Review of Shake! Otis at Monterey (1987) by Martin T — 05 Feb 2010
Redding is one of my favorite artists at the whole show, and it's a shame they gave him a mere 17 minutes. His performance is dynamite, and there's none of that pointless intro nonsense. But Pennebaker does fuck up in one crucial way.
When "Try a Little Tenderness", one of Redding's signature songs, starts up the director picks that moment to cut away and show us a goddamn 3-minute montage of festival attendees (usually in relation to the lyrics.
.. weary women, people being tender). We only get to see Otis again during the final minute of the song. So fucking stupid.
This review of Shake! Otis at Monterey (1987) was written by Martin T on 05 February 2010.
Shake! Otis at Monterey has generally received very positive reviews.
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