Grand Funk Railroad - Inside Looking Out 1969
http://www.petitiononline.com/... Funk Railroad performing Inside Looking Out live from 1969. This clip was shot at "The Show" WITF-TV in Hershey,Pa. November 1969. Mark & Don were 20 & Mel 18 years old. This clip is timeless. I've had hundreds of messages from people of 4 generations worldwide that just are in awe of this powerful performance (Folks from 11 to 83 years of age). I've been told it's early "metal", to the original "grunge", to the real begining of "punk, to the first "garage band", to "pure tribal rock", to "straight-in-your-face rock", to "industrial-strength power rock". One things for sure, it is powerful, passionate, singular, & unique. Mark, Don, & Mel changed music forever with 10 minute Power Songs like this one. This is a POWER TRIO at its best. Grand Funk Railroad was truly a "Performance Vehicle". What you heard on the albums could be duplicated 100% on their live performances. Many would say it's impossible for a 3 piece band to do this live. See the impossible. Once you start watching it, it's hard not to finish it. This is the most popular GFRxR video on the net. Click on the link below & sign the online petition to induct Mark Farner & GFRxR into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame now! http://www.petitiononline.com/... go here for The Mark Farner interview about The Legendary Shea Stadium Concert in July of 1971. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/articl... sitting here lonely like a broken man.I serve my time doin the best I can.Walls and bars they surround me.But, I dont want no sympathy.No baby, no baby,All I need is some tender lovin.To keep me sane in this burning oven.And, when my time is up, youll be my reefer.Life gets worse on gods green earth.Be my reefer, got to keep smokin that thing.No, no, no, no, no, no.No, no, no, no, no, no, no.I said now baby ... baby ..., let me smoke it ... smoke it ...Makes me feel good ... feel good, yes, I feel good ... ahhhhh ...Yes, I feel alright ... feel alright ..., yes, I feel alright ... feel alright ...Yes, I feel alright ... ahhhhh ...Ohhhhh ...Ice cold water is runnin through my veins.They try and drag me back to work again.Pain and blisters on my mind and hands.I work all day making up NICKEL (burlap) bags.The oats theyre feeding me are driving me wild.I feel unhappy like a new born child.Now, when my time is up, you wait and see.These walls and bars wont keep that stuff from me.No, no, baby,Wont keep that stuff from me.No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.No, no, no, no, no, no, no.I need you right now mama.I need you right now baby.Right by my side, honey.All night long.Make me feel alright ...Yes, all ..., yes, all ..., yes, all ... alright.You better come on up and get down with me.Ill make you feel real good, just you wait and see.Make me feel alright ..., yes, I feel alright ...Yes, all ..., yes, all ..., yes, alright.
Channel: Music
Uploaded: March 11, 2007 at 7:12 pm
Author: PackedFunk
Length: 09:34
Rating: 4.90
Views: 598408
Tags: 1969 Farner Funk Grand HardRock Inside Looking Mark Out Railroad Rock Roll
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PackedFunk (September 5, 2008 at 4:40 am)
Ringo Starr, Tom Petty, & David Lee Roth have supported our petition to induct GFRxR into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. You can too by clicking the blue link above.Thanks Funk Fans!!!
PackedFunk (September 5, 2008 at 4:38 am)
Yea, Mark would tape-up the F-holes to give the guitar a unique sound. That messenger was a somewhat cheap guitar, but Mark made it special the way he played it.
PackedFunk (September 5, 2008 at 4:35 am)
I second that!
Tingman513 (September 5, 2008 at 3:45 am)
Did I just read some momo type Grand Funk Railroad sounds empty? Yes, I did. Listen kid, whatever the drug you're taking, stop. Also, go see an ear doctor, something is wrong with you. Seriously wrong. Please seek help immediately. You just witnessed the #1 live band perform live you momo! Where are parental controls when you need them? Silly litle kid calling GFR empty. Someone change their pampers. They are wet there and in the head!! Good grief, must of wet their pants to Madonna, the idiot.
PackedFunk (September 5, 2008 at 2:43 am)
That's Mark's famous (green) Musicraft Messenger guitar.
dchanson55 (September 5, 2008 at 2:42 am)
Anybody know what kind of guitar Mark is playing?
zitlight73 (September 4, 2008 at 1:25 am)
Sorry there's nothing "empty" that even remotely describes Grand Funk. They're full tilt boogie your ass off rock and roll. For their music they were in need of nothing, dig!
notfragile33 (September 3, 2008 at 11:26 pm)
Farner wasn't alone among guitarists back in the day who liked to do the "chicken scratch muting" on the guitar, although he's more known for it than others. I was just listening more intently to my Deep Purple "box set" the other day, and noticed Ritchie Blackmore doing quite a bit "chicken scratch muting" himself, especially on the "In Rock" album. Also, Joe Walsh did a fair bit of it on his Les Paul guitar in his James Gang period (and it does sound pretty cool on a Les Paul guitar!)
mnpd007 (September 3, 2008 at 10:17 pm)
I always liked GFR, but like any three piece band that likes to play a lot of solo guitar riffs against nothing more than a bass and percussion background, the music finds itself "empty". Grand Funk was always in need of a rhythm guitar to provide fill when Farner was showing off his solo prowness.
HD80EVO (September 3, 2008 at 9:12 pm)
Everyone sign the petition above! |
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