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Grand Funk Railroad took longer than usual to make their fifth album, Survival, in early 1971, but when they came to make their sixth, E Pluribus Funk, that September, they spent less than a week at the effort. The rush shows. The album, made by a band by now popular enough to sell out Shea Stadium (depicted on the back of the album, its cover designed to look like a silver coin), consisted of a series of simple rock tunes with lyrics devoted to the joys of music itself ("Footstompin' Music"), social concerns generically expressed ("People, Let's Stop the War," "Save the Land"), and claims of romantic betrayal ("Upsetter," "No Lies"). Lead singer Mark Farner wailed in his limited tenor, joined in unison by drummer Don Brewer, and the rhythm section played in plodding lockstep. Farner added guitar and organ parts that emphasized the simplicity and repetitiveness of the musical patterns. "Loneliness," the concluding track, made a failed attempt at grandeur by adding a symphony orchestra. Six albums in, Grand Funk were still primarily a live band, able to achieve intensity, but with little sense of the varying dynamics and musical textures that might make a studio album interesting to listen to beyond being a souvenir of their live show.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Terry Knight, Producer - Robert Vosgien, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenneth Hamann, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Grand Funk Railroad, MainArtist - Mark Farner, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Terry Knight, Producer - Evren Göknar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenneth Hamann, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Grand Funk Railroad, MainArtist - Mark Farner, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Terry Knight, Producer - Evren Göknar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenneth Hamann, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Grand Funk Railroad, MainArtist - Mark Farner, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Terry Knight, Producer - Evren Göknar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenneth Hamann, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Grand Funk Railroad, MainArtist - Mark Farner, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Terry Knight, Producer - Evren Göknar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenneth Hamann, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Grand Funk Railroad, MainArtist - Mark Farner, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Terry Knight, Producer - Evren Göknar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenneth Hamann, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Grand Funk Railroad, MainArtist - Mark Farner, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Terry Knight, Producer - Evren Göknar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenneth Hamann, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Grand Funk Railroad, MainArtist - Mark Farner, ComposerLyricist - Thomas A. Baker, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Jimmy Hoyson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Evren Göknar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Grand Funk Railroad, MainArtist - Mark Farner, Composer, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Jimmy Hoyson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Evren Göknar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Grand Funk Railroad, MainArtist - Mark Farner, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Jimmy Hoyson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Evren Göknar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Grand Funk Railroad, MainArtist - Mark Farner, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Jimmy Hoyson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Evren Göknar, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Grand Funk Railroad, MainArtist - Mark Farner, Composer - Don Brewer, Composer - Mel Schacher, Composer
(C) 2002 Capitol Records, Inc. ℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
Grand Funk Railroad took longer than usual to make their fifth album, Survival, in early 1971, but when they came to make their sixth, E Pluribus Funk, that September, they spent less than a week at the effort. The rush shows. The album, made by a band by now popular enough to sell out Shea Stadium (depicted on the back of the album, its cover designed to look like a silver coin), consisted of a series of simple rock tunes with lyrics devoted to the joys of music itself ("Footstompin' Music"), social concerns generically expressed ("People, Let's Stop the War," "Save the Land"), and claims of romantic betrayal ("Upsetter," "No Lies"). Lead singer Mark Farner wailed in his limited tenor, joined in unison by drummer Don Brewer, and the rhythm section played in plodding lockstep. Farner added guitar and organ parts that emphasized the simplicity and repetitiveness of the musical patterns. "Loneliness," the concluding track, made a failed attempt at grandeur by adding a symphony orchestra. Six albums in, Grand Funk were still primarily a live band, able to achieve intensity, but with little sense of the varying dynamics and musical textures that might make a studio album interesting to listen to beyond being a souvenir of their live show.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:00
- Main artists: Grand Funk Railroad
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2002 Capitol Records Inc. ℗ 2002 Capitol Records Inc.
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