Born to Die
Grand Funk Railroad
Engineer: Jack Sherdel,
Producer: Jummy Ienner
Capitol/EMI Records, 2003
1 CD
Catalogue #: 80498
EAN: 0724358049824
UPC: 724358049824
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Grand Funk Railroad: Mark Farner (vocals, guitar); Don Brewer (vocals, drums, percussion); Craig Frost (keyboards, background vocals); Mel Schacher (bass).
Additional personnel: Jimmy Hall (harmonica, saxophone); Donna Hall (background vocals).
Originally released on Capitol (11482). Includes liner notes by Steve Roeser.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
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Grand Funk Railroad
Homer Simpson may have captured the essence of Grand Funk Railroad in the SIMPSONS episode where he rhapsodizes about "Mark Farner's wild, shirtless lyrics, the bong-rattling bass of Mel Schacher," and yes, "the competent drum work of Don Brewer." Emerging from the industrial town of Flint, MI, Grand Funk were a workman-like "people's band." They turned the Cream power-trio format into a stadium filling, larger-than-life experience that made them one of the most popular live acts of the early '70s. Their early albums were filled with amped-up blues-rock, but towards the end of their initial tether, they scored hits with covers of soul tunes such as "Some Kind of Wonderful" and "The Locomotion." IRS troubles contributed to their breakup in the late-'70s, but Grand Funk reunited with a vengeance in the '90s.
