Excellent.
September of freshman year of college.
Those were the days.
Saw them in an open-air concert, summer of '71 while stationed in Germany, great 3 man group! Farner could rock that guitar. Also had some group named The Who there too. đ
One of my favorites from back in the day.
My father taught Mark Farner how to fly. My dad was a tough, crew cut, ex-Navy and NASA jet pilot who, after moving back home to Michigan taught flight lessons on the side. He didnât think much of Farner when he first met him â Farner being the exact opposite in the â70s from my father. But after teaching Mark, he grew to like him, and it changed his opinion of those âsmelly flea-bitten hippiesâ.
I loved the 70s - those were great days.
LOL, after he sings “I’m Getting Closer to My Home” for about the tenth time, I’m thinking, “Would you just get home, already!”
Great song!!
I’m a ferry boat captain on an alpine lake up in the Sierra NF, NW of Fresno, CA. My coworkers and I unwind at the end of the day by taking turns playing music videos off of YouTube.
This is my go-to pick almost every single time. Mississippi Queen, by Mountain is my other go-to pick.
Grand Funk Railroad - I’m Your Captain - Shea Stadium 1971
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_t59To7Snk
Grand Funk Railroad - I’m Your Captain (Live 1971)
This video was shown at Shea Stadium the entire last year before Shea closed. This July 9th 1971 concert still holds the ticket sales record, breaking the record set by The Beatles.
One of the worst songs I’ve ever heard.
“I’m getting closer to my hooooome” for seemingly 20 annoying minutes. I’m presuming they were doing drugs and could only remember one line.
First 3 GFR albums were the best. Heartbreaker, Time Machine, and Closer to Home good stuff. Later song Bad Time is good too!
Sure picked a Bad Time to be in love.
Oh, a true blast from the past. I love GFR and used to listen to them all the time.