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Grand Funk Railroad - Closer To Home (1970) (Japan TOCP-3285)

Date: 1 Apr 2012 18:41:37

Closer to Home, the trio's third album, was the record that really broke them through to the commercially successful level of metal masters such as Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. Rather than rushing headlong into their typical hard, heavy, and overamplified approach, Grand Funk Railroad began expanding their production values. Most evident is the inclusion of strings, the acoustic opening on the disc's leadoff cut, "Sins a Good Man's Brother," as well as the comparatively mellow "Mean Mistreater." But the boys had far from gone soft.

The majority of Closer to Home is filled with the same straight-ahead rock & roll that had composed their previous efforts. The driving tempo of Mel Schacher's viscous lead basslines on "Aimless Lady" and "Nothing Is the Same" adds a depth when contrasted to the soul-stirring and somewhat anthem-like "Get It Together." The laid-back and slinky "I Don't Have to Sing the Blues" also continues the trend of over-the-top decibel-shredding; however, instead of the excess force of other bands, such as MC5, Grand Funk Railroad are able to retain the often-elusive melodic element to their heavy compositions.

TRACKLIST
01. Sin's A Good Man's Brother
02. Aimless Lady
03. Nothing Is The Same
04. Mean Mistreater
05. Get It Together
06. I Don't Have To Sing The Blues
07. Hooked On Love
08. I'm Your Captain
09. Sin's A Good Man's Brother (Single)
10. I'm Your Captain (Single)

EAC LOG

Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009

EAC extraction logfile from 20. March 2012, 10:05

Grand Funk / Closer To Home

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