“Kick Out the Jams”

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single song

“Kick Out the Jams” is a seminal 1969 proto-punk anthem by MC5, renowned for its raw energy and influential role in the development of punk rock.

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Kick Out the Jams 2
Kick Out the Jams (album) 1
Kick Out the Jams (song) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Kick Out the Jams NERFINISHED ⓘ
artist MC5 NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedAct White Panther Party NERFINISHED ⓘ
cityOfRecording Detroit NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
coveredBy Bad Brains NERFINISHED ⓘ
Blue Öyster Cult NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pearl Jam NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rage Against the Machine NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalImpact became a rallying cry for rock rebellion ⓘ
decadeOfRelease 1960s ⓘ
describedAs high-energy rock song ⓘ
seminal proto-punk anthem ⓘ
genre garage rock ⓘ
hard rock ⓘ
proto-punk ⓘ
punk rock ⓘ
hasCensorshipControversy true ⓘ
hasEditedLyricVersion Kick out the jams, brothers and sisters! ⓘ
hasLiveAlbumVersion Kick Out the Jams (live album version) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasLiveIntro spoken introduction by Rob Tyner ⓘ
hasNotableLyric Kick out the jams, motherfuckers! ⓘ
hasStudioRerecording Kick Out the Jams (later studio version) NERFINISHED ⓘ
influencedGenre alternative rock ⓘ
hardcore punk ⓘ
punk rock ⓘ
language English ⓘ
liveRecordingVenue Grande Ballroom, Detroit NERFINISHED ⓘ
movementAssociatedWith counterculture of the 1960s ⓘ
radical left-wing politics ⓘ
notableFor influence on punk rock ⓘ
politically charged performance ⓘ
raw energy ⓘ
performer MC5 NERFINISHED ⓘ
producer Bruce Botnick NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jac Holzman NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordedAsLive true ⓘ
recordLabel Elektra Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1969-02-01 ⓘ
releaseYear 1969 ⓘ
titleTrackOf Kick Out the Jams NERFINISHED ⓘ
writer Dennis Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fred "Sonic" Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ
Michael Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Rob Tyner NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wayne Kramer NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Renegades → containsCoverOf → “Kick Out the Jams” ⓘ
The MC5 → liveAlbum → “Kick Out the Jams” ⓘ
subject surface form: MC5
this entity surface form: Kick Out the Jams
Fred "Sonic" Smith → notableWork → “Kick Out the Jams” ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kick Out the Jams (song)
Fred "Sonic" Smith → notableWork → “Kick Out the Jams” ⓘ
this entity surface form: Kick Out the Jams (album)
The MC5 → notableWork → “Kick Out the Jams” ⓘ
subject surface form: MC5
this entity surface form: Kick Out the Jams