Right after their smashing success with the raucous "Kic Out the Jams" album, what do the MC5 do? They pussy out with a teenybopper album of songs about noticing how pretty a girl is while up on stage ("Looking at You"), subversive politics ("The American Ruse"), and cutting the grass ("Human Being Lawnmower").
Imagine the Sex Pistols suddenly posing as the Bay City Rollers or Strawberry Alarm Clock. Weird. A classic power pop LP by a hard punk anarchy band.
MC5 "Looking At You"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p759HunDnoM
MC5 "The American Ruse"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QgzYGFVPi4
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