MC5 Kick Out the Jams LP (Ultra Clear/Red Splatter Vinyl)

Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 349/500!

MC5's debut album from 1969 features the title single "Kick Out the Jams." It was recorded live at Detroit's Grande Ballroom over two nights, Devil's Night and Halloween, 1968, and released through Elektra Records.

Number 8 on Rolling Stone 50 Greatest Live Albums of All Time!

From Brother J.C. Crawford's rabble-rousing introduction to the final wash on feedback on 'Starship,' Kick Out the Jams is one of the most powerfully energetic live albums ever made; Wayne Kramer and Fred 'Sonic' Smith were a lethal combination on tightly interlocked guitars, bassist Michael Davis and drummer Dennis Thompson were as strong a rhythm section as Detroit ever produced, and Rob Tyner's vocals could actually match the soulful firepower of the musicians, no small accomplishment. Even on the relatively subdued numbers (such as the blues workout 'Motor City Is Burning'), the band sound like they're locked in tight and cooking with gas, while the full-blown rockers (pretty much all of side one) are as gloriously thunderous as anything ever committed to tape; this is an album that refuses to be played quietly. For many years, Detroit was considered the High Energy Rock & Roll Capital of the World, and Kick Out the Jams provided all the evidence anyone might need for the city to hold onto the title.