Locked Down (album)

Locked Down
Studio album by
Dr. John
ReleasedApril 3, 2012 (2012-04-03)
Recorded2011
StudioEasy Eye Sound (Nashville, TN)
Genre
Length42:26
LabelNonesuch
ProducerDan Auerbach
Dr. John chronology
Tribal
(2010) 		Locked Down
(2012) 		Ske-Dat-De-Dat: The Spirit of Satch
(2014)

Locked Down is a studio album by American singer-songwriter Dr. John. It was released on April 3, 2012 through Nonesuch Records. Recording sessions took place in 2011 at Easy Eye Sound in Nashville. Production was handled by Dan Auerbach. It features contributions from Dan Auerbach, Max Weissenfeldt, Leon Michels, Nick Movshon, Brian Olive and The McCrary Sisters. At the 55th Annual Grammy Awards held in 2013, the album won a Grammy Award for Best Blues Album.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.1/10[1]
Metacritic86/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Clash8/10[4]
Consequence of SoundC+[5]
Los Angeles Times[6]
Paste9/10[7]
Pitchfork7.5/10[8]
Robert Christgau(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[9]
Rolling Stone[10]
The Guardian[11]
The Observer[12]

Locked Down was met with universal acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 86, based on thirty reviews.[2] The aggregator AnyDecentMusic? has the critical consensus of the album at a 8.1 out of 10, based on twenty-six reviews.[1]

Dave Simpson of The Guardian praised the album, saying: "no one makes music like this: the Night Tripper rampages inimitably through swamp blues, voodoo funk and afrobeat, with his trademark piano".[11] Randall Roberts of Los Angeles Times also praised the work, naming it "one of the best of his career".[6] Holly Gleason of Paste called it "a sweeping confession of sanctification, embrace and glory, this is deliverance personified".[7] AllMusic's Thom Jurek stated: "no matter which era or what record you prefer, as an album, Locked Down stands with Rebennack's best".[3] John Freeman of Clash labeled it as "a mystical brew of funk, gospel and delta rock".[4] Will Hermes of Rolling Stone wrote: "full of muscled, vintage R&B grooves, fevered soloing, psychedelic arrangements and oracular mumbo jumbo, it's the wildest record Rebennack has made in many years".[10] Kitty Empire of The Observer wrote: "what emerges from their empathy is a thoroughly great record that adds punch and groove to Rebennack's humid party music".[12] Stephen Deusner of Pitchfork found this album "still stands out among his recent work, not so much for the leap of faith he took collaborating with Auerbach but because it turned out so damn well".[8] Adam Kivel of Consequence concluded: "Dr. John and Auerbach come together to capture a rich, evocative, almost apocalyptic party on Locked Down, an album that makes you dance while wondering about the state of the world".[5]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Malcolm John Rebennack Jr., Dan Auerbach, Maximilian Weissenfeldt, Leon Michels, Nick Movshon and Brian Olive

No.TitleLength
1."Locked Down"4:59
2."Revolution"3:25
3."Big Shot"3:48
4."Ice Age"4:23
5."Getaway"4:35
6."Kingdom of Izzness"3:36
7."You Lie"4:45
8."Eleggua"2:53
9."My Children, My Angels"5:06
10."God's Sure Good"4:56
Total length:42:26

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (2012) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] 50
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14] 48
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[15] 33
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16] 16
French Albums (SNEP)[17] 126
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[18] 35
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[19] 16
Scottish Albums (OCC)[20] 48
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 39
UK Albums (OCC)[22] 51
US Billboard 200[23] 33
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[24] 8
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard)[25] 1
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[26] 3
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[27] 14

References

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  1. ^ a b "Locked Down by Dr. John reviews | Any Decent Music". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Locked Down - Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Jurek, Thom. "Locked Down - Dr. John | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Freeman, John (April 4, 2012). "Dr John - Locked Down". CLASH. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Kivel, Adam (April 5, 2012). "Album Review: Dr. John - Locked Down". Consequence Of Sound. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Roberts, Randall (April 3, 2012). "Album review: Dr. John's 'Locked Down'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  7. ^ a b Gleason, Holly (April 4, 2012). "Dr. John: Locked Down". Paste. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  8. ^ a b Deusner, Stephen M. (April 3, 2012). "Dr. John: Locked Down". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  9. ^ Christgau, Robert (April 17, 2012). "Expert Witness". MSN Music. Retrieved April 8, 2024 – via www.robertchristgau.com.
  10. ^ a b Hermes, Will (April 3, 2012). "Locked Down". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  11. ^ a b Simpson, Dave (March 29, 2012). "Dr John: Locked Down – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  12. ^ a b Empire, Kitty (April 1, 2012). "Dr John: Locked Down – review". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  13. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Dr. John – Locked Down" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  14. ^ "Ultratop.be – Dr. John – Locked Down" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  15. ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Dr. John – Locked Down". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  16. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Dr. John – Locked Down" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  17. ^ "Lescharts.com – Dr. John – Locked Down". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  18. ^ "Charts.nz – Dr. John – Locked Down". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  19. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Dr. John – Locked Down". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  20. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  21. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Dr. John – Locked Down". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  22. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  23. ^ "Dr John Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  24. ^ "Dr John Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  25. ^ "Dr John Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  26. ^ "Dr John Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  27. ^ "Dr John Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
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