Features
Friday, December 17 2010
The Best Live Albums of 2010
Successful live albums are challenging things, judged by their ability to adequately portray the power of a performance. 2010 proved that even a strong crop of carefully staged and recorded recent shows could still be overshadowed by legendary sets of the past.
Friday, January 25 2008
The Best Music DVDs of 2007
The last few years have seen some mind-blowing DVD repackaging of a wide variety of musically projects. 2007 is the best yet.
Reviews
Tuesday, February 24 2009
Otis Redding: Respect Live 1967
If Sam Cooke’s style is defined by a sort of grace and smoothness, Otis Redding’s feels more like that of a great force held in check, threatening to break loose.
Friday, September 26 2008
Otis Redding: Live in London and Paris
Commercially issued in their entirety for the first time, these live sets from March 1967 show Redding and Booker T. & the MGs at their incendiary best.
Friday, May 2 2008
Otis Redding: Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul
Essential listening for anyone interested in the artistic and emotional depth of American popular music, Redding’s Otis Blue is nothing short of spectacular.
Thursday, October 4 2007
Otis Redding: Dreams To Remember [DVD]
Dreams to Remember: The Legacy of Otis Redding adds a personal, heartwarming touch to what is now oft' told musical lore.
Blogs
Friday, December 9 2011
Counterbalance No. 61: 'Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul'
What you want you, well you got it and what you need, baby you got it, all I'm asking for is a little Counterbalance when I come home. This week at number 61, a 1965 classic from a legend of soul.
