I had it wrong last year, I think, remembering Fred Sonic Smith and Rob Tyner
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I posted a post about Fred Sonic Smith last year on the 5th of November. I think he may have actually passed away on the 4th of Nov. So today should be Fred Sonic Smith day: a day to remember one vastly underrated guitarist and song writer. Not to mention one of Detroit's finest men. I missed posting on Rob Tyner's day of passing, so to honor both men I'm posting one of my favorite MC5 tunes. As a Michagander by birth and Rock'n'Roll by choice I'm bound by law to totally dig the MC5.
Future/Now - to me this song says "hey jackass, open your eyes and take a look around!" I feel like the MC5 saw a lot of lies, clearly, that a lot of people were willing blind to. There are a lot of people in the world that do not have your best interests in mind. I'll let the song speak for itself.
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Great song, such an underrated album.
I'll drink to Fred Smith day.
It almost seems like everything the 5 were fightin' for in '68 is slowly coming about today (or at least in our sites) - but we still got a long way to go. God bless the MC5, Sonic Smith, and Fred Tyner!
well said, contra
Everyone has their favorite MC5 tune mine is Sister Anne from that album. I was lucky enough to see them at the Grande in Detroit in 1969 before it was shut down
Stefan, I don't give a fuck about the date, celebrate the music. My copy of the High Time album is a heavily scratched Japanese import and I'm damn grateful to have it. Anyway, it looks really cool, even if it is only a picture of a clock. Over and Over is what I would call the best song off that lp, but obviously that's open to interpretation. Which is weird, since I'm so obviously right.
word up, contrabandwidth--Fred was one of the ones fighting the good fight along with his main squeeze Patti.
Thanks for keeping him fresh in our minds!
What album is this from?
Oatmeal - It looks like MOG ate my tags and erased them, so I just went back and fixed it. This is Future/Now off the album High Time, the MC5's 3rd album.
Thanks