HIPPIE, VOODOO, PSYCH, MARDI GRAS, TRIBAL, HIGH NIGHT TRIPPIN' OF THE LATE 60'sARTIST`````DR. JOHN
ALBUM`````GRIS-GRIS
GENRE`````PSYCHEDELIC, FUNK, ROCK N' ROLL, DRUGS?
YEAR````````1968
WHY:
This guy was something special in the late sixties. His debut album (Gris-gris) is quite an exploration of R&B blended in primitive voodoo aesthetics and coloured by some strange mystic/psych elements that I can't recognise. A very unique artist indeed. Lots of drugs involved too. Lots.
AN UNSUALY SHORT REVIEW FROM ALLMUSIC:
The most exploratory and psychedelic outing of Dr. John's career, a one-of-a-kind fusion of New Orleans Mardi Gras R&B and voodoo mysticism. Great rasping, bluesy vocals, soulful backup singers, and eerie melodies on flute, sax, and clarinet, as well as odd Middle Eastern-like chanting and mandolin runs. It's got the setting of a strange religious ritual, but the mood is far more joyous than solemn.
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14 comments:
this stuff is fckn weird
Yeah man...this is some far-out stuff! Many thanks !!!
Heard the track 'gris-gris gumbo ya ya' before, but never heard this album from Dr.John.
Very nice one.
Thanks for the upload.
excelentisimo blog!
Tnx people I've been away for some time but here I am now and some great albums are about to flow:)
Thanks for this one! I Love it!
I had this in lp form years ago....lost it in the midst of time but....thanks to you I can relieve all those times again.....thanks for your wonderful... intersting and joyous....blog.
thanks! my bf got this lp from goodwill the other day, and i've been looking for a digital copy to play in my car!many many thanks for uploading!
I'm searching for a mono digital copy of this... any idea if it exists?
awesome album! thanks so much
@ Graham - not sure maybe on e-bay or something like that.
@ tvln - Enjoy friend!
DR. JOHN is one of the strangest singer in the world, I was thinking that he was gay, but a friend said me that he is a "macho", well,I like his music , my favorite song is Ray Draper (tuba, percussion & background vocals)22dd
Thanks always down for new/old muzac.
DR. JOHN is one of the best American singer , I read some stories about him, so I have 20 songs in my ipod of his albums, my favorite song is "Yesterday" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) !!22dd
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