Babylon

by Dr. John

Babylon cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 17 January 1969
  • Label: Atco
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 37:58
  • Community rating: 3.73/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Crafted in the paranoid atmosphere surrounding the assassinations of RFK and Martin Luther King Jr., the Night Tripper's sophomore effort plunges the listener into a disorienting, voodoo-infused swamp rock nightmare. The dense, polyrhythmic grooves and apocalyptic lyricism perfectly encapsulate the darkest, most chaotic undercurrents of the late 1960s counterculture.

Genres

Descriptors: protest, political, rhythmic, soulful, piano, vocal, bluesy

Tracklist

  1. Babylon (5:24)
  2. Glowin' (5:39)
  3. Black Widow Spider (5:01)
  4. Barefoot Lady (3:10)
  5. Twilight Zone (8:15)
  6. The Patriotic Flag-Waver (4:52)
  7. The Lonesome Guitar Strangler (5:34)

Credits

  • Mac Rebennack - written-by

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