Tower of Power

Artist: Tower of Power
Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 075992726726
EAN: 0075992726726
ASIN: B000002KEJ

Release Date: 1990-10-25

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Tracks:

What Is Hip?
Clever Girl
This Time It's Real
Will I Ever Find A Love?
Get Yo' Feet Back On The Ground
So Very Hard To Go
Soul Vaccination
Both Sorry Over Nothin'
Clean Slate
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Tower of Power Self Titled CD.......2006-07-05

Although this is not a current selection (which actually was origianlly recorded back in 1973), Tower of Power will remain one of funk/R&B's premier bands which used a massive horn section to highlight their work.

On this CD, the noteworthy "What is Hip?" stands out as their rocking, syncopated, break-induced tunes. AOR lit into this one, as well as the soulful "So Very Hard To Go." Both these individual tunes are worth the price of the CD, but it doesn't stop there.

AOR never quite latched onto "Soul Vaccination" but that doesn't detract from the signature sound of ToP. The horn section is what drove ToP, and to this day I cannot think of another band that accomplished what ToP was able to do, when it was able to do it.

Tower of Power still receives airplay, but on a much smaller scale, considering this style of music is now considered as what ToP said in their song "What is Hip?": "What you think might really be passe'."

It is unfortunate that ToP is not still riding the airwaves in it's former glory, but since times and tastes have changed with the generations, we can only hope that ToP will remain an icon to older boomers who remember hard-driving funk and R&B.

This Time Is Real.......2006-05-09

If I may make up a word, then, this is FUNKTIFICATION TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL!!!! While listening to "Clever Girl" on an online radio station, I fell in love with the song. The vocalist was clear, the horns rocked (I am a Trumpet player, so, the screaming Trumpets grabbed my attention!!). I did some research and found out the group was the same group to release "You're Still A Young Man", just with a new singer, Lenny Williams. I found this CD and haven't stopped playing it!!! I would recommend this CD to ANYONE!!! Oh, and you will love Tower Of Power's trademark, THAT MONSTER HORN SECTION!!!!! Just listen to "Soul Vaccination" and you will do as Lenny Williams suggest. Get in line to get yours because I got mine!!

See them Live!.......2005-11-26

I won't regurgitate what is written already, this is just a kick-a** album!

I really want to add they still tour, usually jazz clubs, and are a not-to-be-missed act. If you ain't moving when "the Tower" is groovin' -- you dead.

Funk that's as hot and danceable as it gets.......2005-08-04

This is one helluva band. And really greased on this early 70s gem. Go get it. It's wonderful.

Out of Oakland.......2005-01-07

This is the recording that takes ToP out of Oakland and places them permanently on the national stage. Local's were still trying to figuring out Kool & Gang riff's while ToP had moved on to a different level using Latin & soul rhythms and a quality group of horn players that could sit in with the JB's anytime. If you haven't heard this group (which is very hard to believe) this is the recording to get to hear the full range of material this group is capable of performing.

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