The Best of Wayne Kramer RIP

[bosshoss]

I just heard about the death of Wayne Kramer. It would be great to hear and see some of the musical highlights of his career. There are so many great ones. I'll start...

 

[bosshoss]

Another favourite

 

[bosshoss]

And for anyone who for some strange reason, has never seen this...

 

[Rich Strauss]

R. I. P. Wayne. I saw the MC5 give a free concert at a park in Berkeley in 1969. It was hysterical to see the astonished look on the faces of the hippies in attendance. I thought that they were great.

 

[chuckd]

Partial to this one covered reverently by Guitar Wolf on their Live CD.

 

[Laurent Bigot]

Beside the MC5, I dig this one

 

[Hicksville Hogwash]

= lookin at you in colour -

- Black to Comm 1967 - 12 minutes

 

[Hicksville Hogwash]

Testify, Burn Baby Burn/

 

[franku]

Testify, Burn Baby Burn/

A friend of mine who grew up in Ann Arbor lived about a mile from West Park and said these concerts were so loud he could hear the music in his yard. One afternoon, to prove the point, he took his portable reel-to-reel tape deck outdoors and recorded a bit of it. He played it for me years later, and I could hear some typical summer afternoon sounds (lawnmower, etc.) and then the very faint intro, "Kick out the jams, Motherfuckers"!

 

[chuckd]

= lookin at you in colour -

- Black to Comm 1967 - 12 minutes

And my favorite song covered by Guitar Wolf on their only official live CD.

 

[Granny Goose]

 

[chas_kit]

Beside the MC5, I dig this one

Cool to hear good later work by him. I've heard a couple things, but nothing that approached Fred's work with Sonic's Rendezvous. Any other good cuts from his post-MC5 years?

 

[Laurent Bigot]

Cool to hear good later work by him. I've heard a couple things, but nothing that approached Fred's work with Sonic's Rendezvous. Any other good cuts from his post-MC5 years?

his single on Stiff from '78 is fine, another version of Ramblin' Rose and an OK hard rocker "Get Some", then in '79 he recorded with David Peel

and he played on Eddie Criss Group's 1980 album on Orange (David Peel's label)

I was unlucky the only time I saw him live in the 90s as he was in a metal jazz rock phase that wasn't my cup of tea.

 

[Jim]

Sad to hear of his passing. Alas I don't care for any of the MC 5 music

 

[Frantic]

Sad to hear of his passing. Alas I don't care for any of the MC 5 music

Looking At You (1968) one of the greatest songs ever made. Alas, me thinks you oughta revisit that one.

 

[chas_kit]

his single on Stiff from '78 is fine, another version of Ramblin' Rose and an OK hard rocker "Get Some", then in '79 he recorded with David Peel

and he played on Eddie Criss Group's 1980 album on Orange (David Peel's label)

I was unlucky the only time I saw him live in the 90s as he was in a metal jazz rock phase that wasn't my cup of tea.

Thanks for the recommendations. I did get to see Wayne with the remaining MC5 members close to 20 years ago.

 

[Sancho Panza]

Maybe not the best quality.

 

[howlin' hoosier]

R. I. P. Wayne. I saw the MC5 give a free concert at a park in Berkeley in 1969. It was hysterical to see the astonished look on the faces of the hippies in attendance. I thought that they were great.

Dadgummed dirty hippies getting more excitement and sonic blast in 4 minute bursts than a 3 hour Dead dirge-fest.

 

[howlin' hoosier]

Looking At You (1968) one of the greatest songs ever made. Alas, me thinks you oughta revisit that one.

Amen to that - it needs to be reposted for its sonic splendor:

 

[Laurent Bigot]

crappy quality but always amazed me to think I played a few times on the same stage in the late 80s and 90s