Grand Funk Railroad---How did that Band get its stupid, rip-off name?

[Anonymous]

Man, Grand Trunk Western sure beats that band! Did that band really rip-off Grand Trunk Western's name? P.S.: I don't care for that band. I mostly like 19th century folk music.

[tree68]

If I recall correctly, the name did come from GTW. While their music might not appeal to a student of 19th century folk music, they were a pretty good band in their day.

Remember, too, that the orginal name of Chicago was Chicago Transit Authority...

[edblysard]

And GFR did do a train song,
They covered Litte Eva's "Locomotion"....

Give us a example of "19th century folk music" that appeals to your today....
Would like to see what its about.

Ed

[Anonymous]

http://www.classicbands.com/grandfunk.html

and more:

http://southerntrucker.fcpages.com/facts.html

[Anonymous]

I can think of some other names that could have been a lot worse, the ACL's, The Seaboards, The Great Northerns, The Roadway Milwalkees's and those are the nice names. I can just hear the rip-off names for the modern band type groups like: the Dark and Dusties (S&A), the Right Way's (Central of Georgia), the Great Steel Feets (We know who that is) or the Stupid like The Pennsive Horshoe's, The Level water slime, Pete the magic Railroad, and The Rockaway Goatheads. But the trouble of it is Like Grand Funk they all seem to either be putting together or breaking a-part so they do have something in common after all and totaly confusing to sane and thinking types [8D][;)][banghead][:-^]

[vsmith]

QUOTE: Originally posted by edblysard

And GFR did do a train song,
They covered Litte Eva's "Locomotion"....

Give us a example of "19th century folk music" that appeals to your today....
Would like to see what its about.

Ed

Oh Brother, Where Art Thou

Cold Mountain

A Mighty Wind

Examples of movies using folk music based on 19th century American Roots (folk) music as the core of the musical score

The soundtrack for "Oh Brother" was a best seller for almost a year after the movie came out. I still get a kick out of watching that one...[;)]

American Roots music has undergone quite a revival in the past few years.

[trainfan1221]

In the time that group came out, late 60s-early 70s, a weird band name wasn't that abnormal. I think their version of the locomotion is alright. Was too young to remember much else.

[Anonymous]

Even CSX sounds better...

[trainfan1221]

In a world where we have a band called Hoobastank, CSX could work!

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by edblysard

And GFR did do a train song,
They covered Litte Eva's "Locomotion"....

Give us a example of "19th century folk music" that appeals to your today....
Would like to see what its about.

Ed

Stuff by Stephen C. Foster (if you heard of him), the composer of such famous and well known sogns as "Oh! Susanna" and "Camptown Races". If you would like to learn more about Stephen C. Foster, try this link: http://www.stephen-foster-songs.com/

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by trainfan1221

In the time that group came out, late 60s-early 70s, a weird band name wasn't that abnormal. I think their version of the locomotion is alright. Was too young to remember much else.

LOL "Strawberry Alarmclock" "The Lemmon Pipers" 'Jefferson Airplane', "Buffalo Sprinfield"...yeah those were some names

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by trainfan1221

In a world where we have a band called Hoobastank, CSX could work!

How about a rap band named "Run U.P."?

[espeefoamer]

"Run UP" is an oxymoron."Stand Still UP is much more like it[xx(].

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by espeefoamer

"Run UP" is an oxymoron."Stand Still UP is much more like it[xx(].

LOL,...I meant as in "run for cover"....

[edblysard]

"The Midnight Speical" by Creedance Clearwater Revival, although I liked Johnny Rivers version better...

Weird names for bands...try Humble Pie after "Thirity Days in the Hole"...

Or how about Head East....anyone remember their one hit that had a lot of air time?
Ed[8D]

[Anonymous]

Russ Ballard tune wasn't it? "Since you been gone"....

OH wait..."Never been any Reason"...

[JoeKoh]

Hmmm 70s music Dobbie Brothers(long train runnin?)
stay safe
Joe

[Trainnut484]

Blackfoot's "Train Train." is still a great song[bow][tup][tup]

Take care,

Russell

[Anonymous]

Orange Blossom Special

I saw a real old tape of Johnny Cash doing it. I never knew the song had words.

Jim

[adrianspeeder]

I like Grand Funk RR. I like a lot of things that my generation would never listen to. Is it my fault that 70s and 80s classic rock is a lot better than the new crap they call rock. At least country is still good. Oh wait, Big and Rich is coming...

Adrianspeeder

[rixflix]

Ten Wheel Drive.....Texas or Santa Fe???
Rix

Or Decapod or Mastodon???
Or 0-10-0's. The Reading company, back then the Philadelphia and Reading had that and an 0-12-0.

[rixflix]

Just love the slack action in Taj Mahal's "She Caught the Katy"!!!!!!
Rix redux, g'night,

[edblysard]

You got the name of the song, now,
name the album.....

And that is a really weird name for a album...


Ed

[MP57313]

Little Eva was the babysitter for Carole King/Gerry Goffin's kid.

How about Phoebe Snow's "Poetry Man"? Not my taste in music, but she did get her name from the Erie/E-L

[Anonymous]

Hey! the band isn't that bad-

Everybody's doing a brand new dance now-

they covered the song pretty good, because beofre it, it was a twangy song.

[tree68]

QUOTE: Originally posted by TheAntiGates

QUOTE: Originally posted by trainfan1221

In the time that group came out, late 60s-early 70s, a weird band name wasn't that abnormal. I think their version of the locomotion is alright. Was too young to remember much else.

LOL "Strawberry Alarmclock" "The Lemmon Pipers" 'Jefferson Airplane', "Buffalo Sprinfield"...yeah those were some names

Actually, I think Buffalo Springfield was the name of a heavy equipment manufacturer (steam shovels and the like).

[AlcoRS11Nut]

QUOTE: Originally posted by trainfan1221

In a world where we have a band called Hoobastank, CSX could work!

I am into rock/ heavy metal, and Hoobastank sucks, me and my friends often say..."Hooba, stanks".[:D]

[AlcoRS11Nut]

QUOTE: Originally posted by adrianspeeder

I like Grand Funk RR. I like a lot of things that my generation would never listen to. Is it my fault that 70s and 80s classic rock is a lot better than the new crap they call rock. At least country is still good. Oh wait, Big and Rich is coming...

Adrianspeeder

What!? You don't like bands like Mushroomhead, or Static-X. But you're right Big & Rich is awesome! (Save a horse...ride a cowboy)

[vsmith]

QUOTE: Originally posted by rixflix

Just love the slack action in Taj Mahal's "She Caught the Katy"!!!!!!
Rix redux, g'night,

Jake and his brother Elwood did the best cover of that song....[;)]

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by edblysard

You got the name of the song, now,
name the album.....

And that is a really weird name for a album...


Ed

U'mmmm U'mmmmm U'mmmmm "Pockmarked as a waffel"?[}:)][}:)][}:)]