Rather than try to capture their legendary on-stage energy in a studio, MC5 opted to record their first album during a live concert at their home base, Detroit's Grande Ballroom, and while some folks who were there have quibbled that Kick Out the Jams isn't the most accurate representation of the band's sound, it's certainly the best of the band's three original albums, and easily beats the many semiauthorized live recordings of MC5 that have emerged in recent years, if only for the clarity of Bruce Botnick's recording. From Brother J.C. Crawford's rabble-rousing introduction to the final wash on feedback on "Starship," Kick Out the Jams is one of the most powerfully energetic live albums ever made; Wayne Kramer and Fred "Sonic" Smith were a lethal combination on tightly interlocked guitars, bassist Michael Davis and drummer Dennis Thompson were as strong a rhythm section as Detroit ever produced, and Rob Tyner's vocals could actually match the soulful firepower of the musicians, no small accomplishment. Even on the relatively subdued numbers (such as the lues workout "Motor City Is Burning"), the band sound like they're locked in tight and cooking with gas, while the full-blown rockers (pretty much all of side one) are as gloriously thunderous as anything ever committed to tape; this is an album that refuses to be played quietly. For many years, Detroit was considered the High Energy Rock & Roll Capital of the World, and Kick Out the Jams provided all the evidence anyone might need for the city to hold onto the title.
The MC5 is one of my favorite bands to never get the respect they deserved when they were together. I have some bootlegs of them live, and most bands could not hold a candle to the energy, intensity, and volume that this band possessed. Plus, they covered Sun Ra - how fucking cool is that? I have never heard the Sun Ra version, but I am pretty sure that the 5 took some liberties with it. Po...
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h2. MC5 - Kick out the Jams
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This song is the abomination of the MC5 Kick Out The JamsAfter seeing CodyB comment that some of his pics were missing I thought I'd take a look. Sure enough a lot of pics are missing in the older posts of the main players: CodyB, Troypowers,Bartelby,bloodtea.I am wondering what is going on. not all of them are gone so it isn't a blank censorship of showing too much booty but inqiuring minds wo...
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Michael Davis puts his money where his mouth is! Literally!Michael Davis was once a trouble maker together with the rest of the MC5. Now he's taking the purity of the ethics that were always the foundation of the proto-punk rock mayhem born in the 1960s rock n roll culture and channeling it for something everyone can truly get behind. Its still about Revolution. Music Is Revolution.Here's t...
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40 years ago this day, the Motor City began to burn. I wasn’t even born so I won’t pretend like I was there, I’m just going to tell you what I’ve learned…according to John Lee Hookers song “The Motor City’s Burning”: Let me tell you how it started now .../it started on 12th & Clairmount that morning./It made the pig cops all jump & shout,/Ah said, it started on 12th & Clairmount th
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On the 40th anniversary of the recording of KOTJ, Mighty High paid tribute at Club Europa in Brooklyn. Thanks to Tony of the Murderlators for making this video.
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The MC5 is one of my favorite bands to never get the respect they deserved when they were together. I have some bootlegs of them live, and most bands could not hold a candle to the energy, intensity, and volume that this band possessed. Plus, they covered Sun Ra - how fucking cool is that? I have never heard the Sun Ra version, but I am pretty sure that the 5 took some liberties with it. Po...
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| 1 Ramblin' Rose |
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| 2 Kick Out the Jams |
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| 3 Come Together |
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| 4 Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa) |
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| 5 Borderline |
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| 6 Motor City Is Burning |
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| 7 I Want You Right Now |
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| 8 Starship |
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