10 Best Hard Rock Albums Of The 1960's

While most of the hard rock bands shook the musical world at the time, their technical skill always seemed too far out of reach. No matter how hard you tried, it never felt like you could be at the level of expertise as a Jimmy Page or a Jeff Beck. That all changed once we got this helping of rock and roll out of Detroit.

The MC5's debut live record was what heralded the birth of garage rock, with some of the best messy production ever to be committed to vinyl. The title of the record comes from a phrase guitarist Wayne Kramer would shout at other bands if their performance was lackluster, but his group could certainly hold their own. There is so much energy radiating from songs like "Rattling Rose" and the title track that it feels like the whole band could fly off the hinges at any moment.

This record may not have lit the world on fire, but it definitely signaled a change in scenery for rock and roll. The uninhibited power behind the group had a huge impact on the punk rock movement that came later as well as the heavy metal sound Black Sabbath would cultivate. At a time when rock needed to be at a certain technical standard, MC5 claimed their spot by just plugging in and letting it rip.