| Very Best of |  | Artist: Meters
Label: Rhino / Wea
Category: Music
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Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 41,202
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 081227264222
EAN: 0081227264222
ASIN: B0000033YT
Release Date: June 10, 1997
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| Tracks:
| • | Cissy Strut | | • | Live Wire | | • | Sophisticated Cissy | | • | Look-Ka Py Py | | • | Pungee | | • | Tippi-Toes | | • | Soul Island | | • | Cabbage Alley | | • | People Say | | • | Hey Pocky A-Way | | • | Just Kissed My Baby | | • | Jungle Man | | • | Out In The Country | | • | Fire On The Bayou | | • | They All Ask'd For You | | • | Trick Bag |
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Media Type: CD
Artist: METERS
Title: VERY BEST OF METERS
Street Release Date: 06/10/1997
Domestic
Genre: SOUL/R & B
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 Relentless New Orleans funk June 6, 2003
hyperbolium (Earth, USA)
23 out of 24 found this review helpful
Nearly all of the The Meters best-known sides are here, including their first hit recordings for Josie from the late '60s and more sophisticated tracks laid down for Reprise through the mid-70s. In addition to the seminal funk-soul of "Cissy Strut" and "Look-Ka Py Py," the Meters offered unusual touches like the banjo-like guitar hook of "Tippi-Toes," the happy-go-lucky organ topping "Soul Island," the 50's styled R&B novelty "They All Ask'd For You," and the New Orleans piano of "Cabbage Alley." Though the later works add horns, wah-wah pedals and even (gasp!) vocals, the Meters remained true to their New Orleans rhythmic roots throughout.
Each of the four original Meters was a master of New Orleans meter, with drummer Joseph "Zig" Modeliste showing especially deep mastery of second-line rhythms. Leo Nocentelli's guitar and Art Neville's keyboards combined in a similar way to the soul sounds heard from Booker T & The MG's, but there was an underlying funkiness (in no small part due to the rhythm battery of Modeliste and bassist George Porter, Jr., but also from the way Nocentelli and Neville played both melody to rhythm) that gave the band its distinctive sound.
This is a nearly perfect single-disc distillation of The Meters brand of rootsy New Orleans funk, with excellent, informative liner notes. Those who need a broader view should check out Rhino's double-disc "Funkify Your Live: The Meters Anthology," but most will find this nearly hour-long disc to be a compelling and sufficiently complete tour through the band's catalog.
A great place to start with the Meters December 8, 2004
The ghost of Connie Kay (Heaven)
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
If you are already a Meters fan, chances are you own this recording. If you don't, you should. If you are not familiar with the Meters this is a great place to start. The first track alone, Sissy Strut, is more than worth the price of this cd! Think Booker T and the MG's but with MUCH MORE funk. I am not talking today's over-produced watered down definition of funk or R&B. No, no...we are talking historically significant music that makes you stop in your tracks, look around and say "man, that's good"!
funky fun Mardi Gras March 22, 2002
Doug Anderson (Miami Beach, Florida United States)
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
I first heard of the Meters from a small time record producer who threw this record my way and its great. The kind of music people that love good music and have huge good music collections love. This is good feeling party music that was made in the seventies and doesn't date, it just remains good like so much New Orleans music does. The Meters still tour too. So watch for them. Another CD to get is The Wild Tchoupitoulas, which was a one album only New Orleans all star group which featured the Meters as well as the not yet formed Neville Brothers. The Meters solo albums are funky and have an upbeat feel to them and they are often lyrically funny but musically they are highly respected and regarded as pioneers. Even though it sounds like they're partying in the studio while recording (which they probably are) they're also doing interesting things blending funk with other styles of play and always listenable. Some of the lyrics will crack you up and this album will put you in a festival going mood every time you hear it and everyone always wants to hear it again once they've heard it. Their live CD is also great and features some extended versions of their classic songs(all here) for true Meter fans and I am one. If you're only gonna own one this is the one.
Groove Central July 3, 2000
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I'm sure i'm not saying anything too new about this record, but let me tell you, it changed my life. I bought this record about a year ago knowing only of the reputation of The Meters, not even hearing a lick. I put the record on and from the first note I knew it was a winner. The drumming of Zig Modeliste is what makes the Meters groove so special. Recently, I heard a band do a cover of "Cissy Srut" with just a strait ahead drum beat, and although it was great to hear, the version paled in comparison to the original. I was listening to this record in my truck this past winter when I had a bad accident, I flipped it, and after the accident I didn't feel that bad. Such is, I believe, the power of this music. The album has spurred my interest in the band and in groove bass palying. Keep on funkin'
The Funk Bible February 10, 2001
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This album is what introduced me to the world of New Orleans funk, kickin', screamin', and dancin', all the way in. This collection brings together both the best early instumental and later vocal/commercial aimed songs, all exibiting the great hooks and most importantly the group interplay that has been an inspiration to many funk, rock, R&B and hip hop bands since their original releases. Just look to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Primus, the Beastie Boys and many others for interpretations and expansion on this groove-oriented base. And with fans like Paul McCartney and Prince, who are you to argue? Buy it today and funkify your life!
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