The Meters

bluestar03 · Post by **bluestar03** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 5:23 pm

I was looking through the archives and back issues and I didn't see anything that has been on The Meters or Allen Toussant. They are one of the greatest and probably most unrecognized funk bands of the late sixties and early seventies. I hear there music sampled all the time by hip hop artists. I'm not sure if people don't know of them or don't talk of them but if you're into good old funky music you are missing out!!! New Orleans Funk Baby!!!!

YOUR KONG · Post by **YOUR KONG** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 10:51 am

The Meters are top-notch stuff.

What was interesting was when I listened to them again in headphones - talk about extreme panning.

Drums WWWAAAYY OVER HERE ------------>

< ---------- Bass WAAAAYY OVER HERE

DJ RELAX · Post by **DJ RELAX** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 2:33 pm

that meters break is the only thing that made the amarie single listenable.

E-Rock · Post by **E-Rock** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 2:48 pm

METERS!!!! METERS!!!!! METERS!!!!!
Funkify your life!!!

bluestar03 · Post by **bluestar03** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 4:38 pm

That's what I'm talkin about. Let's hear some shit on the funkiest band on earth!!!! It's pan-tastic!!!

Post by **TapeOpLarry** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 5:42 pm

I'm a big fan. We had Allen T on the Producer Panel at the first TapeOpCon in New Orleans. Very nice guy, kinda just reiterates the same platitudes though. In a way I'm a little wary of interviewing him because I don't think he'd say much of note. I could be wrong.

I get the feeling there's some heavy bitterness between Meters and Allen, like they were taken for a ride? There's been a few reunion gigs though and that's gotta be fun. I'm just not sure how we'd perform an interview, it's really down to great drumming and cool playing ain't it?

bluestar03 · Post by **bluestar03** » Tue Apr 04, 2006 8:49 pm

That's for sure. I saw them a few years ago in Berkeley and they were totally badass. Not the original lineup though, really only Art and Cyril Neville were there. They have played some reunion shows with the original lineup and Zigaboo Modeliste plays in the S.F. area sometimes. So is Allen just a vague sort of dude or what?

I'm Painting Again · Post by **I'm Painting Again** » Sat Apr 08, 2006 2:45 pm

the meters rule..

as do my other fav NO groop, the jazz gem 3 now 4

comfortstarr · Post by **comfortstarr** » Sun Apr 09, 2006 8:40 am

There's an article about them in the current issue of my other favorite magazine Mojo.

drumsound · Post by **drumsound** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 6:40 pm

blue_rose_case wrote:the meters rule..

as do my other fav NO groop, the jazz gem 3 now 4

If you like 3 now 4 you should check out Astral Project. James Singleton plays with both groups. He's one of my favorite bassists around, put him with Johnny Vidacovich and its magic.

I'm Painting Again · Post by **I'm Painting Again** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 7:57 pm

drumsound wrote:
blue_rose_case wrote:the meters rule..

as do my other fav NO groop, the jazz gem 3 now 4
If you like 3 now 4 you should check out Astral Project. James Singleton plays with both groups. He's one of my favorite bassists around, put him with Johnny Vidacovich and its magic.

Yeah Totally..

I love how the drummer likes to play barefoot too..but my favorite one of the group is David Easley..the pedal steel player..he is a real maniac..

countrymarxist · Post by **countrymarxist** » Tue Apr 11, 2006 5:08 pm

a couple of weeks ago in new orleans, we were lucky enough to stumble upon the meters rehearsing (they share the same practice building as us) in their original lineup.... and jesse jackson was standing there with his posse just chilled, watching! crazy, eh?

oxfist · Post by **oxfist** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:41 am

Wax Poetics magazine had a cover feature on the Meters a couple months back. You should check it out. I should mention that a lot of the people mentioned in the "I wish TapeOp would interview..." thread have also been featured in months previous.

Record nerds unite!

jckinnick · Post by **jckinnick** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 9:16 am

DJ RELAX wrote:that meters break is the only thing that made the amarie single listenable.

What Meters song does amarie sample.

Mudcloth · Post by **Mudcloth** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 9:40 am

Meters on Youtube.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQJImKAmf90
So bad ass. I wish there was more.

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