Since the formation of Tip of the Top in early 2009, it has grown to become one of the most talked about bands in the San Francisco Bay Area. The band's musical style is reminiscent of the 1950’s and their live show contains many of the musical elements that have come to be known as American Roots Music. Tip of the Top's debut CD Depot Street Blues, which has been well received by both fans and blues music critics, is but a small sampling of the many musical styles that you will experience at a live show.
The music from the 1950’s has had many different names. It has been called the blues, rock ‘n roll and rhythm and blues. But no matter what you call it, Tip of the Top brings this music to life like few other bands in the Bay Area. So if you love to get up and dance or if you like to sit back and groove to some infectious blues, Tip of the Top is the band for you. Get out and experience one of their shows when they are in your area!
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Tip of the Top CD Depot Street Blues rated 4 out of 5 stars…
"It's not often I receive a CD of this caliber from a group of musicians who have paid their dues and fine tuned their musical skills... and Tip Of The Top proves it with their latest CD release 'Depot Street Blues'. Listeners can tell that Tip Of The Top loves what they're playing when it comes to the Blues, but more importantly the listener can FEEL the music. Not too many groups can deliver the feeling on a CD like Tip Of The Top's 'Depot Street Blues'. It's all about feeling, you can't get much higher than that... When it comes to being the Tip Of The Top!"
Les Tarr
EIGHT TO THE BAR WITH TARR
KMFB / KMEC FM
Director of Blues Programming
www.kmecradio.org
It is rare to hear a band that plays with this much skill and finesse. Tip of the Top shows that even oft-covered blues tunes can gain new life when the band listens to each other and plays as an ensemble, eschewing endless solos and screaming guitars.
“Tip of the Top, I love your CD (Depot Street Blues) and I listen to it all the time… I listen to lots of CD’s everyday for the magazine and your sound is unique…the sound, the cohesion, the grooves and the feel are fantastic…it is a pleasure listening to this CD.”
- Erick Diard,
Thouars, France
Publisher European Blues Magazine,
Blues & Co www.blues-n-co.org“...classic Juke Joint Blues, very up beat and simple. You'll want to get up and dance! My foot was tapping the whole time! This is a band to get out and see!”
Jon Lawton is the kind of guitarist that musicians notice. He knows how to build a solo and how to play rhythm ... (Lawton displays) mastery of slide (guitar) ... (Lawton's vocals) evoke a mood like the ultra-coolness of Willie Mabon.
(Kumar has been a) best-kept secret commodity around the South Bay in recent years ... Kumar's vocals and harp shine ... (Kumar plays) very tasteful acoustic harmonica ...
(Carlos Velasco and Frank DeRose) anchor the groove-driven arrangements. The lead instruments blend in to create a unified sound. These guys sound like a band.
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