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ROIO of the Week [Recordings
of Indeterminate Origin]
Funk
Off
Click on the panels to download artwork
Grand
Funk Railroad
Live
At The Forum [no
label, 1CD]
Live
at The Forum Los Angeles, CA, June 2, 1974. Excellent SBD stereo.
Back
then even in $ingapore, there was nothing but derision written in reviews
by locals who listened to Grand Funk Railroad albums. They had stepped
on the toes of music fans who grew up on blues rock. But the Funk were
raw rock and rollers. You can hear that on Footstomping Music here.
While
Grand Funk could play to large audiences, rock critics still put them
down. Didn't Lester Bangs? In an attempt to establish cred, Grand
Funk Railroad shortened their name to Grand Funk, removed their sevengli
Terry Knight, and added keyboard player Craig Frost. They also jettisoned
their raw sound in favour of a produced album. Todd Rundgren was hired
and actually produced two hits for the group, "We're An American Band"
(from We're An American Band) and "The Loco-Motion" (from Shinin' On).
The latter was a pop cover, something of a first. They got nowhere with
rock critics and elitist music fans.
What
could not be denied was their appeal especially live. They opened shows
with that 2001 theme song - Thus Spake Zarathustra [check out Live Album
II live in Osaka, 1971], the one Elvis used. They imitated Cream's powerhouse
trio lineup. They were much younger and muscular and macho. There was
your likely answer. Grand Funk were a generation gap band between older
rock fans and younger rock fans.
Here
is a show caught in that transitional time bubble in full flight as a
pop rock band. Lengthy songs are banished in favor of crunchy rock star
poses. The only survivors are the instrumental T.N.U.C. and the lengthy
Inside Looking Out. Members of Wet Willie are said to have joined in on
Loco-motion.
In
the end, Grand Funk never did understand credibility. They evolved and
lost it. Grand Funk needn't have worried about record sales or empty halls.
That wasn't a problem. They just didn't trust enough in themselves. Unlike
say The New York Dolls who never sold many records or played in front
of millions. The Dolls did what they wanted to do and nevermind their
critics who said they couldn't play. At least the Dolls were influential.
As
far as we can tell, this show seems to be sourced from a circulating pro-shot
video but said video has not had an official release. A boot DVD is on
sale at some websites for US$12. This show was shared by anthony at Hunger
City. Thanks. The "original" boot CD cover claims this show
is "live in San Diego".
-
The Little Chicken 
Click
on the highlighted tracks to download the MP3s (these are high quality,
stereo MP3s - sample rate of 192 kibit/s). As far as we can ascertain,
this recording has never been officially released.
These tracks are no longer available for download. Kindly email us at
mybigo@bigozine.com if you want
to download these tracks at a later time.
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| Track
01 |
Footstomping
Music (6.1MB) |
| Track
02 |
Rock
& Roll Soul (5.5MB) |
| Track
03 |
Heartbreaker
(10.4MB) |
| Track
04 |
Shinin'
On (8.1MB) |
| Track
05 |
The
Loco-motion (4.7MB) |
| Track
06 |
We're An American Band
(4.7MB)
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| Track
07 |
T.N.U.C.
(13.9MB) |
| Track
08 |
Inside Looking Out (17.1MB)
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Lineup:
Mark
Farner - vocals, guitar
Don
Brewer - drums, vocals
Mel
Schacher - bass
Craig
Frost - keyboards
As Grand Funk rolled on, their music became overproduced and slick. Live
Album II is a show in Osaka in 1971 that captures a raw rock and roll
power trio, still in control. Fans might like to track it down.
For more... email mybigo@bigozine.com
with the message, "Put me on your mailing list."
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January
20, 2008
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