I just finished reading Wayne Kramer's fabulous autobiography The Hard Stuff and was inspired to pull this recording out of the archive to check it out. I had kinda forgotten about it. I recalled that night as being a bit of a mess and not that great.
For those of you not familiar with this band. Wayne Kramer wanted to pay tribute to his friends/band members from the MC5 that had passed. Fred "Sonic" Smith and Rob Tyner. Original MC5 members Dennis Thompson and Michael Davis played drums and bass. Various second guitarists and vocalists joined for the multiple legs of this tour. This Denver show had Evan Dando (Lemonheads) and Mark Arm (Mudhoney) handling vocals and Marshall Crenshaw filled out the lineup as the 2nd guitarist.
Dando wasn't well behaved on this tour and was eventually fired in Japan. I recall not being impressed by him at this show and Mark Arm carrying the weight of the performance.
What I had also forgotten was that I had gotten a soundboard recording that night. Listening back now Dando wasn't as terrible as I remembered. Pretty great sound on this. I sweetened up the EQ a bit. Enjoy.
DTK-MC5
The Bluebird Theater
Denver CO (USA)
2004-07-09
Recorded and Mastered: SxPxDxCx
Source: SBD > JB3
Transfer: JB3 > USB > Audition > CDWave > FLAC
Run time: (95:49.09)
01 - intro -
02 Tonight
03 Ramblin' Rose
04 I Can Only Give You Everything
05 Sister Anne
06 Call Me Animal
07 Shakin' Street
08 High School
09 Over and Over
10 Future-Now
11 Teenage Lust
12 Looking At You
13 The Human Being Lawnmower
14 Kick Out The Jams
15 I Believe to My Soul (Ray Charles)
16 Starship
17 - encore -
18 Miss X
19 Back In The USA
20 Rocket Reducer No 62
21 I Want You Right Now
22 The American Ruse
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