| Heavy Lifting | ||||
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| Released | October 18, 2024 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 45:19 | |||
| Label | earMUSIC | |||
| Producer | Bob Ezrin | |||
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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]
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] Kramer later confirmed the album was slated for release in Spring 2024. [4] Kramer passed away in February 2024 from pancreatic cancer, as the album was nearing completion. [5] Kramer enlisted a battalion of musicians to deliver the MC5’s last album. [6] [7] [8]
All lyrics are written by Wayne Kramer and Brad Brooks; except for "The Edge of the Switchblade", written by Wayne Kramer; "Twenty-Five Miles", written by Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua, and Edwin Starr; and "Blind Eye", written by Wayne Kramer, Brad Brooks, Bob Ezrin, and Jill Sobule. [9]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heavy Lifting (feat. Tom Morello)" | 3:20 |
| 2. | "Barbarians at the Gate" | 4:18 |
| 3. | "Change, No Change" | 4:03 |
| 4. | "The Edge of the Switchblade (feat. William DuVall & Slash)" | 4:16 |
| 5. | "Black Boots (feat. Tim McIlrath)" | 2:53 |
| 6. | "I Am the Fun (The Phoney)" | 3:35 |
| 7. | "Twenty-Five Miles" | 3:53 |
| 8. | "Because of Your Car" | 3:02 |
| 9. | "Boys Who Play with Matches" | 3:10 |
| 10. | "Blind Eye (feat. Dennis Thompson)" | 3:16 |
| 11. | "Can’t Be Found (feat. Vernon Reid & Dennis Thompson)" | 3:48 |
| 12. | "Blessed Release" | 3:03 |
| 13. | "Hit It Hard (feat. Joe Berry)" | 2:42 |
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