OK kids, it"s rockin" time! Detroit"s MC5 kicked off the "70s with a bang on Back in the USA, released January 15, 1970. A roadmap for punk"s class of "77, the album condensed the epic, throbbing sprawl of Kick Out the Jams into the pure essence of rock & roll: machine gun blasts of pure energy and hooks, with nods to the founding fathers (Chuck Berry and Little Richard) and freshly-minted teen anthems for the ages ("Shakin" Street," "High School," "Tonight," "Teenage Lust," etc., etc.).