GRAND FUNK RAILROAD - Inside Looking Out (1969) | Reaction
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- First Time Hearing about Grand Funk Railroad, and I'll be reacting to their song Inside Looking Out (1969).
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This one right here… SHEESH! What’s up Gang! How are y’all doing?
Yes sir!
Nuttin wrong with a little combustible botanicals...
🤘😎🤘
Doin' great! came to check the Rocknroll ✌️
Goose-bumps on the solos at the end.
They were 18-21 at this time. Pure talent.
One of my favorite bands and my favorite song. These guys killed it! Surprisingly they have never been inducted into the Rock & Roll hall of fame. Such a shame.
These were some BAD DUDES, man. They went HARD.
GFR is one the the best Rock bands of the 70’s YET cannot get inducted into the Rock Hall!
A must (you will appreciate): Captain/Closer to my Home
It’s almost a crime that they aren’t in the rock ‘n’ roll Hall of Fame. Absolutely love Grand Funk Railroad.❤️✌️🌼
Who cares what industry insiders think of them. We all know what a kick-ass, in-your-face, great blues rock powerhouse they were.🤟
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a joke!!!
@@michaelglick1287 And no one is laughing 🙃
@@michaelglick1287 And that’s just sad it should mean something!
You are right, nobody wanted to follow them. Grand Funk opened for Led Zeppelin, first comcert on the tour, half way through the set, Zeppelin's manager told GF manager to get them off stage, he wouldn't do it until he grabbed him by the throat. They shut the power off the stage, cut the performance, Led Zeppelin didn't want to be upstaged. GF also sold out Shey stadium faster than the Beatles.
Saw them in concert a couple of years after this. I was a little high (just a little) but I'll never forget Mark Farner shirtless, tight red pants, armband..& by then his hair was down past the middle of his back. My little teenaged heart almost couldn't take it.
And oh, yeah, they were great. Amazing how much good music 3 guys could put out. That's why it's called a power trio.
Check out "I'm Your Captain". Interesting tale of a mutiny.
"Mean Mistreater" is a favorite. And "We're An American Band" was probably their biggest radio hit.💙☮💙
Oh yeah, he's definitely hot 🔥
Dont forget the gorgeous bass player too.
Mean Mistreater is also a favorite of mine. Live in Jacksonville, FL (1970) is the best imo. I don't think there's video for that performance but the audio/vocals is great. It's the same version from their Greatest Hits album so that should speak for itself. But Van, you should definitely hit We're An American Band next, also Footstompin' Music. The thing to remember about these 60's and 70's bands is they didn't have the tech we have now. No 'in ears' , no wireless mics or guitars, etc. I don't know much about the mixing and engineering side of it but I know that has come a long way since then too. And they just kill it. One final note, after you become acquainted with their catalog, you too will probably be just as confused as the rest of their fans as to how they are not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. They should be acknowledged. They are awesome.
@@michellemiles9966 There is a video for "Mean Mistreated" Mark does it on piano. Marks older and does it great. I love that song too.
All of us teenage girls in Michigan felt the same....
One of the BEST kick a** rock trios in rock history. Met Mark on several occasions back stage. A true gentleman. He actually makes you feel comfortable and at ease. Sad that the group did him dirty years ago and coerced him out of the band. We fans have to pay the price for that. The new GFR does not sound the same without Mark. My personal opinion.
No Farner No Funk!!!!
Melissa Ward here. Totally agree. Saw Mark and g rand funk a few times. Awesome performances
You are absolutely correct.
I did go and see the reincartion in Rock Hill SC
It was no were near the same. Don And Mel should be ashamed of themselves and how they destroyed a great band.
Mark Farner WAS Grand Funk!
Love Mark! I was teenager and met him backstage! Got a guitar pick I still have!
I always felt that Grand Funk was one of those often overlooked great bands from the 70s. They were awesome!
They weren't overlooked! In the 1970's they were HUGE! In 1971, the group sold out a concert at Shea Stadium faster than The Beatles had in 1965.!
Grand Funk Railroad was the first band I ever saw in concert. I saw them in 1971, 1972 and 1974. They are to this day my favorite rock band and now you see why. Despite playing for a small TV studio audience on a tiny stage they gave an electrifying performance that 52 years later people are still marveling at.
Mark Farner had just turned 21 in September when this was done in Nov of 1969. I saw them live in a small venue, in 73 or so, and they did their thing which resulted in melting the place, what you saw kept going song after song...I was impressed, humbled, entertained, and literally in awe.
That groove though 🤯 An epic, raw performance. One of the best IMO.
Great reaction! That long haired handsome man on lead guitar and vocals is Mr Mark Farner. It has been my pleasant honor to have him as one of my neighbors for 30 some years. He is as kind and gentle a family man as he is talented. I do not give my admiration or comments lightly and I admire Mark greatly. Last year he sold out our local casino in under thirty minutes. Wife couldn't get out to the garage fast enough to tell me. Missed out getting tickets. Mark has ten years on me and he still kicks it on stage like that. Keep on rocking young man! 😊👍✌
best live concert I've ever seen and I've seen many great concert!!
Such an under appreciated band. They deserved so much more.
They had several gold records in the 70s... they actually made a lot of money and sold out stadiums
@@modeljetjuggernaut4864 I meant in the long run. They've been forgotten. Unlike the Beatles and Zeppelin, for example.
@@digimortalone2759 oic agreed
@@modeljetjuggernaut4864 if you want to know the truth, then at the end of 1970, Grand Funk Railroad already had 4 gold albums, including a powerful double concert Live Album. And for this 1970 they have sold more CDs than any other artist or band in the world!
Good one. I have been trying to get Half to do this performance. The Animals did this song first. I feel Grand Funk Railroad adopted it with a greater version. Way greater by arrangement.
I’m going to check out The Animals doing it next
Mark put all the reefer words in it! I just don’t think Eric Burden and his Animals can come close to the way Farner and GF does it! What a song!
@@timothysarris9742 I agree.
You got it right Van, we were always high for their concerts! I think you would like Mean Mistreater and Heartbreaker by them. GFR put out some amazing music considering there were only 3 of them! ☮💕🎶🎸🎤
I never get tired of watching this performance! I would say watch their video for "We're an American band" and then the live performance for "Heartbreaker" and "Some kind of wonderful" "I'm your Captain/Closer to home". Thanks for checking this out! Made my day. ❤🍀
The statement " Who ever is following them i feel bad for you" was a true issue. They toured with zepplin and was removed the tour because Zepplins manager saw that they rocking so hard that yes they were hard to follow. Same thing happened to Skynard when they opened for bands.
Interesting information, there have been many times I’ve went to shows and the opening bands just rest it up.
I can totally believe that!!.
Nobody does that thing where the bass follows the melody of the guitar anymore! I love it!
This is my favorite song ever by my favorite band, killer solos.
They were brilliant!!! When talent mattered!!!
Ahh… sweet Michigan. Thanks for sharing this one - I hadn’t seen nor heard it before, but GFR was IT.
This song still gives me goosebumps listening to it. They were such a tight 3 piece band and kicked ass. They were so heavy.
Oh yeah! Now you’re talkin’! I love this! Nothing fancy either. Between the three of them, they are just 19 and 20 years old. Farner’s mom bought him that $200 guitar, and check out that drum kit, it’s a basic, beginner kit. And ALL THAT came out of only three guys! The rest of their music isn’t as heavy as this one. I think you’ll really like it.
Amazing performance, for sure! 🔥❤️🔥
Definitely don’t sound like just three guys rockin out. That’s fa damn sho
Did you notice the tape and green paint job on Mark's guitar? It was hollow so he stuffed it with foam rubber, covered the holes with masking tape and painted it. He said in an interview it was the only guitar he could find and buy on credit at the time.
Is that an ES120?
I’m blown away by this performance, Lord!
Ooohhh, Van! You nailed it! My men weren't called "Grand FUNK" for no reason. They combined rock, metal & soul expertly. You might want to react to "I'm Your Captain", which is hauntingly smooth; "Some Kind of Wonderful" - just a terrific "feel good" song; & "The Loco-Motion", a cover of a Motown classic. Thanks for rockin' with GFR!
Hey Van, I am sorry that you had not heard Grand Funk before now. This is a deep rabbit hole that needs to be explored. So many great songs to discover. Enjoy!
I looked up that lyric you asked about and it goes: "And when my time is up you'll be my reefer". :D There's several references in there. Now I understand why I didn't hear this on on the radio when it first came out.... Plus, it's a bit long to get much radio play. American radio stations preferred to play songs that averaged three and a half minutes or less. It helped them increase the amount of time available for advertisements. BTW: The guys in GFR were from the Flint, MI community and they took their bands' name from the railroad that ran through it: Grant Trunk Railroad.
My first concert, early 70's. I was about 10. My older brother took me. The arena was full of "smoke", my first contact high. Went home and eat a whole box of cereal, next morning my mom mad as hell, eat a weeks' worth in one night.
Best story!!!. Thank you. 😊
@@Music-Is-Real-Love . you're welcome. true story. The opening act was a band called Climax Blues Band. They were great too.
@@justinpolk1331 I might have heard of that band but I'm not sure.
Looking that one up. 😃
My older sister brought home "Grand Funk Railroad Live" when I was 9yrs old. I took over that album from her.
We’re so lucky to have this treasure for our viewing and listening pleasure 😊
WHO ME??? 🤣🤣😏
Believe it or not, these guys in their hey day they were hated by music critics and the music industry at large, saying that they lacked any real talent or music abilities they were merely making loud noise not music. This was in spite of the fact they earned 13 gold and 10 platinum records with record sales exceeding 25 million copies sold worldwide and also they were bigger and out selling groups like Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, and Black Sabbath.
Went to a concert, took 3 days for my hearing to come back! Thanks for this reaction, one of my fave groups💖
My all-time favorite song by this band!!
You should definitely check Robin Trower "Too Rolling Stoned", "Bridge of Sighs", "I Can't Wait Much Longer", "Daydream", "About to Begin" just to name a few great tracks.
Right on brother, I agree. But I'm from Michigan and I do love me some Grand Funk, "Time Machine", "Into the Sun", Live
"Heartbreaker ", and some "Foot Stomping Music"
A very talented trio Damming! These guys were Good! BLOOP! BLOOP!
I woke up with the bass line from this song in my head but couldn’t remember what song it was for the life of me. Thanks for helping me remember!!! Awesome performance
Speaking of following them. They were opning up for Led Zeppelin on there first or 2nd U S tour and early on were kicked off the tour because they were blowing Zeppelin off the stage. They were gettimg the bigger crowd reation. Also shortly after this t v appearance they sold out Shea Stadium faster then The Beatles did. In the early 70's they were the biggest band in the States.
Never knew that! Wow that’s a concern! I had the biggest crush on Mark! My son has my old guitar and Mark’s pick!
Saw this band in the mid 70’s and several times over the decades. Still listen to them today and usually during my workouts.
Thanks for appreciating the funk. Love you all
GFR outsold The Beatles and Elvis combined !! The best thing that ever came out of Flint, Mich, (except for maybe the BUICK) !! They were the originators of "Stadium Rock", and were the first band to fill giant arenas across the USA !! "Mis-management and fraud", by their appointed "friend", caused the band to fall apart. Awesome band !! Sad Story... Great reaction.
That is definitely not true videos of the best selling band of all time and Elvis is top 5 but they definitely were a huge band
YES! Love it! You made my morning(6:22 am here in N.C.) I`m ready to start this day off right! Thanks :) Another great I love by them is Some Kind Of Wonderful! Keep On Rockin' lol have to add that as I am watching this it is a wake and bake session :)
They're from my hometown of Flint, MI. Named after Grand "Trunk" Railroad that runs through town here.
Remember the bridge?
@@tommy2facetv Fenton Rd? Yes it's still there
remember when..... people played music, wrote songs, and everybody grooved on it . We need that back.
7:32 The look on bass guy's face,its like the groove is so strong,it overwhelmed him for a moment
Great Band and my favorite song of theirs. Their song "Time Machine" is blues oriented and "Mean Mistreater" "We're an American Band" are
a few of many great songs...
These guys were only 18-20 years old at this time. Imagine that! Pure talent.
Been smoking weed since I was 16 and I am 70 now and doing just fine. Saw them at the Forum in Inglewood as a lead up band to Ten Years After and Grand Funk totally stole the show.
First concert I ever went to when they came out with their live album at the Filmore east.
I'm 59 and still rock with them especially when I'm high. Been smoking weed since I was 16. 🤟🤟😃😃 And I really love to see you react to alot of bands that I really love and I listened to in my teen years. You keep up the great work !!!! 👍👍🤗🤗
This song was originally done by the Animals. Mel Schacher ( pronounced Shocker ) They are all still performing. Mark just did a South American tour to sold out arenas, and he did this at 72 years old !! IMHO Don Brewer is the finest rock drummer ever and Mel lives up to his nickname, "the god of thunder "
One of my frivolous uses of a time machine would be to watch legendary bands play legendary music live all the time.
that was my favorite song in the 6th grade, got my rock n roll start with them!
Grand Funk Railroad easily one of the Greatest Rock N Roll Bands ever. 🤘😎 This Live Performance is the Epitome of Rock N Roll in the 60s n 70s... 🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼 Dam Hippies be High AF🦹
If you like this one,try live “ Heartbreaker”….it is fire.Two great facts about them…they sold out Shea Stadium faster than the Beatles did,and Led Zeppelin kicked them off as an opening act after just two days because they were too good probably…no one really knows.
Dude, Led Zepplin shut down GFR in the middle of their concert while they were playing inside looking out.
They opened for Zepplin at Olympia Stadium in Detroit. and the fans were rocking hard and loving GFR and Zepplin actually shut off the power in the middle of the song.
GFRs manager got on stage and said Led Zepplin is afraid of following
Grand Funk. The crowd went crazy and rioted storming the stage and throwing chairs , The riot police were
called in and Zep never got to play . A few nights later in Ohio the same thing happened and Zepplin threw
Grand Funk off their tour the next day.
That's the best I got that album at 13 and loved that song
Could never stand Led Zeppelin what’s his name myself…I’m serious! Never did impress me..,too full of himself…never liked men like that!😂😂😂
Both, true statements, my Brother! Saw them 3 times in the early 70's! What a
concert/show they put on! Pure energy, pure fire, pure entertainment! Hardly sat
down during the ENTIRE SHOW! Still listen to their music! BTW, Mark, Don and I
are the same age 😉!
Those boys worked their ass off on this one! ☺♥
Yep, few people understand that this song can only truly be appreciated when listened to with the right equipment, because this was created by & for those on a level of higher learning. Thanks for sharing this with all of us! Keep Smiling.....
Great reaction. I saw GFR live in 1971 and 1973 and this is my all time favorite song by them. Yep, I'm old but I got to witness the birth of rock and roll, metal and Motown. The best music ever!
Going on field trips with the boys club when I was a kid in the 70s we always had this song blasting on the sound system. Brings back memories
I was 13 when I 1st heard them. 52 yrs later I'm still rock'n out to them. 3 guys making some of the GREATEST music EVER ! Love your reaction to this jam. Gotta go into the garage ( hopefully you've got sound out there) & listen to their entire LP. Away for the wife & responsible's. Also what's the music during your final thought's on Inside Looking Out ? Yeah, I'm interested in who did those sounds.
GFR was the first band l saw in concert, l was 15yrs old and blown away by their performance that l've never stopped going to concerts til now 😔
A lot of great talent came from S.E Michigan
Man...GFR!!! They really knew how to make awesome music and have fun! I quite enjoy their sound and forgot how much I dig these guys :)
Back to ya to listen again!! Loved your reaction ❤
I’m proud of you, Van. I would love to see you do a reaction to Johnny and Edgar Winter singing “Tobacco Road.” I’ll bet you $14 that you would love it too. 🤑
He would go crazy for it me thinks. :)
I continue to be surprised and impressed with your knowledge of music, Van.
Badasses, all of them! Carmine Appice, the drummer, can sing while playing (tough), and was admired for his mad skills, by none other than BONZO.
The drummer is Don Brewer, not Carmine Appice.
It needs to be said that Don Brewer on the drums is a complete psychopath and I love it. He’s got some insane solos on TH-cam
The story is that they opened for Led Zeppelin and they were so loud and had the crowd stirred up so much that the LZ manager pulled their plugs and shut them down.🤩
He's both lead and singer thanks for showing this I'm so old and have seen so much I forgot how good they were
Can't wait for you to do more Grand Funk
Three badass F#&%IN white boyzzz throwin DOWN !!!!!! Listen to this smokin weed and it sends you through the ROOF!!!!! PS: That TSHIRT says it ALL. You KICKED ASS on this one man. You really FELT these guys and it was BEAUTIFUL to watch. One of THE greatest bands EVER!!!!! FANTASTIC reaction.LOVED IT BRO.✌❤
We did it all the time back then when we listen to good music........getting even higher with the music. Those were the days man.
Grand Funk Railroad, or as they were known later in their career, Grand Funk, did something no other band has done, not even the Beatles. From 1969 to 1971, 3 years, they grossed more $ than any other band in history,... over $300,000,000.00!! They had a 3 year run like no other Rock band in history, and during the same time they sold out Shea Stadium in a few hours in 1971..
I was lucky enough to get a ticket for that Shea Stadium concert, I was 15 years old. This band was so freaking hot for those 3 years that the ONLY place that the tickets could be purchased was the Shea Stadium Box Office! My brother-in-law, who was an adult, knew how badly I wanted to see this band, so he drove to Shea Stadium in Queen NY to buy 2 tickets to the show.
Back then we lived in southern Connecticut and it was only a little more than an hour to drive from Danbury Ct, to Queens NY, so my bro-in-law went and bought the tickets and surprised me with them and he went with me to the concert.
You brought bac a lot of fond memories from then, thanks for that.
They did not get the money but Terry Knight sure did.They should be in that hall just for what they went through. Someone should make a movie about them.
My favorite group...After Vietnam - 67_70, I was introduced to Grand Funk, and being a musician, I just had to jam on their songs ! "Inside Lookin Out" was one of their best, and I had that solo down pat....
My brother had the 8 track tape of this album back in 1972 and would play it over and over again. Closer to Home was the epic song from Grand Funk Railroad that I remember the most.
Thanks Van
Killer Jam by America’s premier power trio Great vid
In 1969 I was in junior high school my first concert ever was bloodrock and Grand Funk in the Sam Houston Coliseum it was awesome still got the ticket stub. I was hooked. I went to every Rock show I could go to. No regrets
I appreciate your musicality. You get it and you know how to express and explain what’s going on in a song. Great job.
They were only 20 years old in this video (the bass player was 19). That was their first year together as Grand Funk Railroad. In 1971, they sold out Shea Stadium in 7 days. It took the Beatles 7 weeks! Lead singer Mark Farner hadn't played guitar for about a year-and-a-half. He said he was "relearning it!" And he didn't start playing guitar until he was 15. Mark Farner is STILL performing at the age of 73.
Its classic rock 70 s, music 70 s - 80 s, the best music moments of the history!
I've loved this band ever since I saw them play in 1970, when I was 11. First indoor concert, first time I got kicked out of a concert for letting people in free, got back in ten minutes later by someone also letting people in free. They are all great players, I especially love the bass player, with his completely laid back attitude while laying down cool bass lines. Good post
In 69 or 1970 they sold Shea Stadium out in 4 hours. Great live band!!
GFR is where I wet my feet at age of 8 followed by Pink Floyd. Been a rocker since!!❤️😎✌️
Mark Farner is in his early seventies and played in Flint at the old Capitol Theatre a couple
months ago, I missed it but my brother was there and he said it was fantastic. He didn’t realize how good of a guitar player he was. A former coworker of mine was best friends with these guys he had original albums of theirs unopened and on display in his barbecue shop in Linden, MI.
"Inside-Looking Out" was based on a prison work chant called "Rosie" discovered by musicologists Alan and John Lomax. The Animals' Eric Burdon and Chas Chandler re-worked it for a Top-40 run in 1966.
Grand Funk is by far the greatest American band bar none and the greatest band never inducted into The Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. Once you listen to more of their catalog, you’ll see how versatile this band is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
1969 was a great year! And I listen to this song all the time and was already in the LFR fam, and that was fun as hell watching you react to it Van! Mark Don and Mel rock it all the way!!💜🇺🇸👍
I remember listening to this over and over while I was in high school.
Back in the, 70"s that what we played GFR, yeah baby.
Even after all these years, I don't think any singer's ever felt a song like Mark Farner does here.
Man I love music from this era this is real music Raw and in your face Back when they actually played instruments
Yes!!
Van, you're right about following GFR onstage. They Up-staged more bands then I can count. They upstaged Led Zep, and Led Zep never let them open for them again. GFR opened for Rod Stewart and the Faces, and the crowd Boo'ed Rod Stewart off the stage !! The crowd LOVED GFR, and they quickly became the Main act, and started filling Stadiums across America and the Globe !! They sold-out Shea Stadium in 72-hours and it took the Beatles 3-weeks to sell all the tickets !! I saw them twice in '71 and at Pirates World near Miami the promoters sold 15,000 tickets for a 10,000 person outdoor venue and the people who couldnt get in overturned 3 Miami police Cars !! Their fans loved them. I still do and I'm 74 years young !! GFR left it ALL onstage... Everywhere... Everytime... !! Long Live GFR...
And to think they were just college-age kids when this was recorded for record execs. Incredible, raw, epic talent! Carry me back... OMG! Cheers to our incredible generation!!! 😍😍😍
Incredible generation!!!.
I found GFR when I was a teenager, I’m now about to turn 70, dial up the crutches and I still get into it. Check out their other songs.
Hi Guys, What I have always Liked about GFRR, is that if you'll notice they are only a 3 piece Band, when most are 4 piece or larger And for a 3 piece band to sound as awesome as GFRR can, it just amazes me. They also play an enormous amount and variety of music, I think they are awesome. Keep Smiling...
Saw them several times in the early seventies in LA. A full-body experience. I miss those concerts....
Saw them live in 1973. Fantastic concert!!!!
Mark sang even better later on, not screaming like this. I saw them in concert in 1972 in KC. Unforgettable!