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Lazer Guided Melodies

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MC5-A True Testimonial
« on: April 13, 2011, 01:38:34 pm »
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Brian_Wallace

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Re: MC5-A True Testimonial
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2011, 01:47:53 pm »
Quote from: Lazer Guided Melodies on April 13, 2011, 01:38:34 pm
Finally:  http://mc5-truetestimonial.com/

Is the true testimonial that they sucked?  That they had one undeniably great song and the rest was a lot of bluster?  That they were the Harvey Danger of their time?

Brian
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chaz

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Re: MC5-A True Testimonial
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2011, 01:54:31 pm »
You are such a fucking idiot.
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Bombay Chutney

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« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2011, 02:29:25 pm »
Quote from: Brian_Wallace on April 13, 2011, 01:47:53 pm
That they were the Harvey Danger of their time?

OK - That's kind of funny.   ;D
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James Ford

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« Reply #4 on: April 13, 2011, 02:45:27 pm »
Harvey Danger actually shifted their sound from guitar based to piano based and put out a really nice poppy album back in 2005.

Agreed regarding MC5. They're pretty useless to me beyond that one simple catchy song.
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Brian_Wallace

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« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2011, 02:49:10 pm »

Thanks.  I'll have to check that out.  I actually like "Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone?"  Harvey Danger was just the first band that sprang to mind.

Brian
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kosmo vinyl

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« Reply #6 on: April 13, 2011, 06:00:23 pm »
So when they make a documentary about the Strokes will be called "Most Successful Bar Mithzah Band"?
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« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2011, 06:03:06 pm »
Harvey Danger had one undeniably great song?  Since when?

MC5 were a good band.
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kosmo vinyl

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« Reply #8 on: April 13, 2011, 07:17:59 pm »
The MC5 earned their place among the greats more for their blistering live shows verses what was captured in the studio.  And seeing as even I am to young to have seen them live, passing judgement on this band based solely on their studio output is well what Brian thinks he does best. 

Closest I came to seeing them live was at a Rob Tyner tribute show, when the four remaining members played. 
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« Reply #9 on: April 13, 2011, 10:39:20 pm »
Anyone else at that MC5 / DKT show at the Black Cat in '04? It was one of the loudest concerts I have ever been to. Mark Arm singing for them was pretty killer. Evan Dando and Marshall Crenshaw both sang as well.

I like Harvey Danger too!
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« Reply #10 on: April 14, 2011, 12:36:32 am »
really good documentary. i was at bc in '04.  it is always funny how people say shows were the loudest that they have ever been to.  with bc's 4 pa spkrs, i do not think it can get too loud.  now with 930's new (2 yrs old?) 16 spkrs, that is another story.
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« Reply #11 on: April 14, 2011, 07:59:00 am »

Kevin Shields did "Kick Out The Jams" at the 9:30 club.  I'd assume that was a lot better.

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chaz

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« Reply #12 on: April 14, 2011, 08:46:25 am »
Quote from: Unsanity on April 13, 2011, 10:39:20 pm
Anyone else at that MC5 / DKT show at the Black Cat in '04? It was one of the loudest concerts I have ever been to. Mark Arm singing for them was pretty killer. Evan Dando and Marshall Crenshaw both sang as well.

I like Harvey Danger too!
I was...I thought it was pretty great.  Mark Arm was great.  I thought Evan Dando was a total dolt.  I've seen Wayne Kramer a few times.  He always brings it.

I don't remember it being overly loud.
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« Reply #13 on: April 14, 2011, 04:31:32 pm »
I was in the second row of people near the right side of the stage and it was very loud, mainly the guitar sound. I remember thinking afterward how amazing it was that old guys could still sound like that. I have been to shows where the reverberations made people physically ill. This wasn't loud as that but my ears were ringing for quite a while after that gig.
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thirsty moore

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« Reply #14 on: April 26, 2011, 10:23:56 am »
What was MC5's one good song Brian Wallalalalalace? Because Kick Out The James is not their best.
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