Lollipop Magazine

Grand Funk Railroad – Survival – Review

May 16, 2003

The fourth studio effort, the first time the band were able to spend more than a couple of days on an album, which may account for the more polished sound.

Grand Funk Railroad – Phoenix – Review

May 16, 2003

Phoenix is where Grand Funk began to lose the way. There are some worthwhile moments, but the songwriting feels uninspired and the playing is lethargic.

Grand Funk Railroad – E Pluribus Funk – Review

May 16, 2003

E Pluribus Funk boasts strong songwriting, especially the danceable “Footstompin’ Music” and the anthemic, fuzz-driven “People, Let’s Stop the War.”

Grand Funk Railroad – We’re An American Band – Review

May 16, 2003

It would be unfair to expect the rest of the album to live up to the glory that is its title track. This doesn’t dull any of the disappointment.

Grand Funk Railroad – On Time – Review

January 31, 2003

The debut, On Time, is a piston-pounding torrent of rhythmic overdrive, an hour’s worth of thumping beats banged out on raw, played-out drum heads.

Grand Funk Railroad – Live Album – Review

January 31, 2003

Nine blows to the head that up the intensity of the already crazed studio performances, driving everything faster until you feel as blurred as the cover.

Grand Funk Railroad – Live: The 1971 Tour – Review

January 31, 2003

A new collection of previously unreleased performances, contains different (in most cases, inferior) performances of five songs that also appear on Live Album.

Grand Funk Railroad – Closer to Home – Review

January 31, 2003

The band’s commercial breakthrough and the beginning of the end. The band is treading water for the first time.

Grand Funk Railroad – Grand Funk – Review

January 31, 2003

The Red Album is where the band’s sound really gelled, but it’s still the sound of a young band bashing it out with an abandon and enthusiasm.