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- The Stooges. Had they continued playing leaf blowers and vacuum cleaners we mighta shoved them in the post-hippy schizoid noise-rock dustbin with Silver Apples or Simply Saucer but between guitarist Ron Asheton's sudden discovery of scuzzy, gutter-scraping riffs and Iggy Pop's peanut butter smearing, loose chimp stagecraft, punk rock - and our new lives - began.
- MC5. Pseudo-revolutionaries and drug-hoovering felons, MC5 were as much an outlaw gang as a band, but Christ, could they play. Perhaps the most muscular rock n’ roll outfit ever, their music sounds literally like homemade firebombs smashing through plate glass windows and let's face it, every high energy rock band since have been eating their dust.
- Alice Cooper. Sensing Motor City's relevance to the cause, the ever-opportunistic Alice dragged his boys from the desert to Detroit at exactly the right time.
- Bob Seger. From his humble beginnings as a garage rocker in the Last Heard to the muscular hard rock of the Bob Seger System and the radio-baiting Silver Bullet Band, Seger ably represented the “regular guy” in rock n’ roll, the working class, blue-collar, beer-guzzling factory worker that just wanted to annihilate their weekend in a blur of revving motors and high-octane rock music.
Detroit, Michigan, is a major center in the United States for the creation and performance of music, and is best known for three developments: Motown, early punk rock (or proto-punk ), and techno. [1]
- “8 Mile” by Eminem. Eminem’s song, “8 Mile,” references the 8-mile-long road between the white suburbs of Detroit and the predominantly black community.
- “American Bad Ass” by Kid Rock. At the start of the 21st century, Kid Rock released the iconic song, “American Bad Ass.” The lyrics tell us about how Detroit influenced the singer and how his rocking career has made Detroit visible on the map again.
- “Be My Lover” by Alice Cooper. Rock musician Alice Cooper’s 1971 hit song, “Be My Lover,” is about a man who comes from Detroit City falling in love with a woman he meets that same night.
- “Detroit City” by Alice Cooper. Given Alice Cooper’s birth and upbringing in Detroit, it makes sense that he so often sings about Motor City. It holds a special place in his heart.
- "What's Going On" Marvin Gaye (Tamla) 1971. Berry Gordy didn't want to release this, deeming it "uncommercial." The Motown chief finally relented when Gaye — who co-wrote it with Four Top Renaldo "Obie" Benson and Motown in-house songwriter Al Cleveland — threatened to permanently stop recording.
- "Living for the City" Stevie Wonder (Tamla) 1973. Another sociopolitical zinger, it describes ghetto life as aptly as any ever written. Although Wonder — who's never sounded angrier — set the story in Mississippi and NYC, it could just as easily be describing life for many African-Americans in the Motor City.
- "96 Tears" Question Mark & the Mysterians (Cameo) 1966. When Rudy Martinez and his Hispanic buddies created this classic (originally "69 Tears" — reason for change obvious!)
- "No Fun" The Stooges (Elektra) 1969. Marsh could've just as easily used this song to coin the "punk rock" label. There are numerous songs on that first album to choose from, but this grinding ode to boredom and self-hate gets the nod — not only because it best encapsulates the band's mood and minimalist aesthetic and not only because the Sex Pistols recorded it ...
Jul 9, 2023 · Though the flagship city of Michigan state is renowned for its soul music, the history of Detroit music is also rich in jazz, blues, gospel, country, rock, techno, and, more recently, rap.
Detroit Rock. During the late '60s and early '70s, Detroit was home to not just Motown, but a thriving rock & roll scene that had a major impact on mainstream hard rock of the '70s, and also laid much of the initial groundwork for the punk movement.
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