Recordings

October, 1973

Triumvirate (Columbia) brings together the talents of two third-rate rock stars, Mike Bloomfield and John Paul Hammond, and one great one, Dr. John. There's a long, dull story (part of which is printed on the sleeve) about how personal tensions and musical chaos almost prevented the album from coming off. Well, the tape probably should have been left in the can. The opener, Cha-Dooky-Doo, is pretty good, even Hammond's singing is passable, but Chris Ethridge's bass makes it. From this point on,...