Fire On The Bayou

CD reissue. This is The Meters first album with Cyril Neville as a member. On 'Fire On The Bayou' you'll not only find echoes of their early R&B funkiness, but also some very New Orleans songs like Talkin' 'Bout New Orleans, They All Ask'd For You, and Mardi Gras Mambo. The band also gets down and funky 'Rejuvenation'-style with tracks like Fire On The Bayou, Love Slip Upon Ya, Can You Do Without? and Liar, which are best placed in-between on the folksy R&B Out in the Country love that chord progression and the jazzy guitar workout Middle of the Road. This album exudes the New Orleans spirit-musically as well as lyrically, extolling the virtues of great food, bayou living, and Mardi Gras.