Ascension
Fred "Sonic" Smith's band after MC5
Detroit
20 Sept 73

Now, here's a rare item!

After the MC5 broke up in late 1972, Fred "Sonic" Smith took some time to dry out, because most of the guys in the band had some kind of drug habit going at the time.  Once he was done, he put together a band called Ascension, which consisted of him on guitar, Michael Davis from the 5 on vocals, Dennis Thompson on drums, and an unknown on bass. They played a total of ten gigs, and this was one of them. It was inside some Detroit bowling alley. It's a sounboard recording where an audio jack was shorting out, which you'll hear on "Shakin' Street."


  1. Summer Cannibals
  2. Get Ready
  3. Vulva
  4. Heaven
  5. Shakin' Street(cuts out in the middle)
  6. Undertow
  7. Talkin' 'bout the MC5
  8. Gotta Keep Movin'
  9. Future Now

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