‘Soul Side Of Town’ marks Oakland legends Tower Of Power’s 50th Anniversary and founding members Emilio Castillo and Stephen “Doc” Kupka are responsible for the 14 original tracks here. ‘Do You Like That’ is timeless – classic T.O.P – razor sharp horns, bubbling bass and a soulful, funky, soaring melody that rules the dancefloor, ‘East Bay With Soul’ is a thundering, rapid fire funker, while the ballad ‘Love Must Be Patient And kind’ shows the more mellow side. ‘Butter Fried’ is a big, heavy funk number that allows Roger Smith to give the Hammond B3 some welly, while ‘Let it Go’ sounds like the guys sent themselves back to 1979 to revisit a classic mid tempo soul effort. ‘After Hours’ throws it back to classic funky, jazzy Tower of People while ‘Can’t Stop Thinking About You’ again shows the chilled side of the band. ‘East Bay! Oakland Style’ bookends the set with a signature hard, brassy funk number. Great stuff.
Track listings:
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01 East Bay! All Day! by Tower of Power
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02 Hangin’ With My Baby by Tower of Power
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03 Do You Like That by Tower of Power
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04 On The Soul Side Of Town by Tower of Power
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05 Do It With Soul by Tower of Power
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06 Love Must Be Patient And Kind by Tower of Power
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07 Butter Fried by Tower of Power
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08 Selah by Tower of Power
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09 Let It Go by Tower of Power
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10 Stop by Tower of Power
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11 When Love Takes Control by Tower of Power
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12 After Hours by Tower of Power
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13 Can’t Stop Thinking About You by Tower of Power
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14 East Bay! Oakland Style! by Tower of Power
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