Fire On The Bayou
by The Meters
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The Meters bestography
Fire On The Bayou is ranked 5th best out of 15 albums by The Meters on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Meters is Rejuvenation which is ranked number 3683 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 398.
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
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Fire On The Bayou track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 09/20/2025 12:03 |  videoheadcleaner | 12,249 | 85/100 | |
| 03/08/2024 20:33 | TonySayers61 | 24,031 | 64/100 | |
| 10/03/2022 00:02 |  Larcx13 | 2,850 | 74/100 | |
| 05/26/2022 20:16 |  sssvnnn | 8,326 | 67/100 | |
| 04/06/2022 18:45 | JamesMowbray | 5,392 | 69/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 8% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.1/100, a mean average of 76.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.4/100. The standard deviation for this album is 9.2.
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I am in total disagreement with the previous comment, because I think 'Middle Of The Road' is a great track that fits well into the album. It wouldn't work with many bands, I agree, but the Meters can pull off something like this precisely because of who they are: The Meters.
This band has always put the music first, as their instrumental records prove. You have to remember that they are first and firemost great players of their respective instruments. They are not here to make you reflect on society or to try to impress you with their views. No, The Meters are here to groove, to put a smile on your face and use the power of rhythm and music to heal your soul. And in this album -and that song- they do!
I also think this album is probably their most cohesive since their first one. They exploit the theme of New Orleans really well and every song (including 'Middle Of The Road'!) adds something to that theme.
So, I think this one is my favorite Meters' album, even better than their self-titled and Rejuvenation!
It's sort of obvious that Middle Of The Road, a non-characteristic, aimless 8-minute modal jam, is a huge clunker and should have been omitted; while the next track, Running Fast, shouldn't have been cut short. Very weird choices. The first 7 or 8 tracks, though, are more classic funk from one of the 70s' great bands; the highlight for me is the cover of Three Dog Night's (via Argent) Liar.
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