mcnach Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 (edited) I'm starting a new funky project and was listening to some old stuff to decide on a couple of covers to mix with our original stuff... and came across this jewel. I just had to share it... enjoy! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKnr9sWivsI&feature=share&list=AL94UKMTqg-9AfLZyZKTNa916x_sQD3Sjk[/media] Edited January 2, 2013 by mcnach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 You can't beat the Meters... real music. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X-6_0YqgeI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Heard them on Craig Charles a few months back, couldn't believe I'd never come across them before. Wonderful stuff and hoping to find some affordable vinyl for my new turntable - bet it sounds great analogue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirky Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Yep, George Porter Jr is the man for funk bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 The guitarist in my band's dad introduced us to The Meters when we were all 16. He used to bung us the occasional record to see what we thought and they were all great - lots of funk like The Meters and Graham Central Station, but mostly stuff like Horace Silver, Cannonball Adderley, Modern Jazz Quartet, Art Blakey, etc. We never would've gone looking for that stuff ourselves so he did us all a big favour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingPrawn Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Great band, and this is one of those must bass lines for all bass players to learn. Great groove and expression http://youtu.be/xSoyaOVYk0E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingPrawn Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 http://youtu.be/psPFhu4kKgw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnach Posted January 3, 2013 Author Share Posted January 3, 2013 I only recently "discovered" them. I knew Cissy Strut and a couple of other tracks that did not really grab me... but when my guitarist was talking about some Meters track a while ago I decided to investigate properly... I could not believe I had not paid attention to them for so many years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFitzgerald Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 You can never have too much funk in your life. I've even managed to squeeze a bit of it into the prog :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scalpy Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Second Line! Love those crazy rhythms. Check out Right Place Wrong Time by Dr John for more George Porter Jnr genius! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear-foot-bass Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Thanks - I've never heard this before and its made my day. Funkify Your Life - that's the new years resolution sorted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBeatNut Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 [quote name='KingPrawn' timestamp='1357227589' post='1919402'] [media]http://youtu.be/psPFhu4kKgw[/media] [/quote] Thank you so much for posting this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fionn Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Great tunes guys! Some nice Sunday afternoon funk, right there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 George Porter Jr and his band are playing at the Borderline next year, 30th March. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBeatNut Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 [quote name='chris_b' timestamp='1387117438' post='2308315'] George Porter Jr and his band are playing at the Borderline next year, 30th March. [/quote] Already booked That's saved me booking an expensive trip to New Orleans next year ... though despite having seen Trombone Shorty and Galactic this year, I might still go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 They have also played for a number of other artists as their backing band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBunny Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 (edited) [quote name='ead' timestamp='1387119951' post='2308350'] They have also played for a number of other artists as their backing band. [/quote] One of them being Jess Roden who is one of my all time fave singers. His version of On Broadway, with The Meters in attendance, is awesome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mB8BcBjMYoU Edited March 24, 2014 by icastle Link fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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