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{{Short description|American rock band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = MC5
| image             = MC5band68-69.jpg
| caption           = MC5 in 1970. From left to right: [[Wayne Kramer]], [[Dennis Thompson (drummer)|Dennis Thompson]], [[Michael Davis (bassist)|Michael Davis]], [[Fred "Sonic" Smith]], and [[Rob Tyner]].
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| alias             = Bounty Hunters<br/>Motor City Five<br/>MC50
| origin            = [[Lincoln Park, Michigan]], U.S.
| genre             = {{flatlist|
*[[Hard rock]]<ref name="MC5-allmusic"/>
*[[garage rock]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/features/the-making-of-mc5-s-kick-out-the-jams-33061 | title=The Making Of… MC5's Kick Out The Jams | work=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] | date=July 27, 2012 | access-date=July 22, 2015 | author=Pinnock, Tom}}</ref>
*[[proto-punk]]<ref name="kickass">{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/mar/03/john-sinclair-rock-revolutionary-mc5-interview | title=John Sinclair: 'We wanted to kick ass – and raise consciousness' | work=[[The Guardian]] | date=March 3, 2014 | access-date=July 22, 2015 | author=O'Hagan, Sean}}</ref>
*[[blues rock]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/jun/26/popandrock.radiohead | title=MC5/Primal Scream | work=[[The Guardian]] | date=June 28, 2008 | access-date=July 22, 2015 | author=Hann, Michael}}</ref>
}}
| years_active      = {{hlist|1963–1972|1974–1975|1992|2003–2011|2018–2020|2022–2024}}
| label             = {{flatlist|
*[[Elektra Records|Elektra]]
*[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
*[[Rhino Records|Rhino]]
}}
| associated_acts   = {{flatlist|
*[[The Stooges (band)|The Stooges]]
*[[Destroy All Monsters (band)|Destroy All Monsters]]
*[[Sonic's Rendezvous Band]]
*[[The New Order (band)|The New Order]]
*[[New Race]]
}}
| website           = 
| past_members      = [[Wayne Kramer]]<br/>[[Fred "Sonic" Smith]]<br/>[[Rob Tyner]]<br/>[[Michael Davis (bassist)|Michael Davis]]<br/>[[Dennis Thompson (drummer)|Dennis Thompson]]<br/>Leo LeDuc<br/>Billy Vargo<br/>Bob Gaspar<br/>Patrick Burrows<br/>Steve "Annapurna" Moorhouse<br/>Derek Hughes<br/>Ray Craig<br/>Ritchie Dharma<br/>Frank Lowenberg<br/>Bob Schultz<br/>Mark Manko<br/>Tim Schafe<br/>[[Richard Manitoba|Handsome Dick Manitoba]]<br/>[[Gilby Clarke]]<br/>[[Zen Guerrilla|Marcus Durant]]<br/>[[Kim Thayil]]<br/>[[Doug Pinnick]]<br/>[[Billy Gould]]<br/>[[Matt Cameron]]<br/>[[Don Was]]<br/>[[Brendan Canty]]<br>[[Brad Brooks]]
}}

'''MC5''' was an American [[rock music|rock]] band formed in [[Lincoln Park, Michigan]], in 1963.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pappademas |first1=Alex |title=Wayne Kramer, Rock Legend And Failed Outlaw, Assembles A Supergroup In The Rearview |url=https://www.npr.org/2018/08/22/640319413/wayne-kramer-rock-legend-and-failed-outlaw-assembles-a-supergroup-in-the-rearvie |website=[[NPR]] |access-date=21 February 2022 |date=22 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=5 Things You Might Not Know About The MC5 |url=https://www.rhino.com/article/5-things-you-might-not-know-about-the-mc5 |website=[[Rhino Entertainment]] |access-date=21 February 2022 |date=21 June 2017}}</ref> The classic lineup consisted of vocalist [[Rob Tyner]], guitarists [[Wayne Kramer]] and [[Fred "Sonic" Smith]], bassist [[Michael Davis (bassist)|Michael Davis]], and drummer [[Dennis Thompson (drummer)|Dennis Thompson]]. MC5 were listed by ''[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]'' as one of the best rock bands of all time<ref>{{cite web | url=https://parade.com/1020922/jessicasager/best-rock-bands-of-all-time/| title=The 100 Best Rock Bands of All Time for When You Want to Rock and Roll All Night| work=Parade| author=Sager, Jessica| access-date=May 16, 2023| date=October 4, 2021}}</ref> and by [[VH1]] as one of the greatest hard rock artists of all time.<ref>{{cite web| title=VH1: 100 Greatest Hard Rock Artists: 1–50 | url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2000/vh1hardrock.htm | publisher=Rock on the Net | date=22 February 2009 | access-date=10 May 2009}}</ref>
The band's first three albums are regarded by many as staples of rock music, and their 1969 song "[[Kick Out the Jams (song)|Kick Out the Jams]]" is widely covered.

"Crystallizing the [[Counterculture of the 1960s|counterculture]] movement at its most volatile and threatening",<ref name="MC5-allmusic">{{cite web|last=Ankeny |first=Jason |url={{AllMusic|class=artist |id=p4864 |pure_url=yes}} |title=MC5 |website=AllMusic |access-date=July 6, 2011}}</ref> according to [[AllMusic]] critic [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]], MC5's [[Left-wing politics|leftist]] political ties and [[anti-establishment]] lyrics and music positioned them as emerging pioneers of the punk movement in the United States.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}} Their loud, energetic style of back-to-basics [[rock and roll]] included elements of [[garage rock]], [[hard rock]], [[blues rock]], and [[psychedelic rock]]. [[Rage Against the Machine]] guitarist [[Tom Morello]] described MC5 as having "basically invented [[punk rock]]."<ref name=legacy>{{cite news|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/entertainment/people/2024/02/02/mc5-guitarist-wayne-kramer-has-died-at-age-75/72456133007/|title=MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer has died at age 75|first=Melody|last=Baetens|publisher=The Detroit News|date=February 2, 2024|accessdate=February 3, 2024}}</ref>

MC5 had a promising beginning that earned them a January 1969 cover appearance on ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' and a story written by [[Eric Ehrmann]] before their debut live album was released.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/photos/1969-rolling-stone-covers-20040506/rs025-80263083 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201161915/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/photos/1969-rolling-stone-covers-20040506/rs025-80263083 |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 1, 2013 |title=1969 Rolling Stone Covers Pictures - RS025 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=January 12, 1969 |access-date=December 18, 2012}}</ref> They developed a reputation for energetic and polemical live performances, one of which was recorded as their 1969 debut album ''[[Kick Out the Jams]]''. The band released the albums ''[[Back in the USA (album)|Back in the USA]]'' and ''[[High Time (MC5 album)|High Time]]'' before disbanding in 1972.

Vocalist Tyner died of a heart attack in late 1991 at the age of 46 and was followed by Fred Smith, who also died of a heart attack, in 1994 at the age of 46. The remaining three members reformed in 2003 with [[the Dictators]]' singer [[Richard Manitoba|Handsome Dick Manitoba]] as its new vocalist, and this reformed lineup occasionally performed live over the next nine years until Davis died of liver failure in 2012 at the age of 68.

In 2022, Kramer announced that a tour under the banner of ''We Are All MC5'' would take place that spring, and that a new MC5 studio album with producer [[Bob Ezrin]] would also be released later that year<ref name="auto1">{{cite news |first=Brian |last=McCollum |title=MC5 name, legacy get redeployed by Wayne Kramer as he launches tour |url=https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2022/05/05/mc-5-wayne-kramer-album-heavy-lifting-tour/9645446002/ |publisher=[[Detroit Free Press]] |date=May 5, 2022 |access-date=May 9, 2022}}</ref> with original MC5 drummer Dennis Thompson playing on two tracks.<ref name="auto2">[https://www.yahoo.com/now/wayne-kramer-unveils-mc5-spring-150526095.html Wayne Kramer Unveils ‘We Are All MC5’ Spring Tour] - ''Yahoo!''. 9 March 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.</ref> In 2023, Kramer announced that the album would be released in the spring of 2024.<ref name="auto3">{{cite news |first=Alan |last=York |title=WAYNE KRAMER CALLS NEW MC5 ALBUM 'HEAVY LIFTING' A "GUITAR EXTRAVAGANZA" IN NEW INTERVIEW |url=https://www.thisisdig.com/wayne-kramer-mc5-heavy-guitar-extravaganza/ |publisher=Dig!|date=December 27, 2023 |access-date=January 3, 2024}}</ref> Kramer died February 2, 2024, leaving Thompson as the only surviving original member of the band. In 2024, the MC5 were inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in the musical excellence category. On May 8, 2024, Thompson died at the age of 75. ''[[Heavy Lifting]]'', their final album, was released on October 18, 2024.<ref name="auto4">{{cite web |last1=Breihan |first1=Tom |title=MC5 Announce Posthumous 'Heavy Lifting', Their First Album In 53 Years |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2266768/mc5-announce-posthumous-heavy-lifting-their-first-album-in-53-years/music/ |website=Stereogum |access-date=6 June 2024 |language=en |date=6 June 2024}}</ref>