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LordFindus
Grief over what could have been with his music is hitting in intervalls for me lol
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DenUltimata
Looked it up, and the posthumous albums is just the b-sides that he made over the years. Plus a few that he didn't get to release before he passed. Like dock of the bay. B-sides are usually the bangers. So I guess I answered my own question there...
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DickBigems
That doesn't say anything lol. Almost every cover Otis did he improved or at least gave his own distinct feeling different from the original and Otis wrote plenty of classic songs himself, if not more. If it wasn't for "A Change is Gonna Come" we wouldn't be having this discussion. Otis' style of singing is more emotive and raspy and wore his southern accent on his sleeve thus more soulful imo, he could sing soft like Sam or he could go hard and funky like James Brown, his voice didn't have same polished sheen that Sam's had and for my money he was all the better for it. On the whole, I feel like Sam's music while soulful is generally much more palatable to crossover for a white audience, generally safe and clean cut. Otis' is more nitty gritty and he has a better discography as result, better backing band and sound and stronger albums. Really it's a matter of taste who you prefer, completely different styles. Point is Sam is not blowing Otis out the water, no one can.
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DickBigems
When I said nitty gritty I guess I actually meant to say the raw uncut unadulterated feeling which to me is the essence of soul music. There's no topping the feeling matched with skill Otis put into his music, he was as soulful as it gets, that's what made Otis so special.
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Ushiroyubi
sure he did a lot of covers but: Sittin on the Dock of the bay, RESPECT, these arms of mine, mr pitiful, I've Been Loving You Too Long, Can't Turn You Loose were all originals, some of his biggest hits, and many written by Redding himself. if he hadn't died, he probably would have written quite a few more bangers as he was headed in that direction. shame really.
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DenUltimata
Yeah it's a shame. Some say he was better than Sam, but there's a reason he did so many covers of his songs. He shined the most when he did his own songs.
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LordFindus
Respect is Aretha Franklin but your point stands, he has a lot of fantastic originals. FA-FA-FA-FA lala:D
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DickBigems
Everybody did covers back then, most of Sam's albums are 90% covers, not sure why it's such a big deal when it comes to Otis though. At least Otis chose great songs to cover and made them memorable.
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TREMOLO68
I love just about all of Mr. Reddings' work, but The Dictionary of Soul album is the one that really does it for me. This was his last solo album release before his untimely death and is a testament to his talent growing exponentially over his recorded output. Booker T & the MGs do a fantastic job in backing him as well. I can't really fathom why this album isn't among his favourites on last.fm. Perhaps because it's such a long title and scrobbles differently depending on any given source file. Regardless, the whole album deserves a listen if you're truly an Otis Redding fan.
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DZRTsurfer88
Made his mark early, and then Gone into the great beyond at such a young age, leaving us a legendary legacy that will never perish
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