Kick out the jams / Don McLeese.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McLeese, Don.

Series:

33 1/3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

MC5 (Musical group). Kick out the jams.

MC5 (Musical group).

Physical Description:

122 pages ; 17 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Continuum, [2005]

Summary:

When Kick Out the Jams was released in early 1969, the MC5 found themselves at the crux of a contradiction that rock has yet to resolve: how do you subvert the values of corporate America when you are subsidized, packaged, produced, and promoted by corporate America? The MC5 thought they had a license from Elektra to shout "Motherfucker!," preach militancy, and issue proclamations vowing a "total assault on the culture by any means necessary, including rock and roll, dope, and fucking in the streets." They quickly discovered otherwise. Here, Don McLeese tells the story of one of the most hyped, controversial, and polarizing albums in the history of American rock music.

Contents:

Sunday in the park

Muscle cars and loud guitars

Rock and roll guerrillas

You must choose, brothers and sisters

No middle ground

Bigger than Chairman Mao

Encore

Afterword.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-122).

ISBN:

0826416608

9780826416605

OCLC:

60835406

Publisher Number:

99936163216