Longtime Neville Brothers guitarist Brian Stoltz was tapped for the new band now dubbed Funky Meters, and Russell Batiste replaced Modeliste on drums. The Funky Meters started up where they had left off, and found their audience still there waiting for them. It's not that they don't go along with the free music for the people ethic that the Grateful Dead pioneered, but that the Meters and the Funky Meters write a lot of music on stage. We never rehearsed, except maybe once or twice in our whole careers. We went out clanging the cowbells playing 'Fire On The Bayou' and walked out on stage.
Management is a bit more lenient about show taping policy, however.
But the policy, like the music, is fairly laid back. But fans tape at their own risk. Your best bet would be just to listen and enjoy, and let the bassman stay on stage and out of your face, unless you desire to collect a few unexpected grooves on your person. The music might come from the Big Easy, but the Funky Meters are serious about taking care of business. All Rights Reserved.