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New Orleans-born pianist Mac Rebennack had been making a living as a Los Angeles session musician for years before he adopted the persona of Dr. John, a name taken from a 19th-century witch doctor. Under that guise, he crafted a sound that mixed the old world of New Orleans (the tribal rhythms of the Mardi Gras Indians, second-line grooves, swamp blues) with the new musical world of 1968 (funk, R&B, rock, free jazz). The resulting gumbo bears a deep, dark, mysterious flavor full of voodoo mysticism and ancient rites.
GRIS-GRIS would have made the perfect soundtrack for a horror movie set in New Orleans, as Dr. John's raspy murmur weaves a hypnotic spell atop a bed of exotic-sounding string instruments, ominous keyboards, primal percussion stomps, and spooky background vocal chants. Few could have predicted that this fearsome medicine man would eventually metamorphose into a charming, accessible rock star.
Dr. John's 1968 release for Atco, reissued with original artwork and new liner notes. Extremely unique album, one part psychedelia, one part New Orleans R&B and one part...something else , voodoo ritual, maybe. First time on CD in the U.S. Standard jewelcase. 2000 release.
Includes reissue liner notes by Richie Unterberger.
Originally released on Atco (33-234).
Personnel: Dr. John (vocals, keyboards).
Liner Note Author: Richie Unterberger.
Arranger: Harold Battiste.
Personnel includes: Dr. John (vocals, piano, percussion); Harold Battiste (arranger).
Rolling Stone (12/11/03, p.128) - Ranked #143 in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" - "[A] swamp-funk classic. GRIS-GRIS blends New Orleans R&B, voodoo chants and chemical inspiration.'
Rolling Stone (10/14/99, p.126) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...the New Orleans appropriation of California psychedelia, dressed up in Mardi Gras finery and spiced like a gut-busting gumbo....it's everything you want in voodoo music..."
Alternative Press (12/00, p.106) - "This uniquely possessed album took psychedelia to an equatorially humid, sensual place it's rarely since visited..." Gris-Gris Music Review Average Rating: (4.3 out of 5 stars)   SCARY GOOD.
Man, you gotta hear this I found it in my dad's album collection and it freaked me out but it was beautiful. check this out!!!!!
Submitted by george (detroit,mich.,usa)
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 "Try some of my utilize rub"
I once saw God while listening to this album and he was wearing mardi gras beads.
Submitted by Rick (Pennsylvania)
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A cult classic
If you want to know where "out there" is , this is it ! Don't listen to this in public . They WILL throw a net over you . I grew up with this album . Trust me , it almost induces flashbacks . The fact that it is still around is scary . A friend of mine told me , after listening to Gris - Gris and Guilded Splinters that I "need Jesus" ! In all of my 45 years on the planet , I have never heard anything this strange . If you want a dose of the 60's , this is your CD .
Submitted by Chris (Pittsburgh , Pa , USA)
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Purchase Gris-Gris CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Dr John Gumbo CD (1972)
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After a series of albums which presented a unique mix of voodoo exotica and southern Louisiana funk grooves, Dr. John turned his sights on the rich heritage that informed his vision. The resultant GUMBO is a complete winner from start to finish.
Opening with "Iko Iko," which dates from the early '50s, he celebrates many of the prime musical influences of his youth in New Orleans; standards from the Crescent City songbook, with nods to key players such as Professor Longhair, Lee Allen, Huey Smith, and Earl King. He even records his own 1960 tune "Somebody Changed the Lock," as well as "Mess Around" by ...
| | Dr John In The Right Place CD (1973)
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$8.39
After GUMBO, his album of classic New Orleans covers, Dr. John released IN THE RIGHT PLACE, his finest set of original funk to date. Perhaps inspired by his exploration of some of New Orleans' finest writers and musicians on the prior release, these tunes bristle with sassy confidence and mysteriously hypnotic grooves. The good Doctor is backed throughout by the Crescent City's own preeminent ...
| | VH1 Presents The Corrs Live In Dublin CD (2002)
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This audio document of The Corrs' Dublin homecoming concert has pretty much everything fans of Irish pop could wish for, including an appearance from Bono in his earthly incarnation, fresh from an audience with President George W. Bush. It's to the band's credit that the charismatic singer fails to steal ...
| | Dr John Sun, Moon & Herbs CD (1971)
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Originally intended as a triple album, The Sun, Moon & Herbs was chopped up, whittled down and re-assembled into this single-disc release, and while Dr. John never liked this version much, perhaps the single disc is testament to the "less is more" theory. The seven cuts are all quite lengthy and the spells Dr. John and his consorts ...
| | Jefferson Airplane Surrealistic Pillow CD (1967) Bonus Tracks; Remastered
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This newly remastered 2003 deluxe edition contains bonus tracks.
Originally released on RCA Victor (3766). Includes liner notes by Jeff Tamarkin and Bill Thompson.
From the opening, hard-edged chords of "She Has Funny Cars," it's apparent that SURREALISTIC PILLOW, Jefferson Airplane's sophomore effort, is a far more spiky beast than the band's debut. It became not only San Francisco's soundtrack to the Summer Of Love, but all of America's. It spawned two Top Ten classics ("Somebody To Love" and "White Rabbit") and established the Airplane as one of the main pop voices of the cultural revolution.
Some of the newfound dynamism can be attributed to personnel changes. Singer-keyboardist Grace Slick, who joined the Airplane following a stint in the mildly successful Great ...
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| | Paul Geremia Live From Uncle Sam's Backyard CD (1997)
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Recorded live at the Cedar Cultural Centre, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Includes liner notes by Paul Geremia.
Musician (10/97, p.89) - "...Geremia is convincing when covering [Blind Willie] McTell, Robert Johnson, Skip James, and his own intelligent self..."
This is one of the most pleasing and authentic live recordings, from one of the best country Delta-style blues interpreters playing today. As well as following the tradition of original players such as Willie McTell and Skip James, Geremia lets the songs stretch and grow to fit the changing times. He also adds new and relevant material to the pool, he wrote ...
| | Bonnie Raitt Road Tested CDs (1995)
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This is a DTS CD, which features DTS 5.1 Surround Sound technology and is playable on a DTS-capable 5.1 Surround Sound system.
ROAD TESTED is the first live ...
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