fugg the rrhof and the clowns that run it. rrhof is a misnomer, they have rappers in it so that says it all... it's really the rap and roll hall of fame anymore...
The R&R HOF is heavily politicized and also hasn't been about rock for some time. Wouldn't bother me if it burned to the ground, and someone else created a new one.
@@randallpetersen9164 Yes! they are so WOKE! Has nothing to do with Rock and Roll.. Aretha Franklin and Karen Carpenter are in the Roll Hall of Fame .... Absurd!
This is a Band that was huge on the radio in the 1970’s. We blasted this song while “riding around up town” on the weekends. Good memories. Still think the ‘70’s were the greatest decade for all kinds of music. Maybe it was all the different sounds and styles that made it great! It was a great time to be a teenager.
GFR should be in the Rock Hall of Fame. There's groups in the hall that couldn't carry these guys guitars! Drummers name is Don Brewer. Guitarist is Mark Farner. Bassist is Mel Schecter. Great group with plenty of songs that will rock your world!
I grew up with “Sweet Sweet Connie” in North Little Rock, Arkansas. She had the biggest collection of Beatles records of anyone I’ve known. She lived HER LIFE on HER TERMS. She had a good heart. You knew where you stood with Connie. Straight to the point. She didn’t shy away from the good, the bad or the ugly. Connie Hamsey passed away this year. Rest In Peace Connie. You are missed and you will never be forgotten. 🌹
I knew Connie Hamzy from her very early days hanging out at Corn's Motel & Grill in Amboy. After she started to begin her groupie legend she would call me and I'd take her to Barton Coliseum to hang with the bands. Paul Revere & the Raiders, Rare Earth were her first crushes. She lived with her parents on West Drive & her bedroom walls were eventually covered with laminates and airplane ticket stubs to places she'd been. I was one of her earliest "test dummies" when she started developing her BJ skills. Her skills were legendary, so much that Merv Griffin would fly her to his TV show as a groupie expert. If you ever saw Cameron Crows movie "Famous" Connie was one of the girls he used to model the main groupie after...I remember times standing back stage with Connie watching so many great bands play...scenes in that movie still bring me right back. She eventually worked as a substitute teacher in Pulaski County. I was blessed to have known Connie & her buddy Jeannie Grey...she made her mark.
Greg try this version of The Weight by Playing for Change project featuring Robbie Robertson from the original, Ringo Starr and musician's from across 5 continents. Proceeds used to support street musician's and schools for the arts around the world. ruclips.net/video/ph1GU1qQ1zQ/видео.html
"Legend has it that while on tour with Humble Pie, the the two bands started arguing over British versus American rock. Grand Funk drummer Don Brewer allegedly rattled off a list of rock legends, punctuating it with, “We’re an American band.” The next morning he wrote the song of the same name, giving Grand Funk their first number one single." That's the legend 🤷♀️
One of the greatest singing drummers is Levon Helm of The Band. An incredibly unique, soulful voice. “Night They Drove Ol’ Dixie Down” is my favorite The Band song. Beautiful story telling by the guitarist & songwriter, Robbie Robertson, and vocal performance by Levon.
Yeah. I never even heard of her until I watched her strange "tribute" video the other day. Her life can't really be described any other way but a tragedy, made worse by the way so many guys in the business exploited her.
@@stevejoshua9536 There's nothing to suggest that she was exploited in any way. According to her, she was doing what and who she wanted, when she wanted with no regrets or remorse.
@@terryroper5860 U got it. GF were a peoples`s band. They weren`t on some STAR TRIP!! & had a pretty good run there in the late `60`s early `70`s; just like THREE DOG NIGHT!!
He’s not the lead singer. That would be Mark Farner, the guitar player. But you need to listen to Closer to Home. Also, Bad Time to Fall in Love is really good!
"Sweet Sweet Connie" was a real groupie. She just passed away recently. She "did" all the famous rock stars of the 60's and 70's. She didn't know she was mentioned in the song until after it's release. "Some Kind of Wonderful" was a huge hit for them. They were heavier rock earlier in their career.
Jay and Amber, check out "Frankenstein" by The Edgar Winter group. Watch the live version, you just might love it. ruclips.net/video/P8f-Qb-bwlU/видео.html
"I'm Your Captain / Closer to My Home" is my favorite song of theirs. Studio version, please. Live versions are great, but they don't have the strings and production of the studio version. "Some Kind of Wonderful" Amber would LOVE.
Hey family, Pastor Fred here. You are talking about great singing drummers, like you said Phil Collins. Here are some more: Levon Helm with The Band, check out The Weight (especially live with the Staples doing backup). Also Don Henley with The Eagles (which you have reacted to one of theirs, Hotel California is my favorite of his as lead). Keep it up guys, it is a highlight of my day to see your smiling faces!!!
Just told another Song Reactor who did a Live of Collins performing "In the Air Tonight" to check out Henley and the Eagles with Hotel California and to check out of course Grand Funk Railroad with American Band.
The most underrated band of all time…Period.The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame does not deserve them.They sold out Shea Stadium faster than the Beatles did,and Led Zeppelin dropped them as an opening act because the crowd liked them more.If you want to see another couple of great ones, try live “ Heartbreaker”and “ Inside Looking Out”.
I remember the music critics always put them down but their shows were always packed. Not sure how their album sales were compared to other bands of that time.
Another one from my high school days. Can't believe it's been almost 50 years since this came out. And yes that's a cowbell, they got a lot of use in the seventies.
Fun Fact: "Sweet Sweet Connie" was a real person from that time, not just a name invented for lyrics. She was a groupie who would try, & often succeed, to share some, well, shall we say 'private time' with the band members. 😉
"How do guitar players move their fingers that fast?" Practice. And then more practice. And then a lot more practice. I was a guitar teacher for many years, and I love that J is going to be getting into playing. My one piece of advice is: Set aside time every day to practice. Even if it's only ten minutes. The key is to be consistent; you'll see your finger speed, strength and dexterity get better in real-time.
Your fingers will be very sore until they callus and if you play all the time and get into it sometimes they even bleed but stick with it and they'll heal up eventually and then it's no problem.
@@TT-js4jn Bryan Adams - Summer Of '69 (Official Music Video) ruclips.net/video/eFjjO_lhf9c/видео.html&ab_channel=BryanAdamsVEVO "payed it till my fingers bleed"
Agreed......I'm a trumpet player...or used to be, I miss it :-( but because I loved it and had a natural lean towards it, I practiced every day through my years playing in school and got pretty good. (It's also how you get to Carnegie Hall) ;-)
The 70's music RULED.. gone but,,FAR FROM FORGOTTEN Nothing comes close to hippy, psychedelic and rock of that time. You had to be there.. the best memories of life. Complicated and disturbed world, but through all that, WE had the music to get along. We need that type music back again. Always remember to never forget..ROCK ON WORLD PEACE OUT
Omg....this band was big to me when I was a young girl....loved them so much. I love that you guys listen to a lot of 70s and 80s....such a great time to be ALIVE!!!
One of my faves of Grand Funk Railroad that I haven't seen mentioned yet is "Some Kind Of Wonderful". That is definitely one song I think y'all would absolutely love especially with that soul groove that song has.
ABSOLUTELY! Grand Funk ROCKED “Some Kind Of Wonderful”! It wasn’t their song, they covered it, but they did it better than the original artist. Same with their version of “Locomotion”!
GFR did a concert at Shea Stadium (NY) in the 70’s and sold it out faster than the Beatles 65’ concert at Shea… This band is sooooo underrated and should be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame! (in my humble opinion)
This true, but the fact that they were sharing the billing with Humble Pie might also have helped. Mark Farner has written that when the band approached the stadium by helicopter, it was raining and Humble Pie were on stage. He could see Marriott out front and ,don't remember his exact quote, but basically, everyone was standing up and rocking SO HARD that he could literally see the stadium its self vibrating. In the early 70's, both these bands filled stadiums with 10's of thousands of fans. By the following year, the Pie were top billed every where they went. Young people today have mostly never heard of Humble Pie. Please do yourselves a favor and check them out. Sadly there is not much live video available here is one: ruclips.net/video/-gWqrP30YXQ/видео.html I don't Need No Dr Live LA Forum 1973 Long live the Pie! RIP Steve Marriott & Greg Ridley
Shout out to Sweet, Sweet Connie (aka Connie Hamzy), mentioned early in this song. She was probably the most famous (or infamous) groupie of the day. Made it with just about every mega group member there was. She was VERY popular! Just passed away this year. Rest In Peace, you wild child.
@@kimberlyjenkins725 looks like a lot of people are suggesting the same in different places. I hope they like it. It's like Christmas morning to see Amber smile and Jordan's chin drop.😄😎
Levon was great. The best drummer/vocalist was Pete Rivera who played in Rare Earth. I Just Want To Celebrate ruclips.net/video/3iKcLDrV_V4/видео.html (I Know) I'm Losing You ruclips.net/video/oq0FvPLWo0Y/видео.html Get Ready ruclips.net/video/29qbUwA0lQE/видео.html Hey, Big Brother ruclips.net/video/Oa0MW6n2ki8/видео.html
Grand Funk great band of the 70's partied to this song a lot. Of generations I've lived thru 60-70-80-90-2000. The 70's by far have the greatest music of all time. Not just my opinion been written about by experts over and over again. To roam around town windows down blasting ur radio to the song back then is to darn great to put in words u had to live it to express 😅😂😃
The drummer is Don Brewer. Sweet sweet Connie was a groupie. She passed away a few weeks ago. The lead guitar player Mark Farner has been one of my neighbors for going on thirty years. He is an absolutely kind and down to earth man. His family too. Mark has ten years on me but he still kicks it on stage like he did back then. Nothing funner than doing the Locomotion around the auditorium while Mark's cranking it out. Mark just recently sold out our local casino in under thirty minutes.
@@patrickingalls5954 the few times I head her on the radio I believe she was. Regardless, how cool would it have to be to be immortalized in a song. And the first few lines to boot.
This song and a cover of "Locomotion" originally recorded by Little Eva are probably my 2 favorite GFR songs. When my mom died I found a vinyl record titled "The Very Best of Mark , Don , and Mel " I knew immediately this record was GFR
I appreciate what you two are doing. Taking us down memory lane, and the appreciation for what we grew listening to. So for you Bobby Day,-(Rockin Robin), The Rivieras,-(California Sun) and Ben E. King,-(Stand by me). Thanks for bringing back the good times.
@@bobts5510 Closer to Home peaked at #22 in the US and #21 in Canada. We're An American Band and The Loco-Motion went to #1in the US and #4/#1 in Canada.
Hell Yeah!!! GIL had Almost as High Voice as Rik! There's only a handful of Bands that had Drummer-Lead & Backing Singers!!! Genesis, Grand Funk, Eagles, Mastodon...
Always LOVED this song... but until recently had NO IDEA GFR did it! Wow! I feel a little like you guys do in your reactions, only I KNEW the song! Stellar recording!
If you like singing drummers, you gotta listen to The Band. Watch The Night They Drive Old Dixie Down from The Last Waltz. No, Phil Collins is not the "prime example " of singing drummers. That distinction belongs to Levon Helm. 😁 Good actor too as Loretta Lynn's dad in Coal Miner's Daughter.
A hugely unapologetic band. They were admitting that the coolest things about being in a hit band were the girls and the toys you could now afford. LOL. Talking about bringing girls into their hotel and how the hotel detectives were cool and not to be seen. When they mention sweet, Sweet Connie was doing her act. She had the whole show and that's a natural fact. They were referring to a girl named Connie who was a famous (or maybe infamous) music groupie back in the day. She uhh let's say ... made herself available to any and all bands and their entourages who would come through her area. Sadly Miss Connie passed away just about a month ago at 66. She wanted to be famous and she "met" a lot of musicians and bands. She was also mentioned in a couple of other bands songs. The great musical days of the 60s and 70s had quite a cast of characters. Not all of them on stage.
Karen Carpenter was a singing drummer, at first, then they took her away from her drums and stuck her in front. She always considered herself a singing drummer, not a singer who drummed. When you get around to it, "I'm Your Captain/Closer to Home" by GFRR is well worth listening to
Levon Helm, Phil Collins, Henley. Dave Grohl, Ringo (ok, admittedly he wasn’t the best at either) Brewer, Taylor Hawkins… there are a lot who have done it extremely well. You can add Paul McCartney too. He sang & played ALL instruments on Maybe I’m Amazed!
When you tuned your instruments for 1/2 an hour, smoked a cig, did a test riff for another 20 minutes while adjusting the stage lights....welcome to a 70's concert! I also just saw them about 4 years ago and it was one of the best shows I have seen in a long time! They sounded fantastic after all these years!
For three or four years in the early 70s there was no bigger band than Grand Funk Railroad. Their name was based on the local Grand Trunk Railroad that ran through Flint, the Michigan town they were from originally.
Someone crossed out Trunk on a railway overpass in Flint and painted Funk. This was early 70s. Sadly I forgot which road it was. Passed by all the time.
Love love love Grand Funk Railroad! My favorite bangers you should react to include: “Sin’s a Good Man’s Brother” “Aimless Lady” “Nothing is the Same” and if you feel up to a truly emotional devastating sad song… it’s “Mean Mistreater”. Lots of folks will recommend GFR’s more radio rock songs - which don’t get me wrong are solid - but if you want GFR at their alt funk rock best, it’s the songs above!
I was in HS when this came out. I was in NYC at the time. I loved GFR, but we had a lot of arguments in HS about it. Their mgmt advertised the band in times square and rock and roll purists criticized them for going commercial. They just were ahead of the crowd. Great band. Anytime we were on a trip and we got close I played closer to home and the kids (30's now) know ever note and word
One of the best 3 man bands in the late 1960s. Songs "Mean Mistreater"; "T.N.U.C."; " Inside Looking Out"; "Heart Breaker"; "Save the Land"; "Loneliness".
Would you please react to the song, "Get Ready" by Rare Earth? That's another song with the singer playing the drums at the same time. AND, another great song by Grand Funk Railroad is "Some Kind of Wonderful". I think y'all might like it, because it is a great song!
Sweet Connie is a real person, famous Rock n' Roll groupie who died recently. The kids would like "The Loco-Motion". I think you'd like "Bad Time" also!
You definitely need to react to “The Weight” by The Band for more of that drummer/singer vibe but also because its a great song! The Last Waltz version with The Staples Singers is a must see.
Love this tune, GFR has a great sound right in there with the early 70's...I also like "Some Kind Of Wonderful" and I'm Your Captain "... Since this song is about the band, I suggest a few songs about singers or bands talking about their experiences:: " Up In Smoke" by Blackberry Smoke "Hot Blooded" by Foreigner "Band On The Run" by Paul McCartney & Wings Thanks S.W.
The line about Connie in Little Rock early in the song was Connie Hamzy, one of the most famous and prolific groupies of all time. She was from Little Rock, and was forever immortalized by GFR. She just died last month.
Sweet sweet Connie, a real person, just passed away within the last month. Immortalized by this song had to be exceptional to be noticed from the huge crowd, and even more so to have lyrics call her out by name. One of the best bands from the early 70's. Try "I'm your Captain", "Closer to Home". Their cover of the "Locomotion" is worth hearing also. Many others available if you're diving deep.
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It really burns me up that they haven't been inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame. To me they were one the greatest rock bands ever.
fugg the rrhof and the clowns that run it. rrhof is a misnomer, they have rappers in it so that says it all... it's really the rap and roll hall of fame anymore...
💯
...getting closer to their home...
The R&R HOF is heavily politicized and also hasn't been about rock for some time. Wouldn't bother me if it burned to the ground, and someone else created a new one.
@@randallpetersen9164 Yes! they are so WOKE! Has nothing to do with Rock and Roll.. Aretha Franklin and Karen Carpenter are in the Roll Hall of Fame .... Absurd!
This band absolutely deserves the rock hall of fame!
but dolly parton will be. this song ALONE is why GFR should be there. this song vs "love is like a butterfly" COMMON MAN!
I agree Tyler 👍
Fuck the R&RHoF. It's meaningless to most rock bands.
They don't need the taint of the fake and fool hall of fame to sully their name.
This is a Band that was huge on the radio in the 1970’s. We blasted this song while “riding around up town” on the weekends. Good memories. Still think the ‘70’s were the greatest decade for all kinds of music. Maybe it was all the different sounds and styles that made it great! It was a great time to be a teenager.
The corporate suits hadn't taken over the creative part yet.
Yes it was!!
1955 through 1980 was the greatest period of music writing and production/recording ever in history.
60s were best by far.
Late 60's early 70's was a great time for music. A very good variety of bands.
Yeah! We had Rock, Disco, Country&Western, Jazz, and the Blues, and a lot of original artists. You had to be good to get noticed.
GFR should be in the Rock Hall of Fame. There's groups in the hall that couldn't carry these guys guitars! Drummers name is Don Brewer. Guitarist is Mark Farner. Bassist is Mel Schecter. Great group with plenty of songs that will rock your world!
Let's not forget Craig Frost on keyboards.
Mel Schacher (pronounced “Shocker”)
@@4golow Was going to post just this.
Unbelievable
100% should be in the HOF, what a talented band, funk, rock, soul, bluesy, they had it all.
If you grew up in this era you knew this song. It was kind of an anthem.
I grew up with “Sweet Sweet Connie” in North Little Rock, Arkansas. She had the biggest collection of Beatles records of anyone I’ve known. She lived HER LIFE on HER TERMS. She had a good heart. You knew where you stood with Connie. Straight to the point. She didn’t shy away from the good, the bad or the ugly. Connie Hamsey passed away this year. Rest In Peace Connie. You are missed and you will never be forgotten. 🌹
dint she jsut pass not long ago... yea, RIP girl, you inspired a great line for sure...
It's Hamzy. And she was just a groupie who'd give blowjobs to any and all musicians. You want to admire that, knock yourself out.
I knew Connie Hamzy from her very early days hanging out at Corn's Motel & Grill in Amboy.
After she started to begin her groupie legend she would call me and I'd take her to Barton Coliseum to hang with the bands. Paul Revere & the Raiders, Rare Earth were her first crushes. She lived with her parents on West Drive & her bedroom walls were eventually covered with laminates and airplane ticket stubs to places she'd been.
I was one of her earliest "test dummies" when she started developing her BJ skills.
Her skills were legendary, so much that Merv Griffin would fly her to his TV show as a groupie expert.
If you ever saw Cameron Crows movie "Famous" Connie was one of the girls he used to model the main groupie after...I remember times standing back stage with Connie watching so many great bands play...scenes in that movie still bring me right back.
She eventually worked as a substitute teacher in Pulaski County.
I was blessed to have known Connie & her buddy Jeannie Grey...she made her mark.
🙏✌️😞
Great singer-drummer: Levon Helm in The Band. especially "The Weight"
YES! I have requested The Band many times.
Levon is king of the singing drummers.
Greg try this version of The Weight by Playing for Change project featuring Robbie Robertson from the original, Ringo Starr and musician's from across 5 continents. Proceeds used to support street musician's and schools for the arts around the world. ruclips.net/video/ph1GU1qQ1zQ/видео.html
Levon is also a pretty good actor.
The Band's cover of Springsteen's "Atlantic City" is amazing too. Helm was fantastic.
"Legend has it that while on tour with Humble Pie, the the two bands started arguing over British versus American rock. Grand Funk drummer Don Brewer allegedly rattled off a list of rock legends, punctuating it with, “We’re an American band.” The next morning he wrote the song of the same name, giving Grand Funk their first number one single." That's the legend 🤷♀️
True!
And then Steve Marriott listed off a far longer list of British rock greats, which ended the argument, and they all went off down the pub...
Rare Earth band. Song “I Just Want to Celebrate”. Drummer is the lead vocal on that great song.
Peter Rivera is great!
Born to wander
I just commented on Rare Earth myself. They'd dig their sound.
'I'm losing you'.
I love Rare Earth’s version of Get Ready
One of the greatest singing drummers is Levon Helm of The Band. An incredibly unique, soulful voice. “Night They Drove Ol’ Dixie Down” is my favorite The Band song. Beautiful story telling by the guitarist & songwriter, Robbie Robertson, and vocal performance by Levon.
Yes very unknown and underrated.The Wieght is also awesome.
Sweet, sweet Connie, mentioned in the beginning of the song, was a famous groupie known for her “skills”. She just recently passed away.
I was going to mention that also.
I wonder if carnal legends Sweet, Sweet Connie and Whole Lotta Rosie ever met🤔
Yeah. I never even heard of her until I watched her strange "tribute" video the other day. Her life can't really be described any other way but a tragedy, made worse by the way so many guys in the business exploited her.
@@stevejoshua9536
There's nothing to suggest that she was exploited in any way. According to her, she was doing what and who she wanted, when she wanted with no regrets or remorse.
@@TheSaltyFloridaCracker me too
This drummer isn't always the lead singer. They trade off.
The same was true about Eagles. Great bands.
Terry Roper. Mark Farner sang the bulk of the vocals.
@@RICHBLACKCOCK Thanks.
@@katherinefreymuth2030 Don Henley. Drummer/songer/song writer!!
@@terryroper5860 U got it. GF were a peoples`s band. They weren`t on some STAR TRIP!! & had a pretty good run there in the late `60`s early `70`s; just like THREE DOG NIGHT!!
He’s not the lead singer. That would be Mark Farner, the guitar player. But you need to listen to Closer to Home. Also, Bad Time to Fall in Love is really good!
Don Brewer sings the lead on this...
Mark Farner became a contemporary christian music musician
@@jonathanlocke6404 yes, but Jay talks like he’s the main lead singer of GFR. I’m just saying he’s not.
He is the lead singer on this piece…
Please listen to Closer to Home!!!
All these men are great singers in their own right.
"Sweet Sweet Connie" was a real groupie. She just passed away recently. She "did" all the famous rock stars of the 60's and 70's. She didn't know she was mentioned in the song until after it's release.
"Some Kind of Wonderful" was a huge hit for them. They were heavier rock earlier in their career.
Jay and Amber, check out "Frankenstein" by The Edgar Winter group. Watch the live version, you just might love it. ruclips.net/video/P8f-Qb-bwlU/видео.html
Agree with the above 👆100%
Absolutely!!!
No doubt it is amazing
Also Tobacco Road live on Roadwork album.
Me and thousands of others agree
"I'm Your Captain / Closer to My Home" is my favorite song of theirs. Studio version, please. Live versions are great, but they don't have the strings and production of the studio version. "Some Kind of Wonderful" Amber would LOVE.
Agreed that the studio version is better for, "Closer to Home"...
"I'm Your Captain / Closer to My Home" is my favorite, too. I had this album when I was in high school, in the 70s.
Yes, Larry! 👏👏👏
Yes!! Yes!! YESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes!! They have to do I’m Your Captain - Shea Stadium 1971
Hey family, Pastor Fred here. You are talking about great singing drummers, like you said Phil Collins. Here are some more: Levon Helm with The Band, check out The Weight (especially live with the Staples doing backup). Also Don Henley with The Eagles (which you have reacted to one of theirs, Hotel California is my favorite of his as lead). Keep it up guys, it is a highlight of my day to see your smiling faces!!!
I watched a Carpenters vid today. Karen jammed on the drums.
Check out I'm your captain
Roger Taylor - Queen
Just told another Song Reactor who did a Live of Collins performing "In the Air Tonight" to check out Henley and the Eagles with Hotel California and to check out of course Grand Funk Railroad with American Band.
Night Ranger had a singing drummer - Sister Christian was one that he sang on…
Grand funk Railroad is - Mark Farner, Don Brewer, Mel Shacter
The most underrated band of all time…Period.The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame does not deserve them.They sold out Shea Stadium faster than the Beatles did,and Led Zeppelin dropped them as an opening act because the crowd liked them more.If you want to see another couple of great ones, try live “ Heartbreaker”and “ Inside Looking Out”.
This band went hard - never really got their due, IMHO. 🔥
Should be in RnR Hall of Fame
They got screwed over by their management. I think Mark Farner still has lawsuits pending.
@@jonathangeraldrobinson720 Oh, man. That sucks. 👎
I remember the music critics always put them down but their shows were always packed. Not sure how their album sales were compared to other bands of that time.
@@cesarnarro6013 There albums flew off the shelf. For a band that did not get a lot of air play it was amazing.
Another one from my high school days. Can't believe it's been almost 50 years since this came out.
And yes that's a cowbell, they got a lot of use in the seventies.
I never hear a cowbell without thinking of "Hair of The Dog" by Nazereth.
@@CardiacCat I always think of "Low Rider" by War.
The problem with today's music. Not enough cowbell!!!
Guess what...I've got a fever and the only prescription is more cowbell !!!
@@CardiacCat The number 1 cowbell song all time From 1975 Baby
Definitely want to try their songs:
Some Kind of Wonderful
Closer to Home / I'm Your Captain
Fun Fact: "Sweet Sweet Connie" was a real person from that time, not just a name invented for lyrics. She was a groupie who would try, & often succeed, to share some, well, shall we say 'private time' with the band members. 😉
Connie Climax
I heard she recently passed away and that is when I actually found out about sweet sweet Connie's history
Sweet Sweet Connie screwed more Rock Stars than Epstein and Clinton screwed teens.
She made plaster casts of their members and somewhere theres a museum that has alot of them, but I dont recall where its at!!
Kiss had a song called Plaster Caster in honor of Connie!!
Oh man, my favorite band in H.S.! Love seeing young people, several generations later, discovering them! Thank you 💚
You are guys are doing a real service bringing all this music back to be heard. You are doing far more than you could know.
Absolutely great service
And introducing your peers to some REALLY WONDERFUL MUSIC!!!!
"How do guitar players move their fingers that fast?"
Practice. And then more practice. And then a lot more practice.
I was a guitar teacher for many years, and I love that J is going to be getting into playing. My one piece of advice is: Set aside time every day to practice. Even if it's only ten minutes. The key is to be consistent; you'll see your finger speed, strength and dexterity get better in real-time.
Your fingers will be very sore until they callus and if you play all the time and get into it sometimes they even bleed but stick with it and they'll heal up eventually and then it's no problem.
@@TT-js4jn Bryan Adams - Summer Of '69 (Official Music Video) ruclips.net/video/eFjjO_lhf9c/видео.html&ab_channel=BryanAdamsVEVO "payed it till my fingers bleed"
A close personal relationship with your metronome is key :)
@@TT-js4jn They could just a band-aid.
Agreed......I'm a trumpet player...or used to be, I miss it :-( but because I loved it and had a natural lean towards it, I practiced every day through my years playing in school and got pretty good.
(It's also how you get to Carnegie Hall) ;-)
Don Henley, The Eagles, plays drums and sings.
my first thought!
He had the 'fro too.
@@473mec Ooo, yes he did!
The 70's music RULED.. gone but,,FAR FROM FORGOTTEN Nothing comes close to hippy, psychedelic and rock of that time. You had to be there.. the best memories of life. Complicated and disturbed world, but through all that, WE had the music to get along. We need that type music back again. Always remember to never forget..ROCK ON WORLD PEACE OUT
Omg....this band was big to me when I was a young girl....loved them so much. I love that you guys listen to a lot of 70s and 80s....such a great time to be ALIVE!!!
One of my faves of Grand Funk Railroad that I haven't seen mentioned yet is "Some Kind Of Wonderful". That is definitely one song I think y'all would absolutely love especially with that soul groove that song has.
Omgosh that is a great song, thank you for requesting it, I almost forgot about that song, it is hype!! Definitely will bring Jay And Amber Vibes!!
This really should be the next Grand Funk tune to react to followed by their studio cover of Locomotion..
Loved Mark Farmer's (lead guitarist) vocals in "I'm Your Captain" and their cover of "Locomotion" I think you'd both enjoy those songs too.
Their cover of "Locomotion" is better than the original and has a killer guitar solo.
Roller Skating on Saturday night was not complete without it.
I love their version too!
Ozark Mountain Daredevils had a Song, Jackie Blue, the Drummer sung it, was a Great Song 😍
Yes, would be a great song for reaction..
Have myself suggested Ozark Mountain Dare Devil. To many reactors. Never to my knowledge have any responded with a reaction. Great band.
I love this song. Always have. Thank you for reminding me!!
He beats those drums like they owe him money. Lovin' it.
Karen Carpenter drummed as she sang also she was one of the best drummers around
Definitely have to do The Carpenters, a drummer that can SING!
Another group with the drummer singing lead is Rare Earth. Try I Just Want To Celebrate.
@@melodymcdonald2140 yes! I Just Want To Celebrate!
@Mark Palfenier, Karen Carpenter had one of the sweetest, pure, beautiful voice!
Come on ........yes she can play drums .....but come on one of the best drummers around......really.....wow
You must not know anything about drums
"I'm your captain/closer to home" and "shinin on" are a must listen. Also, "walk like a man" is one of my favorites.
Grand Funk was THE loudest concert I'd ever been to 1974! They just rock! 💙😱🎼🎸✌️
Cobo Hall by any chance? James Brown as the opening act? If so, we were there, and you are absolutely right!!!
Yep
I was front row in front of the speakers left of the stage.
They were formed in Flint Michigan
My favorite drum intro of all time.... So much energy!!!
No 80s kids trying to claim this song for the 80s lol They usally do by the 100s
Some Kind of Wonderful is a must listen by Grand Funk.
ABSOLUTELY!
Grand Funk ROCKED “Some Kind Of Wonderful”! It wasn’t their song, they covered it, but they did it better than the original artist. Same with their version of “Locomotion”!
for a long time this song was my
"fav of favs". It has everything a rock song needs.... and it makes you feel good inside and all over!!
GFR did a concert at Shea Stadium (NY) in the 70’s and sold it out faster than the Beatles 65’ concert at Shea…
This band is sooooo underrated and should be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame! (in my humble opinion)
This true, but the fact that they were sharing the billing with Humble Pie might also have helped. Mark Farner has written that when the band approached the stadium by helicopter, it was raining and Humble Pie were on stage. He could see Marriott out front and ,don't remember his exact quote, but basically, everyone was standing up and rocking SO HARD that he could literally see the stadium its self vibrating. In the early 70's, both these bands filled stadiums with 10's of thousands of fans. By the following year, the Pie were top billed every where they went. Young people today have mostly never heard of Humble Pie. Please do yourselves a favor and check them out. Sadly there is not much live video available here is one:
ruclips.net/video/-gWqrP30YXQ/видео.html I don't Need No Dr Live LA Forum 1973
Long live the Pie! RIP Steve Marriott & Greg Ridley
Imagine how fast a Beatles' concert would have sold out in '70 at Shea. There were more rock fans by then and stadium shows were a regular thing.
@@cindyfalstrom7231 - yeah! Another vote for Humble Pie!
Rock and the roll at its best. 70's decade
Shout out to Sweet, Sweet Connie (aka Connie Hamzy), mentioned early in this song. She was probably the most famous (or infamous) groupie of the day. Made it with just about every mega group member there was. She was VERY popular! Just passed away this year. Rest In Peace, you wild child.
❤
great choice..."some kind of wonderful" next please!!!
Levon Helm is a fantastic lead singer, drummer. The Band!
RIP Levon 😞
Yes!!!
Most definitely a group that they need to listen to. Plus for a duet try The Band featuring the Staple Singers,-(The Weight)
@@joshsmith302 I keep requesting ... hopefully it's on their list!
@@kimberlyjenkins725 looks like a lot of people are suggesting the same in different places. I hope they like it. It's like Christmas morning to see Amber smile and Jordan's chin drop.😄😎
Rare Earth had a singing drummer. I think you would like this band. Rock with a very pronounced soul influence...
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Sounded like Don too. Rare Earth sounded like Grand Funk.
Levon was great. The best drummer/vocalist was Pete Rivera who played in Rare Earth.
I Just Want To Celebrate
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(I Know) I'm Losing You
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Get Ready
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Hey, Big Brother
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Grand Funk great band of the 70's partied to this song a lot. Of generations I've lived thru 60-70-80-90-2000. The 70's by far have the greatest music of all time. Not just my opinion been written about by experts over and over again. To roam around town windows down blasting ur radio to the song back then is to darn great to put in words u had to live it to express 😅😂😃
The drummer is Don Brewer. Sweet sweet Connie was a groupie. She passed away a few weeks ago.
The lead guitar player Mark Farner has been one of my neighbors for going on thirty years. He is an absolutely kind and down to earth man. His family too. Mark has ten years on me but he still kicks it on stage like he did back then. Nothing funner than doing the Locomotion around the auditorium while Mark's cranking it out. Mark just recently sold out our local casino in under thirty minutes.
Connie Hamzy. Still lived In Little Rock. A radio show here I. Little Rock had her on and interviewed her a time or 2. Oh the stories she had.
@@jamesmcdaniel9601 I heard she really was a sweetheart. She said she had the highest respect for Mark he was one of the only ones to turn her down.
so you live on atkinson rd too?
@@patrickingalls5954 the few times I head her on the radio I believe she was. Regardless, how cool would it have to be to be immortalized in a song. And the first few lines to boot.
@@georgiabutka5096 no on Brubaker just up the hill. Where you at?
“Locomotion” and “Some Kind Of Wonderful” are two of my favorite GFR songs! You should definitely give them a listen!
You've got to do "The Band". A great lead singer/drummer in Levon Helm. Check out "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" or "Up On Cripple Creek"
This song and a cover of "Locomotion" originally recorded by Little Eva are probably my 2 favorite GFR songs.
When my mom died I found a vinyl record titled "The Very Best of Mark , Don , and Mel " I knew immediately this record was GFR
The cover of Locomotion holds a special memory for me. It was the first song I heard on the radio in my new Ford Pinto wagon on April 27, 1074.
Percussion player off to the side that you can't see is playing cowbell, triangle, etc. LOVE IT
Yet another great but often overlooked band.
I appreciate what you two are doing. Taking us down memory lane, and the appreciation for what we grew listening to. So for you Bobby Day,-(Rockin Robin), The Rivieras,-(California Sun) and Ben E. King,-(Stand by me). Thanks for bringing back the good times.
Absolutely Stand by me... and then Lennon's version. Love that song.
This along with The Loco-Motion were their biggest hits.
The singer and drummer is Don Brewer
Is that song still popular at the roller rinks?
Don't forget "Some kinda wonderful"
That's a cover.
Im your Captain/closer to home was their biggest hit
@@bobts5510 Closer to Home peaked at #22 in the US and #21 in Canada. We're An American Band and The Loco-Motion went to #1in the US and #4/#1 in Canada.
Triumphs drummer kills it on their song “When the lights go down”.
Hell Yeah!!! GIL had Almost as High Voice as Rik! There's only a handful of Bands that had Drummer-Lead & Backing Singers!!! Genesis, Grand Funk, Eagles, Mastodon...
Ahhhh Triumph, what a GREAT BAND!! And Blackfoot( sing know why, but they always seem to come to mind when I heart Triumph
@@bethrowe6927 Blackfoot rocks! I’ve got their entire Strikes album on my shop playlist.
Triumph is hugely underated.
Masterpiece full of life....
Your best reaction ever was Inside Looking Out!! J how could you not remember?!! Love you guys!!
Karen Carpenter Drummer and lead singer . You will LOVE Her !!!!
Yes, the Carpenters. Karen sings like an angel.
Always LOVED this song... but until recently had NO IDEA GFR did it! Wow! I feel a little like you guys do in your reactions, only I KNEW the song! Stellar recording!
If you like singing drummers, you gotta listen to The Band. Watch The Night They Drive Old Dixie Down from The Last Waltz. No, Phil Collins is not the "prime example " of singing drummers. That distinction belongs to Levon Helm. 😁 Good actor too as Loretta Lynn's dad in Coal Miner's Daughter.
This band is from like 20 minutes from where I grew up, and have lived for most of my life. They are really awesome.
Everyone moves with this song 😂
A hugely unapologetic band. They were admitting that the coolest things about being in a hit band were the girls and the toys you could now afford. LOL. Talking about bringing girls into their hotel and how the hotel detectives were cool and not to be seen. When they mention sweet, Sweet Connie was doing her act. She had the whole show and that's a natural fact. They were referring to a girl named Connie who was a famous (or maybe infamous) music groupie back in the day. She uhh let's say ... made herself available to any and all bands and their entourages who would come through her area. Sadly Miss Connie passed away just about a month ago at 66. She wanted to be famous and she "met" a lot of musicians and bands. She was also mentioned in a couple of other bands songs. The great musical days of the 60s and 70s had quite a cast of characters. Not all of them on stage.
Didn't sweet Connie die this year?
Another big 70s song KEEP EM COMMING PLEEEEEASE LOL
An absolutely incredible band!
In the day they were one of the best if not the best
I grew up with this band as a teenager! It was an awesome time!
Grand funk railroad has got so many great songs ! Great song Rob And Amber grew up with them
And, I don't think WE'RE AN AMERICAN BAND is the best song on the album. That, I feel, is CREEPIN'.
Karen Carpenter was a singing drummer, at first, then they took her away from her drums and stuck her in front. She always considered herself a singing drummer, not a singer who drummed. When you get around to it, "I'm Your Captain/Closer to Home" by GFRR is well worth listening to
I'm Your Captain is one of my favourite songs 🎵 ❤
They have another song I’d love for you to react to, it’s Some Kind of Wonderful 🥰
Edited to add they had two lead singers
Don Henley is the master of drumming while singing melodically! There’s a huge difference between singing staccato and melody! He’s amazing. 🌺✌️
Levon Helm, Phil Collins, Henley. Dave Grohl, Ringo (ok, admittedly he wasn’t the best at either) Brewer, Taylor Hawkins… there are a lot who have done it extremely well. You can add Paul McCartney too. He sang & played ALL instruments on Maybe I’m Amazed!
I agree Don Henley is the best!
Kelly Keagy from Night Ranger was pretty good.
Remember that Boz Skaggs also started as a drummer. Incredible singer too.
Karen Carpenter?
When you tuned your instruments for 1/2 an hour, smoked a cig, did a test riff for another 20 minutes while adjusting the stage lights....welcome to a 70's concert! I also just saw them about 4 years ago and it was one of the best shows I have seen in a long time! They sounded fantastic after all these years!
For three or four years in the early 70s there was no bigger band than Grand Funk Railroad. Their name was based on the local Grand Trunk Railroad that ran through Flint, the Michigan town they were from originally.
Someone crossed out Trunk on a railway overpass in Flint and painted Funk. This was early 70s. Sadly I forgot which road it was. Passed by all the time.
Love love love Grand Funk Railroad! My favorite bangers you should react to include: “Sin’s a Good Man’s Brother” “Aimless Lady” “Nothing is the Same” and if you feel up to a truly emotional devastating sad song… it’s “Mean Mistreater”. Lots of folks will recommend GFR’s more radio rock songs - which don’t get me wrong are solid - but if you want GFR at their alt funk rock best, it’s the songs above!
All great songs!
Greatest drum intro of all time why are they not in the rock and roll hall of fame???
Great song !! Great Band !! 🤘
Lead singer is founder of the band, guitarist, Mark Farner. They are all
Talented. This song was a classic
70s classic.
mark farner lives in petoskey michigan
the drummers name is Don Brewer and the bass player is Mel Shacker and the guitarist is Mark Farner , great band .
Karren Carpenter was Avery talented drummer and singer rob squad from them 70dz
Grand Funk Railroad is my generation. 🥰🥰🔥🔥
I was in HS when this came out. I was in NYC at the time. I loved GFR, but we had a lot of arguments in HS about it. Their mgmt advertised the band in times square and rock and roll purists criticized them for going commercial. They just were ahead of the crowd. Great band.
Anytime we were on a trip and we got close I played closer to home and the kids (30's now) know ever note and word
Time proves the critics wrong every time!
One of the best 3 man bands in the late 1960s. Songs "Mean Mistreater"; "T.N.U.C."; " Inside Looking Out"; "Heart Breaker"; "Save the Land"; "Loneliness".
I saw this tour at MSG! They killed it.Iconic 70s power trio.
Just seen these guys this past weekend. Awesome show....only two of the original members are with them...Don and Mel
Saw them 2 weekends ago at Choctaw casino, Oklahoma. They were fantastic
Would you please react to the song, "Get Ready" by Rare Earth? That's another song with the singer playing the drums at the same time. AND, another great song by Grand Funk Railroad is "Some Kind of Wonderful". I think y'all might like it, because it is a great song!
Sweet Connie is a real person, famous Rock n' Roll groupie who died recently. The kids would like "The Loco-Motion". I think you'd like "Bad Time" also!
You definitely need to react to “The Weight” by The Band for more of that drummer/singer vibe but also because its a great song! The Last Waltz version with The Staples Singers is a must see.
I agree, Levon Helm was great.
This was one of my grandfather's favorite songs. I remember riding around with him in his old pickup blaring this.
"I'm Your Captain" a classic from GFR.....Mark Farner, lead guitarist, still playing today....great video...
The sound is much better in the recorded version. Sometimes live the sound sucks. ❤️😁
" Sweet; Sweet Connie " was an actual Real Woman they were singing about.
And the concert promoter in Omaha had 4 Mexican girls waiting for them at the hotel after the show.
Love this tune, GFR has a great sound right in there with the early 70's...I also like "Some Kind Of Wonderful" and I'm Your Captain "...
Since this song is about the band, I suggest a few songs about singers or bands talking about their experiences::
" Up In Smoke" by Blackberry Smoke
"Hot Blooded" by Foreigner
"Band On The Run" by Paul McCartney & Wings
Thanks
S.W.
"Queen Bee" is another cool GFR tune from the Heavy Metal soundtrack... by the way, every song on that album is good reaction material, imo..
S.W.
A truly underrated band, they have some amazing songs. Just love rocking out to them while driving.
Donny Brewer is the drummer, they are from flint Michigan seen them when I was 15.
Another great song of theirs *InideLookingOut* was actually written by *Eric Burdon* and they recorded it.
Their best I think.
The line about Connie in Little Rock early in the song was Connie Hamzy, one of the most famous and prolific groupies of all time. She was from Little Rock, and was forever immortalized by GFR. She just died last month.
"I'm Your Captain/ Closer to Home" is a Beautiful song
Sweet sweet Connie, a real person, just passed away within the last month. Immortalized by this song had to be exceptional to be noticed from the huge crowd, and even more so to have lyrics call her out by name. One of the best bands from the early 70's. Try "I'm your Captain", "Closer to Home". Their cover of the "Locomotion" is worth hearing also. Many others available if you're diving deep.
I played this record over and over as an 11 year old. I still love it.