Consumer Guide Album

Dr. John: Remedies [Atco, 1970]
Although the 17:33-minute "Angola" isn't as onerous as those oppressed by the subject of slave labor claim, I don't expect to play it again myself. But side one is addictive. "Loop Garoo" and "Mardi Gras" and the semisubliminal "dixieland" horns on "What Goes Around Comes Around" say more about this pale-faced weirdo's New Orleans roots and connections than all his gris-gris. And "Wash, Mama, Wash" is a pioneering exploration of the sexual politics of rock and roll. Needless to say, it's also very dirty. B+