Grand Funk Railroad, (shortened to Grand Funk) is an American rock band who achieved their peak in popularity during the 1970s. Known for their crowd-pleasing arena rock style, the band toured extensively and played to packed arenas worldwide, and was well-regarded by audiences despite a relative lack of critical acclaim. The band's name is a play on words of the Grand Trunk Western Railroad, a line that runs through the band's home town of Flint, Michigan.
David Fricke of Rolling Stone magazine once said, "You cannot talk about rock in the 1970s without talking about Grand Funk Railroad!" In episode 24 of the seventh season of The Simpsons, titled 'Homerpalooza', Homer Simpson says Grand Funk Railroad is his favorite band of all time.
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