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Meters appreciation

waxjunkywaxjunky 1,848 Posts
edited May 2008 in Strut Central
Slightly obvious, I know, but I have friends at Jazz Fest right now, and I wish I was in NOLA so badly. I'm getting drunken texts, and I could not be more jealous. Coincidentally, "Handclapping Song" just dropped at home via shuffle. Does the funk get more raw than that?Rep your favorite Meters tunes or stories.

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  • spelunkspelunk 3,400 Posts
    I'm seeing them in a few months. Bad venue, but if I don't I know I'll end up regretting it.

    To me, it does not get better than Cissy Strut. Doesn't hurt that it was used for one of my favorite late 80s hip-hop 12s of all time.
  • SPlDEYSPlDEY Vegas 3,375 Posts
    I was painting the outside of a house in 100 degree weather. I took a break lying on the cement. Smelling nothing but Paint fumes, lips cracking, dehydrated. Someone turned on the radio, and CARDOVA came on, just as the ladie brought me a nice big glass of water..

    Just what I needed. I don't think I've ever been so happy to hear a funk song.

    Nocentelli saved my life.

    - spidey
  • SoulOnIceSoulOnIce 13,027 Posts
    Rep your favorite Meters-backed vocal tunes:

    Lou Johnson: The Beat

    Cyril Neville: Gossip

    Warren Lee: Funky Belly

    Betty Harris: Break in the Road


    ADD ON
  • youngEINSTEINyoungEINSTEIN 2,443 Posts
    Rep your favorite Meters-backed vocal tunes:

    Lou Johnson: The Beat

    Cyril Neville: Gossip

    Warren Lee: Funky Belly

    Betty Harris: Break in the Road


    ADD ON

    "here comes the girls" ernie k doe

    peace, stein. . .
  • akoako https://soundcloud.com/a-ko 3,413 Posts
    Betty Harris: Break in the Road

    certified face-melter EVERY time.
  • SoulOnIceSoulOnIce 13,027 Posts
    Betty Harris: Break in the Road

    certified face-melter EVERY time.

    I'm having trouble thinking of female vocal tracks
    backed by the Meters other than Betty Harris ... anyone?
  • meatyogremeatyogre 2,080 Posts



    Ride or die, bitch
  • residentgiantresidentgiant 619 Posts
    Rep your favorite Meters-backed vocal tunes:

    Lou Johnson: The Beat

    Cyril Neville: Gossip

    Warren Lee: Funky Belly

    Betty Harris: Break in the Road


    ADD ON

    Lee Dorsey: Give It Up

    wtf was a sitar doing in new orleans in '68?
    that riff sounds so nice on it.
  • unityunity 179 Posts
    yo, cissy strut? zigaboo is a god.
  • JustAliceJustAlice 1,308 Posts
    Crazy that you posted this. I have been sweatin' Wichita Lineman heavy these past few days. There is something about this song. I would like to hear the Tony Joe version. But with the Meters it almost sounds kinda folk-psych-esque, no where near funk. Almost Bob Weirish. Its a trip for sure, I love it!


  • akoako https://soundcloud.com/a-ko 3,413 Posts
    Lee Dorsey: Give It Up

    wtf was a sitar doing in new orleans in '68?
    that riff sounds so nice on it.

    huge
  • high_chigh_c 1,384 Posts


    Lou Johnson: The Beat

    I dunno this. I think I need to.


    Cyril Neville: Gossip

    Warren Lee: Funky Belly

    Betty Harris: Break in the Road

    Definitely although I get tired of Cyril before the other 2

    ADD ON

    Willie West Fairchild

    Lee Dorsey Occapella
  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts
    I went on down to the Audubon Zoo and they all asked for you, they all asked for you, they even inquired about ya...
  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts
  • fishmongerfunkfishmongerfunk 4,154 Posts
    Which Meter sings the lead vocal on "ain't no use"?
  • kitchenknightkitchenknight 4,922 Posts

    Cyril Neville: Gossip

    This song hits SO HARD at the right times. That Frickin' intro KILLS.
  • mmmfreegoommmfreegoo 7 Posts
    Meters fkin kill it every which way...

    you know "message from the meters"?

    that wasn't on any of their albums was it?

    was there an extended version of it ever released? as my version fades out just before some badass solo kicks in...
  • SoulOnIceSoulOnIce 13,027 Posts
    I like the tracks with Earl King - "Street Parade" etal.
  • The_Hook_UpThe_Hook_Up 8,182 Posts
    Lee Dorsey "Gator Tail" whoa!
  • LaserWolfLaserWolf Portland Oregon 11,517 Posts


    I'm having trouble thinking of female vocal tracks
    backed by the Meters other than Betty Harris ... anyone?

    Sometimes I have trouble separating the Meters from Toussaint, so correct me if I'm wrong here.
    Labelle
    Pointer Sisters
    Erma Thomas
    Claudia Lennear
    Etta James

    I hope this helps.
  • waxjunkywaxjunky 1,848 Posts
    Surprised no one mentioned the Wild Tchoups album. Meters are all over that one, naturally. Probably how the album got made.

    I have the back cover framed, which is waaaaay more superior looking than the front cover.
  • pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts

    Lee Dorsey: Give It Up

    wtf was a sitar doing in new orleans in '68?

    hey, sitars were all over the radio in '68-'70

    why would new orleans be left out?
  • pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts

    Slightly obvious, I know, but I have friends at Jazz Fest right now, and I wish I was in NOLA so badly. I'm getting drunken texts, and I could not be more jealous.

    just got back from NOLA. didn't see the Meters, but I did meet ziggy modeliste at a panel discussion (which tied in with the Ponderosa Stomp shows). it was a thing on New Orleans drummers and featured Modeliste, Smokey Johnson and John Boudreaux. Modeliste was entertaining as he told his story, but it was mainly all about Johnson and Boudreaux talking shit about each other...
  • residentgiantresidentgiant 619 Posts


    hey, sitars were all over the radio in '68-'70

    why would new orleans be left out?

    true, i just couldn't think of many other NOLA funk tunes featuring sitar.
    Gossip, and... what else?
  • ostost Montreal 1,375 Posts

    Cyril Neville: Gossip

    This song hits SO HARD at the right times. That Frickin' intro KILLS.
  • DJBombjackDJBombjack Miami 1,665 Posts
    Betty Harris: Break in the Road

    certified face-melter EVERY time.

    I'm having trouble thinking of female vocal tracks
    backed by the Meters other than Betty Harris ... anyone?

    Weren't the Meters the backing band for Labelle's 'Lady Marmalade'?
  • pickwick33pickwick33 8,946 Posts


    hey, sitars were all over the radio in '68-'70

    why would new orleans be left out?

    true, i just couldn't think of many other NOLA funk tunes featuring sitar.
    Gossip, and... what else?

    "...Break In The Road," IIRC
  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts
    Surprised no one mentioned the Wild Tchoups album. Meters are all over that one, naturally. Probably how the album got made.

    I have the back cover framed, which is waaaaay more superior looking than the front cover.

    Hey Pocky A-Way gets referenced by Big Mike on the album in my avatar.

    I could never express precisely how monumentally classic songs like Hey Pocky A-Way, Meet de Boys on the Battlefront, and Brother John are in every way.
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