At
10:35pm, Tower of Power hit the Bostonians with some real funk called
"Can't You See (You're Doin' Me Wrong)" with the T.O.P. horns (leader
Emilio Castillo, Stephen "Doc" Kupka, Tom Politzer, Mike Bogart and
Adolfo Acosta) in tip-top shape and some great vocals by Mr. Larry Braggs!
"Get Your Feet On the Ground" and "Credit" were funky, but
better was "This Type of Funk" with some tight drumming by David
Garibaldi, electrifying guitar licks by Jeff Tamelier, and super-thumpin'
bassisms by the master himself Mr. Francis Rocco Prestia!! The funky bassline
for "So I Got to Groove" was too, too much....you could feel the room
shakin'!! The ballad "Time Will Tell" was followed by a funky tribute
to James Brown called........"Diggin' on James Brown", featuring
Emilio on lead vocals and "Doc" gettin' deep & nasty with the
baritone sax!! "Gimme Your Love", "Funkafize" and
"This Time It's Real" were followed by the knock-out funk of "Knock
Yourself Out", featuring some mo' of Rocco's cookin' bass riffs, powerful
drumming, and some good organ riffs by Roger Smith!! The encore for the
evening......"What is Hip?" (what else?!)....the highlights were the
bad-ass organ riffs by Roger and the powerful trumpet solo of Adolfo Acosta!!
The show was over around 11:45pm.