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The eponymous second album from the American heavy rock group Grand Funk. Released just before the start of the new decade in which they would enjoy enormous popularity. (US:11)
“What really makes this album such a classic is the super loud bass guitar. People today may not appreciate what a breakthrough this album was at the time. With most rock albums from the 1960s, the bass guitar was practically inaudible. On this the bass guitar is given equal prominence to the lead guitar. And the bass is so thick and distorted that it practically rattles the windows.”
“This record is what defined the Grand Funk Railroad power sound. It gave early heavy metal fans what they wanted. It gave people into funk and soul what they wanted. It satisfies the nihilists. There were elements the bubblegum squad could latch on to.”
“This album is a hidden gem, highly underrated; this Grand Funk is the perfect mixture of blues and rock. The highest peak of Grand Funk, without any doubt.”
“There was a point at which the blues met up with rock & roll; Grand Funk took it for a spin and 'electrified' it, and at times spiced it with funk.”
“Critics lambasted Grand Funk for their adolescent lyrics calling them merely a 'garage band'. Well, as a rock and roll aficionado, Grand Funk Railroad stand 'handsdown' as the greatest rock garage band in rock and roll history. This album is a true gem. If you don't tap your foot and start playing air guitar to this blues/soul based trio’s music, you’d better check your pulse, because you’re probably dead.”
“Maybe the world’s heaviest and fuzziest power trio workout of all times. No expert playing just sheer power.”
“This is a good example of classic rock radio. Fuzzed-out blues and sometimes unnecessary jamming. They would become more polished in the hunt for radio hits, but this is a good example of early Funk. If you're looking for something more prog, folk, psychedelic etc you won't find it here. This is for when you just want to rock out.”
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