ITT: Artists you've never seen discussed on Sup Forums

ITT: Artists you've never seen discussed on Sup Forums

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The critics hated the fuck out of GFR back in the day, but they're all gone and Mark Farner is still here, so fuck those guys. He also still has it.

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Led Zeppelin made better albums, but for a lot of people these guys were the embodiment of rock-and-roll during the Nixon years.

Shitty dadrock desu

Grand Funk [Capitol, 1969]

This group is attracting attention apparently because they play faster than Iron Butterfly. Which is a start in the right direction, I suppose. I saw them live in Detroit before I knew any of this. I found myself enjoying them for 10 minutes, tolerating them for 15, and hating them for 45. This lp, their second, isn't as good as that performance. C-

Closer to Home [Capitol, 1970]

What's happening to me? Maybe it's that damned billboard. Or maybe I'm beginning to appreciate--I said appreciate--their straight-ahead celebration of beat, amplification, and youthful camaraderie. After all, rock and roll has always been loud, and its rhythms have always been described as "heavy." And at least Mark Farner doesn't pretend to bluesmanship. C+

Live Album [Capitol, 1970]

They have a great--even a grand--audience. But a great audience and a great live album aren't the same thing at all. C-

Survivor [Capitol, 1971]

Those who criticize this band miss the point--they Americanize Led Zeppelin with a fervent ingenuity and energy. But now, I've heard similar men of taste coming to the same conclusion who claim to actually like the stuff. That's going too far. C

E Pluribus Funk [Capitol, 1971]

The usual competent loud rock with the usual paucity of drive and detail. Not without its charms--I actually feel touched by "People, Let's Stop The War". But it doesn't tell me anything I don't already know. C+

Phoenix [Capitol, 1972]

I guess I turn in my Free Grand Funk button, because I think this declaration of independence from the dastardly Terry Knight continues their two-year decline. Especially annoying is Mark Farner's singing, which combines the worst of Jack Bruce with the worst of Eddie Fisher, but the music--including Craig Frost's organ--isn't what you'd call dynamic. Sorry, really, but . . . C-

We're an American Band [Capitol, 1973]

If it took me several months to decide that this is a decent hard rock record, how decent can it be? Well, Todd Rundgren's production works wonders in enhancing their sound, as does the addition of Craig Frost, whose organ fills nicely, and Don Brewer's singing comes as a relief. Great single, too. B-

Shinin' On [Capitol, 1974]

Now this really is an American band--confident, healthy, schlocky, uncomplicated on the surface and supporting all manner of contradictions underneath. I prefer the title cut, which bursts with a--you should pardon the expression--raw power they've never managed before, to "The Loco-Motion," where Mark sounds shaky. But how many bands get to record a ninth album, much less make it their best? B

ha what the fuck?

Randy Newman

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Green Day (in a serious, non-meme fashion)

Tru

They were my dad's first concert

Considering that 12 Songs is an almost universally praised record by the critics.

Or the New Pornographers tbqh

And a lot of dads' first concerts. Not mine though, he was into classical music. GFR were huge when he was in high school though, along with the Rolling Stones, Alice Cooper, and Jethro Tull. He said he didn't know any Who or Sabbath fans though.

Wait fuck. I'm thinking of AC Newman

Prior to Black Sabbath's entrance on the scene, Grand Funk were the critics' favorite punching bag.

Bonnie Rait

E Pluribus Funk is first-rate dadrock

Yeah...Kiss stole the riff from Footstompin' Music and used it in Detroit Rock City.

Great live act, but until hooking up with Todd Rundgren, they couldn't make a decent album to save their lives. Mostly just amelodic noise. Even the albums with Rundgren never had much sense of melody, but they were still leagues better than all of the 1969-72 stuff.

>look up Shinin' On on Youtube
>comments have about 250 Simpsons jokes

Nobody knows the band Grand Funk?

The wild shirtless lyrics of Mark Farner? The bong-rattling bass of Mel Schacher? The competent drum work of Don Brewer?

Oh, man.

Shinin' On was one of the Rundgren albums; the production is a lot louder and more booming and Mark Farner doesn't sing in that irritating falsetto like he did on the earlier stuff.

Like the guy at the start of the thread noted, Farner still has it despite being almost as old as the Rolling Stones and his voice has held up great too.

Dorothy Ashby

They had their moments. Had a nice groove at times...sorta ruled the World for a bout a year and half...used to love this song...

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Mark Farner looks a lot like Anthony Kiedis, not surprising since both are part Amerindian.

Def Leppard also ripped off We're an American Band (cf. Rock Brigade)

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lol...."bong rattling bass" and KFSL "fossil"

Simpsons rule...

except for the mutton chops...