Tower of Power - Tower of Power (1973)

Tower of Power's early '70s LPs feature some the finest and funkiest horn-charged soul ever committed to wax. This album and its follow-up, 1974's 'Urban Renewal', are true classics in the sense that the music just never seems to age. If anything, it sounds fresher than ever! And funk has never been this clever!

With ace singer Lenny Williams — arguably the most intriguing frontman TOP ever had — keeping the flame bright and strong, the group has the groove on every tune solidly anchored without constricting rhythmic flow even for a moment. And those horns! They just keep going and going in a blaze of glory or a blare of ecstasy. Just the starting place for the uninitiated.