We're an American Band [Original recording remastered]

Grand Funk Railroad | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 9, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B000002TV9
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #172,966 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. We're an American Band

2. Stop Lookin' Back

3. Creepin'

4. Black Licorice

5. The Railroad

6. Ain't Got Nobody

7. Walk Like a Man (You Can Call Me Your Man)

8. Loneliest Rider

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars GFR go Gold with American Band, August 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: We're an American Band (Audio CD)

When released in 1973, the first 100,000 units were on virgin gold vinyl. Grand Funk was the only group to release their albums on virgin vinyl. It was sign of things to come for the band and was truly the most successful year for the group, which they needed after dumping Terry Knight and embroiled in lawsuits and fears that maybe they wouldn't succeed but they did. Although more POP then previous albums, this was a Grand Funk album no doubt; introducing the songwriting abilities of Don Brewer (who had co-written other songs previously, but this album has songs written only by him). It was more upbeat then the previous "Phoenix" album and had a party theme to it, yet Mark Farner did contribute a soul-searching song on how American Indians are treated in " Loneliest Rider". It's the second album with keyboardist Craig Frost now a full fledge member of the band, posing nude with the rest of them on the inside gatefold of the cover. "The Railroad", "Stop Looking Back" along with the Mark Farner signature type song "Ain't got Nobody" are well worth the price of this CD along with the hits "Walk Like a Man" and of course "American Band". Capital is planning to re-release this on a gold CD so watch out for that!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Grand Funk at the Height of the Career, May 28, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: We're an American Band (Audio CD)

Grank Funk Railroad, often lost respect of the critics, but never of their fans. Employing the production talents of Todd Rundgren, and introducing full time keyboardist, Craig Frost, Mark, Don and Mel came up with a highly succesful meeting of commercial ditties, with a hard rockin' edge. The best example on this album, "Creepin'", which has an almost mystical background, with strongly hypnotic vocal, that no hard rock fan should be able to resist. Although the title track, "We're an American Band", has become a rock and roll anthem, little else on the album will disapoint. You can feel the blue collar ethic of the band in the driving beat of "The Railroad". You'll find yourself moving without control to the power chords of "Black Licorice". Try it out. You'll find it's true, Grand Funk is An American Band.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Grand Funk At Their Best, February 5, 2002

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Richard D. Cappetto "RickDC" (Moodus, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: We're an American Band (Audio CD)

This was 1973 GFR just barley survived a huge brake up with there manager Terry Knight. Mark, Don and Mel got the name Grand Funk Railroad, Terry Knight got everything else. GFR in 72 Added a forth member in Craig Frost (now with Bob Segar's Silver Bullet band) to round out the sound and put out an album called Phoenix which had the hit Rock N Roll soul on it. Even with that Hit song many GFR fans felt GFR was gong soft and they needed a much better album, yet they also needed radio friendly songs. Don Brewer, Grand Funk's GREAT Drummer, stepped forward and wrote Were An American Band, his first song that he wrote himself, it was a smash hit for GFR and one of the biggest rock songs of all time. The Album We're An American Band rocked from start to finish. Of course We're An American Band became a rock anthem (ask Garth Brooks, Kid Rock, Jackal, Bon Jovi, Joe Lynn Turner, Halloween and On and On), Stop Looking Back a Brewer and Farner composition has a wonderful chorus Shoot for the starts when my eyes can't see the sun light. Reach for the sun in the night, Stop lookin back at the times I was defeated, I pick myself up and move straight ahead and stop lookin back. The album also contains The Railroad and Creepin Two of Mark Farner's best songs. Black Licorice and Walk Like A Man Two rocker's by Don Brewer. Ain't got Nobody and Loneliest Rider both by Farner, The Former a mid tempo song and the later a song about the plight of Native Americans in the USA. All in all a Great album, a classic and must have for every hard rock fan.