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This is, undeniably, where everything started to go pear-shaped for the Meters. Take the opening track, "Disco Is the Thing Today," a four-on-the-floor pumper that sounds nothing like the Meters and everything like BT Express. For the rest of the record the Meters and producer Allen Toussaint don't necessarily prove that sentiment true, but they do strive to sound as mainstream as possible, turning out slick ballads, frothy dance numbers, and pop-funk without spine. There are a couple of exceptions to the rule -- "Mister Moon" is the one time when the glossy formula works and turns sultry, "(Doodle Loop) The World Is a Little Bit Under the Weather" nearly grooves, and their take on "Honky Tonk Women" has some real grit -- but this is record is pretty much a dead end, and a pretty dispiriting one at that, best evidenced by the crushing disappointment that's their flat reading of Earl King's classic title track.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Joseph Modeliste, Drums, Writer - Arthur Neville, Organ, Writer - The Meters, Producer, MainArtist - Allen Toussaint, Producer - Cyril Neville, Congas - George Porter Jr, Writer, Bass - Leo Nocentelli, Guitar, Writer
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1976 Reprise Records Inc.
Joseph Modeliste, Drums, Writer - The Meters, Producer, MainArtist - Allen Toussaint, Producer - Cyril Neville, Writer, Congas - George Porter Jr, Writer, Bass - Leo Nocentelli, Guitar, Writer
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1976 Reprise Records Inc.
The Meters, MainArtist - Naomi Neville, Composer, Lyricist - Art Neville, Keyboards
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed 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
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1976 Reprise Records Inc.
The Meters, MainArtist - JAMES TAYLOR, Writer - Art Neville, Keyboards
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1976 Reprise Records Inc.
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
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed 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
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1976, 2001 Reprise Records Inc. & 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
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1976 Reprise Records Inc.
Joseph Modeliste, Writer - Marshall Sehorn, Producer - Cole Porter, Writer - The Meters, MainArtist - Neville, Writer - Allen Toussaint, Producer - Leo Nocentelli, Writer
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1973 Reprise Records Inc.
D. Frontiere, Writer - The Meters, MainArtist - Art Neville, Keyboards
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1976 Reprise Records Inc.
The Meters, MainArtist - KEITH RICHARDS, Writer - MICK JAGGER, Writer - Art Neville, Keyboards
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 1976 Reprise Records Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
This is, undeniably, where everything started to go pear-shaped for the Meters. Take the opening track, "Disco Is the Thing Today," a four-on-the-floor pumper that sounds nothing like the Meters and everything like BT Express. For the rest of the record the Meters and producer Allen Toussaint don't necessarily prove that sentiment true, but they do strive to sound as mainstream as possible, turning out slick ballads, frothy dance numbers, and pop-funk without spine. There are a couple of exceptions to the rule -- "Mister Moon" is the one time when the glossy formula works and turns sultry, "(Doodle Loop) The World Is a Little Bit Under the Weather" nearly grooves, and their take on "Honky Tonk Women" has some real grit -- but this is record is pretty much a dead end, and a pretty dispiriting one at that, best evidenced by the crushing disappointment that's their flat reading of Earl King's classic title track.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:10
- Main artists: The Meters
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino - Warner Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B Funk
© 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed Warner Strategic Marketing. ℗ 2004 Warner Records Inc. Manufactured and Marketed Warner Strategic Marketing.
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