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MC 5 - 'Extended Versions' (BMG Special Products)

Mike Reed | USA | 01/27/2006

(2 out of 5 stars)

"Ten live tracks here,mostly aimed at the true MC 5 hardcore fans and completists.Sound isn't that good,STILL I've heard worse.Not sure if this live concert has been released under any other title.If you're patient and are willing to take time fiddling around with your stereo controls,you MIGHT be able to 'set' the dismal sound to appear to be semi-acceptable.I sort of did just that.Some of the listenable cuts here are the opener "Kick Out The Jams","Revolutionary Blues",the classic MC 5 foot-stomper "Looking At You",a Booker T.Jones classic that was made well known by Cream "Born Under A Bad Sign" and their eleven-minute closer "Black To Comm".If you want to check out some really great archive live MC 5,hunt down a copy of 'Teenage Lust' and 'Live At Sturgis Armory'(see my reviews of both)."

Well...

Mike Reed | 06/15/2004

(3 out of 5 stars)

"This is an edited version of "Motor City Is Burning." If you own that, don't buy this. If you want a longer CD, go for that one. If you only own the three standard albums and want to dig a bit deeper, this may be a good place to start. The quality is a bit rough...you really have to listen to MC5 non-album material less critically or else none of it will please you.This is fairly average in terms of the "extra" MC5 releases...if you can enjoy this, you're set to start collecting. If not, you only wasted a few dollars."

For die-hard MC5 fans only (like me!).

L Salisbury | Maryland United States | 01/08/2004

(3 out of 5 stars)

"To be honest I'm surprised this is on the "Encore Collection/ Extended Versions" series. The other live shows under that moniker are all from soundboard sourses. This is barely above bootleg quallity just like all those Eurpean posthumos MC5 albums. (For all I know this has probably already been released on a tiny French label under a different title.) But, while this is NOWHERE near the quallity of "Kick Out the Jams", it is worth it for a hardcore MC5 fan to pick up (the small price tag is a plus!). Less-than-perfect sound aside it does show what a great live act the 5 were, even rivaling the Who at thier most radical!
Half this CD consists of "hits" from the "Back In the USA" LP, which, at the time of this concert, had not been released yet (meaning this was probably late 69/ early 70). Kickin' versions of "shakin' street", "tonight", "teenage lust" and "Looking at you" make this flawed CD worthwhile. (But you'll be a lot happier if you DON'T pay more that $8 for it!)"