Used to jam to this album on 8track tape in my car back in the day, never saw them live but man are they tight, this is one of their best tunes ever..........
the music and writing was so powerful and incisive for 70's hard rock. Nixon, Viet Nam and the Draft and Hippies at home is reflected through out the music. talk about your teen angst!! Fucking Great stuff!!!
@yusefhasish ... Thanks for your comment & Long Live Solidarność !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The best GFR song I guess it is "People, Let's Stop The War" and it is the best because of its amazing powerful bass line ! ... and me , well ... me , I'm a bass player (lol)
What is really disappointing is the number of people that think of "American Band" when they think of GFR, and have never even heard of Inside Looking Out. Philistines.
Grand Funk Railroad is what I consider the epitome of what Rock and Roll is supposed to be -- a three piece garage band that went on to be the most popular band in the world. They were simple and they were crude and they rocked with a vengeance without pretense or apology. Their live show was 100% energy. It was raw and it was real. For all us Funk Fans who remember, NOTHING CAN REPLACE IT!!
That is rock and roll.
The sad part is The Hall of Fame has no idea what I'm even saying.
I grew up with this music and I still LOVE IT - this started it all for all the young punks today. If it was not for this Band and others during that era we would not have what we have today. However - some of them are garbage LIKE BEIBER STUFF - YECH!
I was first introduced to GFR in 1978 (Im 47 now) and I remember finding a box of 8track tapes that had several of their releases in it, Simply blew my mind from the first time I heard 'I am your captain' and 'Paranoid' as well as this track. Every album they released had hit songs on EVERY track!! not many bands can you say that about.........just great quality Rock N Roll ........ Cheers
Alphakenny that's not true for all bands out there. There are many that do it for the real reason. Maybe stop listening to the radio and tv and find a band that you really enjoy. They are out there trust me. But in the main stream of things there are few
Una de las bandas mas resistidas y que para mi fue de las mejores. Este video lo demuestra, con la facilidad para interpretar y hacer muy buenn rock,...de lo mejor
Man do I miss bands like this. Vocals, instruments and hard core passion to make the music. No props or "T" and "A" to sell the music like they need today with these marginal or no talent "musicians." Glad I have lived in this time of real music and hard rock.
Damn... I just realized that i don't know half of the good bands from rock'nroll... how the fuck could i waste all the 19 years of my life without knowing about this band??... Damn
packed funk: you are so right, nothing can replace this. I became a fan while in Vietnam in 1970. I got away from it in the 80's but came back in the 90's and haven't left . I blare this stuff from my car window and have all the weenies wondering who the crazy old man is.
What interesting is that the Rock n' Roll hall of Shame continues to ignore GFR but yet Mark Farner's messenger guitar was on display there, for a while. I'm not sure if it's still there though.
I will not visit the so-called Rock n Roll hall of fame (the lower case is deliberate as the selectors for the same are ASSHOLES) until the following are inducted: Grand Funk, Yes, Rush, Rory Gallagher, Poco and Joe Jackson. Please tell us all why these very deserving persons are not in the hall???????????
This sure brings back some good memories of the 70's.I was in the US Navy and went to a Grand Funk concert with a couple shipmates while stationed in Norfolk,Virginia.Mark's hair was much longer and swayed with his body movements as he played the guitar.I will never forget how cool of a concert that was....totally enjoyed every minute of it.We all were singing the songs of that concert for several weeks after in the GTO that I was driving.Too bad the band broke up,I'd love to see them againPEACE
Todas las épocas son buenas algunas en una cosa otras en otra todo depende de como uno mismo vea la vida y sacarle el mayor de los provechos a cada una un ejemplo de esto es de que nadie duda de que los 70s son fabulosos en cuanto a música solo escuchen esta rola y verán.
@sirwob Dude... Knight was their manager from the start. They got tired of his bullshit and walked out on him. They also left a contract 3 months early, so the bastard sued them. That was in '72 or '73. Then they did American Band, Shinin' On, All the Girls, etc.
I think this is whats lacking todays music; the ablitity to not only reproduce the achievements from the studio but also to pack it into an amazing performance that is way more powerful and energetic than the studio track.
I know nobody cares that Im "only" 18 years old, but comparing todays ideal of generic beats to this I wonder what is missing today. Or rather what is involved too much in todays music.
Saw a band called Superstack do this as an encore and they effin' nailed it. Wouldn't think it was possible but the vox, guitar tones, drums...everything was bang on. Rock n' roll is still alive and well, just gotta get out there and put you ear to the ground, it ain't all on YouTube... :)
so tell me...does anyone wana argue that michigan is the undisputed rock N roll capital of the world???......i didn't think so, hehe...long live the funk...long live the railroad!!! :)
Rock and Roll Hall of Shame what are you thinking?? An incredible 3 man Rock and Roll band!! THE TIME IS NOW!!! Grand Funk still rules today 40 years later-that says it all!!
I've noticed that when I watch and listen to these 70's rock groups that they have more rhythm and soul than any other kind music that i can think of. They put a lot into every song for fun and not cash, I can tell that they all feel it and are genuinely having a good time. It doesn't matter what kind of music it is today, it sounds and feels like they want money.
Ass WOOPING Bassist! Can anyone guess what the strings he's using are? I'm trying to get the same sound out of my jazz bass. They look like a set of black flat wounds to me. If you think you know please tell me!
Geeze I had no idea this band did not make it to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. What a tragedy. You have to wonder what morons decide who makes it and who don't. I guess taste is in your mouth for some.
Grand Funk was the ultimate garage band. Being a former Michigander myself, I lived not to far from where this band originated. Go through Michigan and you can see railroad bridges owned by Grand Trunk Railroad, altered to read Grand Funk Railroad. I'm just making an observation, wasn't me. HeHeHe!!!
PackedFunk said everything I was meaning to say. Thanks for saving me the time.
The only band to have a round album jacet with silver foil embossment,looked like a giant coin! The one record that U dropped when carrying a big stack. ZZ TOP wasn't the only trio that ROCKED with soul. Bring out the noise,they done brought the funk,long ago
Maybe the most kick-ass band ever. Saw them in '69 in St. Louis opening for Zeppelin. The were pretty much unknown as Bob Seger and Ted Nugent ruled the Midwest then. When they hit the stage at full throttle with the wall of amps, a shirtless long-haired Farner and Brewer's sonic drumming WOW!! IT was like nothing we had seen before. As was commented before they did embarrass and kicked Zep's ass big time .I'm sure Page and Plant were shittin" bricks off stage watching GFR lay it down.
@tomcaroscio He has the openings duct tapped close so it does not feed back... he also has a "The Jimi Hendrix Fuzz Tone" installed in the guitar. He could reach down and hit the toggle switch to turn it on during a lead. Here is a link to a hole webpage about that guitar:
In the 1960s and 1970s, Farner played a Messenger guitar, which had an aluminum neck that ran through the body. Because it was a semi-hollow body guitar, he had to stuff rags in it to keep it from feeding back. He then used masking tape to cover the rags in the F holes. This guitar had a built in fuzz tone circuit which is what gave Mark his unique sound during that time.
I loved their live album, when i was a young teen. Especially TNUC and this one. But they lost their edge when they started singing pop. Still listened to 'em though.But, the long themed songs disaappeared. The guitar solo in this video is one of the greatest. Da,da,datadatada.
I saw them at the Boston Garden in 1970-Hells Angels were there-along with BBKng-Freddie King and Albert King---Go figure---But they were incredible--they'll put most of today's bands to shame..
ITA with the majority of the comments here. Never forget hearing this song, standing @ a party....everyone would stop...stomp their foot in sync. Yeah you guys get it! GFR the best !
How could you not love the electricity , whether live or airplay!!! Just three guys playing good rock music.
Me and 3 friends snuck into a GFR new years eve concert at the Las Vegas convention center if i remember right it was 1973 we ate some ludes (Rorer 714s) somked Panama Red with the Babes.One of the Highlights of my teens .. GFR ruled the late 60s early 70s ..long live their music
The rock & roll hall of shame has not a clue what rock & roll is. Rock & roll is just that. not R&B, disco, rap, hip hop, soul or anything like that it's rock & roll. Bands that should be in there aren't, BOC, Uriah Heep, Nazareth, Deep Purple, UFO.......on and on.
@ Packed Funk. My brother sent this link to me. Thank you so much for uploading this to YT. Mark Farner was one of my earliest crushes: long hair, farm boy from Michigan - great music. I agree with your comments. Rock N Roll Hall of Fame makes me feel so frustrated with so many of their decisions.
Grand Funk Railroad is what I consider the epitome of what Rock and Roll is supposed to be -- a three piece garage band that went on to be the most popular band in the world. They were simple and they were crude and they rocked with a vengeance without pretense or apology. Their live show was 100% energy. It was raw and it was real. For all us Funk Fans who remember, NOTHING CAN REPLACE IT!!
That is rock and roll.
The sad part is The Hall of Fame has no idea what I'm even saying.
@PackedFunk i agree..today bands are all so wrapped up in image and hairstyles that they forget about the music!..huh?..they lack any trace of soul because they focus on trying to be popular instead of just doing what they say they love to do!..i say..a shift in focus, and we might get some ppl actually creating something they 'feel'
@PackedFunk Let's forget about the socalled rock'n'roll hall of fame.I've never considered Beastie boys "rock",somehow they are enshrined.What a joke.Grand Funk Railroad contributed plenty in their time to satisfy my rock'n'roll soul.
@PackedFunk sorry but, I find I must disagree w/you, Grand Funk was hot til Terry Knight forced himself in (so they could avoid bankruptcy, he was not only their producer but, the money man) when he came in GFR went from FM (heartbreaker, inside looking out) to (AM) we're an American band, Locomotion, another fine example of money corrupting great R&R
we could not go to france, because they might kidnap us an learn the us staratagy for defence of euorope. france had just pulled out of the nuclear defence shield of europe, aqnd many people were upset. my father had to mobilize his mash unit and hide in the black forest waiting for soviet tanks to come. they never came, but i remember the fear in his eyes
i feel for the iron curtain peeps. scott stefahans, armed forces radio sowed me was music coujld be.opened every show with gold and silver from qms. my mother didn't approve so i had to play it on any radio and record it
@sinisab89 SUPER TALENT, we need to text , call . email all radio stations and the rock hall of fame anget this GREAT BAND inducted NOW befor blink 182 or J . Bieber getsin !!
Used to cruise in my Firebird, lit a joint, sit back and crank out Grand Funk! Woke up once in a ditch, facing the direction I was coming from but the Funk was still cranking!
We used to listen to Grandfunk through radio Free Europe 'cause we were behind the Iron Courtain in East Europe (Romania) at that time.They were for us the symbols of TOTALLY FREEDOM,which not sure we ever achieved..We even self made and worn waistcoats from wool - same as Mark wears in this clip - shocking at noon the passers-by in our home town.Grandfunk Railroad gave us undescriptible strength and faith to bear day by day the diabolic system of Ceausescu from where we finally escaped !!!
There should be a movie about these guys.....comin out of a garage into the spotlight without much airplay early on. With there manager screwing them over. The things they faced when they were so very young. It just would make a good movie.
I was a big fan of GFR and being 53 years old I was around to hear them and SEE THEM live! They rocked it out for sure. By the way the whole audience was always pretty fucked up.
I saw another video of this song. I think the other one is better performed and in another tv channel. I have been looking for it but not luck. Of course this one is great but I think Mark voice is better in the other one. Meil was in Yellow and Mark without shirt. GREAT SONG.
These guys were much better than given credit for. Yes, a lot of hype and they hung around too long -- earning a living. :) But put a lot of great music out there. They are and were an original that was never duplicated by anyone else.
@SteveSkn A lid (ounce) was 20$ and a quarter ounce 5$ which was called a 'nickel bag'.
Yeah it was fun watching this early GFR. They were a bit of a joke back then, but this video shows their act had bravery - i mean just three guys with no sound effects. It's fun to see people believe in themselves in such an outsized way. That drummer cranked it out. It sounds like what you'd think Flint Michigan would sound like on a weekend - drinking beer and hangin out back in '70.
i grewed up in mt. clemens, the mich. just south of were they came from near the grand truk railroad tracks were they got there name
wolfkill58 1 day ago
CON TODO CARIÑO A TI JENNY.
GRUPO QUE FUE TU FAVORITA EN LA EPOCA DE PREPA.
SALUDOS.
MultiPony666 2 days ago
I saw them live at the Tanz Haus in Acme, Michigan near Traverse City back in 1969.
GuildenNL 2 days ago
no tattoos, I like that
raccoonpoet 3 days ago
Used to jam to this album on 8track tape in my car back in the day, never saw them live but man are they tight, this is one of their best tunes ever..........
tomwas1 5 days ago
grand funk young and restless!
marcojr3055 5 days ago
damn killer bass
ThePutamadre21 6 days ago
What amps are they using?
sabbathmc97 6 days ago
@sabbathmc97 I Believe they were using WEST amps, similiar to the SUNN or AMPEG amps of the day.
poonhub 5 days ago
@sabbathmc97
The old West Tube Amps.
PackedFunk 4 days ago
one of the best, power trio's, of the time...
Drumr56 6 days ago 2
the bass is sayin..brrrrrrrrrrrrrr..its so frosty:)
nathanoman1 6 days ago in playlist Favorite videos
Mark Farner was like an American Steve Winwood.
InsertName125 6 days ago
the music and writing was so powerful and incisive for 70's hard rock. Nixon, Viet Nam and the Draft and Hippies at home is reflected through out the music. talk about your teen angst!! Fucking Great stuff!!!
redwings19971998 1 week ago
@yusefhasish ... Thanks for your comment & Long Live Solidarność !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The best GFR song I guess it is "People, Let's Stop The War" and it is the best because of its amazing powerful bass line ! ... and me , well ... me , I'm a bass player (lol)
allegrobarbaro63 1 week ago
This clip always starts me before going to work :)))
messer19 1 week ago
What is really disappointing is the number of people that think of "American Band" when they think of GFR, and have never even heard of Inside Looking Out. Philistines.
Banjobomber 1 week ago in playlist Favorite videos
Grand Funk Railroad is what I consider the epitome of what Rock and Roll is supposed to be -- a three piece garage band that went on to be the most popular band in the world. They were simple and they were crude and they rocked with a vengeance without pretense or apology. Their live show was 100% energy. It was raw and it was real. For all us Funk Fans who remember, NOTHING CAN REPLACE IT!!
That is rock and roll.
The sad part is The Hall of Fame has no idea what I'm even saying.
PackedFunk 1 week ago 10
@PackedFunk
I grew up with this music and I still LOVE IT - this started it all for all the young punks today. If it was not for this Band and others during that era we would not have what we have today. However - some of them are garbage LIKE BEIBER STUFF - YECH!
MsPokeyman 6 days ago
I can hardly go 1 day without playing this song at least once.
75tm400 1 week ago 2
I was first introduced to GFR in 1978 (Im 47 now) and I remember finding a box of 8track tapes that had several of their releases in it, Simply blew my mind from the first time I heard 'I am your captain' and 'Paranoid' as well as this track. Every album they released had hit songs on EVERY track!! not many bands can you say that about.........just great quality Rock N Roll ........ Cheers
Lasercrew420 1 week ago
purdy right on there :o) ~
heapbigtalk 1 week ago
Alphakenny that's not true for all bands out there. There are many that do it for the real reason. Maybe stop listening to the radio and tv and find a band that you really enjoy. They are out there trust me. But in the main stream of things there are few
seethrusin 1 week ago
Una de las bandas mas resistidas y que para mi fue de las mejores. Este video lo demuestra, con la facilidad para interpretar y hacer muy buenn rock,...de lo mejor
cdelgadobalaguer 1 week ago
My god I had forgotton how bad and harsh those old 60s era fuzz boxes sounded. He'd sound better if he turned it off, or just got a Marshall head.
Tremolux59 1 week ago
Man do I miss bands like this. Vocals, instruments and hard core passion to make the music. No props or "T" and "A" to sell the music like they need today with these marginal or no talent "musicians." Glad I have lived in this time of real music and hard rock.
78106218 1 week ago 2
I loved this song sooooo much when it came out. On Time was the 1st album I ever bought.
tanksbb 1 week ago
Damn... I just realized that i don't know half of the good bands from rock'nroll... how the fuck could i waste all the 19 years of my life without knowing about this band??... Damn
felipemaiden13 1 week ago
packed funk: you are so right, nothing can replace this. I became a fan while in Vietnam in 1970. I got away from it in the 80's but came back in the 90's and haven't left . I blare this stuff from my car window and have all the weenies wondering who the crazy old man is.
wweblo 2 weeks ago 5
@holmes432 their wikipedia says they are *shrug* nothing to get upset over.
maraphernalia 2 weeks ago
@maraphernalia and we all know what wikipedia consist of
noreply45 1 week ago in playlist GRAND FUNK
never heard this before...thanks for posting it
primeVibe 2 weeks ago
la magia de los 70,en cuanto a musica
batalla74 2 weeks ago
@Apacheskull they are in the rock and roll hall of fame.
maraphernalia 2 weeks ago
@maraphernalia They AREN"T in the HOF!
Holmes432 2 weeks ago
I was favorite this tune, when I was 15!
TIME42 2 weeks ago
I still play these riffs when I solo
FredFelon 2 weeks ago
I need more cowbell!!!
zardoznb 2 weeks ago
What interesting is that the Rock n' Roll hall of Shame continues to ignore GFR but yet Mark Farner's messenger guitar was on display there, for a while. I'm not sure if it's still there though.
APACHESKULL 2 weeks ago
Wow now thats Rock n Roll, and cool Affro drumer
TheYmtm 2 weeks ago
LOVE THIS - MY KITCHEN IS SHAKING!!!!!! CHAIR DANCING
willskatefurbeer420 2 weeks ago
I will not visit the so-called Rock n Roll hall of fame (the lower case is deliberate as the selectors for the same are ASSHOLES) until the following are inducted: Grand Funk, Yes, Rush, Rory Gallagher, Poco and Joe Jackson. Please tell us all why these very deserving persons are not in the hall???????????
greatartists123 3 weeks ago
oh my this is 1969 so great 40 years later Justin Bieber so sad
finnhansson 3 weeks ago
DAM!
peacemanken 3 weeks ago
Man! Were they good live!
G8GT364CI 3 weeks ago
Atop bar band who should have went further in the music world very artistic and full of good times
obieonecanblowme 3 weeks ago
This sure brings back some good memories of the 70's.I was in the US Navy and went to a Grand Funk concert with a couple shipmates while stationed in Norfolk,Virginia.Mark's hair was much longer and swayed with his body movements as he played the guitar.I will never forget how cool of a concert that was....totally enjoyed every minute of it.We all were singing the songs of that concert for several weeks after in the GTO that I was driving.Too bad the band broke up,I'd love to see them againPEACE
rickster091649 3 weeks ago
Missed a lot of Hash School listening to THE FUNK!!
GUITARDON8 4 weeks ago
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!! BEST PART!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4:30
GiancarloP93 1 month ago
Todas las épocas son buenas algunas en una cosa otras en otra todo depende de como uno mismo vea la vida y sacarle el mayor de los provechos a cada una un ejemplo de esto es de que nadie duda de que los 70s son fabulosos en cuanto a música solo escuchen esta rola y verán.
MrBickuribox 1 month ago 3
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HELL YEAH, THEN PLAY ON!
marcusdodge 1 month ago
HELL YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!! THEN PLAY ON!
marcusdodge 1 month ago
@sirwob Dude... Knight was their manager from the start. They got tired of his bullshit and walked out on him. They also left a contract 3 months early, so the bastard sued them. That was in '72 or '73. Then they did American Band, Shinin' On, All the Girls, etc.
Ronkwishfulsinful 1 month ago
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!! BEST PART!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4:30
GiancarloP93 1 month ago
When was the last time anyone heard guitar like this - I know !! I have not heard this in a LONG LONG TIME!!!
MsPokeyman 1 month ago
Now this is REAL MUSIC now matter what AGE!!
MsPokeyman 1 month ago
I think this is whats lacking todays music; the ablitity to not only reproduce the achievements from the studio but also to pack it into an amazing performance that is way more powerful and energetic than the studio track.
I know nobody cares that Im "only" 18 years old, but comparing todays ideal of generic beats to this I wonder what is missing today. Or rather what is involved too much in todays music.
MaddinW1993 1 month ago
Saw a band called Superstack do this as an encore and they effin' nailed it. Wouldn't think it was possible but the vox, guitar tones, drums...everything was bang on. Rock n' roll is still alive and well, just gotta get out there and put you ear to the ground, it ain't all on YouTube... :)
BlueEyedSon1 1 month ago
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Did somebody notice that it's Emy Fara Fauler (from Big bang theory) on vocals? :D
MrSokoloffs 1 month ago
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MrSokoloffs 1 month ago
so tell me...does anyone wana argue that michigan is the undisputed rock N roll capital of the world???......i didn't think so, hehe...long live the funk...long live the railroad!!! :)
jimmythecreep 1 month ago
@jimmythecreep it did spawn some greats like Ted Nugent, GFR, Mitch Ryder, SRC, and of course, the MC5 - who really kicked out the jams
goo2u 1 month ago
I'd say without a doubt, MARK, DON & MEL are one of THE TOP FIVE bands for getting on stage, and just hammerin out SOLID tunes.
JohnsFavRockers 1 month ago
ya gotta love the perm on the drummer !
dennisbelfry 1 month ago
Rock and Roll Hall of Shame what are you thinking?? An incredible 3 man Rock and Roll band!! THE TIME IS NOW!!! Grand Funk still rules today 40 years later-that says it all!!
racyrick1 1 month ago
That was unbelievable!
InChristAlive 1 month ago
I never get tired of this video!!
DamarisTheNun 1 month ago
HEY I KINDA LIKE THIS NEW BAND GRAND FUNK. I CANT FIND ANY TICETS ON TICKETMASTER. WHERE DO THEY TOUR???????
NSA666999 1 month ago
THE FIRST IN CONCERT SHOW ON ABC 71 GRAND FUNK LUVED EM
becca76548 1 month ago
These 104 dislikers ....Someone must teach them what Rock Music IS!!
bouldozas14ski 1 month ago
headbanging about 3.37! hell yes
edgerly666 1 month ago
Saw GFR three times back in the 70s. They were loud, hard, and fast. I loved it.
misterstratocaster 1 month ago
Very Powerful..WOW!!!! Thanks for the post!
dockie1964 1 month ago
I've noticed that when I watch and listen to these 70's rock groups that they have more rhythm and soul than any other kind music that i can think of. They put a lot into every song for fun and not cash, I can tell that they all feel it and are genuinely having a good time. It doesn't matter what kind of music it is today, it sounds and feels like they want money.
alphakenny1up 1 month ago 26
@alphakenny1up because the music was that much closer to the black man they stole it from. Makes sense.
gumborific 3 weeks ago
@gumborific No one ever stole anything from the black man, because he never invented anything.
alphakenny1up 2 weeks ago
@alphakenny1up peanut butter.
gumborific 2 weeks ago
@alphakenny1up Agreed, there is something lacking in most of todays music....heart and soul and genuine feeling.
romack2 1 week ago
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alphakenny1up 1 month ago
Se liga no som dos caras,som de quem toca muito;não como os bostas de hoje com ajuda de computador e tudo mais só fazem mérda!!!!
marcaoidiota1 1 month ago
I feel like i'v watched this 3,380,203 times, its fuckin nuts!!!
npauljarrett 1 month ago
Ass WOOPING Bassist! Can anyone guess what the strings he's using are? I'm trying to get the same sound out of my jazz bass. They look like a set of black flat wounds to me. If you think you know please tell me!
boltonox 1 month ago in playlist GRAND FUNK
Great song great band....love Don's screams and shouts....really adds some intensity to the performance!
ultraroadmap 1 month ago
Geeze I had no idea this band did not make it to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. What a tragedy. You have to wonder what morons decide who makes it and who don't. I guess taste is in your mouth for some.
picnut56 1 month ago
@picnut56 They should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ..... unfortunately crap bands like U2 and Nickleback will have a better chance.
marshman1953 1 month ago
Grand Funk was the ultimate garage band. Being a former Michigander myself, I lived not to far from where this band originated. Go through Michigan and you can see railroad bridges owned by Grand Trunk Railroad, altered to read Grand Funk Railroad. I'm just making an observation, wasn't me. HeHeHe!!!
PackedFunk said everything I was meaning to say. Thanks for saving me the time.
picnut56 1 month ago
So Wild!
ermac59 1 month ago
TYVM! LOVE IT....PEACE
peacemanken 1 month ago
I was 7 years old when I saw this and immediately knew what I wanted to do with my life! Play rock guitar and sing!
miniwoodstove 1 month ago
EYN - IM INSIDE LOOKING OUT AND OH HOW I DO NEED YOU!! IM COMING HOME!!
DON'T LEAVE ME!!
HELP41ME 1 month ago
The only band to have a round album jacet with silver foil embossment,looked like a giant coin! The one record that U dropped when carrying a big stack. ZZ TOP wasn't the only trio that ROCKED with soul. Bring out the noise,they done brought the funk,long ago
meadowpocono 1 month ago
103 that were dropped on their heads at birth. Anyone remember 3 songs for a quarter in the jukebox?
bpederson01 1 month ago
I guess there are, as of this writing, 103 Bieber/Gaga fans that have no respect for their roots. If I find one of them I will stone them.
gloorbit 1 month ago
someone PLZ make 5:09 a GIF!!
demonmama 1 month ago
Meere asalaina magaalura!
prabukattela 1 month ago
Maybe the most kick-ass band ever. Saw them in '69 in St. Louis opening for Zeppelin. The were pretty much unknown as Bob Seger and Ted Nugent ruled the Midwest then. When they hit the stage at full throttle with the wall of amps, a shirtless long-haired Farner and Brewer's sonic drumming WOW!! IT was like nothing we had seen before. As was commented before they did embarrass and kicked Zep's ass big time .I'm sure Page and Plant were shittin" bricks off stage watching GFR lay it down.
warrengboca 1 month ago
sometimes i forget how good popular music used to sound before it completely detached itself from the blues....
LaMaisondeCasaHouse 1 month ago
thanks, Simpsons
TMfilmes 1 month ago
103 dislikes? They must have shit in their ears and brains of mush!!!!!
painttech41 1 month ago
Farner claims to have built it himself from different pieces of different guitars
WhippJunior 1 month ago
That's an unusual looking guitar Mark is playing. Does anyone know what that is?
tomcaroscio 1 month ago
@tomcaroscio
Musicraft Messenger
PackedFunk 1 month ago 3
@PackedFunk isnt it an eastwood messenger?
RockNfuckinRoller97 1 month ago
@tomcaroscio He has the openings duct tapped close so it does not feed back... he also has a "The Jimi Hendrix Fuzz Tone" installed in the guitar. He could reach down and hit the toggle switch to turn it on during a lead. Here is a link to a hole webpage about that guitar:
RichardSpegal 1 month ago
@tomcaroscio they removed the link, just search for "mark-farners-most-famous-messenger" and it will come up...
RichardSpegal 1 month ago
@tomcaroscio
Its a Messenger Guitar see the Mark Farner series (9 of 9) for more details on it.
urheadonastick 4 weeks ago
@tomcaroscio
In the 1960s and 1970s, Farner played a Messenger guitar, which had an aluminum neck that ran through the body. Because it was a semi-hollow body guitar, he had to stuff rags in it to keep it from feeding back. He then used masking tape to cover the rags in the F holes. This guitar had a built in fuzz tone circuit which is what gave Mark his unique sound during that time.
staygreenponyboy 2 weeks ago
I loved their live album, when i was a young teen. Especially TNUC and this one. But they lost their edge when they started singing pop. Still listened to 'em though.But, the long themed songs disaappeared. The guitar solo in this video is one of the greatest. Da,da,datadatada.
fredszczepanski 1 month ago
I saw them at the Boston Garden in 1970-Hells Angels were there-along with BBKng-Freddie King and Albert King---Go figure---But they were incredible--they'll put most of today's bands to shame..
bluesman341 1 month ago
ITA with the majority of the comments here. Never forget hearing this song, standing @ a party....everyone would stop...stomp their foot in sync. Yeah you guys get it! GFR the best !
How could you not love the electricity , whether live or airplay!!! Just three guys playing good rock music.
SicilianNYSoss 1 month ago
so simple ........so Fantastic performance !! ROCK on
jangunner 1 month ago
Me and 3 friends snuck into a GFR new years eve concert at the Las Vegas convention center if i remember right it was 1973 we ate some ludes (Rorer 714s) somked Panama Red with the Babes.One of the Highlights of my teens .. GFR ruled the late 60s early 70s ..long live their music
69louism 1 month ago
total-was that me or did i forget
redthing93 1 month ago
The rock & roll hall of shame has not a clue what rock & roll is. Rock & roll is just that. not R&B, disco, rap, hip hop, soul or anything like that it's rock & roll. Bands that should be in there aren't, BOC, Uriah Heep, Nazareth, Deep Purple, UFO.......on and on.
Wargod48 1 month ago
I'd love to see someone try & do a cover on this song.
75tm400 1 month ago
@ Packed Funk. My brother sent this link to me. Thank you so much for uploading this to YT. Mark Farner was one of my earliest crushes: long hair, farm boy from Michigan - great music. I agree with your comments. Rock N Roll Hall of Fame makes me feel so frustrated with so many of their decisions.
DrKMindFit 1 month ago
Grand Funk Railroad is what I consider the epitome of what Rock and Roll is supposed to be -- a three piece garage band that went on to be the most popular band in the world. They were simple and they were crude and they rocked with a vengeance without pretense or apology. Their live show was 100% energy. It was raw and it was real. For all us Funk Fans who remember, NOTHING CAN REPLACE IT!!
That is rock and roll.
The sad part is The Hall of Fame has no idea what I'm even saying.
PackedFunk 1 month ago 34
@PackedFunk i agree..today bands are all so wrapped up in image and hairstyles that they forget about the music!..huh?..they lack any trace of soul because they focus on trying to be popular instead of just doing what they say they love to do!..i say..a shift in focus, and we might get some ppl actually creating something they 'feel'
SuperLuckao 1 month ago
@PackedFunk Let's forget about the socalled rock'n'roll hall of fame.I've never considered Beastie boys "rock",somehow they are enshrined.What a joke.Grand Funk Railroad contributed plenty in their time to satisfy my rock'n'roll soul.
fabian1956 1 month ago
@PackedFunk well said
bboygzzmo 1 month ago
@PackedFunk IN THAT YEAR I HAD 10 ,WHAT DO YOU THINK? IN CUBA
MrHmo59 1 month ago in playlist MUSIC :GRAND FUNK RAILROAD
@PackedFunk You are so f--ckin right! Hall of Shame if you ask me. 40 years later and still great music-that says it all!!
racyrick1 1 month ago
Eu escuto essa musica toda vez que eu estou bebado!!!!!!!!! hasuahsuahsua
conheco a banda muito melhor que muito americano que escreve aqui!!!!!!
estou escrevendo em portugues porque e minha lingua!!!!!!! but I speak english!!!!!!!!!
bola151076 1 month ago
for thwe radio lux we was there I found it on a mid watch say nomore was usin gv radio stuff to listen dont kikk me still did my jobwas cool
TheBorjamz 2 months ago
The most commercially successful band in the world from '69-'76 was Grand Funk Railroad.
The first American Band to earn 10 consecutive platinum albums was GFRxR.
Love them or hate them, this band was a force in the early seventies.
The unique thing about this is it was acomplished largely without radio airplay.
PackedFunk 2 months ago 19
@PackedFunk sorry but, I find I must disagree w/you, Grand Funk was hot til Terry Knight forced himself in (so they could avoid bankruptcy, he was not only their producer but, the money man) when he came in GFR went from FM (heartbreaker, inside looking out) to (AM) we're an American band, Locomotion, another fine example of money corrupting great R&R
sirwob 1 month ago
we could not go to france, because they might kidnap us an learn the us staratagy for defence of euorope. france had just pulled out of the nuclear defence shield of europe, aqnd many people were upset. my father had to mobilize his mash unit and hide in the black forest waiting for soviet tanks to come. they never came, but i remember the fear in his eyes
h4wklord 2 months ago
it wasa strange time. magical mystery tour went right past my house
h4wklord 2 months ago
on my grundig real to real in my closet, hear it the next day
h4wklord 2 months ago
i feel for the iron curtain peeps. scott stefahans, armed forces radio sowed me was music coujld be.opened every show with gold and silver from qms. my mother didn't approve so i had to play it on any radio and record it
h4wklord 2 months ago
love classic rock
Doraelen 2 months ago
@Doraelen Noting Like The 70's Best Time In My Life Never To Be Seen Again. Love Old Tube Amp Sound Its Great. Carry On Mark Don Mel !!!!!!!!
bareb696969 2 months ago
I'm 48...and still wow!
jerichomyles 2 months ago
This was a fuckin' rockin' band. No bands like this nowadays. I wish i was born back then, in golden era of rock music.
sinisab89 2 months ago
@sinisab89 SUPER TALENT, we need to text , call . email all radio stations and the rock hall of fame anget this GREAT BAND inducted NOW befor blink 182 or J . Bieber getsin !!
zorozornes 2 months ago
i have this vinyl !! ~ :o) ~
heapbigtalk 2 months ago
14 years old stoned, drunk, out of my mind, at my buddy's house
Stereo cranked maxed out R.I.P.
pigurine 2 months ago
Gotta LOVE Mel's bass playing, BABY !!!!
gblueslover2 2 months ago 3
o sheet ! This is F I R E !
Oszych2 2 months ago
God I love his voice in this song!
Kariboo21 2 months ago 2
Mark Farner is loaded with talent!! a garage band, 3 guys, pouring it all out!!!
MsOldierock 2 months ago 2
One Word....AWESOME!
gwick55 2 months ago
There is literally no one in Rock--before or since--whom Mel Schacher could NOT TOTALLY SCHOOL in how to play "lead" bass!
MajorCaliber 2 months ago
@MajorCaliber Boy, you got that rigtht! When I listen to there 1970 live LP, you can plainly see its true.
WapsiWillie 2 months ago
Good interpretation of The Animals 1966 hit.
ClearMindedOne 2 months ago
I've got to say it again: This video kicks ass!
Mufaso1000 2 months ago
From a time when ROCK music was played by MEN with BALLS!
boltonox 2 months ago
1969♥ Such a fine time♥
pettyfanperryfan 2 months ago
GFR lives maaaan!:-D
markjames90 2 months ago
This song jams babbyyy! Yaeaaah¡
markjames90 2 months ago
one word only here..**COOL**
thebailey67 2 months ago
5:00
Commence Intense Swag
ALEXisSPANISH 2 months ago
Used to cruise in my Firebird, lit a joint, sit back and crank out Grand Funk! Woke up once in a ditch, facing the direction I was coming from but the Funk was still cranking!
confidentials01 2 months ago 4
If a man is asleep and he falls from his bed. He will wake up when he hits the ground.
But when a man dreams that he is falling it is not the man for he is asleep is his bed.
Then who is this that is falling. And can they wake up with out hitting the ground.?
Jesus told you to save your life is to lose it and to lose it is to save it. YOU got woke up by the one who was asleep in the bed. He saved your life.
roar5952 2 months ago
recorded this for free on my concord cassette recorder(made in japan) ,no question about it.bad ass
whereamigoingnow 2 months ago
Kick them drums ass.
peehook 2 months ago
Bad Ass no question about it, This is my GENERATION
peehook 2 months ago
pink floyd played backup to GFR in 1970
piearesquared2 2 months ago
bad fucking ass funk bringing it!
CageAroundTheSun 2 months ago
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CageAroundTheSun 2 months ago
My alll time favorite, even in the garden of endan takes back seat to this, heard that iron butter fly came in stoned when they changed the lyrics.
toogawnjawn 2 months ago
I still think music back then was better than music now
they actually put so much fucking passion into music instead of now
helloimboredhaha 2 months ago
WONDERFUL GRAN FUNK
BadbCathand 2 months ago
Гранд Фънк е епоха в музиката !
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TPBXDRicky420 2 months ago 9
Ladies...and especially you beautiful ladies and proper gentlemen:
GRAND FUNK RAILROAD!!!
startover942 2 months ago
We used to listen to Grandfunk through radio Free Europe 'cause we were behind the Iron Courtain in East Europe (Romania) at that time.They were for us the symbols of TOTALLY FREEDOM,which not sure we ever achieved..We even self made and worn waistcoats from wool - same as Mark wears in this clip - shocking at noon the passers-by in our home town.Grandfunk Railroad gave us undescriptible strength and faith to bear day by day the diabolic system of Ceausescu from where we finally escaped !!!
allegrobarbaro63 2 months ago 26
@allegrobarbaro63 : It was same for my cousins in Poland. LONG LIVE FREE EXPRESSION !
yusefhasish 1 month ago
There should be a movie about these guys.....comin out of a garage into the spotlight without much airplay early on. With there manager screwing them over. The things they faced when they were so very young. It just would make a good movie.
WapsiWillie 2 months ago
I was a big fan of GFR and being 53 years old I was around to hear them and SEE THEM live! They rocked it out for sure. By the way the whole audience was always pretty fucked up.
MrJuanlennon 2 months ago
Well, I am not really sure about Meil clothes in the other video, but Mark for sure was without shirt.
fantorjhs 2 months ago
I saw another video of this song. I think the other one is better performed and in another tv channel. I have been looking for it but not luck. Of course this one is great but I think Mark voice is better in the other one. Meil was in Yellow and Mark without shirt. GREAT SONG.
fantorjhs 2 months ago
How good is the LP Closer to Home?
robjune14 2 months ago
These guys were much better than given credit for. Yes, a lot of hype and they hung around too long -- earning a living. :) But put a lot of great music out there. They are and were an original that was never duplicated by anyone else.
ugothale 2 months ago
Ahh the good old days , when a "nickle " could get you a whole bag.
SteveSkn 2 months ago
@SteveSkn A lid (ounce) was 20$ and a quarter ounce 5$ which was called a 'nickel bag'.
Yeah it was fun watching this early GFR. They were a bit of a joke back then, but this video shows their act had bravery - i mean just three guys with no sound effects. It's fun to see people believe in themselves in such an outsized way. That drummer cranked it out. It sounds like what you'd think Flint Michigan would sound like on a weekend - drinking beer and hangin out back in '70.
NowPleaseReadThis 2 months ago
@NowPleaseReadThis An oz. was 40.$ a quarter was 10.$ a nickle bag was 1 eighth , about 7 joints ,,, and lids were 30.$ bags.
47tooter 2 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
but, yeh, i like them
gnowave 2 months ago