TOWER OF POWER So very hard to go REACTION - This is smoother than silk! First time hearing

[@marybaillie8907]

From their 1973 album, "Tower of Power" this was their biggest hit to date, making it to Number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100's. The lyrics cover the heartbreak of a relationship ending with brilliant vocals so soulful and sweet. Their superlative musicianship has the ability to effortless shift from one genre to another. The guitars so lovely and the horns, my oh my, so outstanding. 🎺🎺🎺 Great reaction Harri. Thanks Harri and Cynthia. 👏👏 Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦

[@Cynthia...]

You’re welcome Mary. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@marybaillie8907]

@@Cynthia... Great band, great memory. ❤️

[@debbiechang5781]

Cheers Mary! I always look for your comments and I didn’t see any for a couple of days and I got worried. “Where is my Canadian friend, Mary?” So I was very glad to see your comment today. 🥰🇨🇦I’m not proud of my country right now, so I am sending a flag representing where I would rather be. 😂

[@marybaillie8907]

@debbiechang5781 You are so sweet Debbie. 🤗 I flew in late Wednesday from the West coast and took a while to readjust. Lol Old age. 🤔🤔 Wish you were my real neighbor. 🥰🥰🇨🇦🇨🇦❤️❤️

[@kmach1000]

Yes, 1973. I was a 12 year-old girl in Brazil when I heard this song for the first time. Love it!

[@daveman_50]

I graduated high school in 1974. It was a glorious time for music.

[@loriparks8805]

This legendary singing group is still on tour, over 50 year's they should have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, there are a lot of fans are working and trying to get this band in into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for next year for 2024! All their Albums Songs are legendary in the music 🎶 🌎 🤩Horn section is legendary 🎶 🎶 🎷🎺

[@dougbabbit2681]

now that Chicago is in Hall of Fame.....TOP should certainly be inducted now

[@davidbordonaro1631]

These guys are one of the few bands I'm ALWAYS in the mood to hear

[@KeepYourSunnySideUp]

I remember this! Love it. The song was in 1973. So beautiful. Love the singing, and the sound, so much.

[@edcastillo9342]

The best horn band of the 1970's. From Oakland, CA...

[@kentclark6420]

I would say they are second to Blood Sweat and Tears. Maybe I'm biased. I love both bands, though.

[@davezink7944]

1974 they were a"crossover" band 10 or 12 people in the band -everybody liked it -nobody did muted trumpets and solo trumpets -deep baritone saxophones like they did -you wont hear any "cover" to that song they broke the mold

[@janetgerner4862]

I'll NEVER get tired of this soulful masterpiece ❤.

[@borg30096]

AMEN HARRI!!! This is Classic Music, with Lenny Williams on Lead Vocals and this Smooth Band was sheer Magic!!!

[@danielolson5378]

This is a Tower of Power standard a song they do on every show! A true classic soul gem/ballad. The lead singer here is Lenny Williams whom many fans concider beeing the very best singer they ever had!

[@chitownlee]

1973. One of my all time favorite bands!

[@davebzen795]

Cynthia - What a soulful masterpiece and excellent submission. I haven't listened to this in way too long...until now. Thank you, Cynthia and Harri....well done!

[@alcambrola2834]

Lenny Williams was, is and will always be the man. The best frontman they had. I'm seeing them next week with a Philharmonic Orchestra. The song is from 1973. That's funny, I said 73 before I saw you look it up.-lol.

[@the54thfloor47]

Not to mention he is a genuinely nice person.

[@alcambrola2834]

Yes, he is. Way back in the day, I got the chance to chat with him after a show.@@the54thfloor47

[@mikecavaretta2621]

In Providence?

[@alcambrola2834]

The Providence Civic Center circa 1974. It was the lineup from "Back to Oakland." If you've ever been to the Civic Center, there are isles separating the seating. I also chatted with Greg Adams and asked him how Lenny Pickett hit those really high notes. He said "overtones." It's funny how you remember certain conversations.@@mikecavaretta2621

[@debbiechang5781]

This is (to quote Harri) “like diamonds in my ears”! I have always loved this song and now, after all those years, it sounds even better. Thanks Harri and Cynthia. 🌺✌️

[@Cynthia...]

Glad you liked it Debbie.

[@Ker-mk3bf]

This is one of my favorite songs! The brass section is fantastic! 🎉🎉 😊

[@thalleshoward3962]

A classic and I love the horn section.

[@tallmn1957]

'73 and I just started a new high school. It was a pretty awesome summer for music. This is one of my all time favorites.

[@pilesovinyl]

LOVE THIS ONE!!! Just a masterpiece. Wow!

[@rickparman7040]

Your buddies "Leonid and Friends" did a great cover of this. You should react to that one. It'll be diamonds in your ears!✌️

[@Cynthia...]

Thanks for the great reaction Harri, I just love their music and it is an oldie for sure.

[@John_Chu]

The great Lenny Williams on lead vocal. Classic pick, Cynthia!

[@Cynthia...]

@@John_Chu thank you John.

[@clint6872]

Very nice Cynthia. 1973 graduated high school, remember flared jeans and platform shoes.😂

[@Cynthia...]

@@clint6872 Glad you liked it Clint. That’s the year my son was born May 1973.

[@michaelplotino7046]

Hi Cynthia, Great choice! I'll have a little surprise for you soon; keep watching Harri and you'll recognize it what I'm talking about. Stay well!!!

[@RedArrowA]

I saw them in concert…they were Fantastic! 😃. Singer is Lenny Williams -early 70s

[@vickihughes5751]

This sounded as good on my AM radio in 1973. It's all most of us had back then. Loved it then and brings back memories of my best times in the early 70s.

[@naknaksdadn572]

As a soloist trumpet player i would always key on the bass guitar and also the baritone sax. This baritone sax truly comes out with it's distinctive sound. There is quite nothing like it! FYI: Leonid & Friends perform a beautiful tribute to this song.

[@curtisscarmon3267]

Greg Adams on the 4 valve Getsen Flugelhorn solo

[@brandonious7732]

Love it love it love it!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Cynthia...]

Thanks Brandon.

[@elainemarsh5170]

I couldn’t hit play fast enough! LOVE this song! Gorgeous little trumpet solo…

[@timgrady4630]

Legendary singer (Lenny Williams) . Can't Miss with Tower Of Power's inventory .

[@diane-]

My kind of music. Thanks, Cynthia and Harri too.

[@joannkepshire7466]

It was the original soundtrack..Best Band .saw them in 73❤

[@v.2080]

So glad you're reacting to more of TOP! Thank you.🎉❤

[@RicoCosta317]

Such a banger of a pure soul song. I might be biased since I grew up in the era, but between the great radio hits and album tracks, I do believe the 70's eas the best era for music.

[@lindasalaki9404]

So soulful music 🎵🎶🎵🎶 beautiful ☮️

[@johnlong9534]

Love them. I still have a T shirt of them from the 70's. When that horn solo starts, I am floating.

[@saries54]

Great reaction! I owned this album in the early seventies and its still one of my favorites. Another great from them is, You're Still a Young Man.

[@missblondie2393]

Oooh I'm loving this Cynthia As Harri said "Silky Smooth" Love and Music Always

[@Cynthia...]

Thank you, Miss B. ❤

[@lovethomassowell]

Love your coverage of TOP. My favorite band covered by my favorite reviewer. Warner had great recording quality during that era.

[@rayd635]

Great song! Great band! If there was a music format equivalent, to the EGOT, let’s say the VECD for fans, I have it for this song. Over the years since 1973 I bought it on Vinyl, Eight track, Cd, and Digital. Somehow I didn’t buy it on cassette.

[@claudehudson4428]

That distinct voice of Lennie Williams...smooth a silk...

[@helgar791]

Such a great band out of San Francisco. Try their two other big hits the incredible "What Is Hip" and the great ballad "You're Still A Young Man".

[@agnetesorensenelbom5085]

7:34 Everything has already been said ❤ Just beautifull 🙏😇🥰 Have never heard 🤔😊 Thank you Cynthia 🌻 Great Pick and Thank you Harri great reaction

[@Cynthia...]

Thank you Agnete. 💜

[@rickstadel5285]

And "Soul Vaccination" and "Squib Cakes" might be worth a listen, too -- though for vocals, the latter only has a little two-word 'quote' of the title. But Chester Thompson's pedal-bass under his own organ solo is really something to behold. Thanks Cynthia!

[@spawn4582]

Fantastic!!! ❤

[@richdiddens4059]

The next two of theirs for your listening pleasure are What Is Hip? and Down To the Nightclub. Their style of music was called East Bay Grease.

[@tallmn1957]

The San Francisco Bay Area produced many fine bands, Tower of Power being one of them. I grew up in Marin (North San Francisco Bay Area)in the 60s, 70s, and 80s, and there was no better place or time to do that. Indescribable memories of a time and place that is still being written about.

[@dgodfrey8953]

One of my very favorites, great choice.

[@claudehudson4428]

Hard to believe this cat never listened to TOP. They were and always will be amazing.

[@GalegHelross]

TOP are so good!

[@andysani9732]

Great review! This song was a mainstay during my Jr High "sock-hop at the gym" years...thanks Harri!

[@dedehe7582]

I absolutely love this song, thanks

[@jimr3882]

Tower of Power Horn Section did a ton of session work, rightfully so.

[@kimmaedke2763]

Love this!

[@GalegHelross]

Yes, the remasters are amazing quality!

[@rickstadel5285]

Yup -- definitely much better quality than the contemporaneous vinyl I still have. Must've *lucked* into a stamping from late in the run . .

[@robertdowler3347]

The '73 Classic Hit it is.

[@davidmacias741]

Glad I grow up with this music!

[@javiervillarreal2920]

Exquisite soul thanks bro, with México, saludos :)

[@Caheman1]

TOP! Straight out of Oakland with the funk!

[@michaelnotigan7796]

Want to know where else you've heard these guy's great horn section before? I know you've all probably heard this song a million times since it's release and rise to the top of the charts.....Elton John's "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me". Off the 1974 album Caribou, it was recorded at Caribou Ranch studios in CO, owned by James Guercio, another guy you've heard of......the producer of all those great Chicago early hits (also featuring a great horn section!)

[@themajicman745]

Nice......Now can I get you to FUNK your audience ears up with some "Get Up to Get Down" by Brass Construction and "Back in Love Again" by LTD (The live versions of both songs)

[@geraldwoerner6629]

Leonid and Friends does a GREAT cover of this. Try it, I know you'll love it..

[@curtisscarmon3267]

According to the band director, he😊😊😊 was already recorded, and Lenny Williams was asked to come in and record the vocals

[@curtisscarmon3267]

Album number 3 with leaf vocals by the one and only Lenny Williams. Great job by Mr Greg Adams with his 4 valve Getsen Flugelhorn solo. 😊

[@thomasripley1548]

70s ,remastered in the late 90s I think....

[@curtisscarmon3267]

Shout out to Jay Spell, the blind piano player who accompanied TOP on this album

[@vickihughes5751]

Summer 1973

[@jamesrobbison]

Hey bruh, you GOT to check out Tower of Power, "Just Another Day", this might be one of the smoothest songs ever done by ANY group! Check it out you will love it.

[@mikecavaretta2621]

Check out You’re Still A Young Man. Be ready for the intro - headphones on and ready to go!

[@loriparks8805]

Legendary 🎶 off the hook 🤩

[@curtisscarmon3267]

Rick Stevens was the singer on the 1st albums

[@curtisscarmon3267]

1973 and 74 were the yrs for all good music

[@denisetowe895]

❤❤❤

[@suecavallaro2826]

💖💖

[@glensims3744]

1973, Funk/jazz bands.

[@rickstadel5285]

l973 Good Sir -- Lenny Williams singing . . So sorry you weren't in your teens, then.

[@steelcurtainsteeler2249]

This is the original version!!!

[@jbach4311]

Harri, L.&F. does an Awesome version of this!! In Fact, it may be better!!

[@ericmcdowell5762]

They're almost as good as 'Leonid & Freinds' cover of the same song !!! :o)

[@NathanVeenstra]

Well this track is from a great year, so what can you say? 😁

[@EdwardWLynn]

I always feared this song being bought by some heinous Big Pharma corporation to play in the background as they pitched some pill for prostate difficulties.

[@TheoSmith249]

😂😂 I love your humour quotient

[@matthewserros5680]

Early 70s

[@unclephil7650]

Aren't most great soul songs about heartache? lol.

[@glensardella5155]

YOU actually look a bit like Lenny Williams!

[@philiponcale1820]

Brought to you by the boomer generation.

[@adarondax]

Lenny Williams has quite a story. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Williams

[@jhamptonjr]

Yeah this is the Tower of power song I've been waiting for you to hear! This is my introduction to them back in the early '70s. Still love the song. Peace and love!