I vote Crap. But I'm still going to go.

http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2004/03/2610.cfm

Evan Dando? Now that's retarded.

There has to be some sort of equation that nullifies your ability to "reunite" if two or more members of the original lineup are dead.

tmidgett, is there anyway you can create a formula for this equation?

It does seem particularly strange when you consider the band's very name.

I love the MC5, but this is crap. There is no MC5 without Rob Tyner or Fred "Sonic" Smith. Period. This is even more crap than Thin Lizzy touring.

horsewhip wrote:I love the MC5, but this is crap. There is no MC5 without Rob Tyner or Fred "Sonic" Smith. Period. This is even more crap than Thin Lizzy touring.

AMEN!

I mean, I'll admit to liking Dando's solo record, and last and early 4 Lemonheads records, but since when does he qualify as "most exciting" above Radio Birdman? Or Mark Arm for that matter.

This is like a Beatles reunion - post-Lennon, pre-Harrison - with special guests, featuring Clapton, Zappa, and most excitingly, Bryan Adams.

Of All, most excitedly of All.


that is to say.

if Mark Arm is there, certeinly is NOT CRAP !

they're playing in London @ Thurston's ATP along with The Stooges, SY, The Melvins, etc ...

I wish I could go ...

I'm mad at what remains of the MC5. Two old friends, Dave Thomas and Laurel Legler, made a great documentary about them called "MC5: A True Testimonial"...but then the band went back on earlier agreements and have blocked the release of the film. The irony is that this film captures, preserves, and presents their story better than anything else out there. It's really a great film, and the remaining MC5'ers are being real jerks about it.

http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/m ... _id=274894