MC5 - Tonight (1972)

[howardtheyankee]

fabulous piece of rock'n roll

[chloeimus682]

how lucky am i ---growing up with the MC5

[101misanthrope]

this is why youtube exists for me, I couldn't thank you enough

[pretorious700]

soundman is asleep on the backup mic

[bigtwin64]

Superb clip!

[TheGreaterGood80]

This is one the best sounding live performances I've ever heard.

[KawaTony1964]

@RockAndRollChuck

It's an Epiphone Wilshire. I had never heard of MC5 until I bought a used Wilshire at a pawn shop, and then looked up major artists who had played it. There aren't many. Wayne Kramer seems to be the most famous artist who played it alot. Johnny Winter played one quite a bit. Pete Townshend played one, but from what I found it was hardly ever. And Jimi Hendrix had one, they say, but what's less than "hardly ever"?

[leeb6789]

brotha wayne krayyymmaaaa



[uglybettyx1]

Sonic grande chitarrista!!

[FynnDynamite]

I Can't Get this Song outta my Head!

[AJT041979]

Wayne Kramer on the electrical guitar right there.

[DetroitTango]

"MC5 - A True Testimonial" is on Facebook.

“It’s a great document of the band, it’s a great document of life, and it’s a great document of things ... far and beyond the band.” - Jackson Smith, Detroit-based musician son of Fred & Patti Smith

"Music so extraordinary that it transformed the lives of all who experienced it demands the release of a documentary that does the MC5 justice." - Don McLeese, author of Kick Out The Jams (Continuum 33 1/3 series)

[richardjgibson]

Impressive in every sense! Superb footage.

I always preferred 'Back in the USA' to 'Kick Out the Jams' and haven't really listened to 'High Time' as much as the others.

I never knew that sleepy quaint old Alyesbury had such an amazing venue either. You really do learn something new every single day.

[unclemort1960]

@richardjgibson lots of bands loved that venue including the ramones and the clash

[howardtheyankee]

a music lesson

[metallicacutie]

the lead is pretty simple, the hair is unbelievable. I could park my limo on his head discretely

[GentlemanHES]

@metallicacutie That's not the point! It's the passion with which he played it. It may be technically simple, but it kicks the snot out of those thousand notes per minute solos that everybody tries to play. Lots of people may be able to play those same notes but they'll never make it sound as cool!

[metallicacutie]

that fro is goddamn ridiculous



[thelibert1ne]

Untouchable shit right here. Just unbelievable.

[idleedsel]

I agree awsome lead. That is funny how Rob Derminer auditioned as a bass player and as Wiki puts it "though not conventionally attractive and rather paunchy by traditional frontman standards, he nonetheless had a commanding stage presence, and a booming baritone voice"

[brotherpantichrist]

damn, this is the SHIT!! yahoooo!

[belisariusorb]

I don't know if they're greater than the Who or the Kinks but I sure love them more

[boxpaulian]

Can't turn up my volume enough

[moimoiac]

Rock on!

[thetussler]

Please...more of footage from this show, if there's any. This is freaking awesome.

[Styrstek]

Super Sonic!

[Hum0ng0us]

@Styrstek

More like: Super FRED Sonic!!

God why can't anyone ROCK like that anymore!?

[phriend2spin]

Is there a mexican wrestler on stage?

[bloomfield79]

PUTISIMA MADREEE¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡, ESOS SON HUEVOS, LOS MC5 CABRONES, NECESITAMOS DVD'S EN VIVO, GRACIAS SIRLONGPASS, VIDEO POCA MADRE.

[reggiepype]

Tyner is so handsome.

[jdlewis60]

MC5- Great Rock and Roll is what it is.

[rootsreggaepotters]

Brother wayne kramer kicking it out!!

[gamoonbat]

Boogie, chillen!

[krankiekat]

Next to the Kinks, Ramones and a few others, The MC5 were one of the best rock and roll bands there ever was or will be!

[begrackled]

I weep for my country when I think about how damn good we are at the top of our game and how damn far we've fallen.

People accuse me of not being patriotic. They have no damn clue.

Freak America, I salute you. Do me proud, you lazy bastards.

[sleepwalker3125]

I got to know Rob Tyner when I was a teenager in Detroit. Great guy. I'd always see him at the Community Concert Series, which happened every week at a church more or less on the Wayne State Campus. First time I met him, my first band was lost on our way to the squat where our first gig was happening. "Oh yeah, they're doing a lot of loud stuff over there on the next block." RIP Robbie Tyner.

[gareyt17]

@sleepwalker3125

HaHa....hey Bro...ever go to SilverBell outside of Pontiac? The 5 were a staple......

[hookyspick]

Great clip, Wayne Kramer is on fire.

[junkmale2000]

@hookyspick , Kramer is always on fire

[Burritoman2]

What kind of guitar does that guy have?

[Emmie04]

An Epiphone.

[junkmale2000]

@Burritoman2 , I think it's a Mosrite.

[yaledelay]

@Burritoman2

Looks like an Epiphone Cornet to me.

[hookyspick]

@Burritoman2 Epiphone Crestwood.

[Hyperdrivespacefuck]

@asdqwezxc69 i don't remember saying that.

[cachambi]

70's times ... good time!!!

[kirkbzzz123]

Fred Spaceman Smith

[hbugw]

that's some concentrated guitar playing... Pure awesomeness!

[sparshopper]

Haha I see a golden spaceman guitarist on the far end of the stage

[mondo56]

what the hell is Fred wearing ?

[librarianeric]

Looks like an outfit borrowed from Sun Ra!

[PeterCRissKISSgod]

He called it the "Sonic Space Suit",

it was really just a big put on. HE first used at the 1970 Rock N Roll Revival Festival in michigan. He fell of the back of the stage that night, and that's when John Sinclair quit managing them,

[kidcalabria]

Wow, these guys could really play, Wayne Kramer is fantastic

[foutupourfoutu]

Damn! It was stills with michael davis! I thought he was gone at that date! What a great surprise

[hbugw]

that solo kicks BUTT!

[notsaved]

yeah, this was toward the end, but you'd never know it by looking (or hearing it)...this fukkin SMOKES...

yes...i'm back leaving ANOTHER comment here!!...;)))

[imronburgundy69]

how is it irony the white panthers r militant ant-racists

[Krahntes]

What I'd give to have a 'fro like that, just for a day.....

[larrydart13]

I first heard this song on a compilation album called " The best of Atlantic".  I wish I knew what happened to that album.

[fuzzleredmenn]

HOLY FUCKING SHIT! Brother Wayne is on fire!

[theokidokis]

this is great!

is there more?

[fjelly0]

NOT SO HOT.

[notsaved]

does this whole show exist on video?...i know some of it was sued on True Testimonial, but i've never seen this before...

it's HOT!!

[fjelly0]

HOTTER THAN HOT!

[diddywahdaddy]

I wish there were more from this show,but I have no idea. This cut was supposed to be a part of the bonus material on the True Testimonial DVD, but as you know, somewhere something went downhill as for the film, DVD et al concerned. I wish so deeply that they can work out the hard feelings++ and release the whole thing officially once and for all - it's so incredibly good!!

[shotdonkey]

hail, hail rock`n`roll, deliver me from the days of old!

long live the one and only, the...MC5!

best rock band ever. period.

[dadswizz]

motorcity 5 and stooges best thing out the states

[fjelly0]

THIS IS HEAVY!

(in my opinion)

[fjelly0]

One BIG Microphone..

sings in a...

SMALL MICROPHONE!

[JerrySmith2]

Stooges are fuck loads better but this is entertaining and certainly of its time.

[citizenbirdtube]

Thank God for the interwebs! Keep spreading the MC5 gospel!

[zeppelin4yourlife]

Amen!

[proudfootz]

That Wayne can sure play the hell out of his guitar.

And is there anybody who can sing like Tyner?

[hoogerbooger72]

all step up brother

[barnacleboymtk]

bitchin cape!

[HendrixPrinceFlea89]

fuck yea. These guys and the stooges are all you need when you want raw rock n roll.

[mightyhighrocks]

Check out Fred's crazy outfit!

[Patzeppelin69]

what is the brown guitar is he playin?

[Wibergot]

dude! fred is playing on a Epiphone Crestwood. if you are going to get one, but you dont have 5000 bucks, search for the epiphones reissue model: wilshire!

[boabymac66]

They were THE greatest rock`n`roll muthafuckers ever. GOSPEL.

[flenost]

i agree =D the starters of punk'n roll 2

[xirdneh]

im gonna tell my mama to let me boogie oogie!

[eddysacat]

I'm telling everyone I know to check out the MC5. These guys are gods. They need to be acknowledged as such and given their riteful place in music history! I'd give just about anything to have seen them live. I'm only 34 so I never had the opportunity.

[gareyt17]

Eddysacat....so glad to see some younger folks recognizing these guys.

I actually got to know them. They used to play regularly at a little teen club called Silverbell near Pontiac Michigan.

Seeing this video brings back memories...good ones.

[carandres15]

i'm only 20 and bloody lovin' it

[therealanticrist]

muy buen tema .. que importa si es rock o si es punk . .. importa ????? esta bueno y eso es lo que importa !!!

[cementerioclub]

ROBROBROBROBROBRO

[psykehippi]

The voice goes amazingly well with the overall groove. *****

[LilacNell]

Damn, this is great!

[narcoleptus]

Seen them live at phun city festival, they agreed to play for free when they turned up after the organizers told them they couldn't pay them!

Words cannot describe their live set!

The band were wild as fuck, so were the audience!

Better than the legend! pure rock n roll heaven

google: phun city mc5

I sawthem live a

[strongbone456]

the only white dude with a afro way cool

[FrozenOrynge]

Rob Tyner.. only of my favorite vocalist

[MattDylan420]

this so is fucking mean. Mean drums mean guitar and mean singing. Fucking rock and roll

[realLavsky]

Они, однозначно, круче Ramones. Как это не удивительно.

Самая недооцененная панк-группа, нмв. ИМХО, другими словами.

[ethicomm]

Действительно?

[realLavsky]

Ну, мне так кажется..

[RedWings1835]

absolutely insane performance. I love this band. Viva MC5!!!!!!!!

[madforgorky]

That voice with those guitars! Groovy, soulful and powerful.

[eddysacat]

This song was great. Just baught a live cd and this song sounds like shit.....you can't even hear the lyrics. I can't believe the cd was put out for sale. At least you can hear Kick out the Jams on it.

[MrDucktail101]

They did rule the planet and still do. One of the most influential bands of all time. Ahead of their time....

[pat12pack]

This band should have ruled the planet!

[snakelake]

This is frikkin amazing

[nirvanamisfit]

What is this from? Is there more of this show?

[jordansdad08]

rock n roll baby

[record1207]

Thanks Rednospunk,I always wondered where Williamson hailed from. I should have known Detroit area! He did give 'Raw Power' a kick in the arse!!! Not sure what Ron (rip)Ashton was going thru at that time to just play bass on those sessions. What history makin memories huh? Thanks again and thanks YouTube!

[PeterCRissKISSgod]

i'd like to see more from this show.

[ZenithJones2]

Long Live The MC5 !!!!!!!!!!

[IngialV]

Rob Tyner looks like he's about to play a game of cricket. Or lawn bowls maybe.

[matt09832]

haha not particullary

[Angryjazz]

That was fucking awesome...

[Midnitehigh]

sick

[joemysteryguitar]

Great rock and roll. Wayne is riffing monster style...the guy is underrated. I never hear him mentioned as a guitar hero. More to do with Hendrix and Chuck Berry than punk. Rob is a great, great lead man. Detroit rock at its best..along with Mitch Ryder.

[Rednospunk]

James Williamson is also a great guitarist from Detroit.

[budmotor]

music the best

[matt09832]

sloppy ass rock n roll i guess

[rocknrolla81]

yeah good and raw the way it should be. Now your getting it. Good man.

[kontraband4]

lol? you like phish. hahaha

[matt09832]

fuck punk rock

[rocknrolla81]

mc5 aint punk rock dude. early punk bands where inspired by them. this is rock n roll.

[xyloplax]

hahahaha Wayne Kramer has said that they weren't punk and he's not into it as a form of music. He doesn't see where the MC5 led to punk, really.

Trolling troll is trolling

[Brogby]

i think its really intense live shows that got them that label, like the stooges, except the stooges later used the term punk to describe themselves. its like when people say AC/DC are a heavy metal band i guess

[MattDylan420]

the MC5 is real fucking rock and roll and i love even fucking second of it

[ummm6yeah]

they are american, right?

[lobot666]

Indeed they are. Straight out of Detroit Michigan, Motorcity, US of A!

[howardtheyankee]

what a fucking great band

[myncibones]

is fred dressed as a dr.who villain?

[JulioVerissimo]

36 years ago

[jordansdad08]

yeah i hope i never see these guys on a VH1 best of or MTV bullshit. this IS rock and roll.

no band has taken my ear like these guys except maybe the white stripes, amd im not comparing the two,they both rock!

[ekovacev13]

beautiful version!!!! the studio one is too short :)

[RevrendJohnson]

I met these guys once. Just kidding. One messed up band but I have all three records and Back in the USA is terrific. Hard to believe it's the same band that was screaming on their first record. Check it out. Pretty sad what happened to all of them but they lived day to day...

[CHErevolucion1]

Wayne Kramer is a fucking badass!

[PAULLONDEN]

Yeahh....Bookie Wookie....TØÐ/-\¥

[PAULLONDEN]

& The "Sonic Seducer"....on the right./

[hellajet]

nice bit of john lee hooker slipped in there

[mikedeviant]

Brownsville Station totally copped this riff on Smokin in the Boys Room (later butchered by Motley Crue). This is like white lightning.

[vanillafudgecheese]

Words cannot express my love for Sonic's spaceman suit.

Influenced by Sun Ra? Or just by the cosmic vibrations of Aylesbury?

Either way, epic cool.

[genocommand]

lsd

[nicmart]

I was at this show. Introduced myself to the band beforehand and had a drink with several of them at a pub. Before that I had gone up to the top of a clock tower (or something) in the middle of the village and was met on the way down by armed British soldiers! This was soon after Bloody Sunday in N. Ireland and they thought I might be an IRA bomber.

[fiddlerfart]

Fascinating, tell me more please...

[corevare]

Brother Wayne Kramer still kicks Nugents ass!

[MattDylan420]

I hope to god, theres never a day where ill see the MC5 on guitar hero or any video game, to here the MC5 you gotta find it for yourself, RIP SONIC, THE MC5 IS ROCK AND ROLL!

[Hum0ng0us]

stingray1964

It looks like a Danelectro to me. ^_^

[Hum0ng0us]

I'm wrong. It looks like it's actually more like a mosrite.

[gerarddeclochard503]

I think it's neither of both, I'd go with an Epiphone

[knovinski]

I know for a fact that it's an Epiphone. I can't remember the name of the model, though.

[stingray1964]

Hmm....I hate to say it but I still think it's an epiphone, but I am no authority. I know that Sonic used a Mosrite though..Whatever the case these guys always used cool guitars huh!

thanks for your input bro!!

[gerarddeclochard503]

yeah, Sonic did use a Mosrite in the video for "Kick out the Jams". Here he is playing a Rickenbacker though. The same one as in the Tarter Field video's, which are also here somewhere.

[methadonepretty7]

sonic ,rob we miss you

r.i.p. wherever you are brothers

[stingray1964]

Hmm..what is brother Wayne Kramer playing?? Is that an Epiphone??

[AltroLog]

Yes, afaik an Epiphone Wilshire.

[wageslaveZ]

Why aren't there ANY MC5 songs on Guitar Hero or Rock Band?!! You can't ignore the Detroit fountainhead of American punk! Wayne Kramer kicks ass! And Rob Tyner's magic afro and vocals make up for his fugliness...

[VictimofAtkins]

because those things have nothing to do with rock n roll, so lets keep it that way, but still you can't ignore the MC5.

[gloubloux]

Stop playing video games dude, get yourself a guitar and play for real.

[belabstrata]

Mc5 in 66 already have songs that became the garage punk era.

stooges stooges in their second fase.. 74´ introduce. the punk / glam ..remind.. The NY Dolls do in 7´1, but is diferent, stooges did another kind of music.. like mc5, garage R´n´b soul... hard motherfucker ass the garage rock. that became punk rock.. in a way.. have so many ways in music..

like... 78/79 Never Say Die 80/81 Blizzard Of Ozz

[pauliem]

???????????????? I think know what your trying to say but that is the biggest mess of a paragraph I've ever tried reading. Good god!!

[J5MARLON]

To name a few....

Robert Johnson Hank Williams Muddy Waters Louis Jordan, Chuck Berry, Elvis, Crickets, Beatles,Who,Stones, MC5,Dolls, Ramones, Clash,U2, Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone age

Punk/Emo/Goth/Grunge/Metal/Gar­age/Power Pop/ Mainstream are just a lables for ppl to ID what they love or hate but its all inspires ppl to create music

[juliano66]

Tight- Rare stuff, the band hits their stride midway, easy and struttin'- this was probably how they we're meant to be seen in a mid size club--pretty good job for one camera and great sound! This is damn near the best footage of the MC5 I've yet to see. Thanks for the post!

[StowBurst]

MC5 in Aylesbury..fucking hell!?!?! Wish Friars was still going!

[shushuniya]

the problem is not punk or not ,it is provocation;mc5 were a sort of summum in this way and in any case a fantastic rock and roll band

[rocknyootoob]

SINEDDEZRA is ignorant. he's got lots of reading to do.

although some say the earliest seed of punk came from THE WHO (can't explain, substitute, pictures of lily), it was MC5 and the STOOGES that started the punk movement.

SINEDDEZRA probably thinks punk started with the pistols (almost 20 years too late) and that a punk bank must have tight leather pants and spikey hair. SINEDDEZRA exemplifies typical american ignorance and arrogance.

[dixiesda]

Punk Begins!!!! F***in Amazing Band...

Cheers Billy...

[sineddezra]

Great band but nothing to do with *punk*

[stacyblue1980]

um........actually they were one of the first bands to develop that kind of attitude and sound. Very punk b4 punk. Even Rob Tyner said so. ....thats the singer in case ya dont know. The fella with the best white boy 'fro ever. x

[sineddezra]

bon, on va pas le contrarier...

[sineddezra]

Fantastique! Fred "Sonic" Smith est le meilleur!

[shushuniya]

c est wayne kramer au premier plan sonic est derriere deguise