Grand Funk Raiload

Rating: 2 Stars  Two of the three original members remain in this band, but Mark Farner,  who wrote and was lead singer for most of the Grand Funk Railroad Hit songs and performed all the famous guitar leads and rhythms, is not in the currant lineup. It would be fine if this “COVER BAND” toured under another name and covered Grand Funk Songs, stating they are former members of Grand Funk.  But it’s down right deceiving for the current lineup to call themselves Grand Funk! Mark Farner was convinced by the two other band members to sign his share of the band over in a business transaction, convinced it would help the legal issues of the band, only to be kicked out by the other two band members shortly after. Mark Farner has tried to reunite with the band, but the band continues to tour without him, so the remeining two continue to tour, and deceive Grand Funk Railroad fans.  Article by TIME-LIFE Magazine – Grand Funk Railroad started rolling in late 1969 as one of the first bands designed to play stadiums and arenas. Their main attraction was guitarist Mark Farner’s crude, blues-rock attack. His style derived from the guitar heroes of the ’60s. Grand Funk came out of solidly working-class Flint, Michigan, to break ground for a new generation of rockers, and their initial success repelled the older, more bohemian crowd that had dominated recent rock history. They quickly became one of the most popular bands in the nation. Click Here for The History of Grand Funk