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Cabbage Alley
R&B / Soul · 1972 · 6 tracks

Cabbage Alley

The Meters

A swampy, psychedelic expansion of New Orleans funk. Interlocking rhythms meet phased guitars and soulful vocals in a humid, mid-tempo masterpiece.

1972 · Music On CD

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A humid, soulful blend of deep-pocket grooves and hazy psychedelic exploration.

Tracklist · 6 Tracks
01
You've Got to Change (You've Got to Reform)
5:15
03
Birds
4:23
04
The Flower Song
4:51
07
Smiling
3:09
08
Lonesone & Unwanted People
4:39
09
Gettin' Funkier All the Time
3:19
Moments Worth Listening For
The sudden shift into a reggae-influenced lilt on the title track that catches the listener off guard.
The distorted, aggressive guitar riff that opens 'You've Got to Change', signaling a harder rock edge than previous records.
Art Neville's soulful, weary vocal delivery on 'Lonesome & Unwanted People' grounding the funk in deep pathos.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Cabbage Alley sound next to the rest of The Meters's catalogue?

Social Commentary+3.1σ

The writing leans far further into social commentary than the rest of the catalogue.

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