The Meters

[SanePsychotic]

Is anyone else here a fan? I've been listening to them quite a bit recently.

[SanePsychotic]

The Meters are better than Avenged Sevenfold. :nod:

[harveyn590]

Fuck yea dude the Meters are awesome.

This past summer I got to see George Porter and he ruled. I really want to see the Meters though, now being called, The Funky Meters. Heard that shit is tits. They are playing with the guitarist of Soulive too which is also an awesome band.

[SanePsychotic]

Yes! Someone replied to this!

I would kill to be able to see them play. They've influenced me a great deal and it would be so cool to see them.

I've never heard of Soulive - I'll check 'em out.

[harveyn590]

Ya Soulive is cool. They have some of the hippest tunes around. Its Jazz based but still has a hip-hop feel kind of like Medeski Martin and Wood if youve ever listened to them and a little bit of that funk feel.

[SanePsychotic]

I looked Soulive up and they definatly seem like something I'd be into. What album do you think I should start with?

[El_Jeffe]

love the meters! part of that legendary new orleans funk & soul culture of old, those must have been the times. favourite album is look-ka py py followed by rejuvenation. but their self titled, struttin', fire on bayou & cabbage alley are all so awesome

i would have loved it had the meters done just one album with wilson pickett on vocals... just imagine all the potential that collaboration had

[SanePsychotic]

I thought I might see you in here, Craig. I remember you saying you liked The Meters.

I don't have individual albums, just a burnt copy of their anthology that I got from my guitar instructor. So I don't really distinguish between albums very much.

[The Database]

I dig them quite a bit.

[El_Jeffe]

I thought I might see you in here, Craig. I remember you saying you liked The Meters.

I don't have individual albums, just a burnt copy of their anthology that I got from my guitar instructor. So I don't really distinguish between albums very much.

they're awesome. i'm actually about to put their albums onto my new mp3 player... if i can get the bloody thing to stop syncing every other audio file in sight for a couple minutes

it was actually ska music that led me into the meters (& funk really). during the 60's jamaican ska & the new orleans funk/soul sound really started to have an overlap in fans as importing records became much more common. the bands from both parts of the world were also really into each others musical culture & sound, always keeping an eye on the latest records & bands & each taking some form of influence from the other. a lot of respect was paid both ways from both musical cultures too. the meters took an influence from ska/reggae, which can be heard throughout parts of their catalogue, on tunes like "soul island" for example. that impact of ska music mate... everywhere haha

[The Database]

Craig baby rec me some good funk/r&b/soul bands

[SanePsychotic]

they're awesome. i'm actually about to put their albums onto my new mp3 player... if i can get the bloody thing to stop syncing every other audio file in sight for a couple minutes

it was actually ska music that led me into the meters (& funk really). during the 60's jamaican ska & the new orleans funk/soul sound really started to have an overlap in fans as importing records became much more common. the bands from both parts of the world were also really into each others musical culture & sound, always keeping an eye on the latest records & bands & each taking some form of influence from the other. a lot of respect was paid both ways from both musical cultures too. the meters took an influence from ska/reggae, which can be heard throughout parts of their catalogue, on tunes like "soul island" for example. that impact of ska music mate... everywhere haha

Ha, good luck with getting your player to sync up correctly. Gotta love technology.

I can definatly hear some ska/reggae influence in some of their stuff. It'd probably be easier for me to hear it all if I was more into ska, but right now I'm just taking whatever I can get my hands on.

[El_Jeffe]

Craig baby rec me some good funk/r&b/soul bands

haha anytime mate:

beres hammond - a moment in time
marvin gaye - here, my dear
amp fiddler - afro strut
curtis mayfield - curtis
hollie smith - long player
earth wind & fire - all 'n all
fat freddy's drop - based on a true story
wilson pickett - the exciting wilson pickett
etana - the strong one

Ha, good luck with getting your player to sync up correctly. Gotta love technology.

I can definatly hear some ska/reggae influence in some of their stuff. It'd probably be easier for me to hear it all if I was more into ska, but right now I'm just taking whatever I can get my hands on.

it really is a wonderful genre. what do you think of this bloke (http://www.myspace.com/bereshammond)? just released a new album, my favourite of the year so far

also, do you play a bit of funk styles on the guitar?

[Burn That Shit]

I only own their self titled, and didn't buy it myself mind you, but it's very good. about to dig into that rec list above.

[SanePsychotic]

Wow, old thread bump. I haven't listened to the Meters in so long.

[NaiveMelody]

The Meters are great. Tons of hip-hop artists sample them. I've actually seen them live about 10 times...if you have a chance it's definitely worth it. They really bring it. Actually back in high-school I went with some of my buddies and my dad to see them. We ended up backstage and Art Neville went up to my dad and asked if it was cool if they started smoking. My dad, thinking they meant cigarettes, told them that it was fine and that he smoked himself. Art then broke out some joints...dad immediately made us leave.

[SanePsychotic]

The Meters are great. Tons of hip-hop artists sample them. I've actually seen them live about 10 times...if you have a chance it's definitely worth it. They really bring it. Actually back in high-school I went with some of my buddies and my dad to see them. We ended up backstage and Art Neville went up to my dad and asked if it was cool if they started smoking. My dad, thinking they meant cigarettes, told them that it was fine and that he smoked himself. Art then broke out some joints...dad immediately made us leave.

I am green with envy.

[NaiveMelody]

I am green with envy.

Haha...it was pretty sweet.

[cshadows2887]

Listening to Rejuvenation for the first time. Holy motherfuck, if that's not the tightest funk I've ever heard. So, so good.

Seriously some of the best guitar playing I've ever heard on that record. All 12 minutes of "Ain't No Use" are absolutely unreal.

[SanePsychotic]

Listening to Rejuvenation for the first time. Holy motherfuck, if that's not the tightest funk I've ever heard. So, so good.

Seriously some of the best guitar playing I've ever heard on that record. All 12 minutes of "Ain't No Use" are absolutely unreal.

They were the first funk band I ever listened to and I haven't been able to find a band that's even close to how awesome these guys are. More people need to listen to this band, seriously.

[cshadows2887]

They were the first funk band I ever listened to and I haven't been able to find a band that's even close to how awesome these guys are. More people need to listen to this band, seriously.

You can hear so much of what Prince, and therefore guys like the Neptunes, did later listening to them.

[cshadows2887]

Listening to Look-Ka Py Py. Phenomenal stuff. Anyone know what artists they were the house band for? I'd love to hear them backing a vocalist.

[SanePsychotic]

Listening to Look-Ka Py Py. Phenomenal stuff. Anyone know what artists they were the house band for? I'd love to hear them backing a vocalist.

After spending a few months playing under the Sounds name, producer Allen Toussaint and Marshall Sehorn hired the group -- without the vocalists -- to be the house band for their label Sansu Enterprises.

As the house band for Sansu, the Meters played on records by Earl King, Lee Dorsey, Chris Kenner, and Betty Harris, as well as Toussaint himself

source: The Meters bio on some random site (http://www.starpulse.com/Music/Meters,_The/Biography/)

Hope that helps.

[cshadows2887]

Hope that helps.

Thanks. Well that makes me want to check out Touissant's solo stuff and Lee Dorsey.

[El_Jeffe]

Imagine how cool it would have been to have these guys back Wilson Pickett on vocals... Just a thought.

[cshadows2887]

Imagine how cool it would have been to have these guys back Wilson Pickett on vocals... Just a thought.

My brain can't even imagine what it'd sound like. It'd prob break in the attempt.

[cshadows2887]

Whoah, Fire on the Bayou is fucking rad.

[JinxRemoving]

Hell yes, so good. I'm always psyched to see anyone from outside of Nola who knows them.

[cshadows2887]

Hell yes, so good. I'm always psyched to see anyone from outside of Nola who knows them.

I feel like every time I bump a thread, you take it as an opportunity to say "hey, I'm really cool."

[JinxRemoving]

I feel like every time I bump a thread, you take it as an opportunity to say "hey, I'm really cool."
Haha, I think most of my friends would call my listening to old funk, country, etc the opposite of cool. But I'm glad someone else thinks it's cool.

[cshadows2887]

Haha, I think most of my friends would call my listening to old funk, country, etc the opposite of cool. But I'm glad someone else thinks it's cool.

So what you're telling me is you need better friends?

[JinxRemoving]

So what you're telling me is you need better friends?
Haha, apparently so. None of them wanted to see Charles Bradley tonight so I'm bringing my mom, that should've been the first sign.

[cshadows2887]

Haha, apparently so. None of them wanted to see Charles Bradley tonight so I'm bringing my mom, that should've been the first sign.

I was thinking about going to that, too, but my Nana dying kinda re-shuffled my show-going plans.

[JinxRemoving]

I was thinking about going to that, too, but my Nana dying kinda re-shuffled my show-going plans.
I'm really sorry. And that's totally understandable. I'm psyched he's playing my town since we never get any good shows.

But yeah, the Meters are great. Look-Ka Py Py is so awesome.

[SanePsychotic]

I love you all if only for the fact that you all like The Meters. I've been listening to their anthology collection a lot recently. It's on a loop.

[chipdip18]

High five on this bump!