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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1650056" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>[ATTACH=full]11749[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>pick of the day..............................</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]11750[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong><em>"" I'm getting closer to my home....................""</em></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]11751[/ATTACH]</p><p> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Funk_Railroad" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Funk_Railroad</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Grand Funk Railroad</strong>, sometimes shortened as <strong>Grand Funk</strong>, is an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">American</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_rock" target="_blank">hard rock</a> band popular during the 1970s, who toured extensively and played to packed arenas worldwide.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Funk_Railroad#cite_note-Larkin-2" target="_blank">[2]</a> Known for their crowd-pleasing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arena_rock" target="_blank">arena rock</a> style, the band was well-regarded by audiences despite a relative lack of critical acclaim.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Funk_Railroad#cite_note-Rock%27s_Backpages_Library-3" target="_blank">[3]</a> The band's name is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pun" target="_blank">play on words</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Trunk_Western_Railroad" target="_blank">Grand Trunk Western Railroad</a>, a line that runs through the band's home town of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint,_Michigan" target="_blank">Flint, Michigan</a>.</p><p>Grand Funk Railroad was formed as a trio in 1969 by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Farner" target="_blank">Mark Farner</a> (guitar, keyboards, harmonica, vocals) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Brewer" target="_blank">Don Brewer</a> (drums, vocals) from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Knight_and_the_Pack" target="_blank">Terry Knight and the Pack</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Schacher" target="_blank">Mel Schacher</a> (bass) from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Question_Mark_%26_the_Mysterians" target="_blank">Question Mark & the Mysterians</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Funk_Railroad#cite_note-Larkin-2" target="_blank">[2]</a> Knight soon became the band's manager and also named the band as a play on words for the Grand Trunk Western Railroad, a well-known rail line in Michigan.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Funk_Railroad#cite_note-Larkin-2" target="_blank">[2]</a> First achieving recognition at the 1969 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_International_Pop_Festival_(1969)" target="_blank">Atlanta International Pop Festival</a>, the band was signed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Records" target="_blank">Capitol Records</a>. After a raucous, well-received set on the first day of the festival, Grand Funk was asked back to play at the 1970 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_International_Pop_Festival_(1970)" target="_blank">Atlanta International Pop Festival II</a> the following year. Patterned after hard-rock power trios such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cream_(band)" target="_blank">Cream</a>, the band, with Terry Knight's marketing savvy, developed its own popular style. In August 1969 the band released its first album titled <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Time" target="_blank">On Time</a></em>, which sold over one million copies and was awarded a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_recording_sales_certification" target="_blank">gold record</a> in 1970.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Funk_Railroad#cite_note-The_Book_of_Golden_Discs-4" target="_blank">[4]</a></p><p></p><p>In February 1970 a second album, <em><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Funk_(album)" target="_blank">Grand Funk</a></em> (or <em>The Red Album</em>), was awarded gold status.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Funk_Railroad#cite_note-The_Book_of_Golden_Discs-4" target="_blank">[4]</a> Despite critical pans and little <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airplay" target="_blank">airplay</a>, the group's first six albums (five studio releases and one live album) were quite successful.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]11752[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><em><strong>Closer to Home</strong></em> is the third <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_album" target="_blank">studio album</a> by American rock band <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Funk_Railroad" target="_blank">Grand Funk Railroad</a>. The album was released on June 15, 1970, by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Records" target="_blank">Capitol Records</a>. It was produced by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Knight" target="_blank">Terry Knight</a>. This album reached <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIAA" target="_blank">RIAA</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_recording_sales_certification" target="_blank">gold record</a> status in 1970, making it the group's third gold record in one year. The album's inside artwork shows a live photo of the band performing at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" target="_blank">Madison Square Garden</a> in February 1970.</p><p></p><p>In 2002 <em>Closer to Home</em> was remastered on compact disc with bonus tracks and also released in a limited-edition box set <em>Trunk of Funk</em> that contained the band's first four albums. The "trunk" has slots for twelve CDs to house the future release of the remaining eight albums that were released by Capitol. Also included is a pair of "Shinin' On" 3-D glasses, guitar pick and a sticker reproducing a concert ticket.</p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><th><br /> Length</th><th></th><th></th></tr><tr><th>1.</th><td>"Sin's a Good Man's Brother"</td><td>4:35</td></tr><tr><th>2.</th><td>"Aimless Lady"</td><td>3:25</td></tr><tr><th>3.</th><td>"Nothing Is the Same"</td><td>5:10</td></tr><tr><th>4.</th><td>"Mean Mistreater"</td><td>4:25</td></tr><tr><th>5.</th><td>"Get It Together"</td><td>5:07</td></tr></table><p>Side two</p><table style='width: 100%'><tr><th>No.</th><th>Title</th><th>Length</th></tr><tr><th>1.</th><td>"I Don't Have to Sing the Blues"</td><td>4:35</td></tr><tr><th>2.</th><td>"Hooked on Love"</td><td>7:10</td></tr><tr><th>3.</th><td>"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_Your_Captain_(Closer_to_Home)" target="_blank">I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home)</a>"</td><td>10:0</td></tr></table><p></p><p></p><p><strong><em>The first time I heard this album was in a recording studio in St. Louis , Mo in the fall of 1970........Our bass player's car had broken down in Salinas , Ks so someone in the band yelled ""Road trip "" and it was on .....travelling from southern Illinois was a pack of crazy 19 yr old dudes to pick up our bud....After we picked him up , as we were travelling back home fully medicated we stopped at a studio we had cut a couple of demo's at and the dude we knew there asked us if we had heard GFR 's new album........So , we listened for about 4 hours over and over to the disc...the dude there gave us an album to take home ....we ended up playing 3-4 songs off</em></strong> <em><strong>of this album and they were well received by our following of fans....</strong></em></p><p><em><strong></strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Saw this band at Kiel Auditorium sometime in 1971....can't remember when ......lol </strong></em></p><p><strong><em>I miss those days...........................................</em></strong></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]11753[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p> </p><p><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em>""When I'm down and out , I listen to Grand Funk Railroad on Spotify and all my cares float away...They rock my world, they really really do and still do....still do..still do..still do.............................</em></strong></em></strong></em></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1650056, member: 3916"] [ATTACH type="full" alt="musicanon.gif"]11749[/ATTACH] pick of the day.............................. [ATTACH type="full" alt="psyc16.gif"]11750[/ATTACH] [B][I]"" I'm getting closer to my home....................""[/I][/B] [ATTACH type="full" alt="1627225098766.png"]11751[/ATTACH] [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Funk_Railroad[/URL] [B]Grand Funk Railroad[/B], sometimes shortened as [B]Grand Funk[/B], is an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']American[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hard_rock']hard rock[/URL] band popular during the 1970s, who toured extensively and played to packed arenas worldwide.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Funk_Railroad#cite_note-Larkin-2'][2][/URL] Known for their crowd-pleasing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arena_rock']arena rock[/URL] style, the band was well-regarded by audiences despite a relative lack of critical acclaim.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Funk_Railroad#cite_note-Rock%27s_Backpages_Library-3'][3][/URL] The band's name is a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pun']play on words[/URL] of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Trunk_Western_Railroad']Grand Trunk Western Railroad[/URL], a line that runs through the band's home town of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flint,_Michigan']Flint, Michigan[/URL]. Grand Funk Railroad was formed as a trio in 1969 by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Farner']Mark Farner[/URL] (guitar, keyboards, harmonica, vocals) and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Brewer']Don Brewer[/URL] (drums, vocals) from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Knight_and_the_Pack']Terry Knight and the Pack[/URL], and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Schacher']Mel Schacher[/URL] (bass) from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Question_Mark_%26_the_Mysterians']Question Mark & the Mysterians[/URL].[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Funk_Railroad#cite_note-Larkin-2'][2][/URL] Knight soon became the band's manager and also named the band as a play on words for the Grand Trunk Western Railroad, a well-known rail line in Michigan.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Funk_Railroad#cite_note-Larkin-2'][2][/URL] First achieving recognition at the 1969 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_International_Pop_Festival_(1969)']Atlanta International Pop Festival[/URL], the band was signed by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Records']Capitol Records[/URL]. After a raucous, well-received set on the first day of the festival, Grand Funk was asked back to play at the 1970 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_International_Pop_Festival_(1970)']Atlanta International Pop Festival II[/URL] the following year. Patterned after hard-rock power trios such as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cream_(band)']Cream[/URL], the band, with Terry Knight's marketing savvy, developed its own popular style. In August 1969 the band released its first album titled [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Time']On Time[/URL][/I], which sold over one million copies and was awarded a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_recording_sales_certification']gold record[/URL] in 1970.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Funk_Railroad#cite_note-The_Book_of_Golden_Discs-4'][4][/URL] In February 1970 a second album, [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Funk_(album)']Grand Funk[/URL][/I] (or [I]The Red Album[/I]), was awarded gold status.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Funk_Railroad#cite_note-The_Book_of_Golden_Discs-4'][4][/URL] Despite critical pans and little [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airplay']airplay[/URL], the group's first six albums (five studio releases and one live album) were quite successful. [ATTACH type="full" alt="1627225238144.png"]11752[/ATTACH] [I][B]Closer to Home[/B][/I] is the third [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_album']studio album[/URL] by American rock band [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Funk_Railroad']Grand Funk Railroad[/URL]. The album was released on June 15, 1970, by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Records']Capitol Records[/URL]. It was produced by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Knight']Terry Knight[/URL]. This album reached [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIAA']RIAA[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_recording_sales_certification']gold record[/URL] status in 1970, making it the group's third gold record in one year. The album's inside artwork shows a live photo of the band performing at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden']Madison Square Garden[/URL] in February 1970. In 2002 [I]Closer to Home[/I] was remastered on compact disc with bonus tracks and also released in a limited-edition box set [I]Trunk of Funk[/I] that contained the band's first four albums. The "trunk" has slots for twelve CDs to house the future release of the remaining eight albums that were released by Capitol. Also included is a pair of "Shinin' On" 3-D glasses, guitar pick and a sticker reproducing a concert ticket. [TABLE] [TR] [TH] Length[/TH] [TH][/TH] [TH][/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TH]1.[/TH] [TD]"Sin's a Good Man's Brother"[/TD] [TD]4:35[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]2.[/TH] [TD]"Aimless Lady"[/TD] [TD]3:25[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]3.[/TH] [TD]"Nothing Is the Same"[/TD] [TD]5:10[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]4.[/TH] [TD]"Mean Mistreater"[/TD] [TD]4:25[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]5.[/TH] [TD]"Get It Together"[/TD] [TD]5:07[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] Side two [TABLE] [TR] [TH]No.[/TH] [TH]Title[/TH] [TH]Length[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TH]1.[/TH] [TD]"I Don't Have to Sing the Blues"[/TD] [TD]4:35[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]2.[/TH] [TD]"Hooked on Love"[/TD] [TD]7:10[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TH]3.[/TH] [TD]"[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_Your_Captain_(Closer_to_Home)']I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home)[/URL]"[/TD] [TD]10:0[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [B][I]The first time I heard this album was in a recording studio in St. Louis , Mo in the fall of 1970........Our bass player's car had broken down in Salinas , Ks so someone in the band yelled ""Road trip "" and it was on .....travelling from southern Illinois was a pack of crazy 19 yr old dudes to pick up our bud....After we picked him up , as we were travelling back home fully medicated we stopped at a studio we had cut a couple of demo's at and the dude we knew there asked us if we had heard GFR 's new album........So , we listened for about 4 hours over and over to the disc...the dude there gave us an album to take home ....we ended up playing 3-4 songs off[/I][/B] [I][B]of this album and they were well received by our following of fans.... Saw this band at Kiel Auditorium sometime in 1971....can't remember when ......lol [/B][/I] [B][I]I miss those days...........................................[/I][/B] [ATTACH type="full" alt="psyc36.gif"]11753[/ATTACH] [B][I][B][I][B][I]""When I'm down and out , I listen to Grand Funk Railroad on Spotify and all my cares float away...They rock my world, they really really do and still do....still do..still do..still do.............................[/I][/B][/I][/B][/I][/B] [/QUOTE]
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