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Back In The USA

MC5
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Blazing out of Detroit with unrelenting volume and revolutionary spirit, MC5 were a force of raw energy whose influence still reverberates through punk, metal, and beyond. Released in 1970, 'Back In The USA' marked their first studio album after the explosive live debut 'Kick Out the Jams', channeling their chaotic stage presence into a tighter, faster, and more streamlined rock ‘n’ roll assault.

Produced by Jon Landau, the record trades some of the debut’s unhinged wildness for sharp, high-energy precision—packing political urgency, swaggering riffs, and defiant attitude into every track. Alongside original songs bristling with adrenaline, MC5 pay homage to rock ‘n’ roll’s roots with fiery covers of Little Richard’s “Tutti-Frutti” and Chuck Berry’s “Back in the USA”. The result is an album that bridges the primal spirit of early rock with the confrontational edge of the future, cementing MC5 as architects of the sound and attitude that would define punk.

Tracklist
  1. Tutti-Frutti
  2. Tonight
  3. Teenage Lust
  4. Let Me Try
  5. Looking at You
  6. High School
  7. Call Me Animal
  8. The American Ruse
  9. Shakin’ Street
  10. The Human Being Lawnmower
  11. Back in the USA
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