Grand funk railroad flight of the phoenix msg 122372. Download the mp3 instrumental versions of grand funk railroad. The locomotion, one of the biggest hits of grand funk railroads career, was a happy accident. Grand funk railroad music, videos, stats, and photos. Grand funk railroad s web site including current information on the band, their tour, latest news, history, merchandise, and more information on the american band. Grand funk railroad reformed in 1981 with dennis bellinger on bass and released two albums. Emerging from the industrial town of flint, mi, grand funk were a workmanlike peoples band. For music credits, visit music downloads not rated by the esrb. There have been overdubs in the studio to clean up some of the tracks and add crowd noise, but 95% of rock live albums do this. Known for iconic rock hits such as the number ones were an american band and the locomotion, the band initially consisted of mark farner vocals, guitar, mel schacher bass and don brewer drums, with craig frost keyboards joining in 1972.
Rundgren, a poprock artist in his own right, was also known for his producing abilities, and he gave grand funk exactly what they were looking for. This clip was shot at the show witftv in hershey, pa. It also reached number 5 in australia, peaked at number 1 in canada, and reached number 11 in germany. Grand funk railroad inside looking out 1969 youtube. Grand funk railroad the locomotion hd 1080p youtube. They were precursors of heavy metal and were promoted as the loudest rock and roll band in the world in the early 1970s. Top 10 greatest grand funk railroad songs of all time. Grand funk railroad, sometimes shortened as grand funk, is an american hard rock band popular during the 1970s, which toured extensively and played to packed.
Built on fuzzedout blues riffs, simple lyrics, and at times seemingly unnecessary. This is grand funk railroad s 2nd live album from 1975, so lots of songs from grand funk s 2nd era 19721976. Were an american band sounded nothing like its muddy, plodding predecessors. American hard rockers who achieved stardom in the 1970s with constant touring and hits like were an american band. The locomotion, one of the biggest hits of grand funk railroad s career, was a happy accident. Check out the locomotion by grand funk railroad on amazon music. Each title offers a version with and without choirs. The bands name is a play on words of the grand trunk western railroad, a line that. Sign in deleted video grand funk railroad time machine by jmoore75860.
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Grand funk railroad is an american hard rock band that formed in 1969 in flint, michigan, united states. In spite of seething critical hatred robert christgau, for one, equated mark farners guitar solo in locomotion to the flushing of a toilet grand funk were one of the most popular rock groups of the 1970s, combining massive guitar riffs with pure pop hooks and a. The locomotion appeared on grand funk railroad s album shinin on and was released as a single in late winter 1974, eventually peaking at no. Grand funk railroad was a seminal force in giving the friendlier side of the heavy rock sound its charm and making it stick. Grand funk railroad farner judgement day blues 1987 by t. The most notable change, however, came with the hiring of todd rundgren to produce the bands eighth album. Grand funk railroad farner no false idols georgia 1987 by t. This goffinking classic, originally popularized in a brassy soul version by little eva, was added to shinin on after the rest of the group overheard mark farner singing the song on the way to the studio. Grand funk railroad is an american trio band formed in 1969, and named after the grand trunk western railroad in michigan.
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