Man, think of this horn section with EWF, Chicago, Kool & The Gang, WAR, Brass Construction, K.C. & Sunshine Band, B.T. Express and The JB's horn sections. If a time machine is every built, guess which decade I'm gonna visit. Great post.
Saw these cats at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas with The Average White Band. In my 50+ years, I couldn't believe how they rocked it. They are a true original soul/funk band.
I didn't have a problem with Carlos here. It sounds like some people are disappointed that he didn't sound like Bruce Conte, but it's not really fair to expect him to; he was brought in to sound like himself. Although the end result didn't really sound like conventional ToP, I think it amounted to good music.
I mean, there were parts of this concert where I thought Mr. Santana stood out like a sore thumb...but this wasn't one of them. Just my opinion.
Just a high-energy, kick-ass performance by one of the world's tightest bands! Carlos came unprepared, or he, of all people, knows better than to even attempt to play lock-step with those guys.
This isn't a guitar feature, guys. Santana is not the most important person here. The most important person here is the first trumpet. The other most important person is the other first trumpet.
holy shit you all are so idiotic santana played a like 15 second solo and all of you are freaking out take it easy jesus christ the dude sounded fine if you ask me
Note to Tower: don't have your friends sit in with your super-tight band, no matter how famous they are. Santana is amazing when he plays w/in his cocoon, but seems out of his element in other styles of music.
Was there too chub, will be doin' back-ro-backs at Ram's Head tomorrow, just getting geared up. Don't know how many years TOP has left with Emilio and Doc turning 63 this year, but I'm gonna ride with them as long as they can!
@1smellybottom Yes, Carlos looks a bit under pressure in this clip and short of ideas for his solo, which, unlike him, sounds completely uninspired. Chester T., however, saves the day with an amazing organ solo !!!
i love the brass section from tower of power so much... they are so fuckin good <3 vocals are awesome.... and the keyboarder with his organ and the drummer are so FREAKIN FUNKY thats incredible
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soloing is one of the hardest things to do in the the world of music. so if u can play just as hard as santana and solo as bad ass as he does, then u have the right to say wealther or not he sucks or not. cause right now u have no right or skill so shut up and learn to show some respect
That's the best old school funk rhythm section in the busines. Love Lenny Pickett's vocals on the original recording. What a fun band to listen and dance to!
10 yrs ago, I saw Carlos Santana crush Yoshi's in Oakland when he sat in with Airto Moreira and Flora Purim. He's a versatile musician, crushing the Brazilian-Jazz-Funk grooves.
Adolfo Acosta, the fatty^^ I think he plays lead on most of their song nowdays, and Mike Bogart plays second trumpet and trombone.. But i'm not sure...
Anyone who thinks Carlos Santana is a good guitar player after watching this is DEAF........ Santana is the biggest fraud guitarist u could ever come across...... what was he thinking even before he started to play his solo........... he is the ugly duckling between these beautiful musicians..... lol
Gotta love all the numnutz comments about Carlos...just goes to show how naive the youngsters are out there...this is the REAL funk, not the hiphop cheese whiz tracked crap all over the place these days...listen and learn, chillun'!
C'mon folks! Carlos is just sitting in. It's TOP's music. He's not gonna upstage them. He's a gentleman. And if you have any doubts about his playing ability, just listen to his stuff with John McLaughlin back in the day. Holy crap, where have you all been?
U the best ??? u aint the number one and aint even number two(zap) so listen now : this Carlos have fun and 1 million or more people like hearing him me include but i like steve vai too ... Now will you stop compare and compete on each other and just invite vegtable to jam jam jam ... and then with good work team u may go on the top and not care about people saying look how he look i can do better ... lol
How in the world Carlos Santana is regarded as even a "good" guitar player is beyond me. He knows one scale, 3 licks, and cant even play those right half the time. And before you say "id like to see you do better", well, i can and will prove it at request. That being said TOP is tops as always(pun intended). I was just curious to see how bad CS looked in amongst their amazing musicianship and was not dissapointed.
Hit the nail on the head there mate. I've always thought Santana to be THE most over-rated guitarist out there, and finally someone who agrees! + wtf is that tone he uses?!
TOP are pro - allways have been allways will be, long live the tower!
Have you even heard Santana play anything? Obviously not, if you think that. :\
The man is Spanish, and plays with a Spanish flare, in case you haven't noticed. Or maybe you're unaware of the different styles of guitar along with different tones? Either way, you're a very strange person to not think that Santana can play amazingly well.
belong on the same stage with the TOP! He is way over his head, trying to solo over this tune,
especially when you can tell there is nothing creative that he is doing to add to
what is musically being played. Check him out trying to solo in "knock yourself out" from the same concert..... It's just as bad!!!!! Chester Thompson kicks big time ass though!!!!
WELL! i definitely agree with you guys. i do enjoy Santana music somewhat but he should stick to that!!!
Knowing Mark Harper personally, I have to say there was NO sense in Santana taking those solos when MARK WOULD OF DONE WAY BETTER.
This had to be embarrassing for Carlos and i think he knows he wasn't cut for this. His expressions on " knock yourself out" say it. Tower of Powers musicianship is way higher and i wish Carlos would have avoided this for himself.
as I heard and understand it, David Garibaldi left TOP a little while ago, like 5 or 6 years ago? Mimi Castillo publically stated that the "tight backbeat" including Rocco Prestia was "missing" that 'beat' that Garibaldi was known for and provided the essential sound from the rthymn section. When Garibaldi did come back, Castillo said they got their "sound" back and TOP was BACK!
When it comes to funk drummers, there's Clyde Stubblefield, Jabo Starks, David Garibaldi and then everyone else. Garibaldi is a funk technician of the highest level.
Santana wasn't doing too bad, he was harmonically fine, and he combined the two genres with ease. Does it look like he's struggling? I know he couldn't become a funk guitarist any time soon, but, for a one off, not too bad Santana, not too bad.
My God!! How freakin great are they here!?! Santana not quite doing it for me, but the rest WOW! The breakdown in the middle is sick!!! Reminds me of Maceo Parker stuff. Adolfo and Mike are crazy mofos - incredible players very much in the Maynard mold!
I agree with both sides here. Musicians coming together to play is a great thing, but Santana ain't particularly funky. But it doesn't matter; that's not really the point.
Well.. I dont think that Im supposed to discuss with musicians about whether it is funk soul jazz or fusion.. but IF it is called fusion somewhere.. then I think a come - together with santana is great when a band like TOP takes part ( or another great band )
I liked it and I think they are all amazing.. NO ONE should "stay out of funk " hes feeling it as well as people do who enjoy music .. in my opinion ^^
Wow. It is a really good grove, until you get towards the end of this. Then it gets great. I was trying to work while listening/watching this. But by the end of this, I couldn't stop moving. I just started a replay as I was typing this review, and I was typing along with it as I bounced. Awesome! This is funk!
but seriousli..tt was reali crap from him..he's high on weed or smth man..tt's reali not the santana i luv..look at 5:40! tt was the saddest ting ever! the choke and he plays nothin..it's not santana at all..and all he does at the end is run down the bridge..man..i stil luv him tho,jus not this performance..which is a waste
Chester Thompson and Carlos Santana with Tower of Power!! It's almost like a reunion concert, haha. I wish I was alive to see Tower of Power when Chester Thompson and Lenny Williams were still in it.
This is my 3rd comment, all I can say is LAWD LAWD LAWD!!! My favorite group of all time. Props to David kickin those skins and Rocco runnin the bottoms. Chester ticklin the SH*T out of that Hammond at 3:32 and then some. TOP horns....NONE BETTER!
I'm 49yrs old, and i've been listening since i was 12 yrs old. when i was old enough to go see them, they use to play a small club in Hunington beach Ca. called the Golden bear. The horns would pearce your head, and the drums and bass would thump your body cause you were so close.T.O.P. still kicks ass!!!
Tower of power a high-school band??? I don't think so. I listened to this band a lot when I was in my teens/early twenties(a long time ago). They are fantastik. They played in Markham, Ontario last year but I missed them unfortunately. I won't miss them next time!
Yes, they're all kind of in E major; it would be better described as E7. They use the minor pentatonic scale over it a lot. Chester Thompson goes kinda out at the end of his solo, which might have confused you.
Dang, "iwssonb," that's gotta be one hot high school jazz band! Louder than T.O.P., a 40-year-old funk/soul band, in a huge venue like this? And FUNKIER than David Garibaldi and Francis Rocco Prestia?? WOW! When's your next tour?
This isn't loud because it's a video on YouTube. If I were there, I would wear earplugs.
In middle school, this really IS the eternal question!
FlyingPiper13 1 week ago
Can this cut cd with Carlos be purchased? Does anyone know?
katsky26 2 weeks ago
LOVE..always have..these guys got the serious funk..
redone2422 2 months ago
David Garibaldis drumming makes Tower of Power imo
9Westaz 3 months ago
Ease on into Hipland!!!
dudshumane 4 months ago
this is the sound that will leave a long legacy for generations to come
larryjme 5 months ago
Whoops. The word is "EVER" built.
doc2skate 5 months ago
Man, think of this horn section with EWF, Chicago, Kool & The Gang, WAR, Brass Construction, K.C. & Sunshine Band, B.T. Express and The JB's horn sections. If a time machine is every built, guess which decade I'm gonna visit. Great post.
doc2skate 5 months ago
Saw these cats at the Hard Rock in Las Vegas with The Average White Band. In my 50+ years, I couldn't believe how they rocked it. They are a true original soul/funk band.
msnubbins 5 months ago
I didn't have a problem with Carlos here. It sounds like some people are disappointed that he didn't sound like Bruce Conte, but it's not really fair to expect him to; he was brought in to sound like himself. Although the end result didn't really sound like conventional ToP, I think it amounted to good music.
I mean, there were parts of this concert where I thought Mr. Santana stood out like a sore thumb...but this wasn't one of them. Just my opinion.
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Reaper2k 5 months ago
Just a high-energy, kick-ass performance by one of the world's tightest bands! Carlos came unprepared, or he, of all people, knows better than to even attempt to play lock-step with those guys.
MrSargenti 5 months ago
Carlos needs to cut his nails!
Finleymon 5 months ago
Paaaaaaaaaaaady... :)
whiteflag1000 6 months ago in playlist Tower Of Power
Awww Funky!
ChrTiedt 6 months ago
Yeah this crowd isn't very hip. I was more hip than these guys at an Earth Wind and Fire concert, and I'm a white boy!
mikers3000 6 months ago
hehe, the trombone made a mistake at 6:14... its a human!!
Horrorlink 7 months ago
only thing unhip is the crowd.
lexelllll 8 months ago
unbeleiveably funky!
Kenn0049 8 months ago
Daym that tenor sax!
lexelllll 8 months ago 2
Its the funky-ass organ thats the star here.
Sambergler 9 months ago
@Sambergler the great chester thompson. played with t.o.p. for years. now with santana. peace and blessings
jcbluefunk 8 months ago
This isn't a guitar feature, guys. Santana is not the most important person here. The most important person here is the first trumpet. The other most important person is the other first trumpet.
AzztRhell 10 months ago
Am I the only one that thinks they rushed this unbelievably? I love this TOP, but this song is supposed to groove, not spasm
Blokeio 10 months ago
@Blokeio A bit sped up, yeah...
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@Blokeio A bit sped up, yeah...
noconfig 10 months ago
Santana is the most overrated guitar players ever.
drebatista 11 months ago
the voice is so amazing
drumms4life 11 months ago
santanna???
tocolormemucsic44 1 year ago
trumpets in the wrong key at 1:00 !?!?!?
chewyflea 1 year ago
@chewyflea No, it's caused musical dissonance. Musicians have been using it since the 1800s.
LightSpectra 1 year ago
@LightSpectra Not in the funk...
chewyflea 1 year ago
holy shit you all are so idiotic santana played a like 15 second solo and all of you are freaking out take it easy jesus christ the dude sounded fine if you ask me
dwdjam97 1 year ago
epic o.O
Baghira1965 1 year ago
Good God!!
pobyd9 1 year ago
Note to Tower: don't have your friends sit in with your super-tight band, no matter how famous they are. Santana is amazing when he plays w/in his cocoon, but seems out of his element in other styles of music.
pmbauer 1 year ago
no wonder your name is smelly bottom you dont know good music when you hear it
qaiileahbabe 1 year ago
totally the best in funky hip.....
bulentvay 1 year ago
Chester Thompson just has that Hammond organ sound down!!! Amazing display of musical craftmanship.
noelfr9 1 year ago
Santana, please, go home... what the hell do you think you're doin' there????
astoryk 1 year ago
OOOOH Two Hammonds--one is the New B3--cooooool
lydays 1 year ago
David Garibaldi is slammin the funk out of it....into a deep pocket.
logbuilder45 1 year ago
deam i saw the title
'santana with tower of power :D:D goodd !!!'
but te solo's are just bad.
i've heard only one good solo and that was from a old tape.
santana can better.
but the rest is deam good
FUNKY SONG
daanrossi46 1 year ago
Wow...my man Santana was no part of that groove.
Russellf52 1 year ago
Yes, yes, yes!!!
BambiLoo 1 year ago
been there ,done it, this it was it i with out a question.
stillaliveandwel 1 year ago
1smellybottom find a new name asshole!
santana is from the bay area like top/ so eat shit and die!
fistinurmoutha 1 year ago
I don't know what you guys are talking about, but that was one TASTY solo from mister Carlos Santana.
Roboctopus 1 year ago
Slicklick at 1.09!
NicKun 1 year ago
Oh Yeah!!!! Such a tight group...could listen to this forever it seems!
votman1 1 year ago
Musiq is the message.
musiqman53 1 year ago
Doesn't get better than this.
singznswingz 1 year ago
Was there too chub, will be doin' back-ro-backs at Ram's Head tomorrow, just getting geared up. Don't know how many years TOP has left with Emilio and Doc turning 63 this year, but I'm gonna ride with them as long as they can!
backstopbob89 1 year ago
what's with the santana hate? he's good enough for tower of power, but he's not good enough for you guys?
not many guitarists can hang with ToP on their own song. I'd love to see how well you guys would do jamming with ToP in front of all those people
popomczowzow 1 year ago
TOP is still ultra tight and blowin out the jams. See them...40 years of funk. Saw 'em in '73 at VCU...and last year at the State in Nova...TIGHT!
chubbsuperfly 1 year ago
damn this song always makes me want to get up and dance!!
Coldsteal21 1 year ago 2
@Coldsteal21 Me too!!
RockMySoul1 1 year ago
Chester Thompson is incredible at basically anything he goes for. Amazing.
Jimboblay74 1 year ago
groooooooooove !
toiletwasher 2 years ago
Haha What is Hip?
Tower Of Power - Hip
Santana - :S not at all...That was embarrassing.
SoDirtyYetSoClean 2 years ago
Wow. They still sound good
chippykips 2 years ago
This is hip!
Santana is not hip to this groove. His solo sounds like it was meant for a different song. Maybe he thought the band was diggin James Brown
1smellybottom 2 years ago 18
word
lulurockt64 2 years ago
@1smellybottom i bet you can't even play guitar at all , carlos is what is hip hater
dromanvibes48 1 year ago
@1smellybottom
u r so right!
We need some TOP Funk not Santana crap (Even though I love Santana but he clearly don't fit in with TOP)
y2rock 1 year ago
@1smellybottom Yes, Carlos looks a bit under pressure in this clip and short of ideas for his solo, which, unlike him, sounds completely uninspired. Chester T., however, saves the day with an amazing organ solo !!!
q2w3bn876 1 year ago
@1smellybottom In funk the chords are the most important part for guitar and his chords were hellas tite...thats what he did like 99% of the song
chewyflea 1 year ago
@1smellybottom In funk the comping is the most important part for guitar and his chords were hellas tite...thats what he did like 99% of the song
chewyflea 1 year ago
got to love that groove
tupac5b 2 years ago
That's some serious, serious groove...
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brianisawesom 2 years ago
I LOVE T.O.P. and with Santana...holy crap! Awesome!
rmbr343 2 years ago
WHAT IT IS!
SamG74 2 years ago
Hip is this !
vacray20041 2 years ago
i love the brass section from tower of power so much... they are so fuckin good <3 vocals are awesome.... and the keyboarder with his organ and the drummer are so FREAKIN FUNKY thats incredible
tower of power go on!
Fjondan 2 years ago
ya!
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JacobJL 2 years ago
hey dickface! santana has more music blood in his dick then you have in youre whole body ! shyliips!!
guswik87 2 years ago 2
dude listen to sideways by citizen cope ft. santana for starters, then get back to me...
ecypert 2 years ago
soloing is one of the hardest things to do in the the world of music. so if u can play just as hard as santana and solo as bad ass as he does, then u have the right to say wealther or not he sucks or not. cause right now u have no right or skill so shut up and learn to show some respect
tamedlion24 2 years ago
Being as solidand tight as tower of power as a band is much more difficult than soloing!
jacquesanderson 2 years ago 2
That's the best old school funk rhythm section in the busines. Love Lenny Pickett's vocals on the original recording. What a fun band to listen and dance to!
mqblues 2 years ago
5 guineas from just north of Boston, this was our theme song. We'd tip dj's $50 to get it plaind on Landsdown St
undapar1 2 years ago
Hey dude...Lenny Pickett is a saxophonist. Lenny Williams is the name you're looking for.
jazzwiz7 2 years ago
Correct on that.
mqblues 2 years ago
What's with this snorefest crowd watching? They're just standing there! Damm, liven up peeps
Chuckonbass67 2 years ago 2
Here here! I'd be dancing like a mad fool if I were watching Santana and Tower of Power.
ZombieJunkie 2 years ago 2
10 yrs ago, I saw Carlos Santana crush Yoshi's in Oakland when he sat in with Airto Moreira and Flora Purim. He's a versatile musician, crushing the Brazilian-Jazz-Funk grooves.
kevintadeo 2 years ago
Who from the trumpet section is the highblower?
SelmerMarkVI66 2 years ago
Adolfo Acosta, the fatty^^ I think he plays lead on most of their song nowdays, and Mike Bogart plays second trumpet and trombone.. But i'm not sure...
Lebowskin 2 years ago
pretty sure the guy all the way to the left with out the bandana on
snareman25 2 years ago
santana is from a different angle mindset....thats all
ebillyboi 2 years ago
Anyone who thinks Carlos Santana is a good guitar player after watching this is DEAF........ Santana is the biggest fraud guitarist u could ever come across...... what was he thinking even before he started to play his solo........... he is the ugly duckling between these beautiful musicians..... lol
vdwary 2 years ago
Gotta love all the numnutz comments about Carlos...just goes to show how naive the youngsters are out there...this is the REAL funk, not the hiphop cheese whiz tracked crap all over the place these days...listen and learn, chillun'!
plsdfg9espojkrso 2 years ago 3
C'mon folks! Carlos is just sitting in. It's TOP's music. He's not gonna upstage them. He's a gentleman. And if you have any doubts about his playing ability, just listen to his stuff with John McLaughlin back in the day. Holy crap, where have you all been?
slaginess 2 years ago
U the best ??? u aint the number one and aint even number two(zap) so listen now : this Carlos have fun and 1 million or more people like hearing him me include but i like steve vai too ... Now will you stop compare and compete on each other and just invite vegtable to jam jam jam ... and then with good work team u may go on the top and not care about people saying look how he look i can do better ... lol
antiotio 2 years ago
the lame crowd really detracts from this.
makes me feel like i'm watching the last episode of american idol or something..
Satanicsanta090 2 years ago
Santana's playing on this tune just doesn't get it... No groove, no soul, nada. Listen to Jeff Tamelier's playing & compare....
JVegaTrio 2 years ago
Rippin Funk! One of the best songs ever.
You on a hip trip, DZNuTTsRaDiO.
lol
Thanks for sharing this
Terranova0 2 years ago
How in the world Carlos Santana is regarded as even a "good" guitar player is beyond me. He knows one scale, 3 licks, and cant even play those right half the time. And before you say "id like to see you do better", well, i can and will prove it at request. That being said TOP is tops as always(pun intended). I was just curious to see how bad CS looked in amongst their amazing musicianship and was not dissapointed.
Oreoshakespear 2 years ago
Hit the nail on the head there mate. I've always thought Santana to be THE most over-rated guitarist out there, and finally someone who agrees! + wtf is that tone he uses?!
TOP are pro - allways have been allways will be, long live the tower!
ibboco 2 years ago
Are you completely serious?
Have you even heard Santana play anything? Obviously not, if you think that. :\
The man is Spanish, and plays with a Spanish flare, in case you haven't noticed. Or maybe you're unaware of the different styles of guitar along with different tones? Either way, you're a very strange person to not think that Santana can play amazingly well.
So, yeah, I'll take you up on that offer.
I'd like to see you do better.
ShidoniiUchiha 2 years ago
Yeah Man!! your right!! He doesn't even
belong on the same stage with the TOP! He is way over his head, trying to solo over this tune,
especially when you can tell there is nothing creative that he is doing to add to
what is musically being played. Check him out trying to solo in "knock yourself out" from the same concert..... It's just as bad!!!!! Chester Thompson kicks big time ass though!!!!
sticktrik 2 years ago
WELL! i definitely agree with you guys. i do enjoy Santana music somewhat but he should stick to that!!!
Knowing Mark Harper personally, I have to say there was NO sense in Santana taking those solos when MARK WOULD OF DONE WAY BETTER.
This had to be embarrassing for Carlos and i think he knows he wasn't cut for this. His expressions on " knock yourself out" say it. Tower of Powers musicianship is way higher and i wish Carlos would have avoided this for himself.
rythmikrecords 2 years ago
Sober up and listen again...
plsdfg9espojkrso 2 years ago 2
Awesome, the power of tower kicks ass!
dlosterman 2 years ago
the stage looks so crowded. :D
5nikko5 2 years ago
Way too hip!!!!
GeorgeRizov 2 years ago
dammit, 3:50 kicked me to a higher high. Just plain genious crossover to soul power =)
FrostRav3n 2 years ago
Love it TOP means top of the game!
East Bay Grease - funks!!!
22spp 2 years ago
as I heard and understand it, David Garibaldi left TOP a little while ago, like 5 or 6 years ago? Mimi Castillo publically stated that the "tight backbeat" including Rocco Prestia was "missing" that 'beat' that Garibaldi was known for and provided the essential sound from the rthymn section. When Garibaldi did come back, Castillo said they got their "sound" back and TOP was BACK!
gskunk56 2 years ago
this clip is so coool!
MikaeloBlues 2 years ago
When it comes to funk drummers, there's Clyde Stubblefield, Jabo Starks, David Garibaldi and then everyone else. Garibaldi is a funk technician of the highest level.
dnfolio 2 years ago
Ya gotta add Dennis Chambers to that list, surely...? He was the drummer on Maceo Parkers last album, need I say more....
thegubbie 2 years ago
These guys and Chicago made Trumpet sexy...
Starlitblond 2 years ago
What are you talking about? Trumpet was always sexy :p
tertiumsquid 2 years ago 2
Funk at its finest. Could do without Santana though.
davflores 2 years ago 4
love the drummer dave Garibaldi in this one
sasquatch2477 2 years ago
one of the first funk bands, i really appreciate...
Found it now after a long time here!
Tube sometimes can make your day.
YEAAH
ganesha1960 2 years ago
Best TOP tune, along with Funk the Dumb Stuff!
sunshinel87 2 years ago
The best live version of What Is Hip I've ever heard!
ElPanther78 2 years ago
satana sucks here sorry
CPA008 2 years ago
Santana wasn't doing too bad, he was harmonically fine, and he combined the two genres with ease. Does it look like he's struggling? I know he couldn't become a funk guitarist any time soon, but, for a one off, not too bad Santana, not too bad.
andrewirobinson 2 years ago
My God!! How freakin great are they here!?! Santana not quite doing it for me, but the rest WOW! The breakdown in the middle is sick!!! Reminds me of Maceo Parker stuff. Adolfo and Mike are crazy mofos - incredible players very much in the Maynard mold!
gab1279 2 years ago
well santana does not play funk, but this combination is amazing
streethero9 2 years ago
I agree with both sides here. Musicians coming together to play is a great thing, but Santana ain't particularly funky. But it doesn't matter; that's not really the point.
sporetrunker 3 years ago 3
he isnt very funky, but at least he got down, your right,
MUN7001 3 years ago
Well.. I dont think that Im supposed to discuss with musicians about whether it is funk soul jazz or fusion.. but IF it is called fusion somewhere.. then I think a come - together with santana is great when a band like TOP takes part ( or another great band )
I liked it and I think they are all amazing.. NO ONE should "stay out of funk " hes feeling it as well as people do who enjoy music .. in my opinion ^^
DasGoeck 3 years ago 2
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you stupid fag, funk is fusion music, so dumb
MUN7001 3 years ago
santana es el mejor
kanode454 3 years ago
Santana is mi Idol, but... the funk is not for him!
LiRoSound 3 years ago 4
Kick Ass... Mutha.. #$% in arrangement !!
celebwhlman 3 years ago 2
can I get an Amen from the congregation
AMEN
jk1802 3 years ago 4
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Gay satana in funk get outta there
Coastergamer200 3 years ago
whwere is eddie hazel when you need him eh, lol
MUN7001 3 years ago
The band was hot, but Santana needs to stay out of funk.
neilw89 3 years ago 3
Wow. It is a really good grove, until you get towards the end of this. Then it gets great. I was trying to work while listening/watching this. But by the end of this, I couldn't stop moving. I just started a replay as I was typing this review, and I was typing along with it as I bounced. Awesome! This is funk!
smiling4sun 3 years ago
Just AWESOME! They're really kicking ass especially the horns;-) But what is Carlos doing?! Maybe he had a bad day...
By the way: this is not somewhere in the world, this is the legendary Jazz Festival in Montreux, Switzerland!!!
julioilosrubellos 3 years ago
ya, carlos was most definately not on his game
clandestinecarl 3 years ago
Thompson, Garibaldi, Santana, and the horn section of tower power... Certainly one of the most brilliant meeting !
paulflint2008 3 years ago
this music is highly fordibben ! but sooooooo amazing !!!!
paulflint2008 3 years ago
screw my other ridiculous comment... this is awesome, who is everyone on it? i know some...
joeljjison 3 years ago
i think im gonna cum
joeljjison 3 years ago 2
Kinda seems like it was not planned, impromptu maybe?? But Chester Thompson is just so AWESOME with this band.
FunkyCosmicGirl 3 years ago
this is jus sad..santana's not even there!i dun feel him or anyting..man..but i stil luv him..CHESTER THOMPSON!!the mannnn!
josiahsuthan 3 years ago
where you sleeping at 5:30 :) or are getting a bit deaf ( or are you a drummer..... o wait that's the same:D )
there are so many musicians, would unfair to let him solo for halve the time :P
bassej92 3 years ago
drummers,my brothers!lets unite!
but seriousli..tt was reali crap from him..he's high on weed or smth man..tt's reali not the santana i luv..look at 5:40! tt was the saddest ting ever! the choke and he plays nothin..it's not santana at all..and all he does at the end is run down the bridge..man..i stil luv him tho,jus not this performance..which is a waste
josiahsuthan 3 years ago
Chester Thompson and Carlos Santana with Tower of Power!! It's almost like a reunion concert, haha. I wish I was alive to see Tower of Power when Chester Thompson and Lenny Williams were still in it.
ravenshmash 3 years ago
this band its amazing fking good band :D!
leitongo1313 3 years ago
This is my 3rd comment, all I can say is LAWD LAWD LAWD!!! My favorite group of all time. Props to David kickin those skins and Rocco runnin the bottoms. Chester ticklin the SH*T out of that Hammond at 3:32 and then some. TOP horns....NONE BETTER!
trueque89 3 years ago
awesome band
eugenerivera87 3 years ago
JESUS! how many years have they devoted to perfecting the ending of that song!
that is spectacular Musicianship! :D
ibboco 3 years ago 3
Haha I know they never play it the same way twice it seems like.
ravenshmash 3 years ago
Bad camera moves. No Camera's on the Solo
Funkyme4 3 years ago
Rocco and David stole the show....Again!
hoganesque 3 years ago
Let me ask you the eternal question;
What is hip?!
VetleVikGundersen 3 years ago
I'm 49yrs old, and i've been listening since i was 12 yrs old. when i was old enough to go see them, they use to play a small club in Hunington beach Ca. called the Golden bear. The horns would pearce your head, and the drums and bass would thump your body cause you were so close.T.O.P. still kicks ass!!!
johnr316 3 years ago
/agree with ilbasso74
Rocco's got no camera time whatsoever!!
foofrompurdue 3 years ago 2
tower of power rulezzz
SabianAPX 3 years ago
someone forgot to tell the camera crew that there is a bass player in this band....
ilbasso74 3 years ago 3
Who is the lead trumpet player?! I love that range and tone! This song is groovin like crazy im lovin it!!!
Boost34 3 years ago
The groove of this song is just scary! David Garibaldi really lays it down rediculously.
cymbal2k 3 years ago 2
This isn't somewhere in the world,
This is at the Montreux Festival, dude!
TOP is so groovy, funky, tight...
and Santana is like we say in Belgium: the cherry on the cake =)
FUNKYYYY
DnB15 3 years ago
this is live at the montreux jazz festival :)
cambuma2 3 years ago
gees carlos gimme a break...
canvcan 3 years ago
Still funky as hell...
moorbey713 3 years ago 3
hah, your jazz band more funky than T.O.P.? hahahaha!!
iaaha 3 years ago
Tower of power a high-school band??? I don't think so. I listened to this band a lot when I was in my teens/early twenties(a long time ago). They are fantastik. They played in Markham, Ontario last year but I missed them unfortunately. I won't miss them next time!
hopefulever 3 years ago
what key is the organ in? e major?
ic3m4n2 3 years ago
Yes, they're all kind of in E major; it would be better described as E7. They use the minor pentatonic scale over it a lot. Chester Thompson goes kinda out at the end of his solo, which might have confused you.
GalenOfSunol 3 years ago
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my jazz band plays this. but we play it hella louder and no vocals. way more funky than this
iwssonb 3 years ago
The comment iwssonb made must be one of 2.
-A joke
-Very ignorant
twins15 3 years ago 5
Dang, "iwssonb," that's gotta be one hot high school jazz band! Louder than T.O.P., a 40-year-old funk/soul band, in a huge venue like this? And FUNKIER than David Garibaldi and Francis Rocco Prestia?? WOW! When's your next tour?
This isn't loud because it's a video on YouTube. If I were there, I would wear earplugs.
GalenOfSunol 3 years ago 4
i would like to see a video of your jazz-band playing what is hip =)
Lemmyman91 3 years ago 2
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your version is called "what is shit?"... you
Jezzantora 3 years ago
usually Tom Politzer takes that solo in the middle and man....
saw them 3 weeks ago there's nothing like playing in the sopranino range prefectly on tenorsax!!!
tomonsax 3 years ago
is that still david garibaldi on the drums?
mapexdrummer1234 3 years ago
Yea thats David garibaldi on drums.1980 was when he left the band but now he is playing with them again.
Athenticdrummer 3 years ago
yes- and the best : Tom Politzer on Tenorsax!!!
tomonsax 3 years ago
Tower of power was always super hot with there horn section. I seen them on the same show with Lydia Pense "COL