http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1938&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rssAlong with Iggy and the Stooges, the hyper rock 'n' roll freak-beat of Detroit's Motor City Five helped inspire the English Punk rock movement of the late 1970s. Their empathy with the Black Panther political party found them forming the White Panthers with the help of revolutionary John Sinclair, who got them signed to Elektra. The amazing thing about the music of the MC5 is that it's saturated in soul. Even though their fans associate them with the roots of Punk, the band grew up listening to the rich cornucopia of soul music coming out of Motown radio, and it found a way into their songs. Just listen to the doo-wop harmonies on "Kick Out the Jams" and "Teenage Lust" or their cover of Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti" and you'll understand that this strange juxtaposition of Punk and soul actually makes a lot of musical sense. Although they never achieved much commercial success, the MC5's cult following continues to grow like untamed afros in the wind. - Eric SheaPunk Pioneersen720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:11:24 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.1938&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss Along with Iggy and the Stooges, the hyper rock 'n' roll freak-beat of Detroit's Motor City Five helped inspire the English Punk rock movement of the late 1970s. Their empathy with the Black Panther political party found them forming the White Panthers with the help of revolutionary John Sinclair, who got them signed to Elektra. The amazing thing about the music of the MC5 is that it's saturated in soul. Even though their fans associate them with the roots of Punk, the band grew up listening to the rich cornucopia of soul music coming out of Motown radio, and it found a way into their songs. Just listen to the doo-wop harmonies on "Kick Out the Jams" and "Teenage Lust" or their cover of Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti" and you'll understand that this strange juxtaposition of Punk and soul actually makes a lot of musical sense. Although they never achieved much commercial success, the MC5's cult following continues to grow like untamed afros in the wind. - Eric Shea http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20483042&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Tue, 1 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by MC5 on Rhapsody Online 20483042 tra.20483042 MC5 art.1938 0.99 The Anthology 1965-1971 alb.20480365 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/9/1/4/1724195_170x170.jpg 2008-01-01 00:00:00.0 2008-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Kick Out The Jams (Original Uncensored Version) tra.20483042 183000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20483042&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20483042&variant=data&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7185290&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Tue, 15 Feb 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by MC5 on Rhapsody Online 7185290 tra.7185290 MC5 art.1938 0.99 The Big Bang - The Best Of Mc5 alb.7184503 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/2/8/1778223_170x170.jpg 2008-12-09 00:00:00.0 2000-02-15 00:00:00.0 true Back In The USA tra.7185290 145000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7185290&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7185290&variant=data&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2046636&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Tue, 22 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by MC5 on Rhapsody Online 2046636 tra.2046636 MC5 art.1938 0.99 High Time alb.226191 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/8/2/5/1755285_170x170.jpg 2009-04-06 00:00:00.0 2005-03-22 00:00:00.0 true Future / Now tra.2046636 381000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2046636&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2046636&variant=data&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18126163&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by MC5 on Rhapsody Online 18126163 tra.18126163 MC5 art.1938 0.99 60s Hit Makers alb.18120766 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/4/3/3/1183340_170x170.jpg 2007-12-11 00:00:00.0 2007-12-11 00:00:00.0 true Kick Out The Jams tra.18126163 76000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18126163&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.18126163&variant=data&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9065227&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Tue, 29 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by MC5 on Rhapsody Online 9065227 tra.9065227 MC5 art.1938 0.99 Back In The USA alb.9057944 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/3/3/1283374_170x170.jpg 2005-07-05 00:00:00.0 2005-03-29 00:00:00.0 true The American Ruse (LP Version) tra.9065227 150000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9065227&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9065227&variant=data&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24668283&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Sun, 21 Nov 1999 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by MC5 on Rhapsody Online 24668283 tra.24668283 MC5 art.1938 0.99 Kick Out The Jams alb.24629461 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/0/2/2/1492207_170x170.jpg 2008-11-18 00:00:00.0 1999-11-21 00:00:00.0 true Intro 2/ Kick Out The Jams tra.24668283 172000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24668283&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24668283&variant=data&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7185279&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Tue, 15 Feb 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by MC5 on Rhapsody Online 7185279 tra.7185279 MC5 art.1938 0.99 The Big Bang - The Best Of Mc5 alb.7184503 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/2/8/1778223_170x170.jpg 2008-12-09 00:00:00.0 2000-02-15 00:00:00.0 true Ramblin' Rose tra.7185279 265000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7185279&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7185279&variant=data&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2684955&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Sat, 1 Jan 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by MC5 on Rhapsody Online 2684955 tra.2684955 MC5 art.1938 0.99 Live: Motor City Is Burning alb.136658 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/7/0/8/508074_170x170.jpg 2001-09-11 00:00:00.0 2000-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Revolutionary Blues tra.2684955 348000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2684955&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2684955&variant=data&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11633021&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Sun, 2 Nov 2008 19:10:01 -0800 Top Tracks by MC5 on Rhapsody Online 11633021 tra.11633021 MC5 art.1938 0.99 Rhino Hi-Five: The MC5 alb.11621177 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/6/3/1/1291363_170x170.jpg 2006-09-26 00:00:00.0 null true I Can Only Give You Everything tra.11633021 179000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11633021&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11633021&variant=data&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29215021&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Wed, 1 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by MC5 on Rhapsody Online 29215021 tra.29215021 MC5 art.1938 0.0 60s Garage Rock Nuggets alb.29204108 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/5/4/3/1743459_170x170.jpg 2009-04-01 00:00:00.0 2009-04-01 00:00:00.0 false Kick Out The Jams (Original Uncensored Version 1968) tra.29215021 183000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29215021&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.29215021&variant=data&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1948776&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Sat, 1 Jan 1983 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by MC5 on Rhapsody Online 1948776 tra.1948776 MC5 art.1938 0.99 Babes In Arms alb.224868 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/3/2/8/1148230_170x170.jpg 1997-12-12 00:00:00.0 1983-01-01 00:00:00.0 true One Of The Guys tra.1948776 135000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1948776&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1948776&variant=data&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2046632&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Tue, 22 Mar 2005 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by MC5 on Rhapsody Online 2046632 tra.2046632 MC5 art.1938 0.99 High Time alb.226191 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/8/2/5/1755285_170x170.jpg 2009-04-06 00:00:00.0 2005-03-22 00:00:00.0 true Sister Anne tra.2046632 442000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2046632&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2046632&variant=data&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20483065&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Tue, 1 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by MC5 on Rhapsody Online 20483065 tra.20483065 MC5 art.1938 0.99 The Anthology 1965-1971 alb.20480365 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/9/1/4/1724195_170x170.jpg 2008-01-01 00:00:00.0 2008-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Looking At You (Original “A-Square” Single Version) tra.20483065 170000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20483065&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20483065&variant=data&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20483052&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Tue, 1 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by MC5 on Rhapsody Online 20483052 tra.20483052 MC5 art.1938 0.99 The Anthology 1965-1971 alb.20480365 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/9/1/4/1724195_170x170.jpg 2008-01-01 00:00:00.0 2008-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Gold (1971) tra.20483052 187000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20483052&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20483052&variant=data&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2881816&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Wed, 1 Jan 1969 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by MC5 on Rhapsody Online 2881816 tra.2881816 MC5 art.1938 0.0 Kick Out The Jams alb.105316 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/5/7/2/1282759_170x170.jpg 2004-01-15 00:00:00.0 1969-01-01 00:00:00.0 false Borderline tra.2881816 175000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2881816&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2881816&variant=data&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2881817&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Wed, 1 Jan 1969 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by MC5 on Rhapsody Online 2881817 tra.2881817 MC5 art.1938 0.0 Kick Out The Jams alb.105316 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/5/7/2/1282759_170x170.jpg 2004-01-15 00:00:00.0 1969-01-01 00:00:00.0 false Motor City Is Burning tra.2881817 365000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2881817&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2881817&variant=data&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2881683&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Wed, 1 Jan 1969 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by MC5 on Rhapsody Online 2881683 tra.2881683 MC5 art.1938 0.0 Kick Out The Jams alb.105316 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/5/7/2/1282759_170x170.jpg 2004-01-15 00:00:00.0 1969-01-01 00:00:00.0 false Come Together tra.2881683 275000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2881683&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2881683&variant=data&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23598167&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by MC5 on Rhapsody Online 23598167 tra.23598167 MC5 art.1938 0.99 Motorcity Rebels - The Definitive Story alb.23591559 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/2/7/9/1429728_170x170.jpg 2008-09-29 00:00:00.0 2008-06-30 00:00:00.0 true Sister Anne (Bonus Track - Live with Lemmy 2003) tra.23598167 386000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23598167&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23598167&variant=data&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23598189&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by MC5 on Rhapsody Online 23598189 tra.23598189 MC5 art.1938 0.99 Motorcity Rebels - The Definitive Story alb.23591559 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/2/7/9/1429728_170x170.jpg 2008-09-29 00:00:00.0 2008-06-30 00:00:00.0 true Ramblin' Rose (Live) tra.23598189 234000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23598189&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23598189&variant=data&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24128908&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Wed, 1 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by MC5 on Rhapsody Online 24128908 tra.24128908 MC5 art.1938 0.0 Classic Rock Monsters alb.24116195 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/8/6/3/1513686_170x170.jpg 2008-10-01 00:00:00.0 2008-10-01 00:00:00.0 false Kick Out The Jams tra.24128908 183000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24128908&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24128908&variant=data&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24668287&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Sun, 21 Nov 1999 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by MC5 on Rhapsody Online 24668287 tra.24668287 MC5 art.1938 0.99 Kick Out The Jams alb.24629461 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/0/2/2/1492207_170x170.jpg 2008-11-18 00:00:00.0 1999-11-21 00:00:00.0 true Motor City Is Burning tra.24668287 365000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24668287&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24668287&variant=data&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7185276&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Tue, 15 Feb 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by MC5 on Rhapsody Online 7185276 tra.7185276 MC5 art.1938 0.99 The Big Bang - The Best Of Mc5 alb.7184503 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/2/8/1778223_170x170.jpg 2008-12-09 00:00:00.0 2000-02-15 00:00:00.0 true I Can Only Give You Everything tra.7185276 178000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7185276&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7185276&variant=data&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7185277&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Tue, 15 Feb 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by MC5 on Rhapsody Online 7185277 tra.7185277 MC5 art.1938 0.99 The Big Bang - The Best Of Mc5 alb.7184503 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/2/8/1778223_170x170.jpg 2008-12-09 00:00:00.0 2000-02-15 00:00:00.0 true Looking At You tra.7185277 166000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7185277&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7185277&variant=data&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7185278&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Tue, 15 Feb 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by MC5 on Rhapsody Online 7185278 tra.7185278 MC5 art.1938 0.99 The Big Bang - The Best Of Mc5 alb.7184503 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/2/8/1778223_170x170.jpg 2008-12-09 00:00:00.0 2000-02-15 00:00:00.0 true I Just Don't Know tra.7185278 159000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7185278&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7185278&variant=data&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7185281&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss Punk Pioneers Tue, 15 Feb 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by MC5 on Rhapsody Online 7185281 tra.7185281 MC5 art.1938 0.99 The Big Bang - The Best Of Mc5 alb.7184503 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/2/8/1778223_170x170.jpg 2008-12-09 00:00:00.0 2000-02-15 00:00:00.0 true Come Together tra.7185281 274000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7185281&variant=play&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7185281&variant=data&rws=%2Fmc5%2Ftop-tracks.rss