15-06-2013, 06:17
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DR. JOHN "best of the night tripper" cd, 2008
i first heard of Dr.John back in 1995 when Paul Weller covered "i walk on gilded splinters" on his "stanley road" album...took me years to be able to track down a best of set
to purchase as i really liked Weller's cover...
when i initially got this one i was thinking "this has got to be voodoo music", then when it came time to find out a bit about about the guy on wikki...i found out i was correct in that way out statement!, he comes from New Orleans,is fascinated by voodoo, all his music styles revolve around jazz and blues mainly with splashes of rock and R+B, along with another genre ive never heard of in "zydeco", which is apparently linked to the creole/french thing down in New Orleans
also discovered that the good doctor isnt so good afterall...he was a heroin addict by his teens,owned a whorehouse in New Orleans whilst still a teenager and run an abortion clinic at the same time...another illegal activity!
also found out he spent time in the Texas Pen for drugs and having shootouts with the police at times also....!
anyway, he started off as a session muso for Sonny And Cher and Canned Heat,he then started recording his own stuff and i guess the rest is history...released his latest album last year and it still going strong!
me, i still cant totally get into this guy or his music, i still find it too ecclectic to say the least...sometimes there are several genres in each track...very distracting IMO, and that voodoo stuff...well, i hope he hasnt got a Crazy Horse doll that he is sticking pins in right now as i dont love this album LOL!
allup though, the album is a messy mix of weird material,some kooky stuff, some very good bluesy/jazzy moments and some rock...who knows, i may love this album one day, but until then these thirty six tracks on this double set score a 1.8 from me...
from the album, my three love tracks!
big chief
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vf9lvjgacu8 audio
right place,wrong time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJ8dS-fcx7s live
travellin' mood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YWZzkx1TPE audio
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.