Tower of Power - What is hip?
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- Tower of Power
9/28/1977
Emilio Castillo-Tenor Sax
Stephen Doc Kupka-Baritone Sax
Lenny Pickett-Tenor Sax
Mic Gillette-Trumpet and Trombone
Greg Adams-Trumpet
Ron Beck-Drums
Victor Conte-Bass
Chester Thompson-Keyboards
Bruce Conte-Guitar
Edward McGee-Vocals
This has got to be one of the fastest versions of "What is Hip?" ever recorded. Considering that Victor Conte is holding his own at this tempo, and his talents with ICP-mass spectrometry, this guy is a genius.
Genius on the bass and administering steroids, lol.
Cocaines a helluva drug
I remember when I first heard about Victor Conte then was listening to an interview with him talking about playing bass for TOP! I couldn't believe it. The guy is great wow.
His nickname is "Walking Fish"
Victor conte lol
Homeboy can rock the bass and get you juiced up all at once!
His nickname was "Walking Fish"
For realz.
Awesome. Just found this on UA-cam. I have discovered so much music on there.
RIP Bruce Conte!
🎉very fun song to hear ❤
I like music like this it’s alive and fun to hear ❤🎉
Rip Bruce Conte
This is awesome! Mic is sounding a little adventurous this performance. I had to listen carefully to hear him and Greg play that last solo in octaves. It's cool, even to hear Mic ad libbing at 4:42. Great Vid!!
The irony of watching this is that the lead singer looks exactly like one of Conte's future customers, "Dwain Chambers"!
Great concert, remember seeing this one. Just an interesting footnote. The bass player is Victor Conte.
Conte left music and became the President of BALCO, the supplement company that ended up sinking the careers of many professional athletes including Marion Jones and Barry Bonds.
Barry Bonds was never a BALCO customer. Victor refused to falsely testify against him & did time over that refusal - to his credit. He's playing, as does Rocco, with fingertips here - which ain't easy at this speed!
what was it like playing in the hipest band in the word? That's what I'd like to know.
Fire
Bruce!! The drummer Ronnie is cool!😎 but, where is
D. Garabaldi This version is flying fast! But, their still tight😂
Old school rocks!!🥁🎶
L.P. Doin da swirl & twirl.
GO LP!!
Based on this video, I'm completely convinced Victor Conte was synthesizing Armodafinil and Adderall in his basement 20 years before they were commercially available.
No doubt, def some stims on board.
Gotta love it - Edward is out in the audience getting phone numbers during the solos!! :-) A great band - but miss Rocco and DG on this one.
This is a killer version but the best by far is on Live and in Living Color featuring the incredible Hubert Tubbs on vocals.
Dang, this a fast version. Victor earned his money that night He should have stuck to playing bass and he would have kept his ass out of trouble. haha.
He made a nice comeback that's for sure. Living large and running SNAC.
who is that sax player doing the crazy dancing? saw them in '75, and he did that same dance. really stuck out in my head. thanks for posting!!!
That is the great Lennie Pickett!
@@woodygould thanks Woody
I heard Lenny had them moves but DAMN!!! Oh and that Conte factoid... shoulda stuck to playing that bass full time.
conte beasted on this held it down
@glueforall LOL
thank you for that
I always wonder how bands like this made any money w/so many dudes to pay
Is that Victor Conte on bass next to Bruce?
Yes
David G versions only please lol😊
" that ended up making the carrers of many professional athletes" is what you meant...
What year is that!? 73
this is probably 1977. Lenny Williams was still singing with TOP until early 1976.
Who counted this one off? 😂
That's not Rocco on bass!?
Hipness @ Warp 9.9
Sometimes cool is what it ain't
And Garibaldi & Rocco Prestia...?
That is Vic Conte on bass...he is Bruce's cousin
Lenny's not wye
WHAT IT HIP? well....NOT THIS! 3:37
to fast!!!