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to replace Vargo and with Bob Gaspar replacing LeDuc). They quickly realized that
Derminer's talents could be better used as a lead singer: Though not conventionally attractive and rather paunchy by traditional frontman standards, he nonetheless had a commanding stage presence, and a booming baritone voice that evidenced his abiding love of American
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Energies on A-Square records (though without the knowledge of that label's owner Jeep Holland). Housed in a striking picture sleeve, it comprised two original songs: "Borderline" and "Looking at You". The first pressing sold out in a
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recruited Mark Manko on rhythm guitar, Tim Schafe on bass, Bob
Schultz on organ, and Frank Lowenberg on drums for a new lineup of the MC5 in 1974, with Kramer singing most of the vocals. He also made scattered appearances on other people's records before being incarcerated from 1975 through 1978 for
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Reviews were again mixed, resulting in mediocre sales (it only peaked at #137 in the
American charts in March 1970 during a seven-week stay), while the band's tours were not as well-received as before. Exhaustion was partly to blame, from the band's heavy touring schedule and increasingly heavy drug
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would also be released later that year with original MC5 drummer Dennis
Thompson playing on two tracks. In 2023, Kramer announced that the album would be released in the spring of 2024. Kramer died February 2, 2024, leaving Thompson as the only surviving original member of the band. In 2024, the MC5
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Kramer felt that they needed a manager, which led him to Rob
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and was all but forced out by the others), and was replaced by a series of bassists (Steve
Moorhouse, Derek Hughes, and Ray Craig). The remaining members recorded three new songs—"Gold" (also known as "Gold Rush"), "Train Music" and "Inside Out"—in London shortly afterwards for the soundtrack of a
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of the period, composing soon-to-be historic workouts such as "Black to Comm" during their mid-teens in the basement of the home of Kramer's mother. Upon Tyner's switch from bassist to vocalist, he was initially replaced by
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was the best-reviewed of the band's original records upon its initial release. The group had much more creative control, and were very satisfied with the results. This release saw the band stretch out with longer, more experimental pieces like "Future/Now" and the
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few weeks, and by year's end it had gone through more pressings totaling several thousand copies. A third single that coupled "I Can Only Give You Everything" with the original "I Just Don't Know" appeared at about the same time on the AMG label, as well.
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came to Detroit to see MC5. At Kramer's recommendation, he went to see The Stooges. Fields was so impressed that he ended up offering contracts to both bands in September 1968. They were the first hard rock groups signed to Elektra Records.
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drug offenses. While in federal prison in Kentucky, he was unexpectedly reunited with MC5 bassist Michael Davis, also behind bars on a drug charge. After he was released in 1979, Kramer went on to play with the bands
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catastrophic force of nature the band was barely able to control". Don McLeese noted that fans compared the aftermath of an MC5 performance to the delirious exhaustion after "a street rumble or an orgy".
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before their debut live album was released. They developed a reputation for energetic and polemical live performances, one of which was recorded as their 1969 debut album
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lost money for Atlantic Records, which dropped the band. Early in 1972, the band toured Europe, playing dates in England including Cambridge with
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lyrics and music positioned them as emerging pioneers of the punk movement in the United States. Their loud, energetic style of back-to-basics
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recognized that MC5 were at their best when playing for a receptive audience. Containing such songs as the proto-punk classics "
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actually arrived, though due to the chaos at the convention, Young didn't perform. Dennis Thompson alleged years later that
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1986:"Wayne Kramer, Rock Legend And Failed Outlaw, Assembles A Supergroup In The Rearview"
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MC5 had a promising beginning that earned them a January 1969 cover appearance on
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Goodman, Fred (1997). "Brothers and Sisters, I Give You a Testimonial: The MC5".
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MC5’s Wayne Kramer talks punk, politics ahead of new album, tour
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and shit. As they developed, I thought there was an overlay of
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MC5 Sonically Speaking: A Tale of Revolution and Rock 'n' Roll
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concert, a host of special guests joined them on tour such as
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movement at its most volatile and threatening", according to
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and co-wrote all the songs with her, including the single "
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album in 1990, a year before his death in September 1991.
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The MC5 and Social Change: A Study in Rock and Revolution
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Are You Ready to Testify?: The Live Bootleg Anthology
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2300:Free Jazz and Free Improvisation: An Encyclopedia
2176:Wayne Kramer Unveils ‘We Are All MC5’ Spring Tour
1010:, as well as a TV session in Bremen, Germany for
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1128:, The Motor City Bad Boys, and The Secrets.
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497:. Derminer renamed himself Rob Tyner (after
381:described MC5 as having "basically invented
3829:Psychedelic rock music groups from Michigan
3118:. Jefferson, N. C.: McFarland and Company.
2923:"2024 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees"
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2067:"VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Artists: 1–50"
2013:"5 Things You Might Not Know About The MC5"
1816:Louder Than Love: The Grande Ballroom Story
1676:Part Of The Problem Or Part Of The Solution
1296:, vocalist of the 1970s New York punk band
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978:-influenced "Skunk (Sonicly Speaking)" .
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2841:. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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2589:. Oxford University Press. p. 67.
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3202:MC5 GATEWAY - Detailed site on the MC5
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2624:"Alhambra Theatre — Historic Detroit"
2586:101 Albums that Changed Popular Music
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3879:Musical groups reestablished in 1992
3105:Journal for the Study of Radicalism,
3092:. No. 512. Krause Publications.
2091:Baetens, Melody (February 2, 2024).
2069:. Rock on the Net. February 22, 2009
1984:Pappademas, Alex (August 22, 2018).
1460:in the musical excellence category.
1347:(obscured by Durant), and guitarist
772:in Chicago that were broken up by a
457:1963–1967: Formation and early years
2681:Beckner, Justin (August 31, 2023).
2269:Thompson, Matt (October 11, 2015).
1763:"Boys Who Play with Matches" (2024)
1132:1992–2024: Reunions and final years
770:1968 Democratic National Convention
623:Big Brother and the Holding Company
3874:Musical groups established in 1963
3819:American blues rock musical groups
3814:2024 disestablishments in Michigan
2743:Perry, Kevin (November 28, 2006).
2715:Margasak, Peter (April 29, 2004).
2442:Tracey, Patrick (March 31, 2000).
2121:. January 12, 1969. Archived from
2040:Sager, Jessica (October 4, 2021).
1116:Michael Davis joined Detroit band
863:. Critic Mark Deming writes that
760:The band performed as part of the
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3002:Strauss, Matthew (June 6, 2024).
2717:"The MC5 Movie You May Never See"
2365:Wayne Kramer (November 4, 1998).
1442:from 1992 over five years of his
635:Up Against the Wall Motherfuckers
3824:Garage rock groups from Michigan
2876:Rosen, Evan (February 3, 2024).
2195:York, Alan (December 27, 2023).
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2974:McCollum, Brian (May 9, 2024).
2948:Greene, Andy (April 22, 2024).
2899:Amorosi, A.D. (April 2, 2024).
2499:Smith, Ryan (August 25, 2018).
2461:Smith, Ryan (August 25, 2018).
2396:O'Hagan, Sean (March 3, 2014).
2147:McCollum, Brian (May 5, 2022).
1956:Hann, Michael (June 28, 2008).
1928:O'Hagan, Sean (March 3, 2014).
692:. Black Panther Party founder
404:. The band released the albums
3376:The Big Bang!: Best of the MC5
3114:Bartkowiak, Mathew J. (2009).
2803:Michigan Rock and Roll Legends
1900:Pinnock, Tom (July 27, 2012).
1682:Kick Out the Jams Motherf*cker
1669:The Big Bang!: Best of the MC5
1605:Live at the Grande Ballroom 68
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2221:Breihan, Tom (June 6, 2024).
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3705:Award for Musical Excellence
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3909:Rhino Entertainment artists
3765:Award for Musical Influence
3159:. New York: Vintage Books.
3086:"MC5: Kickin' Out The Jams"
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1593:Live at the Sturgis Armoury
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957:John Sinclair Freedom Rally
617:That summer MC5 toured the
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3180:. London: Creation Books.
1783:Gold - Original Soundtrack
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1757:"Back in the USA" (1970)
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3854:Kerrang! Awards winners
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3644:Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas
3434:Sonic's Rendezvous Band
3412:MC5: A True Testimonial
3177:MC5: The Future is Now!
3061:. New York: Continuum.
2702:NME Rock 'N' Roll Years
1852:List of hard rock bands
1809:MC5: A True Testimonial
1791:- Plunderphonics (1991)
1766:"Can't Be Found" (2024)
1754:"Shakin' Street" (1970)
1735:"Looking at You" (1968)
1163:MC5: A True Testimonial
1057:Sonic's Rendezvous Band
1049:Sonic's Rendezvous Band
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2583:Chris Smith (2009).
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2250:. Makemyday.free.fr
2248:"MC5 Concert Dates"
2125:on February 1, 2013
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3125:978-0-7864-4037-5
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1771:Other Appearances
1740:Kick Out the Jams
1644:The American Ruse
1566:Kick Out the Jams
1444:Never Ending Tour
1357:Kick Out the Jams
1313:Lords of Altamont
1243:Marshall Crenshaw
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3343:Live albums
2884:February 3,
2778:. July 2013
2775:Digital Spy
2469:February 3,
2430:Pluto Press
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1796:Filmography
1656:66 Breakout
1525:Discography
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1369:Soundgarden
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471:Chuck Berry
379:Tom Morello
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1858:References
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1695:Unfinished
1632:Power Trip
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1349:Kim Thayil
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