The Meters – THE METERS***

Cissy Strut/Here Comes The Meter Man/Cardova/Light Wire/Art/Sophisticated Cissy/Ease Back/6V6 LA/Sehorns Farm/Ann/Stormy/Simple Song

The self titled debut album from the New Orleans instrumental R & B group The Meters. They are considered to be one of the most notable progenitors of funk music. (US:108)

“The Meters are the godfathers of funk. The songs on this album are some of the strongest, funkiest grooves I've ever heard. The drumming is superb, the guitar is the raw funk at its best, the bass is thick and the keyboard is great. Funky perfection. By the way, all the songs are instrumental.”

“The tunes are sparse, but each band member has his part, and they combine to form some of the funkiest grooves you'll ever hear. The drumming is incredible, the constant pulse never leaves, yet the syncopation keeps the beats from ever getting boring or repetitive.”

“A spare sound where every instrument is distinctly heard playing gravel raw primal funk. The sound is punctuated distinctive hiccupping on the guitar, the amazing stopand- start drums and punchy organ breaks.”

“Hands down, this is funk at its hip-shaking, head-bobbing, foot-tapping zenith. No need for lyrics of any kind. Just listen to the intro to Cissy Strut and get pumped.” “A band that never got its commercial due in its day. They were perhaps too funky then and make most modern R & B sound like Pat Boone.”

“What I love about this album is the beauty of its simplicity - the band serve up twelve indelibly fresh cuts of clean funk using only drums, bass, guitar and organ. Despite the limited instrumental palette, each song is brimming with melody, hooks, energy and variety. Because of the clarity in the band's approach, it's easy to discern the elemental form of funk that they're innovating. The first beat of the measure is almost always heavily, and the playing is so tight it's unbelievable."

“The kings of minimalist funk. They have been responsible for creating some of the most intense funky music this side of the galaxy. They cooked up numerous tight, sparse jams that hit big at the time of their first release.”