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* Grande Ballroom * MC5
10,11 ~ Friday, Saturday / May 1968 |
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Set the First | ||||
1. "BORDERLINE";
The NOW infamous compositions by Wayne Kramer 2. "UPPER
EGYPT"; Inspired by the planet shaking "Tauhid"
album by 3. "STORMY
MONDAY BLUES"; The MC5 always include one stone 4. "ICE
PICK SLIM (5 for Shepp)"; This original piece, dedicated to
Archie Shepp, features each of the 5 in solo performance. "We wanted to do some more complex arrangements (ie., ensemble passages & time signature changes, for those of you who are into that & still leave everyone enough roon to get out their hot licks". |
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The order of solos: | ||||
1. Rob
Tyner, Gronk Saxophone 2. Fred Smith, Sonic-Boom Kamakazi guitar 3. Rob Tyner, Vocal solo 4. Wayne Kramer, Cosmic wiggle guitar 5. Michael Davis (Free Bass solo) 6. Dennis Thompson (Drums) Ending in mass improvisation & Energy blast. |
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Set the Second | ||||
1. "KICK
OUT THE JAMS, MOTHERFUCKER!"; An original with lyrics 2. "BAD
SIGN" (Born under a . . . ) written by Albert King, a bit of
spider 3. "SLOW
DOWN"; ROCK AND ROLL MUSIC. The subversive device used 4. "BALLAD
OF A THIN MAN"; Off Bob Dylan's Highway 61 Revisited 5. "TUNGI"
(Toon'-jee) A composition from the beautiful "Coltrane" 6. "LOOKING
AT YOU"; (The MC5's latest recording fiasco) "This one 7. "I PUT
A SPELL ON YOU"; written long ago by Screaming Jay 8. "COME
TOGETHER"; A little spontaneous generation, written live 9. "I BELIEVE
IT TO MY SOUL"; This is your emotional-transition 10. "BLACK
TO COMM"; (Song of the Planets...) |
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"Let
your Love Come Down, Down Down . . ." |
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The
MC5 have been an entity for 4 years. They opened the Grande Ballroom in October of 1966 with the Chosen Few (Then comprised of members of the INCREDIBLE SRC and the EARTH SHATTERING PSYCHEDELIC STOOGES.) The MC5 are; Wayne Kramer & Fred (Sonic) Smith on Guitar ("Nobody plays lead... We just play...") Michael Davis on Bass, Dennis Thompson, Drums & Rob Tyner on harmonica, flute, theremin & lead vocal. All play saxophone, organ, piano and "Whatever else we can get our hands on." |
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For MC5 Social & Athletic Club Write: | ||||
Trans-Love
Energies P.O.Box 7259 Detroit, Michigan 48202 |
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"You've
Got to Move in the Music, Got to Get Out in the Sun Got to Get Out of Your Head Now, Got a Lot to be Done." |
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