The moment comedian Dan Akroyd comes into the picture as the first expert to give his opinion about the phenomenon Sam & Dave, you already know that the documentary part of The Original Soul Men is no longer going to be okay. Although you can argue that Akroyd, by basing his creation The Blues Brothers on Sam & Dave, once managed to bring back the attention to the 'dynamic duo'. But we would
… rather have heard Isaac Hayes, for example, who was responsible for almost all of their big hits with his companion David Porter. Fortunately, the DVD offers plenty of archive material. What will particularly appeal to the fan are the live performances in television programs, and the recording of their performance during the legendary Stax / Volt Revue. The interviews with Sam Moore are also entertaining, especially the anecdote about the first meeting with his partner David Prater. But as an analysis of the phenomenon, also in connection with the rise and fall of the Stax label, more could have been done. (MS)more
