Re: Not Bob's new politics thread
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Originally Posted by Pretty Little Flower
Congrats NotBob. Let's talk about the Meters. A New Orleans quartet founded by Art Neville (later of the Neville Brothers), they were deeply rooted in traditional New Orleans music, but also pioneered a stripped down, riff-oriented funk groove, often instrumental, that puts them right up with James Brown, P-Funk, and later Prince, as one of the more influential funk groups of all time. You can tell this is the case in part by discovering how often they have been sampled in hip hop over the years. Because I missed the Dose yesterday, today is a Double Shot Daily Dose of the Meters, two of their earliest hits that helped define their sound. Cissy Strut:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_iC0MyIykM
And Look Ka Py Py. Both gems:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYfCTHf2ne4
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I think the new board ought to be called "Funk Trump".
But this is Not Bob's board. We only live in it.
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Last edited by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy; 05-06-2016 at 05:39 PM..
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