Funky name for a band, but those boys could rock...

...or, Who knew so much blogfodder could come from the radio?
Unlike the tune mentioned in the last post, this one is actually played quite often; it's probably a staple of the play list on every classic rock radio station from Long Island to Long Beach. And no doubt a lot of the folks who read my humble scribblings here are older than me and know this song and this band well. I've read that Grand Funk Railroad was one of those bands that was loved by the fans but hated by the critics; with the band's huge success in the 1970s such an observation fits with a lot of critics' not-so-commercial tastes. Still, though, even with my off-kilter tastes I thought this Michigan band was damn good. (I will admit though, that I much preferred Joe Cocker's version of "Feelin' Alright." Call that one a guilty pleasure...) A lot of people no doubt consider 1973's "We're An American Band" to be in the same league as "Margaritaville" or "Free Bird" — that is, if they never heard it again that'd be just fine — but to me it's one of those songs that's just absolutely timeless, that rocks just as much now as it did the first time I heard it. Would you believe there's actually a video for it? I never would have guessed videos went that far back...