992-06-23
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: I Can't Turn You Loose 2: Pain in My Heart 3: Just One More Day 4: Mr. Pitiful 5: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 6: I'm Depending On You 7: Any Ole Way 8: These Arms of Mine 9: Papa's Got a Brand New Bag 10: Respect

Exhilarating!
A bit ragged, sure, but all the more intense and powerful for it, and even though it's only 35 minutes long, it doesn't feel particularly short. This 1966 recording is one of the main items in Otis Redding's too-brief legacy. There is just so much energy in these 35 minutes, and you're almost out of breath when it's over!

Grittier and sweatier than Sam Cooke, or shall we say grittier than what Sam Cooke was allowed to record five to ten years earlier, Redding's output was of an immensely high quality, and here he is in front of an enthusiastic crowd at the Whisky A Go Go, a nightclub in on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood.
The rough-voiced Otis Redding is backed here by his usual touring band, and he tears trough fiery, pulsating renditions of several of his best and best-known songs. He wrings every bit of emotion from slow, intense numbers like "Just One More Day" and "These Arms Of Mine", and he burns the house down on up-tempo raves like "Mr Pitiful" and gritty soul stompers like "Respect" and "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag".

He delivers "I'm Depending On You" and his own classic 1965 single "I Can't Turn You Loose" with incredible passion and urgency, and if the tough backing band with the rumbling rhythm section is less stylish than Booker T. and the MGs, who backed him in the studio and at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, they are no less energetic, and the seven-man horn section is a driving, pulsating steam engine.

"In Person at the Whisky a Go Go" is one of the great soul records of the 60s, and no soul fan should miss it. Or its equally wonderful companion volume, for that matter, "Good to Me: Live at the Whisky vol. 2".
Both are highly, highly recommended.


60's Soul Music
New discoveries and incredible record deals seem to happen every week, especially after a band played the Whiskey on the Strip. About 14 months before the Monterey Pop Fest, a very successful GA based soul singer and his entourage were sent out to influence the multiple changes occurring on the music scene in Southern Cal.

Great tunes played a bit differently than the version's you can hear from 1967. Wow. . . . . . it really took the crowd a while to get warmed up to him, as you can tell from the clapping. This CD - as well as the Live In Europe - is the kind of music and power those of us growing up in the deep south were used to experiencing, even if the soul group was NOT nationally recognized. Catch the wave! .


Otis, My Man!
If you're not moved by this live version of "These Arms of Mine" you have no soul. Simply Awesome.


OTIS LIVE
He was undoubtdedly one of the greatest live performers ever, and his live albums capture some of that, if not all of it. for some reason, I've always preferred the Otis Redding live recordings to his studio work. The Monterey Pop Festivel recording is great as well (in addition to having some great live Jimi Hendrix on side 1). .


A great album, but not perfect...
But unfortunately, although the man himself is in top form at this juncture, the band isn't up to snuff. It's easy to understand how people can arbitrarily give this album 5 stars based on the genius of Otis, the man, THE BIG O.

The track selection is fine, and the band handles capably enough, but they're not on equal footing, both in regards to performance and recording; the mix is a little unbalanced. Far better is his "Live In Europe" release, and (if you can find it) his "Live At Monterey Pop Festival".


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