Gris Gris

Best Song: Mama Roux. Its got a certain undeniably raw funk. Worst Song: Croker Courtbullion. Pure self-indulgent guitar noodling. Overall: Two or three decent tracks, but otherwise is the kind of raw, "jam" style that feels like it doesn't need to be immortalized on an album, let alone on this list.

Idk not for me. Shout out NOLA tho

This didn't really do it for me. It's got a cool vibe going on, and an interesting mix of different styles blended together - but I can't say I enjoyed listening to it.

I like Dr. Teeth and Electric Mayhem better. This probably would've gotten a better reaction from me years ago but this stuff just doesn't excite me at all anymore. Good on you for being weird for your time, but I have no desire to listen to this ever again.

Sí, probablemente hay que escucharlo una vez en la vida, pero mi experiencia con el disco es que con una vez bastará.

I don't like how the instruments blend into the background, don't like how the vocals seem unrelated. Then again, this is a low budget 60s album. But that doesn't make it listenable.

Meh, tylsä ja kaikin puolin keskinkertainen levy.

Trippy psychedelic music, sort of laid back rock/funk. Guy sounds like a cross between a gruff Mick jagger and the spirit of jazz. Songs are very much a 'vibe' as opposed to any standout melodies, it's not really for me.

What a bizarre album. More like, musings and thoughts over some snazzy riffs. Wouldn't want to listen again, but appreciate this might be absolutely brilliant for some people.

A little ethereal and trippy. Simple but just not my fav.

It almost sounds like different recording equipment was used for the background vocals and some instruments. The contrast was a little jarring for me.

Oddball music.

credo di non averlo proprio capito

meh. ma proprio meh.

Sono certo che fosse geniale per la sua epoca

the vibes are decent and it isn't long enough to be miserable but this wasn't very good

I mean it's voodoo music... So I'm afraid to say anything bad. Let's just say it was interesting but I won't listen again. I did like the New Orleans vibe though.

Had a couple good grooves, but was just kinda weird.

Very late 60s early 70s vibe. Nothing stands out against the million other similar drug fueled artistic works that somehow end up on a list like this.

Why do I feel like I just got unwittingly indoctrinated into a cult?

Bonkers

Waffling drivel that I will never want to hear again

Not what I expected having heard some Dr. Dog before, very 1960s funky. Lots of rhythm and beats, vocals are less decipherable than I expected. I feel like this could've been in some Mad Men scenes

I liked a few tracks a good amount, specifically track 2 (Dance Kalinda Ba Doom). Not something I would listen to every night, but something I could get into every once in a while.

Much more avant garde than I was expecting. Some cool ideas, interesting instrumentation, but overall, I didn't enjoy this album terribly.

Sounds like a drug trip to new Orléans. Songs feel pretty bare and repetitive

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i liked the album art more than the album but it was fine. makes me wanna hop a train

Of all the albums that could be selected to reflect the rich tapestry of New Orleans rock/blues/zydeco and other music, this is not what I would have picked. For the most frequent review descriptors to be "psychedelic" and "spooky" does not help its case for me. I like swamp rock and zydeco! This was a meandering and interminable experience made worse by looking back from 2024 to see the supposed first exposure for mainstream media of NOLA music be Some Guy from there make a concept album about being a Senegalese Haitian folk healer.

not my tempo

what the fuck am i listening to

This did absolutely nothing for me so I was thankful this was so short. I didn't mind "Jump Sturdy" but that's about it.

no, ma cherie. no.

Clunky.

That was bad.

Dr. John huh? Never heard of this. It's funny there's a Dr. John's lingerie and sex toy store. Says it is a hybrid of New Orleans R&B and psychedelia. Oh 1968, looked kinda 90s for a minute. Well at least it's only 33 min. meh, it wasn't horrid but...2 stars

not my typa music

Eh. Interesting but hallucinogenic psychedelia is not my thing

I could see myself listening to this type of music at a slam poetry night. I would never on my own.

He's a diverse fella. Didn't like this one too much but appreciate him more than my affinity for this album would suggest.

Ok, some noise

I think "weird" was the best word to describe this. Not terrible but not something I need to listen to again ! 2*

Liked bits of it. But I don't think I'd seek it out.

Not really my style. The first song was somewhat promising - sounded a little voodoo trippy like Screamin’ Jay Hawkins - but then it got way too world-music-y for my taste. Seeing as it’s from 1968 there’s probably more context around this than I’m aware of, but on the surface didn’t do much for me.

Very typical New Orleans, definitely recall hearing some of this as a kid. Would be much better as background music at a party vs sitting at my computer. Feels like a movie soundtrack more than a true album too...but maybe that was his goal.

Meh

Just not my style . But I can't imagine these songs can be played the same way twice, which is sort of cool.

I liked this more than I first thought I would. It is definitely music for a different time. Feel like these guys sat around a campfire in the swamp for days on end.

Äh ... Ja ...

Dr John laid it out an did spread his soul

I'm filing this with the other weird 60s psychedelic curios. At least only 33 minutes long. I kinda liked jump sturdy

Essentially, if Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem met a cross between Randy Newman and the Guess Who... Good listen. Not memorable.

It's not the best album I've listened to at all...

1. gumbo ya ya - 1.5 2. danze kalinda - 1 3. mama rouz - 1 4. fambeauz - 1 5. croker - 1 6. jump zturdy - 0 7. guilded zplinterz - 1

Weird psychedelic voodoo Mashup. I really don't know what to think about it, I don't believe I've heard anything like it before. It was definitely interesting and original. But not something I particularly enjoyed

Now I understand Jon Batiste a lot better!

This album is weird, man. It sounds like a Haight Ashbury hippie tried to make spooky Cajun music using a cookie cutter 60s psychedelic formula. It’s not “bad,” per se, but I don’t know why I’d ever listen to it on purpose, you know? I’d like to give it 2.5 stars because it’s at least *interesting*, but in this format, I think 2 is the play.

Didn't really care for this. Felt unenthusiastic.

its like Cajun Van Morrison but not good. Psychadelic Rock is probably one of my least liked genres and this album does it no favors. I cant pinpoint anything good about this at all, what a chore to listen to.

This is the shittiest carnival I ever did see

Kitchy psychy weird

2.4 Not really what I expected as my knowledge of Dr John was limited to the Last Waltz but thought this album was moderately interesting. Mama Roux was a standout

I didn’t care for this too much.

Not very good.

Just a bit of a waste of time, at least they're trying to do something, and it doesn't outstay its welcome. Not as bad as some of the other insane shit we've had.

Cool in places, meandering and just plain weird in others. This is the kind of thing that I'm glad is on the list (versus another mediocre alt rock album), but I certainly won't be revisiting. Probably a 2/5.

Well that was different. Liked the vibe. Didn’t love the song with animal noises. Don’t need to listen to it again.

Unique for sure.

Maybe with more focus?

This was definitely different and interesting. I didn't love it though.

God bless Dr. John for giving this album a 33 minute runtime. I love his set in the Last Waltz and I enjoyed him on Treme but unless I want to scare my wife I will never listen to this again.

almost a 3 but a bit too much voodoo for my taste

Ziemlich Langweilig.

Not my thing

Tää oli ihan todella liian outo

Interessanter Mix aus R'n'B, Jazz und 60er-Psychedelia mit karibischer Voodoo-Thematik.

Вот это я понимаю - Шаман. Не то что палёный какой-то там на Красной площади поёт...

How is the person with the name on the album the worst part of this album? It’s alright when Dr. John isn’t really on the song that much, but I don’t know. Dr. John probably loves New Orleans blues but it does seem this is the kind of blues that white people find to be acceptable. Idk sonically Dr. John is giving Vanilla Ice.

This was... different. Not a fan.

I had heard the name referenced before but wasn't sure what to expect. Blend of jazz and blues, bit slow paced.

The combo of the album art, the name Dr. John, and the first song being named Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya means we are in for a weird 33 minutes and 20 seconds. Feels like a group of guys and gals smoking some hasheesh and playing around with their various instruments for a bit and recording it. Not terrible, but I can't say it was good. I feel like we could probably make an album equal in quality to this ourselves.

di9sss!!! 6/10

Trust the taste of people in the past. They know what's good. Time cannot simply add value to this.

I like the unusual sound, not something widely popular or commonly done. Not really a personal favorite but I think it’s a fun listen.

This album just didn't do it for me.

This was not really music for the most part.

It wasn't terrible but it was way too psychadelic for my tastes.

música para una ceremonia vudú. mas místico que psicodélico.

I've heard a couple Dr. John songs before but not any of his albums. My mind kind of wandered during this, but I can see how it appeals to some people.

Da e veldig vanskelig å følga med når eg ikkje har headset, men virka kje som nåke for meg

Dr. John réussit ici l'exploit d'être aussi insupportable que Tom Waits, ce qui n'est pas donné à tout le monde.

I honestly don't get it. It almost sounds like a vanity project by some guy who isn't really serious about making (good) music. It sounded like a blend of bad 60's music with some Indian influence. At least it was a short album. Also I don't know if it's a Spotify thing but the recording is such terrible quality. 4/10.

Captain beef heart ripoff

Not really sure what this was

Kanske minns fel : men tror jag gillade vissa delar men absolut inte andra så…

Sounds like an artist that came up with a nice niche for themselves. But is it an album worth cherishing over the years above so many others? Probably not.

I really didn't know what I was listening to. Enjoyable? Sure. Worth listening to again? Nope, not for this guy. 2/5

This album doesn't do a lot for me. The opening track is mostly interesting and some of the more psychedelic moments throughout are cool but I didn't find the music to do much for me one way or another aside from that. Standout Tracks: Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya

Not enjoying this at all. Did it influence anything?

I don't like it at all, but it's authentic

Best: Mama Roux Worst: Jump Sturdy

Weird, sometimes fun weird, mostly weird weird. I don't do enough acid to enjoy this.

Not for me.

Ahhhhhh this was a delirium.

Neat idea but didn't really enjoy it

This album has a couple of ok tracks mixed in with a bunch of hippy junk. I imagine Croker Cortbullion is quite good if you’re three tabs deep convulsing in the grass while your friends nearby chat about how we’re all really just one organism, man. But it doesn’t click for me. Dr John’s voice is kind of cool. There’s not much on this album for me but it wasn’t awful.

Didn’t like this one very much.

I like that it’s weird, but it’s not good and I don’t want to listen to it

Trying to be weird and funky in the 60s, no thanks

Da waren bissle zu viele Pappen im Spiel für mich

If you need a phd so smoke heroin than this guy is definitely a doctor. Tough listen

Bizart, psykedelisk fusionsrock, spooky-stemning, rnb-vibes

i heard one song and that’s all i needed

I'm so glad I wasn't alive during the 60s. Some interesting ideas here but ultimately just a stupid waste of time

Funny thing - when I was absentmindedly listening it didn’t really hit any nerves, good or bad. But as soon as I started actively listening it was a big no. Once again, perhaps 5:30 am after a good night sleep is not the optimal time or mind-frame in which to be listening.

Weirder than I expected, almost a 3 because I've never heard anything like it before, sort of voodoo blues. Still a bit of a mess

Bit different, bit weird, quite good, but probably won't listen to it again

I love Dr John’s gravelly Cajun drawl. Twas a fun album to peruse. I shan’t be listening again, though unless I need to wash off some bad mojo.

Not a fan.

Begon leuk maar zakte enorm weg

Het eerste nummer van dit album kwam ik een jaartje geleden al eens tegen en dat beviel wel: They call me, Dr. John, Known as the Night Tripper! Die trip duurde echt maar 1 nummer helaas...

Half geluisterd, maar ik kon er niet zoveel mee.

Zoals Gijs ook zegt: begon veelbelovend maar verzandde in geneuzel.

This was not good. This was bad. Like scatting to Jess. But it is not aggressively bad like Ian Drury. So it gets another star to show that it's at least not on that level. 2 stars

Another one of those heard about, don't think ever heard. Showed promise at the start but even by the end of the first song was starting to lose its appeal. Spiritualized might have nicked its best bits but they also made those bits into a much better album. There's probably a time and a place but at my age, but it was probably back in my undergraduate days of late nights and looser times.

Like weed, hey?

not for me

not for me

I didn't know this artist.

It's not good enough to warrant another listen, but may grow on ya, if ya did. It's a 2.2 round down.

I liked his bluesy growl - reminded me of Captain Beefheart, I also liked the New Orleans Cajun blues, but mostly found it all too psychedelic.

It's different and experimental which I suppose is good

c'est weird mais pas dans le bon sens... J'ai pas vraiment capoté et je trouve presque juste bizarre. Le style semble être emprunté un peu loussement de plusieurs artiste originaux... mais ca l'originalitée.... 2.5

I liked the shortness of it, but that’s kind of it. It was a weird album, kind of quick.

A bit unusual for me but I've always liked Dr John's voice, only being familiar with his rare hits or the occasional crossing over into the wider public eye. The problem here is the music. I'll appreciate weirdness and offbeat melodies but when it meanders is when things start to go off the rails. (esp on tracks 2 and 5 - Danse Kalinda Ba Boom and Croker Courtbullion) The very rare record where I wish there was *more* singing from the main vocalist. I suppose this serves as an intro to Dr John? But there's more aimless 60s psychedelia here than anything else which I'm slowly learning is a subgenre that I... do not find much or any comfort nor interest in. If there was better Dr J. to come - and I know there was - I'd much have rather heard that. This is the right singer - must've been the wrong album. ;) 4/10 2 stars

This one surprised me. Half of the time I was wondering why I was listening to it. But then occasionally it would have a song that I really enjoyed. It's a strange album.

60s New Orleans Folklore. Not bad by any means, but so far from my own tastes that I found listening to be quite tedious. 2/5

Very odd album

an old white creole mumbling

Struggled a bit to be honest. This one hasn't aged very well

I’m not really sure what to call this genre but it’s not really my thing

Niet echt mijn ding.

Bit weird but loved the album cover.

Not my kind of music. Too weird and experimental. It was not horrible to listen to, just not for me.

Eh.

What can I say, they smoked a lot of weed in the 60s. Actually he lost me in the first song when he suggested that you ask him about ways to "control" "your" "bad" woman.

New Orleans R&B, psychedelic funk, swamp blues, pero rollo.

Pfftt

I like Dr John, but far prefer his more piano oriented work, especially the Dr John’s Gumbo album. That said, this is an interesting listen at least, and I quite enjoyed Jump Steady.

Apparently this psychedlic bullshit never charted when it came out, but I bet it had wicked underground cred. The voodoo thing is pretty silly/camp in retrospect, given even disney popstars hold satanic rituals and fuck the upholstery in their music videos in 2022, but if you were a 16-year-old girl in 1968, running away from home to go shoot heroin with your late-20s boyfriend in his shitty van/squat, this would have been THE soundtrack. 2/5.

Someone may have taken a little too much acid.

feels like I'm in the South somewhere and have stumbled across some black magic fuckery. Problem is I'm not much into that so its a 2 for me. Don't hate it but wont ever go back to it again

Okaaay… Confusion aside, the album starts with a song called Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya It’s unsettling to say the least, especially with the verses. The song is very slow and druggy a bit odd for an opener. Danse Kalinda Ba Doom again is really odd honestly it’s quite good on the drum department but shit on the lyrical department. Mama roux is the most “ normal” song of the album so far still druggy but a kinda normal level. Danse Fambeaux is okay just dr John talking behind an instrumental and the normal backing vocals which I must admit I don’t like at all to be fair even on the other tracks. Starting side two is Crocker Courtbullion a nearly 6 minute track consisting of mostly instrumental work and a few of the backing singers scattered around, yeah not a fan. Jump sturdy (like mama roux) is much more normal it’s mostly just repeating but there’s a good enough verse honey don’t mind it. The album ends with the song I walk on guilded splinters it’s just like everything else but really slow and 7 minutes long. So I didn’t like it but i’am not a druggy so you know it’s not really for me. It’s weird enough to keep it out of my 1’s though.

GRIS-gris is the debut album from Dr. John. Not his real name, and not a real doctor, but the character is based on a 19th century voodoo doctor. The music on this album is New Orleans R&B / swamp blues / psychedelic funk. The album failed to chart or garner much attention at release, but was re-released around 30 years later to praise from modern critics. This has been hailed as a classic from the psychedelic era, and it's extraordinary in that it fuses psychedelia with funk and R&B from the bayou. The modern reviews love this album and tote it as one of the best pieces of psychedelia, but I just don't get it. For me, most of the songs sound the same and only the first track stuck out to me as interesting. Perhaps one needs to be high to really appreciate this album, or maybe I don't have a taste for New Orleans R&B music.

Dr. John is like the Bayou Bob Dylan. Take some drugs, mumble some shit into the microphone that only makes sense to you, and become a cult music hero. It's fun, but it's weird.

04/24/2022 Bizarre. Something I'd never listen to. 1000% need to be on drugs to enjoy this album. Manson family realness.

Listened to on 4/6/22 2/5 Favorite song: Jump Sturdy Very random mix of sounds and reggae music = chaotic album with songs that were too long…why is this song SEVEN MINUTES

Mjuuh, tykkään kyllä outoilusta mutta tää ei ollu ihan mun tyylistä outoilua.

Joitain siistejä juttuja, mutta ei ehkä ollu ihan oikea mielentila tälle.

Ihan kivaa psykedeliaa mutta ei ollut musta kovinkaan kiinnostava. 2/5.

2, quite bad.

2/5 not good

Didn't enjoy

It’s a very experimental album which isn’t bad in my opinion just not for me

This one was really hard to rate. There is something good about this yet it feels a bit too raw and weird.

Pop psicodélico con ritmos africanos. No destaca en nada y no lo veo tan influyente

Rock psicodélico. Rarito.

Maybe hearing these songs after a few drinks and in a New Orleans bar would leave me feeling more satisfied - sadly I’m not there.

It was alright. Nothing special. Left me wanting more, but not enough

This Creole jazz LP struggles to string even 30 minutes of runtime together without feeling threadbare and hollow.

The album has new orleans style of music known as Gris-Gris. It's an ok album. Be on this list?

Some interesting songs, but not for me

ja premlada za ovo

Just couldn’t find a feel for it.

Did not listen...

First Listen. 2/5. Different. I'd like to hear more, but not sure about it now.

…I don’t get it

Et "stemningsalbum" Men simpelthen for mærkeligt og mange laaange numre med mange lyde

Ich kann mir vorstellen, warum es Fans hat, ich muss es aber nicht haben. Das New-Orleans-Vodoo-Lokalkolorit geht mir eher auf den Sack und interessiert mich auch nicht.

Swampy chanting, occasional jazz and blues, and bits of nonsense and noise. Best Tracks: Mama Roux, Jump Sturdy, I Walk On Guilded Splinters

Speciaal, goed voor op de achtergrond maar opnieuw luisteren ga ik niet doen.

The first track grabbed me as being a perfect soundtrack to a horror movie set in the deep south of the USA. The psychedelic rock of Dr. John would also not be out of place on a mind bending trip. Although not sure if I'd recommend going down that route. The ending of "I Walk on Guilded Splinters" capped off an odd album. Best: Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya; I Walk on Guilded Splinters Worst: Danse Fambeaux; Croker Courtbullion 2.5 Stars

2

definitely and odd, eclectic sound.

Gris gris gumbo Ya Ya I walk on guilded splinters Etonant, mais sympa!

Didn't mind this at all. Almost a 3 star.

Some merit in it vut zero chance it'll ever be back on my speakers.

On Gris-Gris, Dr. John gives us the most uncompromising music of his career, weaving together strands of soul, blues, jazz, and most tellingly, Indian and Cuban music, all tied together with his thoroughly stoned, even psychedelic Night Tripper persona. I wish I could tell you that Gris Gris is the masterpiece the critics would want you to believe it is, but it's too ramshackle for that. Dr. John apparently took advantage of some leftover studio time from a Sonny & Cher recording session, and not having the time or inclination to thoroughly arrange the material, counted on the expertise of a group of crack session players to fill in the gaps. That approach sometimes works in a jazz setting, but rarely in popular music, especially when you're combining at least four different music genres on the fly! To my ears, Dr. John's gamble doesn't really pay off. I prefer the more disciplined (and yes, more commercial) approach of his mid 70s albums or the rootsy, Professor Longhair inspired solo piano sides he cut in the early 80s. But still, respect is due Dr. John for having the balls to attempt such a whacked out melange of styles. I have no doubt that a great album could be made from these ingredients. Too bad Gris Gris isn't it.

Didn't do much for me. The vibe's not bad, but that's about it. It also bugs me that he misspelled "gilded".

Apart.

Really just wasn’t a fan, despite its uniqueness

Not for me.

Really weird, but it did have aspects that I liked. I ended up, after listening to the album, to go listen to the only Dr. John song I know (Right Place Wrong Time) and have been listening to Dr, John all morning, so I like Dr. John, just not that fired up about Gris-Gris.

Strange cat.

Frigging weird

Pretty average

Just isn't for me.

2.5

0.9/5 Bit weird for my taste. There was some bits I liked but overall I wouldn't recommend.

It feels like music that would play whilst you walked through a creepy house. I didn’t really find this enjoyable on any level and ‘Croker Courtbullion’ was a clear low point. ‘Jump Sturdy’ had potential to be a high point, but i think the volume and quality of the vocals put an end to that

Firstly I want to praise "I Walk On Guilded Splinters" as a genuinely great title for a song. Love it. And now to the music.... Bloody hell that was odd! I like the New Orleans style jazz bits and dislike everything else. A 1.5 which is getting a 1/5

Well, that was shit.

I usually prefer a debit over later works

not for me, at first it was okay ig, then it started adding random noises and it molested me.

Blackface, the album

Bullshit

Terrible

I thought "Mama Roux" was a nice listen, easy-going and relaxing.. but I have little else to say about the rest of the album. Is this one of those albums that you just need a little extra "kick" to appreciate fully? I got the impression that is the case.

No fui fan, muy alternativo indie

Märklig skit, påminner stundtals om svensk barnprogramsmusik från sjuttiotalet. Fast inte alls lika bra. En solklar etta!

... no. This, to me, is noise rather than music. There are brief moments of interesting bits of music, but then it returns to noise. Rating: 1

I feel like I'm too sober for this album because this is barely listenable.

wtf

goes hard

It was not that bad, but very unpleasant to hear it at some passages.

favs: jump sturdy i walk on guilded splinters rating 1.4/5

I could barely finish this

This shit pissed me off. I've never been more certain that you need to be high to appreciate/tolerate a record before. Felt like music to join a cult to. Full of irritating singing and mouth sounds... and fart noises... and farm animals. Couldn't wait for it to end.

What the fuck even is this?

Muy falopa, no me gustó mucho.

Not really my style

The instrumentals were pretty ok, but the vocals and chanting totally ruined any chance this album had, it gets a 2 out of generosity Actually, on second thought, it gets a 1 as I was so relieved to finish this album

Unfortunate that someone somewhere got suckered into buying this album at any point over the last 60 years.

I did not do enough drugs to appreciate psychedelic rock. This was just straight up bad.

Meh

Drain the bayou.

No thank ya Dr. John

Hmm.. very strange!

Malísimo

I am not high enough to understand this.

no lo entendi, como que no encaja en nada. 1/5

When I was a wee tot, my parents, from good carnivore stock, loved to feed me meat. Not good cuts, mind you, but from rougher parts of the cow. I couldn’t do it. It was repulsive, tough, with stringy, twisted chunks of gristle so thick, you’d wonder if it was fit for human consumption. My brothers and father would put it down like savage dogs on the lamb. I would suffer and gag. It was freaking torture. Child Abuse. Poor parenting. I’ve recovered from my fears of the fibrous fatty meats of my childhood, but on occasion, those memories come around to haunt me. Dr. John did the deed. Never again.

1/1

Brother, I cannot keep doing this. If i get one more 1/5 back-to-back-to-back-to-back, I'll just have to quit.

nightmare fuel

This is something…

Did not like this.

Look, I'm glad it got included on the list, but what in the actual fuck?

🙄😒 ok.

So overstimulating and confusing

Uncomfortable listening experience. Just bizarre, mumbled vocals with random chanting and odd noises. How this gets a 5 stars from anybody is a complete mystery.

Album #36 Dr. John: Gris Gris From what 60s psychedelic music I’ve heard, I have often enjoyed it; though of course, for me that means bands like The Beatles, The Doors, Love, and The Jimmy Hendrix Experience. Psychedelic elements mixed in with genuine melody and rock structure. So when I hear about the genre’s reputation as often being over-indulgent ‘hippy bullshit’, I never quite understood. But after hearing Dr. John’s “Gris Gris”, and discovering that it is apparently heralded by the boomers as being one of the finest albums of all time, it’s clear to me that the ayahuasca was hitting too good in the 60s. The album is very minimalistic, with not a lot going on instrumentally in most songs, and the vocal delivery not being very compelling. It feels like the only way you were meant to enjoy this is by taking mushrooms with a shaman in the bayou, in which case I’m sure this music acts as a great vessel to open your brain up with. The songs do possess some interesting moments, specifically for me on “Croker Courtbullion”, I actually really like the instrumental, but it is ruined by mindless wailing and animal noises. There just isn’t enough here for me to want to give it more of a chance, and I am just going to resign myself to accepting that it isn’t for me. Best Tracks: Mama Roux, Croker Courtbullion, I Walk on Guilded Splinters Worst Track: Danse Fambeaux Score out of 10:3.5

Certainly...diverse but largely unmusical to my ears. Stream-of-consciousness stuff, or maybe a fever dream. I can't say I understand much of what's going on. Danse Fambeaux was probably my favorite, or Jump Sturdy. Outside of these, a difficult listen and mercifully a short one.

Couldn't get what exact sound this album was supposed to have, but I didn't care for much of it.

Read multiple reviews that were praising how spooky this sounded. I’d hate for those people to hear about g-g-ghosts!

I misread this as Dr Jones at first so I when I was done I put on Aqua’s Aquarium. That gets a 5/5 and probably isn’t on this list. Anyway, Dr John violates the Hippocratic Oath for 33 minutes.

Not for me

look, i am not one to rate things negatively, i don't like doing it and i much prefer to see the good in the majority of music, however i just can not understand the appeal of this. the music itself is fine, but this guys' vocals are so grating they go right through me. not a pleasant listening experience whatsoever

I knew I was going to hate this when the album cover popped up, and I was right. I didn’t hate everything I got through, as track 2 was fine. The issue is when this dude opens his mouth. It’s absolutely horrible to listen to when he’s speaking or singing. After track 3 I gave up. No time to waste with Boomer trash like this.

Sorry - the magic mushrooms where out of stock at my local dealer.

I always learn something listening to the albums on the list. Today’s lesson: New Orleans zydeco/jazz/swamp rock through a voodoo/psychedlic 1960s drug haze is not my bag. Can totally hear where this was an influence on Tom Waits (that’s not a compliment). 1⭐️

Eigenwillige Experimente egozentrischer einfallsloser Esoteriker.

Fragt mich nochmal am 22.12. Bin viel zu überarbeitet für so einen anstrengenden Kram..

I genuinely have no idea what's going on. I wasn't really into any of the songs in this album. Most of the songs without many lyrics were really boring and repetitive or just uncomfortable and unfamiliar. The ones with lyrics were bizarre. Never really sure what was going on. 2/10

I like one Dr. John song and it’s not on this album.

Dr. John got lazy on this album. Not his best.

Holy moly this bored me. 33 mins and felt like double. Groovy sure but SO samey.

what is this..

No tenía yo el cuerpo para esta vaina

dog shit

I get it, they did a lot of drugs in the 60s. But at some point when Dr John proposed an album that was to be inspired by the sounds of a busy Mumbhi street market, the chants of Tibetan Monks, the bells and clinks of a Sunday morning religious parade mixed in with southern rock n roll, there needed to be a veto. Im starting to think he may not even be a real Doctor.

I was expecting fun, “Iko Iko” shit, not heroin music! Did not enjoy this one at all.

Not for me. 1/5

I quite liked this on a first listen a few years ago. Maybe my tolerance for experimental has gone down, but I found this quite dull and repetitive. I remembered it as sounding like a proto-Tom Waits, but it lacks interesting instrumentation or any kind of memorable hook.

I’m sure this is awesome for someone….i am not that someone

If this was an experimental album, the experiment failed. When I finally noticed I was liking a song turns out the album had ended and gone to a new artist.

Not for me.

I personally couldn’t listen to even 1 song. Not my style.

A ramshackle mishmash of various American musical styles that sounds more like a field recording than something that was done in an actual recording studio. Central to this collection is singer/songwriter Mac Rebennack's alter ego "Dr. John", a persona (verging on stereotype) who isn't compelling enough to carry a single song, let alone an entire album.

fine

I don’t even know what to say. It’s some very niche folk music I guess

There are too many Baby Boomer music critics. Dr. John is a one-hit wonder novelty at worst and a niche act at best. Professor Longhair would like a word about who belongs in this list representing the New Orleans sound. This is just psychedelic music from New Orleans in Creole, homegrown World music. I wish this had Right Place Wrong Time on it. I'm counting the minutes until this album is over which is bad for a 33 minute effort. Of course it ends with an almost 8 minute song.

Err

Awful

Not my thing

Ok what is going on here, this is the second album in a row with a song that says Wham Bam Thank You Mam multiple times. Song #3

Did not like this. There were some cool moments but ultimately I probably wouldn’t listen again if it was my choice.

This is weird I did not enjoy tbh

Sucked.

ok

Mama roux and croker courtbullion were okay but this really wasn’t for me

This was awful.

What a great album to start off with

This would hit a lot more for a halloween vibe, but i was just listening at work at it just wasn't the vibe / relisten value for me isn't high. I liked the primative drums but it felt like all but the last two songs were fillers, leading up to "i walk on guilded splinters" songs added to playlist: - jump sturdy - i walk on guilded splinters

I hated this. Couldn't finish.

Feels like trying to talk to a delusional on-drugs and alchohol creep but everytime u try to say something he interrupts u. but instead of interrupting u he interupts the music. the lyrics and the music are fighting lol. unlistenable. 0/5

Ganz schrecklich!

Inte för mig, väldigt jobbigt att lyssna på

I'd rather jack off

Not sure what that was. There were times where I could see the vision, but I don't really ever want to listen to this again

Hard pass!

Absolutely not my bag baby

Too weird and not musical

Ok

Only 3 of the songs were listenable and none of them were enjoyable. Enduring this was annoying and a chore even though it's only 33 minutes long.

1/5

Oh dear

Totally bizarre

I don't even know what to say. Brave? Foolhardy? Delirious? Delusional?

My god this was so insanely unenjoyable. Listened to this while wrapping Xmas presents, as I thought it might be less grating than holiday music. It was not. Most of it reminded me of something you might hear during a “revival” with a cult leader or something. Do not recommend.