MC5
Kick Out
the Jams (1969)
Genre: Detroit
Rock, Proto-Punk, Hard Rock
Observing
the dismal contemporary landscape of rock, alternative rock and punk, one can
make the affirmation that many new bands just sound just too commercial, too
safe, with zero energy and too much pro-tools, the indie adolescent rock and
electronic music seems to be killing real creativity, we should start revolution
stop listing to that crap, that F%&$ you attitude should come back into music and
MC5 should be our prophets. Rants and Joking aside this band really brought the
F%&$ you to music literally, they had major issue the distribution of their
albums because of this, so here we go with my brief review of this milestone
album.
Vocals and Lyrics: Rob Tyner is a freaking charismatic
dude and he has some political messages that he wants to get across, he keeps
stuff interesting during the whole album and another interesting aspect of the band
is that most of its members add backing vocals, sounding oddly like another very
influential Detroit band Funkadelic. 10
Instrumentation:
Guitar: Wayne Kramer and Fred “Sonic” Smith really
know how to rock out, or better said to “Kick out the Jams”, their playing isn’t
perfect but this actually adds to the songs.
Bass: Michael Davis’s bass is really present in the
mix it like a gigantic Godzilla lumbering in the back.
Drums: Dennis Thomson
is the motor to the onslaught. 7.3
Melody and/or Structure: The songs are pretty straight
forward, very punky, but on “Rocket Reducer Nº 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa)” they land
a colossal guitar arrangement that caught me by surprise. 9
Sound, Production and Feeling: The energy
that this album has is insane, so many bands should listen to this album before
making a live album, some level of chaos is good for a live set, and another
good thing is even though it’s recorded in 1969 it sounds great. 10
Songs: The album is short but sweet, chucked fool with powerful
rockers and one very well played blues 8
The Bad:
Originality: These guys are one of the principal bands
to influence punk rock and other high energy genres, so go out and listen to this
album. 12
Overall: 56.3
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