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Thread started 11/11/09 8:37am

theAudience

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The Tower of Power Set



...What Is Hip

The classic lineup in the above clip includes:
Dave Garibaldi - drums
Rocco Prestia - bass
Chester Thompson - B-3
Bruce Conte - guitar
Lenny Pickett - sax & dance steps
Lenny Williams - vocals

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...Knock Yourself Out (original track playing behind pics of their 40th Anniv. Reunion show)




...Squib Cakes




...Soul Vaccination & You Got To Funkifize




...Only So Much Oil In The Ground




Music for adventurous listeners


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Reply #1 posted 11/11/09 11:52am

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biggrin The Cats!!!!

We had a debate here a while ago about the Baddest Horn sections---Fred n' Maceo (with JB and P-Funk), The Phoenix Horns (EWF), Chicago,etc...For me, T.O.P. certainly had the fullest sound...and Doc with the Baritone sax just kills me!!





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Reply #2 posted 11/12/09 5:23am

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paligap said:

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biggrin The Cats!!!!

We had a debate here a while ago about the Baddest Horn sections---Fred n' Maceo (with JB and P-Funk), The Phoenix Horns (EWF), Chicago,etc...For me, T.O.P. certainly had the fullest sound...and Doc with the Baritone sax just kills me!!...

Indeed...



... cool


I'll nominate Kool & The Gang in the Small Section category.
And Sly's horns in the Smaller Section category.


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Reply #3 posted 11/12/09 6:18am

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theAudience said:

paligap said:

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biggrin The Cats!!!!

We had a debate here a while ago about the Baddest Horn sections---Fred n' Maceo (with JB and P-Funk), The Phoenix Horns (EWF), Chicago,etc...For me, T.O.P. certainly had the fullest sound...and Doc with the Baritone sax just kills me!!...

Indeed...



I'll nominate Kool & The Gang in the Small Section category.
And Sly's horns in the Smaller Section category.






biggrin Mos'Definitely!!!




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Reply #4 posted 11/12/09 8:42am

ernestsewell

Didn't Prince sample/steal the drum pattern from "Squib Cakes" for a song or two?
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Reply #5 posted 11/12/09 9:23am

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Didn't Prince sample/steal the drum pattern from "Squib Cakes" for a song or two?


Not sure if he sampled it, but the loop that he and Morris used for Release It is definitely Squib Cakes (whether it's recreated or sampled).
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Reply #6 posted 11/12/09 10:15am

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pzlyprk said:

ernestsewell said:

Didn't Prince sample/steal the drum pattern from "Squib Cakes" for a song or two?


Not sure if he sampled it, but the loop that he and Morris used for Release It is definitely Squib Cakes (whether it's recreated or sampled).

My take is sampled.
Haven't listened to Release It in quite some time but I seem to remember the sound and inflections in the drum track were way too close for a recreation.


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Reply #7 posted 11/12/09 10:22am

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pzlyprk said:

ernestsewell said:

Didn't Prince sample/steal the drum pattern from "Squib Cakes" for a song or two?


Not sure if he sampled it, but the loop that he and Morris used for Release It is definitely Squib Cakes (whether it's recreated or sampled).

YES! That's it. That drum beat is totally lifted from Squib cakes.

I think he sampled Squibcakes on the Emancipation somewhere.
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Reply #8 posted 11/12/09 10:35am

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I remember Prince mentions Tower of Power's "Sqib Cakes" by name in the unreleased tune, "Schoolyard"...



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Reply #9 posted 11/13/09 12:31am

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"So Very Hard To Go" performed LIVE on Soul Train! One of my favorite songs by Tower of Power...Go Lenny!
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