Post #97248 by donhonyc on Sat, Jun 19, 2004 11:17 AM

"Brothers and sisters I wanna tell you something. I hear alot of talk from alotta honkies sittin on allotta money telling me they're high society. Well I wantcha to know something. If ya ask me, this is the high society...this is the high society!!!"

Ah, the words of Brother JC Crawford. When the 'True Testamonial' movie was in production...they couldn't find him! Wonder where he is...is he still with us?

I too saw the boys Kick Out the Jams here in NYC a few nights ago. Something I never thought I would see. I'm too young to have been a fan back in the day, but I have been a hardcore fan ever since I bought the 'Babes in Arms' Roir cassette back around 1989.

My thoughts on the gig the other night were firstly how underrated Wayne Kramer is as a guitarist. He is probably one of the finest, cleanest, straight-up rock n roll guitarists I have seen.

At first I thought Marshall Crenshaw was an odd pairing, but he seem to fit in well. I also agree that Evan Dando is an odd fit. I think the band are trying to appeal to different audiences with the guests in the band. The crowd here in NYC did not receive Evan Dando very well to put it mildly, and hurled insults his way all night long which I though was a little unecessary. You would think out of respect for the MC5 people would keep their traps shut about it, but that unfortunately was not the case. Not that I am runinng to his defense, but I mean the band asked HIM to guest with them.

Overall it was a great show, Mark Arm fit in the best as vocalist. He jumped into the crowd at the end when the the guys did 'I Want You Right Now' as their final encore. Handsome Dick Manitoba from The Dictators was also great coming out to do 'Call Me Animal' and 'American Ruse'.

One of the coolest numbers of the night was 'Starship'. I didn't think they would do that one.

I was glad for Dennis Thompson who in the 'True Testamonial' documentary seemed to be the most aggravated about how things turned out for the band upon their break-up. He seemed really grateful and was cool enough to hang out and talk with the fans after the show.

I'm sure that the original MC5 shows were a different experience back in the day. Even Ted Nugent is quoted as saying that it was hard for him to describe the energy they put out. The other night Brother Wayne and company definitely conveyed the spirit, and at the end of the show you could definitely see that crowd did 'Come Together'.

If you're a die-hard 5 fan, or if you are just starting to get into them let me suggest the following website

http://makemyday.free.fr/mc5.htm

Their is enough info here to last you a lifetime or two.

RAMMA LAMMA FA-FA-FA

[ Edited by: donhonyc on 2004-06-19 11:26 ]