jeremy c Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Read it here. I hung with these guys in Ann Arbor in the mid-60's and went to a lot of their shows, even jammed with them once on-stage at the Grande Ballroom. While all the pandemonium was going on, Michael Davis always held down a solid groove. I, for one, will miss him. Kick out the jams! [video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iM6nasmkg7A Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfxj Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Kids my son's age (17) are still digging the MC5. Rest in peace. Push the button Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard W Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Wow, you see that performance and you can see a bunch of later bands like the Stooges, the Clash, etc. Great stuff. RIP. "Everyone wants to change the world, but no one thinks of changing themselves." Leo Tolstoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted February 22, 2012 Author Share Posted February 22, 2012 The Stooges hung out with the MC5 and were often their opening act. The MC5 sometimes referred to them as our "baby brothers." Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfxj Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Kids my son's age (17) are still digging the MC5. and the Stooges. Push the button Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBFLA Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 The Stooges hung out with the MC5 and were often their opening act. The MC5 sometimes referred to them as our "baby brothers." I was a youngster (well, younger than JC, but not much) during that time in the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti/Plymouth/Livonia area. You'd see those two bands on the bill often. My favorite memory of the MC5: In the early 70's my band was the house band (every other month) at a rock club in Ypsilanti. When big acts were in town we were the warm-up. The PA was ours. Part of the PA were JBL 2395 slant-plate horns. They worked great for shallow but wide rooms - smooth and nice dispersion. They looked like this: http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll253/JBFLA/odds%20and%20ends/1266918054_jbl4450a2.jpg We found (by trial/error) that we needed to watch what we were sending to those horns. The drivers didn't handle a lot. Mentioning this to the MC5 sound-man, he assured us he would be careful. There may have been some hearing loss involved (understandable, they were a LOUD band) as he desired more and more high frequency sound - the driver diaphragms blew during the 3rd song. Jim Confirmed RoscoeHead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cthulhu Fhtagn Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Thanks to a brief argument with Jeremy (which I lost), I got turned onto MC5. Can't say much about them for certain - I wasn't a historian. Great band; ahead of its time. Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b5pilot Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Yeah I heard about this. I don't think I've ever met him. Bummer. RIP. Lydian mode? The only mode I know has the words "pie ala" in front of it. http://www.myspace.com/theeldoradosband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bear Jew Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 When I say, "It's about time to...", my 3 1/2-year-old son says, "Kick out the jams, daddy! Rock n' roll!" \m/ Erik "To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." --Sun Tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard W Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 The Stooges hung out with the MC5 and were often their opening act. The MC5 sometimes referred to them as our "baby brothers." I knew that...I meant to say Ramones "Everyone wants to change the world, but no one thinks of changing themselves." Leo Tolstoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred TBP Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 it was so long ago, but I seem to recall the phrase being "kick out the jams m*t*er-f*c*er!". definitely a record to party loud to and irritat the neighbors. young, dumb and full of... I sure miss those days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Daddy from Motown Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 The 5 were all good guys. We miss Michael, Fred and Robbin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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