Grand Funk Railroad
- Thread starter Tony Aroma
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Mark Farner wasn't as good as some contemporaries, but he wasn't horrible IMHO. I always liked the song I Come Tumblin'. Farner lays down some outstanding riffs on that song.
I used to love them back in the day, but their music didn't stand the test of time for me, other than a hand full of songs.
I used to love them back in the day, but their music didn't stand the test of time for me, other than a hand full of songs.
REO
REO
We saw REO in the valley. After the show, we went to where they were hanging out. It was chained off, but when they saw my daughter, (5 year old with white blonde hair), the drummer came out and got her and took us in to visit. The drummer had real blonde hair too, if I remember correctly. They all signed on a piece of paper for My daughter, as she sat on the drummers lap. It was a great time, and they were all very nice to us. The autograhs are in the hall closet somewhere. If I see it, Ill snap a pic for you guys. They really signed it up good
REO
We saw REO in the valley. After the show, we went to where they were hanging out. It was chained off, but when they saw my daughter, (5 year old with white blonde hair), the drummer came out and got her and took us in to visit. The drummer had real blonde hair too, if I remember correctly. They all signed on a piece of paper for My daughter, as she sat on the drummers lap. It was a great time, and they were all very nice to us. The autograhs are in the hall closet somewhere. If I see it, Ill snap a pic for you guys. They really signed it up good
Sorry for the months delay in replying-REO by a long shot. GFR was for me one of those bands you loved when you 1st heard them, then they just wore on me. I heard them 1st in I guess in '70 in the service and I think they went downhill fast. By '72 when I saw them live I was unimpressed. Farner just couldn't play. But they were loud for sure, guess that covers up the playing, sorry guys, I just burnt out on them quick.
Way back in the olden days, when I was at an Air Force tech school in Urbana IL, I made it a mission to get up to Champaign to the club REO Speedwagon got their start. I was always of the opinion that if Journey, Rush, and REO Speedwagon jammed together, it would be totally monumental and truly EPIC. Could you imagine the Speeedwagon, Steve Perry, and Geddy Lee belting out a tune? Gives me shivers even thinking about it.
pokearound
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Noted Grand Funk Railroad fan, Homer Simpson, once described what made this band so great: "The wild shirtless lyrics of Mark Farner? The bong-rattling bass of Mel Schacher? The very competent drumwork of Don Brewer? Oh, man!"
..."if you're good you'll live forever, if you're bad you'll die when you die"...
herbwarrior420
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seen em a few yrs back at rock jam
Nadicus_Maximus
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I Can Feel him in the Morning...Great line from a great Grand Funk song bro.
Look at Farner nail this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw8N2cDne70
I saw Johnny Winter last summer and he outplayed Farner from '72.
He was what he was. I liked their music at the time very much. I also saw them in '72. I thought they had a great concert, but I have to admit that Bloodrock opened for them and were better.
I still have some tunes by GFR that I listen to from time to time, but as I said, they didn't stand the test of time for me.
Back in '72 they gave way for bands like Johnny Winter, Rolling Stones, Allman Brothers, and Pink Floyd. Bands I listen too a lot more now than GFR. Still, every now and then I get a hankerin' for some foot stomping music . . .
