A collection of contemporary
Southern soul
singers signed to Louisiana's
Mardi Gras Records
,
Ultimate Southern Soul
won't make you forget
Otis Redding
Wilson Pickett
, or
Al Green
, but it has its moments, including
X-Man
's
Curtis Mayfield
-like vocal on
"2 Birds,"
the
soul
-
gospel
shouting of
Stan Mosley
on
"Rockin' Slide,"
the odd
"Hood Rat"
by
Eric Perkins
, and the late, great
Big Ike
's signature tune,
"Teddy Bear."
~ Steve Leggett