Tower of Power - We came to play / Souled out
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- Опубликовано: 26 мар 2010
- Tower of Power
Leverkusen Jazz Festival
Leverkusen, Germany - 9/13/09
Emilio Castillo-Tenor Sax
Doc Kupka-Baritone Sax
Tom Politzer-Tenor Sax
Mic Gillette-Trumpet and Trombone
Adolfo Acosta-Trumpet
David Garibaldi-Drums
Rocco Prestia-Bass
Roger Smith-Keyboards
Mark Harper-Guitar
Larry Braggs-Vocals 
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Soul and Funk the best in the WORLD.. powerful brass section.. funky bass player RIP ROCCO. POWERHOUSE VOICE OF L.B.
The best band many have never heard of!!!
Just as badass as they were in the 70's.
just outstanding..........these guys .......all their combinations ...........have their own hall of fame ..........everything about this group .........this version ........terrific .......
A standing ovation for Larry Braggs. Pound for pound, the baddest dude in the land. Best lead singer in the 45-year history of Tower of Power. Take a bow, Larry.
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NO DOUBT!!!!!!!!
They are amazing!!! Bands from my generation don't perform up to this caliber. No one can ever beat Tower of Power. As a trumpet play they are definately one of my biggest inspirations!
Every member of T.O.P. is the #1 BEST... from the horns, drums, keyboards, guitars, Bass, and singer... they are a few steps above their peers... They were among the first funk bands and have ALWAYS been THE. BEST.!!!!!!!
Oh yeah Larry Bragg pound for pound one of the best singers ever OK this man has got it the band is tight super tight the best of the best play in this band that’s why Larry Bragg is the best and the bed every single member at what they do is at the top the very top I’ll tell you that they are the best love this music they should go on for another 138 years praise God God bless him them
David Garibaldi is a machine. Smooth as glass, but funky as Sh*t!!
NOTHING like Tower of Power! Simply the BEST!
Often imitated, NEVER duplicated.
The best 'real' band ever!
Rest In Peace Mic Gillette ...forever loved!
TOP wow! Go Rocco go
Roger's working overtime on both of these songs and it shouldn't be overlooked! There's a riff at the end of We Came to Play was just brutally funky! He's a special talent and helluva nice guy to boot. I chatted with him after a show in Florida last year. Really humble cat.
TOP is FANTASTIC!! Larry Braggs is FANTASTIC!! It's just too bad that his name is not known more in the mainsteam. And he beats the sh** out of all of them. Great voice, Great showman. The CRAP (RAP) rules the record sales but we all know that Braggs is the talent and the man with style.
Dave Garibaldi's paradiddle drumming and Rocco's groove line bass creates this unique sound ...........as anyone who has seen them live can contest, they are truly overpowering in concert!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can't wait until concerts come back 'cause my boys here are gonna be the first band I see live! Just wish LB was still with the band.
INDIVIDUAL IS A MASTER CRAFT OF THEIR INSTRUMENTS
All of these T.O.P. video's are frickin killing me......I LOVE IT!!!!
The REAL stars of this band is the horn section. The lead vocalist, no matter who or how good he is, is nothing more than ORNAMENT! I could easily enjoy Tower Of Power only instrumentally. But that’s just me!!!
Top shelf. No band like them. My lovely wife of 34 years and I were amazed stunned and toe stubbed by this awesome legendary band. We can't wait for their next visit to the area.
They are truly overpowering live
Magnifico ritmo de soul y funk. Un grupo de los mejores.
What energy and funk used to be and what true funk and energy still is with Emilio, Doc and all these guys. An amazing ensemble. Saw them at Sonoma and French Quarter, will see them again soon I hope. Chris - 4th Infantry Division.
Rocco Prestia keeps e thing tight and Funky bass Player UNDERRATED.. I LISTEN WITH SUB WOOFER OMG THE BASS SO AMAZING
LB, awesome singer now with the Temptations.
These dudes are some badass mofos playing. top notch musicians Oakland's powerhouse.
No match. THE Best y'all
So great to see Mic Gillette back where he belongs.
@jkramer5 : My man, "Getting Down with the Get Down" has been my favorite saying for the past few years and seems to be my only way to explain how frickin BAD-ASS T.O.P. really is!!! Thank you for keeping it "REAL"!!!!!
Just seen TOP last week in NZ...I can tick that off the list now!!!
Thanks for the great high quality clip of the Tower!
Ummm i feel the soul! The dream team. TOP keep the funk ALIVE!!!
Dave Garibaldi is the real GROOVEMINISTER
"Got to get in, everybody's got to get in!
Got to be there, everybody's got to be there"
Saw them last year. Larry Braggs is sensational. I guess he is leaving and he will be very hard to replace. He and Lenny Williams are my favorite TOP lead singers.
YES!
There is no band like TOP. 1968 to present! Larry Braggs-Top Shelf!!
Would love to see them with Earth, Wind and Fire ! Imagine the horn section ??
that change at 2.30 SENDS ME!!!!!
Just saw them in Tahoe this last weekend, FANTASTIC like always.
Lucky YOU!!
this is deadly - with a [prominent organ in the FOH blend - badasss. And their take on mrs jones and cant you see w roger and jerry and larry at the mike - also sparkling in the sand - are also too unreal. Similar mix to '76 or 81 shows - we got chester and lenny p and michael jeffries here in Scotia, and please know, that Columbia records-era Tower was still something that amazed soul music fans here and we had thosuands.
Larry Braggs, quite possibly the best male singer today.
They came to Tucson, AZ & they put on a good ass show!! TOP....great percussion!! "THEY CAME TO PLAY"....And they did.!
They are unique, the best..
....LARRY BRAGGS....cannot be matched....EVER
Miss Larry now sangz with Queens of T O P. He ain't nothin now.
@@byzenteendutchies8096You don't know what you are talking about. He sat in with them briefly. He is with the Temptations!
@@bassistdc : Still ain't nothing!
Great Group!
They came to play and that's what they did!
They really came to play!!!!!!
superb! no comparison. Simply the best. :-)))
this cat plays some hip guitar rhythm parts of his own on Ought To Be Havin Fun
They rock!!!!!rule period!!!!
love the cowbell !
My $.02, first time I saw TOP was in the south cafeteria at College of San Mateo for a buck and a half, 1968. Maybe seen them close to a hundred times through the years. The band touring now is the best in every way. All the other bands and players built and added to the TOP mythology. I love LP and he is who he is... but Tom Politzer haz the chop and gets better all the time. It's apples and oranges.
Classic Tower of Power. What's up fellas
Rocco and D. garibaldi are the ENGINE OF THE BAND.. HORN SECTION MAKES IT SOUND HORNY... ORGAN IS AMAZING FULL OF SYNCOPATION AMAZING..
DEAD CROWD BUT T.O.P. IS KICKIN' IT!!!! GET ON DOWN FELLAS!!!!
i will take lenny williams voice .........number 1 .............but larry bragg.....had the whole package ........ what a group..........i have said it over and over .......the background vocals are top notch ....
Classic
Oh yeah they CAME TO PLAY! Get the funk out.
GROOVE GROOVE YEAH !!!!! :D
And they played
TOP the besthorns ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mr. Larry Bragg what a pair.of LUNGS HE HAS AMAZING STRONG VOICE TO ME HE SOUNDS BETTER THAN MR . JAMES BROWN...AWESOME BAND..
this band is quite well equipped with great pairs of lungs :D
#TheeILove
1978 style.- to the get down y'all.
WE came to play!!! Watching The Tower of Power tonaght at The NAmm Show In Anahiem....They will be on tonight at the main stage at 6;00pm.. Ya got to get Funafized!
2:17... we gets GONE!!!
You might as well "Knock Yourself Out" because 'T.O.P. already knows "What Is Hip" and every time that I've attended one of their concerts, it was "Souled Out" and as the Doc; Steve Krupa, Emilio as well as the rest of the crew will till you " We Came To Play"............ They are the best !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Play On T.O.P !!!!!!!
Cud any one tell me what what made TOP change lead man to: Marcus Scott. The prior TO ( look a like ) had that lead spot Jumpin.
They left. LB went solo and now tours with the Temptations. Ray left to join Santana.
Time 4 HEMP
It's a shame that people who don't play or sing worth a darn get on here and compare the greatest bands/ musicians like its a sport or something,... Smdh!
Thee last of the Greatest Bands EVA. Just saw them at Keswick outside Philly. Never ? if they still got It.
CAN'T NO BAND,I MEAN NO BAND TODAY,IN 2011...CAN FUNK,WITH THESE HORNS!!! THESE HORNS,ARE TIGHT,FUNKY TIGHT!!! NOW TELL ME,WHAT BAND CAN??? JUST LIKE I SAID,(NONE)...
@phillybass101,
The question that everybody needs to be asking is this;
Could Lenny replace Lenny (now in 2011?)
And which Lenny are you referring to (not that either one of them was useless)?
@MANOFGOD0837 YOU GOT THAT RIGHT BROTHER!!!
Germans know how to mix sound. Thanks, West-Deutsche-Rundfunk! (Get it, RundFunk?)
Don’t know how anyone could give a thumbs down to this shit. Shame on U!!!
East bay grease!!
just a little suggestion more GUITAR SOLOS..
OK, what's the deal? I watched for 3:00 and they showed the trumpets about 2 seconds - NEXT........
+Trumpet Tunes even though the TOP horn section is world famous, TOP isn't just about the horns they also have the best bass player in the history of soul. :p
mark .....he is really good good , but lenny williams......was the best ..........larry had the whole package though .....terrific entertainer . but for the voice ...... give me lenny any day.......even still .....the t o p forever ! the entire band ..... and the harmonies get WAAaay overlooked .....
LB reminds me a little of Jeffrey Osborne here. Just a little.
@ MANOFGOD837 Sure, one band can: Earth, Wind and Fire ...STILL!
WOW ! ,, lindsey , lenny had a better voice .........but larry , was the consumate showman..........cannot go wrong with either one ........but lenny , was there right after rick stevenson..............lenny was HUGE !!!!!
Jazz and be bop influence n style TOP IS AS GOOD AS B.S.T.. NO CHICAGO...
mark , 2 words , lenny Williams , nuff said , larry b is good , lenny was GREAT !
As good as they are they never found a replacement for Lenny. And that my friends is the truth.
2 dislikes! On what grounds for fuck sake? Are you actually dead?
No Lenny Williams...sorry
it will always be the horns , all their singers were very good , but ……….. lenny Williams , was THEIR BEST