Tower of Power - So Very Hard To Go | REACTION

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  • @awabob
    @awabob Pƙed 2 lety +5

    Saw them in concert in a 23,000 seat arena...didn't matter the size of the place, that horn section could blow the roof off any building they were in.
    POWER had to be in the name!

  • @traceyrankin936
    @traceyrankin936 Pƙed 2 lety +10

    Lenny is the best frontman they ever had. Kicked off his solo career with the monster hit Because I Love You. A soul classic for all the ages.

  • @jazzysam9590
    @jazzysam9590 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    They didn't need gimmicks back in the day. Just their voices and musical talent.

  • @cdjblue52
    @cdjblue52 Pƙed 11 měsĂ­ci +1

    The guy in the gold suit is Lenny Pickett who is now the musical director for Saturday Night Live.

  • @TANTRUMGASM
    @TANTRUMGASM Pƙed 4 lety +100

    amazingly underrated Band....One of Americas Greatest bands

    • @danielolson5378
      @danielolson5378 Pƙed 4 lety +6

      Legends and icons!! I think they are greatly appreciated among musicians but yes the business itself doesn't give them the cred they so totally deserve.

    • @SiobhanSibealFernweh
      @SiobhanSibealFernweh Pƙed rokem +6

      Tower of Power was definitely not underrated in their time. They were on the radio every hour and rightly so.

    • @MrSteveG58
      @MrSteveG58 Pƙed 9 měsĂ­ci +1

      Great band. Magnificent horn section, as they played on other folks stuff.

    • @troysterling1382
      @troysterling1382 Pƙed 4 měsĂ­ci

      Exactly! Most Underrated band and Lenny was the most underrated soul singer of all time in my opinion!

    • @Lee91522
      @Lee91522 Pƙed 2 měsĂ­ci

      Truth! ❀

  • @muxux4
    @muxux4 Pƙed 2 lety +12

    Vocally and instrumentally a gem! A Masterpiece! From the time when music was for listening!

  • @murph3001
    @murph3001 Pƙed 4 lety +1

    My reaction is your reaction ____ great great song ___ great great singer _ great sounds are forever

  • @johnnyutah4077
    @johnnyutah4077 Pƙed rokem +1

    I grew up in this era of fine, fine music. This tune is one of thee smoothest tunes. Very nice.

  • @frmtfrnz
    @frmtfrnz Pƙed 4 lety +41

    The Pride Oakland CA. Emilio Castillo and the Doctor started out of Fremont, CA Kennedy High School in 1968.

    • @troysterling1382
      @troysterling1382 Pƙed 2 měsĂ­ci

      One of my neighbors lived across the street from them in Fremont when they played in the garage!

  • @Charles-vk1lb
    @Charles-vk1lb Pƙed 4 lety +21

    There are songs that are good for their day and time, and then there are songs like this, that are good for all time. This jam is a stone cold groove.

  • @RedArrowA
    @RedArrowA Pƙed 5 měsĂ­ci

    Lenny Williams
I saw them in concert
they were Fantastic! I knew every one of their songs. Epic!

  • @barbjohnson6268
    @barbjohnson6268 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    One of the best!!! T.O.P!!! I always loved their sound. Lenny was their best lead singer of all time. Have you reacted to YOU'RE STILL A YOUNG MAN?

  • @theevolutionofshelianiece1121

    I absolutely love this song!!!! Lenny Williams was all that!!

  • @firstdaywithnewbrain2504
    @firstdaywithnewbrain2504 Pƙed 4 lety +14

    Lenny Williams “cause I love you”. Your life will change INSTANTLY!

  • @colleensnodgrass7930
    @colleensnodgrass7930 Pƙed 4 lety

    Just a very talented group of musicians, singing and playing. So very easy on the ears and eyes.

  • @tensphreak
    @tensphreak Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Jamel's smile when Lenny hits the first note says it all.

  • @omgaud
    @omgaud Pƙed 4 lety +22

    We told you! Ha! The horns section. The piano fill. This guys voice. Just a great band.

    • @stillbill6408
      @stillbill6408 Pƙed 2 lety +4

      Not to mention the beautiful flugel horn solo...hearfelt!

    • @CommishNflpro
      @CommishNflpro Pƙed 2 lety

      @@stillbill6408 Mr. Greg Adams

    • @CommishNflpro
      @CommishNflpro Pƙed 2 lety +1

      The Doc holding it down on the baritone and Mic playing the Bone and trumpet, one in each hand!

  • @MichaelJay9412
    @MichaelJay9412 Pƙed 2 lety +5

    Leonid & Friends just released a killer rendition of this on CZcams. Tom E. 20 year member of TOP said it was Fantastic!

  • @Lee91522
    @Lee91522 Pƙed 2 měsĂ­ci +1

    One of the best songs ever! ❀

  • @vegaswillie
    @vegaswillie Pƙed rokem

    One of my favorite songs ever. Also one of the best horn sections ever assembled. I saw them here in Las Vegas a few years ago and they are still great after 50+ years.

  • @clydeb7713
    @clydeb7713 Pƙed 4 lety +81

    Smooth! But you MUST react to their song, You're Still A Young Man! The horns and singing, YEAH, THAT'S what I'm talking about.

    • @danielolson5378
      @danielolson5378 Pƙed 4 lety +5

      That trumpet intro by Mic is completely mind blowing!!

    • @scottsabino2903
      @scottsabino2903 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      Yess!!

    • @MikeCoggan
      @MikeCoggan Pƙed 3 lety +1

      @@danielolson5378 there was a local group here put together by a San Jose PD officer. Mic happened to be his trumpet teacher. Well this band that played some small clubs consisted of Robert the leader, Mic Gillette on Trumpet and Skip Mesquite on sax...2 original TOP mrmbers former bass and keyboard players from Malo.... yeah it was great, but weird to see so few people there

    • @MikeCoggan
      @MikeCoggan Pƙed 3 lety +1

      @@danielolson5378 this is not a high quality video but it is Skip Mesquite on the left, Mic in the middle, and Robert Payne (the leader) and the singer was lead singer of Malo for a time...nice trombone solo by Mic to start
      .. looking for this one I found another where they do Suavecito with Richard Bean (writer and original lead singer of the song on vocals czcams.com/video/Ihps3VwqgIo/video.html

    • @danielolson5378
      @danielolson5378 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      @@MikeCoggan Thank for posting never heard of this band before although i'm familiar with Mic and Skip offcourse.

  • @Phoenix85006
    @Phoenix85006 Pƙed 4 lety +21

    This is what you call an "old school jam" and no one can ever recreate this song. Love it! ❀

    • @barryanderson3910
      @barryanderson3910 Pƙed 2 lety +3

      Try Leonid and Friends' recent version. If they haven't recreated it, they've come awfully close.

    • @markfarley671
      @markfarley671 Pƙed rokem +1

      @@barryanderson3910 Saw Leonid & Friends perform this live last night. They nailed it!

    • @barryanderson3910
      @barryanderson3910 Pƙed rokem +2

      @@markfarley671 I envy you. The opportunity was there to see them 2 years ago when they first visited my area, but circumstances weren't in my favor at the time.

  • @francesdonovan1276
    @francesdonovan1276 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Your smile makes me smile. Thank you for the warmth you bring in.

  • @scoonman
    @scoonman Pƙed 4 lety +1

    Tower of Power and Chicago. The two best horn section ever with EWF right behind...

  • @peterhudgens8817
    @peterhudgens8817 Pƙed 4 lety +58

    Very soulful, good jam. Check out some songs by War, All Day Music, Slippin' into Darkness, The Cisco Kid, The World Is a Ghetto and Low Rider. Please give us your reaction. Thanks.

  • @sactiger2817
    @sactiger2817 Pƙed 4 lety +3

    Jamel - that solo instrument is the Flugelhorn (a variant of the trumpet), wonderfully played here by Greg Adams (Rest In Paradise).
    Many folks here have requested Tower Of Power's "What Is Hip" - I must concur. One of the greatest, funkiest songs ever!!

  • @camuscat123
    @camuscat123 Pƙed 4 lety

    Mom had a 45 of this. She would play it.... repeat....repeat...thank God my mom exposes me to great music!

  • @murph3001
    @murph3001 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    It proves that great music is forever !

  • @CatholicPatriot756
    @CatholicPatriot756 Pƙed rokem +3

    We loved this band in the early 70s -- their Brass is incredible!

  • @MikeStarr1000
    @MikeStarr1000 Pƙed 4 lety +35

    saw them live 30 years ago outdoors... was just one long jam

    • @La_sagne
      @La_sagne Pƙed 4 lety +4

      that's still them... 90 minutes of some 70 year old dudes doing stuff that i couldnt play for 5 minutes

    • @bstb1958
      @bstb1958 Pƙed 4 lety

      me too the energy was unreal

  • @raygsbrelcik5578
    @raygsbrelcik5578 Pƙed 4 lety +1

    Pure SOUL!!! How can ya' NOT like it?

  • @minnidrake8516
    @minnidrake8516 Pƙed 4 lety

    This is one of my alltime favorites tower of power is one of my favorite soul bands thanks for teacting to it u rock

  • @rbking9296
    @rbking9296 Pƙed 4 lety +23

    I may an old rocker but man I love this song brings back so many great memories from back in the day when life was so much simpler and not moving at a fast pace, thanks for this one Jamel, man you gotta do Strawberry Letter 23 by the Brothers Johnson

  • @mynineridesshotgun
    @mynineridesshotgun Pƙed 4 lety +3

    This is awesome! I’m 32. My uncle grew up on TOP and has been seeing them play as often as possible since he was young..probably a few hundred times. I’m lucky enough to have seen them twice. Tight soul

  • @perryparsons9960
    @perryparsons9960 Pƙed 3 lety

    Back in the day, as a trumpet player, was so fly to just be in the groove, to the neo Motown horn band thing. Wet Willie. TOP. KC and the Sunshine Band. Das.
    Loved it all.

  • @clarkhuffstetler2470
    @clarkhuffstetler2470 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Best horn/brass section ever.. Your reactions were awesome. Been a fan of TOP band since 1975... Thanks for the video review..

  • @skipgrumblis
    @skipgrumblis Pƙed 4 lety +11

    One of my all time favorite bands. Kick ass horn section.

  • @marymargaretmoore9034
    @marymargaretmoore9034 Pƙed 4 lety +23

    Finally someone doing Tower Of Power; a band from my hometown! Please also do Sparkling In The Sand and You're Still A Young Man. Thanks, Jamal!

    • @twentyfiveyears5010
      @twentyfiveyears5010 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      Those are the same songs I was going to suggest. You went to school with Lenny P? Me too. Garfield & West Campus.

    • @marymargaretmoore9034
      @marymargaretmoore9034 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      @@twentyfiveyears5010 Me too! I was at Garfield in 7th and 8th grade (same yr. changes to MLK), then West Campus and BHS. Graduated in '72. When did you graduate?

    • @twentyfiveyears5010
      @twentyfiveyears5010 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      @@marymargaretmoore9034 Same year as you. If you have your yearbook, look in the senior pics ; Mary Comendant is above me and Celeste Conti is below me, Greg Coon is to my right. You?

    • @marymargaretmoore9034
      @marymargaretmoore9034 Pƙed 4 lety

      @@twentyfiveyears5010 Don't have a yearbook, unfortunately. My junior (11th grade) year I went to a school in S.F. (Drew School). I remember Greg Coon. He now goes by Bruno Coon. I remember Celeste. Are you on Facebook? If so, I'll give you my name and we can chat. Small world!

    • @twentyfiveyears5010
      @twentyfiveyears5010 Pƙed 4 lety

      @@marymargaretmoore9034 Greg/Bruno was a talented guitarist. I don't suppose you have a '68 Gleaner?

  • @margiegreen7886
    @margiegreen7886 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    He is the original singer of what is hip that should be them on Soul Train in the 70's my song ❀♄❀

  • @dickash1003
    @dickash1003 Pƙed 2 lety

    The guy in the gold suit is Lenny Pickett. He was about 19 at the time of this Soul Train appearance. He is currently the leader of the band on NBC's Saturday Night Live.

  • @DaisyAnnabelle65
    @DaisyAnnabelle65 Pƙed 4 lety +6

    I love this group and this incredible song! ❀ This song is just Badass!

  • @robrobertson4619
    @robrobertson4619 Pƙed 3 lety +14

    I loved the bands With the horn sections when I was growing up in the 60’s and 70’s. Tower of Power, Chase, Chicago, Average White Band, Earth Wind and Fire, just to name a few. Much of the songs were mixtures of several different genres. I think that’s why I liked these groups👍

    • @oifvet7487
      @oifvet7487 Pƙed 2 lety

      Steely Dan too.

    • @dougallen8305
      @dougallen8305 Pƙed rokem

      Blood, Sweat, and Tears

    • @Coowallsky
      @Coowallsky Pƙed rokem

      Sadly, Chase never hit their apex.

    • @robrobertson4619
      @robrobertson4619 Pƙed rokem +1

      @@Coowallsky After Bill Chase died in 1974, I don’t think the group stayed together. 😔

    • @Coowallsky
      @Coowallsky Pƙed rokem

      @@robrobertson4619 That was my understanding, too.

  • @artsilva
    @artsilva Pƙed 4 lety

    The Pride of Oakland! These dude were HUGE during the 70s... and the T.O.P. horns set the standard for every brass section to come after them.

  • @erich8265
    @erich8265 Pƙed 4 lety

    Love love love this song, this band....man....Tower of Power..good times!!!â€đŸ˜Š

  • @wessparkmon2395
    @wessparkmon2395 Pƙed 4 lety +3

    These dudes can still get it. Saw them at their 50th Anniversary concert in Oakland two years ago and they killed it. Such a great group. Horns are always so tight and the groove in so good. There are some old live recordings of Soul Vaccination on CZcams that are spectacular

  • @cre8tivone
    @cre8tivone Pƙed 4 lety +39

    The Great Lenny Williams! Might be better known as the singer of the ballad “I Love You” a favorite of females for generations!!

    • @joeday4293
      @joeday4293 Pƙed 4 lety +6

      As explained by Steve Harvey on "Original Kings Of Comedy." 👍

    • @carolinagal252
      @carolinagal252 Pƙed 4 lety +3

      Must react to that song that has to be one of the most heartfelt songs ever!!!

    • @ErickGiovanniPrz
      @ErickGiovanniPrz Pƙed 4 lety +3

      I’ts called “Because I Love You”. What a song!

    • @markeyosef1579
      @markeyosef1579 Pƙed 2 lety

      Huh? đŸ€ŁđŸ˜­đŸ™„

  • @lydmarl.475
    @lydmarl.475 Pƙed 3 lety

    They are 52 years In existence and still touring, celebrated their 40 years anniversary on the Smooth Jazz Cruise with them, what an event it was! Listen to their version “Me & Mrs Jones original from Bill Paul. if you like instrumental, one of the best track called “Boys from the bays” also of Tower of Power, you would be amazed, what a talent, watch the guy doing the solo (Richard Elliot) on the saxophone.

  • @samuelpajoa215
    @samuelpajoa215 Pƙed 2 lety

    What happen to those days of great music! Miss it so much! In 2022

  • @Amethyst967
    @Amethyst967 Pƙed 4 lety +132

    Tower of Power is known as an ensemble band. They have a lead singer but no one was more famous than anyone else. Their brass section was second to none. Try You're Still Young Man.

    • @janestevens2030
      @janestevens2030 Pƙed 3 lety +11

      Don't write in the past tense. They are still going strong.

    • @Amethyst967
      @Amethyst967 Pƙed 3 lety +3

      @@janestevens2030 that is so good to hear. Thank you!

    • @anthonylovavto3228
      @anthonylovavto3228 Pƙed 3 lety +2

      You should hear Tell it like it IS by Heart, with the Tower of power horns!

    • @bbullard007
      @bbullard007 Pƙed 3 lety +12

      I respectfully disagree. Lenny Williams was their best singer, Bar None. He left and had 1 hit. No other singer had any success after they left the band.

    • @harryrobinson6282
      @harryrobinson6282 Pƙed 3 lety +9

      Bar none my friend...Lenny Williams was the best lead.

  • @fab4fan5
    @fab4fan5 Pƙed 4 lety +3

    My mom’s song💜it came it out when she was teen. Still tell her I think of her when I hear this song. I love it myself

  • @NumberOneWithACoke
    @NumberOneWithACoke Pƙed 4 lety +1

    One of the greatest songs of all time...

  • @dannamusic1
    @dannamusic1 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Lenny voice pure perfection đŸ’Żâ€ïž

  • @godbluffvdgg
    @godbluffvdgg Pƙed 4 lety +8

    I feel so blessed to have lived through all this... Hopefully there's a new renaissance of this soul/ R&B/funk era... Guys like Barry, Teddy, Stevie, Issac, Lou Rawls, of course James Brown et al...It's a life time of listening and Put's one's mind in the right state...Just cruising along...

  • @coldsooner
    @coldsooner Pƙed 4 lety +4

    Seeing this live was the night I fell in love with music. I will never forget a single note. Many great musicians have been through TOP, and they are still awesome today.

  • @cmacias1984
    @cmacias1984 Pƙed 3 lety

    My dad was a big fan of tower of power, he passed in May this year and this song was played at his service.

  • @sherrytaylor7166
    @sherrytaylor7166 Pƙed měsĂ­cem

    I cry😱every time I hear this song đŸ’đŸœâ€â™€ïžđŸ’™

  • @helgar791
    @helgar791 Pƙed 4 lety +6

    Great song with great vocals by Lenny Williams. Lenny is still kicking today at the ripe young age of 75. Live long Lenny. TOP's "What Is Hip" is just killer James Brown influenced stuff. The live version is real typical of their act at the time. Also "You're Still A Young Man" which is also a great cut...and when Lenny got to dancing you knew the groove was kickin'.

  • @VegasAlien1
    @VegasAlien1 Pƙed 4 lety +8

    One of the tightest musical acts for the last 52 years and still going. Check out their live cover of Me and Mrs. Jones with Larry Braggs on vocals.

  • @aboogie2794
    @aboogie2794 Pƙed 4 lety +1

    My favorite all time song and R&B singer! Thank you Jamel! Try checking out the real Soul Train performance. That performance was amazing!

  • @FitnessAtHomewithClintGrimes

    The quintessential horn section. This is classic RnB with CLASS !

  • @Longshotbeliever25
    @Longshotbeliever25 Pƙed 4 lety +3

    “This time it’s real” Tower of Power. Missed the 70’s big time.

  • @edwardramirez3911
    @edwardramirez3911 Pƙed 4 lety +6

    Great song!..
    Bill Withers (RIP).. "Use Me"

  • @gaylecole9777
    @gaylecole9777 Pƙed 2 lety

    TOP have the best concerts ever. So much energy.

  • @aaronrbrundidge
    @aaronrbrundidge Pƙed rokem +1

    Tower of Power was the band!! The lead singers were smooth, but that horn section was powerful!! The only group that I know that nearly matched the fatness of their sound was Lighthouse on "One Fine Morning." Love this song!! Great reaction!!

  • @acmorse8922
    @acmorse8922 Pƙed 4 lety +203

    T O P the tightest band in the land PLEASE react to "What is Hip" "Soul Vaccination" live
    The gold suit is worn by Lenny Pickett and you've been hearing him for 35 years on SNL as musical director and closing each week
    with his awesome sax solo "Waltz in A"

    • @marymargaretmoore9034
      @marymargaretmoore9034 Pƙed 4 lety +12

      I went to school with Lenny. He's a great musician.

    • @bigalbass
      @bigalbass Pƙed 4 lety +10

      Don’t Change horses in the middle of the street and squib cakes

    • @UncleScrooge93
      @UncleScrooge93 Pƙed 4 lety +7

      “What is hip is AMAZING”

    • @belindahutchings9420
      @belindahutchings9420 Pƙed 4 lety +2

      I was gonna say the same thing. LP is the most phenomenal tenor sax players I've ever heard. The TOP horn section has done plenty of session word independent of the band. They did work for Heart and Santana. :)

    • @ammaleslie509
      @ammaleslie509 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      YES--WHAT IS HIP!

  • @neilcaraig9533
    @neilcaraig9533 Pƙed 4 lety +8

    Try listening to "you're still a young man" by the tower of power. Its their signature hit... you'll love it.

  • @lenoranolan6825
    @lenoranolan6825 Pƙed 4 lety +1

    Jamel I've been a subscriber for a while now & I have enjoyed watching your reactions to the fantastic soundtrack of my youth. You are so entertaining & our first reaction matches yours so I know how it FEELS to hear great music the first time.. You're taking a lot of us down memory lane. It's wonderful..Thank you!
    80s Lady...💖💖💖

  • @26478me
    @26478me Pƙed 4 lety

    THE BEST BAND..THE BEST OF ALL TIME! SOUL MUSIC...SOUL BAND! TOP 2020

  • @ryanhallwrites
    @ryanhallwrites Pƙed 4 lety +37

    Bro! This is the tip of the iceberg bro! Hit soul vaccination, what is hip, you’re still a young man, squib cakes, only so much oil in the ground. Welcome to bump city!
    Ps. The cat in the gold suit is Lenny Pickett. When he left TOP he joined the Saturday night live band and had been playing that nasty sax for that band ever since.

    • @therealnitrouso2
      @therealnitrouso2 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      Only So Much Oil In The Ground - what a great tune! Check out this live version - guest singer's a German teenage girl who went on to build a name for herself. czcams.com/video/VHuU-7N_lx8/video.html

    • @fsanchez4905
      @fsanchez4905 Pƙed 4 lety +3

      We are going to turn him into a TOP fan, once he hears What is Hip

    • @palafox2237
      @palafox2237 Pƙed 4 lety

      @@fsanchez4905 yess 😁

    • @ryanhallwrites
      @ryanhallwrites Pƙed 4 lety

      @@fsanchez4905 Bump City is like Hotel California. You can check in any time you want, but you never want to leave.

    • @laney1492
      @laney1492 Pƙed 2 lety

      👍👍👍 Bump City- YES!

  • @ejrunyonsbridgetostory355
    @ejrunyonsbridgetostory355 Pƙed 4 lety +10

    Today Bill Withers passed. Consider doing "Use Me" (1972). He has more famous songs, but he just tore that one up. You need it in your ears/soul.

    • @crimsonclover8314
      @crimsonclover8314 Pƙed 4 lety +2

      I agree 💯 when Use Me comes on I still bust a move can't help it! 😆 RIP Bill Withers ❀

  • @ElfinMadness
    @ElfinMadness Pƙed rokem +1

    That opening gets you every time.

  • @teriblaumer3742
    @teriblaumer3742 Pƙed 4 lety

    Saw them in concert back in the day. Best horn section ever.

  • @joeday4293
    @joeday4293 Pƙed 4 lety +52

    See, now you need to do some of their hardcore FONK. "What Is Hip," "Squib Cakes," "Down To The Nightclub." And especially the cure for coronavirus: "Soul Vaccination"! âœŠđŸżđŸ’‰đŸ„

  • @BBartelotti
    @BBartelotti Pƙed 4 lety +110

    Great tune! Love Tower of Power! Check out, “What Is Hip,” and “You’re Still A Young Man!â€đŸ‘đŸŒ

    • @harvardblue4940
      @harvardblue4940 Pƙed 4 lety +2

      R.I.P. Rick Steven's the original lead singer.

    • @bethcrawford7427
      @bethcrawford7427 Pƙed 4 lety +1

      Wonder what happened to the lead singer? God, what a voice. Most of their songs had a sad tinge.

    • @BBartelotti
      @BBartelotti Pƙed 4 lety

      Beth Crawford
      I think you should remember him as a great lead singer for TWP. Real life is just not as fun or glamorous sometimes.

    • @anthonylovavto3228
      @anthonylovavto3228 Pƙed 2 lety

      Or Clever Girl and Don't change horses in the middle of the stream!

  • @thegoldenblock4257
    @thegoldenblock4257 Pƙed 3 lety

    This has got to be by far my most favorit song of the 70's right here!!!

  • @htm1600
    @htm1600 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    To Towers Rocco Prestia, the funkiest bass player...Rest In Peace. We in Hawaii love you đŸ€™đŸŒâ€ïžđŸ€™đŸŒâ€ïžđŸ€™đŸŒ Thank you Jamal.

  • @Sander12348
    @Sander12348 Pƙed 4 lety +14

    Check out you’re still a young man by them! Awesome powerful ballad

  • @rubenacevedo5821
    @rubenacevedo5821 Pƙed 4 lety +24

    Don't change horses in middle of a stream!

  • @trumpetmano
    @trumpetmano Pƙed 4 lety

    SO GLAD you did Tower of Power-another band that made me want to become a trumpet player...Blood, Sweat and Tears next!!!! Spinning Wheel!!!

  • @seanmurphy4077
    @seanmurphy4077 Pƙed 4 lety +1

    I do love me some Tower of Power!! Love that you picked this song!!

  • @fsanchez4905
    @fsanchez4905 Pƙed 4 lety +11

    T O P the best horn band of all time. Listen to "What is Hip"

  • @lockwoc
    @lockwoc Pƙed 4 lety +3

    Great group. Favorite song of theirs is Soul with a capitol S. Also, the instrument you liked is called a flugelhorn. Keep up the reactions. Love the channel.

    • @TheTrojanman83
      @TheTrojanman83 Pƙed 4 lety

      I believe that Greg Adams was playing the flugelhorn in this performance. In fact, he is still touring with his own band, called Greg Adams and East Bay Soul.

    • @m276863
      @m276863 Pƙed 3 lety +1

      If you like flugelhorn, check out Chuck Mangione

  • @carolinagal252
    @carolinagal252 Pƙed 4 lety

    Because I Love you Lenny Williams ...you gotta do that omg!!!!

  • @SiobhanSibealFernweh
    @SiobhanSibealFernweh Pƙed rokem

    One of the greats. When we lived in Vallejo, CA some of them used to come over and jam with my brother, God rest his soul. My dad wouldn't let him go jam with them anywhere but home cuz he was under age. Probably very wise.

  • @MrPooch1967
    @MrPooch1967 Pƙed 4 lety +8

    J - Great vid!! Now you have to explore TOP's eternal question...What Is Hip??!! Guanteed to make you move. 👍

  • @roychalko4487
    @roychalko4487 Pƙed 4 lety +10

    Being a trumpet player, I've played a number of their charts. The great songs are too numerous to count.

  • @jamesreding6336
    @jamesreding6336 Pƙed 3 lety

    There is not enough time in the day to listen to all the great songs I've lived 62 years

  • @esmeraldapacheco7632
    @esmeraldapacheco7632 Pƙed 4 lety

    I've always loved T.O.P. since I first heard them as a kid. đŸ’–đŸ’–đŸŽ¶đŸŽ¶

  • @jamesmeier741
    @jamesmeier741 Pƙed 4 lety +3

    Love your reactions, one of their best songs is "Sparkling in the sand" you would like it

    • @myssvee9975
      @myssvee9975 Pƙed 4 lety

      I ❀❀❀❀that song!!!!!

  • @tealc1365
    @tealc1365 Pƙed 4 lety +3

    SQUIB CAKES PLEASE!

  • @blackprix
    @blackprix Pƙed 3 lety

    Tower Of power from Oakland California. One of my favorite groups of the 70s. Somewhat underrated but, if you are R&B aficionado, you knew about Tower of Power.

  • @therealnitrouso2
    @therealnitrouso2 Pƙed 4 lety

    Tower of Power has had many singers over the years. The core members have included the tenor sax player, baritone sax player, bass player (Francis Rocco Prestia is a legend among bass players), and the original drummer has been ion and out over the years too. Check out their classic "What Is Hip," as well as "Squib Cakes," "Down to the Nightclub." This is a band that still exists today - so, like 50 years old - and they have a large body of work. All R&B/Soul. You can't go wrong here.

  • @Guy_de_Loimbard
    @Guy_de_Loimbard Pƙed 4 lety +91

    Sir, it's time you hit up some Electric Light Orchestra. "Strange Magic," "Telephone Line," "Mr. Blue Sky," and "It's a Living Thing" is a good place to start.

  • @perrymalcolm3802
    @perrymalcolm3802 Pƙed 4 lety +5

    Time for some Bill Withers, RIP!

  • @heentlasaa9974
    @heentlasaa9974 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Yes, Tower Of Power with the incomparable Lenny Williams on Vocals. I like "Just when we start making it, You're still a young man & What is hip." The Crescendo of the horns and Emotion Lenny puts into the mix is Heavy! Makes some Male groups sound like Women! Sing it Lenny!

  • @jamieshanahan4567
    @jamieshanahan4567 Pƙed 3 lety

    Another band from my youth. A home town Bay Area band who made it on Soul Train, which was no small feat. We would sway to the music at school dances. Pure love for their music. You've got to add them to your playlist.

  • @LouieCaporussoJr
    @LouieCaporussoJr Pƙed 4 lety +3

    What is Hip!!! - "Your hanging out with a new breed, smoking only the best weed"

  • @davideldridge9021
    @davideldridge9021 Pƙed 4 lety +5

    Don't change horses in the middle of the stream. Another great song.

  • @mindieta
    @mindieta Pƙed 4 lety

    oh Hell Yeah !! remember spinning the records back in the day as a teenager !! Life is just too short , enjoy it while we can .

  • @dougallen8305
    @dougallen8305 Pƙed rokem +1

    Those horns. WOW!!!