Mark Farner is Grand Funk Railroad. Without Mark there is no Grand Funk Railroad. Don and Mel were just back up wallflowers when Mark was in the band, and they knew it, and they didn’t like that. Yes, they are good musicians, but Mark Farner is far more talented, and most people came to see Mark first, and then Don and Mel… maybe. Whenever my friends and I discussed GFR we always spoke about Mark. The others really didn’t even come up in our conversations. It was the same whenever we heard others talking about GFR. I didn’t even know their names for a few years because I could have cared less, but I knew Mark Farner’s name! The first time I heard GFR was the first time I saw Mark Farner, and GFR was on tv, and I knew Mark’s name right away, but Don and Mel weren’t even blips on a radar. Honestly I don’t even think the announcer mentioned Don and Mel’s names, but he did mention Mark’s name, and spoke of him giving an outstanding performance. Mark Farner was unique in nature, and still is, which always makes him stand out. One of the best performers/musicians ever. LONG LIVE MARK FARNER!
every time someone puts a microphone in front of bruce, he never says anything negative about anyone. he's gotta be one of the nicest guys in the biz! nice interview! subbed!
Mark’s been attacked and backstabbed so many times, it’s amazing he still has a heart for anyone willing to extend a hand. 🤝 Bruce sounds ok but he still chose to work w a lying, backstabber. People who know Don before fame say he was a nice kid, but after fame he became unfriendly and arrogant. Interesting interview.
Mark Farner is anyone's friend who wants to be friendly with him. He's even reached his olive branch out toward Mel, who I still have hope for. Its only Donnie who seems like a lost cause. Bottom line is---Mark Farner is NOT John Fogerty---not at all!
Bruce has got to be the nicest guy in R&R! I had the good fortune to meet him back in 1986 when I worked for International Musician & Recording World, and he was tremendous then as well. I'm so happy that he has had the success he's had in that cut-throat industry.
Farner should have known better than to sign a legal document from Brewer without first having a lawyer review it. The three of them were royally screwed years earlier by Terry Knight, so Farner should not have done that. He did it to himself.
I'm almost willing to give Mel a pass, because I think he still feels bad about not being a part of the 1981 reunion and is trying to atone for it somehow. Don was the brainchild of the whole thing. Mel was just going for the love of the gig and the money. I just wished that both Mel and Don chose to do it as members of Bob Seger's band, rather than playing Mark's songs
@@tommybottsYou're 100 percent right about having an attorney check out a contract! And God help you if you sign something from a car dealership without checking it out. I read everything I sign and have my attorney check out stuff that isn't clear.
I quote that line from Ace a lot because I think it’s funny but you’re right. I remember reading that line in Guitar Player. My other favorite line from a Guitar Player interview was from Alex Lifeson when he was asked what it was like getting ready for a tour. He said; we sound like a really bad Rush cover band.😂
@dougduchateau443 You must be one of those KISST#RDS that worships Paul and Gene for being teetotaling machiavellian scam artists. We know Paul and Gene have only been about the music. 😆🤣 You clowns slay me. Totally not a cheeky line line from Ace btw. You took that to heart. Just like you believed Paul and Gene when they said the band was finished in 2001.
@@user-wk9wq8yq5uWow, you can pick up on humor. It's almost almost like Ace was making a joke. I liked the interview where Neil Peart said Ace and Peter were lovable and Paul and Gene were two businessmen.
@@mr.brenman2132 I thought it was funny when I read that Ace said that and I’m sure he was being sarcastic but then again it’s not called the music business for nothing. Have you ever seen the interview with KISS by Tom Snyder? It’s a hoot. Ace was wasted and he and Peter were laughing it up with Tom egging them on meanwhile Gene is giving them the stink eye. It should still be on RUclips.
I can understand where kulick is coming from - however - there is no way in hell I would have taken that gig knowing what brewer pulled. In the case of kiss - frehley quit.
Its complicated Mark did quit at the end of the reunion tour in 98. Don and Mel asked Mark to come back for two years and Mark said no. They they got the new guys at the end of 2000. So its not cut and dry the fact is Don and Mel won't let Mark back in now (using the vote in the corporation to keep Mark out). So there is blame to go all the way around. I still hope they can work it out and do one last reunion tour. When Mark quit in 98 he blamed Pot being around the band and Blamed Mel and Don for him quitting. It was a weird situation. He said he solo work was more important and he had to get back to it. He wrote this letter to the fans at the roadkill fan group. It was all in there. So Bruce did not come into a band where Mark was kicked out. Mark quit. I still hope they three of them can work it out and get back together.
@@rickcappetto- I guess that you can be right. It is complicated. I do remember that back in 1976 it was supposedly Farner that originally quit the band. Not the other way around. Also - Never made sense to me why Farner would want a "solo career". Grand Funk would/could always be his trademark. The whole corpa
@@rickcappetto- - The whole corporation deal is a clusterfu*** in my opinion. The corporation certainly is not looking out for it's members as far as turning a profit. I imagine that at the end of the day it all comes down to egos. But I still would not have taken the gig.
I would like to hear from Don, in his own words, why he f*cked Mark over. GFR is Mark, not Don. And Im a drummer who grew up idolizing Don as a kid in the 70s. Now I've lost all respect for him. Mel too for that matter.
Mark Farner is Grand Funk Railroad. Without Mark Farner there is no Grand Funk Railroad. Don was just wallpaper when Mark was in the band and Don can’t stand that. Don made it his job to be deceitful, underhanded, and treacherous to Mark. LONG LIVE MARK FARNER!
it makes me vomit when I hear the eagles go on about how they are the greatest American band. A band too lame to play rock n roll so they intro the country crap lame stuff.
Personally, I liked the "country lame stuff". They were a better band on the first three albums. Then they became just another middle of the road, California rock band. And country is American music. So is rock. Mixing them together makes perfect sense, if you want to be a great American band.
Mark Farner's birth certificate should say Grand Funk Railroad. He was born to create great music.
Agree 💯
TRUTH
Bruce is a class act....
Mark farner is grand funk period
They screwed Mark but let's be honest all three are GFR. Even though Mark is the man, Don and Mel also make the band special too.
Like John Fogerty is CCR
Mark Farner is Grand Funk Railroad.
Without Mark there is no Grand Funk Railroad. Don and Mel were just back up wallflowers when Mark was in the band, and they knew it, and they didn’t like that. Yes, they are good musicians, but Mark Farner is far more talented, and most people came to see Mark first, and then Don and Mel… maybe. Whenever my friends and I discussed GFR we always spoke about Mark. The others really didn’t even come up in our conversations. It was the same whenever we heard others talking about GFR. I didn’t even know their names for a few years because I could have cared less, but I knew Mark Farner’s name! The first time I heard GFR was the first time I saw Mark Farner, and GFR was on tv, and I knew Mark’s name right away, but Don and Mel weren’t even blips on a radar. Honestly I don’t even think the announcer mentioned Don and Mel’s names, but he did mention Mark’s name, and spoke of him giving an outstanding performance. Mark Farner was unique in nature, and still is, which always makes him stand out. One of the best performers/musicians ever.
LONG LIVE MARK FARNER!
As always, Bruce is a class act!
No Mark Farner? Not Grand Funk………………
I'm Glad you said that !
every time someone puts a microphone in front of bruce, he never says anything negative about anyone. he's gotta be one of the nicest guys in the biz! nice interview! subbed!
I'm fully behind Ace telling the truth about Paul and Gene.
Same with Mark Farner, by the way.
Mark’s been attacked and backstabbed so many times, it’s amazing he still has a heart for anyone willing to extend a hand. 🤝
Bruce sounds ok but he still chose to work w a lying, backstabber. People who know Don before fame say he was a nice kid, but after fame he became unfriendly and arrogant.
Interesting interview.
Mark Farner is anyone's friend who wants to be friendly with him. He's even reached his olive branch out toward Mel, who I still have hope for. Its only Donnie who seems like a lost cause. Bottom line is---Mark Farner is NOT John Fogerty---not at all!
Bruce has got to be the nicest guy in R&R! I had the good fortune to meet him back in 1986 when I worked for International Musician & Recording World, and he was tremendous then as well. I'm so happy that he has had the success he's had in that cut-throat industry.
Great attitude this man has, a lot of up and coming musicians could learn a lot from this.
There is no Grand Funk Railroad without Mark Farner, they are just a cover band.
There's no Grand Funk Railroad without funk and railroads.
Yep, kinda like KISS without Ace and Peter (who Bruce threw a barb at early in this very video clip)...
@@mysteriowc Yeah, as time goes on the real revelation is that Paul and Gene are just monsters.
100%, and Ive been listening to them since the mid 70s
@@johnhead6116 I've been working on the railroad
Sure would b great if those guys could get back together
Wow did you see the big head ego on this guy? Yeah me neither , Bruce is epitome of what CLASS looks like ! Rock on BK
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BRUCE KULICK. CLASS ACT!!!!!!!😊
Grand Funk Railroad. The best garage band ever. They just turned there shit up!
Don and Mel straight up screwed Mark out of money.
Guess they learned a thing or two from Terry Knight didn't they?
Farner should have known better than to sign a legal document from Brewer without first having a lawyer review it. The three of them were royally screwed years earlier by Terry Knight, so Farner should not have done that. He did it to himself.
I'm almost willing to give Mel a pass, because I think he still feels bad about not being a part of the 1981 reunion and is trying to atone for it somehow. Don was the brainchild of the whole thing. Mel was just going for the love of the gig and the money. I just wished that both Mel and Don chose to do it as members of Bob Seger's band, rather than playing Mark's songs
@@tommybotts He really believed they were brothers..and he trusted them on that level.
Despicable.
@@tommybottsYou're 100 percent right about having an attorney check out a contract! And God help you if you sign something from a car dealership without checking it out. I read everything I sign and have my attorney check out stuff that isn't clear.
@@radiomindchatter7994Don’s a reptile
I saw GFR with BK in my home County of Cobb .It was fun .I enjoyed it 😀😀
As a member of team Farner I hold no ill will towards Bruce. He did an admirable job with the other two-thirds of the original band GFR.
❤ The Mark Years in Grand Funk and The Bruce years in Kiss👍✌️❤️🤘
The break up of this band pisses me off to this day.
It's insulting calling the band Grand Funk RR without Mark Farner in the band. Please.
Ace: "If I knew we were gonna be so big I would've practiced more". Me: "If I knew how little you cared, I would'nt have been such a big fan".
I quote that line from Ace a lot because I think it’s funny but you’re right. I remember reading that line in Guitar Player. My other favorite line from a Guitar Player interview was from Alex Lifeson when he was asked what it was like getting ready for a tour. He said; we sound like a really bad Rush cover band.😂
@dougduchateau443 You must be one of those KISST#RDS that worships Paul and Gene for being teetotaling machiavellian scam artists. We know Paul and Gene have only been about the music. 😆🤣 You clowns slay me. Totally not a cheeky line line from Ace btw. You took that to heart. Just like you believed Paul and Gene when they said the band was finished in 2001.
@@user-wk9wq8yq5uWow, you can pick up on humor. It's almost almost like Ace was making a joke. I liked the interview where Neil Peart said Ace and Peter were lovable and Paul and Gene were two businessmen.
@@mr.brenman2132 I thought it was funny when I read that Ace said that and I’m sure he was being sarcastic but then again it’s not called the music business for nothing. Have you ever seen the interview with KISS by Tom Snyder? It’s a hoot. Ace was wasted and he and Peter were laughing it up with Tom egging them on meanwhile Gene is giving them the stink eye. It should still be on RUclips.
BABA BOOEY!!!
I can understand where kulick is coming from - however - there is no way in hell I would have taken that gig knowing what brewer pulled.
In the case of kiss - frehley quit.
Reminds me of Tris Imboden...says he idolized Danny Seraphine, but takes the gig as Chicago's drummer after they fired Danny.
@@boomer3150No problem with that. We have a problem with guys like Thayer and Singer pretending to be two other men on stage.
Its complicated Mark did quit at the end of the reunion tour in 98. Don and Mel asked Mark to come back for two years and Mark said no. They they got the new guys at the end of 2000. So its not cut and dry the fact is Don and Mel won't let Mark back in now (using the vote in the corporation to keep Mark out). So there is blame to go all the way around. I still hope they can work it out and do one last reunion tour. When Mark quit in 98 he blamed Pot being around the band and Blamed Mel and Don for him quitting. It was a weird situation. He said he solo work was more important and he had to get back to it. He wrote this letter to the fans at the roadkill fan group. It was all in there. So Bruce did not come into a band where Mark was kicked out. Mark quit. I still hope they three of them can work it out and get back together.
@@rickcappetto- I guess that you can be right. It is complicated.
I do remember that back in 1976 it was supposedly Farner that originally quit the band. Not the other way around.
Also - Never made sense to me why Farner would want a "solo career".
Grand Funk would/could always be his trademark.
The whole corpa
@@rickcappetto- - The whole corporation deal is a clusterfu*** in my opinion.
The corporation certainly is not looking out for it's members as far as turning a profit.
I imagine that at the end of the day it all comes down to egos.
But I still would not have taken the gig.
No Farner No Funk. I’ve seen Brewer’s “incarnation” of the band.
It’s embarrassing. Seriously.
Don't get the whole Grand Funk deal. Mark Farner was and still is the thing. Not "don brewer", and co. Parasites.🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
I would like to hear from Don, in his own words, why he f*cked Mark over. GFR is Mark, not Don. And Im a drummer who grew up idolizing Don as a kid in the 70s. Now I've lost all respect for him. Mel too for that matter.
Ask howard why he fled Roosevelt for Rockville Center.
I’ll answer that: too many ppl beating him up of the type who stole Uncle Junior’s car 🚙 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😲 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😂😂😂😂😂
No Mark No Grand Funk Period 😊
Mark Farner is Grand Funk Railroad. Without Mark Farner there is no Grand Funk Railroad. Don was just wallpaper when Mark was in the band and Don can’t stand that. Don made it his job to be deceitful, underhanded, and treacherous to Mark.
LONG LIVE MARK FARNER!
No Farner, no Funk, just two bandjackers that were never punished.
Bruce is great! And a better player than Mark. And by the way, Mark chose to pursue a solo career.
Farner and Brewer are Grand Funk. Mel Schacher's bass was the icing on the cake. Now there's no cake. Just a poop sandwich. It's a shame.
Who is this guy?
Who Cares!! M.O'B
Could Bruce be any cooler🎸
Like any great guitar player---he is very humble. No egos.
I love their talent but Don Brewer and Mel Schacher will forever be backstabbing douchebags in my opinion..
They're another pair like Doug Clifford & Stu Cook.
Howard who?
Stern
it makes me vomit when I hear the eagles go on about how they are the greatest American band. A band too lame to play rock n roll so they intro the country crap lame stuff.
Personally, I liked the "country lame stuff". They were a better band on the first three albums. Then they became just another middle of the road, California rock band.
And country is American music. So is rock. Mixing them together makes perfect sense, if you want to be a great American band.
Seems like a good dude. Still no Farner no Grand Funk. Sorry Don and Mel. Nice try though. You fooled some people.
No Bruce No Grand Funk.
😂😂😂what a stupid comment. How old are you?
Who cares? Just a publicity stunt to get any attention
I don't know gfr history sure ! This bit just keeps popping up like others it's fine . Gfr is a good group everyone has their favorites
Never liked this guy!...He is always there to grab someones elses position.He is like the guy who breaks the strike line to take your job.
None of grand funk came from Flint just the surrounding area. Look it up
Your not a flint stone. Flint michigan people are real