Grand Funk Railroad - History Part 2 Of 5

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[sinning1966]

That's why I hate Led Zeppelin.

Just the same story as for The Rolling Stones vs The Pretty Things.

[PackedFunk]

I hate LZ too. Pretty shitty to pull power plug because upstaged. Pretty shitty.

[gillan5]

Ritchie Blackmore once told that he in the 70ies never met anybody in the States who admitted having been and a GFR concert! - They were seen as an absolute primitive music playing band at that time. Times are a changing.

[PackedFunk]

Envy is a strange animal.

Deep Purple has since praised GFRxR as being the greatest band for adding strings to rock songs (I.E. Closer To Home/I'm Your Captain, Lonliness)

[panhead1219]

I loved Grand Funk... until I learned that Michael Moore liked them as well. So, I changed my mind. :)

[TheGreaterGood80]

Haha Led Zeppelin wipes their collective ass with the marginally talented Grand Funk Railroad. Look how many people LZ has influenced and has continued to influence. How many people give that much of a shit about GFR besides born again Christians and Midwestern Guitar Center employees? There were MUCH better American bands in the 70's.

[TheBeaugraham]

@GFRFan12 That song is called Destitute And Losin a track left off the Shinin On album and why it was left off i dont know its a monster track listen to it as soon as possible

[fantorjhs]

I do not thing that GFR music is better that LZ music. But I like them both a lot. I think what happened in that concert was about LZ maneger and not about LZ players. On the other hand it was in US, if GFR would be in GB, I think the other way around would happen. Sorry about my English, and yes I am here watching to this video is because I like GFR (but not say LZ was less).

[chipple6]

that manager should be dragged out back and beat to with in of his life...he used those guys.....what kind of man doesn't tell the band that you are rich,and used there money for him self

[NursingSoftware]

@mikedrud Maybe, but I've no dobut Page participated or at least approved, he being a self promoting song stealing as$wipe

[estyle40]

@flyinr2011 You were there?!? No shit?!? You got pics?!?

[flyinr2011]

I was at the 1969 Atlanta Pop Festival. The emcee came out on the stage and said we got a band from Flint, Michigan ready to get things started today: Grand Funk Railroad.

The guys came out and just blew everyone away. They did 3 encores, and the crowd wanted more. The emcee said : "Listen, we really like this group, and we wish them a lot of success. But we got some very big acts that we paid for, and we got to get them out here."

It was a great weekend, & GFR got us started in the right mood!

[mikedrud]

@PackedFunk Not really Led Zep so much as Peter Grant, though.

[chargerNation15]

i friggin love this band, but michael moore is a fat fuck loud mouth that should not be allowed anywhere near anything to do with making movies. All he does is sour it with his pedantic fucking attitude. "we were the people that went to die in those jungles" You didnt come anywhere near vietnam you fat fuck, so shut yer yapper