The Warning are the first band in 30 years to give me a genuine rock'n'roll boner. Without a doubt, the best thing to happen to rock in the 21st century so far
I thank the Lord, that my childhood was in the 60's and 70's. It was such a great time. A freedom that is hard to put into a few words. It rocked and still rocks my life, and developed me into who I am today. A diff set of morals than the world today! Rocks On My Brothers and Sisters!! Love Ya All!!
This is the 70s real talent no drum machines, no computers, no voice enhancement, Raw talent.. 70s the best years of my life as a teenager In south Florida. G F R on the 8 track
Every teen loves the music that's live around them.... But the live music of my teen years 1969-1975.... I wouldn't trade that for anyone else's "teen" years... It was generationally special, meaning it's appreciated with enthusiasm by generations that followed. A true Golden Age.
@plumerian66 - You'd be surprised to hear about those who were born in or after the 1980s and their musical preferences, a lot of whom prefer 1970s and 1980s Rock n' Roll.
I saw Grand Funk in '70, they opened for Led Zeppelin. I ,nor anyone else had ever heard of them,but they blew my ass away ! I wasn't expecting anything like what I saw, they were awesome !
This is one badass group that should have been in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame years and years ago I grew up listening to them they were way ahead of their time pure blood and guts rock and roll you can't beat it
June 12, 1973...Grand Funk records this masterpiece. By Summer of '74 it would be their first #1 hit single in the U.S. Fell in love with Mark Farner when I was 14 in 74.
This is THE American rock anthem without a doubt. The riff by itself is one of the modt unique and unmistakeable riffs of all time just like "Smoke On The Water" & "Mississippi Queen." This was the Golden Age of Rock (1969-1974) and no period could match it for the number of power bands, music composition, or quality.
WOOOWWW !!!! I m from Switzerland but i hear this incredible band an d i feel my self one american citizen TOO !!!!! GOD BLESS AMERICA ...and GRAND FUNK RAILROAD TOO !!!!!!
Damnit....I never get tired of this. And I seen them in concert during the 70s and I'm still watching and listening to this classic rock spectacle. Long live GFR 🎸 April 2024
That's what you call putting your soul in the music! Man that energy is insane! I'd personally give $1000 bucks if a group like this ever played live at my house for my birthday.
4 Men 2 Shirts 1 Cowbell Bought this 45 with my paper route money when I was a boy and this groove will forever hold a magical spell over me that can’t be explained or underestimated. Thanks for posting.
heard this song come on TV for 115th U.S Open commercial, i was rocking out!! at 3:30 am while making my husband brkfast/lunch for work,so i had to come to you tube !! this is what i grew up too,good way to start the day...to good old fashion rock and roll
What kills me is how much shit they got from the critics who apparently couldn't understand just how well they delivered live. Tight as a drum, funky, Don screaming out the vocals with shit monitors, good harmonies. I mean, this kicks ass.
It is truly mind boggling that the jerks (committee) has yet to induct Grand Funk, one of the greatest bands of the 70s into the rock and roll hall of fame. Or should I say rock and roll hall of SHAME!
+Ralph Rivera the rock and roll hall of fame is not a real institution - someone made it up to make money - it's not like it was founded to serve as some sort of true music museum or some such.
One of the greatest song of rock'n'roll ever, it's hard to believe that a very close friend of mine and myself almost got expelled from school in communist Cuba for just listening to it, weird but true.
They Are AN AMERICAN BAND. GRAND FUNK RAILROAD Is A GREAT AMERICAN BAND THEY ARE ALL IN AMERICA AND LOVE AMERICA ESPECIALLY SINGING THIS SONG THEY LOVE AMERICA JUST LIKE WE LOVE AMERICA. We Are ALL BLESSED IN AMERICA. This IS REALLY A GREAT SONG IN AMERICA. THIS IS A GREAT AMERICAN SONG. THIS SONG IS SO GOOD FOR AMERICA LETS GET INTO THIS AMERICAN SONG LETS PLAY IT IN AMERICA ALL THE TIME ALWAYS OH YEAH LETS ALL SING IT IN AMERICA ALL THE TIME ALWAYS. This Is THE FAVORITE GRAND FUNK RAILROAD SONG EVER! This Is MY FAVORITE GRAND FUNK RAILROAD Song Ever. Anyone Who EXTREMELY LIKES THIS Song A LOT Agrees That This Is THE BEST GRAND FUNK RAILROAD SONG EVER. 👍😆🎶
i appreciate that i grew up in the 60's/70's regardless of the craziness that was going on back,when it comes to music,etc.... there's no other decade like the 70's
I am not from this planet and I love their sound! America is a huge continent. These guys made Central and South America scream with bravado and delight. Music has no boundaries. Closer to home is a masterpiece!
I remember cruising around Thomasville North Carolina in the mid '70's, in my cousin Donnie's 1970 Plymouth Roadrunner, listening to this, and a lot of other Grand Funk Railroad tunes!! 😎😎😎
My first concert was Mark Don & Mel at Pirates World amusement park Dainia Florida 1973. When they played Footstompin Music i knew life for me would never be the same again. I was badly hooked on this band at only 10 years old! Farner slid across the stage on his knees, hair swirling around and whaling on his guitar and it was officially the coolest thing i ever saw. Today im still a #1 fan. Love you guys!!
Lyrics Out on the road for forty days Last night in Little Rock put me in a haze Sweet, sweet Connie, doin' her act She had the whole show and that's a natural fact Up all night with Freddie King I got to tell you, poker's his thing Booze and ladies, keep me right As long as we can make it to the show tonight We're an American band We're an American band We're comin' to your town We'll help you party it down We're an American band Four young chiquitas in Omaha Waitin' for the band to return from the show Feelin' good, feelin' right, it's Saturday night The hotel detective, he was outta sight Now these fine ladies, they had a plan They was out to meet the boys in the band They said, come on dudes, let's get it on And we proceeded to tear that hotel down We're an American band We're an American band We're comin' to your town We'll help you party it down We're an American band We're an American band We're an American band We're comin' to your town We'll help you party it down We're an American band We're an American band We're an American band We're comin' to your town We'll help you party it down We're an American band We're an American band We're an American band We're comin' to your town We'll help you party it down We're an American band We're an American band, wooo We're an American band, wooo We're an American band, wooo
The Rock and Roll of the '70's we're good times. Great time to be a teenager. Maybe every decade is a good time to be a teenager, unless there is a draft. Honor our veterans. Without them, we have nothing in this U.S.A.
in the mid 70's whenever i see this on the list of songs on the juke box, i would play it and some people will going to look at me as if im a freak. I'm a Filipino by the way and i love this kind of music.
A lot of great bands came out of the 70's. This is just one of them. BTO, being another, The Doobie Brothers, and Nazareth just to name a few. The 70's was a great time to grow up in.
I saw them during this tour. I was in the 8th row and they kicked ass. I thought that Veleno was so cool. Still do! This was back when Norlin and CBS were ruining Gibson and Fender, so this was one of the coolest guitars made in the 70’s.
2024 year 🎸🎹🎶🎤🥁and I'm thinking about my old school boys Band😢 with All my buddies who've already cross the mighty 🤞 Rivers of Life to the other side... sweet 🙌 Rest 🙏 Fellas 😇 Precious memories 👌👍
If this isn’t a perfect rock song, then I don’t know what is……..listening in 2023.
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Absolutamente!
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" inside looking out " too !
I don't care what anyone says the 70's was the best generation when it came to rock and roll. The music these days sux doesn't come close.
Facts!!!
I heartily agree!
Amen great music great car's oh yea 70's rocked
The Warning are the first band in 30 years to give me a genuine rock'n'roll boner.
Without a doubt, the best thing to happen to rock in the 21st century so far
Best rock and roll song of all time
My Husband and I just saw them in Pittsburgh PA last Night! His Fave Rock Band! They were Awsome!!!!❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉
No Farner no Grand Funk
No lip synch. No autotune. No dancers all over the stage. THIS is why I'm a rocker!!
💯 I'll have to try this on my bass. Man, the 1970s rocked! IMO and many others it was the best decade for guitar ROCK!
Younger generation gets mad as hell when us older folks say this, it’s hilarious…
Guy with the guitar is trying to dance , best part of this band was the drummer
昔は皆同じだよ
🤮🤮🤮
The 70's were kick ass Rock & Roll , todays generation will never understand.
I’m 18 and a 6 year guitarist, I can reassure you there’s a few of us here
Never
68-72 I think was the best time......
I thank the Lord, that my childhood was in the 60's and 70's. It was such a great time. A freedom that is hard to put into a few words. It rocked and still rocks my life, and developed me into who I am today. A diff set of morals than the world today! Rocks On My Brothers and Sisters!! Love Ya All!!
Well-stated Bro! Same strong feelings about that era of music! How lucky we were and are.
Yes very well said! Totally with you!
The years were righteous…too bad gfr WASN’T
Born in 61'!!
LA MĪA TAMBIÉN 🤜🤛
Class of '79. I went through junior high and high school jamming to this one! Brings back some great memories of just being a kid!
Same. Class of 79
Same
Mighty fine in 79, go Vashon Pirates.
This performance is the purest distillation of rock n'roll. Four guys, no studio augmentation, fueled by alcohol and adrenaline.
This is the most '70s thing ever.
A band singin about being a band, flyin on planes and stuff. I heard they might be coming to our town to help us party down.
This is the 70s real talent no drum machines, no computers, no voice enhancement, Raw talent.. 70s the best years of my life as a teenager In south Florida. G F R on the 8 track
"RAW TALENT" FOR SURE!!!!!!!
Exactly what I said above. Pure performance above electronic aids! Plus, they looked good.
Plumbing Miami 305 519 2071 So true
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Sportatorium ROCKED!
they can come to my town and help me party down anytime.
Beating those drums like they owe him money! Love it!
Don Brewer is such a talented Percussionist. Anyone that can drum and sing and keep it rocking is just the ...man !!
Increíble!
Too bad he's a Dick and has withheld a true GFR reunion all these years !!!!
He has just the right amount of cowbell.
Karen Carpenter drummed most of the Carpenters shows AND sang an impeccable lead. Was she “the man”?!!
これが😜
DAM THAT ROCKS!!! Never knew back in the 70's that drummer was singing and banging out the best part of that song! KILLER!
The drummer of the band "Rare Earth" also sings. The song "Get Ready".
Was a DJ back in the 70's and unless you grew up with this music you'll never understand why it was the best decade for music!
2024 - Don Brewers A FRIGGN Beast!.
The Track just Screams 70's BANGEEERRR!✌️
The only good thing about being old is that i was around for some really great music back in the day. My funeral is going to be a rock festival.
I have a feeling we are in the same generation. The late '60's through the '70's had the best music.
smoothlyez
I'm cracking up at your last sentence. (Funeral Rock Festival). See ya ☝there lol.
I love you ♥️
my 1st 45 was solid gold 45 grand funk railroad were an american band. those were the days.
I’ve got my song list picked out and kegs paid for. I wish I could hear the stories being told.
Soundtrack to my youth is astounding....it killed. Still does.❤
'59.
...and always will
That is the absolute perfect rock and roll song of all time mark farner
One of the few bands that sounded better live than in the studio.
AND THAT'S A NATURAL FACT!
Foghat is like that, too
CCR...
Dire straits
The Who, the Dead, Talking Heads, Marley...
Hey Everyone. I'm 58 years old and this has been a favorite of mine forever. Rock On!
Rock on
Today's generation has no idea what great music is. Glad I grew up with this great music!
Awesome the 70's ruled . one of the greatest rock songs ever !
Amen to that!!
It's was Great...
AMEN brotha!
70’s was the BEST era!
My first rock concert: Grand Funk, Humble Pie, Black Oak Arkansas. Oct of 1973. My ears are still ringing.
I just feel sorry for people who were born after the 1980s. Long live the 1970s.
Every teen loves the music that's live around them.... But the live music of my teen years 1969-1975.... I wouldn't trade that for anyone else's "teen" years... It was generationally special, meaning it's appreciated with enthusiasm by generations that followed. A true Golden Age.
I was born in 75 but Ididnt get to listen to great bands until I was in my late teens
@plumerian66 - You'd be surprised to hear about those who were born in or after the 1980s and their musical preferences, a lot of whom prefer 1970s and 1980s Rock n' Roll.
As someone born in the late 90s, it's hard to believe there has been pratically no good music made in my lifetime.
I was born in 1971 and never heard of this group before
I saw Grand Funk in '70, they opened for Led Zeppelin. I ,nor anyone else had ever heard of them,but they blew my ass away ! I wasn't expecting anything like what I saw, they were awesome !
This is a classic masterpiece! The greatest song about America.... My favorite song of all time!!!!
Anything GF performed was excellent rock! Live they were awesome!
This is one badass group that should have been in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame years and years ago I grew up listening to them they were way ahead of their time pure blood and guts rock and roll you can't beat it
Young people today have no idea just how huge they were in the early 1970s.
That's why the Hall of Lame is a joke. Carole King isn't in either. Go figure.
They’re gods in the rock & roll hall of shame
Rock and the Roll. I was in junior high and I loved the Grand Funk.
Damn I love that song. I still listen to them. Back then I was 14yrs. Old. One of my favorite bands.
Same!
June 12, 1973...Grand Funk records this masterpiece. By Summer of '74 it would be their first #1 hit single in the U.S. Fell in love with Mark Farner when I was 14 in 74.
This is THE American rock anthem without a doubt. The riff by itself is one of the modt unique and unmistakeable riffs of all time just like "Smoke On The Water" & "Mississippi Queen." This was the Golden Age of Rock (1969-1974) and no period could match it for the number of power bands, music composition, or quality.
WOOOWWW !!!! I m from Switzerland but i hear this incredible band an d i feel my self one american citizen TOO !!!!! GOD BLESS AMERICA ...and GRAND FUNK RAILROAD TOO !!!!!!
Old school rock never dies
One of d greatest rock songs of all time!!!
Closer to Home is stamped on my brain. Great American Rock Band to British onslaught.
Afros and Cowbells! Fuck yes!!
"Fuck yeah"!!!!
FUCKIIN HELL YEAH !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hell yeah. Shame 236 ass wipes think differently. Pure sounds putting modern crap to shame, and better hair than Beyoncé lol
LOL
Damnit....I never get tired of this. And I seen them in concert during the 70s and I'm still watching and listening to this classic rock spectacle. Long live GFR 🎸 April 2024
That's what you call putting your soul in the music! Man that energy is insane! I'd personally give $1000 bucks if a group like this ever played live at my house for my birthday.
A whole 1,000.00 ? maybe 100 x that.
I’d pay a thousand to have never heard them!!
Priceless man!
I don't get it ? Then why are you here ? Just one song and you totally judged them ?@@seldomseensavage3459
1000 bucks is for a week to get my shit hhhhhhh a birthday Tu suces ? 😅
It is the perfect rock song,nothing comes close! I remember when Grand Funk ruled the airwaves. They were something.
This should have 200 million likes.
4 Men
2 Shirts
1 Cowbell
Bought this 45 with my paper route money when I was a boy and this groove will forever hold a magical spell over me that can’t be explained or underestimated. Thanks for posting.
🤣🤣
And one lime colored jump suit!!!
We need more cowbells!
Three young dudes went into a garage and........when they came out the world was a better place.
Best comment i ever heard
4 dudes, the keyboardist never gets recognition 😂
One of the Best Live Bands of All Time! Mark, Don and Mel! GFR!
Pure, naked, rock'n'roll - I hope it isn't gone forever.
今晩は😮私は74才の、日本人女性👩です😊この曲は、70年代を、象徴する 、素晴らしい曲😂😂😂feeling so good I am glad to meet they song❤❤❤
JUST GREAT!!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆😘♈️😎🇫🇮
Is there a greater intro to any song anywhere ever than the intro to this ... Instantly recognizable
50 years later and this song still kicks ass
The best song!
I used to listen to these guys at fourteen...this means I was VERY lucky!!! They still sound terrific today! Long live their music, and Rock'n Roll
Just a brilliant song the singer is so damn awesome while playing the drums a real classic
Got to be in my top 10 of all time. Wow hard to say, this was an awesome performance of this song.
I was at this concert in June of 1974 at the Los Angeles Forum! Grand Funk was the best live band I have ever seen!!
Saw them live last night! Even though the drummer is 63 now he still sings and plays the drums like he was 20! They still got it!!
Without Mark Farner there is NO Real Grand Frunk Railroad !!!!
That’s a shame
The 70's exploded when This band came out. our American Brand...!!! WE all flocked to hear their music that made us proud to be American!!!
One of my Dad's favorite bands, and one can see why. These guys are REALLY good.
1971 RomaSuggerimento
No, they’re REALLY not
@@seldomseensavage3459 Maybe not your taste...but yeah, the are really good.
@@seldomseensavage3459Yes, they really are.
This is one of the early hard rock bands that turned me into a now-62 year old Head Banger! Rock-Fuckin'-On!!!
Now that is rock and roll!!🤘
+sun johnson amen brother!!
You just got ran the fuck over by the Grand Funk Railroad!!
Great band rock on!!!
You'll always love the songs that you loved in your youth. That's why many of us commenting here are up there in years.
heard this song come on TV for 115th U.S Open commercial, i was rocking out!! at 3:30 am while making my husband brkfast/lunch for work,so i had to come to
you tube !! this is what i grew up too,good way to start the day...to good old fashion
rock and roll
A favorite from my high school years.
What kills me is how much shit they got from the critics who apparently couldn't understand just how well they delivered live. Tight as a drum, funky, Don screaming out the vocals with shit monitors, good harmonies. I mean, this kicks ass.
It is truly mind boggling that the jerks (committee) has yet to induct Grand Funk, one of the greatest bands of the 70s into the rock and roll hall of fame. Or should I say rock and roll hall of SHAME!
+Ralph Rivera amen brother
+Ralph Rivera the rock and roll hall of fame is not a real institution - someone made it up to make money - it's not like it was founded to serve as some sort of true music museum or some such.
+Ralph Rivera don brewer has already said that homer simpson calling them his favorite band is more important
Took them 25 years to induct Chicago
Yeah it's a true shame. But NWA and Tupac can be inducted before GFR and other great classic rock acts from that era
64 now and still listening in Central Florida 2019.
One of the greatest song of rock'n'roll ever, it's hard to believe that a very close friend of mine and myself almost got expelled from school in communist Cuba for just listening to it, weird but true.
Wow
That is greatness!!! Your love for rock!!!! Great story!! Thank you for your love for rock n roll!!!!
Instead of slipping Castro L. S. D. , they should have slipped him G. F. R.
Almost?….meh
They Are AN AMERICAN BAND.
GRAND FUNK RAILROAD Is A GREAT AMERICAN BAND THEY ARE ALL IN AMERICA AND LOVE AMERICA ESPECIALLY SINGING THIS SONG THEY LOVE AMERICA JUST LIKE WE LOVE AMERICA. We Are ALL BLESSED IN AMERICA. This IS REALLY A GREAT SONG IN AMERICA.
THIS IS A GREAT AMERICAN SONG.
THIS SONG IS SO GOOD FOR AMERICA
LETS GET INTO THIS AMERICAN SONG LETS PLAY IT IN AMERICA ALL THE TIME ALWAYS OH YEAH LETS ALL SING IT IN AMERICA ALL THE TIME ALWAYS.
This Is THE FAVORITE GRAND FUNK RAILROAD SONG EVER!
This Is MY FAVORITE GRAND FUNK RAILROAD Song Ever.
Anyone Who EXTREMELY LIKES THIS Song A LOT
Agrees That This Is THE BEST GRAND FUNK RAILROAD SONG EVER. 👍😆🎶
i appreciate that i grew up in the 60's/70's regardless of the craziness that was going on back,when it comes to music,etc....
there's no other decade like the 70's
Fantastic song and great concert on film !!! Grand Funk Railroad still Rules !!!
I am not from this planet and I love their sound! America is a huge continent. These guys made Central and South America scream with bravado and delight. Music has no boundaries. Closer to home is a masterpiece!
Go home
my dad introduced me to this band.......they are awsome. :)
I remember cruising around Thomasville North Carolina in the mid '70's, in my cousin Donnie's 1970 Plymouth Roadrunner, listening to this, and a lot of other Grand Funk Railroad tunes!!
😎😎😎
My first concert was Mark Don & Mel at Pirates World amusement park Dainia Florida 1973. When they played Footstompin Music i knew life for me would never be the same again. I was badly hooked on this band at only 10 years old! Farner slid across the stage on his knees, hair swirling around and whaling on his guitar and it was officially the coolest thing i ever saw. Today im still a #1 fan.
Love you guys!!
Lyrics
Out on the road for forty days
Last night in Little Rock put me in a haze
Sweet, sweet Connie, doin' her act
She had the whole show and that's a natural fact
Up all night with Freddie King
I got to tell you, poker's his thing
Booze and ladies, keep me right
As long as we can make it to the show tonight
We're an American band
We're an American band
We're comin' to your town
We'll help you party it down
We're an American band
Four young chiquitas in Omaha
Waitin' for the band to return from the show
Feelin' good, feelin' right, it's Saturday night
The hotel detective, he was outta sight
Now these fine ladies, they had a plan
They was out to meet the boys in the band
They said, come on dudes, let's get it on
And we proceeded to tear that hotel down
We're an American band
We're an American band
We're comin' to your town
We'll help you party it down
We're an American band
We're an American band
We're an American band
We're comin' to your town
We'll help you party it down
We're an American band
We're an American band
We're an American band
We're comin' to your town
We'll help you party it down
We're an American band
We're an American band
We're an American band
We're comin' to your town
We'll help you party it down
We're an American band
We're an American band, wooo
We're an American band, wooo
We're an American band, wooo
Locomotion
@@TimGardner-mq5uh Pathetic is not a strong enough word.
Locomotion???-LITTLE EVA!!!
Wooo
Favorite song from 70s roller rink! Kicks ass!!
what great music..probably the best times for music.. we grew listening to stuff like this..great bands .
"The Band" that started my trip down the road to hearing impairment!! Please turn it up......
Love my 70’s rock n roll
I was at Shea in 71 and it was one of the best concert attended
Think the only groups to fill Shea in the 70's where this group and Jethro Tull in later 70's
The best. American song ever ❤️
Out on the road for 40 years. 😉 And I am still going to see them June 2022 in Charlotte.
Mr. Mark Farner
Mr. Don Brewer
Mr. Mel Schacher
What a Power-Trio ⚡️🔥👊💪😎🤘
Ass kickin rock n roll. All musicians here in peak performance! Love ya playing Mark 🎸
The Rock and Roll of the '70's we're good times. Great time to be a teenager. Maybe every decade is a good time to be a teenager, unless there is a draft. Honor our veterans. Without them, we have nothing in this U.S.A.
Amen
one of my all time favorites. We used to boogie when this song came on our transistor radios.
in the mid 70's whenever i see this on the list of songs on the juke box, i would play it and some people will going to look at me as if im a freak. I'm a Filipino by the way and i love this kind of music.
The Good Old Days , Lets Go Back , Haha
The vocals and the drums and the whole performance, was just outrageous! Love the rough mic-ing!
A lot of great bands came out of the 70's. This is just one of them. BTO, being another, The Doobie Brothers, and Nazareth just to name a few. The 70's was a great time to grow up in.
when rock was still rock!!!
Seen them in Dane County Coliseum. Madison Wisconsin 1973.. Had a damn good time.
i was 13 when this was new and on the radio every day . 40 years later and it still kicks ass
My brother Henning's favorite band. He died in 2012. RIP.
That’s how truly rock band should sound
Truly the best Era of Music for me...
I saw them during this tour. I was in the 8th row and they kicked ass. I thought that Veleno was so cool. Still do! This was back when Norlin and CBS were ruining Gibson and Fender, so this was one of the coolest guitars made in the 70’s.
got to see this band live in August . great show and great music . dee
2024 year 🎸🎹🎶🎤🥁and I'm thinking about my old school boys Band😢 with All my buddies who've already cross the mighty 🤞 Rivers of Life to the other side... sweet 🙌 Rest 🙏 Fellas 😇 Precious memories 👌👍
Beautiful! Graduated high school in 1974, this brings back great memories.
Son vuenos
what a great song and great instuments always appreciated this band amazing gig!