Dr. John and the Lower 911 - City That Care Forgot
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Track List: City That Care Forgot
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- Keep On Goin' - Dr. John
- Time For a Change - Dr. John
- Promises, Promises - Dr. John
- You Might Be Surprised - Dr. John
- Dream Warrior - Dr. John
- Black Gold - Dr. John
- We Gettin' There - Dr. John
- Stripped Away - Dr. John
- Say Whut? - Dr. John
- My People Need a Second Line - Dr. John
- Land Grab - Dr. John
- City That Care Forgot - Dr. John
- Save Out Wetlands - Dr. John
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Album Details: City That Care Forgot
- Release Date:
- 06/03/2008
- Label:
- 429 Records
- UPC:
- 795041770325
Pro Reviews: City That Care Forgot
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews The City That Care Forgot follows Dr. John's (aka Mac Rebennack's) brilliant 2006 Mercernary set based on Johnny Mercer tunes. Given that this recording, like 2005's emergency benefit EP Sippiana Hericane, is rather political in nature, one can assume it's an entirely different animal than Mercernary...but is it? Since the good Doc has his fantastic Lower 911 band in tow (they played on both of the previous outings), we can count on some deeply funky, New Orleans secondline RB, blues, and jazz grooves, despite the socially conscious nature of the lyrics. The set was recorded in Maurice, LA, and produced by Mac and Herman Roscoe Ernest. There is a load of "name" guests here, which is a mixed blessing in at least one case. Eric Clapton makes his second sideman appearance this year the first was on Steve Winwood's brilliant Nine Lives playing excellent spooky blues guitar on three tracks here: the title (with Ani DiFranco on backing vocals and guitar), the strutting RB whomp of "Time for a Change," (an exhortation to vote), and the deep, driven funk of "Stripped Away." (Perhaps he should quit making his own records and take up the sideman gig permanently, because these appearances are stellar.) In addition, Terence Blanchard makes a pair of appearances on the voodoo stroll of "We Gettin' There," and the popping backline, jazzy funk of "Land Grab." So far, so good: but why is Willie Nelson here? His duet vocal on "Promises, Promises" not the Burt Bacharach tune drags this uptempo, swaggering Mardi Gras rhythm track into the suburbs. It's lifeless. Terrance Simien makes a fine appearance on the album closer "Save Our Wetlands," and the badass horns of James "12" Andrews and Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews make "My People Need a Second Line" an authentic example. It should also be noted that the great Bobby Charles cowrote five tunes with Mac, and authored "Promises, Promises" all by his lonesome. The man is killing it as a writer if only he'd record more |
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Although he didn't become widely known until the 1970s, Dr. John had been active in the music industry since the late '50s, when the teenager was still known as Mac Rebennack. A formidable boogie and blues pianist with a lovable growl of a voice, his...Full Dr. John and the Lower 911 Biography
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