I believe Grand Funk belonged mainly to the former category, while Humble Pie, Zeppelin, and Uriah Heep belonged to the latter. On the other you had bands that experimented a bit more, incorporating more classic blues/bluegrass into their heavy style- a more progressive style if you will. On one side you have the loud and proud, bands that relied mainly on distorted guitars and blasting sound. Now don't get me wrong, there were factors that differentiated these bands, but they were rather general and well-encompassing. This could be for a variety of reasons, but most likely the band was thought to not distinguish themselves from the flood of hard rock bands emerging in 1969. Grand Funk was doing very well for themselves it's true, but their album faced mostly critical panning regardless of their sales. ![]() ![]() When it comes to reviewing the music however, sales from other people are irrelevant to personal opinion, so here's my opinion on Grand Funk's first three years. So it is pretty safe to say that the band was at their peak in the early 70's, at least commercially. The only difference being The Beatles' took weeks to achieve, whilst Grand Funk took only three days. In 1971 GFR hit what was possibly the most prolific moment of their career, performing a live show at Shea's Stadium, with their ticket sales equaling that of the Beatles and their show in 1965. A year after it was released the band's debut hit gold certification in 1970, their second album following suit. but GFR were able to make something of themselves rather well. ![]() Bands of their caliber were popping up left and right, including but not limited to Led Zeppelin, Humble Pie, Gun, etc. One of the better power-trios out there, Grand Funk Railroad (like many other hard rock blues rock bands) made their debut in the late 60's, specifically 1969.
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