It's too bad it didn't reach a larger audience. All tunes except the cover of "We Gotta Get out of This Place" were written by Farner, who closes out the album with the introspective "Wait for Me." In a world mutated by Guns N' Roses, Nirvana, and Aerosmith gone pop, Grand Funk Railroad kept the flame of hard rock lit with this solid disc. Heavy keyboards, a great hook, and thick chorus - a nice sequel to Funk's 1975 hit "Bad Time." "Greed of Man" goes back to the harder preaching of original GFR. Good Times, Stuck In The Middle, Greed Of Man, Wait For Me. The current Grand Funk Railroad lineup uses the nickname 'The American Band.
Grand Funk Railroad toured constantly, packed arenas worldwide, and received four RIAA gold albums during 1970the most for any American group that year. "Stuck in the Middle" is fun Mark Farner, and is perhaps the best track on this excellent outing. Grand Funk Railroad : Complete Warner Recordings (Grand Funk Lives/Whats Funk. Grand Funk Railroad (also known as Grand Funk) is an American rock band that was highly popular during the 1970s. The restrained production on the rest of the album is a plus except for "Y.O.U.," which needed just a bit more. "Y.O.U." is almost there, halfway to a hit, missing the strength of producers Jimmy Ienner, Todd Rundgren, heck, even Frank Zappa might've lifted this track into the Top 40. Wait For Me LyricistMark Farner Now that your love is left behind for your neighbor Thats why I remind you of the words that he spoke for everyone And. "We Gotta Get out of This Place" has more in common with a hard-rocking Young Rascals than the Animals or David Johansen. "Queen Bee" has riffs taken from Black Sabbath and Uriah Heep, specifically the ending of the song "Black Sabbath meets Heep's "Easy Livin'," with Farner's pop influences glossing it up. Where the first Mark Farner solo album, produced by Dick Wagner, had more of a bluesy feel in 1977, and 1978's Flint by Brewer and company sounded like a stab in the dark, this collection rocks. In fact, both Survival and Grand Funk Lives are underrated, not just among Grand Funk fans. This album is like a subdued version of the Grand Funk classic Survival. All these tracks are strong, from "Can't Be With You Tonight" to the glorious ending of "Wait for Me." The no-nonsense production of manager Andrew Cavaliere - shades of Terry Knight! - and Bob Destocki, lets Farner and Brewer shine. Lyrics to 'Wait For Me' by GRAND FUNK RAILROAD: Now that your love is left behind / For your neighbor / That's why i remind you / Of the words / That he spoke for everyone / And those who believe them / Are anointed by the son / Oh yeah / All you got to do is believe / And go on to heaven / And there you'll be recei. It's a hooky rock tune with Farner's religious overtones. Get it as soon as Saturday, Jul 16 FREE Shipping on orders over 25 shipped by Amazon. Rising like a Phoenix, which was the title of one of their previous albums, perhaps Mark Farner is sending a subliminal message with opening track "Good Times" that his "Bad Time" is over? The song "Testify," track three, sums up this very good album from Mark Farner, Don Brewer, and bassist Dennis Bellinger replacing the MIA Mel Schacher.