For the People

Mark Farner | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 1
• ASIN: B000LQXGRM
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #661,790 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

1. For The People 2. Cry Baby 3. Nadean 4. Girl 5. You Know Who I Am 6. Same Ol' Feelin' 7. You're My Girl 8. This time 9. Waiting Here for You 10. Symptons 11. Where Do We Go From Here

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Overall a good album, a nice effort, and a must have for Mark Farner fans.!!!!!!!, February 7, 2007

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Richard D. Cappetto "RickDC" (Moodus, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: For the People (Audio CD)

My over all impression of Marks new CD "For The People-Mark Farner-The Rock Patriot" is that it is a good CD. There are Nice songs, with Nice music-ship, Good singing, and excellent lead Guitar work. The Album reminds me mostly of Mark's Christian Contemporary Music albums of the late 80's and early 90's (CCM), and is Marks first full length album release since the early 90's. It is a good effort and if I were to complain it would be the album is a bit on the short side with 11 songs. For old time Grand Funk railroad fans this might be a bit lite, but his solo fans will love it.

Hear is a song by song review

For The People - has a good heavy start, is a good rocker have nice guitar work and riffs. It is a political message song harkening back to a time when our politicians cared about out people. I really don't know if that time ever existed. We have a great founding document, but lets face it we have never lived up to it. Over all this is the best song on the CD.

Cry baby - had a cool start, its a slow tempo rocker with good singing and great guitar work. It has a gospel feel because of the keyboard. Avery good song.

Nadean - mark goes for an off key vocal effect hear in singing this one, I would rather him sing out big. This one sounds a bit like MID 70'S GFR but GFR lite. A so so song saved by good guitar work.

Girl- This is a slow melodic love song which is very good, Probably the second best on the album. I Love The Guitar intro and the guitar solo plays along very well with the keys.

You Know WHO I AM- This is a Christian song but in the vain of marks CCM days but more hidden. I Am is the english equivalent of YAWAY, the LORD GOD'S holly name. The song reminds me of his Wake Up Album. Nice Guitar work, good lead riff.

Same Old Fellin- A nice message song, with Good music and great lead guitar work.

Your My Girl- An Old Style Rock N Roll Love Song. This is the weakest song on the album. It reminds me of Y.O.U. from the early 80's GFR semi reunion.

This Time- A Moderate paced song with nice harmony's. Also has a very nice Guitar solo. Reminds me of Mark's late 70's solo work.

Waiting Hear For You- is a message song with many connotations. The key Board effects are a little Goofy but it is a very good song nevertheless. This song is a bit heavy, Melodic, Haunting, and Brooding. I would say the 3 ed best on the Album. It reminds me of GFR's semi reunion in the early 80's.

Symptoms- This song is in the vain of Marks CCM Work, its a message song, about overcoming the systems of our flesh (sin nature) and living by the Spirit. The Song has a nice Melodic Feel. A lot of Sax work in the son and a little Guitar, I would prefer it the other way around.

Where Do We Go From hear- Has a nice Keyboard/Guitar Intro, with Good Guitar riffs all the way through. Good Harmonies too. This is a song about Freedoms in America, Mark has done many songs in this vain over the years. And I think he is singing to deaf ears; People don't want freedom they want free medical care, security, safety nets, ear marks, Govt projects in there areas, etc., BUT; This is a very good song. Also very good lyrically as well. Maybe tied for 2 ed.

Overall a good album, a nice effort, and a must have for Mark Farner fans.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars PASSION AND PATRIOTISM ON THE PARKER FLY, January 31, 2007

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L. M Thull "Christian music lover" (Minnesota, U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: For the People (Audio CD)

IT'S THE NEW CLASSIC ROCK!

As strong as is stated in the cover picture...MarkFarner,(Solo-Engine of the Grand Funk Railroad) isn't afraid to serve his fellow man. And here he's servin' us Passion and Patriotism...on the Parker-Fly! Guitar grindin' Rock n' Roll to cause a Revolution and a Revelation! It really doesn't get any better than this!

This is Rock music done with finesse...Electric Emotion, (ala Heartbreaker) the beautiful song "Girl" will put you in Awe of the songwriter. Remember that old Grand Funk music you and I used to RUN TO for comfort? THIS IS THAT and so much more.

The tune "Cry Baby" has a FUN chorus to hook ya...sing along! Another of the stand-out tunes is "Waiting Here For You" It stikes a chord in my spirit and widens my eyes! The sounds Paul OJibway produces from the Native American Cedar Flute will encompass you, Marks Tom-Toms rule your heartbeat...the lyrics are intriguing and transcendental. This song hits every note that peaks my passion.

The title tune should be played loud and proud because it is the Rock Patriot asking a ROCK SOLID question; "What ever happened to....America...we LET it slip away?"

I can tell you that these tunes will ROCK your Spirit and Roll your Soul and you just might dance like you did when you first heard "Are You Ready" In fact, you just might feel like your a teenager again, only more "together" and with voting priviledges!!!

I Vote YES for Mark's best effort;"For The People"

Sincerly,

L.M. Anderon-Thull

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mark Back In The Songwriting Seat....., August 16, 2009

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Hal C. Robertson "CrashTestChris" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: For the People (Audio CD)

Mark Farner's career has seen alot of changes since he got his start doing the sock hops in Genesee county Michigan back in the mid 60's......Grow your hair out to the waist, play an odd looking guitar and turn it up to 10.....This was the philosophy of the then Grand Funk Railroad in 1969 and boy did it work.....Play 3 chords, write a few words that make some since and get down to your noise on stage and people bought it, hook, line and sinker...But in reflection, it was cool...It was fun, and Grand Funk was the biggest thing in the world in 2 short years...The early albums were sparse in production, but were innocent in it's approach and worked as performance vehicles for their live show; the very reason for the band's popularity in the 1st place. Mark, Don & Mel's simple but sledgehammer stylings stole alot of limelight from from the rock establishment at the time of the pop festival era, and the elitist groups along with stuck up journalists just couldn't believe what was happening....

Farner's approach matured as he became more intuned with his songwriting and less with being a rock star...this is greatly evident the day the 3 piece band kicked Terry Knight's sorry butt out of the management fold and things really started happening....Songs were better constructed, more in depth thought into lyrics, and hooks for better radio airplay...And even though the band helped as a whole in development of the songs, the idea guy was always Mark Farner. "We're An American Band" might be Don Brewer's original idea, but it had Farner's stamp all over it and you can hear it....

When GFR could not reconcile it's differences in 1976, Mark went his own way and produce 2 albums that could have very well been Grand Funk albums: MARK FARNER & NO FRILLS. This told you everything here..Mark Farner was the soul behind Grand Funk Railroad...and nothing has changed.

His Christian era catalog was more in depth with the man's stuggling and searching heart and there was some great forceful rock tunes with the same hooky lyrics that draw you in and make you look closer.

Now with FOR THE PEOPLE, full circle might be a reasonable phrase to use for Mark and his band, but with a little more subtle style, but still powerful in its approach. His band "NrG" is more akind to the early 3 piece GFR and really connects live. The songs are well written, some a bit profain toward Mark's personal and political views (which might take the Christian era fans to task). But the guitar work is up to task showing a maturity that might have lacked in 1969, but creative and rousing.

It's been awhile since the last officially sanctioned Mark Farner studio album, but if this is considered a "come back" album, then keep it coming, Mark!