Mark Farner - Grand Funk

NY Chief · Post by **NY Chief** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 10:45 am

For you Old Guys!

Funk was a GREAT rock and Roll band.

Clips from NY's Shea Stadium, 1971!

Good sound and vid for '71

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x6chChx ... re=related

cole · Post by **cole** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:17 am

Even though it's my older sibling's generation, I wore the Grand Funk 'Caught In the Act' album out on the turntable. It's a great guitar album, and I fondly remember spending hours learning Mark's licks.

"Tell everybody you know...you've got some Rock 'n Roll Soul!"

GFR is definitely one of my deep influences and to this day I still crave a Gibson L-5S!!!

Post by **VelvetGeorge** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 11:35 am

Big Grand Funk fan here! I wore out Closer To Home on vinyl and keep a CD of Caught in the Act everywhere I go!

Mark's childhood home is less than a mile from the shop. They even changed the name of the road to Farner Dr.

george

NY Chief · Post by **NY Chief** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:09 pm

Glad to hear there's more Funk fans out there!

I saw Mark Farner at the Greek not long ago. He did all the old Funk stuff and did it well.

I wore out the Live LP and guess what? In a WTF? moment I "amazon'd" it. It's available on CD!!

I ORDER everyone to get a copy!

http://www.amazon.com/Live-Album-Grand- ... B000068VV3

NY Chief · Post by **NY Chief** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:10 pm

oops...double post

62sg · Post by **62sg** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 4:51 pm

that dude hasn't lost any vocal or guitar chops....saw him appox 3 years ago here in town.....great, and LOUD!!

carlygtr56 · Post by **carlygtr56** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 4:53 pm

Huge Grand Funk fan! I collect any shows I can from them.
Farner is still at the top of his game. I just downloaded a show of his from Detroit, 7/11/08, and he kicks ass.

My mom wouldnt let me go the see them at Shea!! A few months later I saw my first concert, The Who at Forest Hills.

NY Chief · Post by **NY Chief** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 5:39 pm

carlygtr56 wrote: The Who at Forest Hills.

ohhhh, THAT had to be smokin!

I won tix from WPLJ to see the Who at the Capitol in Passaic a few years later. Third row. They opened with Substitute and Townshend nearly blew me fukin 'ead off!

45auto · Post by **45auto** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 9:09 am

i think "they" have a ranch around nearby. believe they're playing billy bobs in the next few weeks. my pick would be "grand funk live album"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_Album_%28album%29

mark had a veleno (all aluminum) guitar, pretty badass, i had a chance to buy one once damn!

http://www.veleno.net/history2.htm