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| Artist: Grand Funk Railroad
Label: Capitol
Category: Music
List Price: $11.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 55384
Format: Original Recording Reissued, Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 41723
UPC: 724354172328
EAN: 0724354172328
ASIN: B000071WY3
Release Date: November 19, 2002
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| Tracks:
| • | Flight Of The Phoenix | | • | Trying To Get Away | | • | Someone | | • | She Got To Move Me | | • | Rain Keeps Fallin' | | • | I Just Gotta Know | | • | So You Won't Have To Die | | • | Freedom Is For Children | | • | Gotta Find Me A Better Day | | • | Rock 'N Roll Soul | | • | Flight Of The Phoenix (2002 Remix With Extended Ending) |
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Album Description
24-bit digitally remastered reissue of their Top Ten-charting album from 1972 includes one bonus track, 'Flight Of The Phoenix' (2002 Remix With Extended Ending). Capitol.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 10 more reviews...
 A Great Transition Album!! November 19, 2002
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
As The Mighty Phoenix rises from the ashes; GFR was rising from the ashes as well after of a long lawsuit with there former manger Terry Knight. Mark, Don and Mel Got the Name Grand Funk Railroad and Terry Knight got everything else. Phoenix was GFRs only self produced effort and I think its just a great album (CD). It was a departure from the early power trio days and they had added Craig Frost (Keyboard) to the band to round and fill out the sound. The album had one Radio hit, Rock N roll Soul that is a fine song and GFR plays it to this day, But the album is filled with very good songs that are somewhat forgotten and should not be. Someone is a sad and pretty yearning for love song. Rain Keeps Fallin again a nice love song. Freedom Is For Children a political song speaking about what our feature would hold. She Got to Move Me an interesting hard rocking song about a young groupie. Trying To Get Away a common theme in GFRs and excellently wrote and Sang song. I Just Got To Know Again Political, an anti war song and much more and Gotta Find Me A Better Day Another well written song Don Brewer and Mark Farner are both underrated song writers and the songs hear on Phoenix are all well written with one exception; So You Won't Have To Die is a Little Goofy On The Lyrics it goes from dealing with over population to getting your soul saved and does not make the transition well, but not a bad song. Flight Of The Phoenix an Instrumental that just flat out rocks, the electric fiddle added in there is just terrific and a first at the time in Rock N roll. Phoenix also as a rocking bonus track of Flight Of The Phoenix and is a remasterred CD with 24 bit technology, It sounds wonderful, it also has restored the original artwork and has new liner notes. This album sold a million copies back in the day, but that was smaller sales then GFRs pervious albums, it was a transitional period of GFR where GFR was searching for a new identity after there break up with Terry Knight and I think they did a wonderful Job; This is a must have CD for all GFR fans. Next came We're An American Band and Shinin On so the transition worked and GFR was back on top of the rock n roll world.
 Ashes to Ashes March 23, 2005
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
"Phoenix":
This is the first record Grand Funk made after one their core members was ousted--Terry Knight. It's a good record, at best. However, compared to the albums released before "Phoenix," it's a real yawner. The twinkie clavinet on some of the songs is hideously reminiscent of the Partridge Family's sound! It's the anti-GFR, I tell ya! Another negative is that the "Phoenix" era of GFR is sort of a precursor to "Christian Rock"--LAME! It's an all-too typical story in rock-n-roll land; the rich rock musician does things on tour that'd make the Marquis de Sade blush, feels guilty about it, and then hands out advice on how everybody else needs to find Jesus. GAG! The liner notes of this record states, "Although not a million-seller, "Phoenix" was nonetheless another Top Ten album for the band, and proved they could do it on their own." Well, I'm not sure just what they mean by that "IT," but for me "it" has to do with losing their great sound by kicking out one of Grand Funk Railroad's founding members, and replacing him with a large sack of Sweet'N Low.
About the "Grand Funk Remasters":
First of all, what took so freakin' long to release these records in this format? Why do we have to listen to crappy sounding CDs in this day and age? As Nathan (William Snape) says in "The Full Monty" during one his dad's (Robert Carlyle) clumsy dance rehearsals--"that were crap!" Even the Beatles catalog is taking forever to get released on quality CDs! ("The Capital Albums Vol. 1") Oh well, better late than never, I guess! I just have one last thing to say to the record companies, et al involved concerning this faux pas; guess which finger I'm holding up!
There's a world of difference between the sound of these CDs and the sterile sounding earlier digital releases of the same material; that fact alone justifies buying the remasters. However, the bonus music on these CDs makes them a must-buy for anyone who likes Grand Funk.
No need for Japanese CD's anymore December 2, 2002
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Capitol finally got the message that there is still a huge demand for this group. You don't need to pay high prices for OOP Japanese CD's anymore. Now you can buy them here and they are 24 bit remastered to boot. Buy and enjoy.
What Happened? October 25, 2004
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
GFR simply sold out on this one (and every album after that just got worse). I gave 2 stars for "Flight of the Phoenix" because at least it had a small taste of pre-Craig Frost GFR. My god GFR could rock the house down in their day, but this one was a sorry disappointment from the first time I bought it on vinyl back in the day. If you loved GFR's music that was recorded before this album, then don't bother buying Phoenix. You will be as disappointd as I was then and now.
Different November 24, 2002
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The Gods of Thunder made a change, and an interesting one at that. This Piece of music was very very underrated, and still is today. But its still an excellent CD. And every true Grand Funker will get this . The extended FOTP is worth the price alone. Get it.
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