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The Future Is Now!: An Illustrated History of the MC5 | 
| Authors: Michael Simmons, Cletus Nelson
Publisher: Creation Books
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 313415
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 96
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.5 x 0.3
ISBN: 1840681098
Dewey Decimal Number: 782.421660922
EAN: 9781840681093
ASIN: 1840681098
Publication Date: November 1, 2004
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Product Description
The MC5 were one of the most explosive and legendary rock bands of the '60s. Formed as a Detroit garage band, they then became "house band" for John Sinclair's revolutionary White Panthers. The MC5 soon became a potent musical force in their own right, and with their rallying cry of "Kick Out The Jams, Motherfuckers!" they pioneered a devastating fusion of freeform rock and incendiary politics. The Future Is Now!-written with the full cooperation of both John -Sinclair and lead guitarist Wayne Kramer-is the first book to tell the whole story of both the MC5 and the White Panthers, and is an essential document not only of one of rock's most revered bands, but also of the whole sociopolitical climate of late '60s/early '70s America.
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 Good At Times, But Ultimately Disappointing January 3, 2005
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
"The Future Is Now" is a frustrating read. There is some well researched information about the dawning of The MC5, and well detailed material on The MC5's association with John Sinclair and The White Panther movement.
The roadblock in this work hits hard though. It is an extremely condensed history (under 100 pages, and many of those are filled completely with photos), and would have worked better as a magazine article. Sinclair and The MC5's troubles with The FBI and Michigan Police make for a compelling story, but there is so much more to this one-of-a-kind rock phenomenon than their White Panther Party affiliation.
Most unforgivable is the final chapter, which is devoted almost exclusively to the demise of The White Panther Party. The MC5's troubles and eventual break up are mentioned almost as an afterthought. There is no word on any of the members activities after the group disbanded; Fred "Sonic" Smith, Rob Tyner, Dennis Thompson, Michael Davis and Wayne Kramer went forward with their lives, most remaining involved with the music industry in some form. There are some good stories buried here, and one has got to wonder why the surviving Motor City 5 members were not contacted by the authors. I can only think they are accessible; I heard Wayne Kramer interviewed by National Public Radio's Terry Gross several years back, and that piece alone revealed more than in the pages of this book.
Yes, the MC5 was a group that lasted only a few years, but it would take a few hundred pages to tell their fascinating story. I truly hope somebody takes up the challenge. The authors of "The Future is Now" have the potential to create such a work, but they do not deliver in this instance.
Crap December 14, 2004
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
I waited months and months for this trash? Save yr money and buy some Charmin. It's softer and just as useful.
the future is crap December 14, 2004
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
please do not spend money on this. it's basically the equivalent to one of those n' sync pocket books you find in the checkout lane at walgreens.
it's more about the mc5's association with john sinclair and the white panther party than it is about the mc5 and their music.
for some reason there are 2 authors for this "book". it took 2 people to write this crap? oh, and one of them is named cletus.
Like the other guy said; save your money. December 3, 2004
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
"The whole story of the MC5?" Well, no, it's not. More like a brief overview of the events surrounding "Kick Out the Jams." If you want to know more than that, this ain't the place. "Back in the USA" gets relegated to a paragraph. "High Time" gets one sentence.
Don't Waste Your Money November 19, 2004
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
This book is poorly written, uninformative, and poorly laid out. It is a compilation of books and magazine articles you've already read and pictures you've already seen. Avoid it at all cost.
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