Grand Funk Railroad (also known as Grand Funk) is an Americanblues rock band that was highly popular during the 1970s, touring extensively and playing to packed arenas worldwide. David Fricke of Rolling Stone magazine once said, "You cannot talk about rock in the 1970s without talking about Grand Funk Railroad!" Known for their crowd-pleasing arena rock style, the band was well-regarded by audiences despite a relative lack of critical acclaim. The band's name is a play on words of the Grand Trunk Western Railroad, a railroad line that ran through the band's home town of Flint, Michigan.
History
Formation (1969)
Originally a trio, the band was formed in 1969 by Mark Farner (guitar, vocals) and Don Brewer (drums, vocals) from Terry Knight and the Pack, and Mel Schacher (bass) from Question Mark & the Mysterians; Knight soon became the band's manager, as well as naming the band as a play on words for the Grand Trunk Western Railroad, a well-known rail line in Michigan. First achieving recognition at the 1969 Atlanta Pop Festival, the band was signed by Capitol Records. After a raucous, well-received set on the first day of the festival, the group was asked back to play at the Second Atlanta Pop Festival the following year. Patterned after hard rock power trios such as Cream, the band, with Terry Knight's marketing savvy, developed its own popular style. In August 1969 the band released its first album titled On Time, which sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold record in 1970.
Grand Funk is Grand Funk Railroad's second studio album and was released in January 1970 by Capitol Records. It was produced by Terry Knight and engineered by Ken Hamann. This release (aka "The Red Album") was certified by RIAA with a gold record award, the first for the group. It includes a cover of The Animals' "Inside Looking Out" which is still a cornerstone of the band's live concerts today. Other key tracks include "Got This Thing On The Move", "In Need", and "Paranoid". The inside spread photograph of the trio, for the original album release, was used for the now infamous, $100,000, block-long and several stories high, New York City's Times Square billboard ad for the album Closer To Home (1970). The producers sought to achieve a concentration on Mark Farner's guitar, in response to the imbalance the band achieved in On Time with the prominence of Mel Schacher's bass. This led to the unofficial name of "The Red Album", as the guitar track, red in the studio, was turned up. This was reflected on the red cover art (see opposite).
Mark Farner - guitar, harmonica, vocals
Don Brewer - drums, vocals
Mel Schacher - bass
"Inside-Looking Out", often written "Inside Looking Out",is a 1966 single by The Animals. It was a substantial hit in their native land, reaching number 12 on the UK Singles Chart, number 21 in Canada, but was at best a minor hit in the United States, reaching number 34 on the U.S. pop singles chart. The song is very loosely based on a work chant entitled "Rosie" collected by musicologist Alan Lomax and released in his album Popular Songbook.
In 1969 it was covered by Grand Funk Railroad, who on their album Grand Funk added some marijuana references to the lyrics such as changing the original's "rebirth" to "reefer." A reworking of portions of the song was also recorded by the Austrian band Novak's ...
published: 20 Dec 2012
Grand Funk Railroad - I'm Your Captain - Shea Stadium 1971
Grand Funk Railroad - I'm Your Captain (Live 1971)
This video was shown at Shea Stadium the entire last year before Shea closed. This July 9th 1971 concert still holds the ticket sales record, breaking the record set by The Beatles.
published: 30 May 2015
Grand Funk Railroad - Some Kind of Wonderful
grand funk railroad's track from their album greatest hits
published: 19 Oct 2008
G̰r̰a̰n̰d̰ ̰F̰ṵn̰k̰ Railroad-G̰r̰a̰n̰d Funk 1969 Full Album HQ
published: 29 Nov 2019
Closer To Home (I'm Your Captain)
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Closer To Home (I'm Your Captain) · Grand Funk Railroad
Closer To Home
℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Released on: 1970-06-15
Producer: Terry Knight
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Kenneth Hamann
Conductor, Associated Performer, Recording Arranger: Tom Baker
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Evren Göknar
Composer Lyricist: Mark Farner
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published: 10 May 2017
Mark Farner - Rock And Roll Soul (Grand Funk Railroad) Official Video
See the new video of Mark Farner - Never And Always https://youtu.be/DeYKQSkfQ08
Mark Farner Live Video in Chile taken From Chile With Love DVD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8keBh-t_gk
New Video Jim Peterik/Ides of March/Survivor by Abysmo Films https://youtu.be/IW2XWEBu-6o
Music Video by Abysmo Films ( www.abysmo.cl )
https://youtu.be/wZ0S4E7jjIE ( Rock And Roll Soul music video in the Mark Farner Channel )
Director: Carlos Toro V
Art Director: Fernanda Gamero
Taken From Chile With Love (Dvd Live In Chile)
About Mark Farner:
Mark Farner (Legendary all-American frontman and guitarist, Mark Farner, was the engine that pulled the original Grand Funk Railroad)
30 MILLION RECORDS SOLD WORLDWIDE
16 GOLD & PLATINUM RECORDS
14 TOP 40 HITS 5 TOP 10 HITS
2 #1 HITS
SOLD OUT SHEA STADIUM FASTER...
published: 21 Nov 2020
Gimme Shelter - Grand Funk Railroad
Editing: Stefano Ponis
From the 1971 album Survival.
Take a look to my Playlist: The Best Rock Songs Ever Heard (194), thanks http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=9DAF13A7A754E5E7
published: 07 Feb 2009
GRAND FUNK RAILROAD - Someone
#ImaginationToImages...
published: 20 Jan 2019
Some Kind Of Wonderful (Remastered)
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Some Kind Of Wonderful (Remastered) · Grand Funk Railroad
All The Girls In The World Beware!!!
℗ A Capitol Records Release; ℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
Released on: 2003-01-01
Producer: Jimmy Lenner
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Shelly Yakus
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Evren Göknar
Composer Lyricist: John Ellison
Composer Lyricist: Avi Kulawy
Composer Lyricist: R.J. Ober
Composer Lyricist: Chris Moore
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Mark Farner - guitar, harmonica, vocals
Don Brewer - drums, vocals
Mel Schacher - bass
"Inside-Looking Out", often written "Inside Looking Out",is a 1966 sin...
Mark Farner - guitar, harmonica, vocals
Don Brewer - drums, vocals
Mel Schacher - bass
"Inside-Looking Out", often written "Inside Looking Out",is a 1966 single by The Animals. It was a substantial hit in their native land, reaching number 12 on the UK Singles Chart, number 21 in Canada, but was at best a minor hit in the United States, reaching number 34 on the U.S. pop singles chart. The song is very loosely based on a work chant entitled "Rosie" collected by musicologist Alan Lomax and released in his album Popular Songbook.
In 1969 it was covered by Grand Funk Railroad, who on their album Grand Funk added some marijuana references to the lyrics such as changing the original's "rebirth" to "reefer." A reworking of portions of the song was also recorded by the Austrian band Novak's Kapelle in 1969 as "Hypodermic Needle". It was later covered by doom metal band The Obsessed, released on their 1999 compilation album, Incarnate and again by The Greenhornes on their 2001 self-titled second album. In 2001, Eric Burdon released a live cover on Official Live Bootleg 2000.
Dan Auerbach does a live cover on his recent shows.
Other covers included by Fringe, Gerry Joe Weise, The Mops, and Layabouts. A sample from the Grand Funk version is embedded in the song "High 5 (Rock The Catskills)" on the Beck album Odelay.
Mark Farner - guitar, harmonica, vocals
Don Brewer - drums, vocals
Mel Schacher - bass
"Inside-Looking Out", often written "Inside Looking Out",is a 1966 single by The Animals. It was a substantial hit in their native land, reaching number 12 on the UK Singles Chart, number 21 in Canada, but was at best a minor hit in the United States, reaching number 34 on the U.S. pop singles chart. The song is very loosely based on a work chant entitled "Rosie" collected by musicologist Alan Lomax and released in his album Popular Songbook.
In 1969 it was covered by Grand Funk Railroad, who on their album Grand Funk added some marijuana references to the lyrics such as changing the original's "rebirth" to "reefer." A reworking of portions of the song was also recorded by the Austrian band Novak's Kapelle in 1969 as "Hypodermic Needle". It was later covered by doom metal band The Obsessed, released on their 1999 compilation album, Incarnate and again by The Greenhornes on their 2001 self-titled second album. In 2001, Eric Burdon released a live cover on Official Live Bootleg 2000.
Dan Auerbach does a live cover on his recent shows.
Other covers included by Fringe, Gerry Joe Weise, The Mops, and Layabouts. A sample from the Grand Funk version is embedded in the song "High 5 (Rock The Catskills)" on the Beck album Odelay.
Grand Funk Railroad - I'm Your Captain (Live 1971)
This video was shown at Shea Stadium the entire last year before Shea closed. This July 9th 1971 concert sti...
Grand Funk Railroad - I'm Your Captain (Live 1971)
This video was shown at Shea Stadium the entire last year before Shea closed. This July 9th 1971 concert still holds the ticket sales record, breaking the record set by The Beatles.
Grand Funk Railroad - I'm Your Captain (Live 1971)
This video was shown at Shea Stadium the entire last year before Shea closed. This July 9th 1971 concert still holds the ticket sales record, breaking the record set by The Beatles.
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Closer To Home (I'm Your Captain) · Grand Funk Railroad
Closer To Home
℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Released on:...
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Closer To Home (I'm Your Captain) · Grand Funk Railroad
Closer To Home
℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Released on: 1970-06-15
Producer: Terry Knight
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Kenneth Hamann
Conductor, Associated Performer, Recording Arranger: Tom Baker
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Evren Göknar
Composer Lyricist: Mark Farner
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Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Closer To Home (I'm Your Captain) · Grand Funk Railroad
Closer To Home
℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Released on: 1970-06-15
Producer: Terry Knight
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Kenneth Hamann
Conductor, Associated Performer, Recording Arranger: Tom Baker
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Evren Göknar
Composer Lyricist: Mark Farner
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See the new video of Mark Farner - Never And Always https://youtu.be/DeYKQSkfQ08
Mark Farner Live Video in Chile taken From Chile With Love DVD https://www.you...
See the new video of Mark Farner - Never And Always https://youtu.be/DeYKQSkfQ08
Mark Farner Live Video in Chile taken From Chile With Love DVD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8keBh-t_gk
New Video Jim Peterik/Ides of March/Survivor by Abysmo Films https://youtu.be/IW2XWEBu-6o
Music Video by Abysmo Films ( www.abysmo.cl )
https://youtu.be/wZ0S4E7jjIE ( Rock And Roll Soul music video in the Mark Farner Channel )
Director: Carlos Toro V
Art Director: Fernanda Gamero
Taken From Chile With Love (Dvd Live In Chile)
About Mark Farner:
Mark Farner (Legendary all-American frontman and guitarist, Mark Farner, was the engine that pulled the original Grand Funk Railroad)
30 MILLION RECORDS SOLD WORLDWIDE
16 GOLD & PLATINUM RECORDS
14 TOP 40 HITS 5 TOP 10 HITS
2 #1 HITS
SOLD OUT SHEA STADIUM FASTER THAN ANY BANDS MORE THAN
"BAD TIME" 1975 BMI AWARD FOR THE MOST RADIO PLAYS
https://markfarner.com
See the new video of Mark Farner - Never And Always https://youtu.be/DeYKQSkfQ08
Mark Farner Live Video in Chile taken From Chile With Love DVD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8keBh-t_gk
New Video Jim Peterik/Ides of March/Survivor by Abysmo Films https://youtu.be/IW2XWEBu-6o
Music Video by Abysmo Films ( www.abysmo.cl )
https://youtu.be/wZ0S4E7jjIE ( Rock And Roll Soul music video in the Mark Farner Channel )
Director: Carlos Toro V
Art Director: Fernanda Gamero
Taken From Chile With Love (Dvd Live In Chile)
About Mark Farner:
Mark Farner (Legendary all-American frontman and guitarist, Mark Farner, was the engine that pulled the original Grand Funk Railroad)
30 MILLION RECORDS SOLD WORLDWIDE
16 GOLD & PLATINUM RECORDS
14 TOP 40 HITS 5 TOP 10 HITS
2 #1 HITS
SOLD OUT SHEA STADIUM FASTER THAN ANY BANDS MORE THAN
"BAD TIME" 1975 BMI AWARD FOR THE MOST RADIO PLAYS
https://markfarner.com
Editing: Stefano Ponis
From the 1971 album Survival.
Take a look to my Playlist: The Best Rock Songs Ever Heard (194), thanks http://www.youtube.com/view_play...
Editing: Stefano Ponis
From the 1971 album Survival.
Take a look to my Playlist: The Best Rock Songs Ever Heard (194), thanks http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=9DAF13A7A754E5E7
Editing: Stefano Ponis
From the 1971 album Survival.
Take a look to my Playlist: The Best Rock Songs Ever Heard (194), thanks http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=9DAF13A7A754E5E7
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Some Kind Of Wonderful (Remastered) · Grand Funk Railroad
All The Girls In The World Beware!!!
℗ A Capitol Recor...
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Some Kind Of Wonderful (Remastered) · Grand Funk Railroad
All The Girls In The World Beware!!!
℗ A Capitol Records Release; ℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
Released on: 2003-01-01
Producer: Jimmy Lenner
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Shelly Yakus
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Evren Göknar
Composer Lyricist: John Ellison
Composer Lyricist: Avi Kulawy
Composer Lyricist: R.J. Ober
Composer Lyricist: Chris Moore
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Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Some Kind Of Wonderful (Remastered) · Grand Funk Railroad
All The Girls In The World Beware!!!
℗ A Capitol Records Release; ℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
Released on: 2003-01-01
Producer: Jimmy Lenner
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Shelly Yakus
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Evren Göknar
Composer Lyricist: John Ellison
Composer Lyricist: Avi Kulawy
Composer Lyricist: R.J. Ober
Composer Lyricist: Chris Moore
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Mark Farner - guitar, harmonica, vocals
Don Brewer - drums, vocals
Mel Schacher - bass
"Inside-Looking Out", often written "Inside Looking Out",is a 1966 single by The Animals. It was a substantial hit in their native land, reaching number 12 on the UK Singles Chart, number 21 in Canada, but was at best a minor hit in the United States, reaching number 34 on the U.S. pop singles chart. The song is very loosely based on a work chant entitled "Rosie" collected by musicologist Alan Lomax and released in his album Popular Songbook.
In 1969 it was covered by Grand Funk Railroad, who on their album Grand Funk added some marijuana references to the lyrics such as changing the original's "rebirth" to "reefer." A reworking of portions of the song was also recorded by the Austrian band Novak's Kapelle in 1969 as "Hypodermic Needle". It was later covered by doom metal band The Obsessed, released on their 1999 compilation album, Incarnate and again by The Greenhornes on their 2001 self-titled second album. In 2001, Eric Burdon released a live cover on Official Live Bootleg 2000.
Dan Auerbach does a live cover on his recent shows.
Other covers included by Fringe, Gerry Joe Weise, The Mops, and Layabouts. A sample from the Grand Funk version is embedded in the song "High 5 (Rock The Catskills)" on the Beck album Odelay.
Grand Funk Railroad - I'm Your Captain (Live 1971)
This video was shown at Shea Stadium the entire last year before Shea closed. This July 9th 1971 concert still holds the ticket sales record, breaking the record set by The Beatles.
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Closer To Home (I'm Your Captain) · Grand Funk Railroad
Closer To Home
℗ 2002 Capitol Records, LLC
Released on: 1970-06-15
Producer: Terry Knight
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Kenneth Hamann
Conductor, Associated Performer, Recording Arranger: Tom Baker
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Evren Göknar
Composer Lyricist: Mark Farner
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See the new video of Mark Farner - Never And Always https://youtu.be/DeYKQSkfQ08
Mark Farner Live Video in Chile taken From Chile With Love DVD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8keBh-t_gk
New Video Jim Peterik/Ides of March/Survivor by Abysmo Films https://youtu.be/IW2XWEBu-6o
Music Video by Abysmo Films ( www.abysmo.cl )
https://youtu.be/wZ0S4E7jjIE ( Rock And Roll Soul music video in the Mark Farner Channel )
Director: Carlos Toro V
Art Director: Fernanda Gamero
Taken From Chile With Love (Dvd Live In Chile)
About Mark Farner:
Mark Farner (Legendary all-American frontman and guitarist, Mark Farner, was the engine that pulled the original Grand Funk Railroad)
30 MILLION RECORDS SOLD WORLDWIDE
16 GOLD & PLATINUM RECORDS
14 TOP 40 HITS 5 TOP 10 HITS
2 #1 HITS
SOLD OUT SHEA STADIUM FASTER THAN ANY BANDS MORE THAN
"BAD TIME" 1975 BMI AWARD FOR THE MOST RADIO PLAYS
https://markfarner.com
Editing: Stefano Ponis
From the 1971 album Survival.
Take a look to my Playlist: The Best Rock Songs Ever Heard (194), thanks http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=9DAF13A7A754E5E7
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group
Some Kind Of Wonderful (Remastered) · Grand Funk Railroad
All The Girls In The World Beware!!!
℗ A Capitol Records Release; ℗ 2003 Capitol Records, LLC
Released on: 2003-01-01
Producer: Jimmy Lenner
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Shelly Yakus
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Evren Göknar
Composer Lyricist: John Ellison
Composer Lyricist: Avi Kulawy
Composer Lyricist: R.J. Ober
Composer Lyricist: Chris Moore
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Grand Funk Railroad (also known as Grand Funk) is an Americanblues rock band that was highly popular during the 1970s, touring extensively and playing to packed arenas worldwide. David Fricke of Rolling Stone magazine once said, "You cannot talk about rock in the 1970s without talking about Grand Funk Railroad!" Known for their crowd-pleasing arena rock style, the band was well-regarded by audiences despite a relative lack of critical acclaim. The band's name is a play on words of the Grand Trunk Western Railroad, a railroad line that ran through the band's home town of Flint, Michigan.
History
Formation (1969)
Originally a trio, the band was formed in 1969 by Mark Farner (guitar, vocals) and Don Brewer (drums, vocals) from Terry Knight and the Pack, and Mel Schacher (bass) from Question Mark & the Mysterians; Knight soon became the band's manager, as well as naming the band as a play on words for the Grand Trunk Western Railroad, a well-known rail line in Michigan. First achieving recognition at the 1969 Atlanta Pop Festival, the band was signed by Capitol Records. After a raucous, well-received set on the first day of the festival, the group was asked back to play at the Second Atlanta Pop Festival the following year. Patterned after hard rock power trios such as Cream, the band, with Terry Knight's marketing savvy, developed its own popular style. In August 1969 the band released its first album titled On Time, which sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold record in 1970.
If somebody tells you "look out boy," "that stuff you're doin' is way too strong." Pay them no mind, just give 'em time, Keep your head, you can't do no wrong. Chorus Please don't worry, 'bout no jury, There's so many, of us anyway. If somebody tries to bust you, 'cause you had their daughter late last night. Don't get me wrong, but, you must be strong, And, you just can't get uptight. Chorus If somebody says you look funny, 'cause the way you dress, to them, ain't right. Say "hey, can't you see, you look funny to me? " "but, I'm just tryin' to be polite." Chorus Chorus Chorus