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La strana risposta a Woodstock e all'uomo schizzato del ventunesimo secolo.
A farla sono tre ragazzi di Flint, Michigan: Mark Farner, Mel Schacher e Don Brewer. Sono i Grand Funk Railroad, uno dei gruppi più fracassoni dell'intera storia del Rock.
"On Time", uscito nel 1969, rappresenta il loro disco d'esordio: è un lavoro molto Rock And Roll, energico, con venature di Blues ed anticipazioni di Hard Rock. L'apripista è "Are You Ready", un brano d'impatto che coglie impreparato chi ascolta, si colgono subito i punti focali delle sonorità di questo gruppo: Farner si fa notare con la sua voce frizzante, Schacher con il suo basso attento, Brewer dimostra di essere un batterista esplosivo e molto abile. Il meglio del disco emerge nella parte centrale con "T.N.U.C.", "Into The Sun" e "Heartbreaker", brani spesso suonati e modificati nei loro Live dei primi anni. Il primo pezzo di questo trittico si segnala per un inizio dominato dalla chitarra, il meglio però è nella parte centrale con un assolo di 5 minuti alla batteria. "Into The Sun" si fa notare soprattutto nelle parti strumentali, "Heartbreaker" si discosta leggermente dalle canzoni che la precedono, con ottimi risultati: in assoluto è una delle loro canzoni migliori. Il disco nella parte finale riesce a mantenere la qualità e le sonorità tipiche del disco, tuttavia i pezzi non si fanno notare più di tanto.
I Grand Funk sono uno di quei gruppi che hanno rappresentato una faccia diversa dell'America, musicalmente parlando, la quale merita di essere considerata e rispettata. Per descriverli al meglio ci ha pensato il loro fan più celebre: Homer Simpson. Il suo parere coincide appieno con il mio.
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01 Are You Ready (03:28)
Are you ready? You can trust me all the way.
Are you ready? Well, then let me hear you say
That you're ready, and the world will know it's right.
Yes, you're ready, and you know it's out of sight.
Now you're ready, well, then what you waitin' for?
If you're ready, you just open up your door
'Cause I'm ready, for everything you got.
Yes, I'm ready, come and get it while it's hot.
02 Anybody's Answer (05:17)
If you find yourself looking for someone
To make good the bad things that you've done.
Do you think you're looking straight ahead?
And, will you find the answer when you're dead?
Well, then you should listen now to me.
And, I'll tell you how I think it should be.
No one tells you why you're here to live.
This is why it's you who must forgive.
No! You can't kill your brother ...
No! Because you love each other.
No! You can't steal his pennies ...
No! 'Cause you didn't leave him any.
Ahhhhhh ... Ahhhhhh ...
Ahhhhhh ... Ahhhhhh ...
And if reason tells you not to live,
But you feel there's something left to give.
You can't leave this place until it's done,
So you'll see one more rising of the sun.
Sun ...
Sun ... You're gonna' see it one more time.
Sun ... Oh you can't get away from it.
Sun ... You're gonna see it, oh, one more time
05 T.N.U.C. (08:42)
You won't find me, knockin' at your door.
I've known forever, you don't love me no more.
If you don't want to lay there, with your mouth shut tight,
I'm gettin' myself together, yes, I'm leavin' tonight
You ain't gonna' find nobody, to treat you like I do.
I been down on my knees, you treat me like a fool.
Now, I know what you're tryin' to do, awww, it ain't gonna' happen.
'Cause I just done got hip to you, I'm gonna' walk out laughin'.
07 Heartbreaker (06:35)
Once I had a little girl,
Sometimes I think about her,
But, buddy, you know
She's not really there.
When memories do call,
I just, I just can't live without her
But tryin' all the time
Is so hard to bear.
Heartbreaker, can't take her,
Heartbreaker, bringing me down.
Heartbreaker, can't take her,
Heartbreaker, bringing me down.
I don't cry no more,
I live while I'm flying,
But I'll think back,
And you can hear me say:
Heartbreaker, can't take her,
Heartbreaker, bringing me down.
Heartbreaker, can't take her,
Heartbreaker, bringing me down.
Heartbreaker, can't take her,
Heartbreaker, bringing me down.
Heartbreaker, can't take her,
Heartbreaker, bringing me down.
Heartbreaker, can't take her,
Heartbreaker, bringing me down.
Heartbreaker, can't take her,
Heartbreaker, bringing me down.
Heartbreaker, can't take her,
Heartbreaker, bringing me down.
09 Can't Be Too Long (06:34)
Ahhh ... Ahhh ...
Ah, Ah, Ahhh ... Ahhh ...
The heat of a summer day, poundin' down on my back,
Work like a dog in the sunlight, tryin' to pay the people back.
I killed a man in the spring time; Had to work hard just to make a dime,
To buy my baby the things that she needs.
I guess I didn't think twice, and now I have to pay the price,
For killing a man of another creed.
Ahhh ... Ahhh ...
Ah, Ah, Ahhh ... Ahhh ...
I guess I'll have to be strong, the rest of my life can't be too long.
I know I'll die some day, and be going far away,
And you won't remember the things that I've done.
I feel a shedding tear, it's only been a year,
But I know I'll be dead when the evening comes.
Ahhh ... Ahhh ...
Ah, Ah, Ahhh ... Ahhh ...
I guess I'll have to be strong, the rest of my life can't be too long.
Ahhh ... Ahhh ...
Ah, Ah, Ahhh ... Ahhh ...
10 Ups and Downs (05:00)
If you can't feel it keep on tryin',
'Cause that's the way it's got to be. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
It's comin' down and I ain't buyin',
It's gonna' take a long time, to catch up with me.
And when you notice your condition,
Maybe you'll want to stay with me. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Then we can find the true definition,
The answer's here, right here with me.
Row, row, row your boat ...
Row, row, row your boat ...
Row, row, row your boat ...
REPEATED IN ROUNDS -- 12 MEASURES TOTAL
I want the world to know my reason.
And, if you help me find a way, yeah, yeah, yeah,
I'll bring my own and keep on pleasin'.
But, baby, this is the way I'm gonna' stay.
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