We're An American Band - GRAND FUNK***

We're An American Band/Stop Lookin' Back/Creepin'/Black Licorice/The Railroad/Ain't Got Nobody/Walk Like A Man (You Can Call Me Your Man)/Loneliest Rider

With the release of We’re An American Band Grand Funk achieved peak popularity with their adolescent male fan base. Some critics dismissed this as too commercial, but the title track still topped the US singles chart. (US:2)

“A great deal more melodic than their earlier offerings but still good. Their chunkier offerings are a little faceless here but the longer slower ones have a grand and sweeping solidity.”

“They were getting a bit too much on the polished, slickly, commercial side by this album. I love the opening track but everything that follows pales in comparison. They're all good enough tunes, but they seem to be lacking something. Still a fun listen overall though.”

“Consistently decent, but by no means great, semi-commercial hard rock, with a somewhat heavy sound. But what is lacking here, and what prevents it from being great, is any really interesting material. Rundgren's rather commercial production makes it sound really slick, but there doesn't seem to be much of a foundation in the song writing department.”

“Why does everyone say Grand Funk are not original? Can someone name a band with better straightforward rock, fine songwriting and excellent playing? It is not really subtle, I admit, but I do like this very much.”

“This is the album where Grand Funk Railroad turned commercial. The funk is still there, though not as noticeable as before. The hard rock is still there, but again, it was more noticeable on previous albums. What this album does very well is succeed in sheer amazing songwriting. You can practically sing along to any one of these vocal melodies, and the album feels like it would work really well at a party.”

“Grand Funk Railroad often lost the respect of the critics, but never of their fans. Employing the production talents of Todd Rundgren, and a introducing full time keyboardist, Mark, Don and Mel came up with a highly successful meeting of commercial ditties, with a hard rockin' edge. The best example, Creepin', has an almost mystical background, with strongly hypnotic vocal, that no hard rock fan should be able to resist. Although the title track, We're An American Band, has become a rock and roll anthem, little else on the album will disappoint.”