This
is Michael Mixerr. Today I will review Grand Funk Railroad - Closer To
Home. As you know, Grand Funk Railroad is from Flint, Michigan. Grand
Funk Railroad started out with 3 people originally in 1957. Then they
recorded this album in 1967.
This album started with Terry Knight and 2 other people. 3 faces are on the front cover. There are 8 tracks on this album. If this album were 5 or 6 tracks longer, I would have liked it more. It just seems to me that when any type of music gets released from Flint, Michigan.
Of course this was when Grand Funk Railroad was just getting started on Capitol Records. They sure broke out in a lot of concerts. They had a lot of fans. Probably 11 million to 15 million. Grand Funk Railroad kept their garage rock roots and Blues styles even after firing Terry Knight because of contractual differences.
Tim Cashion is the current keyboardist. I just wish that Terry Knight was back in the band. It just seems odd to me that a band with so much exposure didn't get enough hype by everyone as The Who or AC/DC did.
The 10 minute song should have been cut into 2 or 3 songs so the album could have been made to look longer, yet retain the original format for the albums original planning. This album needed some more Country, Funk, and Blues sound. Listen to this after midnight. You'll see why.
I rate this album, Closer To Home, 3/5***.
This album started with Terry Knight and 2 other people. 3 faces are on the front cover. There are 8 tracks on this album. If this album were 5 or 6 tracks longer, I would have liked it more. It just seems to me that when any type of music gets released from Flint, Michigan.
Of course this was when Grand Funk Railroad was just getting started on Capitol Records. They sure broke out in a lot of concerts. They had a lot of fans. Probably 11 million to 15 million. Grand Funk Railroad kept their garage rock roots and Blues styles even after firing Terry Knight because of contractual differences.
Tim Cashion is the current keyboardist. I just wish that Terry Knight was back in the band. It just seems odd to me that a band with so much exposure didn't get enough hype by everyone as The Who or AC/DC did.
The 10 minute song should have been cut into 2 or 3 songs so the album could have been made to look longer, yet retain the original format for the albums original planning. This album needed some more Country, Funk, and Blues sound. Listen to this after midnight. You'll see why.
I rate this album, Closer To Home, 3/5***.
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