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What Is Hip: Tower of Power Anthology

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The renowned horn-driven funk outfit Tower of Power has been issuing albums and touring the world steadily since the early '70s, in addition to backing up countless other musicians. The group's leader since the beginning has always been tenor saxophonist Emilio Castillo, who was born in Detroit, but opted to pursue his musical dreams in Oakland, CA. It was in Oakland that Castillo put together a… Read more in Amazon's Tower Of Power Store

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Product Details

  • Audio CD (September 14, 1999)
  • Original Release Date: September 14, 1999
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Label: Rhino / Wea
  • ASIN: B00000JZAD
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,794 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Disc: 1
1. Knock Yourself Out
2. Back on the Streets Again
3. Sparkling in the Sand
4. Down to the Nightclub
5. You're Still a Young Man
6. You Got to Funkifize
7. What Happened to the World That Day?
8. What Is Hip?
9. Will I Ever Find a Love?
10. This Time It's Real
See all 15 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Oakland Stroke
2. Don't Change Horses (In the Middle of a Stream)
3. Time Will Tell
4. It's Not the Crime
5. I Won't Leave Unless You Want Me To
6. Only So Much Oil in the Ground
7. Willing to Learn
8. You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous
9. Just Enough and Too Much
10. As Surley as I Stand Here
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Media Type: CD
Artist: TOWER OF POWER
Title: WHAT IS HIP-ANTHOLOGY
Street Release Date: 09/14/1999
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Genre: SOUL/R & B

 

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST for all T.O.P. Fans, February 8, 2000
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T. Culver "cellox2" (West Suburban Chicago, IL.) - See all my reviews
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This compilation has all the Tower of Power essentials and then some. Even though I own all their C.D.'s, their selection of tunes and the chronological order in which they're presented make you feel like you're enrolled in Funk & Soul 101. Tower of Power can pick you up with their upbeat funkifized tunes, then when you least expect it throw in a gorgeous balled with horn lines crafted by the talented Greg Adams. It's all here including a couple extras that you won't find on previously released material. The anthology booklet is filled with information tracing the bands history and with photos stretching their 30 year career. Well worth the money!
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars GET IT ! ! !, December 9, 1999
This review is from: What Is Hip: Tower of Power Anthology (Audio CD)
This is the perfect Christmas (or whatever holiday/season/occasion is coming up)gift to get, and will probably break up your marriage if your spouse doesnt have the same musical tastes. You will refuse to take it out of the CD player. All the trays will be filled up with Tower of Power stuff and rather than cursing out the window during that gridlocked drive home from work, youll be singing in to the chorus to WHAT IS HIP. - - The TOP formula is SLICK OAKLAND SOUL... tight horns, bumpin grooves, a touch of MEMPHIS SOUL, a touch of JB - - Ballads like YOURE STILL A YOUNG MAN will last a lifetime... Smokers like KNOCK YOURSELF OUT will forever accompany you in the gym. After you get this, youll probably want to throw on your JAMES BROWN (Greatest Hits)COLD BLOOD and SAM & DAVE CDS. If you trust my judgement on this, check out a Japanese import CD called 5 1/2 by the group KOME KOME CLUB. (Youll have to trust me on that one... no RA available.)
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars More Soul Than You Can Control, November 14, 2005
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A real treasure. T of P is a frequently overlooked band that has been keeping the funk alive for decades. Their horn section is legendary, the arrangements are just too tight, and all the big hits you want are here. Worth it for Back On the Streets Again, Squib Cakes, and Souled Out alone. Bring this 2-CD set to a party and watch your friends start dancing on the ceiling. A real value.
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