Live Album (album)

Infobox Album | Name = Live Album
Type = Live album
Artist = Grand Funk Railroad


Released = November, 1970
Recorded =
Genre = Hard rock
Length = 76:42
Label = Capitol
Producer = Terry Knight
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wifixqu5ld0e~T1 link]
Last album = "Closer To Home"
(1970)
This album = "Live Album"
(1970)
Next album = "Survival"
(1971)
Misc = Singles
Name =Live Album
Type =live
Single 1 =Inside Lookin' Out" / "Paranoid
Single 1 date =January 1971

"Live Album" is Grand Funk Railroad's first live album, and was released in November 1970 by Capitol Records. It was produced by Terry Knight. This release went RIAA Gold almost immediately, and earned GFR their fourth Gold Record Award in just one year. The raw energy of these live performances was captured without the use of any re-mixing, over-dubs or enhanced audio engineering. This "direct recording" method leaves a bit to be desired from a technical standpoint, but showcases the band in a live environment and never lets up in its effort to convey GFR's raw power as well as a sense of "being there" at a Grand Funk event.

The album's gatefold cover depicts a photograph of the band at the Atlanta International Pop Festival in July 1970, but none of the music was actually recorded there. The album was recorded at several Florida venues during June 1970.

Track listing

#"Introduction" - 2:26
#"Are You Ready" (Mark Farner) - 3:38
#"Paranoid" (Mark Farner) - 7:19
#"In Need" (Mark Farner) - 10:58
#"Heartbreaker" (Mark Farner) - 7:10
#"Words of Wisdom" - 0:52
#"Mean Mistreater" (Mark Farner) - 4:53
#"Mark Says Alright" (Mark Farner/Don Brewer/Mel Schacher) - 5:13
#"T.N.U.C." (Mark Farner) - 10:54
#"Inside Looking Out" (J. Lomax/A. Lomax/E. Burdon/B. Chandler) - 13:43
#"Into the Sun" (Mark Farner) - 11:26

External links

* [http://www.grandfunkrailroad.com/disc/livealbum.htm Live Album] at grandfunkrailroad.com