MC5 – Motor City Is Burning
MC5 (also known as the Motor City Five) 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 music is widely recognized as influential, and their 1969 song "Kick Out the Jams" has been covered by many artists.
"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 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. 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. They developed a reputation for energetic and polemical live performances, one of which was recorded as their 1969 debut album Kick Out the Jams. The band released the albums Back in the USA and High Time before disbanding in 1972.
MC5 - Motor City Is Burning
Label: Essential! Records – ESMCD 799
Format: CD, Compilation, Digipak
Country: UK
Released: 1999
Genre: Rock
Style: Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Hard Rock
Track List:
1 Kick Out The Jams
Written-By – MC5
3:37
2 Come Together
Written-By – MC5
5:21
3 Revolutionary Blues
Written-By – MC5
5:48
4 Human Being Lawmower
Written-By – MC5
2:42
5 Tonight
Written-By – MC5
2:53
6 Teenage Lust
Written-By – MC5
2:38
7 Looking At You
Written-By – MC5
3:41
8 Shakin' Street
Written-By – MC5
3:09
9 Ramblin' Rose
Written-By – Burch*, Wilkin*
2:43
10 Tutti Frutti
Written-By – Bostrie*, Lubin*, Penniman*
1:53
11 Borderline
Written-By – MC5
3:05
12 Born Under A Bad Sign
Written-By – Jones*, Bell*
4:47
13 I Want You
Written-By – Frechter*, Page*
5:02
14 Starship
Written-By – MC5, Sun Ra
7:27
15 I Believe My Soul
Written-By – Charles*
3:56
16 Black To Comm
Written-By – MC5
10:53
Licensed From – Trojan Records Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Castle Music Ltd.
Copyright © – Castle Music Ltd.
Published By – Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
Published By – Fred Smith (2)
Published By – Wayne Kramer
Published By – Dennis Thompson (2)
Published By – Rob Tyner
Published By – Michael Davis (2)
Published By – Polygram Music Publishing Ltd.
Published By – ATV Music Ltd.
Published By – Rondor Music (UK) Ltd.
Published By – Dick James Music Ltd.
Published By – Carlin Music Corp.
Made By – Universal M & L, UK
Liner Notes – Hugh Gilmour
Recorded live at various venues, including The Sturgis Armoury, a military installation that doubled as a West Michigan dance hall ( from liner notes ).
Tracks published
1, 2, 4 to 8, 11, 14 and 16 Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
3 Fred Dewey Smith / Wayne Kramer / Dennis Thompson / Rob Tyner / Michael H. Davis
9 Polygram Music Publishing Ltd.
10 ATV Music Ltd.
12 Rondor Music (UK) Ltd. / Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
13 Dick James Music Ltd.
15 Carlin Music Corp.
Black round sticker on front
Made in England