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MC5 Alive

Max Bell, Vox, February 1992

THE recent reissue of MC5's incendiary live album Kick Out The Jams, with the contentious "motherfuckers" rap reinstated in place of the toned down "brothers and sisters" alternative, finally sets the free speech record straight — albeit 23 years too late.

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