Otis Redding

With the release of the fourth posthumous Otis Redding album, perhaps it's time to examine
the Pedding legend and reassess his position in the pop pantheon. Unquestionably, the man
had superb talents -- both as composer-songwriter and, especially, as live performer.
Equally factual, however, is the necrophiliac aspect of his worshippers' adoration. As a
result of his stand-out Monterey appearance, his long-overdue and at-last-breaki... More >

Although the tender passages aren't quite up to his best, this is Redding's best lp since "Immortal." Dig especially the scatting on "I'm a Changed Man." (Grade: A)