Otis Redding v Marvin Gaye v Al Green

Love all three, but I'll take Marvin.

What you might not know is that Marvin Gaye never wanted to be a soul singer. He wanted to be a balladeer like Nat King Cole, but Berry Gordy wouldn't allow it.
 
"Otis, he loves us!"

Gotta be Otis!!!! Nothing greater than sittin on the dock at the lake watching the sun come up while you are playing fetch with you loyal black labrador retreiver named Major!!!!!!!
 
Another vote for Otis. He's the man.

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How come they don't make music like this anymore? Lady Gaga, while I think she needs professional psychiatric help, is crazy talented. But can you imagine turning on the radio and hearing a "What's Going On?" for our time?

Love them all, but Otis Redding has my vote.
 
I never was a big soul music fan, but I was introduced to it by someone who had it in her heart, and she showed me how beautiful it can be. With all due respect to all other soul singers, it really begins and ends with Marvin Gaye. . .because That's The Way Love Is.



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I agree that Marvin is probably tops, but only because Otis was cut short. The stuff Otis was recording when he died blew the doors off anything Marvin was doing at the time. Don't forget he recorded Dock of the Bay just three days before he died at the age of 26. I think it's a shame that he isn't as known as he should be. Mr. Pitiful, Hard to Handle, I've Got Dreams to Remember, Try a Little Tenderness, his Satisfaction cover. Unbelievable talent. Whoever owns the story rights needs to get their act together.
 
I agree with the Marvin Gaye voters. Nothing against Otis or Al, but Marvin has multiple all-time classics. If we're talking about songs to get you in the mood, Let's Get It On has to be at or near the top of the list, and Sexual Healing isn't very far behind.
 
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I won't disagree that Otis had a powerful voice and whose career was tragically cut short. But you could say the same for Marvin.

When his father shot and killed him at age 44, he had already forged a genius body of work. He was in the midst of a comeback of sorts and could have experienced many more successes. Like with Otis, there is no telling how much more he would have added to his musical legacy had he lived.

On another note, Marvin also gets credit for adding a depth to soul that wasn't there before him, and hasn't been seen since. In songs like, "What's Going On," "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (The Ecology)," and "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)", he wrote and sang about the Vietnam War, racism, poverty, and the environment. No soul singer can go toe to toe with Marvin's gospel-singer voice or his vision.
 
I was exposed to Marvin Gaye pretty early on, and always felt he was the king. But I only truly came to appreciate Otis later on in life. It is because his life was cut so tragically short that he does not get the recognition he so richly deserves.

I truly believe that without Otis, there is no Marvin or Al. At least, not in the manner that we love them now. Otis meant that much to the development of soul.

And yes, if you want the panties to drop, you play 'Let's Get It On'. But if you want her to love you, you play Otis' 'These Arms of Mine.'
 
I listen to Al Green and Sam Cooke more than the others, though Marvin Gaye's 'Got to Give it Up' is an all-time fav and his varied work from the mid-late 60s is pretty great (duet work with the likes of Tammi Terrell, for whom Tamla records was named, etc.).

Sam and Dave are pretty awesome as well.

I have never been all that floored by Otis Redding. I like his stuff, but not as much as the others.

Check out Northern Soul for some artists that you might not be all that familiar with.
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There are a lot of songs to woo women to bed, but Barry White's "Never Gonna GiveYou Up" is what you play when you're already them under the sheets. He had that incomparable deep bass.
 
ooooooh....Tough choices....


MARVIN...no question at all.

HOWEVER, Al Green sings awesome and I love his soul.

Marvin was a genius and I am sure were he still alive he would still be kickin' it....

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While I agree there is no "wrong" answer....


Marvin
Otis
Rev Al

Write in puts Sam Cooke #1 if I get my way..... quick aside.... Marvin Gaye added the "E' to the end of his last name to honor Sam Cooke.


My favorite song from each:

Sam - A Change is a Comin
Marvin - Piece of Clay
Otis - You Don't Miss Your Water
Rev Al - Simply Beautiful


Man - I need to burn a new cd with this stuff!
 
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