re: #208 nines09

They had that just rough enough not too polished sound. And Eric just had that vibe, like one is not to be fucked with. The old hockey saying is “Little guys carry their sticks a bit higher.” The Beatles shook their hair, the Stones pranced, and the Animals stared you down. Eric carried his stick a bit higher. I saw Grand Funk back in 1970 at Mosport Speedway in Ontario Canada. Loudest band I’ve ever heard to this day.

A rock critic - I forget which one - described GFR live as ‘the loudest AM radio in the world.’ I saw them at The Spectrum in Philly on the tour for the second album. I think my ears are still ringing.

Don Brewer and Mel Schacter of GFR came out of the band Terry Knight and The Pack, who had a regional hit with Van Morrison’s ‘Gloria.’ Knight moved behind the scenes and became GFR’s manager.

The critics hated them, but young stoners like me thought they were the bomb.