Grand Funk Railroad - "INSIDE LOOKING OUT 1969"

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[@keith6485]

No auto tune. No remix. No sampling. Just three talented guys playing their hearts out. And it is pure fire! When they played Shea Stadium in 1971, they sold out the place in three hours. It took The Beatles three weeks to accomplish that feat.

[@USGrant-rr2by]

LIVE!!

[@proudarmymom8657]

And yet they’re being snubbed for the rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame don’t get it except to say it’s nothing but politics!!

[@jonathanshoop8554]

You start gettin into bands like this flawd....there's no turning back u gonna end up really understanding ain't nuthin like classic rock❤❤

[@chriswood1054]

They are NOT lying brother!

[@amjrpain919]

This was the soundtrack of my youth!

[@luigipasquale3938]

My older brother took me to see them at Cobo Hall in Detroit in April 1971.. a week before I left for Vietnam.. great band.. great music.. great time

[@robertcussins2807]

Thanks man. My brother was there five years before. So, yeah, thanks. Wish I could have seen GF But too young for my folks. And I lived far away from radio that was informative, and so far from venues. But I appreciate your service brother.

[@luigipasquale3938]

@@robertcussins2807.. ​​⁠it was a great time to live through.. the brother who took me to that concert was back from Nam for a little over two years.. my oldest brother was there (Vietnam) in 64-65. So we covered the start, middle and end.. good thing was I was glad it was over before my youngest brother had to go.. peace to you and well wishes to your brother..

[@williammc866]

3 dudes from flint Michigan, a guitar, a bass and awesome drums.

[@tomsawyer6324]

Seen them open up for ZZ Top back in 1981. Fantastic show. Both bands having only 3 members and making such terrific songs was special. 🇺🇸🎸

[@musicairplanes4884]

Saw them open for Ten Years After at the Forum in Inglewood in the late 70's. They totally stole the show.

[@jimburg621]

I remember that tour.

[@bert0522]

Them open for ZZ Top, WOW. Jim

[@ralpholson7616]

Saw them in 71. They weren't opening for anyone at that point. They were top bill. A band called Blood rock opened for them.

[@pastorvincentcorbin]

The greatest garage band ever!!! I'm 70 yo & the brothers & I from the hood in Philly loved Mark, Don, & Mel & seen them back in the day three times at the Philadelphia Spectrum!

[@alanmcclure9546]

Ohhh,,, the Guys who survived Vietnam, to call themselves Vets, sure loved GFR. My half brother came back in 72, and the first thing he did was made a copy for me on 8Track to grow up on. I can remember many times coming home to have him just blasting the Railroad on full volume, to Just Feel Alright, as if from the Inside Looking Out. GOD Bless all those who Lived, and Died in Service... THANK YOU More great GFR songs, Feeling Alright, Im Your Captian/Closer to my Home, I Can Feel Him in the Morning, Mean Mistreater, Heartbreaker. and the list keeps going on and on.

[@tomaleshire4145]

That bass guitar!💥🔥 Damn!💯 This album came out my senior year in high school!🤯 What a great time to be young, high, and crazy!💯🤪🤭❤️✌️

[@daveman_50]

Mel was my first bass teacher. I listened to GF Live over and over and learned all the bass parts. A great education!

[@allenlocke1935]

I love that bass tone from that era. I'm a guitar player and wish to jam with people who own that tone!@@daveman_50

[@Proud.American58]

Great job. Btw, if your dad is in his 60’s and liked rock, he listened to it! I’m 65 and this song and band was in my wheelhouse. For another similar performance like this, check out the Edgar Winter Group doing “Frankenstein” live on The Old Grey Whistle Test. (If you haven’t done so already).

[@jimburg621]

"I'm your Captain" was the 1st 45 I purchased. During this 1969 tour, they where opening for Led Zepplin. LZ kicked them off the tour because GFR was up staging them every show. Damn hard to follow such greatness.

[@scotttrainer9704]

These guys actually sold out stadiums faster than Led Zeppelin. They are a hometown favorite here in mid Michigan, they are from Flint, MI.

[@47tooter]

They broke attendance records of the Rolling Stones, the Beatles and Elvis Presley .

[@jteeitup99]

Flint Town represent!!

[@mikeriv60]

I am still amazed that people today don't know or ever heard some of the greatest rock bands ever...crazy.

[@kingoffire9373]

The ability to have a catchy hook that you delineate from for several minutes and jam and then pull it back in making the hook that much harder is something that is lost on todays music.

[@carolwolf9614]

So true :(

[@willeforsberg]

They play with empathy, heart and feeling, phenomenal!

[@harryrodriguez5509]

This is how I spent/misspent five years in the late '60s and early '70s. Man, that was real.

[@richardworton4597]

Great band from Flint Michigan. Sold out Shea Stadium faster than the Beatles. Another great from Michigan.

[@jonathanlocke6404]

The bass work here is outstanding...

[@michaelescareno7048]

Greetings from Austin!! Great to see your appreciation for this!! I was fortunate to have seen Grand Funk live in 1972 and 1974 in San Antonio, and also on their reunion tour in the 90s in Austin at the old Austin Music Hall. They were absolutely amazing live!! Again, glad you all did this reaction!!!

[@mrnobody9104]

These brothers always brought it, the real deal!

[@victoriagrove5344]

This may be the best live rock performance in history. Incredibly talents guys, all extremely talented and they work together so well! Dayum!

[@bugvswindshield]

one heck of a song. So good.

[@Kevonutube303]

1969 this was performed, band members were 20 Bass, 20, Drums and Lead, 19 years old. This was in a TV studio, playing for 10 to 15 people. They played at Shea Stadium for 60,000 not including the field. Can you imagine the sound and energy heard there?? Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for sharing.

[@jannaromine5908]

""Some Kind of Wonderful", "Heartbreaker", "We're An American Band", and "I'm Your Captain" all live performances come to mind.

[@bigboymybubba]

Two things stand out in this video. One, the drummer, Don Brewer really puts his all into playing those drums. He's non-stop for 10 minutes straight. That's quite a workout. What really gets me is the audience here. They are seeing one of the greatest live performances ever and they're just sitting there. How are they not up dancing all over the place? Amazing performance by everyone.

[@lookiloo100]

Damn, haven't heard this song in a good 20 years. Grand Funk is soul

[@47tooter]

My first love was Grand Funk at 13 years old in 1975 and the song that got me hooked was this one ! I just loved it 48 years ago and still love it today.

[@ricksurratt9034]

Yup a staple of my youth..

[@craigslue]

Truly one of the great bands that have been snubbed by the HOF! The drummer also has a great voice and sings in many of their songs. They are all still kicking and performing and hope they can put their differences aside and perform together again.

[@marthayoung2308]

Very deep dive on GFR is a gift! Lol. They have a treasure trove of songs for you to react to! I know I'll be here for it! Thank you both. 😁

[@jasonremy1627]

One of the greatest power trios ever.

[@tommyboyindy1157]

The greatest

[@yanotarot5602]

I'm french, but for me it's the best of sound i can find, the great deep America, so much talent !

[@twwtjohns]

Grand Funk was the first band I saw in concert back in 1971 and to this day they're my favorite.

[@franktrig]

Grand Funk Railroad always went all in. There live stuff from Shea stadium is a must.

[@joecrone9862]

Mark and the boys always put on a great show ! You two should check out grandfunk "we're an American band " official video. The drummer sings lead on it. Great video too !

[@targetshootr]

Later on they added keyboards. They brought the same fire with "Heartbreaker" in '74 live at the LA forum. Well worth checking out.

[@glassontherocks]

Those screams were real no auto-enhancement. That was more funk for the money back in those daze.

[@MYSTICRATTLER]

You guys are the 1st ones I've seen react on this, that caught Reefer. Very good ears. I like Y'all, Keep on with GFR doing I'm Your Captain...

[@tinapatterson5022]

This Guy was 19yrs old. Singing The Hell out of this song!!

[@47tooter]

Bass player is 19. The other 2 are 21.

[@holysmokes5817]

When the mic. is headbangin' you know you've got something good!! The definitive Stadium Rock 70's band... Cheers 🍄🌲🍄✨💥🌈

[@kellyhouse4263]

🎸 🔥🤟 Hell yeah..definitely check out more of these legend bands!

[@edwardmuniz623]

We're seeing this band next month at the Yaamava Theatre in Highland Ca.!

[@roadkill7314]

I miss the days when bands could perform live without some huge chreographed dance show. You can't fake this live!

[@bayareathrasher666]

pure 100% talent, legends.

[@noelleone1305]

One of the greatest "Power Trios" ever.......

[@albertjflores8950]

San Antonio Texas , i grew up with this style of music 🎵🎶

[@Maverick-lk4ck]

Man GFR is my top 3 bands,my pops jammed this, CCR, Zeppelin, Doobie Brothers, Allman Brothers growing up,but if I remember what pops saying they were never accepted to the rock and roll hall a fame for some reason

[@msmith5121]

Think about this for a minute...this was 54 years ago! Unbelievable...maybe the best live performance ever recorded on YT!

[@russelldye3751]

The guitarist/ lead singer plays guitars,keyboards( piano/ organ) harmonica ,etc! Multitalented guy! Mark Farner

[@rickhill56]

Damn. I am experiencing some frightening memory loss these last few yrs now. But I remember this song and band hitting me and some friends like it was yesterday. I was 13 14 when it was the music we were listening to. Hard to believe that. What does a 13 yr old listen to today? No clue

[@sammy2840]

Fired as opening band for Zepplin for being just too damn great!❤

[@36karpatoruski]

Fabulous Classic Hard Blues Rock!!! Another master class in the genre - check out Led Zeppelin - In My Time of Dying (Live at Knebworth) and When The Levee Breaks (studio album Led Zeppelin IV)

[@hog7203]

Excellent choice and intro to GFR. One of my favorite bands. They have a ton of great songs. Check out their tunes Heartbreaker or Sin's A Good Man's Brother. Y'all would enjoy music from the bands, War, Rare Earth, and Free. Late 60s and 70s music is hard to beat, no matter the genre.

[@bryanforis1839]

Great live band music sounds great 👍 they in top 20 with bon Scott and dio and Bruce Dickerson

[@jasonremy1627]

If you want another song similar in vibe to this, check out "30 Days In The Hole" by Humble Pie. It's another great bluesy classic.

[@DoctorZebedee]

When I was 16, I wanted to see them play in Dayton, Ohio. My dad insisted on going with me. Our seats were way up practically in the rafters of the auditorium. The smoke from the reefer wafted up from below throughout the concert. Though it only took us 35 minutes to get to the concert, it took us 2 hours to find our way back home.

[@plantlvr]

One of the best bands of the 70's.

[@rafehr1378]

That would be the late 1960s.

[@albertjflores8950]

I'm 64 years old still jammin San Antonio , Texas 🌞😉😆

[@jeffjohnson9911]

In the previous version of this song by Eric Burdon & The Animals, the lyric was '' Rebirth" not "Reefer" (I've also seen Reaper, which makes even less sense.) Also the word Nickle Bag was changed from Burlap Bag. This song was based on an old prison work song called "Rosie."

[@pastorvincentcorbin]

This was filmed live at a public television studio before a dozen people in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania before their concert.

[@BD-tk2nr]

was done at channel 33 Hershey Pa....public tv....dozen people.....

[@bella-xp7qd]

They sold out Shea stadium faster than the Beatles did. If look at Mark Farner's guitar 🎸, he stuffed the holes with foam and covered with masking tape then painted it pysodelic because he didn't like the feedback he was hearing. They broke up, but Don (bassist), and Don Brewer still tour under Grand Funk Railroad. Mark tours with his own band Mark Farner's American Band. They were 21, 22 years old when this video was recorded.

[@karmicscope5259]

“That was rugged” Lol. Well said.

[@ericramirez4518]

Los 70 las mejores bandas del Rock de todos los tiempos GrandFunk , Zeppelin , Floy , Génesis , etc.

[@detroitlady7201]

Mark Farner is Indian. Hence armband. Also, GFR sold out Shea stadium quicker than the Beatles. They were great!

[@maryannerazzano7692]

My first concert in 74...loved them

[@glynnborders762]

I was 16 in Detroit when this came out. At the time of Motown Records, down the street. Grand Funk was in Flint, Michigan. About 90 minutes away.

[@snewhouse13]

This is what you call talent, sorely missing in today's "music" with all the electronics and sound tracks because they don't have the talent to really perform live. Glad you enjoyed this.

[@FlawdTV]

There's PLENTY of bands and artists that play instruments and perform live.

[@dennisholiday1868]

@@FlawdTV Yes you are right because they learned from the masters and Grand Funk Railroad was one of them. Prince was a big fan of The Railroad and you could see it in some things Prince did.

[@mneugent7658]

And they were like what, 18-21 years old then? Amazing.

[@quentinmichel7581]

Mel the bassist was 18 at this time... Don and Mark were both 20 or 21.

[@user-xp8qx7fb5z]

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. Check out another video that was part of this same TV series by Mountain playing "Mississippi Queen". it is a classic

[@jockaud]

Musical perfection!! - thank you Original GFR

[@toddmartin6572]

West amplifiers from Lansing Michigan.. rip to David west

[@davidbird461]

Best covers ongoing, always answer

[@hiloc19]

Saw them in Montreal 1971

[@bobduerwald9805]

One of the best songs by Grand Funk Railroad is I'm Your Captain. Watch the live version at Shea Stadium. It looked like the whole stadium was going to collapse!

[@tommyboyindy1157]

Grand Funk is the greatest garage band ever.

[@akamaimalahine]

Best Jam Band ever!

[@scotttrainer9704]

Reefer meaning she'll be what gets him high.

[@user-xp8qx7fb5z]

Notice Mark Farner's guitar which was a Musicraft Messenger guitar which was ahead of it's time with an aluminum neck, stereo outputs and a special fuzz circuit that gave it a special sound. It was a hollow body electric guitar which Mark stuffed with foam rubber and taped over the front openings with masking tape to reduce feedback since he played so loud. In the viedeo you can clearly see the masking tape on the front.

[@swimlaps1]

Interesting!

[@tommyboyindy1157]

Yet at the time it was a a cheap bargain bin guitar

[@vicmusgrave1278]

The drummers doing the screaming

[@ballsyrocker]

There are a couple videos here on The Tube of them playing live back in 1970 or so in a stadium gig and the crowd is with them fully! Check it out. They were from Flint, Michigan. and lead guitarist/singer writer Mark Farner has been playing solo in his new band "American Band". Peace. I am 76.

[@markhopkins222]

Mark lead, Don Drums. Mel Bass he just turned 18 when this was recorded

[@MrTech226]

Singer (long haired), Mark Farner still sings today mainly in Christian Music. While his former bandmates, Mel (Bass) and Don (Drums) continues as GFR today.

[@MrTech226]

Speaking of Don Brewer, drummer, few years ago played with another fellow Michigander, Bob Seger on Bob's final tour. Ask your father about Bob Seger, and he will tell you to react Bob's iconic songs too.

[@jamespaivapaiva4460]

Two bands played at the old Shea Stadium, N.Y.C. The Beatles and Grand Funk, G.F.R. sold it out quicker! And the next day there was so much damage that it was the last rock concert in that stadium ever! They were legendary live, too bad that there is so much bad blood between Mark Farner(guitar) and the other two guys. Peace & Love.

[@USGrant-rr2by]

"I feel like my dad would listen to this" ....your dad MADE YOU to this song!!!!!!!!!!

[@akamaimalahine]

Don Brewers fro was epic!

[@tiges1972]

Thats how its done 😮

[@robt7199]

Mark, Mel and Don....all it takes

[@brucecollett8663]

They should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

[@matthewgriffin6851]

Lol Bob Ross looking drummer is really awesome lol

[@robertdelonge9392]

What your watching is the definitive rock funk soul band out of Detroit, Mark Farner the lead guitar here was only 19 yrs old I do believe

[@andrewc318]

Yes honey may dad listens to this all the time

[@tbone2071]

One of the best live performances of any genre ever! Worst part of that, was the audience reaction! lol

[@stefaniebrauer128]

Just 3 dudes jamming! Love that you did this. You guys are great.

[@charlesbishop4000]

Grand Funk Railroad has many great songs. Besides all of their obvious talents, I love Mark Farner's and Don Brewer's voice blend. It touches something in me. Like John and Paul with Funk. You don't so much hear that in this song. I would recommend "I'm Your Captain. (Closer to Home)"

[@buckleymordecai9605]

Welcome to rock and roll guys!

[@bumperu]

Nickel bags: $5.00 bags of dope. It was cheap in 1972.

[@47tooter]

A 1/8 OZ. about 7 joints. me and 4 other 12 year old friends would chip in a buck each and smoke 2 together and each have 1 for later. .. Good times, Circa 1974.

[@davidlitchke4964]

One of my favorite live performances for sure.

[@wmomente]

Just brilliant

[@markkauder1288]

The amazing thing to me is that the Bassist were 18yr old and the drummer and lead guitar was 21/22

[@philipturner6279]

First album I ever bought in my life, Grand Funk Live (the black album).

[@bethkelley575]

When music was GREAT!

[@josephmichelli2441]

Amazing!! All that wonderful sound from 3 People..... It would take 15 people today with computer shit today and would' nt sound as good..