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The Meters’ 1974 album *Rejuvenation* is a cornerstone of New Orleans funk. This record showcases the band's signature instrumental style—tight rhythms, inventive basslines, and driving percussion—making it notable for its influence on subsequent generations of musicians. It’s particularly appreciat...
Look-Ka Py Py is the Meters' second studio album, released by Josie Records in 1969. Largely instrumental, it centers on syncopated guitar, organ, bass, and drums arranged with the rhythmic economy associated with the band's New Orleans funk sound. The title track and "Yeah, You're Right" illustrate...
The Meters is the self-titled debut album by the New Orleans group the Meters, released on Josie Records in 1969. Mostly instrumental, it is built from Art Neville's organ, Leo Nocentelli's guitar, George Porter's bass, and Zigaboo Modeliste's drumming. Tracks including "Cissy Strut" and "Sophistica...
Struttin' is the third studio album by the Meters, released by Josie Records in 1970. It continues the New Orleans quartet's compact funk style through interlocking guitar, organ, bass, and drum parts, while incorporating more vocals than their first two albums. The record includes "Chicken Strut,"...
Fire on the Bayou is the fifth studio album by the Meters, released in 1975. The New Orleans group builds the record around interlocking guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, and economical vocals, preserving the syncopated rhythmic style established on its earlier instrumental work. Songs including the t...
Cabbage Alley is a 1972 album by the Meters and the New Orleans funk group's first release for Reprise Records. Compared with their earlier, largely instrumental records, it gives greater space to vocals while retaining the syncopated drumming, economical guitar, organ, and bass interaction central...
