| Artist | MC5 |
|---|---|
| Cover | HeavyLiftingMC5.jpeg |
| Released | October 18, 2024 |
| Genre | Hard rock |
| Length | 45:19 |
| Label | earMUSIC |
| Producer | Bob Ezrin |
| Prev year | 2018 |
Heavy Lifting is the third and final studio album by the American rock band MC5, released on October 18, 2024.[1] It is the band's first studio release since 1971's High Time.[2]
Background
In March 2022, guitarist Wayne Kramer announced that a new MC5 album would be released later in the year, along with a U.S. tour under the name We Are All MC5.[3] He later confirmed that the album would be released in Spring 2024.[4] Kramer died in February 2024 from pancreatic cancer, as the album was nearing completion.[5] The album features several guest musicians, including MC5 drummer Dennis Thompson, Slash, Tom Morello, William Duvall, and Vernon Reid.[6][7][8]
Personnel
MC5
- Wayne Kramer – vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, performance, horn arrangements
- Brad Brooks – vocals, harmonica, keyboards, performance
- Don Was – bass, performance
- Vicki Randle – vocals, bass, percussion, performance
- Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums, performance
- Winston A. Watson Jr. – drums, performance
- Stevie Salas – guitars, performance
Additional contributors
- Bob Ezrin – production, mixing
- Robert Vosgien – mastering
- Dave Way – engineering
- Nicole Schmidt – engineering
- Julian Shank – engineering
- Kyle Stephens – engineering
- Luke Reynolds – engineering
- Ryan "Toby" Hyland – engineering
- Matt Binder – engineering
- Jerry Becker – vocal recording on "Barbarians at the Gate" and "Hit It Hard"
- Everett Brooks – shouting on "I Am the Fun (The Phoney)"
- Severine Brooks – shouting on "I Am the Fun (The Phoney)"
- Joe Berry – horn arrangements
- Jason Federici – photography, graphic design
- Jim Newberry – Wayne Kramer portrait photography
References
- ^ Deming, Mark. "Heavy Lifting – MC5". AllMusic. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ Gallucci, Michael. "MC5, 'Heavy Lifting': Album Review". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ Minsker, Evan. "MC5 Announce First New Album in 51 Years and U.S. Tour". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ Brannigan, Paul. ""The record is a guitar extravaganza": Heavy Liting, the first MC5 album since 1971, will feature Slash, Tom Morello, Alice In Chains' William DuVall, Vernon Reid, and more". Louder Sound. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- ^ Howie, Guy. "Is the new MC5 album still happening?". Far Out. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- ^ Perry, Andrew. "MC5 Heavy Lifting Review: Spirited valedictory offering from the late Wayne Kramer". Mojo. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
- ^ "Album Review: MC5 – Heavy Lifting". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
- ^ "REVIEW: MC5 – HEAVY LIFTING". Devils Gate Music. Retrieved November 3, 2024.