General Article name: Rejuvenation
Genre: Pop englischsprachig Product type: LP (Vinyl) Label: MUSIC ON VINYL Number of tracks: 11 Tracklist LP - 1 Meters, The - People Say Meters, The - Love Is For Me Meters, The - Just Kissed My Baby Meters, The - What'cha Say Meters, The - Jungle Man Meters, The - Hey Pocky A-Way Meters, The - It Ain't No Use Meters, The - Loving You Is On My Mind Meters, The - Africa Meters, The - Hey Pocky A-Way (Single Version) Meters, The - People Say (Single Version)   Description Description

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. [Sundazed's 2000 reissue contains the single versions of "People Say" and "Hey Pocky-A-Way" as bonus tracks.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Contributors Artist: The Meters Record Label: Music on Vinyl