AUTHORS OPINION:
HOW COULD GRAND FUNK RAILROAD COMPETE WITH GROUPS LIKE
DEEP PURPLE, LED ZEPPELIN, BLACK SABBATH AND URIAH HEEP?


GRAND FUNK ON STAGE 1973

*THE FUNKY SOUND AND HEAVY BEAT
*GOOD LYRICS BY MARK FARNER
*THE NON-DRUG MESSAGES IN LYRICS AND ON STAGE
*THE POLITICAL OPINION AT THE TIME
*THE ULTIMATE LIVE BAND
*RAW BASS & HEAVY DRUMMING
*EXCELLENT GUITAR PLAYING BY MARK FARNER
A COMPLETE GROUP WITH A VERY PERSONAL SOUND
OF FUNKY ROCK
UNFORTUNATELY GRAND FUNK DIDN'T SCORE ON SWEDISH CHARTS. THE GROUP IS UNKNOWN TO MANY ROCK'N ROLL FANS IN SCANDINAVIA. AS FAR AS I KNOW, THEY ONLY VISITED SWEDEN ONCE IN 1975 (GOTHENBURG) ON THEIR WORLD TOUR.
Grand Funk Swedish Highlights:
1 -Oct - 1972 "Phoenix" LP 4 weeks no # 17 < up to < # 8 on "Kvallstoppen".
13-Oct - 1973 "American Band LP  1 week # 20 on "Kvallstoppen".
4 -May - 1974 "Loco-Motion"  4 weeks # 4 on "Tio i Topp".
21-Feb - 1975 "Some Kind of Wonderful" 2 weeks "Smash hit of the week on "Heta hoegen".
21-Feb - 1975 "Some Kind of Wonderful # 1 on POPORAMA.
7 -Apr - 1975 Grand Funk Live at the Scandinavium arena Gothenburg