RIP the five members of MC5 Michael Davis (June 5, 1943 - February 17, 2012), aged 68 Rob Tyner (December 12, 1944 - September 18, 1991), aged 46 Wayne Kramer (April 30, 1948 - February 2, 2024), aged 75 Dennis Thompson (September 7, 1948 - May 8, 2024), aged 75 Fred “Sonic” Smith (September 14, 1948 - November 4, 1994), aged 46 You will be remembered as legends.
All four members? They were called the ‘motor city Five’ (MC5) for a reason…. There was 5 of them! Rob Tyner (RIP) Fred ‘sonic’ smith (RIP) Wayne Kramer (RIP) Michael Davis (RIP) Dennis Thompson (still living)
The post-Vietnam generation who saw and rightly viewed the utopian hippy ideals of the 1960's as a naive failure, would understand the nuances, anger, and sense of disappointment from their parents and older brothers and sisters in the punk generation that burst out of the New York and London undergrounds by the mid-70's.
Check out the LP "Dirty Diamonds" by the mid-70s Pittsburgh band Diamond Reo. There's even a track titled "Power". They were fierce live! Also check out Cactus (from early 70s and still putting out good hard stuff today...... Other bands....Monster Magent.....Budgie... Motorhead.....The Hellacopters.....The Paybacks....lots of great music out there.....almost forgot The New York Dolls playing "Jet Boy". Rock on!
Yep. MC5 where the original OG wild boys. These dudes where not just hard onstage, they lived their art, and where involved with revolutionary stuff trying to change the world, and they scared the people in power so much the government even sent in a tank once to try and stop their show. Thats how wild this stuff was to people in the 1960s. These guys where the real deal. The only act I can think of that came close to the raw fury of the MC5 from that era was Iggy pop's stooges. At least until the punk era started 5-6 years later and people finally remembered that MC5 and the Stooges where right and rock and roll was meant to be wild
This was a free concert put on by WABX at Wayne State's Tarter field.I was There setting in the stands left of stage.Savage Grace and Cat fish Hodge play too. One of my first and most memorable concerts.
@@andrewachille6968 It was on the other side of the lodge freeway from campus and their was a pedestrian over pass from campus to the football field. Think there's housing their now?
@@dougwilliamson174 yes you are right I was bored the other night while working and went on a little trek and found it well the general area of where it was. But yes there is housing there now
I was at this concert and saw The Fabulous MC5 a zillion times. I was at the Grande when Leni Sinclair made the movie and when they recorded the album. Always a great show when Wayne, Rob, Dennis, Fred "Sonic Mad Dog" Smith and Michael were on the bill. Great to be a hippie in Detroit back in the day.
This is an amazing performance! I wasn’t born yet, but have played in Detroit/A2 for decades and there has never been a scene like back then. Our band ,in 2004, opened up for John Sinclair and his Blues Scholars at the 555 gallery in Detroit. It was an MC5 DVD release party. That was a great show, mellow compared to the MC5. They F*cking brought it; Kick out the Jams!
@@ToneTraveler I went to Wayne State and we saw John Sinclair all the time. The MC5 opened for Jimi Hendrix the first time we saw him at the Masonic Temple in Detroit.
67 still here in Lincoln Park rocking to the best MC5 and every great band that is followed! Wayne Kramer has became a true humanitarian! Here in Lincoln Park Historical Museum is filled with their memorabilia, house and garage still stand are those early songs were written, Town & Country Music A&R music, and the A&W still stands on Southfield where Fred was a short-order cook oh, a few years back at the Bandshell, the mayor of LP gave them the key to the city. Checkout MC5 on swinging time
I grew up around the motorcity and my uncle use to hang with these guys and heard some wild stories about them. These guys were ahead of their time that's for sure
The British were cranking up the rawk n roll but Detroit Motor City was fighting the power in 69..it was powerful & political..the war in Vietnam was killing lots of people every day
For a small nation us brits did good late 60s early 70s. But, you yanks sure as he'll did a lot better (only my opinion) The MC5, 20 years ahead of there time.
One of the greatest bands of all time. Totally raw and completely real. The studio enhanced elevator garbage corporate music stuffed suits push out over the airwaves can't even begin to compare with the MC5 just doing a sound check.
Surely, he never said that! He must have said "Can you please pass the jam, mother?". Ah well... Thanks for uploading; this is a great video of a truly magnificent performance.
So much great music came out of Detroit. I saw the MC5 in 1971 at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit where they were kind of the house band, unfortunately Wayne was so high he passed out a few times during the performance. I absolutely live this performance and would really like to see the whole show...in black and white like it was originally filmed.
Four things, @0.17 The guy, bottom centre with glasses looking round in total awe fucking raw excitement. The kid climbing the speaker stacks all thru the gig. And the kid onstage at 2.05,.. Man! The kid on her old man's shoulders @ 2.35 left of screen.
Decent work on what it is some of the best footage of them . Please do the rest of Tartar Field or at least Wayne's fine performance with the band on Rambin Rose. This was a real treat to see after so long as just B& W footage. Great job !!!!.
"Kick out the Jams..." I always interpreted that as meaning, "Let's start playing some music". Thanks for straightening me out. It reminds me of how Jimmy Hendrix invented the term "Foxey". Wayne Kramer was right when he said: "eople can get what they like out of it; that's one of the good things about rock and roll.
I was only 9 in 1970, but I was surrounded by lots of musicians and was already enjoying so much fantastic music. Too young for the concerts then, but so grateful for all the live footage available today!
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RIP Wayne. You were the one who, when I was 15 years old has shaped my musical taste for the rest of my life. (I’m almost 70 now)
Wayne died? Glad I saw his MC50 tour.
Yeah, he did die. He died on february 2nd of Pancreatic Cancer.
Just heard a rerun of his interview on NPR
Being able to say this shaped your music taste is just such a blessing. Hats off to ya!
Yes myself as well, from someone who's now 65 somehow. Grew up in Columbus ohio, hearing this. Wow, peace ✌
RIP the five members of MC5
Michael Davis (June 5, 1943 - February 17, 2012), aged 68
Rob Tyner (December 12, 1944 - September 18, 1991), aged 46
Wayne Kramer (April 30, 1948 - February 2, 2024), aged 75
Dennis Thompson (September 7, 1948 - May 8, 2024), aged 75
Fred “Sonic” Smith (September 14, 1948 - November 4, 1994), aged 46
You will be remembered as legends.
I didn't know they were all gone. I remember that Rob died relatively young.
@@muffs55mercury61not all, Dennis Thompson is still alive but he’s the last man standing.
All four members? They were called the ‘motor city Five’ (MC5) for a reason…. There was 5 of them!
Rob Tyner (RIP)
Fred ‘sonic’ smith (RIP)
Wayne Kramer (RIP)
Michael Davis (RIP)
Dennis Thompson (still living)
@@schreineinAV
They were originally a 4 piece band.
But they preferred the name Motor City Five
The curse of the MC5!
"Guess you guys aren't ready fo that yet... but your kids are gonna love it".
LMAO
The post-Vietnam generation who saw and rightly viewed the utopian hippy ideals of the 1960's as a naive failure, would understand the nuances, anger, and sense of disappointment from their parents and older brothers and sisters in the punk generation that burst out of the New York and London undergrounds by the mid-70's.
The "Summer of Love" didn't make a stop in MC5's neighborhood...These kids just weren't ready for the "call to arms" that was the MC5!
@@jayanxiety Well... Detroit wasn't really California...
Yep, everyone in the audience is like, "WTF is THIS?" Marty needs to go to back to 1970 and invent slam dancing.
No matter how many times I watch this it's still not enough. It's like time travelling.
Probably one of the greatest performances ever.
Superb.
Raw. Powerful. Alive......... Amps pushin' air.
Ya think?
On a scale of 1 to 10 being the best it’s a solid 3😂
Yes agree
I am 14 years old and am hearing this for the first time. OOOOMMMMMGGGGGGGG POWER
Check out the LP "Dirty Diamonds" by the mid-70s Pittsburgh band Diamond Reo. There's even a track titled "Power". They were fierce live!
Also check out Cactus (from early 70s and still putting out good hard stuff today...... Other bands....Monster Magent.....Budgie...
Motorhead.....The Hellacopters.....The Paybacks....lots of great music out there.....almost forgot The New York Dolls playing "Jet Boy". Rock on!
Funny I was 14 when I first heard it too but that was 1970 lol
Yep. MC5 where the original OG wild boys. These dudes where not just hard onstage, they lived their art, and where involved with revolutionary stuff trying to change the world, and they scared the people in power so much the government even sent in a tank once to try and stop their show. Thats how wild this stuff was to people in the 1960s. These guys where the real deal. The only act I can think of that came close to the raw fury of the MC5 from that era was Iggy pop's stooges. At least until the punk era started 5-6 years later and people finally remembered that MC5 and the Stooges where right and rock and roll was meant to be wild
+1 on Budgie. Also check out Captain Beyond
Passing on the chalice to the next generation...
this is amazing.... a band playing with that much ferocity must have been jaw dropping back in the late 60's early 70's.
Forerunner of punk!
not sure the crowd knew what they were witnessing
@@tacey505 Oh yes they did!!!
And forerunner of twerking: th-cam.com/video/0tx8GiTFK-I/w-d-xo.html
Led Zeppelin was also back then.
This was a free concert put on by WABX at Wayne State's Tarter field.I was There setting in the stands left of stage.Savage Grace and Cat fish Hodge play too. One of my first and most memorable concerts.
You're lucky then......I need to wait for a time machine.
I work down around wsu. Any idea where the field used to be or if there’s anything there now?
@@andrewachille6968 It was on the other side of the lodge freeway from campus and their was a pedestrian over pass from campus to the football field. Think there's housing their now?
@@dougwilliamson174 yes you are right I was bored the other night while working and went on a little trek and found it well the general area of where it was. But yes there is housing there now
Sure you were also in the twin tower
The high-voltage circuit that connects Hippie funk and New Wave radicalism, and the birth pangs of both Punk and Metal.
i realize it is quite randomly asking but do anyone know of a good place to stream new movies online?
@@otiskareem6043 shut up lol
Absolutely agree!
I was at this concert and saw The Fabulous MC5 a zillion times. I was at the Grande when Leni Sinclair made the movie and when they recorded the album. Always a great show when Wayne, Rob, Dennis, Fred "Sonic Mad Dog" Smith and Michael were on the bill. Great to be a hippie in Detroit back in the day.
This is an amazing performance! I wasn’t born yet, but have played in Detroit/A2 for decades and there has never been a scene like back then. Our band ,in 2004, opened up for John Sinclair and his Blues Scholars at the 555 gallery in Detroit. It was an MC5 DVD release party. That was a great show, mellow compared to the MC5. They F*cking brought it; Kick out the Jams!
@@ToneTraveler I went to Wayne State and we saw John Sinclair all the time. The MC5 opened for Jimi Hendrix the first time we saw him at the Masonic Temple in Detroit.
I am a japanese in69 I listenedMC5
@@光夫中井 I'm 72 and still get excited when I watch an old video of the MC5. It takes me back to the good old days.
67 still here in Lincoln Park rocking to the best MC5 and every great band that is followed! Wayne Kramer has became a true humanitarian! Here in Lincoln Park Historical Museum is filled with their memorabilia, house and garage still stand are those early songs were written, Town & Country Music A&R music, and the A&W still stands on Southfield where Fred was a short-order cook oh, a few years back at the Bandshell, the mayor of LP gave them the key to the city. Checkout MC5 on swinging time
Grateful to live in a world blessed by the guitar of Wayne Kramer. He will be missed.
I grew up around the motorcity and my uncle use to hang with these guys and heard some wild stories about them. These guys were ahead of their time that's for sure
One of the most monstrous riffs ever created for Rock!
Some of the most infectious rock and roll footage ever shot?!!
Check out that crowd getting up on their feet within the first ten seconds!!
Powerful performance! I wish I had been there.
The British were cranking up the rawk n roll but Detroit Motor City was fighting the power in 69..it was powerful & political..the war in Vietnam was killing lots of people every day
Run through the Jungle
For a small nation us brits did good late 60s early 70s.
But, you yanks sure as he'll did a lot better (only my opinion) The MC5, 20 years ahead of there time.
Absolutely wild and pure unadulterated rock...punk or otherwise
great!!!!! They play in germany Beat Club 1972... I haven't slept for 2 days.
The fucking energy of MC5!! Just incredible!! Now that's what I mean by Rock -n- Roll
Yep they were the best at kicking out the jams !!
Ladies and Gents, you are witnessing the birthplace of punk. Incredible.
Inducted for the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame, congrats! Only took half a century🙄
But not Jethro Tull or Grand Funk Railroad, MC5 never sold out the Forum in Los Angeles, Tull did, several times.
@@LeopoldMaysonet Better late than never. Take it! ROCK ON MC5!
I know they wait until they're all gone! Should've been in years ago
Only the media friendly bands usually get in. Congratulations, MC5, for your induction.
The minute I saw this, everything musically that was worthwhile in the mid to late 70's made sense.
Saw you guys when you came to Berkeley in 60’s. Epic. Jaw dropping. RIP Wayne.
Such awesome live footage of these guys. They sound great and look like they're having a riot playing!
We will miss you, Brother Wayne Kramer... Keep on kickin' the jams in the afterlife! 😢🙏🤘
To see this concert in color is amazing!!
Tyner is off the charts, amazing!
Can’t stop watching this - so wish I’d been there!
I am right there, with you!
One of the greatest bands of all time. Totally raw and completely real. The studio enhanced elevator garbage corporate music stuffed suits push out over the airwaves can't even begin to compare with the MC5 just doing a sound check.
As a teen in the 70's, The Eagles come to mind
Wish there was more live video footage out there. My mom is behind Dennis!
There’s a longer 10 minute version with more songs!
If not for these guys, we probably wouldn't have Public Enemy and Rage Against The Machine. RESPECT.
Although too young to follow them, I now see their musical dynamics and radicalism.
@@petersonlafollette3521 I hear ya dude, this song was almost old enough to get into a PG13 movie by time I came out the womb lol
This songs old enough to be my dad😬😬
If not for these guys, we wouldn't have A LOT of great music.
No...Without James Brown PE never existed....and RATM too...not this guys...
one of the few really BIGGER THAN LIFE bands ever. incredible.....
The audience is shocked and mesmerized...lol
Seems like they grabbed the group conscience for politically what was in the air.
and not a girl to be found...hmm....
Rest In Peace Wayne!
The singer is passion, conviction, cocaine and sweat, all personified in his incredible presence on stage and in performance
With the best white Afro you'll ever see.
@@catinthehat906Grand Funk’s Don Brewer would argue.
If not THE all-time greatest R&R guitar tandem, Kramer and Smith have got to be pretty fukken high up on that list -- among the top-5, at least!!!
Absolutely blew them all away, I wish we`d had the band around for longer.
Surely, he never said that! He must have said "Can you please pass the jam, mother?". Ah well... Thanks for uploading; this is a great video of a truly magnificent performance.
This is the greatest thing I’ve ever seen!!!!
This is rock and roll man! I reckon those hippies in the audience must have shat themselves! Especially if they were tripping 😆😆😆
@@joetotale1 😎 1:26
Never missed an ABX free concert. Best bands in the country and they were local. MC-5, Savage Grace, Nugent and the Amboy Dukes, SRC and on and on.
So much great music came out of Detroit. I saw the MC5 in 1971 at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit where they were kind of the house band, unfortunately Wayne was so high he passed out a few times during the performance. I absolutely live this performance and would really like to see the whole show...in black and white like it was originally filmed.
Four things, @0.17 The guy, bottom centre with glasses looking round in total awe fucking raw excitement.
The kid climbing the speaker stacks all thru the gig.
And the kid onstage at 2.05,.. Man!
The kid on her old man's shoulders @ 2.35 left of screen.
One of the most important bands of my life. The MC5 would have been someone else to see live back then.
Didn't need to be colorized. It adds to the historical value. People need to know that the 5 were killing it that far back.
the distorted colors make this seem like a transmission from another universe..at that time in 1970...basically was
Fantástico! Isso sim é rock n roll!
This takes me back over 50 years ago when I first heard Dave Cousins and Strawbs. Incredible !
Tyner was a great frontman, iconic.
改めて多くのカバーバンドの演奏を聴いたがこの演奏のドライブ感は圧倒的です。
50年以上前！
Decent work on what it is some of the best footage of them . Please do the rest of Tartar Field or at least Wayne's fine performance with the band on Rambin Rose. This was a real treat to see after so long as just B& W footage. Great job !!!!.
"Looking at You"
@@STPfuzzDemon Yea that too. 🎸🎸🔥
Wow, At the Drive-in totally stole MC5's aesthetics lmfao Can't unsee it now lol
There was soooooo much great music in the big D at this time…..
Wow finally in colour! Thank you!
1000 of the views are mine. that ENERGY is fucking epic
I love how everyone quickly realizes you can't sit down to music like eand gets up
Yes it’s like Moses splitting the seas 😁
It's the reason Earth got louder and heavier and became Black Sabbath, get people off their asses and shut the chattering up during their sets
RIP Wayne and the original guys. Such legends.
"Kick out the Jams..." I always interpreted that as meaning, "Let's start playing some music". Thanks for straightening me out. It reminds me of how Jimmy Hendrix invented the term "Foxey". Wayne Kramer was right when he said: "eople can get what they like out of it; that's one of the good things about rock and roll.
When it faded out early I realized I'd been holding my breath watching this. That's damned effective
Guys I’m 40 fkkin years old , I’ve been a musician for 20 of those 40 years …… and I just now stumbled upon this gem 😂😮
Really? Watch. Punk ..the documentary grate history...
Uncle Ted loves this band. I'm here from The Joe Rogan podcast. Never heard them, I'm 58. My kind of music.
Thank you for the music, rest in peace ❤
Puro rock'n roll crudo, sin dudas la mejor época. Un genio Wayne Kramer QEPD!
RIP Dennis.
Just proves that Detroit not only invented heavy metal, but the best metal you drove built in that town. V-8 iron for sure.
WOWSERS!!! Wayne Kramer is just a fucking tornado, this may be the best concert video ever
You see all those people rise to their feet , that’s a mufuggin testimony!!!!!!!! RIP BROTHER
WAYNE KRAMER.
The world was forever transformed by these 5 from the Motor City!
Three unbelievably great players, playing together, to make something, unbelievably great
They were having so much fun. When a band is really into it the music will be great.
Very good band, greetings from Buenos Aires Argentina
Probably the birth of thrash metal right here.
The moment the 60’s died and the punk rock movement began was when that hippie climbed on stage and started pogoing @ 2:35
And also became the first stage diver, with a little help.
RIP Dennis. Last of the 5 to leave us.
Stunned audience right there.
A collective "WTF" moment
Unreal, pure rock energy. Once in a lifetime song, band, moment by the freeway. Wow.
The greatist intro ever!
this IS the Time machine.. brings us right back to then and then back to now.
My wife and I were there, just married, students at Wayne State University living on campus.
Long Live The MC5!
It’s a minor miracle that Wayne Kramer even lived to 75! Most Rockers barely make it to 45.
The Rolling Stones what?
@@KaiserBladeoh wow! ONE example!
Live fast, die young.
Must of been mind blowing to be 17 in 1970 and seeing this! Fuck yeah.
I was only 9 in 1970, but I was surrounded by lots of musicians and was already enjoying so much fantastic music. Too young for the concerts then, but so grateful for all the live footage available today!
Absolutely fantastic
This is how it should be done
Wow Lex didn't know this was your channel great clip! that band were on fire eh
I remember buying this classic, great to see live, at last
A great band and generation gone but the music will live on forever.
Classic - makes you wonder why punk didnt happen much earlier than 76/77
It kind of did with New York dolls, stooges and some of Ziggy stardust
@@rupowell2821 haha yes i know, but what i meant was that it wasn't the big movement and musical revolution until much later
@@Bob-ts2tu very true!..the MC5 were total punk in my view, but yes it didn’t really hit the world until 6 yrs after this show
pnk was mainly an english thing.. the economy was pretty good 67-77 right? they had prog and wahtnot.. then economy tanked and punk happened
It DID
This is damn good, thx for posting!!
Thank You for restoring this piece of art ❤🎉
Incredible, much love from the Motor City
What a great band! Wished I'd seen them live ✌🤘
Rare black Dan Armstrong Ampeg guitar!
I say,that was a good day out. Splendid.
Whether or not this classic got good radio airplay you have to admit it gets you going !!
For Mike and the boys from Detroit, much love for my brother in law
What's astonishing (to me) about this clip is how well the vocals stand out from that wall of rock fury.
Simply the best song ever written about playing rock & roll.
RIP drummer Dennis "Machine Gun" Thompson. 🤘🏾😢🥁
definetly the crowd wasn't ready for it yet, but their kids sure loved it
won't be done again....real shit....you will never be cooler than Fred....got that?
Yes sir!! ✊
Il live uno dei migliori vinilii del rock di tutti i tempi
GREAT Video WOW!!!!
WOW!
This band kicks ass!!!!