Tower Of Power

Over the course of two memorable evenings in June 2018, legendary soul-funk-R&B outfit Tower of Power returned to Oakland, the city that started it all, to celebrate its landmark 50th anniversary with a few thousand friends, family and fans. The window-rattling grooves and raucous party spirit of ToP has been a balm for the soul throughout the band's half-century existence, but the release of 50 Years of Funk & Soul: Live at the Fox Theater - Oakland, CA - June 2018 couldn't have come at a better time.

This high-spirited live album and video offers a reminder of the communal joys of the live music experience, something that's been sorely missed over this staggering pandemic year. Released as a 3-LP set, 50 Years of Funk & Soul is the next best thing to hearing these brilliant musicians in person. Fittingly for such a special occasion, Tower of Power went all out for these hometown shows, supplementing the core 10-piece band and its iconic horn section with additional horns and a string section.

1. Stroke '75
2. Ain't Nothing Stopping Us Now
3. You Ought To Be Having Fun
4. Soul With A Capital S
5. Stop
6. You're So Wonderful, So Marvelous
7. On The Serious Side
8. Just When We Start Makin' It
9. Soul Vaccination
10. What Is Hip? / Soul Power
11. Do You Like That?
12. Drop It In The Slot
13. Can't You See (You Doin' Me Wrong)?
14. Maybe It'll Rub Off
15. Don't Change Horses
16. Squib Cakes
17. On The Soul Side Of Town
18. Diggin' On James Brown (medley)
19. So Very Hard To Go
20. Knock Yourself Out
21. You're Still A Young Man
22. Souled Out