BLM PLAYER PROFILE #18 // ROCCO PRESTIA - TOWER OF POWER

[@6strings5904]

RIP great master

[@MrBongoagogo]

Rest in peace Rocco he was the tightest.bass player who layed down.a solid funky soulfull groove. Rocco's bass playing.lives on it's like driving a classic car just unforgettable man.

[@Rightupbass]

Man I'm crushed. i learned bass listening and copying rocco when i first heard t.o.p back in jr high .what a unique player. theres is NO bass player like him.NONE! funkiest bass player on the PLANET.

[@moonjamsbabyjaws5164]

i follow the band since the beginning, it inspired me to pick up the alto sax at 4th grade. jr high and high school i play the Baritone sax. Rocco you will be dearly missed. my deepest condolence to the family and the band. RIP

[@htm1600]

We miss you Rocco 🤙🏼🤩❤️

[@warrenmorphis4208]

So glad Rocco is the monster on bass he is - vocals would NOT be his forte' :) :)

[@THX-vp9fz]

Please dont call good ppl monster, thx.

[@Tomatohater64]

He was wild in his younger days but how could you not like this guy? Pretty dam humble and straightforward for a legend!

[@derekdauchan2741]

Had the great pleasure of meeting Francis Rocco Prestia when he and TOP vocalist Eddie Magee hosted jam sessions at a bay area club in the eighties. He had a fender p bass without volume or tone controls on it and as I was holding it , I realized this just may be a bass that many TOP hits were recorded on . Thanks so much for this interview with truly one of the most influential favorites .

[@Basslessonsmelbourne]

Hey Derek that's such a cool story! Rocco is a legend :)

[@haggis1751]

Interesting interview. Rocco is one of a kind... He's right, the best music came from 67 - 72 ;-) Would like to know how his ghosting technique works and how he came upon it. Certainly hope his health holds out.

[@synthonaplinth5980]

According to Rocco, it came from the ghost notes that David Garibaldi was playing, it was just his way of adapting in order to sync with the drum groove.

[@robertdowler8105]

Thumper it is.

[@adc2327]

First saw TOP in 1970. A teenager sneaking into clubs. It is amazing what lot of make up, mini skirts and heels will do. I saw them many, many times. It wasn't until I was older did I realize how amazing Rocco was.

[@kristoferpersson1614]

RIP Rocco.., you bet Pastorious every time..

[@wysiwyg2489]

KYDA!

[@Basslessonsmelbourne]

He actually signed this for me under his name! What does it mean?!

[@wysiwyg2489]

@@Basslessonsmelbourne Keep Your Dream Alive. I met him in 2017 here in Detroit, great person and very humble. A true great!