Monday, February 5, 2024

Grand Funk Railroad - We're An American Band (1973)

The seventh album from this band from USA.

The band was a quartet with a lineup of percussion, drums, bass, guitars, moog, electric piano, organ, keyboards and vocals.

The band were expanded to a quartet on this album. Craig Frost, the session musician on the Phoenix album, their sixth album, got promoted to a full membership.

With his contributions on both Phoenix and now We're An American Band, this promotion is highy justified.

The music is still pretty much in the hard rock genre. There is also some stadium rock here and some more Americana like rock. 

The result was their best selling and most liked album.

The music is really groovy. They almost got a hit song here in their title track on this album. A good song.

The rest of the album is not that good, despite it's well liked and best selling status. Their problem being writing some good, timeless songs are rearing it's head again on this album.

Fans of US rock should check out this decent album.

2 points

 

 

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