Back In the USA is the second album by protopunkers MC5, released in 1970. The opener is a cover of the classic hit by Little Richard, "Let Me Try" is a ballad, "The American Ruse" attacks what they see as a hypocritical idea of freedom that the American government teaches and "The Human Being Lawnmower" is an attack upon the Vietnam War. Protopunk is a term used to describe a number of performers who were important precursors of punk rock, or who have been cited by early punk rockers as influential. ... The MC5 was a rock music band that came out of Detroit, USA in 1966, and was an important precursor of and influence on punk rock (see protopunk). ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Little Richard (born Richard Wayne Penniman, December 5, 1932 in Macon, Georgia) is a pioneer of rock and roll though he says (quoted in Hamm 1979, p. ... The Vietnam War was a war fought roughly from 1957 to 1975 after the North Vietnamese government secretly agreed to begin involvement in South Vietnam. ...

Tracklisting

1. "Tutti-Frutti"
2. "Tonight"
3. "Teenage lust"
4. "Let Me Try"
5. "Looking At You"
6. "High School"
7. "Call Me Animal"
8. "The American Ruse"
9. "Shakin' Street"
10. "The Human Being Lawnmower"
11. "Back In The USA"