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| ARTIST: | Otis Redding |
| CATEGORY: | Music |
| MANUFACTURER: | Atlantic |
| FEATURES: | Live |
| MEDIA: | Audio CD |
| TRACKS: | Respect, Can't Turn You Loose, I've Been Loving You Too Long, My Girl, Shake, (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song), These Arms of Mine, Day Tripper, Try a Little Tenderness |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 075679039521 |
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Customer Reviews of Live in Europe
Not the best live Otis, but still wicked good Otis is the man. His voice is powerful, his melodies stirring, and his energy onstage is unmatched. Unfortunately, it doesn't show as well on this album as on some of the others. On this cd, recorded (I think) in '67 in Europe, his backup band includes writing partner Steve Cropper as well as the rest of the members of Booker T & The MGs. Unfortunately, while the production and sound may be better on this album than on the other live Otis album, the songs come off somewhat sissified, less powerful, missing the vibrant energy heard (or felt!) on the other release, Otis Redding In Person at the Whiskey-A-Go-Go (released after his death). If you're looking for a reasonable introduction to Otis Redding, this is a good start - the songs are recognizable, the production is fairly clean, and it is enjoyable. Stand out tracks on this album include Daytripper (Beatles cover), Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa, Try a Little Tenderness, and Shake. Satisfaction is okay, but Respect and I Can't Turn You Loose sound tired and old. A good beginner record. If you're a hard-core R&B fan looking to groove, though, check out the Whiskey-A-Go-Go record. That will blow your socks off...
Mr. Soul Had the Fire
If you can listen to an undoubtedly great song like "Dock of the Bay" and still not comprehend the greatness of this man, then you cannot have experienced him live. This recording is probably the most representative one worth purchasing. He is in rollicking form all night, and draws on the reverent audience (obviously awestruck throughout) with Steve Cropper and Booker T. backing him up like nobody else could.
While Rod Stewart was trying to cut his chops on Sam Cooke inspired balladry, Paul Rogers was trying to overcome his "whiteness" through Otis Redding. But Redding didn't see musicians as black or white, and his famous cover of "Satisfaction" (in which he threatens to make the song his own) is complimented with a pile-driving "Day Tripper," that made the original seem deflated and flat. "I've Been Loving You Too Long" is delivered with such agonizing authority that his pain becomes menacing, and only Redding could follow up a performance like that with anything short of the national anthem -- it was probably this reading that inspired Tina Turner to cover it like she did for Blue Thumb. It is amazing that Redding's own "Respect" can sound like such a revelation as it emerges from Aretha Franklin's almost clichéd and formulaic shadow. This is less singing than a no holds barred cry for hard-hitting music with soulful enthusiasm.
Another Grreat Live Performance by Otis Redding
I would actually give this four and a half stars. One reason is the sound quality. There is alot of audience noise and sometimes the vocals seem distant. Other then that, Otis Redding Live in Europe is a great album. It is not quite as good as In Person At The Whisky A Go Go, but it is still really good. The setlist is great. Respect kicks the album off great with one of the best versions of the song ever. This recording of Can't Turn You Loose is not as good as the one on Whisky, but it is good. This is followed by a very inspired version of I've been Loving You Too Long. The cover here of My Girl is probably even better then the version on Otis Blue, which is saying alot. Shake is done great and a very good version of satisfaction, but nowhere near as good as the one on Whisky. Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa is one of the highlights of the album, with alot of audience participation, which could be considered good or bad. I think that it still sounds really good. These Arms of Mine is another highlight. It's followed by a good version of Day Tripper that is drastically different then the Beatles version. The album closes with Try A Little Tenderness, which is the best song on the album. Overall this is a great album, but I would reccomend buying In Person At The Whisky A Go Go over this album.