Tower of Power - You're Still a Young Man - Leverkusen Live

[bassnrifle]

ROCCO!

[lecks45]

Pooh weeee! I you ain't feelin it you don't know what's good!

[WOIB23]

This song, done right, will bring tears to my eyes.

[docthailand]

Those HORNS are off the hook ... good old music. ;-)

[louiscauterucci]

After 35 plus years of listening to thers guys I still get the chills. This band it truly blessed.

[pretzelsandgasjets]

This singer is the hardest working man in show-business. Hands down.

[baj7557]

GOD BLESS T.O.P.!!!! but this guy leading is off!!!

[angelkilla245]

3:44 is epic

[angelkilla245]

the best

[MaxMultiBass]

The views of this video explains why our generation don't know what real music is :/

[vpettus]

The baddest horn section in the business!!!!!!!!!!!.....smokin­g hot!!!!

[DivineEffort2010]

WOW......



[amd77j]

Incredible song by one of the greatest groups ever, with a long and colorful history.

[CTS512]

HORNS freakin rule!



[ryanron28]

thats right good songs never die

[MrPyaso13]

my favorite

[celistino19]

this song brings back memories of the past. i'm 53 but this song STILL rings a bell to my ears. GREAT!

[ArpilCx]

damn, talk about the brother can saaang that song.

[herrdruhl]

Francis Rocco Prestia!

[whiteflag1000]

Phenomenal

[pediajo1]

Funk at its finest! No one does it better.

[djstevesupreme]

Im 30 and grew up on top I've heard them in concert from being in my moms belly to 8 years ago just amazing

[djstevesupreme]

My dad is phil w that was his dedication

[PoisonTester]

it's like with Mariah Carey, Mary J Blige and Bill Withers: when Larry sings you can hear his pain. absolute brilliance

[DACjunior34]

@scooterkidd3 what the fuck does george lopez have to do with "You're Still a Young Man"??? what, just because he said he liked it on TV? if he likes it so much, then he should have TOP on Lopez Tonight.

[jnava1420]

The best band ever! This stuff cvannot be replaced... the power and beauty of the noise created makes you 'feel' it all. Go see them in concert while you can.... we have seen them three times and cannot get enough.

[ferniedz1]

Great band

[Skyflite]

Whatcha wanna bet the trumpet players are using Bach Stradivarius horns? They're about $2,500 a pop but sound AWESOME!!

[atimbancaya]

@Skyflite: Adolfo Acosta & Mike Bogart use Yamaha horns. Mike Bogart now uses the Yamaha EM-8340 (Eric Miyashiro Artist model)

[13ktownguy]

I honestly had a tear rolling down my cheek listening to this.

[ravello99]

Smooth, smooth, smooth, smoooooooooooooooooooooth!!

[jnava1420]

Yeah boy! The best band in history!! Classical, smooth and down with it!

[MrJavinbur]

L0YAL MiAMi FANS DATS DA WAY 2 START CLEANiN H0USE-DA MAY0R 1st-DA C0UNTY MGR-N0W U MUS FiNiSH DA J0B-SPARANO, DEE, iRELAND & SOFT ASS R0SS

[huntersivins]

Tower, was playing in Tokyo; when the Sendai 8.9 earthquake hit...the show went on the next day!!!

[viewfromaloft]

and they still sound great . . . saw them live this past weekend

[aldosex]

very wonderful!!!

[powersource1993]

Trumpets Screaming !

[solesirching73]

Larry Braggs can make any current or upcoming singer retire!!

[1PeeDee]

WOW!  That's powerful stuff.

[CheckMate657879]

Still on in the groove - I never - I mean never - get tired of this song - original studio version - live with alternate substitutes singing lead - as long as it's Tower of Power - it's my sho nuf jam.

[ca5tr0100]

One of my favorite songs EVER!

[MISSLAURAJEANN]

Damn !!!!!!!!!!!

[makme514]

Real music used to sound like this.

[joekiddone]

San Diego loves you "Iron" Mike Bogart!

[whitegraypoppy]

superior over most current RNBs

[IridescentVelocity]

the breaks are amazing

[COLOisCOOL]

THE BEST!

[COLOisCOOL]

BTW...thanks for the excellent post...whoever you are...thank you.

[COLOisCOOL]

In memory of Maurice...a friend of mine. We both grooved to this song.

[TheThepianoguy]

Going to see them play was the best thing of all time

[theratkingz]

i wish it would show rocco more

[tizzdizz]

Always loved this song but damn that is a lot of sweat.

[SimonHackett88]

Props to the trumpet player nailing the screamers then playing trombone. Some James Morrison chops right there.

[booknerd95]

@SimonHackett88 He's incredible! I played trumpet four years and I still remember how painful it can be to play. And youre right...him playing trombone right afterwards...man I admire him....

[Oaklandgirlpitlover1]

@SimonHackett88 How 'bout that kick ass Hammond B3 Organ in the mix. 

[DACjunior34]

@SimonHackett88 his name is "Iron" Mike Bogart. he's a bad dude, great even, but he's no Mic Gillette. the original trumpet/trombone player for TOP. James Morrison doesnt even compare to Mic Gillette haha

[MrTheBoblola]

xox high school :)

[MrBombosa]

Nobody can touch TOWER OF POWER!!! KINGS OF SOUL AND FUNK!!! Best Ballads in all the history of time. I'm 20 years old and Tower of Power is my favorite band of all time.....

[crazycardist]

am i the only one that listens to the bari instead of the trumpets in the beginning?lol.love this song

[LiveForFunny]

thumbs up if you heard this on george lopez

[opuyu]

someone, show me a modern group that has this much passion and respect.

[Juliduck]

@opuyu Check out FROBECK. They have it!

[MrOscar53]

this is one kind of a song i like in my hey day. it reminds me of my younger years. its kinda you wanna relive the past.

[cesardiaz75]

AMAZING FEELING...HEART AND SOUL.

[essex243]

great music...

[DiegoRosaleslll]

I wanna make sweet love 2 those trumpets

[bmarsh1]

I just did a solo opener for them at Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom on 7-29-10. They were jaw dropping, one of the best live shows I've ever experienced, really on their game. Incredibly warm and supportive people, I need to catch them again soon! Thanks for posting this high quality clip.

[heyrose69]

Now this is music, not like the music you hear today. Don't even know what the hell they say! 

[NoMnV10]

Dayum I get the chills just listening this jam,me recuerda los tiempos viejos back in Sin City,saludos desde Durango,Mex..Thanx krzycho13 for making me smile!! :D

[gabestheman1]

Reminds me of old car shows in Arizona!

[jnava1420]

One of my all time favorites! This is the real music!

Makes me go back to my old days; old cars and car back seats, you name it! THis got you in tyhe mood!

:)

[conversvans2]

I seen them in concert singin dAt song last night

[sweettea8534u]

i can listen to this all day and never get tired of it...love those horns and saxes and that voice........ where are they now???

[MrChopper6969]

The man can sing, OH HELL YEAH ! What a great band, always amazing.

[plpcg]

TOTALLY AWESOME!!!

[GDNPB]

Thanks for this, bringin tears to my eyes and remembering singing this song with my best friends older bro's band, I was in high school and had my health, great times.

[1984IcameandIstayed]

thank you for making my day! wow!

[cdougchappell]

One of my favorite Tower of Power songs.

[chungiemunchin]

As Randy Jackson would say, "it was a bit pitchy". There seemed to be a little trouble hitting the notes just right on this particular performance but what notes may have been missed was more than made up for in the pure soul of the energies collectively. TOP is just plain BAD!

[womb0womb0]

@chungiemunchin It looked like they were having trouble with their monitors. I don't think they could hear each other that well for whatever reason. Some in the band kept messing with their earpieces. Sound people are to blame for that crap... being in a band myself, I hate when a bad sound person/set-up makes the band sound worse than they normally would

[shay18]

wow just like the record

[TheBevaLee]

he don't just sing it.... he's feelin' it. look like he's livin' this song. great performance. awesome song. love that scat too. wow.

[jmohan23]

I used to drive this black guy friend of mine home from work all the time in the 70's. The first thing I'd do is put on this song for him for the drive. I'll bet we played it over and over again until I pulled into his driveway! Even then, he didn't want to get out of the car...

[belmontmike]

Classy!

[MsLIKA53]

@belmontmike : Michael Bogart in Trumpet, him & his wife Jeannie, is a good friend of mine. We were in Japan together in the late 90's when he was in the US NAVY BAND, THEN HE GOT OUT, join the Lynard Skynnard band & eventually with the TOP. He left the group & went back to Naval Academy in Annapolis to join back the US naval band. Seen them here in Las Vegas w/ TOP during thier gigs here in Orleans Casino. Good horn player. Way to go Mike.

[Gotenksssj16]

i foun out about thiz song from george lopez

[ThePurpleWasteland]

@Gotenksssj16 lol me too

[Gotenksssj16]

@ThePurpleWasteland hahah funny i juz wanted to here the full song c( :

[ThePurpleWasteland]

@Gotenksssj16 omg no way haha me too!

[Gotenksssj16]

@ThePurpleWasteland ha wierd how tht turned out

[invaLida11]

incredible song... LOVE T.O.P!!!!!

[outdatedhippo]

I saw them live last night. Amazing show. This was an amazing encore.

[ztruth4u]

There was once a guy in my life that I accused of being too young and sent him on his way! Over time I discovered he should have never let him go. He was wonderful to me and really loved me...Time has given a chance to see that he turned out just fine!

[Terranova911RS]

age doesnt matter ;)

[EmLoca]

OMG *sigh* ;-)

[Gabetheawesome]

he switches to a valved trombone

[Gabetheawesome]

theres only one trumpet the other one is a Valved trombome

[fost6586]

at 4.17 this singers voice explodes into raw emotion made my hair stand up... powerful vocials..

[FunkDoppler]

thumbs up!

[Quiensabe3]

wow TOP

[onbattle123]

dis was on george lopez lmao

[fernandez1330]

without words...excellent

[Boogie1951]

I used to DJ at the "IMAGE OF ST. LOUIS" I was lean and had a fro. I prolly didnt get to move to the "better gigs" at the club cause I refused to stop playing Tower of Power and old Motown. but ....my friends and I had a great times. An the ladies liked me lol

[rolavarga]

Que buenas notas de instrumentos de viento, muy buena canción.

[dominici1977]

Did you go to Irvington High? Do you know Denise Lameria

[dominici1977]

Do you know Smiles Dominici? Thats my dad

[srvaughan66]

The singer is off.

[dominici1977]

What you don't know what you're talking about! Amazing. Yes the original is awesome but Larry Brags kills it. My parents went to school with TOP

[dominici1977]

See them live with Larry Braggs and you will rethink your post

[srvaughan66]

I have witnessed several guys who sang for TOP. And I like em all. This guy is kinda off. Close your eyes and listen. he focused more on the vocal acrobatics than the feel of the song. Ang come one, It's out of tune. And another rule when covering a song is you should know the intention of the song writer. Ride along the groove of the arrangement. You don't have to sound like the original.

[srvaughan66]

He can't even phrase his adlibs under the time signature. . Larry Braggs can sing maybe. But not with TOP. And I agree that this video doesn't justify his skills. But in this video... he is off.

[BigBoyDarrell]

i am definently in agreement with everything you just said.

[BigBoyDarrell]

the rest of the band is on top of their shit though, as usual... TOP is incredible

[vfreeck]

This song has the best brass instrumental ever.

[dickanah]

The original singer was Rick Stevens. He left the band after recording virtually all of their third album, with "What is Hip", "So Very Hard To Go" and "Soul Vaccination". It was rerecorded with his replacement Lenny Williams. He was convicted of a double murder a couple of years later and has been incarcerated since 1974.

[BARRIEMOREBARLOW]

I have the chills. Seeing this band live is mandatory.

[DaddyClb]

This band never, ever ceases to amaze me!!! 40 years and still makin' it happen. With a little more practice, these guys just might kick ass, someday (LOL!). Great post krzycho13...thanx for sharing!

[eaglesgeo1]

Who was the "original" singer for this hit....& what happened to him???

[ishredu]

in jail for murder since 74

[Wisewoman77]

@ishredu Who are you talking about?

[ishredu]

lenny williams the original singer is still doing time IF he's still alive..serving a life sentence for manslaughter.

why the neg?

people are so stupid here

it's a friggin fact

[TheDrifterX]

Wrong! Rick Stevens was the original and HE is convicted for murder. Don't believe me? Google it. Lenny Williams is still alive and well and gives annual concerts at a high school.

[Wisewoman77]

Do you have more info? I'm confused because he has a website. And I've heard of him appearing at various venues in the last few years.

[mookeychase0907]

Nah it's not Lenny, Rick Stevens is the original lead on this song he's in the joint in Cali for murder last I heard.

[jstmeanu]

Yeah, Lenny Williams..........love his voice

[nora22000]

When he goes up two octaves to sing 'lady, please' near the end and cuts it off, as if he's been shot through the heart, it went all through me!

[eaglesgeo1]

CLASSIC!!!! I make sure my wife can hear it everytime I play it... They were GREAT live!!!

[makme514]

@eaglesgeo1 Nothing like old school music, they used a real band the music was from the heart and the songs had meanings, some of this stuff today is hot garbage.

[musicfox28]

When can we expect the next one?

[musicfox28]

Awesome, you have anymore from this concert?