The Meters是6、70年代一支杰出的Funk乐队，1960年成立，1977年解散。虽然他们在商业上从来都不被主流市场所接受，但却被公认为是funk的鼻祖之一，对后人影响深远。在2000 年前后，The Meters获得了一系列荣誉，也因此得到了乐坛的再认识。他们获得了Jammys的终身成就奖（这是一个专为Band队设置的奖项），他们的音乐也开始在一些商业广告和电影中出现，被更多的人听到和接受。这张专辑在滚石杂志选出的500张历代最强专辑中排名第138位。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.]