Song of the Day: Dr. John And the Lower 911, “Land Grab”

Posted Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:18am PDT by Chuck Eddy in Rolling Stone Song Of The Day

Above muddy bayou funk with Terence Blanchard’s sax providing humidity, the Doc blames Louisiana’s depopulation on Halliburton. His groggy growl could be rooted in Sly or Beefheart at their most zonked if he hadn’t beat them to it: On Gris-Gris, in 1968.

Dr. John and the Lower 911 - Land Grab

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