Grand Funk Railroad - Born To Die (1976) {2003, Japanese Reissue, Remastered}
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 494 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 191 Mb
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Classic Rock / Blues Rock / Hard Rock / Psychedelic Rock
Capitol Records / Toshiba-EMI Ltd. #TOCP-67012
EAC Rip | FLAC (Img) + Cue + Log ~ 494 Mb | MP3 CBR320 ~ 191 Mb
Full Scans | 00:58:30 | RAR 5% Recovery
Classic Rock / Blues Rock / Hard Rock / Psychedelic Rock
Capitol Records / Toshiba-EMI Ltd. #TOCP-67012
The title says it all: Although not steeped in heavy metal riffs or gothic sound effects, this 1976 effort from Grand Funk Railroad creates a mood gloomy enough to rival the darkest moments of Black Sabbath. By this point in their career, the band was feeling run into the ground and this is reflected in the mood of the lyrics: the title track is mournful rumination on the inevitability of death and "I Feel for Your Love" explores the depression created by the end of a relationship. The result is an album that feels like an anomaly in the Grand Funk Railroad catalog: the album's dark mood sits at odds with the group's normally energetic style and, thus, robs it of a lot of its punch.