On Anutha Zone, Dr. John digs deep into a murky musical well once again, with stunning results. "John Gris," "Party Hellfire," and "Soulful Warrior" brilliantly fuse slow-burn grooves, sly musicianship, and Dr. John's elegantly gruff vocals, conjuring images of dark revelry down French Quarter back alleyways. This was the comeback of 1998, hands down.
Read MoreCatalog # : MOVLP1696 | Format : 1 LP, 180 gram | Releasedate : November 13 2020 |
Barcode : 8719262001541 | Sleeve : Gatefold | Original Release : 1998 |
For those of us who long for the days when Dr. John smeared himself with face paint, wore impossibly large headdresses, and sang about gris-gris, gumbo ya-ya, and croker courtbullion, Anutha Zone is indeed a heartening development. In the late 60s Dr. John was a visionary musical alchemist, working with psychedelic imagery and funky rhythms to nab the rock crowd, then plying them with spooky swampland mythology and raw Southern R&B.
On Anutha Zone, Dr. John digs deep into that murky musical well once again, with stunning results. "John Gris," "Party Hellfire," and "Soulful Warrior" brilliantly fuse slow-burn grooves, sly musicianship, and Dr. John's elegantly gruff vocals, conjuring images of dark revelry down French Quarter back alleyways. This was the comeback of 1998, hands down.
The Music On Vinyl re-issue also contains the insert with a beautiful picture of the mystic man and credits information.
Side A1 Zonata2 Ki Ya Gris Gris 3 Voices In My Head 4 Hello God 5 John Gris 6 Party Hellfire 7 I Don't Wanna Know |
Side B1 Anutha Zone2 I Like Ki Yoka 3 The Olive Tree 4 Soulful Warrior 5 The Stroke 6 Sweet Home New Orleans |