Grand Funk Railroad / Closer To Home
Artist Grand Funk Railroad
Album Title: Closer To Home
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Primary Genre Rock: General Rock
Format CD
Released 06/15/1970
Reissue Date 08/27/2002
Label Capitol Records, Inc.
Catalog No 72435-39380-2-4
Bar Code No 7 24353 93802 4
Reissue Yes
Remastered Yes
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. Sin's A Good Man's Brother (4:51)
2. Aimless Lady (3:29)
3. Nothing Is The Same (5:14)
4. Mean Mistreater (4:27)
5. Get It Together (5:10)
6. I Don't Have To Sing The Blues (4:37)
7. Hooked On Love (7:13)
8. I'm Your Captain (10:08)
9. Mean Mistreater [Alternate-Mix] (4:33)
10. In Need [Live] (11:30)
11. Heartbreaker [Live] (7:17)
12. Mean Mistreater [Live] (5:22)
Date Acquired 08/10/2006
Personal Rating
Acquired from Amazon
Purchase Price 7.99

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Notes

All tracks 24-bit digitally re-mastered!
One of four (4) discs in the "Trunk of Funk" re-mastered box-set, Limited-Edition #0001107 of 10,000.
Originally released as Capitol Records Lp #471, 15 June 1970.
Highest "Billboard Album Chart" position:  #6

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Analyzed: Grand Funk Railroad / Closer to Home
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DR         Peak         RMS     Duration Track
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DR7       -0.30 dB    -8.32 dB      4:51 01-Sin's a Good Man's Brother
DR6       -0.70 dB    -8.43 dB      3:29 02-Aimless Lady
DR7       -0.10 dB    -8.85 dB      5:15 03-Nothing Is the Same
DR7       -0.10 dB    -9.01 dB      4:28 04-Mean Mistreater
DR8       -0.10 dB   -10.06 dB      5:10 05-Get It Together
DR8       -0.10 dB    -9.68 dB      4:37 06-I Don't Have to Sing the Blues
DR6       -0.10 dB    -8.21 dB      7:13 07-Hooked On Love
DR7       -0.10 dB    -9.69 dB     10:09 08-I'm Your Captain
DR6       -0.10 dB   -10.90 dB      4:33 09-Mean Mistreater (alternate mix)
DR6       -0.10 dB    -7.80 dB     11:30 10-In Need (live)
DR6       -0.10 dB    -7.69 dB      7:17 11-Heartbreaker (live)
DR7       -0.20 dB   -11.67 dB      5:23 12-Mean Mistreater (live)
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Number of tracks:  12
Official DR value: DR7

Samplerate:        44100 Hz
Channels:          2
Bits per sample:   16
Bitrate:           790 kbps
Codec:             FLAC
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Reviews
All Music Guide Review:

Review by Lindsay Planer
Closer to Home, the trio's third album, was the record that really broke them through to the commercially successful level of metal masters such as Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. Rather than rushing headlong into their typical hard, heavy, and overamplified approach, Grand Funk Railroad began expanding their production values. Most evident is the inclusion of strings, the acoustic opening on the disc's leadoff cut, "Sins a Good Man's Brother," as well as the comparatively mellow "Mean Mistreater." But the boys had far from gone soft. The majority of Closer to Home is filled with the same straight-ahead rock & roll that had composed their previous efforts. The driving tempo of Mel Schacher's viscous lead basslines on "Aimless Lady" and "Nothing Is the Same" adds a depth when contrasted to the soul-stirring and somewhat anthem-like "Get It Together." The laid-back and slinky "I Don't Have to Sing the Blues" also continues the trend of over-the-top decibel-shredding; however, instead of the excess force of other bands, such as MC5, Grand Funk Railroad are able to retain the often-elusive melodic element to their heavy compositions.
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