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MC5

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Years Active
1964 – 1972 (8 years)
Founded In
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States
MC5 is an American rock band from Lincoln Park, Michigan, formed in 1964. The original band line-up comprised vocalist Rob Tyner, guitarists Wayne Kramer and Fred "Sonic" Smith, bassist Michael Davis, and drummer Dennis Thompson. Early success in and around Detroit led to the band name, MC5 being short for "Motor City Five". The band'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. Though Thompson is the only surviving original member of the band,… read more
MC5 is an American rock band from Lincoln Park, Michigan, formed in 1964. The original band line-up comprised vocalist Rob Tyner, guitarists Wayne Kramer and Fred "Sonic" Smith, bassist Michael Davis, and drummer Dennis Thompson. Early success in and around Detroit led to the band n… read more
MC5 is an American rock band from Lincoln Park, Michigan, formed in 1964. The original band line-up comprised vocalist Rob Tyner, guitarists Wayne Kramer and Fred "Sonic" Smith, bassist Michael Davis, and drummer Dennis Thompson. Early success in and around Detroit led to the band name, MC5 being short for "Motor City Five". The band's ra… read more

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1 Play track Kick Out the Jams Kick Out the Jams
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 799 listeners
2 Play track The Big Bang: The Best of the MC5 Looking at You
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 254 listeners
3 Play track The Anthology 1965-1971 Kick Out the Jams (Original Uncensored Version)
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 195 listeners
4 Play track Back in the USA Let Me Try
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 170 listeners
5 Play track Black to Comm Ramblin' Rose
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 160 listeners
6 Play track The Big Bang: The Best of the MC5 The American Ruse
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 97 listeners
7 Play track The Big Bang: The Best of the MC5 Miss X
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8 Play track Kick Out the Jams Come Together
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9 Play track Kick Out the Jams Motor City Is Burning
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10 Play track Kick Out the Jams Borderline
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Albums

  1. 102,536 listeners

    15 Jan 1970 · 11 tracks

    Back in the USA
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  2. 102,504 listeners

    1 Jan 1969 · 8 tracks

    Kick Out the Jams
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  3. 68,207 listeners

    12 Nov 1991 · 8 tracks

    Kick Out The Jams (live)
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  4. 64,321 listeners

    2000 · 21 tracks

    The Big Bang: The Best of the MC5
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