Look-Ka Py Py

From Grove Press Guide to Blues on CD
The Meters were the most inspired of New Orleans R&B purveyors, on their own and as first-call backup for singer Lee Dorsey and many other local artists produced by Allen Toussaint in the late 1960s and 197Os~ This classic album, first released in 1972, captures ~l of their syncopated funk hoodoo: guitarist Leo Nocentelli's jazz chords scrape against Art Neville's flavorful keyboards while the truncated cross- rhythms of bassist George Porter, Jr., and drummer Joseph "Zigaboo" Modeliste jounce a dozen relaxed 'do your own thing" instrumentals. -- © Frank John Hadley 1993

Look-Ka Py Py,The Meters,Rounder Select,Funk,New Orleans R&B,Pop,R&B,Soul,Soul/Reggae/Rhythm & Blues,Urban

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Average customer rating: Perfect Companion to their first offering! No deeper funk alive Seminal funk. One of the best early 70's Funk Instrumentals EVER Great music, O.K. sound quality

Look-Ka Py Py The Meters Manufacturer: Sundazed Music Inc. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Funk Jam Bands | Jam Bands | Rock | Styles | Music Rock Jam Bands | Jam Bands | Rock | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Meters Struttin' Rejuvenation Cabbage Alley Fire on the Bayou ASIN: B0000365IN Release Date: 1999-11-30

Tracks:

1. Look-Ka Py Py
2. Rigor Mortis
3. Pungee
4. Thinking
5. This Is My Last Affair
6. Funky Miracle
7. Yeah, You're Right
8. Little Old Money Maker
9. Oh, Calcutta!
10. The Mob
11. 9'Til 5
12. Dry Spell
13. Grass
14. Borro

Album Description

Reissue of 1970 album by this funky New Orleans-based r& b group led by Art Neville & produced by the mighty team of Allen Toussaint and Marshall Sehorn. Contains all 12 cuts from when the Rounder label originally issued it, plus two previously unreleased bonus tracks, 'Grass' & 'Borro'. The album was their third overall & first for Rounder. 1999 release.

Customer Reviews:

Perfect Companion to their first offering!.......2007-07-30

Matching the first album in its rawness and funk intensity LOOK-KA PY PY is the perfect companion to THE METERS, their debut album, and is a must buy. These two albums are my favourite and they both come with some additional tracks.

No deeper funk alive.......2005-04-09

The Meters were the most underrrated band to emerge out of the late 60s/early 70s funk explosion.

This is music that would not only inform 70s r&b but would filter into the jazz of the day. And the band was just amazing -funky guitar and organ riffs, and a beautifully understated but stunningly precise rhythm section.

Seminal funk........2004-07-29

To paraphrase a recent truck commercial, "it's a big, tough funk album. What's not to like?"

If you're a modern music producer, please do yourself a favor and listen to the drums on this album. They're back a bit in the mix but still pop, the snare doesn't sound like the grand canyon but it's got a ring to it, and the cymbals stay out of the way of everything else while still aggressive. Quite frankly, just about every modern drum "sound" I've heard, from rock to the anemic junk that passes for funk these days to jazz, is a gutless wonder by comparison. That "metallic" snare sound that's so popular these days (on rock recordings by everyone from Pearl Jam to 311 to No Doubt to every so-called "punk" band on the radio) sucks. It just does, it's not musical, it's too "open" to focus a groove. Get over it, please, and let us know when you've got it right. Whoever produces Queens of The Stone Age or Cake can chill, though, 'cause you're close. A bit more snap and some high-end blap and you're there. Can you imagine how absolutely tough a good punk band would sound with a drum kit recorded like the Meters recorded their drum kit?

I think you get the gist that I like this album. I've lived with it for a long time now and it's never out of the crate (i.e., DJ crate). I find excuses to play cuts off this thing everywhere -- weddings, house parties, whatever. If the DJ saved your life, he probably did it with a song from this record on one that sampled it or the other two Meters albums ("The Meters", "Struttin'") from this era.

Someone wake me up when a modern "rock" or "funk" band sounds and plays half this good. Pay attention to the grooves on "Funky Miracle", "Look Ka Ka Py Py", and "Pungee". That stuff's much harder to play than it sounds, no one I've heard does it right besides the Meters themselves.

There are imitation funk bands out there these days trying to cop the old-school sound, but they don't have the chops to pull it off. Do yourself a favor and savor the real thing. The Meters is it, and this album is definitively it.

One of the best early 70's Funk Instrumentals EVER.......2003-09-09

If you like newer funk, such as the instrumental Beastie Boys stuff or the less heavy, more funky Red Hot Chili Peppers tunes BUY THIS. This is where it all came from. The influence this album has had cannot be overestimated.

I initially bought this album after hearing it on the speakers in one of my favorite (vinyl) record stores. I had never heard the Meters before but simply thought it was exactly the kind of upbeat groovy stuff that would be perfect for parties, drinking Abita beer and hanging out in the sunshine. This is true, but I have subsequently been blown away by how amazing this CD is.

I bought it over 10 years ago and this album has never sat long on the shelf. It seems like the grooves that were laid down on Look-Ka-Py-Py just never get old. It's very funky, a little cheesy (in a good way), and everyone seems to dig it. These guys are fantastic musicians, too.

This album is a classic and (arguably) the best of the Meters collection- a great 1st Meters album!

Great music, O.K. sound quality.......2000-07-20

One of the best vibes out there! Short (37 min) but very rewarding album, deserves multiple listens. Surprizing how none of The Meters' tracks made it on any funk's greatest hits... Sound quality is the only disappointment, it is sort of muffled. Sundazed could do a better job remastering this essential records. Still, highly recommended.

Average customer rating: You must buy this album. yo yo yo this shiet is off the hinges!!?

Look-Ka Py Py The Meters Manufacturer: Rounder Select ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | R&B | Styles | Music General | Soul | R&B | Styles | Music General | Funk | R&B | Styles | Music Funk Jam Bands | Jam Bands | Rock | Styles | Music Rock Jam Bands | Jam Bands | Rock | Styles | Music Rounder Records | Specialty Stores | Music Dance Pop | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music General | R&B | Indie Music | Stores | Music Funk | R&B | Indie Music | Stores | Music Funk Rock | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music Jambands | Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000002YY Release Date: 1992-02-14

Tracks:

1. Look-Ka Py Py
2. Rigor Mortis
3. Pungee
4. Thinking
5. This Is My Last Affair
6. Funky Miracle
7. Yeah, You're Right
8. Little Old Money Maker
9. Oh, Calcutta!
10. The Mob
11. 9 'Til 5
12. Dry Spell

Customer Reviews:

You must buy this album........1999-06-27

This is the greatest funk album ever recorded. If you have never heard of the Meters, this will be a good day for you. Even if you have to check your couch for change, you must get this album. The Meters are the most talented funk artists ever to record music. Instramentals are usually better.

yo yo yo this shiet is off the hinges!!?.......1999-03-01

man if you guys know about the meter being the dopest funk band that is definitely up there with the legendaries..you know these guys be comin mad tight! so peep this cd and bump this shiet!? peace out!?

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