DKT/MC5 - BRUSSELS 2005
May 26, 2009 – 4:14 am
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DKT/MC5
Brussels 2005 [no label, 2CD]
Live at the Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium, February 24, 2005. Very good soundboard.
They told you in school about freedom
But when you try to be free they never let ya
They said “it’s easy , nothing to it”
And now the army’s out to get ya
Sixty nine America in terminal stasis
The air’s so thick it’s like drowning in molasses
I’m sick and tired of paying these dues
And i’m finally getting hip to the American ruse
I learned to say the pledge of allegiance
Before they beat me bloody down at the station
They haven’t got a word out of me since
I got a billion years probation
- The American Ruse (MC5)
‘We wrote a song a long time ago about a time in America when there was a war going on and we didn’t like it. And today there is a war going on and we don’t like it,” guitarist Wayne Kramer says before the band dives into The American Ruse.
The song, The American Ruse, appeared on the MC5’s second album, Back In The USA, in 1970. At that time the United States were stuck in the Vietnam War and MC5 were already at the forefront protesting against the war. Thirty-five years later, the United States is stuck in Iraq and Afghanistan and the remaining members of MC5 - Wayne Kramer, Dennis Thompson and Michael Davis - are on a European tour as DKT/MC5, the group now augmented by Handsome Dick Manitoba (Dictators), Gilby Clarke (Guns N’ Roses) and Lisa Kekaula (Basement Jaxx), and they still have that protest fire in their belly.
Detroit’s MC5 were alternative before there was an alternative and they were punk before the movement took hold. While many critics call them protopunks, in an interview, Kramer said: “I think if there’s one thing the punks picked up from us, it was our do-it-yourself ethic - that you don’t have to follow the program, and you don’t have to wait until society says it’s okay to do your thing.”
With Handsome Dick sounding like a clean-cut Jello Biafra and Lisa Kekaula strutting out the blues (after all MC5 had no problem mixing rock/punk and jazz), the band ran through a greatest-hits package that showed that musically they still got the chops and, more importantly, they still have the balls and that political sting.
Thanks to Lincoln Park Mark for sharing these tracks.
Note: Click on the highlighted tracks to download the MP3s (these are high quality MP3s - sample rate of 192 kbps). As far as we can ascertain, these tracks have never been officially released on CD.
These tracks are no longer available for download. Kindly email us at mybigo@bigozine.com if you want to download them at a later date.
Disc 1
01. Ramblin’ Rose
02. I Can Give You Everything
03. Tonight
04. Call Me Animal
05. Sister Anne
06. High School
07. The American Ruse
08. Motor City Is Burning
09. Over & Over Pt 1
10. Over & Over Pt 2
11. Shakin’ Street
12. Lookin’ At You
13. Miss X
14. The Human Being Lawnmower
15. Kick Out The Jams
16. I Believe To My Soul
Disc 2
01. Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa
02. Starship - mc5
Bonus tracks
03. Skunk [Coogee Bay ‘04]
04. Future/Now [Melbourne ‘04]
05. I Want You Right Now [Melbourne ‘04]
06. Teenage Lust [Melbourne ‘04]
Lineup:
Wayne Kramer - guitar
Dennis Thompson - drums
Michael Davis - bass
Lisa Kekaula - vocals
Gilby Clarke - guitar
Handsome Dick Manitoba - vocals
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8 Responses to “DKT/MC5 - BRUSSELS 2005”
Very cool ! I have another show from Atlanta I believe with Mark Arm from Mudhoney doing vocal duties. Thanks for the post…
By Revolutionarybum on May 26, 2009
AMAZING!!! You must choose brothers, you must choose!
By bigtexashonk on May 26, 2009
That’s Right!
By Nitebob on May 27, 2009
Fantastic Show from a VERY missed band! The Unreleased DVD “The MC5-A True Testimonial” is a masterpiece and a true crime that it’s never been released. Get it NOW by all means necessary. It’s out there just have to look.
By ReV RuSSeLL on May 27, 2009
Dave thomas and lauren spent a lot of time working on the documentary “mc5 a true Testimonial”.
I wonder if it will ever be released.
By mike on May 27, 2009
This is the dogs bollox,thanks a million
By Pike Bishop on May 30, 2009
This is the dogs bollox,brilliant sound.I play it in the car loud.thanks a lot
By Pike Bishop on Aug 2, 2009
Shame they couldn’t find a vocalist who could sing. The band’s great, Handsome Dick can’t carry a tune in a U-Haul van.
By Neil Diamond on Jul 8, 2010