MC5 "Beat Club" raw footage (1972) part 2

Part 2 of 2!

Songs performed are "Motor City's Burning", "Tonite" and "Black To Comm 2". TV recording session taped in 1972 at Radio Bremen TV Studios in Bremen, Germany.

Lineup:
Rob Tyner: vocals
Wayne Kramer: guitar
Fred "Sonic" Smith: guitar and vocals
Dennis Thompson: drums
Steve "Annapurna" Moorhouse: bass

Category:

Music

Tags:

• MC5
• Beat Club
• rock-n-roll
• punk
• garage
• Rob Tyner
• Wayne Kramer
• Fred Sonic Smith
• Dennis Thompson
• Steve Annapurna Moorhouse

[neilus]

im convinced these guys would have become HUGE if they hadnt got mixed up with that ego maniac fuckwit John Sinclair...they had enough natural reserves of rebelliousness and genuine proto-punk attitude AND the talent and kick ass tightness to take the world by storm...instead they were manipulated into being a marketing channel for Sinclair who wanted be the golden boy of the counter culture...the 5 realised this too but by then it was too late...fuck you Sinclair (not Hudsons)

[Horrorwitz]

@neilus That may be true, but they were old enough to make their own decision. They didn't HAVE to go with him. I do think, like you said, that at least some of them regretted the politcal (or pseudo-political) involvement right off.

[RockNEHouseNHipHop]

If only the Black To Comm take was full...That would be nice. Anyone know where one would be?

[Horrorwitz]

@RockNEHouseNHipHop I've never seen a full take unfortunately. I don't think it exists for that show but I could be wrong.

[old614]

Saw the 5 in december 1971 at a show while I was doing acid and they were awesome, even my whiskey drinking friends agreed. Now I see Germany 1972 and they were as good if not better.

[howardtheyankee]

the perfection !!

[fenix478]

This is so tight my temper's almost exploding!

MC5 is pure rock n roll !