HalfLifeSistah joins Kel-n-Rich for a special first reaction to Grand Funk Railroad and their 1969 LIVE EPIC performance of Inside Looking Out. Check out HalfLifeSistah at Patreon HERE: / halflifesistah
Being from Detroit, we did lot of partying with these guys! Led Zeppelins manager pulled plug on them when they opened because the crowd was loving them too much! They beat the Beatles in selling out Shea stadium, Beatles took weeks to sell out, GFR sold out in 72 hours! Highly underrated but they rocked Detroit!
One of the best live performances ever captured on film. The sound is from just 3 guys, the talent level is through the roof and the transitions and tempo changes is unprecedented. Unbelievable.
I saw it live people!! In 1972 before they literally destroyed Shea stadium. It was incredible. Still to this day it was the most emotional performance I have eve witnessed I have ever seen. They blew away everyone I have ever seen. It was true emotion.!!
OMG... Is it Rock? Is It Prog Rock? Is it a plane? Is it Superman?????? This song was just amazing !!! A masterpiece from the late sixties ! Thank you for sharing this. There's so many treasures to discover !
That bass you were digging is being played by Mel Schacher. He was 19 yrs old at the time Mark and Don were 21. Let that sink in for a while So good from the get go and so young they were something special yet they were ignored by so many. I believe your reactions are proof of how talented they really are.
I saw them in'76 with Black Oak Arkansas and Black Sabbath. Hot boxed the Spectrum in Philadelphia. One of many. And if we were lucky we would get bands at the Tower theater, an acoustic built inside. 5hrs of Marshall driven sound. Now at 65 and think back on the bands I saw for like $8 bucks. What a great youth.
*_Grand Funk Railroad on paper is the most successful band of all times being the first to put out TEN GOLD ALBUMS even the manager of Led Zepplin pulled the plug on them in New York for being scared for them out performing Led Zepplin before they went on stage &)) That says it all and can't be undone 🇺🇸 !! Grand Funks tenth and last album's cover art was of them laying in open coffins !! Even in death they went out on top !! Top of the World !!_* .. 🌎.. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-87ApAbRCaxA.html
Everyone I know had at least one GFRR album in their stack. As you say, they were all over the radio. Once the 80s hit, the Zep legacy lived on, but GFRR somehow got forgotten. A real shame, as this track demonstrates.
You and me both. I was fortunate enough to see them in 1974. Awesome concert! I'm 61. I'm so grateful that I grew up in that era. We had such awesome, passionate music ✌
Me too Mark. I'm 60 and heard the Live album when it was first released in the UK. 1970 I believe. All the early studio albums were import only so took me a while to get them saving my pocket money week by week. Got all the CD reissues now and they still stand the test of time
man, when Mark steps on that Fuzz pedal, it just melts my face every time. To think that this American Band, was experimenting with such a heavy sound in 1969, before any of us heard of Black Sabbath. GFR were Groovy, Funky, Soulful, Rock n Roll, and heavy as hell when it called for it.
I'm glad you noticed the bassist, Mel, Half Life Sista. In my view, he holds the band together. He is so good most people bypass him. He is dynamite! Great reaction. Loved it! One of my favourite songs.
Flint, Michigan is where they came from. Heavy bass line made them different than most rock groups of the time. Great band! I own their entire collection.
My favourite version of this song is on their double live album, 'Grand Funk Live'. Sounded like it was in an arena or stadium. The crowd reaction adds to the excitement. I bought this on cassette tape when it was released back in the day. Rock on!
This performance alone should have been enough for Grand Funk Railroad to be in the rock and roll hall of fame. Not to mention all of GFR's other great songs ☮️
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame would rather have Whitney Houston so that kinda shows that you can "buy" your way in - Whitney never sang anything in the Rock gendre.
I used to listen to these guys everyday after school. Mark Farner is one of the main reasons I picked up the guitar. Always loved the energy and intensity they put into their songs.
GFR was from about a 100 miles west of Detroit and they performed there regularly. They opened for Led Zeppelin and were so powerful and beloved by the Audience that Led Zeppelin's manager pulled the plug to stop their showm
Thanks for showing them this song. It is likely the most underrated song in the history of rock. Incredible performance. I wore out the grooves in that LP like no other in my collection. Mark, Don & Mel are legends and deserve to be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Know them well. Was 21 and just back from The Nam. These guys were out at a great time with Jimi, Morrison, CSNY, Airplane, MoodyBlues, Zep, and all those talented people. What a trip!
I have seen this sooo many times! Love it! Had the awesome experience of seeing Grand Funk Railroad live in 1970 at 14 with my older brother. Amazing tight incredible live! Mark Farner was amazing as a singer songwriter guitarist And showman. Mark Don and Mel one incredible unit! Funk soul rock all rolled into one.😎🎼🎶🎵🇨🇦🇨🇦 Thanks for this!
Little known fact: GFR was the biggest-selling concert attraction of the entire 1970s! Imagine that, with the likes of Zeppelin and Elvis on the scene.
Had the privilege of growing up with them in Flint. Got to meet them all at a house party. Saw and met Mark Farner again backstage about two years ago here in Atlanta.
Yes , I've been listening to Grand Funk for over 40 years and loved every minute of it !! The song , American Band , you do know the drummer is the lead singer !
Not new to me ! I'm 73 and played their music with my Band in 1971, taking 3rd place in a Band Contest! Glad you are enjoying them! Totally awesome Band!
I am a Flintoid who drives under the Grand Funk bridge daily. I love this band the only old music that sounds new ! Rock hall of shame should apologize to the band and fans for not inducting Grand Funk . 67 year old fan
Ya I saw them live. They are a hell of a band. This song is one of there best live songs, that really shows off their talent. Three guys tear up the stage, and I and the rest of the audience just go nuts. That is how it was in the late 60s. Now, its more of a stage show, with a group going through the motions of preforming. In the 60s the groups gave their all, and it showed. Living in the San Francisco Bay area back than, I saw all the good groups, it was an exciting time to be a teenager. Now, the music kinda died. Dave
Live "Mean Mistreater" or "Foot Stomping Music" Mark Farner is a High school Alumni. in Flint, Mi. back in the day they would go to one our neighbors and jam in their garage. could hear them across the field. maybe a half mile.
Awesome Video. I listen to Grand Funk Railroad Live a lot. Grand Funk Railroad was playing Sold Out gigantic concerts at the time, but they were Burned royally by their management. In 1970 they were bigger than Led Zeppelin. But they ended up broke and ripped off. The early stuff was the best. Awesome performance 👍
You guys are the reason I like watching these reaction videos. Watching y’all react for the first time to these songs I’ve heard all my life is epic. It takes me back to the first time I heard them ON THE RADIO...lol .No RU-vid or Spotify etc. We either had to hear it when it came on the radio or buy the album. When they dropped a new album you were either very much in the know and could buy it as soon as it hit the stores or heard it on radio then went and bought the album. Those were the days
That’s my favourite GFR song from my favourite GFR album. There are so many reaction videos to this song and everybody is floored by this performance. I enjoyed your reaction, too!
Hey you guys I GREW UP IN THAT TIME AND STARTED PLAYING DRUMS WHEN I WAS 9 well I was beating on everything before that even my sisters and brother lol THEY ROCK THANK YOU GUYS 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️☮️☮️☮️☮️
I grew up with this, Everybody loved it but they got a lot of negative press, reviews were harsh, hell, nobody cared! We loved them, still takes ya back , Thanks so much for doing this~
I met Mark Farner after a show in Nashville, and what a super nice guy. He was doing Christian versions of Grand Funk tunes. He invited everyone to meet him on his bus after the show. I remember it being somewhat run down and old. Big change from the days when their faces were plastered on billboards in the 70’s. I don’t know the whole story, but heard that the other two asked him to sign something after a gig, which unknown to him, gave the rights to the music to them, and left him with nothing. I won’t go see Grand Funk unless Mark is in the band....
saw them live in the 70s, best performance of any band I saw live and I saw a lot of bands. Not sure why they aren't known as well today as other bands. but in their time, they were legendary. Their cover of gimme shelter was better than the stones. I'm your captain is considered one of the top 100 rock songs. They were great musicians, 2 lead singers. Mark did it all write, sing, played guitar, keyboards, harmonica, drums. it doesn't get much better than that
Hi Kel-n-Rich Thank you for this video. Y E A H !!! GRAND FUNK RAILROAD !!! Imagine, in 1972 when I was 14 the GFR double Album Marc, Don & Mel was released. From the moment I got it there was no party/meeting with friends without this album. Greatest songs on this album like TIME MACHINE, INTO THE SUN, FOOTSTOMPIN‘ MUSIC, INSIDE LOOKING OUT, just to name a few. GFR was so famous in those days! In July/August 1970 they had the largest outdoor advertising board worldwide (100,000 US$) in New York, Times Square for their album „Closer To Home“ The name Grand Funk Railroad stretches across the entire length of 45th and 46th sts. in deep red letters and below are 60 ft. Portraits of the Trio. Best regards from Cologne/Germany Michael
I was 13 when i first got to hear this and it changed my life...Started playing the Drums after this song was recorded. It changed my Life.Nothing But Love for Grand Funk
This performance was recorded in Hershey, PA at the Hershey Community Center by WITF-TV channel 33 (PBS station) in 1969 for their show titled "The Show". There were only a few handfuls of people watching it live.
Holy shit to GFRR. Truly epic talent, never got the radio play they so deserved. Love the vibe and energy. Sit down Led slippers. And let the new rock begin. Gretta Van Fleet is the new band from Michigan to carry on that torch in 2020.
Grew up listening to them, including live many times. In this video Mark and the drummer, Don were 20 years old and the bass player was 18. They sold out constantly and quickly. According to their history, the Beatles sold out Shea stadium in NYC in something like days or weeks, while GFR sold it out in hours. People would riot when they couldn't get tickets to their shows. Their history is here on YT and is worth looking up. They took a lot of abuse from their managers and then the IRS and then started fighting amongst themselves. The drummer and bass player tricked Mark into signing off on his third of the band and then they blocked him from playing in it anymore. He's still active on his own.
omg this performance gives me chills!!! I love to watch Marks expressions through it all,god he was hot! EVERYBODY says it so i will too ITS A TRAVESTY OF ROCK JUSTICE THAT THIS BAND ARE NOT IN THE HALL, ITS PATHETIC!!! i discovered these rock gods a year ago after we lost the great EVH and im still obsessed with them! gradually buying their catalogue.i ADORE Mark Farner,so upset at the way they treated him those guys in the band. 1974 concert in japan was a great version of inside looking out even more funky with the hammond organ. much love UK
Hey there!! Just watched your reaction loved it! Yes we know of this amazing band!! In the 70's they sold out Shea Stadium in a matter of minutes!! Keep on ROCKING!! ENJOY
Coming of age in the greatest musical era of our time (mid 60's through mid 70's) I was very familiar with Grand Funk Railroad's hits that were played on the radio. But I had never heard or seen this performance until about a month ago when I stumbled upon it while watching "reaction videos". Since then, I have watched every reaction video to this performance that I have found. This is the most amazing, intense, passionate live performance I have EVER seen! These guys were at their peak here, with Mark (the lead singer) being only 19 years old, while the other two guys were 20. In this performance everything was at it's peak: their musicianship, the vocals, the front man and the group's stage presence. I likely will die before I see another performance as amazing as this.
Mel the bass player is younger, he was like 18 here. Looks much older and he plays with so much soul. For a 3 piece band and all so young is amazing. This is talent, not some yahoo mixing electronic music.
True Its the grates Live performance Ive ever witnessed and Ive been around the Block a couple times .. I give them 5 stars and a Gould Bar outstanding and It showed.100% went into this performance. Bravo Grate. :) jZ
I grew up on them...in fact my brother in law was in a band in high school and they played that song ....and they jammed it just like Grand Funk did...thanks for reaching to this great song
The three original members of Grand Funk Railroad were from Flint Michigan. Their musical influences came predominantly from a local R and B radio station.
