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The Meters

Autor/a de Look-Ka Py Py

22 obres 34 Membres 1 crítiques

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Inclou aquests noms: Meters, The Meters, Funky Meters

Crèdit de la imatge: By Annettejones07 - Own work

Obres de The Meters

Look-Ka Py Py (1999) 4 exemplars
Rejuvenation (2000) 4 exemplars
Very Best of the Meters (2004) 4 exemplars
Funky Miracle (1993) 1 exemplars
Funkify Your Life: Anthology (1995) 1 exemplars
Trick Bag 1 exemplars
New Directions 1 exemplars
Cissy Strut 1 exemplars
Cabbage Alley 1 exemplars

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Product Details

* Audio CD (April 25, 2000)
* Original Release Date: 2000
* Number of Discs: 1
* Format: Original recording reissued
* Label: Sundazed Music Inc.
* Catalog Number: 6169
* ASIN: B00004T3XI
* Average Customer Review: based on 8 reviews. (Write a review.)
* Amazon.com Sales Rank: #68,701 in Music (See Top Sellers in Music)
Yesterday: #66,871 in Music

Track Listings

1. People Say
2. Love Is for Me
3. Just Kissed My Baby
4. What'cha Say
5. Jungle Man
6. Hey Pocky A-Way
7. It Ain't No Use
8. Loving You Is on My Mind
9. Africa
10. People Say [Single Version][#][*]
11. Hey Pocky A-Way [Single Version][#][*]

Editorial Reviews
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When the Meters jumped from the Josie label to Reprise in 1972, their new label seemed intent on crossing them over to a wider audience. Released in 1974, Rejuvenation, the Meters' second Reprise album, stands as the best of this period, with their core funk sound embellished with elements of rock and mainstream soul. The success of this album can be judged by the fact that six of these nine songs stayed fixed in the (Funky) Meters repertoire more than 25 years after they recorded them. Their version here of "Hey Pocky A-Way" stands as the song's definitive reading, but tracks such as "People Say," "Just Kissed My Baby" (featuring the contributions of Lowell George), "Jungle Man," and "Africa" are career highlights as well, retaining the power of stripped-down funk while still fleshing out the sound with punchy horns, background singers, and a more rock-oriented production. These cuts don't quite reach the level of the gloriously funky three-minute instrumental nuggets they made for Josie, but they come very close. --Marc Greilsamer
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5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
Several perfect tunes, March 29, 2004
Reviewer: Patrik Lemberg (Tammisaari Finland) - See all my reviews
I will refer to the first three Meters albums--"The Meters", "Look-ka Py Py", and "Struttin'"--as classic Meters. This is not classic Meters, but it's not as big a down step as "Cabbage Alley". The classic Meters' songs were based on short, pentatonic/blues-scale riffs, they were instrumental, and predominated by distorted Hammond and a fat P-bass. This album is predominated by guitar, and there is not one instrumental tune. The whole album has a clear studio-sound, not much "dirt", but has nevertheless GROOVE and something new and uplifting: HORNS! Those who look for something like "Cissy Strut", "Sophisticated Cissy", or "Chicken Strut" might be disappointed, though. The backing vocals on the non-highlight tunes "Love Is For Me" and "Loving You" don't fit into The Meters' sound (it's discussable), but the horns on "People Say" and "Just Kissed My Baby" is a perfectly suiting and joy-bringing spice. The far from perfect 12-minute "It Ain't No Use" is a bit of a time-filler; a guitar dominated (at times with three overdubbed guitars) mainstream rock-tune that never really lifts, and gets less and less interesting by and by, just isn't of the same calibre as the rest of the album, which it fills over a fifth of. The bonus tracks aren't of satisfaction to me either; they're edited versions of "Hey-Pocky A-Way" (35 seconds cut) and "People Say" (over 2 minutes cut). The edits ruin the original--PERFECT--arrangements to the songs that furthermore groove like crazy throughout. If the Meters are new to you, and you're looking for an album to get you started on the right foot - go with the classic Meters; it will help you appreciate this one later on. If you're looking for more grooves after having listened to the classic Meters, there is lots of music here that won't disappoint; at least every other track of the album should give you complete satisfaction.
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Obres
22
Membres
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#413,653
Valoració
3.8
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1