Live & In Living Color [Live]

Tower Of Power | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000002KGC
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,180 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

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Media Type: CD
Artist: TOWER OF POWER
Title: LIVE IN LIVING COLOR
Street Release Date: 01/10/1989
Domestic
Genre: SOUL/R & B

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Live Album...EVER, January 21, 2000

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"grossta" (Yucaipa, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live & In Living Color (Audio CD)

I first heard this as an LP back in 1975 sitting in the living room with a guitarist friend. We both sat there in awe of the incredible musicianship. You can listen to this album 20 times and on the 21st time you will hear something new. The album is full of standout performances: the horns, the tight vocals, incredible solos and arrangements. And the rhythm section had some of the the best players alive.

For those who don't know it, David Garabaldi is considered one of THE most influential drummers alive. His style of playing really created the funk/ fusion genre. I heard Francis Rocco Prestia credit Garabaldi for helping to shape his bass playing style. With Bruce Conte on guitar, Prestia on Bass, and the incredible Chester Thompson on keyboards they comprised the tightest rhythm section on the planet. I have played this album for my son's friends who think they can play some music. They all stand there shaking their heads in total disbelief. Get this album. You won't be disappointed.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Tower Does It Best On Stage, September 18, 2003

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Lamarr McLendon (Cleveland, OH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live & In Living Color (Audio CD)

The first Tower Of Power recording this reveiwer ever
listened to is still the best! One of the tightest Soul bands
to ever hit the stage proved their virtuoso chops with a fan-
tastic concert.
TOP was always known for having the "best horn section in
the business (to quote Paul Shaffer of Letterman fame)", but
the rhythm section has to get its props, too.
Arranger/trumpeter Greg Adams has a great solo on "What Is
Hip?", using his microphone as a mute, and lead trumpeter Mic
Gillette shows off his steely trumpet sound on the intro to
"You're Still a Young Man". Guitarist Bruce Conte thrills con-
stantly and his vocal on "Sparkling in the Sand" makes one won-
der why he wasn't featured more often as a singer.
The 23-plus minute "Knock Yourself Out" features a very
long but very inventive Lenny Pickett tenor solo, plus shorter
solos by the rest of the horns, including guest trumpeter Bill
Lamb. Organist Chester Thompson essays a funky solo using his
Clavinet and the ARP string synthesizer, backed by Conte, bassist extraordinaire Francis Rocco Prestia and one of the
best funk drummers, David Garibaldi.
This CD is a fine introduction to the sound of Tower Of
Power.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Rolls Royce With a Ferrari Engine, November 18, 2002

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Chris Astier (Las Cruces, NM) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live & In Living Color (Audio CD)

To put it lightly, this has to be one of the most devastating funk albums of all time. Changes in tempo and mood, played with feeling and groove. This album should be mandatory for every American, it should be given to each citizen on their 18th birthday! Presidential debates should include cut-by-cut commentary on what the politicials feel about this album.