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Rhino's Funkify Your Life: The Meters Anthology was the first truly comprehensive and widely available CD retrospective of the groundbreaking New Orleans funk band's work. These two chronologically arranged discs run down virtually every important track the band recorded under its own name, finally allowing a more general audience to hear why the Meters had earned such a stellar reputation among die-hard funk collectors and sample-minded hip-hoppers. Disc one, subtitled "The Josie Years," traces the group's 1969-1971 beginnings as a Booker T. & the MG's-like outfit, cutting brief instrumentals with a similar guitar/organ/bass/drums lineup. There were important differences, though; the Meters' arrangements usually carried the melody in single-note guitar lines, which gave them a distinctive calling card, and their rhythms were notably funkier. In fact, drummer Joseph "Ziggy" Modeliste pretty much establishes himself as a monster groove machine right from the beginning; his is a dominating rhythmic presence. This is the lean, earthy Meters sound most often imitated by latter-day funk revivalists like the Soul Fire label. Group vocals and wah-wah guitars start to pop up over the second half of the disc, setting the stage for their more ambitious major-label sound, which is documented on the second disc ("The Reprise/Warner Bros. Years"). Nearly all of these tracks are vocal numbers, "songs" in the more traditional sense, but the group also opens its sound up, allowing the members to show off their individual chops as soloists. There's more flash in this music, including plenty of nimble-fingered unison passages demonstrating that the band can be as tight as they are loose. It's more proof that the Meters were the most telepathic funk ensemble this side of the J.B.'s. Those with a casual interest can safely content themselves with the fine single-disc Very Best of the Meters, but for devoted funk fans, Funkify Your Life should be considered essential listening.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
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Joseph Modeliste, Writer - George Porter, Writer - Arthur Neville, Writer - The Meters, Composer, MainArtist - Art Neville, Keyboards - Leo Nocentelli, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1969 Josie Records. Controlled By Rhino Entertainment Co.
Cole Porter, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - The Meters, MainArtist - Modeliste, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Neville, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Nocentelli, Composer, Lyricist, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1969 Josie Records. Controlled By Rhino Entertainment Co.
Cole Porter, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - The Meters, MainArtist - Modeliste, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Neville, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Nocentelli, Composer, Lyricist, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1969 Josie Records. Controlled By Rhino Entertainment Co.
Cole Porter, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - The Meters, MainArtist - Modeliste, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Neville, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Nocentelli, Composer, Lyricist, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1969 Josie Records. Controlled By Rhino Entertainment Co.
A. Neville, Writer - Cole Porter, Composer, Lyricist - The Meters, MainArtist - Modeliste, Composer, Lyricist - Neville, Composer, Lyricist - Nocentelli, Composer, Lyricist - G Porter, Writer - J. Modeliste, Writer - L. Nocentelli, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1969 Josie Records. Controlled By Rhino Entertainment Co.
B. BUIE, Composer, Lyricist - Cole Porter, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - The Meters, MainArtist - Modeliste, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Neville, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Nocentelli, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - C. Cobb, Composer, Lyricist
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1969 Josie Records. Controlled By Rhino Entertainment Co.
Joseph Modeliste, Composer - The Meters, MainArtist - Art Neville, Keyboards - Cyril Neville, Composer - George Porter Jr, Composer - Leo Nocentelli, Composer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1969 Josie Records. Controlled By Rhino Entertainment Co.
Joseph Modeliste, Composer - The Meters, MainArtist - Art Neville, Keyboards - Cyril Neville, Composer - George Porter Jr, Composer - Leo Nocentelli, Composer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1969 Josie Records. Controlled By Rhino Entertainment Co.
Joseph Modeliste, Composer - The Meters, MainArtist - Art Neville, Keyboards - Cyril Neville, Composer - George Porter Jr, Composer - Leo Nocentelli, Composer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1969 Josie Records. Controlled By Rhino Entertainment Co.
Joseph Modeliste, Composer - The Meters, MainArtist - Art Neville, Keyboards - Cyril Neville, Composer - George Porter Jr, Composer - Leo Nocentelli, Composer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1969 Josie Records. Controlled By Rhino Entertainment Co.
Joseph Modeliste, Composer - The Meters, MainArtist - Art Neville, Keyboards - Cyril Neville, Composer - George Porter Jr, Composer - Leo Nocentelli, Composer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1969 Josie Records. Controlled By Rhino Entertainment Co.
Joseph Modeliste, Composer - The Meters, MainArtist - Art Neville, Keyboards - Cyril Neville, Composer - George Porter Jr, Composer - Leo Nocentelli, Composer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1969, 2001 Rhino Entertainment Company for the US, and WEA International for the world outside the US.
Joseph Modeliste, Composer - The Meters, MainArtist - Art Neville, Keyboards - Cyril Neville, Composer - George Porter Jr, Composer - Leo Nocentelli, Composer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1969 Josie Records. Controlled By Rhino Entertainment Co.
The Meters, Vocals, Instruments, MainArtist - George Porter Jr, Bass - Leo Nocentelli, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar - Joseph "Zig" Modeliste, Drums - Arthur "Art" Neville, Keyboards
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1971 Josie, licensed from Red Dog Express Controlled by Warner Strategic Marketing
Joseph Modeliste, Composer - The Meters, MainArtist - Art Neville, Keyboards - Cyril Neville, Composer - George Porter Jr, Composer - Leo Nocentelli, Composer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1969 Josie Records. Controlled By Rhino Entertainment Co.
Cole Porter, Composer, Lyricist - The Meters, MainArtist - Modeliste, Composer, Lyricist - Neville, Composer, Lyricist - Nocentelli, Composer, Lyricist - Art Neville, Keyboards
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1970 Rhino Entertainment Company for the US, and WEA International for the world outside the US
Cole Porter, Composer, Lyricist - The Meters, MainArtist - Modeliste, Composer, Lyricist - Neville, Composer, Lyricist - Nocentelli, Composer, Lyricist - Art Neville, Keyboards
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1970, 2001 Rhino Entertainment Company for the US, and WEA International for the world outside the US
Cole Porter, Composer, Lyricist - The Meters, MainArtist - Modeliste, Composer, Lyricist - Neville, Composer, Lyricist - Nocentelli, Composer, Lyricist - Arthur "Art" Neville, Vocals - Maurice Mcalister, Composer, Lyricist - Roquel Davie, Composer, Lyricist
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1970, 2001 Rhino Entertainment Company for the US, and WEA International for the world outside the US
Cole Porter, Composer, Lyricist - The Meters, MainArtist - Modeliste, Composer, Lyricist - Neville, Composer, Lyricist - Nocentelli, Composer, Lyricist - Art Neville, Keyboards
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1970, 2001 Rhino Entertainment Company for the US, and WEA International for the world outside the US
Cole Porter, Composer, Lyricist - The Meters, MainArtist - Modeliste, Composer, Lyricist - Neville, Composer, Lyricist - Nocentelli, Composer, Lyricist - Naomi Neville, Composer, Lyricist - Arthur "Art" Neville, Vocals
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1970, 2001 Rhino Entertainment Company for the US, and WEA International for the world outside the US
The Meters, Vocals, Instruments, MainArtist - George Porter Jr, Bass - Leo Nocentelli, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar - Joseph "Zig" Modeliste, Drums - Arthur "Art" Neville, Keyboards
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1970 Josie, licensed from Red Dog Express controlled by Warner Strategic Marketing
Joseph Modeliste, Composer, Lyricist - Arthur Neville, Composer, Lyricist - The Meters, Vocals, Instruments, MainArtist - George Porter Jr, Composer, Lyricist, Bass - Leo Nocentelli, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar - Joseph "Zig" Modeliste, Drums - Arthur "Art" Neville, Keyboards
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1970 Josie, licensed from Red Dog Express controlled by Warner Strategic Marketing
The Meters, Vocals, Instruments, MainArtist - George Porter Jr, Bass - Leo Nocentelli, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar - Joseph "Zig" Modeliste, Drums - Arthur "Art" Neville, Keyboards
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1970 Josie, licensed from Red Dog Express
Joseph Modeliste, Composer, Lyricist - The Meters, Vocals, Instruments, MainArtist - George Porter Jr, Bass - Leo Nocentelli, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar - Joseph "Zig" Modeliste, Drums - Arthur "Art" Neville, Keyboards
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1970 Josie, licensed from Red Dog Express controlled by Warner Strategic Marketing
The Meters, Vocals, Instruments, MainArtist - George Porter Jr, Bass - Leo Nocentelli, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar - Vincent Toussaint, Composer, Lyricist - Joseph "Zig" Modeliste, Drums - Arthur "Art" Neville, Keyboards
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1971 Josie, licensed from Red Dog Express
The Meters, Vocals, Instruments, MainArtist - George Porter Jr, Bass - Leo Nocentelli, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar - Joseph "Zig" Modeliste, Drums - Arthur "Art" Neville, Keyboards
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1971 Josie, licensed from Red Dog Express Controlled by Warner Strategic Marketing
The Meters, Vocals, MainArtist - Leo Nocentelli, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1972 Reprise Records Inc.
Cole Porter, Writer - The Meters, Vocals, MainArtist - Modeliste, Writer - Neville, Writer - Nocentelli, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1972 Reprise Records Inc.
The Meters, Vocals, MainArtist - Leo Nocentelli, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1972 Reprise Records Inc.
The Meters, Vocals, MainArtist - Art Neville, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1972 Reprise Records Inc.
The Meters, Vocals, MainArtist - Art Neville, Writer - George Porter Jr, Writer - Leo Nocentelli, Writer - Zigaboo Modeliste, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1974 Reprise Records Inc.
Joseph Modeliste, Writer - George Porter Jr., Writer - The Meters, Vocals, MainArtist - Art Neville, Writer - Leo Nocentelli, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1974 Reprise Records Inc.
The Meters, Vocals, MainArtist - Art Neville, Writer - George Porter Jr, Writer - Leo Nocentelli, Writer - Zigaboo Modeliste, Writer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1974 Reprise Records Inc.
Joseph Modeliste, Composer - The Meters, MainArtist - Art Neville, Composer, Keyboards - Cyril Neville, Composer - George Porter Jr, Composer - Leo Nocentelli, Composer
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1975, 2001 Reprise Records Inc. & Rhino Entertainment Company
Cole Porter, Composer, Lyricist - The Meters, MainArtist - Modeliste, Composer, Lyricist - Neville, Composer, Lyricist - Nocentelli, Composer, Lyricist - Art Neville, Keyboards
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1975, 2001 Reprise Records Inc. & Rhino Entertainment Company
Cole Porter, Composer, Lyricist - The Meters, MainArtist - Modeliste, Composer, Lyricist - Neville, Composer, Lyricist - Nocentelli, Composer, Lyricist - Art Neville, Keyboards
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1975, 2001 Reprise Records Inc. & Rhino Entertainment Company
Joseph Modeliste, Composer, Lyricist - Arthur Neville, Composer, Lyricist - Wardell Quezergue, Horns Arranger - Cole Porter, Composer, Lyricist - The Meters, MainArtist - Modeliste, Composer, Lyricist - Neville, Composer, Lyricist - Nocentelli, Composer, Lyricist - Art Neville, Keyboards - Cyril Neville, Composer, Lyricist - George Porter Jr, Composer, Lyricist - Leo Nocentelli, Composer, Lyricist
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1975, 2001 Reprise Records Inc. & Rhino Entertainment Company
Joseph Modeliste, Drums - Arthur Neville, Keyboards - The Meters, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Allen Toussaint, Producer - Cyril Neville, Congas - George Porter Jr, Bass - Leo Nocentelli, Composer, Lyricist, Guitar - Vincent Toussaint, Composer, Lyricist - Terry Smith, Background Vocals - Tony Owens, Background Vocals
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1976 Reprise Records Inc.
Joseph Modeliste, Drums - Arthur Neville, Keyboards - Earl King, Composer, Lyricist, Additional Vocals - The Meters, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist - Allen Toussaint, Producer - Cyril Neville, Congas - George Porter Jr, Bass - Leo Nocentelli, Guitar - Terry Smith, Background Vocals - Tony Owens, Background Vocals
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1976, 2001 Reprise Records Inc. & Rhino Entertainment Company for the US, and WEA International for the world outside the US
The Meters, MainArtist - Richards, Lyricist - Jagger, Composer - Dominic Frontiere, Composer, Lyricist - Art Neville, Keyboards
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1976 Reprise Records Inc.
Cole Porter, Composer, Lyricist - The Meters, MainArtist - Modeliste, Composer, Lyricist - Neville, Composer, Lyricist - Nocentelli, Composer, Lyricist - Art Neville, Keyboards
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1977, 2001 Warner Records Inc. & Rhino Entertainment Company.
Cole Porter, Composer, Lyricist - The Meters, MainArtist - Modeliste, Composer, Lyricist - Neville, Composer, Lyricist - Nocentelli, Composer, Lyricist - Art Neville, Keyboards
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1977, 2001 Warner Records Inc. & Rhino Entertainment Company.
Carl Marsh, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Cropper, Composer, Lyricist - The Meters, MainArtist - Art Neville, Keyboards - JamesTarbutton, Composer, Lyricist
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1977, 2001 Warner Records Inc. & Rhino Entertainment Company.
Chronique
Rhino's Funkify Your Life: The Meters Anthology was the first truly comprehensive and widely available CD retrospective of the groundbreaking New Orleans funk band's work. These two chronologically arranged discs run down virtually every important track the band recorded under its own name, finally allowing a more general audience to hear why the Meters had earned such a stellar reputation among die-hard funk collectors and sample-minded hip-hoppers. Disc one, subtitled "The Josie Years," traces the group's 1969-1971 beginnings as a Booker T. & the MG's-like outfit, cutting brief instrumentals with a similar guitar/organ/bass/drums lineup. There were important differences, though; the Meters' arrangements usually carried the melody in single-note guitar lines, which gave them a distinctive calling card, and their rhythms were notably funkier. In fact, drummer Joseph "Ziggy" Modeliste pretty much establishes himself as a monster groove machine right from the beginning; his is a dominating rhythmic presence. This is the lean, earthy Meters sound most often imitated by latter-day funk revivalists like the Soul Fire label. Group vocals and wah-wah guitars start to pop up over the second half of the disc, setting the stage for their more ambitious major-label sound, which is documented on the second disc ("The Reprise/Warner Bros. Years"). Nearly all of these tracks are vocal numbers, "songs" in the more traditional sense, but the group also opens its sound up, allowing the members to show off their individual chops as soloists. There's more flash in this music, including plenty of nimble-fingered unison passages demonstrating that the band can be as tight as they are loose. It's more proof that the Meters were the most telepathic funk ensemble this side of the J.B.'s. Those with a casual interest can safely content themselves with the fine single-disc Very Best of the Meters, but for devoted funk fans, Funkify Your Life should be considered essential listening.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 43 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 02:19:32
- Artistes principaux : The Meters
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Label : Rhino
- Genre : Soul/Funk/R&B Funk
© 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 2005 Atlantic Recording Corp. Manufactured & Marketed by Warner Strategic Marketing.
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