Kick Out The Jams
by MC5

Album
Kick Out The Jams by MC5
(Live album)
Year: 1969
Release date: 1969-02-22
Overall rank: 1,034th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 416 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1969 (32nd)
Award Top albums of of the 1960s (113th)
Award Best albums of all time (1,034th)

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Kick Out The Jams is ranked as the best album by MC5.

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Kick Out The Jams track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Ramblin' Rose
Average Rating: 81 (59 votes)Comments: View 1
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Kick Out The Jams
Average Rating: 88 (86 votes)Comments: View 1
3.
Come Together
Average Rating: 80 (53 votes)Comments: View 1
4.
Rocket Reducer No. 62 (Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa)
Average Rating: 82 (57 votes)Comments: View 1
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Borderline
Average Rating: 78 (54 votes)Comments: View 1
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Motor City Is Burning
Average Rating: 81 (55 votes)Comments: View 1
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I Want You Right Now
Average Rating: 81 (53 votes)Comments: View 1
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Starship
Average Rating: 79 (51 votes)Comments: View 1

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Kick Out The Jams rankings

Kick Out The Jams rankings summary
Overall rank: 1,034th | 1960s rank: 113th | 1969 rank: 32nd  Overall chart history
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Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 416 votes)
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 !		09/05/2026 16:27 CjHubb117  Ratings distribution  30089/100
 
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Kick Out The Jams forum mentions

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From dihansse 07/31/2026 20:21 in My discoveries per year
“And again only an album I already own/know now for 1969: For their debut album they chose to make it a debut album and what a debut album it was with surely a lot of energy as this version of their main hit Kick Out The Jams proves. In general you can call this a hard blues album but there's a real…”
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From BestEverAlbums 07/15/2026 08:00 in Chart of the day (#5374): By Dankel
“Today's chart of the day Top 100 Greatest Music Albums by ) 1. by by (1979) 3. by by (1973) 5. by (1977) 7. by (2004) 8. by (1979) 9. by (2007) 10. by (1996) 11. by (1981) 12. by (1988) 13. by (1980) 14. by (1978) 15. by by (1977) 17. by (1992) 18. by (1980) 19. by (1990) 20. by (1978) 21. by by…”
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From 04/15/2026 23:27 | #313948
After seeing them live as a renewed version and renamed MC50 I was highly impressed. Plus I've read numerous articles citing this album as a major influence on many bands basically calling it one of the earliest heavy pre-punk albums. I had high expectations. But I must say I was a tad let down. Very raw feel to it with it being recorded live, there is an early punk element to it, but the overall song structures and sound come across as a heavy pub band with shit equipment. Quite disappointed as I expected better since this is touted with being an iconic rock album. (Edited)
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90/100
From 03/19/2023 12:18 | #295182
1st Punks
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From 12/03/2021 20:06 | #277071
Frontloaded but effectively kicking the assess of Chicago audience.
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From 03/18/2021 15:44 | #267453
live R and R with a touch of punk
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From 12/31/2020 17:17 | #263546
I like all the songs very much pre punk music. But it is like The Stooges or The Who just a little bit different. The Track Starship is one of the kind i don´t like so much because of the squeak. But the rest is quite good.
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