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Saturday, February 03, 2024

Wayne Kramer, guitarist of the Detroit proto-punk pioneers the MC5, has died. He was 75.

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Rest in peace brother Wayne.

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#1 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2024-02-02 08:30 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"Kick out the jams, brothers and sisters!"

#2 | Posted by snoofy at 2024-02-02 09:04 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

"...brothers and sisters!"

LOL!

#3 | Posted by Angrydad at 2024-02-03 11:57 AM | Reply

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Well, they were at the vanguard of the Michigan White Panther Party.

#4 | Posted by Dbt2 at 2024-02-03 12:24 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

#4 | Posted by Dbt2

Think you might've missed the reference, there...

#5 | Posted by Angrydad at 2024-02-03 12:33 PM | Reply

The album caused some controversy due to Sinclair's inflammatory liner notes and the title track's rallying cry of "Kick out the jams, -------------!" According to Kramer, the band recorded this as "Kick out the jams, brothers and sisters!" for the single released for radio play; Tyner claimed this was done without group consensus.[23] The edited version also appeared in some LP copies, which also withdrew Sinclair's excitable comments. The album was released in January 1969; reviews were mixed, but the album was relatively successful, quickly selling over 100,000 copies and peaking at #30 on the Billboard album chart in May 1969 during a 23-week stay.

When Hudson's, a Detroit-based department store chain, refused to stock Kick Out the Jams due to the obscenity, MC5 responded with a full page advertisement in the local underground magazine Fifth Estate saying "Stick Alive with the MC5, and ---- Hudson's!", prominently including the logo of MC5's label, Elektra Records, in the ad. Hudson's pulled all Elektra records from their stores, and in the ensuing controversy, Jac Holzman, the head of Elektra, dropped the band from their contract. MC5 then signed with Atlantic Records.

#6 | Posted by Angrydad at 2024-02-03 12:40 PM | Reply

#6 I can't remember which release, but a live recording of MC5 has a very badly overdubbed "Brothers and Sisters" replacing the true lyric.

#7 | Posted by snoofy at 2024-02-03 03:58 PM | Reply

The "official" release of "Kick Out The Jams" on Elektra has the "brothers and sisters" edit. A compilation of Michigan bands of the time has the "MFers" version.

#8 | Posted by morris at 2024-02-03 04:54 PM | Reply

Kick Out The Jams

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#9 | Posted by morris at 2024-02-03 04:56 PM | Reply

#7 | Posted by snoofy

Yeah, that'd be the original 1969 re-release.

#10 | Posted by Angrydad at 2024-02-03 04:57 PM | Reply

Concerts one step above a brawl. Imagine the MC5 and Iggy and the Stooges playing on the same bill"chaos. A great showman and guitarist who made the most of his time in prison. RIP ...

#11 | Posted by catdog at 2024-02-03 07:57 PM | Reply

Saw him a few times over the past couple years, including an all-star Heartbreakers tribute. A friend of mine was the singer for the MC-50 tour. Talk about the gig of a lifetime.

#12 | Posted by TFDNihilist at 2024-02-04 11:38 AM | Reply

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