GFR railroad is the only band to prove it out rocked Led Zepplin . GFR was kicked off of the tour because they were getting more curtain calls than LZ and they got jealous. True story.

"Grand" describes the scale of their music. "Funk" describes their sound. "Railroad" is giving you fair warning that you're about to get hit, head-on by a runaway train.

Glad you liked them, three guys playing their asses off, No studio tricks just three great musicians.

This is one of the greatest live performance of all time. In 1969 with three guys all around 21 years old. GFR is LEGENDARY.

that lead singer was born in Jan, 1950 so unless this concert was before his birthday in 1969 he was 19.. so damn young...so much talent....all three of them

This is one of the first bands that I listened to in the late 60s Mark Farner is one bad ass guitar player

They we're barely out of high school when they did this ( amazing)

Them 3 dudes could sure make some beautiful noise! Watch it girl... you are becoming a real "ROCKER"!

Mark Farner is a ridiculously good singer.

I've been listening to this song every week since 1969. Welcome to one of the best rock bands ever! Rock On!

This is my first time watching YOUR reaction and you got into it. GFR was music we grew up with in the early 70's, especially around the Detroit area. They brought Funk, Soul and Rock in one package. Mark, Don & Mel.

I grew up with a lot of GFR but I didn't know the kids today would dig it like this. Maybe a Surgeon General warning should come with GFR music. 😎

I think I’ve seen sooo many reactions of this song and it gets better each time...

It's a crime that GFR isnt in the Rock & Roll hall of fame 😡😡😡😡

Insane why aren't they in the Rock and Roll Hall of fame???

Grand Funk Railroad, Out Sold the Beatles Selling Out Shea Stadium faster than the Beatles did. Were Shunned by the Rolling Stone Paper, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Which really is Beyond Belief. "Foot Stompin Music", "Heart Breaker", "Closer Too Home/ I'm Your Captain", "Some Kind of Wonderful", "Shine On". Some more great tunes...

Welcome to the amazing Grand Funk Railroad! Many great tunes on this rail line, climb aboard!

Only 2 bands ever played Shea stadium (home of the New York Mets). The Beatles and Grand Funk. The city of New York banned all concerts at Shea after the Railroad. The crowd was jumping up and down so much that the entire stadium started to oscillate. The fire Marshall almost closed the concert down. The Beatles sold out just over 2 weeks. GFR sold out in 72 hours.

I loved your reaction. You could really feel it. Reminded me of the way people used to groove. No holding back. Just get into it. You're like an old soul. Thanks for keeping it alive.

Never heard or seen this before..enjoyed the hell out of it...some of us reacting new like you are lol

Listen to a young a hungry..Grand Funk..The Soul Gods sent a blessing..much respect and much success..thank you for this.

Oh God please please please,go down the GFR rabbit hole.

These guys have a ton of great songs jump into the rabbit hole.

best funkin' rhythm section ever

Yeah, Mark Farner has made a good looking older man, too. I don’t remember 1969 (LOL), but I remember them from the mid 70s, and I had a crush on him.

They were the band back when i was in High School. Nothing but Incredible and on a whole different level totally !! We had the best of the best back then. Bands and their music that was a bazillion times more fresh and funky than Anything thats playing today !!!!✌✌✌✌

This is why I like you. You recognise good music.

This performance was recorded in Hershey, PA at the Hershey Community Center by WITF-TV channel 33 (PBS station) in 1969 for their show titled "The Show". There were only a few handfuls of people watching it live.

fun seeing how much you got into this music that i have loved for 50 years...the guy on bass was barely 18 at the time, the other two were 20...

I think I saw them back in like 1973 or so I'm sure my friend Dave saw them .Man those times were a blur weren't they ? good weed good LSD . how I miss the good ole days .

GFR was a classic. I'm Your Captain(Highly recommended) is one of their best and well known efforts.

The music scene in Michigan was vibrant, heavy influence of all the musicians from Motown Records, so Funky, good times.

I saw them in the 70s, best band to see live. One was 19 and the other 2 were 20 at this time. They sold out Shea Stadium faster than the Beatles. Three piece power band a little later added a key board player. Mark, sang, wrote and played several instruments. 60s and 70s bands had a ton of talent

Saw them in 69 live, at a small movie theater. It changed my life at 17. I started growing my hair out! 😎✌️👍

This Dee-troit Rock/Funk fusion Band was so underrated. Mark Farner (Guitar&vovals) is so damn talented. I was a teenager of 17 when these guys were hot. I think around 1973. Thanks for playing Grand Funk. You may want to check out a lot more of their stuff. They had so many #1 Hit songs in the 70s it's crazy.

I just hit the LIKE on this one..... didn’t even have to watch 😂

By far my favorite live performance ever. Raw, gritty, they put the FU in funk ☮️

'Big Dog' also played a pretty mean organ besides singing, guitar and harmonica. Almost forgotten but great band. They were one of my faves back in '69. They are from Flint, MI. Check out their live video of 'Heartbreaker'. Big Dog is all prettied up...:)

Definitely should be in rock 'n roll hall of fame! I grew up in the Sixties and Seventies. These guys are just a trio! They rocked as hard as anybody!

ALL bands from Detroit are funky! Probably even the polka wedding bands have soul if they're out of Detroit!

Foot Stompin Music Should be Next.They started their Concerts With it!FIRE

Thanks for covering Grand Funk Railroad. As a teenager I saw them live in 1973 and 1974, and again on their reunion tour in 1995. Some of the greatest shows ever. They started in Detroit in the late 60s, so they had that soul influence on some of their music.

This was the first 8-track I ever bought

The must underrated rock band ever.

She looked tired out at the end, trying to catch her breath and getting a drink of water (wink)!

That's what 3 dudes from Flint Michigan could do in 1969! People! That's how you slap that Bass,Drum those Drums, and play the guitar and mouth harp! And make it happen in A 3 Man Band!

Brilliance!! When talent mattered!!

LIVE ! No auto tune. One of the finest live rock performances ever.

Thank you for the positive review on this great band I’ve loved since I was 10 years old (1972) You totally explained how this band really is🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶🎵✌🏽😃

I grew up with Grand Funk ...am 60 now and STILL love it and always WILL .

Great pick, this is my favorite GFR song, and one killer live performance.

Yeah just 3 guys having fun and we got the privilege to watch it. I never get tired of this video. Great Reaction as always. BTW I seen recently that these guys are going on tour In sure it would still be a fun concert even though they are now grandpa's!!😂😂

Your reaction to this is pretty much my 1st reaction when i 1st heard it in 1969. It proves GFR is timeless....

1969.... they only had their talent to get them by! They were in the zone:) Performers now rely on too much tech to make them sound good.

This is in my opinion the best live performance in rock history! These guys play off each other and seem to have endless talent and energy!

well...in the mid-1970s, Mark[ the guitarist], had the original Hot Lips Houlihan [Sally Kellerman] as a girlfriend, from the movie M.A.S.H., not the tv series.

Seen these boys in 74 , they ruled back then. Black Licorice,We’re An American Band,Shining On , So e Kind of Wonderful and their remake of Locomotion 😎🎸

Grand Funk Railroad...critics hated, but fans loved. 13 Platinum Albums in their career...more than "Cream" Three boys from Flint, Michigan.

The pouring-out from the Soul of Motown and Then reaching Flint, Michigan!

GFR had a huge influence on Prince.

The drummer is the vocalist on We're An American Band, definitely one to check out. Watch their live performances, nobody was higher energy than GFR! In many concerts, Mark has his shirt off, Mel, the bass player said it was funny. Mark would remove his shirt and then the women in the audience would start removing theirs! I grew up in Toledo, and we would hitchhike weekly to either Detroit or Ann Arbor to catch the bands. Saw GFR many times, Bob Seger, Alice Cooper, Iggy Pop & The Stooges just to name a few. Savoy Brown, too. Crashed a couple of 3 day fests modeled after Woodstock. It was a great time to grow up!

Mark Farner (Lead singer- Guitarist) is a dear friend. I toured with him an opened for him. Thank you so much for showing showing The Man who was and IS Grand Funk! His drummer Don Brewer betrayed Mark and tried to take over, ruining the band! Don is Possessed! PS- Mark is on the God Squad now baby! He's hangin' with The King! recorded some excellent Gospel music too! ricknorrismusic.net

I'd love to hear you do a cover of this song! I bet you'd sing the hell out of it! That smile on your face was priceless during the breakdown!

I was 12 when this song came out! Loved jamming too this. Been along time. Blues rock will never die!

Really Old Fart here. I really enjoyed your reaction here. It was natural. Proud to say that I DID get to see this band Live in Concert 3 times in the early 1970's. GFR was the very first BIG Live Concert I ever got to see. So Yes... they made an impression. Carry on.

That is some sick bass.

One of my all time Favorite Rock Bands 1969 Damn Hippies GIT SOME

Yup I saw them in 1971 after the Live album came out in 1970. The lyrics are altered on this version, as the original was about revenge on a narc "can't keep that rat from me." Mel's bass slide really made this work, and the song, "Into the Sun" (as heard on the live album) provoked a near riot as attendees grooved on something they'd never heard before.

I just subscribed to your channel because you chose Grand Funk to analyze. One of the best bands of all time that deserves to be recognized for their talent and contribution to the music world. Long live GFR.

Bad ass!!

Miss you had a lot of great band's around about this time but very few of them wanted GFR to tour or do a show with them. They just had to much energy to keep up with.

Love your reaction SC. Saw them in 1972 right out of basic training with Freddie King opening for them. No band like them.

Their name Grand Funk Railroad is a play on Grand Trunk Railroad which ran through the part of Michigan from which they hailed.

this is the coolest song you've done yet

Hippy's used to make love listening to that kind of music haha.

It’s Grand Funk, not lill funk or some funk it’s “GRAND”, Loved the ‘70’s😃😜🤪😎👊🏻

I love GFR and that’s a great song. I really loved watching your reaction to it too. You earned yourself and new subscriber.

GFR was my very first concert. I was 12 when my Dad took me to see them at the Greek Theatre in ‘98. I grew up listening to them with my Dad but seeing them live was a whole other experience. Great stuff. I’ve now become a live music junky due to my Dad’s influences and awesome taste in music. And Mark Farner still rocks hard!!! ✊🏻

There's a song called Limousine Driver by this band on a video by Playboy After Dark. It is really chill. Shows the group live in 69' as well with dancers from the club. Worth checking out. I love the fat bass Mel plays in this group. You are right he is quiet, but aren't they the ones you have to look out for? Thanks for your reaction. Love it. Cheers from Canada

Lead guitar player Mark Farner is from Flint Michigan😊

Hay young lady me and Noemi been together since 1979. we follow you. Good for you doing Grand Funk.We have seen your reactions. I will now watch to see you moving on. Your the best reactor on KZfaq .

Black coffee all over again..my skin is white..but my soul is Black..probably loved them some sweet soul sistas

This song has the best base guitar sound of all time!

Just to let you know Closer to home/I'm your captain go together. Not to be separated!

Oh my , Scribe hit us with some Pulp Fiction Dance moves , some semi-head banging , and I swear I saw just a tiny bit of the Ray Charles head bob around 2:54 ! Luv'd it .

Grand Funk Railroad - the very pride of Flint, Michigan.

Hence the name of the band Grand FUNK Railroad lol. Glad you reacted to this band.

I'll tell you one chick who had the hots for Mark was Janis Joplin! She was always turning up at their gigs back in the day. Mark and Janis might have been an item if she lived long enough

Love to watch you rock out! Too bad you missed the seventies.Wish I could have seen you there

Young lady, I love your way, YOU ROCK, you really do. Thanks for such great moment

Girl! I ain't sure you would have survived them days! You'd have been one of them girls that just got so into it at the concert that she just sort of rose up to the sky and went away.. never to be seen again. I've seen it happen with my own eyes! 😎

another great example of the variety of "sounds" that were available to us while we were growing up to at the time.... man, really you kids missed a lot and i mean a lot... ...peace

There was a saying back in the 70s, "If you can't play it live you can't play it at all" You either had talent or you didn't. GFR definitely did.

YOU actually gave me more of an appreciation for that band than I had way back when. You are a rocker!

THEY SOLD OUT QUICKER THAN THE BEATLES

You can't go wrong with GFR. Tight hard-working funky band. Great vocals great drum great bass. Best three piece band of the 60s. Thanks for playing them girl. They're great just like you.

Great video, thanks for sharing. I was 8 years old when my brother brought home a Grand Funk Railroad album and said to me "listen to this".

That Bass is something else.

Grand Funk Railroad for me were one of the great bands of the late 1960's & into the 1970's. ever to come from America.

After GFR was kicked off stage by Led Zeppelin manager, the crowd threw stuff on the stage & half the crowd reportedly walked out on conccert