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Grand Funk Railroad - Good Singin', Good Playin' Audio CD

A fair review of the Grand Funk Railroad "Good Singin', Good Playin'" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Grand Funk Railroad reviews here, or go back to the Grand Funk Railroad tabs.

Grand Funk Railroad Band: Grand Funk Railroad
Title: Good Singin', Good Playin'
Rating:
Release Date: 1999-01-12
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Just Couldn't Wait 2: Can You Do It 3: Pass It Around 4: Don't Let 'Em Take Your Gun 5: Miss My Baby 6: Big Buns 7: Out to Get You 8: Crossfire 9: 1976 10: Release Your Love 11: Goin' for the Pastor 12: Rubberneck [#][*]

still hangin' in there
I was wrong, because there's some quality songwriting on Good Singin', Good Playin'. Well, I admit I was wrong to ignore this album for as long as I have, because I honestly thought by this point in the bands career there wasn't a whole lot more they could do that wasn't already mastered on the other Grand Funk albums.

"Just Couldn't Wait" should have been the BIGGEST pop hit of the year. That is one fantastic vocal melody, and I KNOW you'll love it the moment you hear it (and perhaps even recognize it from somewhere. . . hmmm, where have I heard the song before?)

"Pass it Around" has a catchy chorus, but the vocals sound a bit too loud and obnoxious. "1976" is most noticeable for the brilliant guitar soloing taking place behind the vocal melodies that NEVER seem to let up throughout the songs running time. Excellent guitar work.

"Miss My Baby" is probably the albums biggest flaw, because the song is just about 3 minutes too long for my liking and the chorus is a bit on the sappy side. "Goin' for the Pastor" has GREAT vocals and a nice guitar solo. In fact these are probably some of the best guitar solos I've ever heard on a Grand Funk album, and I'm familiar with most of their 70's albums. "Out to Get You" is the ultimate example of a guitar jam that just cooks, burns, and smears. Yup, all three of those things at once. AMAZING song that one is.

I'm glad Frank Zappa found a way to get the band members back into the studio to make another album, because this is just a terrific album to me. The only strange thing is that, it doesn't sound much like a garage rock album to me, and I thought that's the main reason Zappa was so interested in Grand Funk in the first place. .


The Duke of Prunes Meets The Kings of Cheese
Sandwiched in between the ham-fisted political rants ("Don't Let 'Em Take Your Gun," "1976") and wince-worthy love song lyrics ("Said I miss my baby, I think I'm goin crazy. Frank Zappa had all of the best intentions with this album, and it stands as one of Grand Funk's finest. Well, I miss my baby, I think I'll join the navy. . . yeah, yeah"), you get a couple of pristine, tight, rocking tracks like "Pass It Around" (perhaps Don Brewer's finest vocal of all time, period), "Crossfire," and "Goin' For The Pastor. "

Much has been written about Frank's solo on "Out To Get You," but that was part of the joke, and the band was in on it. If you ever have the opportunity to watch VH1's "Behind The Music" on the band, do so, and reconsider this album in light of what they were going through at the time. They went out on a much stronger note than if they'd simply exited stage left with Born to Die.

It is what it is, and it's good.


THE CAPS LOCK KEY..................
One that I have been seaching for on CD for well over 20 years now! Thanks to the Music Label for "FINALLY" releasing it and to "Amazon" for offering it to us for sale, but that's no reason to leave the "Caps Lock" key on!. If my eyes had ears they would be deaf after your review! This Grand Funk Railroad CD is a "GREAT" piece of music.


ONE GREAT TIMELESS ROCK ALBUM
I BOUGHT THIS CD COZ IT'S GREAT TIMELESS QUALITY MATERIAL GRAND FUNK HAD MADE OUT OF THEIR CREATIVITY DURING THEIR GLORY-DAYS! IT'S OUT TO GET YOU!!!. AS FAR AS REVIEWING & RATING THIS ALBUM, THIS IS MY FAVORITE FROM MY GRAND FUNK RAILROAD VINYL-LP COLLECTION FROM THE 70'S-80'S.


A great finish for a great band
I read how the band enjoyed having Zappa as their producer for this project and it shows . This is a very good album, very unlike their earlier recordings, but still alot to like here. . . sounds like they're havin' a ball.


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