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Product Details

  • Audio CD (November 26, 1991)
  • Original Release Date: 1969
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Live
  • Label: Elektra / Ada
  • ASIN: B000005IS1
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (77 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #14,041 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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    #4 in  Music > Indie Music > Alternative Rock > Hardcore & Punk > Proto Punk
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Kick Out The Jams still sounds astonishingly powerful after almost 30 years. Recorded live at Detroit's Grande Ballroom in 1968, this relentless, aggressive set offers the frenzy of politicized garage punks blasting through giant stacks: a blitzkrieg of hard rock ignited from the dueling guitars of Wayne Kramer and Fred Sonic Smith and of the throttled vocals of Rob Tyner. The Stooges with barricade-busting ideals, the Five turned the Motor City into a Mecca of sonic excess and shattered the dazed dreams of hippie America. From the pounding of the title track to the eight-and-a half-minute weirdout of "Sun Ra's "Starship,"" Kick Out The Jams will rip your head to shreds. --Barney Hoskyns

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2008 digitally remastered two CD set from the infamous underground rockers prepared and mastered by founder member, Wayne Kramer. Featured tracks include the original, uncensored version of 'Kick Out The Jams' recorded in 1968, the original 'A Square', the single version of 'Looking At You' and a previously unreleased version of 'Sister Anne' featuring Lemmy, recorded at the 100 Club, London in 2003. Liner notes provided by founder members Michael Davis and Dennis Thompson. 25 tracks in all. Landmark --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Welcome to the Motorcity, late 1960's, May 2, 2000
By Mike48162 (Detroit, MI) - See all my reviews
This is a spectacular high energy, crashing band coming from the age of Vietnam and Civil Rights protests. At the same time in Detroit we had Amboy Dukes (Ted Nugent) , Iggy & the Stooges, Mitch Ryder, Bob Seeger, Scott Morgan, Mark Farmer/Grand Funk etc. It was a time of change and loud music. And no band epitomized this onslaught better than MC-5. And here they are, live at the sacredGrande Ballroom....(and the sound of this CD is excellent for live in the late 60's) Stations like WABX ('underground' FM radio) would late at night sneak in "Kick out the Jams" with it's obscensely controversial opening call to join the party. The song "The Motor City's Burning" refers to the 1968 riots in Detroit when a large portion of the city burned and the National Guard was called in. As Tyner writes in the liner notes: "We were Punk, before Punk. We were New Wave before New Wave. We were Metal, before Metal. We were even "M.C." before Hammer. ....We were the electro-mechanical climax of the age, or some sort of cruel counter culture hoax. We were considered killer, righteous, high energy dudes who could pitch a whang dang doodle all night long....People of tomorrow, from the deep past we salute you! Thunder in the night forever!" Pompous, arrogant, blistering raw. Enjoy! This time and music will never come again.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Rocking Proto-Punk, May 4, 2000
By daibhidh "daibhidh" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
I love this album. I'd heard about the MC5 over the years, but never listened to them. I thought, "oh, well the Stooges came from Detroit, so why would I want to listen to another Detroit band?" I wish I'd had this album when I was a teenager, because it absolutely rocks. You can see how much influence these guys had on punk, years later. The raw, fuzzy, crunchy power of this band just blows my mind, no matter how many times I listen to it.

It is a live album, but something like this just couldn't be replicated in a sanitized studio. I'm reminded a little of the Who's "Live at Leeds", another great live album, except, as powerful as "Leeds" is, I have to concede that this one has it beat. Maybe not as tuneful, but willfully, gleefully over the top. I imagine the MC5 utterly toasted, sweating buckets, and blazing away with the amps bouncing on the stage before the avalanche of drum fills and rollicking guitar riffs.

My favorite songs are the title track (complete with expletives), "Ramblin' Rose", and "Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa)". Forget Seattle flannel-laden angst -- you want true grunge, listen to these guys. Then go pick up a guitar and start your own band!

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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Play this one as LOUD as possible!, April 5, 2003
Have a lust for intense, brash and violently loud rock? Have a taste for rebellion and chaos? Have a taste for things that represent the gut of rock n' roll? Look no further than this brash juggernaut of an album.... Armed with a defiant aesthetic, they (and Brother J.C. Crawford) take the listener on a wild, brash and freewheeling sonic trip to a time when sex, drugs, rock n' roll and total debauchery was the order of the day. Let all your worries, fears and everyday concerns disappear while you listen to the loose, passionate and carefree atmosphere brought on by vocalist Rob Tyner and company. Have a laugh or two when you hear Brother J.C. Crawford's provocative speeches (for some reason, his speeches always crack me up a bit), but most of all, get lost in the soulful, chaotic, rebellious energy, and feel as if you can take on the world - like these guys did. This album represents 60s rebellion of the highest order. Want punk? Put this on,... But most of all, if you wan't pure, intense and unbridled energy to get your adrenaline up everytime, you MUST own this. This is the essence of rock n' roll. And remember - PLAY IT AS LOUD AS POSSIBLE!
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5.0 out of 5 stars ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh baby
I came upon the MC5 by complete accident. In the early 90s, I was getting heavy into funk and soul, and I got Kick Out The Jams, thinking these guys were a soul group... Read more
Published 13 days ago by William R. Nicholas

4.0 out of 5 stars The first hard rock album? 75/100

This isn't an album I would have come across myself without any help. Talking music on online forums I might have heard one person recommend this album as being great... Read more
Published 17 days ago by dfle3

4.0 out of 5 stars caution!
beware...this is not a greatest hit collection...the 2cd set consists of singles, out takes and live recordings and the sound isn't great on every track... Read more
Published 2 months ago by uttern

5.0 out of 5 stars I would give it 15 *'s
Forget about the music for second. This record is THE perfect snapshot of 1968, revolutionary, dope, guns, & f666ing in the streets. A must have for its window into the past. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Marc A. Frisk

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed
I heard the song Kick Out the Jams a while ago and, being interested in punk rock, I wanted to hear that band that helped bridge the gap between the classic rock of the early 70's... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Uthor

5.0 out of 5 stars Shake, Rattle, Revolution and the MC5
This music is a snapshot in time of an era gone by. The raw energy of the MC5 inspired Detroit musicians and others to "Kick out the Jams" with their music. Read more
Published 7 months ago by J. Higashi

5.0 out of 5 stars great
it was in great condition and is a fantastic album thats hard to find. you should buy it
Published 8 months ago by J. Anderson

5.0 out of 5 stars I Was There
I was there in 1968 at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit, with several of my hippie friends, when the MC5 recorded this album and it was fantastic. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Pyro

5.0 out of 5 stars It NEVER Gets Old
This is one of the BEST hard rock CD's from the early days. I NEVER get tired of listening to this. Each song rocks like there is no tomorrow. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Chip

5.0 out of 5 stars Legendary
This is the '90s CD reissue of this iconic band's 1969 debut on Elektra, with liner notes by the late Rob Tyner, the group's vocalist. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Steelers fan

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