@@tatethompson1234 I just started reading it. Im aware he has long been clean, sober and doing good work in helping others get and stay that way all the while still playing great music.
I love me some Wayne but got to agree with your comment. Im a Detroit boy, they were a little before my time, I was 8 in 1972. Still drive by the Grande Ballroom & can only imagine it in its heyday. Got a pic of the band entrance in the back alley with "MC5" stenciled on the door. Just got a book signed by Wayne and MC50 is coming to St. Andrews Hall in Detroit on Aug 30th 2019. I may have to go, they sound great. Of course, Wayne is the only original member. Peace out sista from another mista
I get what you mean, and respect it... However, when they ended, none of them used the name.... Until, within the last decade, Wayne Kramer has put a version of the MC5 together, with ALL DETROIT MUSICIANS who were at one time were influenced by the MC5.... So, Wayne being a one of the prominet writers of the music, I think he did in a very classy way, and paid tribute to his former and deceased bandmates by keeping it DETROIT MUSICIANS
It was really the MC2 by these death throws... Rob was gone so was Denis and Michael...sad how dope really destroyed the best bands in Americas rock history...even so Wayne could always kill it with this tune....what they left us is and always will be remarkably timeless
After hearing Ted Taylor's version, I wonder if Wayne was trying his best to mimic his 1965 R&B version. Surprisingly, the song was recorded (at least) four times before the MC5 recorded their version: Jerry Lee Lewis (1961), Ted Taylor (1965), Beauregard & The Tuffs (1965) and Dutch band The Motions (1967).
@BillHicks420 Because Swedish is the second national language in Finland. And that really sucks. Because every Finn has to study at least 3-6 six years Swedish (plus 1 course in university/college if one chooses to go to institution) even though there are only 5 % of Swedish speaking people in Finnish population, mostly in southwest. That sucks, it's like Apartheid in South Africa.
@BillHicks420 Actually, if you know only Finnish-Swedish you can understand Swedish-Swedish (rikssvenska) but even the Skåne dialect is very hard to understand with the knowledge only in Finnish-Swedish. Because Finnish-Swedish is like formal, old-fashioned Swedist pronounced with a Finnish note.
If you listen to Ted Taylor's 1965 cover version (which is my favorite, if played at 1.25x), you'll get a better understanding of what inspired this song choice. Jerry Lee Lewis originally released the song in 1962, Beauregard and The Tuffs covered the song (with a bit of fuzz) in 1965, and Dutch band The Motions covered it in 1967, though the MC5's 1969 version had the most exposure.
It was really the MC2 by these death throws... Rob was gone so was Denis and Michael...sad how dope really destroyed the best bands in Americas rock history...even so Wayne could always kill it with this tune....what they lefy us is and always will be remarkably timeless
Call it whatever - this is not the true testimonial. As others state, the 5 without the original guys is lackluster ... not to mention there's only four on stage. Sad way to go out ...
Well, there were always only four on the stage for "Ramblin' Rose" as Kramer handled the vocals. In the 1970 Wayne State video, you can see Rob Tyner watching from behind the stage during this song.
ITS NOT PUNK - PUNK BANDS CAN BARELY PLAY THEIR INSTRUMENTS. THE MC5 WERE TALENTED MUSICIANS THAT COULD REALLY PLAY GREAT. IF YOU CALLED THE MC5 PUNK BACK THEN THEY WOULD HAVE KICKED YOUR ASS
Yeah, Kramer cut his hair IDK why, but Lou Reed did not have those moves. Kramer was doing this in '65. They played my HS and I saw it myself. Lou Reed was at least a year late.
