Author Topic: I love early-70s!... (Read 606 times)

Boroda · « **on:** June 18, 2007, 01:38:33 PM »

This one was filmed probably right at the time when I was born, or even earlier:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4I8o3y5wP48

Incredible. This guys are absolutely fantastic. 4 minutes and 9 seconds of 3-chord drive.

Thanks to Youtube for an opportunity to see such rare pearls of insanity.

mandingo · « **Reply #1 on:** June 18, 2007, 01:45:24 PM »

This is the best rock n roll band ever. They had enough power to kill the Stones, Who, and Zepp together. Maybe Rob was a little bit non sexy for Pop standards, although his great voice and showmanship. Plus, they had brilliant songs but no hits. They should have carried on after been dropped by Atlantic. It was a matter of time for them to get the success they deserved. Instead, they became cult heroes par excellence, ahead of their time.

FiLtH · « **Reply #2 on:** June 18, 2007, 01:45:58 PM »

yuck, they could just throw the instruments and the singer in a cement mixer and get the same sound.

Boroda · « **Reply #3 on:** June 18, 2007, 02:12:56 PM »

What amazed me is that they are probably the only great band who's first LP was a live recording.

And noone else could play songs called like "Rama lama fa fa fa"

The only band that beats them was Leaf Hound: they sold their instruments to buy booze.

Boroda · « **Reply #4 on:** June 18, 2007, 02:23:45 PM »

My pocket MP3 player: Schoolboys and Soap Opera by the Kinks, Bloodbrothers and DFFD by the Dictators, several albums by Omega (all in native language, including what was called "200 years after the last War"), and a few songs from the Living End and a "Theme from imaginary Westen" by the Mountain. Good setup for an hour ride in Moscow subway with a WWII history book and a can of strong pepper beer.

I wonder why our "beloved Party and Government" (may them rot in peace) didn't make MC5 and other "three-chord revolutionaries" teenage icons in USSR. Printing Sonic Youth's "Daydream Nation" in 500,000 copies in 1988 didn't help

DiabloTX · « **Reply #5 on:** June 18, 2007, 02:28:34 PM »

Minor Threat was the best punk band.

Ever.

Yeager · « **Reply #6 on:** June 18, 2007, 02:31:27 PM »

Dont be cheap

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvBa6ZXwHMc&mode=related&search=

Masherbrum · « **Reply #7 on:** June 18, 2007, 02:55:55 PM »

The MC5 were great and did not have a "cement mixer" sound. Of course Ilive near the Motor City and appreciate them as musicians of extreme talent.

They are EASILY one of the Top 5 Most Underrated Bands in Rock and Roll History.

Boroda · « **Reply #8 on:** June 18, 2007, 02:56:37 PM »

OK I am heading towards the subway station mumblin' "Rama lama fa fa fa".

Watch the news from Moscow, Russian mother****ing Federation! Kick out the jams! (whatever it means i don't know)

Mmmm I told myself to quit drinking at least for a couple of weeks... I need it badly.

I also need a vynil LP player, the last one I got (Grundig-Unitra) burnt down 10 years ago.

DiabloTX · « **Reply #9 on:** June 18, 2007, 03:01:35 PM »

Kick out the jams = play the music LOUD.

eskimo2 · « **Reply #10 on:** June 18, 2007, 03:05:59 PM »

Never even heard of them. I've decoded that I need to grow a fro though.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #11 on:** June 18, 2007, 03:08:07 PM »

Quote

Originally posted by Boroda
OK I am heading towards the subway station mumblin' "Rama lama fa fa fa".

Watch the news from Moscow, Russian mother****ing Federation! Kick out the jams! (whatever it means i don't know)

Translated:
"Our news is corrupt compared to the West. We need to abolish our antique communistic government by playing our music loud enough for revolution and a change towards capitalism so that we can have plenty of black market drugs freely available".

Yeager · « **Reply #12 on:** June 18, 2007, 03:08:58 PM »

They are EASILY one of the Top 5 Most Underrated Bands in Rock and Roll History.
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Ive never even heard of them and I have been listening to/involved in music since I was a toddler.

And to think, a Russian pointed them out to me! Wtg Boroda

DiabloTX · « **Reply #13 on:** June 18, 2007, 03:17:43 PM »

Wow, you guys have never heard of MC5? They were very influential to a lot of late-70's/early-80's punk and metal bands. They weren't exactly radio-friendly nor did they write any hits except the underground classic "Kick Out The Jams". You can still see their influnence on a lot of newer bands, too, such as Wolfmother.

Gunthr · « **Reply #14 on:** June 18, 2007, 03:39:40 PM »

i saw the MC FIVE at an Ann Arbor Hash Bash in a natural bowl shaped piece of farmer's land off Geddes Road in the 60's... lot of people there. wow, what a great group, those guys were perfect for the times... i think Ted Nugent was there too.