Tower of Power - Live Aarhus Denmark 1987
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- Rare recording of Tower of Power in Aarhus Denmark 1987
Lineup:
Ellis Hall - Vocals, keyboards, drums
Mick Mestek - Drums
Rocco - Bass
Willie Fulton - Guitar, vocals
Steven Doc Kupka - Baritonesax
Emilio Castilo - Tenorsax, vocals
Richard Elliot - Tenorsax, altosax, lyricon
Lee Thorburg - Trompet, vocals
Greg Adams - Trompet, vocals
Always great!! Go Richard...oh, a skinny DOC!!!
One gem after another ... SPIRIT ... SOUL!!!!
This is throwback that still lives on! CHAKALAKA!!! EH
Mr Hall, you are one very VERY talented man. I fell in love with you as lead singer/keyboardest with TOP. You are one bad-ass super soulful vocalist, master musician (keys,drums,bass) and a great song writer "Some Days Were Meant for Rain" and sir I bow to you in gratitude. THANK YOU for all the years of practice and sacrifice to master your instruments and for entertaining people like me who truly TRULY enjoy your talent. Flip, Flop, Fly, Soul Street,The Spirit Lingers On.... You're one talented man, touched by God
my brotha from anotha motha. CHAKALAKA!!! Peace and Love to you and yours.... Nitram
@@nitram1491 Thank you for accepting my celebration of musical intensity. The pleasure is all mine to have you share in my soulful journey. CHAKALAKA!!! EH
You are an amazing song writer, Mr. Hall. God bless you, sir.
Saw this line up 5 x Ellis & Richard & Willy & Mick Mestek with Lee and the vets WOW!!! magic every time !!
Mick Mestek is a fUnKy Drummer,too. He kept the timing so Super on the bands National Anthem, Young Man. But let's not leave out Greg Adams the Horn Arranger with that Solo & Background Vocals.
@@robertdowler3347 Thank you Robert!
@@robertdowler3347 Was Greg Adams the only TOP arranger?
Just when I think all the live tower of power content is out there on UA-cam, someone comes along and graces us with more content! Thanks
RIGHT?!?!? 😵🤙🏽😎
Saw your post on TB. Man, you weren't kidding about the bass! It's so clear and present. And that Pbass tho woooOOOOooooo!!!
Listening to the second tune, it almost sounds like a sousaphone playing funk sometimes.
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Incredible. This was the lineup (era, from '85 to '87) that kept the band alive. Ellis Hall is an amazing song writer and the band delivered as always.
They played at my High School prom in 1985
@@danakirkwood7516 ... They played at my college's gym. Couldn't believe only about 200 people showed up. It felt like a small party than a concert.
Short story; I was late getting to the event. I was rushing trying to find a parking spot, when suddenly someone walked in front of my car. I braked hard. The guy looked familiar to me. It was Emilio Castillo!! He just waved. Later I thought "Man, I was that close to canceling the concert!" Phew!!
This is my ALL-TIME band. Never get tired of hearing them
Top is fantastic, this funk that they deliver will make you dance your body needs to feel alive
This is awesome! So many gems in this one... I mean come on, they dropped "Baby's Got the Power", "Boys Night out" and "Doggin' at the Cathouse" on them! If that's not enough, we get a drum solo by Ellis Hall, a LIVELY crowd, and a double encore! Rare stuff. Thank you for this - tak for at uploade!
CHAKALAKA!!!
This is sooo great for me. I have seen Tower probably more than 20 times in my life and I play bass in a TOP tribute band. I have never heard a recording where I could hear the bass as well as this concert. At first I didn't even think it was Rocco the sound on this is so different from what I'm used to hearing. So much better.
This is a nice line up. Mick Mestek sounds great, and Ellis brings something special to vocals.
Thank you!
Yes! Thank you Ellis for your unforgettable performances which have brought so much joy into my ears and heart.
Thank you Mark!
@Hungarian Mark Sanders himself was the drummer of TOP from '80-'83
@Hungarian Almost - Garibaldi had a short stint in between Ron E. Beck and Mark Sanders!
Nothing like real musicians!❤
Great recording of this lineup thanks! Heard them in Montmartre a couple of times, we also made a video recording, but only one camera, and lost it long time ago. There was so much expection built up because they had cancelled several times, but it sure lived up to the expection - SMOKING!
Wow!! what a nice thing to find,,I'm liking the 80's Tower more and more, ok, everything's a bit too fast but hey, what the heck, Rocco had just re-joined and it sounds like he's pumped to be back..E was one of their best lead singer's , I dig him as much as Hubert Tubbs, Lenny, Tom and Larry..Count on Me..man , that bass line!! Badass
YEAH Mick Mestek! From all the drummers who played with TOP you're my favorite. Of course David Garibaldi is fenomenal in all his wizardry but you sir, are such a solid and tasty player. Thanks for the inspiration! :-)
I'm sorry mic, the true core of tower of power is franco and david that drives that band, they are the ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION and they can never be duplicated...... and all hell would brake loose if chester Thompson ever came back 😎😎
@@joewatson8347 Duplicated? That would boring. Every player has their own thing going on. David Bartlett is an other great player. Walkin' Up Hip Street (off Urban Renewal) is a great example of his playing.
Sorry, but it's not a contest.
The pics on the back cover the '87 Power LP are from this concert
Tower of Power is the last band ever to play at My Father's Place in Roslyn, NY. A beloved club that hosted thousands of artists before they were famous. That club went out with a lot of class for the last show.
Wow, first time I've ever seen this clip. Thanks for posting.
There's nothing better then a live concert
TowerOf Power; my favorite band. I remember being SO impressed with Ellis Hall whom I saw them with at The Bottom Line in NYC; They Knocked Our Socks Off! “Have Mercy… Just A SMIDGE!”- Ellis Hall. So overjoyed & overwhelmed to see all these Amazing Gems that have surfaced after all these years featuring the many great incarnations of the incredible entity known as TOWER OF POWER!!!
This has got to be the best TOP live video I’ve seen. Great camera/ sound work on one of the best, if not THE best, TOP line ups. It’s dawning on me that Emilio Castillo is the coolest cat of my lifetime.
There are many more videos that are definitely better than this one. Better sound quality. Better video quality. And a better musician lineup. Emilio and his original crew are hard to beat. He has had a multitude of different musical members, and they only seem to get better.
You'll be wowed with their blu ray releases.
@@oldschoolfunkster1 This was a great lineup - and I've heard them all. I preferred their organ and conga flavored sound from their Top 40 charting days, but they still had great players during their '80's synth period, that I also loved; not better or worse - just different.
Love TOP!!!!!!!
This version is a more “In-Your_Face” version with the tempos faster than what most people are accustomed to.
Some people (see below) love the others more laid back (relativity speaking) Mr Braggs to the late Rick to Lenny to Hubert, etc but they provided and allowed Ellis Hall maximize his awesome talents by giving him a dedicated spotlight wheee TOP became an awesome Black Show Band with a version of Stevie to Ray singing lead
Rocco was BADASS. Imagine the next higher stage of FUNK if Mr Garibaldi was on the skins. Whoever was the drummer was basically playing straight time where Rocco said I will laid Da Funk Down!!!!!
Arrangements of the songs were slightly different where Doc was more involved and the faster tempos made the horns’ syncopated rhythms kick butt
In this concert, Ellis and the band totally connected with the audience.
Who was the guitarist/singer
How do I give this 11 thumbs up?!? Thanks for putting this up, one of TOP's best!
Wow, without a doubt - their BEST gig EVER!!! (and I`ve seen them all).......
Thanks for this!
Such an Awesome band and just Love ALL of their music! ...
Yeah this kickass band top is. The best from the beginning to now amazing there still playing hope they never stop playing 2 u top your the BestThanku 4.the funk music !
Fantástico!
Holy crap, I've seen TOP a few times and they were splendid but this band - dang....
OLD SKOOL MUSIC FOREVER BABY!!!!
When all of the tempos are significantly faster, it really can change the entire vibe of the songs. Many songs groove much harder when they are slower. Still I love TOP since 1974 for me.
Ok , I had no idea! Love this ! Thank you. Such a beautiful, full sound from every edge!
That crowd got at least one extra song due to those tempi. Truly awesome lineup and fabulous audio. I wonder how DG would have felt about those tempi.
DG isn't and never was the band leader or musical director. Rocco certainly had no problem with these tempos.
Wow...old one..kool!
Was a 16 years old Rock'nRoll DRUMMER AT that TIME...RPH
Show😮😮😮
fantastico .todos mas esse baixista ai e monstruoso ja tava alem do tempo toca muito e da vida ao baixo e a banda ..incrivel...
Fuck der er alt for vildt maend.. Thank you!!!
The "Power" Recording Album Project 1987 Circa.
Ellis Hall , Lee Thornberg !
2 bass guitar heroes for the ages: Rocco and Jaco.
Is tht Willie fulton on guitar?
Skal du ikke kreditere hvem der har lavet optagelsen ?
Det gjorde jeg gerne, men jeg det desværre ikke.
What by a band
Thornburg crushes that high G at the end of Credit. (-:
I saw them in 1973 or 74. Lenny Williams
Fine musicians and great music,,,,, but not the same sound. Sorry guys.
私が求める物とは少し違うかな？