After an incredible 52 years in the business, Oakland legends Tower Of Power are still making superb jazz kissed funky soul and their 27th studio album, ‘Step Up’, finds them fresh and relevant even after five decades. Vocalist Marcus Scott is on point and the band are razor sharp. The bristling ‘Step Up’ has touches of Incognito, the pacier’ Story Of You And I’ is an incisive funker while the downtempo, bluesy ‘Who’d Have Thought’ shows how their versatility. The joyous ‘Let’s Celebrate Our Love’ has a flowing vintage feel, the sanctified feel of ‘Look In My Eyes’ soars while the standout track among many great moments is the sublime modern soul of ‘Addicted To You’ that sounds like they’ve revived a canned late 70’s west coast gem. Brilliant stuff.
Track listings:
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01 East Bay! All the Way! by Tower of Power
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02 Step Up by Tower of Power
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03 The Story of You and I by Tower of Power
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04 Who Would Have Thought? by Tower of Power
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05 Addicted to You by Tower of Power
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06 Look in My Eyes by Tower of Power
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07 You da One by Tower of Power
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08 Sleeping with You Baby by Tower of Power
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09 If It’s Tea Give Me Coffee by Tower of Power
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10 Beyond My Wildest Dreams by Tower of Power
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11 Any Excuse Will Do by Tower of Power
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12 If You Wanna Be a Winner by Tower of Power
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13 Let’s Celebrate Our Love by Tower of Power
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14 East Bay! Oaktown All the Way! by Tower of Power
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