Grand Funk Railroad - Survival


Year of Release: 2002
Label: Capitol Records
Catalog Number: 41725
Format: CD
Total Time: 73:03:00

On Survival Mark Farner plays some funky guitar licks on the opener "Country Road," and he keeps things rolling on the following track "All You Got Is Money." It's the kind of foot stompin' head bopin' blues and rhythm & blues inflected rock that their fans had become accustomed to since the group's inception. This was the band at their very peak as a trio. "Comfort Me" featured a rarely used acoustic guitar with Farner's soaring vocals. Mark certainly was getting to be a stronger and stronger presence as a lead singer, and his guitar playing was exemplary. They also do a nice job with two covers, "Gimme Shelter" and "Feelin' Alright." Farner and Brewer share the vocals duties on "Gimme Shelter." Farner rips off some awesome solos, and Mel's bass is right out front thumping away leading the charge.

There is a generous number of bonus tracks on this remastered disc ... five, and they are all exceptional. The sound is excellent, and that goes without saying regarding any of the EMI remaster programs.

It was all so wonderful and exciting to hear this music again because it energized you in a special way that only GFR could, and one that you could never forget. I think many listeners enjoyed the trio so much because of the rawness of their sound and the spitfire rock 'n' roll spirit that drove it all.

With routine and knowing what to expect comes boredom and limited growth, thus, there were some big changes coming with the next album, and the original GFR sound would become nothing more than a memory with the forthcoming album.


Tracklisting:
Country Road (4:23) / All You've Got Is Money (5:16) / Comfort Me (6:47) / Feelin' Alright (4:28) / I Want Freedom (6:19) / I Can Feel Him In The Morning (7:15) / Gimme Shelter (6:20) / Bonus Tracks: I Can't Get Along With Society (5:41) / Jam (Footstompin' Music) (4:40) / Country Road (7:38) / All You've Got Is Money (8:19) / Feelin' Alright (5:57)

Musicians:
Mark Farner - guitar, harmonica, keyboards, vocals
Don Brewer - drums, vocals
Mel Schacher - bass, vocals

Discography:
Grand Funk (The Red Album) (1969/1981/1996/1999/2002)
On Time (1969/1981/1996/2002)
Closer to Home (1970/1981/1994/19999/2002)
Live Album (1970/1997/2002)
E Pluribus Funk (1971/1995/2002)
Survival (1971/1996/1999/2002)
Mark, Don And Mel 1969-1971 (1972/1990)
Phoenix (1972/1998)
We're An American Band (1973/1996/1999/2002)
All The Girls In The World Beware!!! (1974/1997)
Shinin' On (1974/1992/1997)
Caught In The Act (1975/1995)
Born To Die (1976)
Good Singin' Good Playin' (1976/1999)
Grand Funk Hits (1976)
Grand Funk Lives (1981)
What's Funk? (1983)
Capitol Collectors Series (1991)
More Of The Best (1991)
The Collection (1992)
Bosnia (1997)
Thirty Years Of Funk 1969-1999 (Anthology 3 CD Box Set) (1999)
Live - The 1971 Tour (2002)

Genre: Rock

Origin US

Added: October 13th 2002
Reviewer: Keith "Muzikman" Hannaleck
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Artist website: www.grandfunkrailroad.com
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Language: english

  

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