MC5 & Rage in the same class. They need a special asbestos wing in the HOF with a Molotov cocktail concession stand. MC5 was commie-revolution rocker that shouted at the most ear splitting, loudest and most distorted decibels possible.Fred Sonic Smith and Wayne Kramer Guitar and Rob Tyner Vocal. I’ll bet they were a big influence on bands like Rage.
That being said I still occasionally like cranking up Kick Out The Jams. Edited on radio, unedited at home.
MC5 never had rap vocals like Rage Against the Machine, come on. Not the that the MC5 vocal was greatness. Rage had a great sound and especially rythym section with the bass and drum, the vocal garbage killed it for me. Sorry you have to at least try to sing, it don’t have to be Orbison. Cookie monster vocal is the same thing.
You are sure right about the influence MC5 had on bands. I think Lemmy was like ‘we wanted to be harder than the MC5!” or something.
Freegards
MC5 were about fifteen years ahead of their time, honestly. Truly the prototype of the punk bands of the ‘80s, except the MC5’s musicianship was better.
And let’s be real. Rob Tyner’s epic Jewfro should get them into the RRHOF on its own. That thing was TIGHT.
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