Locked Down (album)

Locked Down
Studio album by Dr. John
Released April 3, 2012
Genre Funk
Length 42:27
Label Nonesuch Records
Producer Dan Auerbach
Dr. John chronology
Tribal
(2010)
Locked Down
(2012)
Ske-Dat-De-Dat: The Spirit of Satch
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Observer[1]
Rolling Stone[2]
Pitchfork(7.5/10)[3]
Paste Magazine(9/10)[4]

Locked Down is a 2012 album by New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John. It was well received by critics and features the Black Keys guitarist and singer Dan Auerbach as guitarist, background vocalist and producer, and Max Weissenfeldt of the Whitefield Brothers on drums.

Critical reception

The album was listed at number 15 on Rolling Stone's list of the top 50 albums of 2012; the magazine wrote, "With production and corrugated guitar by Black Keys mastermind Dan Auerbach, the 72-year-old mixes rock, funk and even Afrobeat to describe a soggy wasteland where honest men have equal fear of the KKK and the CIA."[5]

At the 2013 Grammy Awards, Locked Down won the Grammy Award for Best Blues Album.[6]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Mac Rebennack, Dan Auerbach, Maximilian Weissenfeldt, Leon Michels, Nick Movshon and Brian Olive. 

No. Title Length
1. "Locked Down"   4:59
2. "Revolution"   3:26
3. "Big Shot"   3:49
4. "Ice Age"   4:24
5. "Getaway"   4:35
6. "Kingdom of Izzness"   3:46
7. "You Lie"   4:45
8. "Eleggua"   2:51
9. "My Children, My Angels"   5:09
10. "God's Sure Good"   4:58

Personnel

Additional

References

  1. Empire, Kitty (April 1, 2012). "Dr John: Locked Down – review". The Guardian (London).
  2. Hermes, Will (April 3, 2012). Locked Down, Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 8, 2015
  3. Deusner, Stephen M. (April 3, 2012). Locked Down, Pitchfork. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  4. "Dr. John: Locked Down". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
  5. "50 Best Albums of 2012: Locked Down", Rolling Stone, December 15, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
  6. "Dr. John Wins Grammy Award for Best Blues Album", NOLA.com, February 10, 2013. Retrieved February 8, 2015.
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