Grand Funk Railroad
Hawaii University
Monoa, Hawaii
July 13, 1971
Soundboard Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included
Rosebud's Pick
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01 Are You Ready?
02 Paranoid
03 In Need
04 Mean Mistreater
05 I'm Your Captain / Closer To Home
06 Hooked On Love
07 Get It Together
08 Are You Ready?
Mark Farner – lead & backing vocals, lead & rhythm guitar, keyboards, harmonica
Mel Schacher – bass
Don Brewer – drums, lead & backing vocals
For this weeks History Of Hard Rock And Metal we have Michigan's Grand Funk Railroad. Grand Funk Railroad were a big influence on a lot of Hard Rock/Traditional Metal bands. At one point in their career, Grand Funk outsold Led Zeppelin in America in records and concerts. One concert in particular lives on in Michigan Rock And Roll History. Grand Funk was the opening act for Led Zeppelin at Detroit's Michigan Palace (now a parking lot). After Led Zeppelin took the stage, the loyal Detroit Grand Funksters booed, demanding Grand Funk come back for more. The crowd was so rowdy and demanding Led Zeppelin left the stage, the concert halted. It actually happened, I have witnessed Detroit fans run off some of the sturdiest of bands. When Ozzy Osbourne first played Detroit after leaving Sabbath it was at The Masonic Temple Theater with Motörhead and Detroit's own R.U.R opening the show. The Detroit Ozzy fans booed so hard Hometown boys R.U.R didn't finish their first song. Motörhead took the stage with Lemmy saying "We Are Motörhead, We are the best band in the world and we are finishing our set!" The Detroit audience said "Challenge accepted, hold my beer" as they pelted Motörhead with everything they were holding, including their beer. I personally got into a fist fight with a guy that hit me as he attempted to pelt Lemmy with a handful of change. Motörhead left the stage in the middle of their 3rd song. Ozzy came out and threw raw meat at the audience, people just rolled on the floor in it. Detroit!?
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