The Meters are an American funk band formed in 1965 in New Orleans by Zigaboo Modeliste (drums), George Porter Jr. (bass), Leo Nocentelli (guitar) and Art Neville (keyboards). The band performed and recorded their own music from the late 1960s until 1977 and played an influential role as backing musicians for other artists, including Lee Dorsey, Robert Palmer, Dr. John, and Allen Toussaint. Their original songs “Cissy Strut” and “Look-Ka Py Py” are considered funk classics.While they rarely enjoyed significant mainstream success, they are considered originators of funk along with artists like James Brown, and their work is influential on many other bands, both their contemporaries and modern musicians. Their sound is defined by a combination of tight melodic grooves and syncopated New Orleans “second line” rhythms under highly charged guitar and keyboard riffing. The band has been nominated four times for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, most recently in 2017. In 2018 the band was presented with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
Tracklisting
- Cissy Strut (3:00)
- Here Comes The Meter Man (2:49)
- Cardova (4:30)
- Live Wire (2:35)
- Art (2:30)
- Sophisticated Cissy (2:50)
- Ease Back (2:55)
- 6V6 LA (2:20)
- Sehorns Farm (2:25)
- Ann (2:40)
- Stormy (3:32)
- Simple Song (2:56)
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Videos
The Meters- Cardova
More Videos
- Cissy Strut
- The Meters- Cissy Strut
- Here Comes the Meter Man
- The Meters- 6V6 La
- Cardova
- The Meters- Sing A Simple Song
- Live Wire
- Art
- Sophisticated Cissy
- Ease Back
- 6V6 LA
- Sehorn’s Farm
- Ann
- The Meters - Stormy
- Sing a Simple Song
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Release Information
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Wikipedia URL | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Meters |
Format | Vinyl LP Album Reissue (180g) |
Label | Music On Vinyl |
Catalog Number | MOVLP2195 |
Notes | Tracks A1 to B4 published by Marsaint Music BMI. B5 published by LowSal Music BMI. B6 published by Daly City Music BMI. Josie Records/Nationally distributed by Jay-Gee Record Co., Inc. A subsidiary of Jubilee Industries, Inc. 1790 Broadway, N.Y., N.Y. 10019 Originally released ℗ & © 1970 Josie Records. Manufactured & distributed by Music On Vinyl B.V. 2018, under exclusive license from Warner Music Benelux B.V:, a Warner Music Group Company. Comes with plastic protective LP outer sleeve with sticker “Music On Vinyl® Classic Album 180 gram audiophile vinyl pressing www.musiconvinyl.com” and black paper anti-static inner sleeve. |
Discogs URL | The Meters - The Meters |