Forget The Stooges, forget Alice Cooper, forget the White Stripes, and maybe even forget Funkadelic – because this landmark album is one that really put the fero
city of the Detroit scene on the
map – rising up the
city's legacy of raw sounds next to their better-known soul and pop of the 60s – and forever putting MC5 on the great rock and roll
map! The group had been honing their craft in the
city for a few years before this set – and it was the genius of Elektra Records to capture them live at the
city's Grande Ballroom, and not in the studio – which is part of the intensity of the record's charm, especially on the sometimes-edited bit of profanity. Titles include the seminal "Kick Out The Jams", plus "Come Together", "Rocket Reducer No 62", "Borderline", "Motor
City Is Burning", "I Want You Right Now", and "Starship".