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The Meters were a band that performed and recorded from the late 1960s until 1977. They were based in New Orleans. While the band never enjoyed huge popular success, it was nonetheless greatly admired by cognoscenti and is considered one of progenitors of funk in the 1970s.
The Meters formed in 1965, with a line up of keyboardist and vocalist Art Neville, guitarist Leo Nocentelli, bassist George Porter Jr. and drummer Zigaboo Modeliste, and became the house band for Sansu Enterprises, an Allen Toussaint-owned label. In 1969, the Meters released “Sophisticated Cissy” and “Cissy Strut”, both major R&B chart hits; “Look-Ka Py Py” and “Chicken Strut” were also hits the following year. After a label shift in 1972, the Meters had difficulty returning to the charts, though they played on many important records by Dr. John, Paul McCartney, King Biscuit Boy, Labelle and Robert Palmer. The band broke up in 1977 after Toussaint claimed the rights to the name and they played as various incarnations of the Neville Brothers and with other bands. In 1989, The Meters reformed with the new official name, The Funky Meters, after an informal jam during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
Original drummer Ziggy Modeliste, who started out with the group as a 17-year-old, laid down some very influential rhythms.
The Meters formed in 1965, with a line up of keyboardist and vocalist Art Neville, guitarist Leo Nocentelli, bassist George Porter Jr. and drummer Zigaboo Modeliste, and became the house band for Sansu Enterprises, an Allen Toussaint-owned label. In 1969, the Meters released “Sophisticated Cissy” and “Cissy Strut”, both major R&B chart hits; “Look-Ka Py Py” and “Chicken Strut” were also hits the following year. After a label shift in 1972, the Meters had difficulty returning to the charts, though they played on many important records by Dr. John, Paul McCartney, King Biscuit Boy, Labelle and Robert Palmer. The band broke up in 1977 after Toussaint claimed the rights to the name and they played as various incarnations of the Neville Brothers and with other bands. In 1989, The Meters reformed with the new official name, The Funky Meters, after an informal jam during the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
Original drummer Ziggy Modeliste, who started out with the group as a 17-year-old, laid down some very influential rhythms.
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tonibluss wrote:
Pedraaaaaaaaaaada!
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knarfhs wrote:
La puissance DE LA. FONK§
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secretpassage wrote:
money don't mean a thing to me
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OkoChaCha wrote:
It's the f***ing s***, dude!
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New_Jack_City wrote:
loviing you is on my mindd
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disfanskap wrote:
watcha saaaaaay watcha watcha say! this is funk at its best! the basslines are siiick. these guys dont get the deserved credit for what they have done..!!!
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AmelieAnne wrote:
"i went on down to the audubon zoo - they all asked for you!' nothing makes me miss NOLA more than dancing to the meters.
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mattdh12 wrote:
been listening to them all day on youtube, i dont think ive ever wanted an album so bad
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Zack_of_Spades wrote:
root of hip hop.
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CrazySpeaker wrote:
The meters are the best!!
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n0tfound wrote:
PASS THE PEAS!!!
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ashame wrote:
What DaJayStrimmer says 8-)
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mad_tea wrote:
play that funky hammond organ!
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le_laughing_man wrote:
I feel like I'm in a blaxploitation flick everytime they come on when I'm walking down the street..
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MattPerry wrote:
@dClags: Click on the musicbrainz link on the right and look at the list of albums.
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dClags wrote:
Not sure what album I have...song #4 is Fiyo on the Bayou and song #12 is Look-ka Py Py. Any help?
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djwagneralemao wrote:
VERY GREAT BAND!!!! FUNK FUNK FUNK
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Akarik wrote:
Fans of the first album need to check out The Mohawks.
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SunRa5 wrote:
funky funky!!
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Lebulte wrote:
los metros ...la mera onda del funk
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