30 Years of Funk: 1969-1999 [Box] by Grand Funk Railroad

Pros: A good overall view of the band's career

Cons: Too many oversimplified Farner tunes

Review: The original "garage band", Grand Funk Railroad, has finally been honored with the box set it so richly deserves. Now, I realize that there are many out there who cringe at the band's name...but, as it's been said, "the times, they are...

Pros: Well produced selection of the Bands' history

Cons: Should've been 4 CDs

The Bottom Line: A good start for the newbie Grand Funk fan, but it should've been 4 CDs not just 3.

Review: This long, anticipated 3 CD set (should've been 4 CDs) gives a good account of the bands' history. (It would've been more thorough with 4 CDs). You can see my only pan of this well produced and put together project.

It starts out with the...

Pros: proto-metal from Michigan dude icons

Cons: finesse and talent aren't what they're about

Review: While most people have only a dim memory of Grand Funk Railroad based on their hits "We're An American Band" or "The Loco-motion," for those old enough to remember the early 70's rock scene remember they were an enormously popular...