Grand Funk Railroad - Black Licorice (excellent sound)
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- Опубликовано: 22 авг 2024
- Grand Funk's 1974 performance of Black Licorice dubbed with a '75 audio recording from "Caught In The Act", so the sound quality is great compared to the original video floating around. It's amazing the video and audio are pretty much in sync throughout since I didn't do any other modification to either. This is some kick-butt rock & roll soul, so crank it up!!
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Nobody rocked harder than Grand Funk. The thing is they just didn't play loud and hard for the sake of just making noise. There was purpose and thought behind how they attacked a song. Anyone can just play loud and hard. To do it and make it "musical" at the same time is a gift to all of us. Bravo!
Two kick ass K-Mart speakers in the back of a 1963 Dodge Dart with this song playing on the 8 track with volume up to bleed level. That’s how I rolled back then, and that’s why I can’t hear shit today. LOL.
Lol,I had the same 6x9 triaxal speakers called mind blowers they came with a rocker switch you mounted on dash and was a built in power booster and they sounded amazing .townies used to pull me over and tell me they were getting complaints on broad Street .
But it was sure worth it
ROFLOL!!! But we were "it" in the dqy!
One of the greatest Hammond organ leads in rock history - by under-rated Craig Frost.
Yes true
perfection - note by note, he nailed it ... and his sound (choice)
Reminds me of Jon Lord. Both masters of the Hammond B3 R&R sound.
Without a doubt one of their best tunes, Craig Frost organ solo knocks me out.
..Every time.. Greetings from Greece
love this and Creepin and I can see him in the morning
One of the most underrated, under-appreciated, worst-critiqued great bands ever. Love 'em!
J. Viso Damn Straight!
J. Viso totally agree
THE American Power Trio imo !
J. Viso Such a great band, agreed! Listen to some of their deep tracks and later stuff too! So good! They are from the Flint area which is about 10 miles from where I grew up. Their music was soooo popular in the Detroit area and we use to blare them on the car speakers when we had field parties in Clarkston back in the early seventies! Great memories and proud of this band!
"UNDERRATED " ? 🤷♂️ I'm sorry but I've never Heard of that word being used to try and Classify a Bands Music ! 💁🏼♂️ And... ? "What" Past or Current popularity ! Until I started reading these Comments section ! Using that phrase shows IGNORANCE, Forgive me for saying it that way! But around the time of that live performance, Grand Funk was the Shit , Led Zeppelin openid for them ! Also they didn't know it yet G F, is about to sell 20Million world wide,! GF, had a song that created its own Dance step , all over the world GF , Went on every TALK SHOW , because the world was Crazy to hear more about GF, !
Not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, what the f@*k! Come on, one of the best rock bands of all time! Give them they're due people, they deserve it.
No doubt. Screaming like Rob Halford while playing the drums is about as bad ass as one can get
HOF: Woke!
Why G F R when you can have the lady gaga's and J Beavers of the world. Should just change the name to "The bad music hall of shame". As a Detroiter it in the right town Cleveland.
They didn't drink the blood
It’s a freaking joke that they’re not in when they’ve inducted rappers and shit!
This bass line is fucking crazy
I KNOW RIGHT
The whole band!!!
Yeah, I was surprised. I was born in 74 and don’t ever recall hearing this song , but I knew the words and the bass line. Even the drums sounded like a beat long forgotten in my head.
Craig Frost's keyboards are unbelievably good, he's an extraordinary talent.
I must have listened to this album A MILLION TIMES LOVE ME SOME GRAND FUNK
The Song that broke my Dads Heart, Grand Funk came to town during the Deer hunt and my brother, and I went to see Grand Funk instead of going Deer hunting with my Dad, it really hurt my Father. But 2 this Day I'M CLAD I SEEN GRAND FUNK. Plus we didn't get a Deer that year. My Father never let us forget it. BUT STILL HERE I AM. ROCK ON MY LOVED ONES
THE MUSIC! I MISS THE MUSIC! We had the best back then. The best music, cars, friends ,bon fire parties in the woods. We had it made in the shade 😎.
Wish the kids of today had alot that we had. They would be alot happier then they are now.
Quite possibly, one of *THE BEST* Rock and Roll groups, EVER to play with a mere 4 people. Listening to the dynamics of the sounds they made for 4 people, you WILL NOT FIND THIS EVER AGAIN in any current genre of music - especially today.
No Sir, please watch Sina Drum.Have a nice day. Tom
There’s still great rock music like this being made. Have you heard Rival Sons?
From 69 until 73 they were a three piece power band with Mark Farner handling the keyboards and playing guitar simultaneously.
rush
The one thing that Grand Funk Railroad did best was always do a good show. Don't you see a little bit of Bruce, Prince and Van Halen when you see clips of Grand Funk Railroads live concerts.
They were so freakin good, they sounded better live then the recorded version
Yeah man they were great band.
I remember listening to this on 8-track. I am old. Still my favorite GFR track.
Joe Bonez m we too
Vinyl, Cassette, 8-Track, CD, now Digitally... One of my Mainstays throughout the years :}
@@monatoney3474 oh yeah I had these guys on 8 track 2 also purple bto 3 dog night Uriah heep
These guys were a force of nature!
Most under rated band of all time
+David Bullock I AGREE 100% DAVID.
+David Bullock I've loved these guys since I was a kid. Wonderful band. I agree, not nearly enough appreciation out there for their talent.
I saw them live on this same concert tour in New Haven Coliseum. Hated the clothing, but this band is one of the great three piece bands in rock history (they did add Craig Frost on this tour I think for a fourth...not sure). Many people do not know this cool fact: It took the Beatles two weeks to sell out their Shea Stadium concert. But it took Grand Funk Railroad only 72 hours to sell out Shea Stadium!!! Take that, Beatle-lovers.... ;)
10 platinums.
underrated*
The intensity on this song is outta this world
Great solo from Craig Frost with his Hammond organ
one of the best rock solos for organ
Just ripped it!
You bet, and it's amazing to see him play it live.
WITH. CRAIG GRAND FUNK. IS BETTER LIVE !!
What I want to know is who was better?
Wake up Rock and roll hall of fame
Why care what they think
Tiyod123 wtf let the fans vote. we listened we bought the 8 tracks lol and went to concerts
did the people that decide HOF do this
Also not in the HOF: ELP ruclips.net/video/c2zurZig4L8/видео.html
They are totaly dead. Rock n roll hall of crap !!
Craig Frost was SO under rated just KILLS on this tune.
One of the best Rock organ solos ever -
Super talented creative fantastic musicians..what
a great band...this is the real thing kids
Saw them in 1971. One of the best gigs I've ever seen. And I've seen a lot. Fantastic live band.
Have you ever tried to drum and sing? Hat's off to Don Brewer, Levon Helm and any other drummer who sings! And I can't believe he sang as high live as he does on the album.
Leon wow no offense never thought he was a good drummer
Levon
@@jerrywoods4066 Levon worked OK for The Band. He was kind of a Ringo. Although personally I respect Ringo more.
Exactly,and I remind you that:Eagles,Rear Earth,Traffic(Jim Capaldi),have lead singer-drummer!Greetings from Greece
Phil Collins, before sickness
This is some kick ass sound!!! I LOVE Grand Funk Railroad!! They used to call this music ACID rock.....it never gets old! Rock onnnn
Rock and roll begins and ends with Grand Funk Railroad.
Michael Fishman - Surely, that was meant as hyperbole. Grand Funk was great, but there was great rock ‘n’ before them and a shit ton after.
@@crusheverything4449 He's welcome to his opinion. GFRR is one of my favorites as well. Songs like this one prove it to me.
Perhaps the greatest differential between looking utterly ridiculous and absolutely kicking ass in all of rock history.
DLR would like to talk to you about that...
Reminds me of the Seinfeld episode about the puffy shirt
AC/DC would like to have a word with you...
Love it...just love it. Like I'm back in my youth. I saw them three times. Never disappointed/
Even Mel adopted a bit of Mark's trademark strut. Nobody owned that stage like Mark. Craig's jammin'.
I noticed that too. In the 1969 clips I've seen, Mel looked almost afraid of Mark. LOL!! (Not saying he really was, just that the body language was very different between the two of them.) And he was only 18 then, so I'm impressed that he was even up there at all! Here he is definitely strutting around more.
One of my fave tunes by GFR. "Inside Looking Out" is right next to it 🎶
These are my homeboys from Flint Michigan!
This song is sooo far ahead of it's time. Unless u had the we are an American bank album. U never even knew it existed. An incredible kick ass piece of genius
This is one of the best songs I have ever heard and I was I think 11 when it was written.
Great job, Caught in the Act is probably one of the greatest live albums, not a clinker on it, every song is as clean as a studio album with the power and energy of a live performance. It was my introduction to GFR and has been a mainstay in my collection ever since. Nicely done.
I agree totally. Love that album.
perfect example of how a song can kick ass and be incredibly fun and grooving at the same time!
Fantastic live seen them live in Germany Frankfurt festhalle 1974 they were the greatest they could rock
It doesn't get anymore rock and roll than this.
Best organ solo ever put on vinyl!
You could tell when Craig wasn't there. It left a "hole", so to speak, & the guy really WAS a virtuoso, even back then.
(Listen to a decently-long version of "I'm Your Captain/Closer To Home", both with Craig & without him, & it's immediately apparent that "something's missing" when the "flute" or "strings" part, (which is Craig playing on his Hammond , with the 'stops' set to make it sound like a flute or "strings", however he wanted to set it & have it sound like), IS there or when it's NOT there. You're the first person I've found who "gave credit where credit was due", as far as Craig Frost being present when they played a concert, & when he couldn't be there for various reasons.
I tip my hat to you, for noticing & giving C. Frost the credit he's so often not given. So many people hear the older versions playing when they visit me, or if we're travelling somewhere together & listening to those "original" tunes, it amazes me, (even though his name is on the "label-credits" as being a co-writer & performer.) Thanks for pointing that out to "the masses"; it means a lot to this old, "hippie-type" rocker. (I'd LOVE to hear to hear a "duet" with Mark Farner, Leslie West, Corky Laing, Mel or another good bassist, and a good percussionist, (NOT Donnie Brewer; I don't hold a grudge against anyone, but I listened to his "drum solo" ONCE, and that was more than enough for me).
(I'd started taking percussion lessons when I was 9, & "went pro" when I was 12, (and now I'm a very out-of-practice 62, but give me the pair of drumsticks which I preferred, that are STRAIGHT, & a week or two so I can get "back into it", and I'll play whatever you want to hear, with or without the percussion sheet-music), so I'm speaking from my own personal opinion & experiences on that subject.)
Again, Thank You for pointing out the fantastic keyboard-work of Craig Frost.
Craig Frost the keyboardist is still performing with Bob Seger
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You ever hear of Jon Lord,your statement is stupid!!!
@@bobedwards7657 And Keith Emerson
FROM CUBA.
Musician by Musician ONE OF THE GREATEST ROCK BANDS EVER.
Incredible the virtusism of each musician. We are talking about the 70th practically without any technology and they played and sounded like this? Come on, bands of today, take a sit, see and listen, THIS IS GRAND FUNK RAIL ROAD.
I'm glad people still remember The Funk.
Once. A 70"s rocker.....
Always a 70's rocker
It was the best
I love this band. I had the original vinyl album that was pressed in clear gold. I took it to school in six grade on a day we were able to bring an album to listen to and discuss it from a poetic perspective. I was amazed at the feedback I got from my groovy teacher who dug it. Grand Funk Railroad! Awesome band. I even can see the image of the band naked sitting around with props covering their privates, . . .like hey to say, "we are so outa site that we don't even need clothes."
WOW! What a monster organ solo! I loved these guys. Saw them live only once but the energy at the concert was ATOMIC! Freakin' incredible! Amazing recording!
Best GFR song, ever! Wish I could play the organ like that!
What a sick song this is. I mean, what more could you possibly want in a song??? Excellent Bass throughout. Keyboards are out of sight. Especially about 3/4 of the way through!!! Of course Brewers drumming is out of this world as always. Pulling off lead vocals like the true professional he is. Last but not least by any means. Farner's guitar playing is the best bar none!!! The lyrics make me wanna hit the streets staying away from them beautiful black girls. Because they tear your shit up!!!
How many drummers like Donnie Brewer have you seen play like he does AND SING! One of the most underrated bands of all time from the 70's.
For me the bass is better on the album. Difficult bass part.
Stunning.
HAA; DON'T FORGET,.......
COWBELLS -((🐮🔔))- I Special Ordered This LP 🎶We Are an American Band,!....Album Was GOLD colored the inside cover picture was the Band in the NUDE & LP• 'ITSELF 'was 'GOLD' TOO,...
@@davida4657 that album was brilliant. Wish i still had it ! Plus it looked super cool
Wow!!! These guys were tight! I've seen so many famous bands on RUclips playing over each other or lagging behind each other, real sloppy playing, but no matter how many videos I watch of Grand Funk, they are always in powerful sync with each other sounding as good live as they do on the album. And that bass!!! The power, the energy, the driving rhythm coming from that bass ... that lead guitar ... those drums ... !!! 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌
you like it then???? lol me too one of my fave funk tracks lovin that hammond.donnie brewers
vocal and drums bloody brilliant they were!
Most excellent bass , organ , drums and all. Damn time passes fast.
Unforgettable Song! Still rings in my head! High School 1975, B'ham Al. All four of them threw down on this song. But this organ solo by Craig Frost did it for me. When I first heard it, I said dammmmn, who is that playing that organ. Those were the days and this song is still hot today among all the other JAMMS. Grand Funk Railroad, legendary!✌️✊🙂
The greatest rock band in history that no one today has even heard of. They should be the next band in the Rock and Roll Hall of fame!
Tedderman johns you crazy dude everyone knows who Grand Funk is it’s just that it’s been so long and they broke up so long ago that with no airplay and no one in their right mind listens to radio today the kids today don’t know how great they were Shea stadiums not there anymore to remember they sold it out in three days it took the Beatles three weeks.
@@calvinhancock9748 Correction Calvin, everyone our age knows who Grand Funk is but with few if any of their songs getting any airplay today not many have heard of them
Tedderman johns then it’s up to us geezers to put them in the HOF so the young people get to know how great they are so get on line and sign that paper!
Meh...nobody cares about the R+RHOF. It's bullshit anyway.
@@stillnotwoke That's what Mark Farner said after the way they treated Steve Miller when he was put in the HOF. Charging the Honorees tens if thousands of dollars for extra seats for family members is ridiculous.
one of the best rock organ solos ever.
yeah genius just like the band,untouchable
GFR is America's Band! Loved them back in the day, and still listen to them today! Awesome 3 piece band!!!
Why am I just now learning about these guys? I think I can see flames comin' off those instruments! 🤩🔥
Has to be one of GFR better live versions and songs! LOVE IT!!! The intensity just gets the listener off!!!
THIS IS MY JAM! I miss you so much, daddy. You had great taste in music.
Talented guys! They surely knew how to play! I've listened to this over 40 years ago and I still like it.
SO good !!! People DO forget how good these guys really were...
Black Licorice organ solo and Green Eyed Lady (Sugarloaf) organ solos both best ever live.
Don't forget Jon Lord of Deep Purple 😎
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ELP: Tarkus and Hoedown for starters: ruclips.net/video/EZ-gXxEByro/видео.html
I remember when I first had the American Band LP 20 years ago, for some hazy reasons this song was the one I wanted to hear the least. Now, although I still love all the songs aboard, this is the tune that the most often comes to my mind. Sometimes the killer opening bassline, sometimes the stacccatos before and after the organ solo occurs to me and the whole song has enough energy to keep on playing in my head all day long.
The first time I heard this song's power and that is exactly what it is POWER I knew GRAND FUNK was a band for me,
I crazed for this song and many yrs, later too
I joined Columbia House back in the '70's and one of the tapes I ordered was Caught in the Act. I had never heard this song before and was blown away by it. I still am. Thanks so much for putting this up on youtube.
Wow! Didn’t realize they had such an accomplished organist. Very simple songs fully energized that would appeal to a live audience
Very, very few bands could flat out jam the way GFR could. Phenomenally tight group. The keyboard work here is dazzling.
to sell 30 million records by 1974 is the equivalent of 300 million today!!!! wtf?!?! no internet just radio and word of mouth!!! black Sabbath and grand funk at the la forum 74!!!
I suspect that 30 million then was more like 10 million now. They were great, but never huge commercially. Big, but not huge.
Critics hate them so much! They should be patrionizing them, they're the real american band yaalll
@@michaelrobison7315 Really? They own the record for selling out Shea Stadium. First band to have ALL their LP's go gold.
for a short few years they were the TOP band in the world ..and so well deserved ..an absolute Steam Roller of a band
Grintosi pieni di energia questi brani dei mitici anni 70 80 voce impetuosa tanta adrenalina mitici grand funk ❤😂😊
My high school "idols" (along with Ten Years After!) - saw both bands multiple times between 1970 and 1975. Woulda seen 'em more, but I was at sea 🙁
Rawl Power.. constantly... Its been one hell of a ride folks... And we still have along way to go.....Thank you for being there...
Thank God for being a teenager during the 1970's!
I like you selections! not just one style, and a few no major play. Thank you
Thanks for listening.
YOU GOTTA HEAR THIS PERFORMANCE AND SEEING THE ENERGY THIS GROUP GIVES THEIR ADIANCE IS NOTHING SHORT OF A TRULY MASTERFUL PERFORMANCE
BEST LIVE SOUND OF ANYTHING OUT THERE
Another AWESOME song cut from the video of the concert. I hope someday they re-release this video in it's entirety. Thanks for posting this Kick Ass video of the boys from way back in '74. I saw there '74 tour in Omaha, NE. SWEET!!!!
Roland Gonzales Look up GFR Live 1974(Japanese Laser Disc) and you'll find the full concert
That's amazing that it tracked beginning to end that way. Thanks for this priceless post.
Craig Frost definitely underrated when speaking of all things Grand Funk. I thought this song also had references to black tar heroin.
Mark LaCroix No, it's about black women
Off one of my favorite live albums ever!! Great organ solo!!
These 3 were always and will always be the best
Not the forth
this song ascends to heaven they are unquestionably in the top 3 bands in the world and no recognition by idiot experts,i know genius when I hear it and they fit that category perfectly as for their clothes I'm sure they laughed as they we putting them on or taking them off,FARNER AND THE CREW ARE AMAZING
The beginning of the END of Grand Funk when Brewer started singing lead vocals... As soon as I heard this album, it was all over for me...
I can see what you're saying, however, that one just shows how badass they are
I grew up with there old stuff but now I understand that they had to change their sound because they needed to make money. To come back from from that you had to have good talent!
These guys were always one of my favorites!
My favourite GFR song!
Cześć-GFR to supergrupa moich młodych lat i tak pozostało,żeby nikogo nie obrazić:sekcja rytmiczna -daj Boże(każdemu),front Mark do dziś nie ma następcy!Craig Frost zmienił korzystnie brzmienie,jest wartością dodaną ,popchnął zespół bardzo do przodu-KTO DZIŚ TAK GRA? a Heartbreaker ?marzenie!!!!!
I have this n vinyl album, late twice in cd... this album is a greatest live performance ever recorded. I had (and have yet) another live performances... this surpasses all others... Craig, Mark, Brewer and Mel are greater musicians... great band...
Thank you SO MUCH for posting this. My all time favorite Grand Funk song
One of the best bands of all time!!!!!!
Saw them live at Varsity Stadium in TO in 1974. best concert EVER!!
wow ...i had forgotten about this song!!! i had this album caught in the act on vinyl and 8 track...( for my car) 17 years old and not a care in the world when this came out.....now and old man ...and a grandpa...time marches on...and still a great song!!!
Off the hook.. and justice is served. Thanks for reposting with awesome sound quality!
My favorite grand funk song love the bass line
The greatest band ever,, FLINT, MICHIGAN .PEACE
The best Grand Funk song ever!
30 ans que j'écoute Grand Funk Railroad non stop est toujours aussi fantastic
craig frost always killin it
One of the best hard rock group in the world! GFR with DP, LZ and UH are the Greatest!
Awesome! I saw the show in 1974, Philadelphia Spectrum.
Back in the dayThis was my fav GFR song
ditto
They were badass from the get go! Got turned on to them by my pops and uncles. Fuckin Rock n roll the way it should be!!
So happy G.F.R is in my DNA...
that freaking keyboard at 2:15 holy shit bruh...
I saw Grand Funk before Frost joined/rejoined the band. Boy, did I miss out!! I wonder what happened to him, I would love to hear more of his keyboard skills.🤘🎹🎹🎹👑
Great job. Made my day! Thank you for your efforts
Great job putting this together. Amazing that they were so close a year apart. Thanks!!
REJOICE IN THY YOUTH YOUNG MAN,the greatest sin is these men are not together,making the world lust after their genius on stage,somebody better wakeup and get them back together,money should never be the cause of breakup,between anyone ,it is printed paper and phony,this music is eternal and some of the best in the world,enuff
One of Craig Frost's best Hammond Solos
Good Lord this kicks ass!! How come this stuff never made it on the radio like American Band?!? That tune T.N.U.C. (the live version) is equally as unreal. Anyone know if this is on a DVD?
GRAND FUNK RAILROAD,in concert they reigned,ask anyone