{"title":"Artist: The Meters","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"struttin-the-meters-lp","title":"Struttin'","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eKEY FEATURES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e1970 album by New Orleans’ The Meters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eCut from the Original Analog Master tapes by Kevin Gray of Coherent Audio\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eLimited Color Vinyl Edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e1xLP pressed on High-Quality Blue Vinyl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatures the hit single “Chicken Strut”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeminal New Orleans funk\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRELEASE DESCRIPTION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimilar in sound to \u003cstrong\u003eLook-Ka Py Py\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eStruttin'\u003c\/strong\u003e distinguished itself with its increased emphasis on \u003cstrong\u003eArt Neville\u003c\/strong\u003e‘s vocal stylings. (As opposed to the call-and-response shouted choruses from previous albums.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe album included the R\u0026amp;B Singles hit “\u003cstrong\u003eChicken Strut\u003c\/strong\u003e”, soulful covers of \u003cstrong\u003eLee Dorsey, Ty Hunter\u003c\/strong\u003e, and even \u003cstrong\u003eJimmy Webb\u003c\/strong\u003e, and directed the group into a more expansive sound than before, rendering one of the most organic sounds in their discography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClassic samples abound across Struttin’ with everyone from \u003cstrong\u003eDilla\u003c\/strong\u003e to \u003cstrong\u003eA Tribe Called Quest\u003c\/strong\u003e to \u003cstrong\u003eWhitney Houston\u003c\/strong\u003e, has had their way with \u003cstrong\u003eHandclapping Song\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACKLIST \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChicken Strut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiver Splash\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWichita Lineman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoog\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGo For Yourself\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSame Old Thing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand Clapping Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDarlin' Darlin'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTippi-Toes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBritches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHey! 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Ship Date.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eKEY FEATURES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eDebut 1969 album by New Orleans’ The Meters\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eCut from Original Analog Master tapes by Kevin Gray of Cohearant Audio\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eLimited Color Edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e1xLP pressed on High-Quality Red Vinyl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Essential album in any Soul\/Funk collection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatures the hit single “Cissy Strut\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRELEASE DESCRIPTION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDebut 1969 album by New Orleans’ \u003cstrong\u003eThe Meters\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLed by organist \u003cstrong\u003eArt Neville\u003c\/strong\u003e, the quartet was rounded out by jazz-influenced guitarist \u003cstrong\u003eLeo Nocentelli\u003c\/strong\u003e, along with the bubbling rhythm section of bassist \u003cstrong\u003eGeorge Porter, Jr.\u003c\/strong\u003e and drummer \u003cstrong\u003eJoseph \"Zigaboo” Modeliste\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir regional influences were a smashing together of rock n’ roll, syncopated ‘second line’ rhythms from \u003cstrong\u003eMardi Gras\u003c\/strong\u003e parades, and jazz improvisations that only could have come from the \u003cstrong\u003eNew Orleans music scene\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Meters helped move \u003cstrong\u003eR\u0026amp;B\u003c\/strong\u003e music toward the heavier direction of funk—complicated rhythms meeting economically powerful riffs that were the wave of what was to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACKLIST \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCissy Strut\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHere Comes The Meter Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCardova\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLive Wire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSophisticated Cissy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEase Back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6V6 LA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSehorns Farm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStormy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimple Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eLISTEN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eAvailable on Desktop \u0026amp; 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