City That Care Forgot
The ravaged jewel of the American south receives a musical paean from longtime resident Dr. John and a steller cast of international guest artists including Eric Clapton, Willie Nelson, Ani Difranco and Terence Blanchard.Few protest albums have the percolating groove appeal of Dr. John's City That Care Forgot. If not for lyrics like "the road to the White House, paved with lies" the song "Promises, Promises" would be a typically chipper New Orleans second-line strut. And "You Might Be Surprised" sounds like the kind of horn-and-strings-colored blues that has always been part of the piano giant's repertoire -- until its darker hues come through in the lines "life is a near death experience/Hell is right here on this great big Earth." Hu
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City That Care Forgot
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