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Formed: 1964 in Lincoln Park, MI
Years Active: 60 's, 70 's
Genre: Rock

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Biography
Alongside their Detroit-area brethren the Stooges, MC5 essentially laid the foundations for the emergence of punk; deafeningly loud and uncompromisingly intense, the group's politics were ultimately as crucial as their music, their revolutionary sloganeering and anti-establishment outrage crystallizing the counterculture movement at its most volati... Continue Bio >>

Discography:
2005 Live at the Saginaw Civic Centre, Jan. 1, 1970
2005 Live at the Grande Ballroom 1968
1996 Phun City, UK
1971 High Time
1970 Back in the USA
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Filmography:
2005 Punk: Attitude
2005 MC5: Kick Out the Jams
2003 Sonic Revolution: A Celebration of the MC5 - Live at London's 100 Club
2002 MC5: A True Testimonial
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Group Members: Steve Moorhouse Bob Gaspar Patrick Burrows Fred "Sonic" Smith Michael Davis More >> Similar Artists: The Stooges The Ramones Iggy Pop New York Dolls SRC More >>

Influenced By: Jimi Hendrix The Who The Rolling Stones Little Richard The Doors More >> Followers: Tokyo Sex Destruction Birdhouse The Hellacopters The Fluid Black Moses More >>

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