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| From | MBaroneO@aol.com |
| Subject | Re: Grand Funk Railroad |
| Date | Tue, 4 Nov 2003 10:25:29 EST |
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In a message dated 11/4/03 10:36:23 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
bob_hutton@standardlife.com writes:
<< One of my local Edinburgh record stores has a pre Xmas sale of greatest
hits CDs, including one fairly new collection of Grand Funk Railroad. Now
this is a band whose name I have seen mentioned on Audities before, but
about whom I know ABSOLUTELY NOTHING AT ALL.
Would anyone be inclined to clue me in on what they sound like? Any
decent points of reference? >>
Greetings!
When I was a kid I LOVED Grand Funk Railroad. They were heavy yet strangely
melodic, bluesy and soulful at times with amazingly enthusiastic musicianship.
I was sooooo into them. They got more melodic and expanded their 3 peice
power trio line up as time went on adding keyboards and sometimes orchestrations
too.
Hearing them back now (especially the early stuff) their sound is kinda thin
and Mark Farner's vocals sound quite off key but there is no denying that they
had a certain kind of special excitement and charm. I could easily see why I
was gaga over them as a kid.
MB
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