Dr. John - I Walk On Guilded Splinters

[SunRaIV]

Oh Yeah , very good lp. ty !

[frsn2]

There was a small record shop in London, which was very exclusive and way before anything went mainstream. Justin, the owner, called me at 4.00 a.m. and told me, got last night a far freaking album from a Dr. John, been listening all night to it and am wasted, you better come over. That`s how I got to Dr. John.

[nlmoss]

@PassTheMarmalade1957: There was some great music in that era but the bigger question is where is all the great music of today?

[anthropomorphicide]

This song almost sounds like Bitches Brew. Heavy, voodoo funk. cool

[nunestunes]

@anthropomorphicide another one of my favorites.

[stanthology]

I saw him in full regalia. A stage full of voluptuous dancers. It was at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. I was on cloud 9, or 9 1/2.

[jwechols13]

the dr been my primary physician sinst i be 15 yr old, he keep me well an fine...JACKdog

.3

[liberatedsage]

I saw this live on stage, What a night. Transported to somewhere unimaginable.

[gizmot2010]

I love Dr. John and this is a fine song. .Like backup singers,too.

[GrisGrisOnUrDoorStep]

Put gris gris on your door step!

[PassTheMarmalade1957]

I'm 18.....Why did all the good music happen before I was born???

[simeondark]

@PassTheMarmalade1957 Dont worry man at least it was recorded so you can enjoy if not see

[kevside]

@PassTheMarmalade1957 I bet there's people born then who never heard this song, count yourself lucky you live in an age when all this is right in front of you.

[agentleexx]

@PassTheMarmalade1957 Because it just gets better with time...;)

[khnotary]

@PassTheMarmalade1957 hi there, i agree that there was awesome music back then, but there is still really good music out there today, look up Phish, moe. keller williams, umphrey's mcgee, derek trucks band, animal liberation orchestra, ben harper, dr dog, primus...i could keep going. :)

[papadiablos]

@PassTheMarmalade1957

you ain't the only one...just important to remember the good stuff is all...

[Safeness07]

@PassTheMarmalade1957 It didn't pal, there's always good music being made, you just need to find it.

[MsNikita64]

very nice

[lastrada52]

This version's better that version's better. You have to look at music like a box of chocolates -- some will like the cherry one, some the raspberry, some the crunch -- they're all good. It's just a matter of taste. I like Johnny Jenkins, Cher did a credible cover, Dr. John's is excellent but his voice for me is too thin -- that's why I like Johnny Jenkins version -- his is heavier. But on any given day I would welcome a listen to ANY version of this song. They all have something to offer.

[telarad613]

my first concert at 13 was seeing Dr. John with Paper Steamboat, at St. Bernard Auditorium. in Chalmette, Louisiana, that was 1973..What a trip that was!

[papadiablos]

good tune

[BergamoStreetArmy]

Used for "pass the mic" Beastie Boys, great track!

[Akindone53]

Cher?? I heard her version Laughable at best. Dr.Johns has all the soul , nuances, mood, originality and rhythm. Cher's version sounds as Botoxed as her face, stiff and plastic.

[howtoplanaparty]

@Akindone53  rude, dude

[Akindone53]

@howtoplanaparty Thanks! Truth is not rude. Blunt maybe the word you're looking for.

[buggadugg]

the one that shows up on Duane Allman Antholagy song by Johnny Jenkins, becomes superceded by Cher. What? But I could pick one, DRJ or JohnnyJ, or the other to be better.

[TheGiff47]

OK so I finally found Cher's version elsewhere on the internet. I totally agree with Mark . "MOST" americans are too far gone to know what good music is. That being said--for being a Cher song, it was'nt a bad version. But better than

Dr. John's version---------Ummm.........N­O!

[TheGiff47]

If some people keep claiming that Cher did a better version of this song/ which I find VERY HARD TO BELIEVE! ---then why have'nt any of them posted her version on You Tube. There is none to be found. ----prove it people----

[munznyc2]

Dr. John is an icon..I listened to him when I was 16..I am now 62 and I still listen..his music was and is legendary..everyone else is just trying to copy the beauty of what he gave to the world of music..

[BLUESMANRONCHICAGO]

@munznyc2 saw him at House of Blues in 1997, great show, Such a Night is one of my faves, got a chance to shake hands and talk to him briefly, i'm 58 and still love the gris-gris!!!

[danwildspirit]

capoeira song

[ronjenkins3]

Paul Weller's live cover on Jools Holland is good. More upbeat but hasn't got the atmosphere of Dr John's. Just listened to Cher's - lol

[Boviss1]

thanks for uploading. I loaned my vinyl copy a couple of years ago and have no expectations of its return. great to find it here, The whole album is a masterpiece.

[Boviss1]

thanks for uploading. I loaned my vinyl copy a couple of years ago and have no expectations of its return. great to find it here, The whole album is a masterpiece.

[jasonjuliushaekcmedi]

Outrageous,atmospheric song that goes into the dark side of the abyss, one of the great albums of all time,essential listening

[tjdinvt]

this track is a dark, funky, atmospheric jewel -- tx for posting it. (btw, the word is 'gilded,' not 'guilded'.)

[luchalloyd]

Yeah, Cher's version is definitely way better. It isn't on YouTube, though.

[thecackhandedgimp]

@luchalloyd i tired to put it up but youtube copyright pulled it down. it's on my vimeo account, do a search.

[customrez]

@luchalloyd Cher?? OMG, no. Cher is no way compared to Dr. John. God, Americans. You are far gone.

Mark

Greensboro, NC

[luchalloyd]

@customrez I wasn't comparing Cher to anybody. But, her version of this song from her 3614 Jackson Highway album is better than this original. Clearly, I'm not the only person who thinks so, but we're all entitled to our own opinion.

[bazmitch]

@luchalloyd Damn, Cher has a voice like a mis-firing chain saw. Just my opinion, but I am right.

[luchalloyd]

@bazmitch If you're referring to Cher's voice, today, then maybe you're right. Her version of this song is from 1969 and her voice was 100% different, back then. She sounded way better.

Either way, her version of this song is better than the original.

[vanessamcqueen11]

Dark, haunting voodoo funk, amazing. He is brilliant.

[goodolarchie]

Wow I don't think you could slather any more funk on this creole dish.

[fastn1]

This is awesome indeed, so awesome, love this, always have since I first heard it

[DeeMolition]

Saw Dr. John perform at the Bayou Blues festival in Long Beach, CA, recently and he was AWESOME!

[kayak0055]

I couldn't hear it, can anyone tell me where the Beck sample is?

[defstereo]

@kayak0055 the beck sample is from Johnny Jenkins version

[ohfreegazanow]

Released Feb 1968 I remember hearing it on "underground radio" in S. Cal. on FM when that was where the good music was. I have the original album.

[squidmarxism]

Lets get it up....please. There is not another(the word song does it injustice....it just keeps a commmin...ohhhhhhhh, ahhhhh soul relief!

[mcgrawHNIC]

heard this on a set by David Mancuso and I just went nuts. What a piece of music.

[rowanmark21]

shaka would be proud.

[Iamtherealleinieman]

Walk on!

[andrewzeegers]

superb!



[zaggy3110]

check out the version of Marsha Hunt

[TheFunkyKingston]

great...

[fuzzwadd1]

cher's version is better..???? whaddaya NUTS?



[RJLarson87]

@fuzzwadd1 Cher's version is way better. I mean, kudos to John for making it, else she couldn't have covered it and all, but...

[beowulven]

@RJLarson87

Cher. Right.

[thecackhandedgimp]

@beowulven mate you need to hear it, it's awesome.

[beowulven]

@thecackhandedgimp

Will do!

[michelep33]

fuking smooooth .....nice1

[streetspiritlive]

Katrina ain't the only one who blew us away!...

but but but we're still here lol

Thanks for your encouraging comment DeeMolition!! : )

[DeeMolition]

@streetspiritlive Ashe, streetspiritive!



[DeeMolition]

He still does. He and Priestess Miriam from the Voodoo Spiritual Temple were on a float in the Mardi Gras parade last year.

[bullysmom74]

cher's rendition is better, but it is not one you tube..

[ColdOasisU2]

perfect album

[curtisrunstedler]

A bizarre yet fascinating album. Thanks for uploading!

[Kershmey]

Awesome song. This fellow had the funk.

[acidbathstar]

@Kershmey  HAS the funk. I just caught him twice at Bonnaroo. He still has it. ;)

[watermelon6000]

Beck!

[ttcarlisle]

Ooh, yeah! How much more funky could it be?

[rustribbonwizz]

WOW--this reminds me that I really was 18 "once"! One of Dr. John's best! Used to "trip out" to this one on a regular basis!

[gufi777]

increible! me encanta!

[oi8b4iflew]

I had a couple fingers up in heaven, but hearin' this song again, reminded me of which way my toes needs to go's ;-) oooh yeaaah !!! Thanx for posting !!

[BluesYourAss]

Drugs ain't bad as you can hear !

[MegaKay999]

thank you for posting this version

[GrisGrisOnUrDoorStep]

Thank you so much

[samuraizach007]

Did I hurt her?