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Iggy Pop & The Stooges

From the mid 1960's, as the drummer for his high-school group, The Iguanas - to leader of the bastard-child band of the late-60's, The Stooges - to the unpredictable solo artist who has spanned the last 20 years - Iggy Pop has consistently challenged the rock'n roll establishment. The Stooges, with their anarchistic blend of the Blues and uncontrollable energy, were considered banal, three-chord noise to most critics but ahead of their time to their fans. In fact, Raw Power (1973) was in the delete bins at most record stores less than a year after its release. Ironically, in 1987, that infamous album was chosen as one of Rolling Stone's Top 100 albums - calling it "...an out of control classic." Siamese Records was the first label to release outtakes of the Raw Power sessions. Pre David Bowie mix.

 


GreggOrange

The granddaddy of punk to be sure. A lot of Iggy's 70's solo stuff is uninteresting to me but, the Stooges were way ahead of their time. And, like many great and influential artists, were not that appreciated during their heyday. When Iggy was with the Stooges he was just plain scary. Minimalist angst-rock at its best. I don't think that it was a fluke that the Pistols covered "No Fun" either.
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• Review posted on 01/06/2007
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