#404: Dr. John - Dr. John's Gumbo

Dr. John, Dr. John's Gumbo

April 20, 1972, Atco

1. "Iko Iko" - 4:16

2. "Blow Wind Blow"- 3:15

3. "Big Chief" - 3:26

4. "Somebody Changed the Lock" - 2:43

5. "Mess Around" - 3:13

6. "Let the Good Times Roll" - 3:58

7. "Junko Partner" - 4:30

8. "Stack-A-Lee" - 3:29

9. "Tipitina" - 2:09

10. "Those Lonely Lonely Nights" - 2:33

11. "Huey Smith Medley" -  3:19

12. "Little Liza Jane" - 3:00

RESULTS

Rate: 7.5/10

Best Song: Blow Wind Blow

Worst Song: Those Lonely Lonely Nights

Comments

Dr. John has a very raspy type voice. It's like he's been shouting for 30 years, and it gives me the benefit of the thought, which is, "Is this guy a black blues singer gone funk or is he just some white guy trying to pull that effect off?"

It's the latter, and it doesn't sound half bad. 

Funk from New Orleans is typically good, not gonna lie. This Album was pretty savvy, and his version of Stack-A-Lee, while not as good as Nick Cave's, is still pretty cool, as it's more traditionally sung by Dr. John than, umm, Mr. Cave's.

To sum it all up, a pretty good Album to introduce someone who has never heard funk before to funk.