Kick Out the Jams

not horrendous, but a bit too samey for my liking. that last track was awful

Raw uncut punk energy, the jams were, indeed, kicked the fuck out

Ofcourse there were much better bands out there in this time.
But none were as loud and energetic as MC5

Decent...not my favorite protopunk (much prefer the Stooges) but can understand the influence. 3/5

I can thank the MC5 for doing what would eventually become punk. But I just don't really jive with this album much. The recording quality isn't there, which is tough since it's live and everything. The songs are just okay. It's fine, and I will listen to it again, but more because I feel I have to than because I actually really enjoy it.

A lot of early proto-punk stuff is a bit rough for my liking, but MC5 were able to mix it with enough other elements and really make some awesome stuff. They sound unhinged here, and it's definitely loose but somehow it feels like controlled chaos.

I'm still not sure if live albums should be in the list, but if they are, this is a good one! Messy and poorly recorded, but fast loud and fun. A clear influence on pretty much all of punk and most other rock that followed

Buff, un directo para empezar tu carrera musical. ¿Esto ya no se hace? El principio ya pone los pelos de punta con la intro de "Ramblin' rose" y sigue con el "Kick out the jams". Imprescindible escucharlo con la mente en el ño que se grabó: 1969.

This would have been a fun concert. I don't know that I want to listen to it that much after the fact. I can understand how this would be been revolutionary at the time.

I've heard of MC5 before via a music documentary I watched that traced the roots of heavy metal and rock music all the way back to classical music and the blues. The name of the documentary was "Metal: A Headbanger's Journey". Once the narrator moves from the beginnings to the early days of rock, you see that he includes MC5 on a list of bands that he classified as "Early Metal". This list also includes other bands such as Blue Cheer, the Stooges, Mountain, Deep Purple, and others.

I don't know about Early Metal for a genre type, but for a movement, sure. These guys are like psychadelic rock meets the beginnings of punk. At this time, bands were discovering how to distort their guitars, and overdrive their amps, leading to crazy fast thrashing and banging. The faster you played, the better the people liked it. It felt rebellious in a time where discipline and order were pushed hard. The kids who came out to these shows were the Baby Boomer generation: many of them grew up with war veterans as parents, which often led to strict military rules at home, so these bands offered an outlet for all that pent up aggression and anger.

Those feelings can definately be heard through the political stance of the band members, as well as their live performance on this record, and though their lyrics.

Overall, not a lot in the way of talent in the band. They could barely play instruments or sing, but as an idea; as a movement, this album is enormous. For that reason, I can see past the painful barrage of crash cymbals, shouted lyrics and loud distorted guitar. This is the start of something massive. It's like listening to the start of a star beginning to explode. From here, Metal would take hold, as well as punk, and everything in between. A great listen, and a great history lesson.

Favourite songs: Kick Out The Jams, Motor City is Burning

Least favourite songs: Starship, Ramblin' Rose, I Want You Right Now

3/5

Ik heb hier vooral plezier aan beleefd met sample- / orgineel spotten. Blijkbaar een inspirerende band. Muzikaal word ik er niet per se gelukkig van, komt misschien ook omdat de opname niet de beste kwaliteit is. Ik ga voor een basis van 2 sterren en een halve ster omdat het wel grondleggend is.

Proto-punkin rouheet bassolinjat jyrää!

This was a fairly tedious listen if I'm being honest, but also a very necessary album, with the benefit of hindsight.

I quite like the jams they're kicking out here.

Punk makes some people want to kick things. Feedback makes me want to kick things. I know they're groundbreaking and this is considered a classic. I'd probably go up to a 4 based on the energy and the fact that they were ahead of their time, but too much feedback is an automatic 1-point deduction (minimum). Favorite tracks: Kick Out the Jams (obviously), Ramblin' Rose (even with the weird high singing), Borderline (rockin' track), Motor City is Burning (good blues). Least favorite - anything with too much feedback, particularly Come Together and Starship.

This is fun in a barn party sort of way. depends heavily on how into barn parties you are into at time of listening. Motor City Burning is just a heavy blues song.

First time listening to MC5, and Iv had this on repeat all day. This is one of the best live albums Iv ever heard. Brilliant and can see the influence this band had on punk music that was to follow. The mix of blues and garage rock and the raw aggression and high energy makes it a five star album in my book.

I'd heard this before, thanks to The KLF and Primal Scream. It really is phenomenal, lightning in a jar energy. Wish I'd been there, dude.

Några sköna låtar. Proto punk och säkert skitcoolt när albumet släpptes i slutet på 60-talet. Men det står sig svagt mot t.ex Stooges.

Punk clearly originated in Detroit with the MC5 & The Stooges. Not usually a huge fan of live albums but I think it works well here to capture their raw energy. Quite soulful to boot which most of the punk that came later lacked (except The Clash). Disappointed Spotify has the edited version of the song "Kick out the Jams" here on this album - go listen to the real deal with the proper intro on one of the many compilations in their discography. It's only a matter of seconds but it makes a huge difference.