tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887440039323868659.post7685622058037424858..comments2024-03-28T22:15:25.617-07:00Comments on RAWIllumination.net: Another MC5 nominationCleveland Okie (Tom Jackson)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07810736442596736041noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5887440039323868659.post-68265320897863292132018-10-10T08:18:38.911-07:002018-10-10T08:18:38.911-07:00I’ve seen a lot of live music (including James Bro...I’ve seen a lot of live music (including James Brown, early Stones, Janis Joplin and Hendrix) but nothing matched the intensity of the early MC5. For a couple of years they were as good a live show as you’d find anywhere. Things went downhill pretty quickly after that. It would be great to see them in the HOF but I doubt it will happen. <br /><br />Guitarist Wayne Kramer has resurrected the group as MC50 and they’re currently on tour. The group’s other guitarist, Fred “Sonic” Smith (Patty Smith’s husband) and lead singer Rob Tyner are both deceased so I’m not interested in checking out the new version. Van Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16067511026256502032noreply@blogger.com