The Meters/The Very Best of the Meters (1968-1976)

The New Orleans-based funk band led by Art Neville (keyboard, vocals), the Meters' best compilation (16 tracks, released on Rhino in 1997). Earthy New Orleans funk. Finely syncopated rhythm. The tracks are mainly instrumentals. Very influential on the funk and hip-hop since the 1980s. Features "Cissy Strut", "Sophisticated Cissy", "Look-Ka Py Py", "Hey Pocky A-Way" and "Fire on the Bayou".