Funky Meters - Pass The Peas

The Meters were an American funk band based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Meters performed and recorded their music from the late 1960s until 1977. While the band never enjoyed significant mainstream success, they are considered one of the progenitors of funk music, and their work influenced many other bands, both contemporary to their work, and after their heyday.

In 1989, the members of The Meters appeared at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in an informal jam session, and decided to reform. Zigaboo Modeliste was replaced with David Russell Batiste, Jr., a longtime collaborator with Allen Toussaint who had also worked with Robbie Robertson and Harry Connick, Jr.

In 1994, the departure of Leo Nocentelli led to them inviting old friend Brian Stoltz into the fold as guitarist. Stoltz had been the guitarist for The Neville Brothers during the '80s, and during the '90s had done session work on records with Bob Dylan, Edie Brickell, Dr. John and Linda Ronstadt, to name a few. Under this new line up, the band was renamed to the Funky Meters.

The original members of the Meters (including Modeliste and Nocentelli) also have been reforming for shows from time to time. To differentiate from the Funky Meters, this version of the band is usually referred to as the Original Meters.

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[BobbyA1985]

This is Maceo Parker with Fred Wesley and others. These aren't the Meters.

[LukeDSimpson]

The Meters "are" an American funk band

[rastacorey]

@R0b1zzle137 The song is called i'm rated R

[R0b1zzle137]

@rastacorey which song im interested

[cysublime]

@wickedy081 Nice job...the rest are idiots that think its JUST Maceo...

[bassramos]

change this these aren't the meters

[rastacorey]

Redman sampled this on his 1st album "i'm rated R "



[pong224]

@TheoPayme Eric B and Rakim also :)

[djbzerk]

Heavy D, RIP

[luvtotruck]

CAN SEE WAY LITTLE FEAT AND OVER IN SCOTTLAND METER'S INFLUENCED THE A.W.B. YET ART, LEO, GEORGE, AND ZIGABOO NEVER GET THIER CRED.

[wickedy081]

I made that comment a year ago! And in all that time you haven't been able to discern the difference between the two performances. This is a different performance of the same song but its not the performance from Life on Planet Groove - i've had that album for over 16 years. And if you really want to educate yourself search for the the 1972 original version by The J.B.'s which also includes Maceo and Fred. But anyway, no need to argue! Just enjoy them all!!

[BobbyA1985]

@wickedy081 Sorry, but you are wrong. This is Track #2 from a Maceo Parker album called, "Maceo Parker: Life on Planet Groove".

I don't understand why this is so difficult to comprehend.