Grand Funk Railroad - Into The Sun - MSG 12/23/72

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Grand Funk Railroad - Into The Sun performed live @ Madison Square Garden 12/23/72. The special Christmas show that was recorded for the 'In Concert' series. Yes, this is the real deal, the Grand Funk Railroad we all love with Mark Farner on lead vocals, guitar, & keyboard. This video captures some of the magic that was GFRxR. Grand Funk Railroad was truly a "Performace Vehicle." Click on the link below to sign the online petition to induct Mark Farner & GFRxR into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame now! www.petitiononl...
Rising, setting, been trying to get into the sun, yeah.
Wanting, getting, gonna get more, baby, when Im done.
All my life I had been waiting, then you turn me on.
Now therell be no hesitating, Im getting into the sun.
Growing, knowing, you learn more everyday, yeah.
Needing, succeeding, sun, dont go away.
Things are changing for the better, now Im not afraid.
Ill be writing you a letter, cause I just got paid.
Growing, knowing, you learn more everyday, yeah.
Needing, succeeding, sun, dont go away.
Things are changing for the better, now Im not afraid.
Ill be writing you a letter, cause I just got paid.

[@TheDukeOfCastleWolf]

I was born in 1987. When I was about 5 years old, my mother used to put GFR music while cleaning the house. And me, I just was dancing and jumping! Now I'm 25 and there's no day without GFR. Listen to this my friends: This is TRUE HARD ROCK.

[@curt7277]

I saw GFR at Cabo Hall in Detroit in 1971. I was 16 and I went with my brother who was 23 at the time. It was my first concert ever! One of the most fantastic experiences of my life! And believe me folks, I knew I was looking at greatness on that stage! And they are! Got Funk?

[@BrendaSharp-ce8cz]

Same story with me, 16 years old first concert in New Orleans. You're worlds. When is sublime touring backup band was Ballin Jack, a purple of black dudes when I saw grandfunk and mark Farner with a miracle tar? I knew I had to learn how to play guitar. I was never the name what a memory. They do not make him like that anymore

[@gdudley9]

I'm a 40 year guitar veteran, won the NC battle of the band's when I was 16 playing this song, the energy coming off the stage during this performance is off the scale! Hope to meet Mark Farner on the road one day !

[@papajohn240]

Best Band out of Michigan.hands down!

[@michaelstratton6701]

The American band, of all time, the BEST

[@alexisnihon1]

Yes Grand-Funk was 1 of my favs..I love Mark's voice..

[@furyiiiplate]

Now That... is incredible.... Raw Power.

[@gailgarza8033]

Just saw Mark Farner last night at The Arcada Theatre in Chicago. My God. AWESOME, AWESOME, AWESOME.

[@Supernaut2000]

Imagine if we could watch this in full 1080P resolution! Oh so amazing!

[@AnastasiaKay1993]

That guitar work is legendary, in my book!

[@paulcardsfan]

I love the way he plays and it seems they are better live then studio !!! What a great band i am rediscovering this band i always liked them but kind of forgot how good they were !!

[@paulcardsfan]

Paul Stottman He kind of reminds me of a young Bruce Springsteen with long hair . Has that energy and is great live !!

[@AnastasiaKay1993]

Paul Stottman Love the early GFR the best!

[@PackedFunk]

This is probably my favorite video. So much energy. I used to watch this "In Concert" series late night in the early to mid seventies. The FM radio station in the area would broadcast the sound in stereo. It was all good. Good times-good memories.

[@biginpittsburgh]

Not only were they one of the best bands of the late 60s and the 70s regardless of what the critics had to say, collectively they had the best hair around! Loved these guys!

[@AnastasiaKay1993]

This music was introduced to me by my boyfriend when I was 16 and I still love it!

[@TheBassman908]

I was at this show. Was only 12. my older brother took me. He was 15. How times have changed. But what a great show

[@dhoward5607]

I saw Grand Funk in 1969 on their first tour at the Texas International Pop festival, I was 15 at the time.

[@jamesmack3314]

That must have been eye opening!! And ear blasting!!

[@michaelstratton6701]

Wow that's cool

[@blaquemark]

One of Deeeeetroit's Finest...listening to these cats brings back a era never to be dupilacted! You ROCKED OUT on GFR...

[@VonDrumhamma]

That Grand Funk LIVE album is the BOMB. American~style arena ROCK @ it's FINEST. \m/

[@countgr]

the all time absolute live band!!!!music,power.energy!!!!!

[@jasonstack122]

mark singing playing writing what a force!

[@PackedFunk]

I've always loved this song. It is truely a power trio song. Mark's chord shreading, Don's tribal pounding, & Mel's crunching bass. No one were better live than GFRxR. PERIOD! They were a performance vehicle!

[@jasonstack122]

Mark Farner was GFR!

[@PackedFunk]

This has to be the most energy intense song ever performed live. All 4 of these guys were running "Wide Open". Nothing was left behind on this performance. Nothing was left behind on any GFRxR live performance, now that I think about it. That's the only way these guys knew how to perform. THROTTLE WIDE OPEN!

[@iloveshonenknife1]

I was a huge GFR fan as a teen in the mid to late 70's. In March of 1992 I got to meet Mark Farner after a show he played at McCormicks club in Passadenna Texas. He autographed my concert ticket. Very nice guy! Huge thrill for me! Eddie VanHalen said in an interview, Grand Funk used to kick ass live. They were the only band he ever saw live, that lived up to his expectations. Enough said!

[@MrGoodtogo55]

WHAT A POWER TRIO!!! MISS THEM!!! LETS GET BACK TOGETHER AND MAKE THE MAGIC!!!!!

[@Tom13501]

I was a 80s child, but GFR became my favorite, after my older brother turnned me on to them. I just don't know of any band, that can match the tireless energy, they performed with, in the coarse of there career. They were a true performance vehicle, that could rock the house down.

[@GenPita1956]

In my youth, trying to start a new life.... THIS song was my ispiration.

[@zerodefekts]

Always loved Grand funk,biggest influence on my playing bass and determination of playing in only power trios.

[@DerGlaetze]

Eddie Van Halen once said that GFR was one of the few live performances that fully met his expectations. I can see why.

[@jamesmack3314]

That's high praise

[@PackedFunk]

Right-on Zorack10. I was 14 in 1970 & started listening to them too. Best damn Power Trio bar none. I love this great song!

[@PackedFunk]

We are well over 500,000 views on all the Grand Funk Railroad videos on this channel. This is truly The People's Band. Thanks all you Funk Fans!!!

[@PackedFunk]

This is Craig Frost. He started playing on Phoenix Album in late '72.

[@rundoetx]

Grand Funk Railroad!! Saw these guys 4 times. Still one of the best bands ever.

[@PackedFunk]

Right-on I.B. This is truly a great performance of a great song.

[@PackedFunk]

As an artist and creator that saw all levels of the playing field, Mark Farner's musical diversity is a matter of public record. Rolling Stone Magazine ranked "I'm Your Captain/Closer to Home" as one of the top ten classic songs of all time. Way to go Mark!!!

[@Darrylizer1]

When I was a wee lad there were four bands my friends and I all loved without reservation: Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and Grand Funk.

[@pauldeane3362]

MSG the greatest rock and roll venue in the world...,. from a Bostonian

[@PackedFunk]

This is what many people think Rock & Roll is all about. GFRxR was simple and they were crude and they rocked with a vengeance without pretense or apology. Their live show was 100% energy. It was raw and it was real. For all us who remember, nothing can replace it.

[@AnastasiaKay1993]

I am truly disappointed if Grand Funk Railroad has not made it in to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And, if not, I would love to know why the hell NOT?!

[@wojtekkraj]

Damn, you just have to love them. Such a f... power... and joy. They REALLY MADE music...

[@PackedFunk]

Never in the history of any genre of music has one band been so dominate. People forget just how big Grand Funk Railroad was in the early seventies. Everyone please sign our petition in this video's description.

[@PackedFunk]

I agree tdm5874. I've always loved this song. Hard driving & the lyrics are so positive. I used to play this song on cold winter days deaming about getting on my Harley in the SUN.

[@PackedFunk]

Mark was playing the (now rare) MicroFrets Signature Guitar and the West Fillmore Amps. Mark tryed many different guitars after putting the Messenger on the shelf right before this period. Myself, I liked the MicroFrets. He now plays a Parker Fly.

[@Artaxbozzim]

I do not know if there may be other bands so enthralling, captivating. Rock basically simple, but a monstrous effect. Always part of my life

[@PackedFunk]

Grand Funk Railroad is what I consider the epitome of what Rock and Roll is supposed to be -- a three piece garage band that went on to be the most popular band in the world. They were simple and they were crude and they rocked with a vengeance without pretense or apology. Their live show was 100% energy. It was raw and it was real. For all us Funk Fans who remember, NOTHING CAN REPLACE IT!! That is rock and roll. The sad part is The Hall of Fame has no idea what I'm even saying.

[@bpmcl]

Woo-hoo!!! I was at this concert!! Great show! Thank you for the video memories!

[@rudolfrojas]

The Michigan power trio not even yet at the height of their power and they were burning up the place, playing Madison Square Garden. Timeless and still as raw and real today 51 years later.

[@DerGlaetze]

Wow. I just got railroaded. And it was grand.

[@noemihuidobro1155]

Mi grupo favorito desde niña

[@saxonsteve]

They were the GREATEST ROCK BAND OF ALL TIME, especially with this lineup! I saw them two years later, at the Boston Garden 1974. They were friggin amazing! I was only 14 years old. Will never forget that show. Some years later, I actually met Mark Farner and talked to him about that concert.

[@ccmorg007]

Pure cosmic energy...this music is real...

[@eugenetapper531]

One of the best bands of all time!

[@PackedFunk]

This channel has surpassed 2 million views of our Grand Funk Railroad videos. Thanks to everyone who supports our effort to induct GFRxR into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.

[@Flunder]

takes me back. thanks.

[@PackedFunk]

I feel your pain gfrkiss. That's how I got to know Mark Farner back in '89 was going to his shows. Farner ALWAYS HAS TIME FOR HIS FANS! I don't care if it's 3:30AM with a 600 mile drive to play the next night, he still has time to talk & if he ever meets you, he will remember you. The man is a Rock Icon for good reason. He is a GOOD PERSON. God Bless Funk!

[@DM1956x]

In USSR wher I am from they were GODS. I personally bought their Live Album worth my month salary at black market in Leningrad to listen to it for years every day. Raw, unrestricted, crashing pure energy of rock-n-roll. Nothing to compare with - fantastic unique breakthrough to higher dimensions of music

[@PackedFunk]

This is my favorite too! Pure ENERGY!

[@47tooter]

@bucknorm Thats Craig Frost , An old member from the pack , Grand Funk pick him up on their phoenix album , Their seventh album

[@danielkatzel895]

one of my favorite bands - this is one of the better live versions of a great tune - to this day, i still make sure to play "On Time" at least once a year at "11" !!

[@1polonium210]

I saw GFR in at The Ware House in New Orleans in 1970. One of the best groups I ever saw there.

[@01TA]

That BASS!! MAN!!!

[@PackedFunk]

Grand Funk Railroad showing how it's done, kickin' ass & takin' names!

[@GrandFunker]

@PackedFunk I can't believe how they were so big, and now it seems, they hardly exist. I don't think I'd know if it wasn't for my Uncle, who played the live album for me as a teenager. I'll never forget that

[@gfrkiss]

Just wanna say A Very Happy Easter to all the GFR fans out there (especially Packed Funk)..Love from London England..xx

[@jordandickerson4069]

I saw GFR in Tucson on 12/2/1972 when I was in 9th grade. They were GR8. 3 weeks before this video. Mark had the same guitar and same red pants. Freddie King was the support band.

[@PackedFunk]

Mark Farner & GFRxR were a performance vehicle. They were geared for live performances. With almost no airplay in the early days, this is what made them famous. They set the standard at which other bands are judged today.

[@ncexnyc4466]

Not sure where you're from, but in NYC they got a ton of FM airplay in those early years.

[@bluecamus5162]

When I bought Mark Don & Mel and saw them live at 15, my world turned upside down. Much better singers, guitar players and song writers are out there, but somehow, when GFR got up on stage, they became more than the sum of their parts. Such was their energy and animal magnetism. My little hippy girlfriend would just about orgasm over "Inside Looking Out".

[@susannelson7216]

Rock on guys !!😃❤✌

[@rivermandan9]

I saw them on this same tour, a couple of weeks earlier in Jacksonville, Florida awesome

[@jttxyz]

What a performance!

[@earthimp7277]

compared to the garbage you get now, this is real rock

[@PackedFunk]

Have a very happy Birthday Kiss. Love back to you from Texas/Utah.

[@PackedFunk]

As an artist and creator that saw all levels of the playing field, Mark Farner's musical diversity is a matter of public record. Rolling Stone Magazine ranked "I'm Your Captain/Closer to Home" as one of the top ten classic songs of all time. Way to go Mark!!! Further proof this great American Band can not be ignored any longer!!!

[@katchatu]

Grand Funk was awesome - what so many aspire to be. Mark Farmer (and all) were (and are) just beautiful. Watch the video - shear raw beautiful energy. They joys and excesses of youth. Hey, it was the 70s - this is why we all got laid.

[@thedishcookiemonster]

Simply AWESOME WOW , I just love it , passion , freaky , straight from the heart , power , music you just love :)

[@PackedFunk]

Thanks PeterCRissKISSgod. Always glad to hear from another GFRxR fan. I am a 20 year collector of anything GFRxR. I have 2 large rooms full of anything you can think of. I have known Mark since 1989. Some day I'm going to get around to editing some new stuff. Hope you signed the petition in video's description. Keep Rockin'!!!

[@tomsh8]

I just find out about this great band and its made my day

[@WALNUTS52]

Keep it goin'cuz! Best live band of all.And from the USA!

[@eigen00]

Thanks SO much for post this video. This song is absolutely sublime.

[@jamesmack3314]

Total party band! Three piece and they bring it!!

[@Zorack10]

This tune reminds me of when I was 15 in 1970,and air guitaring to this tune(and also playing the Red Album in it's entirety as well). The best damn power trio bar none.

[@bigguy4570]

Thanks for posting I love Grand funk. Don Brewer looks like he is having way too much fun.

[@scottbarker9058]

N..HE SHOOD!!

[@sunking2001]

PackedFunk...as a huge GFR fan I want to thank you for coming up with these great clips. My friends and I used to simply blast "Grand Funk Live" on a friend's stereo. By the way I saw Bloodrock with GFR at Bill Graham's Winterland in S.F....I believe it was '70. We were on "psychs".

[@Jakapan1982]

AWESOME

[@Ahhhleks]

This is the best song ever.

[@PackedFunk]

40 Years Of Funk - Grand Funk Railroad Baby!

[@yusuf1703]

wow, what a band! such a power...

[@jgold1959]

i love this band THANKS 4 PUTTING IT ON

[@Shagrat65]

One of the best live performances. The 9 who disliked this really need to sort their lives out.

[@imadvi82]

I signed Packed Funk! Love 'em, they deserve the Hall! Thanks for posting!

[@OROSEY]

They have been underated...It's about TIME they get ino HALL OF FAME !!!

[@margaretbarr7705]

Woooooooo🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💖

[@koolbossjock]

You got that right Funk Sister,keep telling it like it is,Mark would be proud of you.

[@march1959]

I m a Bassplayer. I cut my teeth on Grand Funk records. They re awesome. I met Mark Farner about 5 yrs ago. Great guy ! I ve seen Grand Funk without Mark and I ve seen Mark without Grand funk. Loved both shows, but I love Marks voice better. Long live Grand Funk Music!

[@poachinroaches]

@PackedFunk Well said!!! a great 3 man band which was highly underrated!

[@MrHal]

Just signed the pertition, its great to see some one work so hard for a band so great. Keep up the good work PackedFunk

[@drummersliq]

Real Music!!!!!!!!!How music supose to be!

[@at90percent]

My brother used to try to play the beginning of this song over and over and over and over. lol

[@Ruraljohn]

This is MUSIC

[@verkortewegrocknroll]

Nice one this! Into The Sun with Frost on the keyboards! Love it!

[@day44music]

One of Michigan's A list bands! The mix of soul/motown influences and raw loud garage rock was pure magic. The West Amps they used had their own sound, bassist use of overdrive were all the right things at the right time. Don has to be one of the most spot on drummers ever. I especially love the three piece portion of their careers, and damn they could sing too!

[@fredthompson7465]

From "kiddie pop music" to HARD CORE ROCK-N-ROLL in 1 day!! Mother was so mad after the stereo speakers were destroyed inside 2 weeks...sad but true.

[@Grefintiuk]

THE BEST SONG