The Meters - Live at the Great American Music Hall - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The Menzingers drop their Epitaph debut, showcasing their high energy sound features crashing power chords, rock steady drumming and anthemic sing-along choruses alongside poetic salt of the earth lyrics in the vein of Against Me! And Gaslight Anthem.

The Deluxe Edition includes double vinyl, the CD, a poster, and a recipe card. Widely hailed as the founding fathers of funk, The Meters laid down the blueprint for groove-heavy music that still echoes through hip-hop, rock, and soul today. With razor-sharp rhythm, swampy New Orleans flavor, and a sound tighter than a snare drum, they turned instrumental jams into seismic statements. Whether backing legends like Dr. John or spinning out classics like InchCissy Strut,Inch The Meters didn't just play funk - they defined it. One of New Orleans greatest bands was The Meters, which put the Big Easy on the map as a funk and R&B capital in the 1960s and '70s. The group began as an instrumental quartet, cutting eight studio albums between 1969 and 1977. Although they were never officially captured live on record during that time, in 1981 after the group had split, an obscure tag called REG Associates released an LP called At Rozy's which presented a performance supposedly taped at a New Orleans nightclub in December 1976. Recent research, however, reveals that the concert was recorded the previous year at a different venue San Francisco's prestigious The Great American Music Hall. Newly remastered from the original ¼Inchmaster tapes, the performance-including material not heard before-is now presented in full for the first time. It captures The Meters in their prime, giving the listener a front-row seat to witness up close one of the most dynamic funk and soul bands ever.Press InchplayInch and prepare, as Art Neville states mid-way through the gig, to be Meterized!Inch

Get down to the funk with InchCabbage Alley,Inch the groundbreaking 1972 album by The Meters and their first on Reprise Records after leaving Josie. Hailing from the soggy streets of New Orleans, The Meters helped invent the 'second line groove' and shaped the sound of funk like no one else-except maybe James Brown. InchCabbage AlleyInch blends raw New Orleans rhythms with psychedelic soul, Caribbean flair, and bluesy, chicken-scratch guitars. Art Neville's unmistakable keys, hypnotic drum breaks, deep basslines, and Southern singalong choruses showcase a band functioning as one unified rhythm section. This bold, fearless evolution in their sound proves once again why The Meters are among the finest, rawest funk groups around. Whether you're a longtime fan or just discovering the roots of funk, InchCabbage AlleyInch is essential listening.