Ep045: Kick Out The Jams w/ Wayne Kramer of The MC5
The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds
Nate Goyer
4.7 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 23 August 2016
⏱️ 114 minutes
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Summary
In 1969 the MC5 released their debut album "Kick Out The Jams" and, although the band was relatively short-lived, this release set the pace for future punk rock and garage bands around the world. Today we dive deep into this record as well as speak to Wayne Kramer about the other releases, what it was like being in the MC5 and his life since. For more info on Wayne's recent activities go to JailGuitarDoors.org.
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| 0:00.0 | Brothers and sisters, I want to see a sea and hands up there. |
| 0:04.0 | I want everybody to kick up some noise. |
| 0:08.0 | I want to hear some revolution out there, brothers. |
| 0:10.0 | I want to hear a little revolution. |
| 0:14.0 | Brothers and sisters, the time has come for each and every one of you to decide |
| 0:19.0 | whether you are going to be the problem or whether |
| 0:21.6 | you are going to be the solution. |
| 0:25.6 | You must choose, brothers, you must choose. |
| 0:28.6 | It takes five seconds, five seconds of decision, five seconds to realize your purpose here on |
| 0:34.6 | the planet. |
| 0:35.6 | It takes five seconds to realize that it's time to move. |
| 0:39.4 | It's time to get down with it. |
| 0:41.5 | Brothers, it's time to testify and I want to know. |
| 0:44.7 | Are you ready to testify? |
| 0:46.9 | Are you ready? |
| 0:48.2 | I give you a testimonial. |
| 0:50.8 | The FC FACA! |
| 0:56.0 | In 1969, the MCVAC! In 1969, teenagers from around the world dropped their record needles on a record album, heard that exact speech, and opened their minds to the possibilities beyond what they'd come to expect from both music and in activism. |
| 1:12.6 | The band was the MC5, and the album was Kick Out the Jams. |
| 1:16.7 | In an era of longer and longer songs, Kick Out the Jams contained short musical jabs that |
| 1:22.4 | got to the point and set a new standard for energy and evangelizing from a stage and from the record group. |
| 1:29.4 | The 1960s were a time when music and politics were coming together, and the MC5 were |
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