Tower of Power - Tower of Power
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Free Music Review: Pure Energy and Fun
Hit: 5 Stars
I was introduced to this while in high school back in the '80's. I was hooked from the moment I heard it. The funk rock feel, the soulful vocals, and the creative tunes never get old. I still buy this disc for friends and lend it out to Jr High students all the time. They always love it and frequently never return it (alas). Highly recommended.Free Music Review: Good, but needs more funk
Hit: 4 Stars
This is the only Tower of Power album I own and I really enjoy listening to it. Certain tracks are filled with energy and really capture the band's funky side. These include "What is Hip?" and "Get Yo' Feet Back on the Ground". Other tracks exhibit the band's R&B and Soul capabilities like "Clever Girl" and "Will I Ever Find a Love?" I'm more into the funk tracks with blasting horns and driving bass as opposed to the mellow R&B tracks. However, the entire album is a great listen and has a nice blend of up-tempo and mellow songs. It's perfect for anyone who has never listened to Tower of Power before. Free Music Review: IF YOU GOTTA START SOMEWHERE WITH TOWER OF POWER....This is where to start!
Hit: 5 Stars
From the very first cut: "What Is Hip" your party is just gettin' started.
The CD also includes the singles "This Time It's Real" & "So Very Hard To Go", plus the album favorite "Soul Vaccination" which could have done very well as a Single, but the group had begun working on the "Back To Oakland" project (Which is another "Classic" to add to your collection). This album is overflowing with pure UNCUT Soul & Funk!!!
Free Music Review: Stewy in Music City
Hit: 5 Stars
This is truly one of the best albums of the early 70's. I am a big fan of CHICAGO but this collection and "Bump City" should have blown them right off the charts. The fabulous horn section played on many other artist's records, but listen to "What is Hip?" and hear them in their own element knock it out of the park! These guys are the real deal.Free Music Review: Tower of Power Self Titled CD
Hit: 3 Stars
Although this is not a current selection (which actually was origianlly recorded back in 1973), Tower of Power will remain one of funk/R&B's premier bands which used a massive horn section to highlight their work.
On this CD, the noteworthy "What is Hip?" stands out as their rocking, syncopated, break-induced tunes. AOR lit into this one, as well as the soulful "So Very Hard To Go." Both these individual tunes are worth the price of the CD, but it doesn't stop there.
AOR never quite latched onto "Soul Vaccination" but that doesn't detract from the signature sound of ToP. The horn section is what drove ToP, and to this day I cannot think of another band that accomplished what ToP was able to do, when it was able to do it.
Tower of Power still receives airplay, but on a much smaller scale, considering this style of music is now considered as what ToP said in their song "What is Hip?": "What you think might really be passe'."
It is unfortunate that ToP is not still riding the airwaves in it's former glory, but since times and tastes have changed with the generations, we can only hope that ToP will remain an icon to older boomers who remember hard-driving funk and R&B.