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Grand Funk Railroad
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  • Audio CD (March 7, 1995)
  • Original Release Date: June 1970
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Capitol
  • ASIN: B000002UE1
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #33,616 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Sin's a Good Man's Brother
2. Aimless Lady
3. Nothing Is the Same
4. Mean Mistreater
5. Get It Together
6. I Don't Have to Sing the Blues
7. Hooked on Love
8. I'm Your Captain

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Grand Funk's Best Album, April 24, 1999
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I discovered this album when I was 16 years old, and it really hit me on the nerve. Already a fan of Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and Deep Purple, I really took to Grand Funk as well--after all, they did the heavy early 70s rock thing too, and they were an American band to boot! If you are a fan of great grooves (Hooked on Love and Nothing Is The Same will have you playing "air drums") and 70s wah-drenched guitar playing, check out Closer To Home.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars classic GFR/awful digital transfer, October 19, 1999
Everyone reading these reviews already knows "I'm Your Captain" but to stop there you would be missing two of Grand Funk's heaviest tunes ever: "Sin's A Good Man's Brother" and "Nothing Is The Same". These make the purchase of this CD worthwhile alone. However, be forewarned; the sound quality sounds barely above AM radio quality on this Capitol domestic release. It is very muddy and wooden sounding-I wouldn't make such a fuss except my old album copy of this sounds MUCH cleaner! If Capitol would remaster this CD as they did on the new box set, it would become an instant 5-star rating!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Great from open to close!, October 28, 1999
This is one of those albums that you can play straight through without skipping any tracks and love every minute of it! Nice mood changes, great bass parts, and terrific vocals. Very powerful sounding for a three-piece band.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Grand Funk at their best
"Closer to Home", a 3rd album of this hard-rocking power trio from Michigan, marked a welcome change in their sound. Read more
Published on September 7, 2004 by Ilya Malafeyev

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5.0 out of 5 stars CLASSIC
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3.0 out of 5 stars Of its' time
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5.0 out of 5 stars THE DEFINITIVE GRAND FUNK ALBUM
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