Survival

Grand Funk Railroad | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 1
• ASIN: B0000070KG
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,706,771 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

1997 Japanese reissue of their platinum & top 10 1971 album.Seven tracks, including a cover of the Rolling Stones''Gimme Shelter'. A Capitol release.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Grand Funk Survival, November 24, 1999

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Lin Oliver (Atlanta, Ga.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Survival (Audio CD)

This is truly one of the greatest albums ever done by Grand Funk. It was a driving force for me when I was a young man. It is a rare item and rarely found, even in music stores. If you like "Funk" this is for you.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More Grand than Funk., August 11, 2000

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Male amateur songwriter, born 1957 (Harlem, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Survival (Audio CD)

Folks, this album is truly beautiful. Here's just a theory as to why it wasn't quite as hugely popular as their others from the trio era: the 3 studio recordings before this one ("On Time", "Grand Funk", and "Closer To Home"), the one after ("E. Pluribus Funk"), and especially the "Live Album" that was apparantly purposefully done in the format and sound quality (or lack thereof) of a bootleg, were very rowdy and sometimes raucous musically and lyrically. At that time, the typical Grand Funk fan was the American teenage boy at the peek of hormonal haze. Some even refer to GFR as one of the original predecessors of what we now call 'heavy metal'. And we haven't even mentioned "We're An American Band" (but I just did, didn't I?). All of a sudden, in the middle of this testosteronal turbulence, Mark and the boys introduce a very positive, mature (I hated that word at 14), spiritual album that expressed a desparate need for love on both individual and collective levels, a disdain for materialism and greed, a much needed call for true freedom, and even a cry for spirituality and godliness! The melodies and arrangements were still true-to-form Grand Funk, but appropriately smoother. And beautiful! "Comfort Me", "I Want Freedom", and "I Can Feel Him In the Morning" are breathtaking and still give me chills. Mark Farner just also happened to have one of the best voices in the business (then and now) and his writing and arranging was at it's creative peak. There is no better example of pure, honest, soulful American rock.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A kinder gentler GFR??, July 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Survival (Audio CD)

I'm not a big fan of Terry Knight, but he found a way to make GFR's big sound gentler with out giving up that big sound. The bass is resounding, the drum sound is so much different then the previous albums done by the band, and seems to fit the sound of this album, singing is wonderful with Donnie Brewer's voice on "I can Feel him in the Morning" and on "Gimmie Shelter". "Comfort Me" is one of my favorite Mark Farner tunes, and he's doing this on his solo tour this summer which sounds awesome live even if it's missing Mel and Don. Maybe they can include this on the next GFR (if) tour. This is a very different album compared to their earlier ones, a different sound. The cover picture is fun too! The next one, E Pluriblus Funk then went back to that big sound we all know and love. Survival is in their early years the most innovative record they produced and a must for GFR fans even if it has two songs not penned by the band.