THE METERS

im not going to try and write an authoritative post on a band that lived and died before my time... i dont know anything about them other than what wikipedia and their site tell me, and i only have one of their albums. buuuuuuut im repping the meters nonetheless, because in 1970 they flawlessly covered prolly my favorite song and recorded the should-be-sampled-a-lot-more handclapping song and THAT is the jawwwn. i wish i knew more about funk music...

the meters - wichita lineman (zshare)
i first heard this version on cosmo baker's love break mixtape at like 4 in the morning when i was about to fall asleep, and then i spent an hour the next day scanning the tape trying to find it again, then scrolling through the itunes store trying to find which version it was. the glen campbell one is still my favorite, but this is real good too. its more relaxed, so its good to throw in every now and then, and i like the breakdowns.

the meters - hand clapping song (zshare)
i just reallllly like this. the way he does the get softer, get louder thing, the guitar lines, the imperfect claps, when the guy sings the guitar notes.

j child - heat rock ft mullyman (zshare)
im sure this has been sampled before, but ive only heard this one, produced by baltimore club dude king tutt, and with 2 of the cities bigger mcs. its my secret warmup song when i play out, and i think they all do it justice.