Who Am I?

[murrich]

Not sure if this has been done before, if so just link me and I'll delete this one.
I'll name some details about a band and see if anyone can guess it (no wikipedia!).

Their career lasted 8 years, spanning from 1964 to 1972 (they have also staged a reunion and have been touring since 2003).
Signed to the record label, Elektra, they released their debut album in January, 1969. This album was seen as controversial because of the title track starting with the line "Kick out the jams, motherfuckers!"

They released two more albums before their breakup in 1972.



This should be quite easy to guess who it is, anyone who wants to contribute make your own Who Am I?

[MADSTA]

Who is MC5?

[murrich]

Who is MC5?

You cheated, and they are a very good band.

[CIMA]

How do you know they cheated?

Hell, I just saw 'Kick out the jams...' part of your post and knew instantly who it was.

[murrich]

How do you know they cheated?

Hell, I just saw 'Kick out the jams...' part of your post and knew instantly who it was.

Because they asked "Who is MC5?".

[CIMA]

Well I figured they were replying like you would on Jeopardy, in the form of a question.

[murrich]

Well I figured they were replying like you would on Jeopardy, in the form of a question.

Maybe, :shrug:.

[MADSTA]

You cheated, and they are a very good band.
I didn't cheat. A friend once made me a mix with Kick Out The Jams on it.
Well I figured they were replying like you would on Jeopardy, in the form of a question.
Bingo.

[murrich]

I didn't cheat. A friend once made me a mix with Kick Out The Jams on it.

Bingo.


Sorry, I've never seen Jeopardy.

[AMackChuck]

Someone do another one.

[zonto]

Johnny the Tackling Alzheimers Patient.

[CS Lewis]

Jean Valjean.

[ihavechappedlip]

Rage Against the Machine covering MC5? hah.

[thespearkid]

an American (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) singer-songwriter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singer-songwriter) and musician (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musician) who was born in Omaha (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omaha,_Nebraska), Nebraska (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska), raised primarily in Texas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas), and resided for a significant portion of his life in Portland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland,_Oregon), Oregon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon), where he first gained popularity. His primary instrument was the guitar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar), but he was also proficient at piano (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano), clarinet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarinet), bass guitar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_guitar), drums (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_kit), and harmonica (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonica). He had a distinctive vocal style characterized by his "whispery, spiderweb-thin delivery" and use of multi-tracking (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multitrack_recording) to create vocal layers, textures, and harmonies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmony).

Yeah, I copy-pasted it from wikipedia. No cheating.

[deFobbed14yrs]

are an American rock (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music) band often recognized as the progenitors of the horror punk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_punk) subgenre, blending punk rock (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_rock) and other musical influences with horror film (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_film) themes and imagery. Founded in 1977 in Lodi, New Jersey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lodi,_New_Jersey)
During this time they released several EPs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play) and singles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_%28music%29) and,both considered touchstones of the early-1980s hardcore punk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardcore_punk) movement

[deFobbed14yrs]

an American (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) singer-songwriter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singer-songwriter) and musician (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musician) who was born in Omaha (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omaha,_Nebraska), Nebraska (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska), raised primarily in Texas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas), and resided for a significant portion of his life in Portland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland,_Oregon), Oregon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon), where he first gained popularity. His primary instrument was the guitar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar), but he was also proficient at piano (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano), clarinet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarinet), bass guitar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_guitar), drums (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_kit), and harmonica (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonica). He had a distinctive vocal style characterized by his "whispery, spiderweb-thin delivery" and use of multi-tracking (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multitrack_recording) to create vocal layers, textures, and harmonies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmony).

Yeah, I copy-pasted it from wikipedia. No cheating.


is the person still living?

[HometownHero]

an American (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) singer-songwriter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singer-songwriter) and musician (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musician) who was born in Omaha (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omaha,_Nebraska), Nebraska (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska), raised primarily in Texas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas), and resided for a significant portion of his life in Portland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland,_Oregon), Oregon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon), where he first gained popularity. His primary instrument was the guitar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar), but he was also proficient at piano (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano), clarinet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarinet), bass guitar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_guitar), drums (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_kit), and harmonica (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonica). He had a distinctive vocal style characterized by his "whispery, spiderweb-thin delivery" and use of multi-tracking (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multitrack_recording) to create vocal layers, textures, and harmonies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmony).

Yeah, I copy-pasted it from wikipedia. No cheating.
Elliot Smith

[thespearkid]

is the person still living?
Nope

Elliot Smith
Got it.

[thespearkid]

are an American rock (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_music) band often recognized as the progenitors of the horror punk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_punk) subgenre, blending punk rock (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_rock) and other musical influences with horror film (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horror_film) themes and imagery. Founded in 1977 in Lodi, New Jersey (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lodi,_New_Jersey)
During this time they released several EPs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play) and singles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_%28music%29) and,both considered touchstones of the early-1980s hardcore punk (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardcore_punk) movement
The Misfits?

[HometownHero]

Nope


Got it.

I didn't cheat but I did check my answer after posted haha even though I knew it 100%. Man I wish he was still around making music. Love him so much

[thespearkid]

I didn't cheat but I did check my answer after posted haha even though I knew it 100%. Man I wish he was still around making music. Love him so much
Same here. Lately, he's been getting guff in the music forum for being overrated (which only happened after one member said he was and now, the parrots just repeat what he says) but his sense of melody is superb.

[boxingwithstars]

an American (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) singer-songwriter (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singer-songwriter) and musician (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musician) who was born in Omaha (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omaha,_Nebraska), Nebraska (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebraska), raised primarily in Texas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas), and resided for a significant portion of his life in Portland (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland,_Oregon), Oregon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon), where he first gained popularity. His primary instrument was the guitar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar), but he was also proficient at piano (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piano), clarinet (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarinet), bass guitar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_guitar), drums (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drum_kit), and harmonica (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonica). He had a distinctive vocal style characterized by his "whispery, spiderweb-thin delivery" and use of multi-tracking (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multitrack_recording) to create vocal layers, textures, and harmonies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmony).

Yeah, I copy-pasted it from wikipedia. No cheating.

has to be Elliott.

edit: shit, someone beat me to it!

[deFobbed14yrs]

The Misfits?

yessirrrr

[love_american_style]

(May 31, 1963 – August 21, 2003) was a busker (http://www.absolutepunk.net/wiki/Busker), musician (http://www.absolutepunk.net/wiki/Musician) and artist (http://www.absolutepunk.net/wiki/Artist) from Chicago (http://www.absolutepunk.net/wiki/Chicago).He was a diagnosed chronic schizophrenic (http://www.absolutepunk.net/wiki/Schizophrenic), he gained a sizeable cult following (http://www.absolutepunk.net/wiki/Cult_following) in the 1990s after releasing several hundred songs of unique but simple music, with emphasis on his humorous, bizarre, and frequently obscene lyrics.