You could put a violin player on the stage and every seat in the house is going to feel like they're right next to that violin. It's one of those places that's acoustically perfect. ' It was in Buffalo, New York, at Kleinhans Music Hall. Best known for the chart-topping singles 'We're an American Band' and 'The Loco-Motion,' as well as the classic rock radio staples 'I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home) ' and 'Some Kind of Wonderful,' Grand Funk Railroad earned the distinction of selling out New York's massive Shea Stadium in a mere 72 hours during the height of the act's popularity.
In Homer Simpson's wounded musical lament, he asks a younger generation, 'Nobody knows the band Grand Funk? The wild, shirtless lyrics of Mark Farner? The bong-rattling bass of Mel Schacher? The competent drum work of Don Brewer? Oh, Man! ' Fortunately, many fans do remember the rock power trio from Flint, Michigan.
