The Meters

A lone guitar starts a riff of stuttered notes and choked-off chords. Drums kick in with
sharp little snare-drum taps staggered against the guitar; the bass arrives to underline the
guitar lick. A piano splashes some modal crosscurrents; staccato horns peck out four quick
notes. These are the opening seconds of "People Say," the first song on 1974's
Rejuvenation, and even before Art Neville sings his first bent yowl of a note, the... More >

Although it's worth noting that their first hit for Warners, "Hey Pocky A-Way," is as old as the second line, it's also worth nothing that they're getting results from their experiments--namely, the twelve-minute funk fusion "It Ain't No Use." And if most of the time the vocals are neutral at best, what this bunch of amateurs makes of "Just Kissed My Baby" isn't dreamed of in Three Dog Night's philosophy. (Grade: B+)