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| MC5 | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| Genre(s) | Hard rock, protopunk, garage rock, rock & roll, blues-rock, psychedelic rock |
| Years active | 1964—1972 2003—present |
| Label(s) | Elektra, Rhino, Atlantic |
| Associated acts | Destroy All Monsters, Sonic's Rendezvous Band |
| Members | |
| Wayne Kramer Dennis Thompson Michael Davis Handsome Dick Manitoba | |
| Former members | |
| Rob Tyner Fred "Sonic" Smith Patrick Burrows Steve Moorhouse Bob Gaspar Ray Craig | |
The MC5 (Motor City Five) was an American hard rock band formed in Lincoln Park, Michigan in 1964 and active until 1972. Their music also included blues-rock, psychedelic rock, rock & roll and garage rock. "Crystallizing the counterculture movement at its most volatile and threatening," their far left political ties and anti-establishment lyrics and music would serve as a prototype for later punk rock musicians. The band consisted of Wayne Kramer and Fred "Sonic" Smith (guitars) Michael Davis (bass), Rob Tyner (vocals), and Dennis Thompson (drums).
MC5 had a promising beginning which earned them a cover appearance on Rolling Stone magazine in 1968 even before their debut album was recorded. They developed a reputation for energetic live performances, one of which was recorded as the critically acclaimed Kick Out The Jams. Their career was ultimately short-lived, though within just a few years of their dissolution, the MC5 were often cited as one of the most important American hard rock groups of their era: their three albums are regarded as classics. Their song "Kick Out the Jams" is widely covered.
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