Banki
02-24-2009, 03:14 AM
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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 U.S.A
.
It's hard for me to believe that these guys weren't popular upon
the release of "Back in the USA." Sure, they had previous ties
with John Sinclair and the White Panthers, but the songs on this
disc are catchy--a early 70s revisitation of the sound of Chuck
Berry. While many prefer "Kick out the Jams," this is easily their
best album. While not as slick as, say, Alice Cooper, their
songs of teenage angst are much better. Cuts like "Teenage Lust,
" "High School"
and "Call Me Animal" should have connected with a young audience
had this album been promoted properly back in 1970. It also
features two of the best, overlooked anti-war songs of all time:
"The Human Being Lawnmower" and "The American Ruse." The later
is my favorite song in the MC5 catalog--it is one part anti-war,
another part anti-police (foreshadowing the brutal Black Flag
track "Police Story" [1981]), while managing to totally rock and
stay catchy. The only thing keeping this album from receiving
the 5 star rating is the poor attempt at a love song, "Let Me Try,
" which is kind of like the "We Will Fall" (from the Stooges
self-titled debut) of the album. While "We Will Fall" does damage
the flow of the first Stooges album, it is genuinely eerie.
"Let Me Try" is just plain bad, foreshadowing some of the worst
elements of late-1970s Kiss (at least in the lyric department).
Despite that, this album is well worth the purchase.
If you download, please say thanks. This will help me to be able to keep
bringing you music. Also Check my music Blog http://thisnightstealstime dot blogspot dot com/ . Thanks!
http://rapidshare.com/files/168106002/MC5_BackIntheUSA.rar
http://i34.tinypic.com/28jv6s8.jpg
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 U.S.A
.
It's hard for me to believe that these guys weren't popular upon
the release of "Back in the USA." Sure, they had previous ties
with John Sinclair and the White Panthers, but the songs on this
disc are catchy--a early 70s revisitation of the sound of Chuck
Berry. While many prefer "Kick out the Jams," this is easily their
best album. While not as slick as, say, Alice Cooper, their
songs of teenage angst are much better. Cuts like "Teenage Lust,
" "High School"
and "Call Me Animal" should have connected with a young audience
had this album been promoted properly back in 1970. It also
features two of the best, overlooked anti-war songs of all time:
"The Human Being Lawnmower" and "The American Ruse." The later
is my favorite song in the MC5 catalog--it is one part anti-war,
another part anti-police (foreshadowing the brutal Black Flag
track "Police Story" [1981]), while managing to totally rock and
stay catchy. The only thing keeping this album from receiving
the 5 star rating is the poor attempt at a love song, "Let Me Try,
" which is kind of like the "We Will Fall" (from the Stooges
self-titled debut) of the album. While "We Will Fall" does damage
the flow of the first Stooges album, it is genuinely eerie.
"Let Me Try" is just plain bad, foreshadowing some of the worst
elements of late-1970s Kiss (at least in the lyric department).
Despite that, this album is well worth the purchase.
If you download, please say thanks. This will help me to be able to keep
bringing you music. Also Check my music Blog http://thisnightstealstime dot blogspot dot com/ . Thanks!
http://rapidshare.com/files/168106002/MC5_BackIntheUSA.rar