There’s much to be debated about what exactly is the greatest modern soul live album ever made, but Otis Redding’s “Live at the Whiskey A Go Go”:The Complete Recordings gives James Brown’s Live at the Apollo a run for its power. The seven sets, recorded Friday, April 8th – Sunday, April 10th, 1966, feature the singer’s popular songs of the time, including “Respect,” “I’ve Been Loving You Too Long” and his cover of The Rolling Stones’ “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.” Redding’s ten piece band was on fire over the course of these recordings as the 24 year old frontman was making for some soulful mayhem. But its the in between song banter by Redding that gives us the listener a more revealing and truthful listening experience of just what exactly an Otis Redding performance felt and sounded like
The Fat Angel Sings 