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product_id: 1881727
title: "Hipper Than Hip (Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow)--Live on the Air & in the Studio 1974 (2-CD Set)"
brand: "tower of power"
price: "336 kr"
currency: DKK
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 13
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# Hipper Than Hip (Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow)--Live on the Air & in the Studio 1974 (2-CD Set)

**Brand:** tower of power
**Price:** 336 kr
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

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- **What is this?** Hipper Than Hip (Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow)--Live on the Air & in the Studio 1974 (2-CD Set) by tower of power
- **How much does it cost?** 336 kr with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Description

On May 14, 1974, Tower of Power went to radio station WLIR in Hempstead, Long Island and played a live-in-the-studio show that set the station ablaze as well as the radios of any listeners that were lucky enough to hear it. Flash forward nearly 40 years. On a whim, a tape collector sends us the show, saying that of his 10,000-plus recordings of live concerts, this set was his favorite. Well, people send us stuff all the time; but within about five minutes of listening to this show, we know we HAVE to find a way to expose the record-buying public to this performance. So, fingers crossed, we send it to the band, and much to our delight, they agree with us. In the words of Emilio Castillo, founding member and leader of Tower of Power: "We were clearly at the top of our game firing on all 10 cylinders." Indeed, Hipper Than Hip captures the band at their commercial peak, fresh from releasing their fourth album, Back to Oakland, and featuring such key early tracks as "You're Still a Young Man," "Down to the Nightclub," "So Very Hard to Go," "Time Will Tell" and, of course, "What Is Hip?" with Lenny Williams on vocals. What makes the recording particularly overpowering aside from the band's performance, which is so on the money that calling it "tight" doesn't really do it justice is that it was a live-in-the-studio session, so the fidelity is the equal of a studio recording, yet it has all the passion and immediacy of a live concert. Our Real Gone Music release includes photos and liner notes by noted R&B producer, scholar, and long-time friend of the band Leo Sacks. Hipper Than Hip (Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow Live on the Air & in the Studio 1974 marks a major addition to the band's discography.

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    This is the STUFF!
  

*by M***T on Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2014*

Reading the reviews of the CD, I certainly had my hopes up for this recording. I am also a longtime fan and although each lineup this band has presented over the past 40 years has been nothing but first-rate, the band presented here.....the 70's line-up....are still the undisputed heavyweight champions, not only within the history of TOP, but of any horn-driven band anywhere. The definitive "live" TOP album "Live and in Living Color"  was the moment TOP planted their flag and dared anyone else to touch anything they laid down in those shows. My only criticism of that mighty recording was that is was way too brief for what they had under their belts. This CD more than makes up for that. The recording and mixing are impeccable, and the band executes each number like they mean business!! And we have "live" Lenny Williams on vocals to complete this snapshot of TOP in its prime. This recording now is an excellent supplement to "Live and In Living Color", to more fully flesh out how hungry, tight, and funky TOP was back in the day. I read a drum ad once in which David Garibaldi stated that the goal of each TOP show was to sound as tight live as they did in the studio. "Mission Accomplished"!!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Blast from the past!!!
  

*by F***S on Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2014*

Being a Tower of Power fan for the last 90 years and seeing them in every type of venue and band line up, this bought back a wave of memories when I first saw them at the Bottom Line In NYC.Probably recorded at the same time I saw them, I got chills while listening. This band was hot, smooth, funky, and shot me with an overdose of soul vaccination.I can still see Lenny Picket doing the off beat air punches in Knock Yourself Out and his massive solo during the same song. Lenny W singing to the audience that made the women squirm in the seats during "So very hard to go" and the horns doing the horn hits in the middle of the left to right dance during the same songAnd Chester T doing his thing on the organ that was so funky and powerful it was sensory overloadRocco, never saw anyone play bass like that. So out, it was in .Garibaldi wow. Effortless playing. What a rhythm section!1974 made me a fan forever.Buy this without hesitation.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    TOP is truly Hipper than Hip
  

*by S***T on Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2014*

I have been a Tower of Power fan from the first time I saw them back in the summer of 1972. I have all of their CDs (I still have them on vinyl-just can't part with them) I have a DVD of a live performance so I wasn't sure I wanted to get Hipper that Hip since I have all their songs that are on it.  I am so glad that I went with my initial feeling to buy it, this CD took me back to when I first saw them and the many times I have seen seen them in concert.  It is the uncomparable pure sound of TOP...it is a must have if you are a fan.  Thank you Tower of Power for all of the years of great soul music you have blessed us with.

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