Album
Closer To Home
1970 · Rock
29 collectors on Gatefold own this
Closer To Home is a Rock album by Grand Funk Railroad, originally released in 1970. On Gatefold: 136 pressings tracked, owned by 29 collectors.
About
Grand Funk roared straight out of factory-fed Flint, Mich., playing a spare and bluesy rock 'n' roll that out-working-classed all other proletariat anthemers from Michigan, including The MC5 and The Bob Segar Sound System. Despite critical scorn and almost no support from Top 40 radio, Grand Funk famously sold out Shea Stadium faster than The Beatles, less than a year after this 1970 LP (the band’s third in 12 months) was released. “I’m Your Captain” is the apex here: a 10-minute FM anthem whose string outro, hypnotic sea sounds, and lyrical leitmotif became a hymn for Vietnam soldiers longing for home. Other great minutes include a wiry song of emotional abuse with a non-gender-specific POV (“Mean Mistreater”), an existential self-questioner complete with panning wah-wah guitar (“Sin’s a Good Man’s Brother”), and a groovefest atop a sideways “Day Tripper” riff (“I Don’t Have to Sing the Blues.”) In all, <i>Closer to Home</i> is a fascinating sonic glimpse into post-hippie, post-Manson 1970: part political naiveté and topical fear, part anger and unironic rock 'n' roll.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Sin's A Good Man's Brother4:35
- A2Aimless Lady3:25
- A3Nothing Is The Same5:10
- A4Mean Mistreater4:25
- A5Get It Together5:07
Side B
- B1I Don't Have To Sing The Blues4:35
- B2Hooked On Love7:10
- B3I'm Your Captain9:47
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Hard Rock
- heavy
- triumphant
- outlaw
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Don BrewerDRUMS, VOCALS VOCALS
- Mark FarnerCOMPOSED BY , GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, VOCALS COMPOSED BY, GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, VOCALS GUITAR, KEYBOARDS, COMPOSED BY
- Mel SchacherBASS BASS GUITAR ELECTRIC BASS, VOCALS
- Thomas A. BakerORCHESTRA, ARRANGED BY, CONDUCTOR
- Tom BakerARRANGED BY , CONDUCTOR ARRANGED BY ORCHESTRA, ARRANGED BY, CONDUCTOR
29 collectors on Gatefold own this · 136 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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