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MC5

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Years Active
1964 – 1972 (8 years)
Founded In
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States
The MC5 was an American rock band from Lincoln Park, Michigan, formed in 1964. The original band line-up consisted of vocalist Rob Tyner, guitarists Wayne Kramer and Fred "Sonic" Smith, bassist Michael Davis, and drummer Dennis Thompson. "Crystallizing the counterculture movement at its most volatile and threatening", according to AllMusic, the MC5's radical left-wing political ties and anti-establishment lyrics and music positioned them as emerging innovators of the punk rock movement in the United States. The MC5 had a promising beginning that earned them … read more
The MC5 was an American rock band from Lincoln Park, Michigan, formed in 1964. The original band line-up consisted of vocalist Rob Tyner, guitarists Wayne Kramer and Fred "Sonic" Smith, bassist Michael Davis, and drummer Dennis Thompson. "Crystallizing the counterculture moveme… read more
The MC5 was an American rock band from Lincoln Park, Michigan, formed in 1964. The original band line-up consisted of vocalist Rob Tyner, guitarists Wayne Kramer and Fred "Sonic" Smith, bassist Michael Davis, and drummer Dennis Thompson. "Crystallizing the counterculture movement at its most volatile and threatening", according to AllMusic, th… read more

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1 Play track Kick Out the Jams Kick Out the Jams
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 745 listeners
2 Play track The Big Bang: The Best of the MC5 Looking at You
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 197 listeners
3 Play track The Anthology 1965-1971 Kick Out the Jams (Original Uncensored Version)
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 177 listeners
4 Play track Back in the USA Let Me Try
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 104 listeners
5 Play track Black to Comm Ramblin' Rose
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 102 listeners
6 Play track The Big Bang: The Best of the MC5 The American Ruse
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 85 listeners
7 Play track Kick Out the Jams Come Together
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 60 listeners
8 Play track Kick Out the Jams Motor City Is Burning
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9 Play track Back in the USA Tutti-Frutti
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10 Play track The Big Bang: The Best of the MC5 Miss X
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Albums

  1. 101,699 listeners

    1 Jan 1969 · 8 tracks

    Kick Out the Jams
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  2. 98,284 listeners

    15 Jan 1970 · 11 tracks

    Back in the USA
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  3. 64,300 listeners

    2000 · 21 tracks

    The Big Bang: The Best of the MC5
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  4. 61,347 listeners

    12 Nov 1991 · 8 tracks

    Kick Out The Jams (live)
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