Artist
The Meters
The Meters is a funk artist from New Orleans, USA formed in 1965. 22 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Funk · New Orleans, USA · Best funk albums
- 22
- Releases
- 1969–2024
- Active years
- 1965
- Formed
Artist
The Meters is a funk artist from New Orleans, USA formed in 1965. 22 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Funk · New Orleans, USA · Best funk albums
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Rejuvenation
1974 · 11 tracks
The Meters
1969
Funkify Your Life: The Meters Anthology
1995
Look-Ka Py Py
1970
Struttin'
1970
Trick Bag
1976
New Directions
1977
Groovin' (Live Metairie '77)
2024
Let's Get Together (Live Boston '78)
2023
Gettin' Funkier All the Time: The Complete Josie, Reprise and Warner Recordings 1968-1977
2020
In Concert (Live)
2020
Uptown Rulers! Live on the Queen Mary (Live)
2020
The Meters Live (Live)
2020
The Complete Albums 1969-1977
2019
Cissy Strut
2016
The Essentials: The Meters
2005
The Very Best of the Meters
2005
Kickback
2005
Fire on the Bayou
2005
Cabbage Alley
2005
The Meters defined New Orleans funk, not only on their own recordings, but also as the backing band for numerous artists, including many produced by Allen Toussaint. Where the funk of Sly Stone and James Brown was wild, careening, and determinedly urban, The Meters were down-home and earthy. Nearly all of their own recordings were instrumentals, putting the emphasis on the organic and complex rhythms. The syncopated, layered percussion intertwined with the gritty grooves of the guitar and organ, creating a distinctive sound that earned a small, devoted cult during the '70s, including musicians like Paul McCartney and Robert Palmer, both of whom used the group as a backing band for recording. Despite their reputation as an extraordinary live band, The Meters never broke into the mainstream, but their sound provided the basis for much of the funk and hip-hop of the '80s and '90s. Throughout their career, The Meters were always led by Art Neville (keyboard, vocals), one of the leading figures of the New Orleans musical community. As a teenager in high school, he recorded the seminal "Mardi Gras Mambo" with his group, the Hawketts, for Chess Records. The exposure with the Hawketts led …
