Grand Funk Railroad (Official Thread)

[Magic]

Re: 40 years of great Funk!

That is pretty harsh!!

I dont think GFR is even close to Michael Jackson for a comparison. But iffin you think so, so be it

There is absolutely nothing wrong with teeny boppers listening to music, and I happen to think they had a much wider fan base than that. Heck I was a teenybopper then myself, and just LOVED funk music, and still like it.

 

[zoose]

Re: 40 years of great Funk!

tut tut woman ya slanders me unfairly I say

I said I love Terry Knight
and GFR was like really cool Dudes let's get it on cha cha cha

I got that glow plug installed in my hand at Farner's request
I walked around in the crowd grabbing teenyboppers by the butt to make them scream louder
it left a brand that said Todd Rundgren is God

I could unscrew and replace them - had a whole set

one time I grabbed Merv Griffin's butt
it left a brand that said Todd Rundgren Slept Here

you can ban me now

 

[Magic]

Re: 40 years of great Funk!

How did ole Griff's buns feel? could it crack walnuts LOL

Todd Rundgren, interesting! I take it your a fan?

Hello It's Me seems to be a fitting song for your branding endeavors



and my dedication to you for slandering you:

Can We Still Be Friends

 

[billtjr51]

Re: 40 years of great Funk!

I liked GFR when I was about 15 and 16. I still think they were a good group, but I thought they appealed more to the younger crowd. Not totally, but generally. After I saw Black Sabbath in 71, then Deep Purple, Uriah Heep, etc, I kind of left GFR behind.

 

[Magic]

Re: 40 years of great Funk!

When I think of GFR, I think of "Locomotion" and "Some Kind of Wonderful", and that brings back memories of about age 14-16 and the skating rink.

I didn't actually appreciate their music for anything other than the fun it brought during that era of my life, funk music was just plain fun. It still is a lot of fun to listen to.


speaking of "Some Kind of Wonderful".........everyone associates this song with GFR, but it was actually a cover song originally done by an R & B group called Soul Brothers Six and recorded back in 1967.

 

[runtfan]

Re: 40 years of great Funk!

It never occurred to me that GFR could be considered a "teeny bopper" band. I got into them when I was about 12 or 13 (1975 0r '76). Even though they cleaned up their sound and image between their first few years and their last few, I always thought they were a exceptional hard rock/R&B-influenced/bluesy boogie band...very heavy but not heavy metal and very accessible but certainly not "teeny bopper".

 

[Kino]

Re: 40 years of great Funk!

These guys are great! 40 years is a hell of a long time.

 

[Magic]

Re: Grand Funk Railroad

Mark Farner, former lead singer and guitarist for Grand Funk Railroad, will be performing July 31, 2010 at The Violet Festival just outside of Columbus, OH. from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m


Admission is $2.00


Also, Mark Farner's son, Jesse who is age 21, took a terrible fall on July 3, sustaining a life threatening fracture to his cervical spine. As of now he still remains in the hospital....

My prayers go out to Jesse!

::Mark Farners Official Website::

 

[Truckin]

Re: Grand Funk Railroad

Interesting Magic. I prefer their very first 3 albums: On Time, Grand Funk, and Closer To Home. I also liked the single Rock n Roll Soul.

Time Machine

 

[Vic2010]

Re: Grand Funk Railroad

I loved Grand Funk back in the day. I still love those old albums. When I was a kid I had a compilation album of their's titled "Mark, Don, and Mel." The album jacket looked almost exactley like the cover of Closer To Home. Today I only have 3 of their CDs, Grand Funk (the Red album), Closer To Home, and some cheapo compilation album that I bought only for Into The Sun. Yeah, loved all those great jams like Paranoid, Into The Sun, I'm Your Captain, etc. Those were the days when Grand Funk really rocked Then they went a little poppish/commercial on us and I lost interest. Never cared for the radio hit "We're An American Band."