Introduction/Are You Ready/Paranoid/In Need/Heartbreaker/Inside Looking Out/Words Of Wisdom/Mean Mistreater/Mark Say's Alright/TNUC/Into The Sun
A live double LP from the group the music critics loved to hate. The mostly adolescent male fan base took a very different view and Grand Funk became one of the most popular American early seventies rock acts. (US:5 UK:29)
"No frills rock, pummelling in places, the thundering rhythm section particularly the bass, as in Into The Sun, when it gets going with the guitar slicing through it, is monstrous. The pace does slow here and there with songs such as Heartbreaker and Mean Mistreater. An album tipped as one of the live greats and far be it from me to disagree. Guitar, bass and drums, this is hard rock in its rawest most basic primitive state."
"A phenomenal energy release from a three man band. Mark, Don, and Mel never fail to deliver raw hard pounding rock, and this recording will give the listener a glimpse into the early days of what might just be the ultimate American hard rock band. You can literally hear the sweat pour out their bodies, with the music that they play; this album delivers that much from these three musicians. How a three man band can deliver this level of hard driving rock experience, still amazes me."
"Grand Funk Railroad's first live album shows that the band were even hotter live than in the studio. Many songs are stretched out here into long jams, a common practice in the 70s. This LP is a must-own for any hard rock fan who believes in the power of music to change the world."
"Grand Funk Railroad were one of the heaviest American hard rock groups, a loud 'n' proud garage band that made it big, the poster group for the common man. While the long hair rebellious teens loved the power trio, the critics absolutely detested GFR, due to their neanderthal delivery and rapid rise in popularity."
"We are treated to a record of GFR going all out and giving the audience what they wanted, unpretentious three chord blues based rock music. The era's performance trade marks are all here in nine songs; extended drum solo, bluesy riffs, charged vocals, and improvisational jams. GFR simply went on stage and rattled the rafters to the audience's delight."
"Throughout it is heavily blues rock, mixed with some good improvisation in between tracks and overall pretty wild and loud performances, with a rowdy audience as well."
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