Thursday, July 27, 2017

Grand Funk Railroad





























Artist:  Grand Funk Railroad
Origin:  Flint, Michigan, USA
Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Boogie Rock, Detroit Rock, Arena Rock

Original line-up:

Mark Farner:  Guitars, Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Harmonica
Mel Schacher:  Bass
Don Drewer:  Drums, Lead Vocals

Grand Funk Railroad is an American Hard Rock Trio Band from Flint, Michigan, formed in 1966 by Mark Farner (Lead Vocals, Guitar Ex Terry Knight And The Pack), Mel Schacher (Bass Ex Question Mark & The Mysterians) and Don Brewer (Drums Ex Terry Knight And The Pack).  The band played style Hard Rock, Blues-Rock, Boogie Rock, and Heavy Metal, same as patterned of Power Trio Band like Cream.  Grand Funk Railroad is one of the 1970s most successful Hard Rock Bands, with the hit single "I'm Your Captain (Closer To Home", from the album Closer To Home, released in 1970, and the band has many classic hit songs such as "Heartbreaker", "Inside Looking Out", "Flight Of The Phoenix", "We're An American Band", "The Loco-Motion", "Bad Time" and many more!.














Title:  Live...New York 1972  (2017)
Genre:  Hard Rock, Blues Rock, Boogie Rock, Detroit Rock, Arena Rock
Label:  Air Cuts
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

 1.  Flight Of The Phoenix  (2:43)
 2.  Footstompin' Music  (3:27)
 3.  Into The Sun  (4:46)
 4.  Get It Together  (1:52)
 5.  Heartbreaker  (6:35)
 6.  Ain't No Sunshine When You're Gone  (3:11)
 7.  Instrumental-Going Down  (8:34)
 8.  Good To Be In New York City Jam  (4:20)
 9.  I'm You're Captain  (3:43)
10. Interview  (4:32)
11. I'm You're Captain  (1:34)
12. Hooked On Love  (4:11)
13. Inside Looking Out  (9:00)

Personnel:

Mark Farner:  Guitars, Lead Vocals, Keyboards, Harmonica
Mel Schacher:  Bass
Don Drewer:  Drums, Lead Vocals
Craig Frost:  Keyboards

Special Guest:

Freddie King:  Vocals, Guitar on Tracks:  6, 7 

Live...New York 1972 is the live album by Grand Funk Railroad, was released on July 7, 2017 by Air Cuts, recorded live at Madison Square Garden, New York, on Christmas 1972, featuring special guest Freddie King.

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