Grand Funk Railroad – Hooked on Love – MSG 1972

8mm film source video from the 2nd 1972 benefit concert, this one at the legendary Madison Square Garden in New York, December 23. Grand Funk Railroad donated all the profits to the Phoenix House -a drug rehabilitation center- to demonstrate their feelings against hard drugs. The band’s prior producer / manager Terry Knight showed up that afternoon -during the sound check- accompanied by his attorney, two sheriffs and a court order to confiscate all of the group’s equipment, insisting that they owed him many million dollars!!! He even sued the tour promoter, the Madison Square Garden, the producer of the “In Concert” series Don Kirshner and the ABC TV for filming the show!!! But, fearing a riot by some 20.000 fans that night if they cancel the show at such late notice, they all came to an agreement (frustrating Knight…) The guys would perform and as their set was over, the equipment would be confiscated… So, after Grand Funk’s 90min. dynamic performance, three movers took everything, saved up for keyboardist who’s stuff didn’t belong to the band. (Craig Frost -an old friend from The Pack days- wasn’t yet a regular member, as he joined the group about six months earlier, to help record the new Phoenix album and tour with them around the United States, for the homonymous 1972 tour) Fortunately, In Concert taping session was a fact and about 45 mins footage of Mark, Don, Mel and Craig was broadcasted on ABC TV, in January 19 1973. From 2003 all the “In/Rock Concert …
Video Rating: 5 / 5