E Pluribus Funk - GRAND FUNK***

Footstompin' Music/People Let's Stop The War/Upsetter/I Come Tumblin'/Save The Land/No Lies/Loneliness

E Pluribus Funk was another loud and proud heavy rock album from Grand Funk, the favourite band of early seventies US teenage white youth. Curiously, they hardly ever dented the UK charts. (US:5)

“An outstanding foot stomping and toe tapping hard rock LP that is in your face testosterone laden music.”

“Still quite typical of their sound, if not a little more commercially so, but also much more consistent this time around. Band is still hanging in there with a very listenable product.”

“This is without a doubt, unapologetic, in your face, get out of my way great rock. I mean blood, sweat, and tears, boogie down, good time, heart breaking rock.”

“On this album Grand Funk really rock, but the lyrics are completely ridiculous. If you can ignore the thoughtless socially minded early 70s cliches that dominate the lyrics and hear only the rocking energy, riffs and lean production, this album is pretty good. It's probably Grand Funk Railroad's best album, but that isn't saying a whole lot.”

“The tunes themselves aren't bad in a generic way, and there are times that the bass playing is pretty good. That is, however, the only real positives I can say about the band. The lyrics seem as if they were stolen from the poetry journal of a thirteen year old with a learning disorder. The singing is simply awful, the guitar playing is as amateurish as I've heard and the drumming is inept.”

“The Funk had just begun to stretch out their sound a bit, with side one in particular taking on a more hard funk sound. But this is still pretty heavy and loud, and Mel's bass is just as fat as ever. Side two returns to the classic hard rock sound for a couple of numbers before the orchestra starts up.”

“This album is a perfect example of when rock meant artistic instead of marketable. It started a new trend in rock music, the idea of using guitar chords that sound dissonant. This is my favourite Grand Funk album, it is very creatively produced, and has an enormous sound.”

“The album was loud and very political. This aside though, it rocks like no other GFR studio album. Only on Loneliness do they let up a bit adding in an orchestra that works well with the drums and bass.”