13-01-2010, 13:50
from my library
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Formerly Grand Funk Railroad, they had dropped the Railroad by the time of this compilation. Not sure why. Maybe they should have dropped the Funk as there wasn't too much of that. In fact, maybe they should should have dropped the Grand, as they weren't that either. But then they would just be Blank Space and that wouldn't have gone over very well. Band was formed in 1968 in Flint, Michigan and had some decent hits back in the day, but had begun to fizzle by this date and the band had actually split up. Of course that never stops the label from cahing in one last time. These hits are from mid-career and are not their best work to me with the exception of the Todd Rundgren produced We're An American Band and Bad Time. Still an ok album. Their only #1 hits are on here, American Band along with the terrible remake of the Little Eva classic Locomotion.
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
Worst Track - Sally
Best Track - We're An American Band
Out on the road for forty days
Last night in Little Rock, put me in a haze
Sweet, sweet Connie was doin' her act
She had the whole show and that's a natural fact
Up all night with Freddie King
I got to tell you, poker's his thing
Booze and ladies, keep me right
As long as we can make it to the show tonight
(Chorus)
We're an American band
We're an American band
We're comin' to your town
We'll help you party it down
We're an American band
Four young chiquitas in Omaha
Waitin' for the band to return from the show
A feelin' good, feelin' right and it's Saturday night
The hotel detective, he was outta sight
Now these fine ladies, they had a plan
They was out to meet the boys in the band
They said, "Come on dudes, let's get it on!"
And we proceeded to tear that hotel down
(Chorus)
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1) Rock & Roll Soul - ** - live
YouTube - Grand Funk Live Rock Roll Soul
2) We're An American Band - *** - live
YouTube - Grand Funk Railroad - We're An American Band LIVE - 1974
3) Walk Like A Man (You Can Call Me Your Man) - ** audio
YouTube - Grand Funk Railroad Walk Like A Man
4) Bad Time - *** - audio
YouTube - Grand Funk Railroad - Bad Time
5) Some Kind Of Wonderful - ** - audio
YouTube - Grand Funk Railroad - Some Kind of Wonderful
6) The Locomotion - * - live
YouTube - Grand Funk Railroad - The Locomotion
7) Shinin' On - ** - live
YouTube - Grand Funk Railroad - Shinin On
8) Sally - * - audio
YouTube - Grand Funk Railroad - Sally - [STEREO]
9) Take Me - ** - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnngWMqMJ28
10) To Get Back In - * - audio
YouTube - Grand Funk Railroad - Shinin' On - 02 - To Get Back In
3's - 2
2's - 5
1's - 3
Rating - 1.9
![[Image: 334890836_tp.jpg]](http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/9/6/4/1/6/0/webimg/334890836_tp.jpg)
Formerly Grand Funk Railroad, they had dropped the Railroad by the time of this compilation. Not sure why. Maybe they should have dropped the Funk as there wasn't too much of that. In fact, maybe they should should have dropped the Grand, as they weren't that either. But then they would just be Blank Space and that wouldn't have gone over very well. Band was formed in 1968 in Flint, Michigan and had some decent hits back in the day, but had begun to fizzle by this date and the band had actually split up. Of course that never stops the label from cahing in one last time. These hits are from mid-career and are not their best work to me with the exception of the Todd Rundgren produced We're An American Band and Bad Time. Still an ok album. Their only #1 hits are on here, American Band along with the terrible remake of the Little Eva classic Locomotion.
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
Worst Track - Sally
Best Track - We're An American Band
Out on the road for forty days
Last night in Little Rock, put me in a haze
Sweet, sweet Connie was doin' her act
She had the whole show and that's a natural fact
Up all night with Freddie King
I got to tell you, poker's his thing
Booze and ladies, keep me right
As long as we can make it to the show tonight
(Chorus)
We're an American band
We're an American band
We're comin' to your town
We'll help you party it down
We're an American band
Four young chiquitas in Omaha
Waitin' for the band to return from the show
A feelin' good, feelin' right and it's Saturday night
The hotel detective, he was outta sight
Now these fine ladies, they had a plan
They was out to meet the boys in the band
They said, "Come on dudes, let's get it on!"
And we proceeded to tear that hotel down
(Chorus)
(Chorus)
(Chorus)
(Chorus)
(Chorus)
1) Rock & Roll Soul - ** - live
YouTube - Grand Funk Live Rock Roll Soul
2) We're An American Band - *** - live
YouTube - Grand Funk Railroad - We're An American Band LIVE - 1974
3) Walk Like A Man (You Can Call Me Your Man) - ** audio
YouTube - Grand Funk Railroad Walk Like A Man
4) Bad Time - *** - audio
YouTube - Grand Funk Railroad - Bad Time
5) Some Kind Of Wonderful - ** - audio
YouTube - Grand Funk Railroad - Some Kind of Wonderful
6) The Locomotion - * - live
YouTube - Grand Funk Railroad - The Locomotion
7) Shinin' On - ** - live
YouTube - Grand Funk Railroad - Shinin On
8) Sally - * - audio
YouTube - Grand Funk Railroad - Sally - [STEREO]
9) Take Me - ** - audio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnngWMqMJ28
10) To Get Back In - * - audio
YouTube - Grand Funk Railroad - Shinin' On - 02 - To Get Back In
3's - 2
2's - 5
1's - 3
Rating - 1.9