Re: [bomp] Re: givin up the funk

[Eric Reidelberger <tandem9@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes, they did have more in common with Ryder and (early) Seger but if you look a little closer there are a lot of similarities between GFR and the 5. Granted they weren't half as good but they still had that high energy rama lama brothers and sisters feel to them.
  Someone put forth the theory that they were basically the 5 without the heavy political agenda and that's why they broke on a national level.
  Since the MC5 are one of my fave bands of all time, I would never say that the Funk were as good as, but there are some similarities.
   
  Damn! Now I feel like like hearing some Seger or some Rationals.
  I love my soul rock!

Michael Snider <lasciviumdei@yahoo.com> wrote:
  
Eric Reidelberger wrote: 
You guys might not be listening to the right stuff.
Their first 4 albums are balls out Deeetroit styled rock, if we are talking about "we're an american band" than i'm inclined to agree
with you.

GFR when it comes down to it were just a very loud soul band - the comparisons to the James Gang, Sabbath, etc. weren't really apt. As far as comparing them to other Detroit acts, yes, all those guys had the soul roots, but I wouldn't exactly compare GFR to the Stooges or even MC5. Now if you're talking about Mitch Ryder or Bob Seger, I could definitely see that. There is a definite parallel. Like Ryder and Seger, GFR were great for awhile but got really sucky in the mid seventies

Also you are judging the band by their fans, don't tell me that there weren't idiots who dug the stones?

Any band which reaches a certain level of popularity is going to have some fans who are idiots, although some more than others. For example, IMO there never have been too many lunkhead Kinks fans 


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