My wife & I got to see and meet Mark Farner in Branson, Missouri last October. He still has it at age 65. He is very down to earth and such a nice person. If I could pick a rock star to meet I'm glad it was him. He just like talking to a neighbor. Cool guy, and he can ROCK!
Don B. played drums to the music. He never needed to fill a song up with random noise. His aim was to entertain their fans... and "that" he did !!! I rank him as best drummer ever because of this trait, but... moreover because of his "atomic clock" like accuracy when speaking of "tempo". Listen, sometime, to just his rhythm. He is ON TIME.
This album and a couple others got me thru that summer. I spent that summer at my father's place. No rock records. The neighbor girl, bless her to this day, had this album, the live Rate Earth album, and Billion Dollar Babies.
What a killer intro to a rock tune. Before there was the Joe Perry's n the Eddie Van Halen's trademark of goin' shirtless on stage, you had mr. Mark Farner runnin' around.
You're right in a lot of ways. Just true rock, hard rock, and probably never got the street cred they deserved. Glad I got to see them in concert even before this 'Neon Era'
they were right around the top til new york record companys took over with the american band album . but b4 then during markdonmel/grandfunklive era they hung with any other hard rock band
“Nobody knows the band Grand Funk?” “The wild, shirtless lyrics of Mark Farner? The bong-rattling bass of Mel Schacher? The competent drum work of Don Brewer? Oh, man!”
I saw this show. It was my first concert. Me and the drummer of my first band went and we thought we were in heaven. He wanted those puffy sleeves and I wished my hair was blond and straight. If only we could have played shirtless!!
I love this kind of song where you think it's going to end, and then they keep jamming harder and you think Damn, that was cool, then they kick it up another notch. What a kick ass tune!
Hey you kids born in the 70's now you know what your folks were listening to! Thanks for posting, now I know where early Van Halen got some inspiration!🤣
Incredible Talent! Love a drummer who can sing and Play Drums simultaneously! A difficult feat to keep a melody and Beat at the same time! All in Grand Funk are Awesome! Stellar Band!
markyncole Well with the bong rattling bass of Mel Schacher,the competent drumming of Don Brewer and the wild shirtless lyrics of Mark Farner why wouldnt it be?
pure energy,pure stage performance,genius band right on time,the 70's ,burnt up two taped decks and many cassettes,still got my ears,remarkable,GFR top of the world performance
Craig Frost definitely was a key player in this band. His keyboard playing is also underrated he is up there with the best of them. When you hear him you always think of Grand Funk.
look at the feed back posting section here? you won't find any modern day teeny boppers over here on this side of youtube! considering that in 1974 when this came out I was in the 7th. grade. Yes Sir. No katy perry or Taylor Swift fans over here on this side!
+tony friend I don't really see the need for the ageism. Of course you're not going to find many younger kids/teens fans on here- it's not exactly popular music or relevant to kids 30 years later. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying that time has been unkind to the music and it's no longer listenable or anything like that, I'm just saying that there's not really any means for kids to even discover Grank Funk at this time, like I'm sure there once was. I imagine there was a time when it was hard _not_ to know who they were, in the 70s, when they were an active band, producing new music, touring, and seeing way more radio airtime than they would today. If it weren't for my dad I'd probably not really have heard of them or looked into them further than the couple tunes you hear on the radio every now and then.
Colin Brain a lot of kids are discovering 80s metal. I've seen quite a bit of that on here, for instance I see comments like" I was born in the wrong decade" on a Dokken video. it's cool seeing that nowadays.
tony friend that's the way it is weather you choose to accept that or not. Dont worry dude, I'm not here to start an 80s rock conversation or to debate you on which style of music is better, have a nice day.
Use to play this Album that was in 3D with a 3D poster, and 3D glasses with my Strobe Light flickering away. Went to Never-Never Land with the moment. Lol
If only Mark's freak flag could have flown a bit longer but Grand Funk gave us some of the greatest music of the 70s. What aspiring rocker didnt dream of being Mark Farner on stage??? He had it ALL packed in satin pants. Yeow.
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The live version is better than the album. Their albums tended to be kind of flat and over-produced, although the music was still great. And Mark Farner in tight pants.... well....
The "FunK" Funking Out and having Fun doing it! 2 Bad the original GFR couldn't resolve their $$$$ differences and do a World Tour again! Looks like they will never..."Shine On"!!!
Grand Funk had a great groove. It's funny how they "pranced" around the stage! The bass player almost looked like he had to go to the bathroom the way he walked.
Heyyy man, thanks everr sooo much for this upload, one of mine favorite Grand Funk tunes, Mr. Vanhalen, had nothing over our Mark Farner, back in the days , hahaha, just my opinion, GFR foreeverr
I have loved Grand Funk since I first heard them in '69 or '70! Although I was a young kid, I had a knack for great music. I remember my Sunday School teacher gave me the live GFR two cassette set whenever it came out. I was hooked!! They had such raw talent, and the energy resonated right through you. Mark was so fine!! And his hair was the envy of all. Actually mine was alot like his, blonde and straight. Anyway, it's a shame they got f'd by that Knight guy, then two of them turned around and f'd Mark. They need their asses whipped!! I so wish I had gone to see them back then, at least at one of the '74 shows but I was a year or two too young. It's time for them to put their differences aside for us fans and tour one more time for old time sake!! I love "Mean Mistreater" but can't find it live on You Tube. I did have it on the cassette but that's long gone.l
We'd like to thank you all for coming out here tonight, and puttin' that funky smell into the air. We'd like ya ta blow some up this a way!!! I know wrong album. Wrong song even. But when Mark says that they would like to play a couple of songs off their new album. Well that was the first thing that popped into my head!!!
Dear Don…and Mel.. Get a mediator attorney whatever and get Mark back do a tour .. Think of not yourselves but older fans who would be thankful … Geeez..
I know mark farner, is no "jimmy page" when he's worn, those D.L.R. spandex trimmed in florescent hot pink, with bell bottoms, also trimmed in hot pink, fur. He so buff, looks more like a wrestler, than a rocker
bkrbyex4339 Mark Farner was famous long before DLR (this is 1974,the year VH was born) so it was DLR who wore MF Spandix trimmed on florescent hot pink not the other way around.
