The MC5 in Ten - Beginning to end - Fame, fortune and glory to the band's demise in 1972.

The MC5 in Ten: The MC5 are 5 guys with passion who changed the musical world. Drummer Machine Gun Thompson tells his story of the MC5's journey in ten minuets. The MC5's music is a major influence on rock, punk and generations of musicians.

MC5 drummer Dennis Thompson tells us how band began, plus some of their milestones on the way to fortune, fame and glory. In his new interview in 2019 Dennis goes into even more detail about the bands demise in 1972. In this 2000 interview, Dennis says that ultimately it was politics that tore the band apart. The 2019 interview offers the secrets that he never has told before.

More stories where Dennis talks about individual songs and experiences are at the United Earth Fund web site. UEF is planning to release of a full MC5 concert that I recorded at the Grande Ballroom in 1967. This is not a boot leg. I made many recording of the band with their permission over a couple year time frame.

This LIVE historical audio document of one of the best rock and roll bands in the history of the world!

MC5 Secrets! Now Online at UEF1.org - New 2019 interviews with Dennis Machinegun Thompson.

Peace + Cheers + Love!

UEF Editor

United Earth Fund is a nonprofit 501c3 nonprofit corporation, supporting student journalism and rock and roll since 1968.

PS Check out the "John Sinclair - the MC6th on the YouTube United Earth Fund channel.


Bonus: MC5 Discography (courtesy of Wikipedia)
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Discography

Studio

Back in the USA (1970) #137 US
High Time (1971) #191

Live

*UEF's 1968 LIVE at the Grande Ballroom prior to their Elektra recording contract
 
Kick Out the Jams (1969) #30 US
Teen Age Lust (recorded 1970, released 1996)
Phun City, UK (recorded 1970, released 1996)
Live At The Sturgis Armoury (recorded 1968, released 1998)
Are You Ready To Testify?: The Live Bootleg Anthology (2005)
Live At The Grande Ballroom 68 (2006)

Compilations

Babes in Arms (1983)
Black to Comm (1994)
Power Trip (1994)
Looking At You (1995)
The American Ruse (1995)
Ice Pick Slim (1997)
66 Breakout (1999)
Thunder Express (1999) (Recorded in 1972)
The Big Bang!: Best of the MC5 (2000)
‘’MC5/ The Motor City Five’’ (2017) (Rhino Entertainment Company, by Run Out Groove), ROGV-003

Box sets

Purity Accuracy (2004)

Singles

"I Can Only Give You Everything" (1966)
"One of the Guys" (1967)
"Looking at You" (1968)
"Kick Out the Jams" (1969) - #82 US
"Ramblin' Rose" (1969)
"Tonight" (1969)
"Shakin' Street" (1970)
"Over and Over"/"Sister Anne" (1971) (Never officially released, only test pressings exist)