Human Being Lawnmower: Baddest & Maddest of Mc5 [Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered]

MC5 | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 28, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
• Label: Total Energy
• ASIN: B000067A65
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #493,873 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Skunk (Studio Outtake)

2. Brother J.C. Intro (Grande Ballroom 10.27.1968)

3. Motor City Is Burning (October 1968)

4. I Believe To My Soul (October 1968)

5. Looking At You (Inst. - Alt. Take)

6. Gotta Keep Movin' (Studio Outtake)

7. Rama La Fa Fa Fa (October 1968)

8. Borderline (Studio Version - Flat Mix)

9. Over & Over (Instrumental Demo)

10. American Ruse (Studio Outtake)

11. James Brown Medley (June 1968)

12. I'm Mad Like Eldridge Cleaver (October 1968)

13. Human Being Lawnmower (Studio Outtake)

14. What Is Zenta?

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great One Disc Album......, March 20, 2005

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"The Woj" (Downers Grove, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Human Being Lawnmower: Baddest & Maddest of Mc5 (Audio CD)

However the release of the new "Purity, Accuracy" 6 cd box renders this album pretty much obsolete. The music here is great and the sound quality is very good; but most, if not all, the tracks here are included in the box set. If you already own all the official releases, as well as the "Big Bang: Best Of" album, my advice would be to take a pass here and save your bucks for the "Purity" box. If you're on a tight budget and just need more MC5, then this release will satisfy.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of the better postumous MC5 releases., June 10, 2002

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L Salisbury (Maryland United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Human Being Lawnmower: Baddest & Maddest of Mc5 (Audio CD)

The problem with these rarities compilations of the MC5 and the Stooges is they usually just coast on the band's legend while releasing [poor] quallity live recordings and demos. The new MC5 retro is a rare exception. While it may not be as essential as "Babes In Arms" this one does have excellent quallity out takes & altrernitive takes from "KIck Out the Jams"! That same show produced a cover of Ray Charles' "I believe to my soul" which, up until now, has not even been availible as a bootleg! (Other outkates from "Jams" not yet availible are "looking at you", "black to comm" and Screamin' Jay's "I put a spell on you.") Also, you get the alts of "Moter City's burnin'" and "rama lama fa faf fa". The rest of the CD is more or less the usual mediocer stuff usually associated with comps like these but die hard MC5 fans (like myself) will want this for the "Jams" outtakes. You'll be so pleased with those you'll forgive the rest of the album.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars MC 5 - 'Human Being Lawnmower:The Baddest&Maddest Of The MC 5' (Total Energy), March 28, 2006

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Mike Reed (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Human Being Lawnmower: Baddest & Maddest of Mc5 (Audio CD)

Fourteen track compilation pretty much for the completists only.Not a bad collection,it's just that many long-time MC5 fans will likely already have most,if not all these cuts.Several that I liked best were the heavy rocker "Looking At You","Rama La Fa Fa Fa",the studio out-take for "American Ruse" and the 19-minute epic,drawn out "I'm Mad Like Eldridge Cleaver".Semi-recommended.However,I would first listen to sound clips off this disc where ever you could find some,then make your decision from there.