![]() Guns, William Prince, Caroline Polachek, etc.Īp» Everything But the Girl, Ian Hunter, Jethro Tull, St. * Release dates are subject to change due to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemicĪp» Metallica, Natalie Merchant, Feist, Temples, Waterparks, The Wood Brothers, Joe Bonamassa, Fruit Bats, GoGo Penguin, L.A. … Get Grand Funked on the Web … The Grand Funk Railroad album discography – “On Time” (1969, Capitol) “Grand Funk” (1970) “Closer to Home” (1970) “Live Album” (1970) “Survival” (1971) “E Pluribus Funk” (1971) “Mark, Don & Mel 1969-71” (1972) “Phoenix” (1972) “We’re an American Band” (1973) “Shinin’ On” (1974) “All the Girls in the World Beware!!!” (1974) “Caught in the Act” (1975) “Born to Die” (1976) “Good Singin’ Good Playin’ ” (1976, MCA) “Grand Funk Hits” (1976, Capitol) “Grand Funk Lives” (1981, Full Moon) “Bosnia” (Capitol/EPROP, 1997) “Capitol Collector Series” (Capitol, 1999). 4, 1997, on EMI-Capitol Entertainment Properties. … The reunited Grand Funk Railroad released a double-live CD, “Bosnia,” on Nov. That’s where we’re at today.”īWF (before we forget): Farner is no longer touring with the group. There wasn’t an exact perfect take, but the feel was there. You could hear them on Grand Funk records. “In our situation, we would go into a studio, set up and play the songs until we got the take right, and there would be mistakes. “A lot of the music that we hear today, especially the alternative stuff, got its roots from the ’70s era. “This is just to say that this is where we’re at in the ’90s,” he said. ![]() To those skeptical about a reunion, Farner is quick to point out that Grand Funk isn’t on a nostalgic trip. Every place we went, it was more than a show, it was an event.” “It didn’t affect us because we were playing to full houses in Madison Square Garden and the baseball stadium in Tokyo. As a result, we suffered a lot of lambasting. He had a vindictive attitude and I think a lot of the music industry is built on that kind of vindictive, ‘I’ll show you, you s.o.b.’ thing. “He was telling us ‘If I keep you from doing the press stuff, it’ll create a mystique about the band’ and really it was an avenue for him to proclaim himself as a mentor,” Farner said. We were talking about crooked politicians and bringing things to the table that rock groups didn’t usually do.”Īs for the rock press’ hatred for the band, Farner said most of that can be attributed to Knight, who tried to cultivate a mystique about the group and make them inaccessible to the media. “Our music had a touch of soul,” Farner said, “and we wrote about things people wanted to hear, especially in the early days because of the Vietnam War. 1 hits – “We’re an American Band” and a cover of “The Loco-Motion.” (The group disbanded in ’76 Farner and Brewer reformed briefly in ’81.) They teamed with Todd Rundgren, who produced their “We’re an American Band” (1973) and “Shinin’ On” (1974) albums and scored a pair of No. The Flint, Mich.-based power-rock trio had an assembly line of six million-selling albums from 1969 to late 1971, most notably “Closer to Home” – no small feat.Īfter a bitter split from manager Terry Knight in 1972, things only got better. One of the most successful American rock acts of the early ’70s, Grand Funk Railroad was reviled by rock critics but was clearly a commercial gold mine. The feel was there, the chemistry was there, the guys are playing well and it just feels really good.” “But when we got back together, it was like getting back on the bicycle and riding down the street. I mean, I’ve been playing since ’86 with my own band and my chops are still up. ![]() “When we got together three months ago in Michigan,” Farner said recently, “I didn’t know if Don or Mel could still play. Spurred by the recent reissues of its back catalog on CD, the trio hopes to be out on the road next summer. Lead singer-guitarist Mark Farner, now touring with Ringo Starr’s All-Star Band, says he and Grand Funk originals Don Brewer (drums-vocals) and Mel Schacher (bass) have rehearsed new material for the first time in 14 years. Grand Funk Railroad, the self-professed “people’s band,” is ready for another go at it. By Gerry Galipault 0 Grand Funk Railroad’s back on track
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