ALBUM OF THE WEEK # 269 GRAND FUNK - WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND (1973) - Classic Rock Bottom2024-03-28T20:36:55Zhttp://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/forum/topics/album-of-the-week-269-grand-funk-we-re-an-american-band-1973?commentId=6060463%3AComment%3A121688&feed=yes&xn_auth=noNever heard those covers befo…tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2015-08-28:6060463:Comment:1219712015-08-28T11:00:07.404ZScotthttp://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/Scott
Never heard those covers before, will have to check them out. Good to see you back on here!
Never heard those covers before, will have to check them out. Good to see you back on here! Loco-Motion, Some Kind of Wo…tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2015-08-28:6060463:Comment:1218852015-08-28T04:12:27.030ZAlan Christensenhttp://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/AlanChristensen
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<p>Loco-Motion, Some Kind of Wonderful and American Band are great. I have this album from Grand Funk. Have not spun it in some time. I'll give it a play within the next few days. How about the cover of American Band by Autograph and Poison?</p>
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<p>Loco-Motion, Some Kind of Wonderful and American Band are great. I have this album from Grand Funk. Have not spun it in some time. I'll give it a play within the next few days. How about the cover of American Band by Autograph and Poison?</p> OK here goes- YES, I WAS A GR…tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2015-08-21:6060463:Comment:1221092015-08-21T20:09:04.609ZRichShttp://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/RichS
<p>OK here goes- YES, I WAS A GRAND FUNK FAN!!! (I still am & probably always will be but saying that was the first step to my recovery.)</p>
<p> This was a good album and it put Grand Funk into superstar status for a while. Todd Rundren's production smoothed out the edges on the GF sound also. He always had a magic touch. But to be honest, I kind of liked the rawness of the earlier albums. If you asked me what my favorite Grand Funk album was I would tell you all of the ones BEFORE this…</p>
<p>OK here goes- YES, I WAS A GRAND FUNK FAN!!! (I still am & probably always will be but saying that was the first step to my recovery.)</p>
<p> This was a good album and it put Grand Funk into superstar status for a while. Todd Rundren's production smoothed out the edges on the GF sound also. He always had a magic touch. But to be honest, I kind of liked the rawness of the earlier albums. If you asked me what my favorite Grand Funk album was I would tell you all of the ones BEFORE this one. <img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Smile.gif"/></p> That might be, but please rem…tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2015-08-21:6060463:Comment:1218532015-08-21T12:40:22.057ZNiels (Mod)http://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/Niels
<p>That might be, but please remember, I have absolutely nothing against americans.</p>
<p>No matter what country, I might have something agains exaggerated patriotism.</p>
<p>I would never sing a song about being a danish man. Just ask my daughter: Both her and I would much rather be americans (or english) than boring danes. Rødgrød med fløde my ass <img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Grin.gif"/></p>
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<p>That might be, but please remember, I have absolutely nothing against americans.</p>
<p>No matter what country, I might have something agains exaggerated patriotism.</p>
<p>I would never sing a song about being a danish man. Just ask my daughter: Both her and I would much rather be americans (or english) than boring danes. Rødgrød med fløde my ass <img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Grin.gif"/></p>
<p></p> I enjoyed this album. I'll g…tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2015-08-21:6060463:Comment:1219342015-08-21T12:23:37.033ZRJhog (Admin)http://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/JeffHogland
<p>I enjoyed this album. I'll give a nod to the production as well. And I agree with Scott, Creepin' is a totally badass song. But in my opinion, so is the title track. I know it's been played to death, but it's just a killer hard rock song. Not a bad song here if you ask me.</p>
<p>I enjoyed this album. I'll give a nod to the production as well. And I agree with Scott, Creepin' is a totally badass song. But in my opinion, so is the title track. I know it's been played to death, but it's just a killer hard rock song. Not a bad song here if you ask me.</p> You think this week was inter…tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2015-08-21:6060463:Comment:1216952015-08-21T12:22:15.390ZRJhog (Admin)http://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/JeffHogland
<p>You think this week was interesting, just wait until next week. We will step off of CRB's well-beaten path again.</p>
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<p>By the way, if it's going in one ear and out the other, does that mean there's nothing inside to stop it? <img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Grin.gif"/></p>
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<p>And finally, I knew you'd have trouble with it because of the word "American". <img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Grin.gif"/></p>
<p>You think this week was interesting, just wait until next week. We will step off of CRB's well-beaten path again.</p>
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<p>By the way, if it's going in one ear and out the other, does that mean there's nothing inside to stop it? <img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Grin.gif"/></p>
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<p>And finally, I knew you'd have trouble with it because of the word "American". <img src="http://www.bkserv.net/images/Grin.gif"/></p> The used CD store had this an…tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2015-08-21:6060463:Comment:1219332015-08-21T12:18:45.743ZRJhog (Admin)http://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/JeffHogland
<p>The used CD store had this and Shinin' On, so I picked them both up.</p>
<p>The used CD store had this and Shinin' On, so I picked them both up.</p> 1. Well, it's a good sound, a…tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2015-08-21:6060463:Comment:1219322015-08-21T08:50:41.556ZNiels (Mod)http://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/Niels
<p>1. Well, it's a good sound, and I know this one. It sounds a bit like Bachman Turner Overdrive. The title and the chorus are not my cup of tea.</p>
<p>2. This is actually better, especially the drums at the end. The production of this album by Rundgren is very good.</p>
<p>3. Hmmm... don't care much for the start. This could be boring......and it is!!! But the guitar-solo is good. The song is much too long.</p>
<p>4. This one also bores me. The keyboards sounds likes Jon Lord. They actually…</p>
<p>1. Well, it's a good sound, and I know this one. It sounds a bit like Bachman Turner Overdrive. The title and the chorus are not my cup of tea.</p>
<p>2. This is actually better, especially the drums at the end. The production of this album by Rundgren is very good.</p>
<p>3. Hmmm... don't care much for the start. This could be boring......and it is!!! But the guitar-solo is good. The song is much too long.</p>
<p>4. This one also bores me. The keyboards sounds likes Jon Lord. They actually sounds a bit like Deep Purple at times.</p>
<p>5. Yeah, well, it's still a bit boring, if you ask me, and I think, you do. It's okay, and listenable, and this track kind of get's a little proggy around the guitar-solo. I don't know, what it is, but this style is not really me. Even though, you can't compare them that much, I never really was a Purple-fan either. It's "stoner-rock", meaning the songs are a bit slow for my taste. But it's not bad-bad. Jon Lord-keyboards again.</p>
<p>6. The singing reminds me a bit of The doobie Brothers or stuff like that. Also the music, even though it's more heavy. It IS a very american style, which developed into Boston, Journey and those kind of bands. I don't hate that style, but it's not at the top of my list. This one also got me to think of Neil young, maybe the high singing as well. They do play some fine guitar, but again a song, that goes inthrough one ear and out the other.</p>
<p>7. Here we go again: A bit of a slow rythm, more of the same singing. The songs starts to sound exactly the same to me, and the guitars are still the best about the songs. A bit of Zeppelin on this one.</p>
<p>8. Good start! Now the keayboards sounds like John Paul jones would play them. But also that Lord-sound later on.</p>
<p>I don't know. Maybe some other day, i would had liked this better. I won't say, that I never will check out GFR, but I don't think it will be the next couple of years. Something about the style of music and the singing, that doesn't really work for me.</p>
<p>But again, a very interesting AOTW.</p> I have heard of them, and I'v…tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2015-08-21:6060463:Comment:1219312015-08-21T08:31:21.186ZNiels (Mod)http://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/Niels
<p>I have heard of them, and I've also heard them, but it's a long time ago, and I didn't really like, what I heard. "vier da stank band" sounds like dutch for "we're a stinking band". I would definitely also checek that one out!!!</p>
<p>I have heard of them, and I've also heard them, but it's a long time ago, and I didn't really like, what I heard. "vier da stank band" sounds like dutch for "we're a stinking band". I would definitely also checek that one out!!!</p> Creepin' is the best tune on…tag:classic-rock-bottom.ning.com,2015-08-21:6060463:Comment:1219302015-08-21T01:34:53.165ZScotthttp://classic-rock-bottom.ning.com/profile/Scott
<p>Creepin' is the best tune on the album IMO. The production is definitely ahead of its time. Rundgren did a killer job on this one!</p>
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<p>Black Licorice, worst song ever? Nah! Maybe because this album was played a lot during my youth that its familiarity is appealing to me in my old age, ahem, middle age...</p>
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<p>One thing that's great about this album, beside the production, is the keyboard work - of which Black Licorice is cool showcase for. The remastered bonus track…</p>
<p>Creepin' is the best tune on the album IMO. The production is definitely ahead of its time. Rundgren did a killer job on this one!</p>
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<p>Black Licorice, worst song ever? Nah! Maybe because this album was played a lot during my youth that its familiarity is appealing to me in my old age, ahem, middle age...</p>
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<p>One thing that's great about this album, beside the production, is the keyboard work - of which Black Licorice is cool showcase for. The remastered bonus track edition is well worth it, the 3 bonus tracks are really quite good, got that funky beat to them and the 2002 Remix of Were An American Band is worth from a sonic perspective. Very nice pick this week. </p>
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<p>Its hard to believe that this band is not in the RRHOF!! Shameful!</p>
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<p>Recommendation for you... If you dig this album, check out Shinin' On and Born To Die, same period for the band and the songs are really strong all the way through!</p>
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<p>Nice post!</p>