The Meters Rejuvenation 1974,Bayou Funk, Soul

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The Meters - Rejuvenation 1974,Bayou Funk, Soul

Brilliantly funky!

This is the greatest album they cut for Reprise and it’s one of the few that ever really approaches the genius of their early work for Josie.

The record features the incredible breakbeat cut “Just Kissed My Baby” – worth the price of the album alone, plus other nice ones like “Jungle Man“, “Africa“, “What’cha Say“, and the perennial New Orleans favorite “Hey Pocky A Way“.

Also features the incredible funk jam “It Ain’t No Use” – a monster track that’s nearly 12 minutes long!

Rolling Stone (12/11/03, p.128) – Ranked #138 in Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums Of All Time – “They achieved a perfect balance of funk, rock and Dixie R&B on REJUVENATION gems…” Rolling Stone (8/3/00, p.58)
The title is a tip-off, as is the garish, blaxploitation-chic photo on the cover -- Rejuvenation, the Meters' second album for Reprise, should be seen as a bit of a new beginning for the quintessential New Orleans funk group. It's not a clean beginning, since they were pointing in this direction on Cabbage Alley, but this is where their glistening, clear production, crisp performances, rock influences, and hard-edged funk coalesce into a sound distinct from their Josie recordings -- not better, just different. As such, this is the definitive Reprise album from the Meters, not just because the material is stronger (which admittedly is true), but because the performances are continually inspired and the production is professional but hits at a gut level, resulting in a first-class funk album.


Tracks

A1. People Say 0:00

A2. Love Is For Me 5:13

A3. Just Kissed My Baby 9:05

A4. What’cha Say 13:45

A5. Jungle Man 17:11

B1. Hey Pocky A-Way 20:34

B2. It Ain’t No Use 24:36

B3. Loving You Is On My Mind 36:22

B4. Africa 39:37


The Meters

Ziggy Modeliste – drums, composer, producer, vocals
Art Neville – keyboards, composer, producer, vocals
Leo Nocentelli – guitar, composer, producer, background vocals
George Porter Jr. – bass, composer, producer, background vocals
with:

Lowell George – slide guitar on "Just Kissed My Baby"