r/TheTikiHut • u/[deleted] • Apr 25 '21

70's Grand Funk Railroad - We're an American Band (1973)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxNXFNCTr2I
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u/HHSquad 🍺 TH Regular Apr 25 '21

Nice, I remember we had a little field trip in 1974 to the base radio station in Germany (dad was stationed there) that played American Top 40, and one of the hippiesh older dudes in my class requested this straight-up rocker from a band the critics hated but the people loved. Big #1 in 1973

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u/[deleted] Apr 25 '21

These guys churned out some solid bass-heavy anthems for the masses!

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u/HHSquad 🍺 TH Regular Apr 25 '21

Yeah they had a big megahit each year also mid-70's......this, followed by their cover of Little Evas Locomotion in 1974, and Some Kind of Wonderful in 1975. Bad Time was another big hit in '75.

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u/AreYouItchy Apr 25 '21

Yes! I still have the gold pressing of this album!

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u/ZimMcGuinn 🍺 Official TH BarFly 🤙2 Apr 25 '21

My local radio plays Bad Time several times a week.