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  • @marilyndurham738
    @marilyndurham738 Рік тому +1

    Love when you are grinning ear to ear when a song just hits you just right!

  • @t.r.1708
    @t.r.1708 2 роки тому +8

    Oh yeah! 16ths? Drummer is steady! That bass is on speed! Oh the brass! I love the original singer! This guy is great! Tight! Thank you for taking me back to H.S!

  • @hookstomper7322
    @hookstomper7322 2 роки тому +2

    That dude with the red 'fro was kickin' his own ass up there...😃 Great dancing & top musicianship.

  • @2zxodcfm
    @2zxodcfm 2 роки тому +7

    Tower of Power has long been the bomb. I was fortunate enough to see them live in a smaller venue several years ago. They did not disappoint. In fact, for me they really have no direct comparable. Though Leonid and Friends, our fantastic America touring Russian band of marvellous musicians is way up at ToP level as they serve incredible renditions of various standards from Chicago, EWF and ToP etc. A high compliment for sure but check for yourself with a mirror handy so you can watch your jaw drop.

  • @jonathansmith3742
    @jonathansmith3742 2 роки тому +1

    One of the baddest jams in the land.

  • @brianjones8751
    @brianjones8751 2 роки тому +3

    They'll be in Fresno Oct 11th 👍

  • @leonardocartes1253
    @leonardocartes1253 2 роки тому +1

    Back in the 70s... jeez, what am I, a historian? Not at all. But, back then there were at least four notable bands with incredible horn sections. Tight horn sections! Chicago, EWF, BloodSweat and Tears, and of course, Oakland's very own Tower of Power. I've only seen them live one time. So amazing. If you get the chance to see them, do yourself a favor. Nobody does music like this today.

  • @ThumperKJFK
    @ThumperKJFK 2 роки тому +5

    I am so glad to here that They hit you up, and gave you a Thank You. By the way, That is just them being Them. It has not changed over all these years. My High School, & collage day's back in 1969/72, my band spent so many hours at our parents house learning there songs, funny we had a great line up of covers from Rock to soul genre, and it was the top 3 that always got the crowd rocking, James Brown, Tower Of Power, and Jimi Hendrix sets that was our go to to wake up the room. Thanks guy's and yeh, T O P is still going strong. They have lost a lot of former members over all the years that they have been around, There sound has Not wavered not one bit. If you are in a room, and someone is playing there music and your NOT moving? Your DEAD, STONE COLD DEAD. someone call the Corner, Body Bag please. 👍👍👍

  • @BV-nx6vq
    @BV-nx6vq 2 роки тому +1

    Now we're talkin...maybe the greatest funk band of the early '70's...TOP

  • @TheDivayenta
    @TheDivayenta 2 роки тому +2

    Chod, their sax player, Lenny Pickett plays with the SNL band every week. For years.
    I second Rod below on the fabulous Leonid and Friends- the greatest Chicago tribute band on earth!

  • @dislikesolutions2479
    @dislikesolutions2479 2 роки тому +6

    I love WAR, Tower of Power, Heatwave, and Earth Wind and Fire ✨ great video Chod

    • @bigjay123
      @bigjay123 2 роки тому

      Average White Band

  • @extdiso
    @extdiso 2 роки тому +5

    Great songThe horns are beyond awesome! Try “So Very Hard to Go”.

  • @jodan4
    @jodan4 2 роки тому +2

    They are still touring. I love their tune Sparkling in the Sand

  • @cynthiaschultheis1660
    @cynthiaschultheis1660 2 роки тому +1

    Saw them live...great

  • @williamcabell142
    @williamcabell142 2 роки тому

    Pure Talent! Not like today! 😎👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

  • @fernandoguzman6238
    @fernandoguzman6238 2 роки тому +2

    They do a 180 with You're Still a Young Man. Great song to slow dance to. Another good group with a horn section is Chase. Give Got to Get It On a listen. Guarantee you'll love it.

  • @chopperdeath
    @chopperdeath 7 місяців тому

    All these dudes are world class, but that bass and trumpet is just.

  • @surlechapeau
    @surlechapeau 2 роки тому +2

    Their instrumental "Walkin' Up Hip Street" is my favorite.

  • @kristahartmann1628
    @kristahartmann1628 2 роки тому +4

    Tower is the BEST. Check them out LIVE concert backing Little Feat "Spanish Moon"...a great sample of Little Feat w/stellar Lowell George....in Atlants.

  • @joelliebler5690
    @joelliebler5690 2 роки тому

    Great song so talented was this band!

  • @dabig25
    @dabig25 Місяць тому

    one of the greatest Horn Sections of all time

  • @dabig25
    @dabig25 Рік тому +1

    Everything about TOP was great but that's the Greatest Horn Section of All Time

  • @ferdinandfrancis9673
    @ferdinandfrancis9673 2 роки тому

    That guy dancing gets me every time.

  • @victorduffany7723
    @victorduffany7723 2 роки тому +1

    Great great great!! This is like watching the glorious evolution of big band, rock, latin, and soul all rolled into one.

  • @thecat600
    @thecat600 2 роки тому +1

    I love this performance. Great song performed by great musicians. So the dancing sax player is Lenny Picket who went on to become the musical director of The Saturday Night Live band. I never got to see TOP however I got to see the TOP Horns performing with Huey Lewis and The News in the 80s. Some vids of that tour out there. Thank you for this reaction.

  • @lindakessler8768
    @lindakessler8768 2 роки тому +1

    Saw them at The Roxy in the 70's, they brought it. 👍❤🤙

  • @charsibaba6960
    @charsibaba6960 2 роки тому +1

    Straight fire !

  • @bobbyg7102
    @bobbyg7102 2 роки тому +1

    T.O.P. today being up there in age did a remake of this song. They renamed it 'What is Hip Replacement '.

  • @helgar791
    @helgar791 2 роки тому

    Some of this band are some of the original members. But the saxophone player who did the dancing, Lenny Pickett, has been the leader for the SNL band for for 37 years.

  • @jeffkendrick6726
    @jeffkendrick6726 2 роки тому +1

    They did appear on Soul Train.

  • @craigreid7178
    @craigreid7178 2 роки тому

    They are known as having the tightest horn section in the business. Check the dance moves on the sax player with the big hair!

  • @moonstone1159
    @moonstone1159 2 роки тому

    Tower of Power! Takes me back!

  • @crazydale1000
    @crazydale1000 2 роки тому

    I saw Tower of Power in 1970 in Oakland California. They absolutely ripped the roof off the place

  • @aldobelli8300
    @aldobelli8300 2 роки тому +2

    I'd like to share a cool story.... In 1972, my senior year at Saint Francis High School (Mountain View, CA), an all boys Catholic school, our senior class produced and sponsored a concert in our gymnasium, of course we invited the all girl Catholic school down the road to join us. We had three bands on the ticket, the headliner was Stonehenge, the second band was Tower of Power (Oakland, CA) and the warm up band was the Doobie Brothers (San Jose, CA). The tickets cost $6.00 and the concert lasted 4 hours. If you like Tower of Powers genre, then I know you will really appreciate this band as well. Cold Blood: ua-cam.com/video/sDuqavv511I/v-deo.html

    • @angier5775
      @angier5775 2 роки тому

      How lucky!! Bay Area music rocks!! 🌉

  • @mrnobody9104
    @mrnobody9104 2 роки тому

    These guys are at the top of the food chain!

  • @realbser1956
    @realbser1956 2 роки тому

    TOP have been doing it for over 50 years now. The tightest, funkiest band you will ever hear. Still a Young Man is a great one to check out. Take the lady on a road trip and check them out Chod.

  • @CharCanuck14
    @CharCanuck14 2 роки тому

    Chod's right Dee - the energy just keeps on going with Tower of Power. I saw them perform in Toronto (1970's) and I couldn't sit still - so much energy, amazing music and Lenny Pickett dancing his legs off!

  • @soulgalorememories9921
    @soulgalorememories9921 2 роки тому

    Ace band for a very long time....Funk, Jazz, Soul...you name it - these guys can do it.

  • @LindaEll
    @LindaEll 2 роки тому +1

    They are awesome live. They are also very loud! Big sound.

  • @andywalker8064
    @andywalker8064 Рік тому

    50 years of excellence... that's it.

  • @s.mcpherson6354
    @s.mcpherson6354 2 роки тому

    He Chod, if you like the sound of this, you'd likely like *The Screaming Headless Torsos.* They have a lot of live videos online and would probably welcome the promo, being jazz fusion.

  • @TheDivayenta
    @TheDivayenta 2 роки тому

    Dee- you’re looking at the early 1970’s here. Yes, it’s old but timeless!

  • @kathleenvaughn3630
    @kathleenvaughn3630 2 роки тому +1

    That brass section was in high demand by other artists, especially by Huey Lewis and the News...

  • @bryanhale5254
    @bryanhale5254 2 роки тому

    Yeah great back in the day a good family friend of ours took us to Oakland and we got to hang out after hours and jam with these Legends yeah I got to play drums at Tower of Power dude can you imagine that s***? May I now must have been only like 13 years old though yeah my brother goes to play some guitar and played some drums lots of fun

  • @mikelundquist4596
    @mikelundquist4596 2 роки тому +2

    The dance moves are more reminiscent of James Brown than MJ.

  • @williamcabell142
    @williamcabell142 2 роки тому

    She can Dance to it...weeeeeeeeeee😂

  • @voxandlocks
    @voxandlocks 2 роки тому +1

    You still haven't heard why the song is legendary until you hear their original studio version with original lead singer Lenny Williams. It's at a slower, much funkier tempo, with Lenny's kickass vocals.

  • @hurricane1951
    @hurricane1951 Рік тому

    You HAVE to hear Yoyoka's cover of this. Unbelievable.

  • @neshobanakni
    @neshobanakni 2 роки тому

    That sax player can dance!

  • @cynthiaschultheis1660
    @cynthiaschultheis1660 2 роки тому

    You'll like drums and percussion. 😎

  • @musicairplanes4884
    @musicairplanes4884 2 роки тому

    Can't even imagine what type of physical condition you have to be in to perform this way and at this level. Absolutely amazing!!!!

  • @kevinsmith4429
    @kevinsmith4429 2 роки тому

    This is one hell of a band. One of the original members was the guy selling all the steroids in the 90's to the MLB players: BONDS,SOSA,CANSECO,McGuire etc.

  • @chuckw4947
    @chuckw4947 2 роки тому +1

    OKAY!!! Now you just have to do Tokyo Groove Jyoshi’s cover of this!!!

  • @cynthiaschultheis1660
    @cynthiaschultheis1660 2 роки тому

    Jazz baby!😎

  • @zunbake3
    @zunbake3 2 роки тому

    Always remember what's hip today might become passe!

  • @backhammer1
    @backhammer1 2 роки тому

    Thanks for reacting to this TOP classic! Next up,for a change of pace, please react to their masterpiece, " You're Still a Young Man".

  • @lydmarl.475
    @lydmarl.475 2 роки тому

    Omg, not surprising you liking this, please do this track no one ever recommends of them, “Boys of the Bay” this one is another banger, pure horns, you would love it. You are funny, so defensive “What do you mean old??”🤣🤣🤣

  • @Nihm420
    @Nihm420 Рік тому

    Watch the Blues Brothers movie.... the horn section from Tower of Power are the horn section of the band. 😎

  • @mabodc1
    @mabodc1 2 роки тому +1

    The original studio version is the best IMO. Check out "Clean Slate" as well by TOP.

    • @alcambrola2834
      @alcambrola2834 Рік тому

      They were all coked up in this version. Tempo too fast. Lenny Williams was the man, and you can catch a live version of this on Soul Train.

  • @biff9999
    @biff9999 2 роки тому

    You don't think those guys were high, do you? (smile)

  • @cynthiaschultheis1660
    @cynthiaschultheis1660 2 роки тому +1

    Check out Brian Seltzer Orchestra...insanely good!

    • @extdiso
      @extdiso 2 роки тому

      Hate to nit pick, but it’s “Brian Setzer”

  • @davidgale7384
    @davidgale7384 2 роки тому

    Chod, for your request, a reminder ... Shania Twain, Tina Turner, Janet Jackson, Beyoncé, even the Pointer Sisters. Great music and a "sighful eyeful".

  • @dougglenn4954
    @dougglenn4954 2 роки тому +2

    You need to listen to TOP's You Can't Fall Up

  • @VinzClorthokeymasterofGozer
    @VinzClorthokeymasterofGozer 2 роки тому

    Chris Issac - Wicked Game, original video. Send the kids to the grandparent's first.

  • @dougthePogingguitarist
    @dougthePogingguitarist 2 роки тому +3

    can you do a reaction to Brand New Morning by Bob Seger

  • @billyjackl
    @billyjackl 2 роки тому

    T.O.P. is from the Bay area so they play out there a bunch.

  • @squidkid2
    @squidkid2 2 роки тому

    Break out the bros in afros and bring on the FUNK!

  • @corangerc
    @corangerc 2 роки тому

    King's X - Over My Head. :)

  • @g-pa-Rok-n-Tok
    @g-pa-Rok-n-Tok 2 роки тому

    Oaktown Funk Masters 😎

  • @GeeBee909
    @GeeBee909 6 місяців тому

    Oakland's OWN

  • @scottcostantini6501
    @scottcostantini6501 11 місяців тому

    Chod, you don't live in Colorado do you? After watching you reaction, I noticed that they are playing in Denver this Friday. I am really tempted to go.

  • @gordonmarsh7980
    @gordonmarsh7980 Рік тому

    Get the Back to Oakland LP. Soooo hot.

  • @victorduffany7723
    @victorduffany7723 2 роки тому

    How did you like that little drum riff?

  • @chopperdeath
    @chopperdeath 7 місяців тому

    "It looks old" Come on now, you have to get past that.

  • @61hink
    @61hink 2 роки тому

    You're forgetting about "Hot For Teacher."

  • @antarcticorb9197
    @antarcticorb9197 2 роки тому +1

    Energy? Believe me, they were fueled by coke.

  • @cynthiaschultheis1660
    @cynthiaschultheis1660 2 роки тому

    MJ was a child then

  • @jeromeburoker1770
    @jeromeburoker1770 2 роки тому

    Back in the day, Tower & Cold Blood were the two hot acts from Frisco ua-cam.com/video/s_S4rDwVBl0/v-deo.html keep up the great work! J.

  • @tomlehr861
    @tomlehr861 3 місяці тому

    Coked out

  • @rafaelorantes7185
    @rafaelorantes7185 2 роки тому

    From 1977 or 76, not the original singer but still pretty good version, Lenny Williams was the original singer.

    • @John_Chu
      @John_Chu 2 роки тому +1

      I think its Michael Jeffries in this video. He was their third lead singer after Lenny and Hubert Tubbs.

  • @fredflintstoner3009
    @fredflintstoner3009 2 роки тому

    TOP is my favorite group of ALL TIME... This video does this great song NO JUSTICE! A horrible video...

  • @EricHitsDrums
    @EricHitsDrums 2 роки тому

    Heres the lamest sentence i ever typed, back in high school we played this in marching band.

  • @pd4104lang
    @pd4104lang 2 роки тому

    I don't think you've ever reacted to the original recording. Not digging this lead singer at all. "You're Still A Young Man" is a favorite of mine because of the horn lines and lead vocals.

  • @stevebarkley7376
    @stevebarkley7376 2 роки тому

    you switched to small insert of artists, and interrupting videos. ????????? !!!

  • @dawudabdullaah6977
    @dawudabdullaah6977 Рік тому

    Tower of Power always sucked live because they always played their songs too fast, and the singer Lenny Williams left the group and they guy they replaced him with sucked (the guy on this video). LISTEN TO THE ALBUM VERSION OF THIS SONG, NOTHING LIKE IT!!!

    • @timcummings6581
      @timcummings6581 Місяць тому

      It's not David Garibaldi on drums, otherwise it'd be funkier. DG left TOP a few times and their sound totally changed, even with Rocco still on bass.

  • @paulfitzpatrick2572
    @paulfitzpatrick2572 Рік тому +1

    That's live. Couldn't get any tighter