Dr JohnBest Dr John Albums Ranked
7.3
Avg Score
19
Opinions
21
Albums
5
Reviewers
Summary from 19 ratings
On Rate.fm, fans have rated Dr John’s catalog across 21 albums from 19 opinions, with an overall average of 7.3/10. The top-rated Dr John album is Gris-Gris (1968) with a 8.7/10 average from 3 ratings, followed by Dr. John's Gumbo and Locked Down. The discography on Rate.fm spans 1968 to 2025.
Locked Down
“Playing himself in Season One of Treme, Dr. John rehearsed a band for a post-Katrina benefit in New York, wondering if its deep New Orleans jams might create some "confusementalism amongst the Lincoln Center set." They probably did – but at 71, Dr. John has been balancing cultural ambassadorship with jive-talking nightclub hustle for decades. […]”
Gris-Gris
“Put on Dr. John’s 1968 debut, Gris-Gris, and no matter where you are, it becomes nighttime on a lonely bayou and you are the unwelcome, painfully out-of-place tourist. Every living thing is moving stealthily and slowly. Along comes a croaky old critter, snake-oil-selling the power of his gris-gris, talking about the way he gonna make […]”
Television
“Shut D Fonk Up finds raffish New Orleans legend Dr. John growling amiably as Chili Pepper Anthony Kiedis raps; the song, saluting Graham Central Station and the Ohio Players, keynotes an album celebrating ’70s funk. The doctor’s been there before: In the Right Place (1973) gained him a Top 10 single in "Right Place Wrong […]”