While the MC5 didn't sell many records in their lifetime, their legend has ballooned into a touchstone for thousands of disenfranchised, horny teenagers all over the world. Tokyo Sex Destruction, from Spain, takes the chaotic ranting of the '5 and pours the molten energy of post-hardcore bands like Nation of Ulysses into the mold. The result is a trashy garage-punk hybrid that goes by faster than a stolen car.
Talk about Kickin out the Jams, Spain's most recent calling to MC5 is the radically refined garage rock'n roll explosion Tokyo Sex Destruction. 10 Rock'n roll hits that are filled with all the yeah yeahs and all the syncopated claps and guitar breaks and vocal leads and dance steps and catchy choruses. This album is explosive! Strong Nation of Ulysses/Make Up hybrid politic and style uniformity throughout their lyrics and image. On one hand it generates sounds more like The Sonics or Sly and The Family Stone but with the same political element as bands like International Noise Conspiracy.
The quartet -- which consists of drummer/singer/organ player JC Sinclair, bassist/vocalist SF Sinclair, and guitarists/vocalists RR and RJ Sinclair -- all adopted the surname of John Sinclair, the legendary band's manager and founder of the White Panther Party.