Along with the Stooges, the Velvet Underground, and the New York
Dolls, the MC5 are recognized in music circles as one of the bands
that paved the way for punk rock. While the group did not reach the
heights of national celebrity or financial success during their
seven years together, their musical legacy has never been more
celebrated--with recently reissued recordings and documentary
footage, as well as an unlikely reunion tour. In MC5: Sonically
Speaking, author Brett Callwood delves into the MC5's story from
the band's beginnings in 1960s Detroit to its 1972 break-up, the
post-MC5 fates of its members, and the eventual reunion that
cemented its legacy. Callwood interviews the band's surviving
members and close associates to create a compelling firsthand
picture of the MC5's history and its music. He introduces readers
to the band's original members, Rob Tyner, Wayne Kramer, Fred
"Sonic" Smith, Michael Davis, and Dennis Thompson, and links the
power of the MC5 phenomenon to its early days as the raucous house
band of Detroit's legendary Grande Ballroom. Callwood also traces
the MC5's revolutionary political bent through their relationship
with friend--and later, manager--John Sinclair, their firsthand
experience of the 1967 Detroit riots, and the formation of
Sinclair's White Panther Party. Callwood surveys the three classic
albums that came out of the band's blend of political protest and
hard driving rock 'n' roll, and he details the later projects of
the ex-MC5 members, including Sonic's Rendezvous Band, the
influential art-punk band Destroy All Monsters, and Wayne Kramer's
solo recordings. He also recounts their personal struggles with
drugs, incarceration, and estrangement from one another, as well as
the untimely deaths of Smith and Tyner in the 1990s. With the
remaining members of the MC5 still making music and coming off a
hugely successful string of performances as the DKT/MC5 in the last
decade, Callwood proves that the band's story and their music are
as intriguing and relevant as ever. Anyone interested in musical
history, Detroit rock 'n' roll, or American popular culture of the
1960s and beyond will appreciate this candid and fascinating look
at the MC5, which was originally published in the UK and is
available for the first time in the US in this updated version.
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