Is this one of the tightest funk bands ever?

Anyone else diggin em?

of course.there Horns are what I have truly always dug about them.but there Vocalists also brought another Element to them IMHO.I enjoyed there Two Disc Anthology alot.I wasn't really crazy about there Albums on a Whole but there Jams that stand out are some of the Baddest Songs over the past 30 Plus Years IMHO.Peace

I saw them live a year ago at "Sunfest", a little shindig we have here in South Florida every year.

Those guys are way better live.

Talk about dynamics!


Now the Hornheads are very funky too!
http://www.bone2bwildmusic.com/

Their site kicks!
Check it out!

Tower of Power website

http://www.bumpcity.com/

thecloud9mission said:

Yes.

The bad news is that bassist Francis Rocco Prestia is ailing and needs a liver transplant, and quickly.

SO VERY HARD 2 GO IS A BAD-ASS JAM WITH SOME TOUGH LYRICS.
"i got 2 make it right 4 every1 concerned...even if it's me..if it means just me...the one's getting burned".
TOWER OF POWER another veeery underated group.

YESS!

Despite a great hornsection, Tof P is only as good as their vocalist. Thier current lead, Brent Carter, is their best shot since the heyday of Lenny WIlliams '73 -'76. Their last release was Soul Vaccination: Live! from 1999 a complete set from their '98 tour. All the old school goodies are there, plus some of the better songs without LW.

Songlist

1. Soul With a Capital S (Castillo/Kupka) - 5:05

2. I Like Your Style (Castillo/Kupka/Milo) - 3:42

3. Soul Vaccination (Castillo/Kupka) - 4:56

4. Down to the Nightclub (Bump City) [Bump City] (Castillo/Kupka/Milo) - 3:14

5. Willing to Learn (Castillo/Kupka) - 6:06

6. Souled Out (Castillo/Kupka/McClain) - 4:58

7. Diggin' on James Brown (Castillo/Kessie/Kupka) - 4:53

8. (To Say the Least) You're the Most (Watson/Williams) - 4:33

9. You Strike My Main Nerve (Castillo/Grodon/Kupka/Williams) - 3:55

10. Can't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong) (Castillo/Kupka/Williams) - 3:26

11. You Got to Funkifize (Castillo/Kupka) - 4:46

12. So Very Hard to Go (Castillo/Kupka) - 3:49

13. What Is Hip? (Castillo/Garibaldi/Kupka) - 6:01

14. You're Still a Young Man (Castillo/Kupka) - 5:59

15. So I Got to Groove (Castillo/Kupka/Matthews) - 6:08

my favorite TOP albums:

East Bay Grease
Urban Renewel
Bump City
Back to Oakland

but I can very much hang with the other ones as well...

David Garibaldi the funkiest man never to play in the NPG.

TOP Soul Vaccination: Live 1999 it don't get any better than this!!!

"What Happened To The World That Day?" (1971)


My favorite TOP song!

Thanks for digging this thread up from last year!


What is Hip turned me on to these guys, I love them. Sometimes the ballads are a bit much but...