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MC5
MC5 was an American rock band formed in Lincoln Park, Michigan, in 1963. The classic lineup consisted of vocalist Rob Tyner, guitarists Wayne Kramer and Fred "Sonic" Smith, bassist Michael Davis, and drummer Dennis Thompson. MC5 were listed by Parade as one of the best rock bands of all time and by VH1 as one of the greatest hard rock artists of all time. The band's first three albums are regarded by many as staples of rock music, and their 1969 song "Kick Out the Jams" is widely covered. "Crystallizing the counterculture movement at its most volatile and threatening", according to AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine, MC5's leftist political ties and anti-establishment lyrics and music positioned them as emerging pioneers of the punk movement in the United States. Their loud, energetic style of back-to-basics rock and roll included elements of garage rock, hard rock, blues rock, and psychedelic rock. Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello described MC5 as having "basically invented punk rock." MC5 had a promising beginning that earned them a January 1969 cover appearance on Rolling Stone and a story written by Eric Ehrmann before their debut live album was released. From Wikipedia (

Songs

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Kick Out the Jams E
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Kick out the Jams
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Kick Out The Jams
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Looking at You
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Ramblin' Rose
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Albums

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10xMC5 LIVE

2025
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Garage '66

2008
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High Time

1971
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Heavy Lifting

2024
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Live 1969/70

2005
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Back In The USA

1970
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Black to Comm

2018
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Thunder Express

1995
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Music From The Film Black To Comm

2011
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Babes In Arms

1983

Singles & EPs

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Heavy Lifting (feat. Tom Morello)

Single • 2024
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Sister Anne / One Of The Guys

Single • 2008
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Can't Be Found

Single • 2024
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Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa) (Live)

Single • 2025
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Boys Who Play with Matches

Single • 2024
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Kick Out The Jams (Live)

Single • 2025
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American Ruse

Single • 2018

Videos

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New Order - Age of Consent (Official Vinyl Video)

MC5 • 1.4M views
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MC5 - Ramblin' Rose - LIVE July 19th, 1970

BossGuitars • 207K views
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MC5 The American Ruse (www.easyaction.co.uk)

Easy Action Records • 233K views
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Kick Out the Jams

MC5 • 44K views
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MC5 Looking At You 'Lively Spot' 1970

belloEbannato • 102K views
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MC5 - Looking At You (Live 1970)

BoogieFinger • 1.1M views
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MC5 - Kick out the jams

Kostas • 2.7M views
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"Ramblin Rose." MC5- live

Thomas Guitar player Richmond • 1.8K views
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Kick Out the Jams

MC5 • 1.1M views
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Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa) (Live)

MC5 • 1.8K views

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