Look-Ka Py Py is the second studio album by the American funk group the Meters. The instrumental album was ranked number 218 on the Rolling Stone list of 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2003, 220 on the 2012 revised list and 415 on the 2020 revised list.
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Reception
Cub Koda of AllMusic said of the album and the band: "The second album by The Meters continues the sound that made them New Orleans legends." Ted Drozdowski of Rolling Stone characterized the album's sound as "clear, unhurried and certain". He characterized the guitar sound as "brief, precise", the organ sound as "free of the rhythm", the bass sound as "fat, saw-tooth grooves", and the drum sound as "dry and up front". In ranking the album for its greatest-all-time list, the magazine noted the bass riffs and the off-beat drumming.
The album's title track reached number 11 on the US R&B Singles chart and the album reached number 23 on the US R&B Albums chart.
Style
In his 2008 book, Tom Moon wrote: "the key characteristic is restraint. Nobody works too hard on Meters records. The rhythm is built on a loose-tight axis, with some elements (usually Zigaboo Modeliste's snappish drumming) pushing forward and other forces (the carefully articulated guitar lines of Leo Nocentelli or spare jabs from Art Neville's B3 organ) pulling back."
Personnel
The Meters
Ziggy Modeliste – drums
Art Neville – organ
Leo Nocentelli – electric guitar
George Porter Jr. – bass guitar
Production
Allen Toussaint – producer
Marshall Sehorn – audio production
Tim Livingston – project manager
Rodney Mills – audio engineer
Al Quaglieri – mastering
Bob Irwin – mastering
Rich Russell – package design
Bill Dahl – liner notes