
Mc5: Sonically Speaking
Brett Callwood(Author)
IMP Publishing Ltd t/a Independent Music Press
Published on 5. April 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-9552822-2-5 (ISBN)
Description
Although nobody realised it at the time, the historic importance of the MC5 is vast. Often considered a 'post-punk' band, their influence reaches far and wide, with everyone from Green Day, The White Stripes, Motorhead, Ramones, Rage Against The Machine and Bad Brains citing them. Fuelled by the radical politics of the White Panther party, the MC5 preached revolution and were often a target for the authorities. Having released three albums between 1969 and 1971, two of the band passed away and guitarist Wayne Kramer spent time behind bars for drug-related offences. Thirty years of low-key solo projects followed, before the band reunited in the new Millennium for a one-off show that turned into a full-on reunion. It details not only the seismic impact that they've had on music, but also the social climate in which they evolved.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Church Stretton
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
322 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-9552822-2-5 (9780955282225)
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Person
Brett Callwood is a freelance music journalist whose work has appeared in publications such as Kerrang!, Record Collector, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer, Bizarre, Rhythm, Total Guitar, and Guitarist.