Jams band: (l-r)
WayneKramer, Fred“Sonic”Smith andRobTynerof the MC5 play in MountClemens, Michigan,1969
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THIS MONTH’S REVELATIONS FROM THE WORLD OF UNCUT FEATURING... REM | Arthur Russell | Lulu | Oisin Leech
THE first time I saw the MC5 was at Detroit’s Cobo Arena on December 10, 1965, opening for The Dave Clark Five. Just a few days before, the band had been playing sock hops and skating rinks around Detroit’s less-desirable suburbs, so it was a massive upgrade to find themselves performing in front of 12,000 screaming teenage girls.