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The Meters are an American funk band based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Meters performed and recorded their own music from the late 1960s until 1977. The band played an influential role as backing musicians for other artists, including Lee Dorsey, Robert Palmer, and Dr John. While The Meters rarely enjoyed significant mainstream success, they are considered, along with artists like James Brown, one of the progenitors of funk music and their work is highly influential on many other bands, both their contemporaries and modern musicians working in the funk idiom. The Meters' sound is defined by an earthy combination of tight melodic grooves and highly syncopated New Orleans "second-line" rhythms under highly charged guitar and keyboard riffing. Their songs "Cissy Strut" and "Look-Ka Py Py" are considered funk classics. In October 2012, The Meters were nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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The Meters Albums

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Here Comes the Meter Man: The… Compilation 2011-05-02 itunes amazon
A Message From The Meters unknown 2004 itunes amazon
Zony Mash Compilation 2003-09-23 itunes amazon
Funky Miracle: Live at the… Live 2002-10-08 itunes amazon
Funky Miracle: Live at the… Live 2002-10-08 itunes amazon
Good Old Funky Music: 20 Upbeat Cool… Compilation 2001-07-16 itunes amazon
Kickback Compilation 2001-02-01 itunes amazon
The Very Best of the Meters Compilation 1999-07-01 itunes amazon
The Very Best of the Meters Compilation 1997-06-10 itunes amazon
Funkify Your Life: The Meters… Compilation 1995-02-28 itunes amazon
Fundamentally Funky Compilation 1994 itunes amazon
Crescent City Groove Merchants Compilation 1994 itunes amazon
Uptown Rulers!: The Meters Live on… Live 1992-08-04 itunes amazon
The Meters Jam Album 1992-03-01 itunes amazon
The Original Funkmasters Compilation 1992 itunes amazon
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