mickey9084 wrote:

> Well I really didn't expect anyone to reply, but am glad that a few
> did. Yesterday I went out to buy GFR's album On Time, but had no
> luck finding it. So I dropped $40 and bought the Thirty Years of
> Funk........I haven't stopped listening to it. It's got a great
> history of the band and the music's amazing. I can tell it's not
> really blues, but it's got soul. I guess it's their Mowtown
> influence. They also sound really funky. I mean I find myself just
> sitting there bobbing my head up and down like I'm in a rap video.
> I can't believe I've missed out on these guys. I'm listening to the
> song Walk Like a Man...."by the time I'm in my prime I'm gonna strut
> like a cock until I'm 99"....that's great! I must say that I like
> the song Footstompin' Music better than Rock 'n Roll Soul. To me it
> just seems funkier. I also forgot how much Some Kind Of Wonderful
> rocks. I couldn't stop listening to it last night. I'm seeing a
> girl that I've known for a couple of years and the song really hits
> home. Is it true that Don Brewer was lead vocals on that song? And
> how come Mark Farner hasn't been touring? I would imagine it's
> because he's a born again christian. Anyway, thanks for the
> responses and I hope to hear from y'all soon.
>
> Later,
> Mike
>
For a little more history, find a copy of Billy James's book, _An
American Band -- The Story of Grand Funk Railroad._ It was published by
SAF Publishing LTD. 188 pages of trivia and information about Grand Funk
and their relationship with their fans. Why was Grand Funk so popular?
Some say it was Terry Knight's brilliant promotion of the boys. I agree
with that only to a point. We shan't discount the bands ability to
connect with a live audience and make us, the fan, a big part of the
show. And not with thoughts of violence as todays music does, but with
feelings of brother and sister hood and feelings that life is worth
living, with real power. Something you have to experience to understand.
After seeing the band live, just once, my particularly uninterested wife
became almost as huge of a fan as I am. There are many more of us out
there, my friend, but we are slowly dying. We need another generation to
understand this relationship. Try to get to a Farner show or a Brewer,
Schacher Grand Funk. If you're lucky you may even get to have a meet and
greet with them. Mark, Don and Mel are very un-rock starrish and are
very approachable. Brewer's and Schacher's wives are great too. I've
never met Farner's wife but I'm told she is a special lady also.
Anyway, I'm not sure of the price of the book as the author, Billy
James, gave me an autographed copy that I won't part with. I've been
offered a good amount of bread for it but I'm keeping it. I think you
can order it online at Amazon or one of the bookstore chains like Barnes
and Noble. Check it out.
Peace


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