I remember the first time I heard the high hat and acoustic guitar and I had to check to make sure it was still the Grand Funk Railroad album playing. But once Mark Farner's vocals kicked in I was hooked. I still love this song.
Love this song...….reminds me of Molly Hatchet. That's not an insult. It shows the range of the this great band and my respect for Molly. Grand Funk Railroad for HOF!!!!
One of my neighbors was a Vietnam Vet, and he didn't get much recognition, but he showed me this song, while he was hellicoptering around, he would listen to this song, and it's soooo great! He gave me some pain killers and said, "Listen to this," adjusted the speakers and I just fell in love with the music.
This song has so many transitions that make it so captivating, so interesting. Must be listened to with headphones. Someone else said the sound separation is really good and he's right. You can hear the thunderous bass, the driving rhythm, and the power in the vocals from left to right and back again. And that sweet, sweet guitar flourish at the end ... !! Seriously, such perfectly constructed songs make me want to weep for joy. Thank you Grand Funk for elevating music to such heights.
I'm grateful that I was exposed to them.when I went to a new high school in another state, a fellow brother eventually gave me the first 4 albums.i was kinda slow in returning them. That was '72.
I ALWAYS thought the EXACT same thing, and I bought the LP when it 1st came out!! But you know what??? This is STILL an AMAZING album by GRAND FUNK RAILROAD!!!!!!!!
And loving this Music stil to this day, can't wait 'til tomorrow, Mr Farner and fellow musicians. Love this album especially. had the posters all over my walls in the early 70s
Particularly nice in the harmony vocal is the apex in the third verse on the word "ceiling," and also Mark's little grace note at 4:28 on the word "sound." The exuberance of the melody over the thunderous bass digging into the 5th of the chord makes you want to listen again and again.
@@marktoliver8503 , they were called , Grand Funk Railroad from the beginning with their first album, "On Time". They were 'railroad' first, then shortened it for some albums later.
The EXACT story on their name is this.........they called themselves Grand Funk RAILROAD 1st Then..... their a..hole manager sued them because they wanted to cut ties with him and his devious, thieving ways of "managing" . Technically the manager, Terry Knight, owned the rights to the name, so that's the only way he legally allowed it........... Google it. There's probably some particulars I'm missing, but, in essence, that's the reason. Long Live Grand Funk RAILROAD!!!!
That's because Terry Knight was trying to get that "Ringo Starr" sound by putting wet towels on the drum heads! I don't know about you, but that would distract me whilst trying to play drums hitting wet towels!
Wow I just typed up a 10 line comment, and then the next song autoplayed and wiped me out. I am going to type it somewhere else and just copy and paste it here.
