This album is filled with a quiet sense of loss, with a sound that subdues the suffocating passion.
This album marks a rare moment when Grand Funk Railroad confronted their own shadows head-on. The opening title track subdues the thunderous guitars and allows the keys to paint a twilight streetscape. A heavy yet clear atmosphere hangs in the air, born from Marke Farner's own experience of closeness to death. "Sally" offers a complete change of pace, with a light rhythm and sunshine-inspired melody that momentarily releases the soul. Yet its brightness serves to highlight the anxiety and resignation that underlies the overall tone. The album's understated arrangements and long, sparse compositions all speak to the finiteness of life and the determination to accept it.
