The Big Bang! Best of the MC5

by MC5

The Big Bang! Best of the MC5 cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 15 February 2000
  • Label: Rhino
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:18:36
  • Community rating: 3.84/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Julie Vlasak, Wm. Frd., Jon Landau, Dennis Thompson, Michael Davis, Skip Knap茅, Scott Morgan, Ellis Dee, Dave Heller, Tommy Scott, Rob Tyner, David Oversteak, Phil Coulter, Jimmy Guterman, Leon Henderson, Terry Trabandt, Fred Burch, Bob Seger, John Sinclair, Geoffrey Haslam, Chuck Berry, Dan Hersch, Jac Holzman, Larry Horton, Bryan Lasley, Dave Morgan, Michael Ochs Archives, Danny Jordan, Dan Bullock, Steev Moorhouse, Leni Sinclair, Bruce Botnick, Ben Edmonds, Pete Kelly, Fred Smith, Rick Ferretti, Gary Stewart, Joanne Hill, Charles Moore, Merlene Driscoll, Marijohn Wilkin, Sigrid Dobat, Wayne Kramer, Brenda Knight, Butch O'Brien

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Collection of the band's Capitol and later recordings, centred on the 1969 live debut 'Kick Out the Jams' and 'Back in the USA'. Released by Rhino as the standard single-package summary of the Detroit group's short career.

Genres

Descriptors: compilation, guitars, loud, political, protest

Tracklist

  1. I Can Only Give You Everything (2:59)
  2. Looking At You (Original "A-Square" Single Version) (2:48)
  3. I Just Don't Know (2:40)
  4. Ramblin' Rose (4:25)
  5. Kick Out The Jams (Uncensored Version) (2:46)
  6. Come Together (4:34)
  7. Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa) (5:44)
  8. Tonight (2:33)
  9. Teenage Lust (2:33)
  10. High School (2:40)
  11. Call Me An Animal (2:04)
  12. The American Ruse (2:30)
  13. Shakin' Street (2:20)
  14. The Human Being Lawnmower (2:22)
  15. Back In The USA (2:26)
  16. Sister Anne (7:22)
  17. Baby Won't Ya (5:33)
  18. Miss X (5:09)
  19. Over And Over (5:14)
  20. Skunk (Sonicly Speaking) (5:32)
  21. Thunder Express (4:22)

Credits

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