![]() ![]() Rather than rushing headlong into their typical hard, heavy, and overamplified approach, Grand Funk Railroad began expanding their production values. Grand Funk Railroad - Nothing Is the Same (2002 Digital Remaster) 5:15. Grand Funk Railroad - Aimless Lady (2002 Digital Remaster) 3:30. Other great minutes include a wiry song of emotional abuse with a non-gender-specific POV (“Mean Mistreater”), an existential self-questioner complete with panning wah-wah guitar (“Sin’s a Good Man’s Brother”), and a groovefest atop a sideways “Day Tripper” riff (“I Don’t Have to Sing the Blues.”) In all, Closer to Home is a fascinating sonic glimpse into post-hippie, post-Manson 1970: part political naiveté and topical fear, part anger and unironic rock 'n' roll. Closer to Home, the trio's third album, was the record that really broke them through to the commercially successful level of metal masters such as Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. Grand Funk Railroad - Sin's a Good Man's Brother (2002 Digital Remaster) 4:52. “I’m Your Captain” is the apex here: a 10-minute FM anthem whose string outro, hypnotic sea sounds, and lyrical leitmotif became a hymn for Vietnam soldiers longing for home. Farner) - Grand Funk Railroad Capitol label, 22 Billboard Hot 100 - 1970. Despite critical scorn and almost no support from Top 40 radio, Grand Funk famously sold out Shea Stadium faster than The Beatles, less than a year after this 1970 LP (the band’s third in 12 months) was released. Grand Funk roared straight out of factory-fed Flint, Mich., playing a spare and bluesy rock 'n' roll that out-working-classed all other proletariat anthemers from Michigan, including The MC5 and The Bob Segar Sound System. Extra Tracks, Remastered Grand Funk Railroad Format: Audio CD 604 ratings 2344 See all 22 formats and editions Streaming Unlimited MP3 9.49 Listen with our Free App Audio CD 23.44 9 Used from 9.99 4 New from 19.44 1 Collectible from 34.99 Vinyl 36.36 13 Used from 9.99 18 New from 32.36 7 Collectible from 25. ![]()
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