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Raw Power (Album) by The Stooges
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The Stooges Also Known As Iggy And The Stooges Were An American Rock Group That Was Formed In Ann Arbor Michigan United States In 1967. Featuring A Bombastic Proto-Punk Sound They Released Three Studio Albums Before Breaking Up In 1974. Despite Picking Up Little To No Chart Or Radio Success The Band Has Proved To Be One Of The Most Influential Rock Groups Of The Past Several Decades Inspiring Many Artists Such As The Ramones. The Band Reunited In 2003 Released Two Further Record In 2007 And 2013 And Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 2010. The Band Split Again In 2016. Their Best Known Lineup Consisted Of Iggy Pop Vocals Ron Asheton Guitar Dave Alexander Bass And Scott Asheton Drums . Singer Iggy Pop And His Wild Onstage Antics Were Often The Focus Of Attention. The Band Had A Shambling Energetic Sound Deliberately Reminiscent Of Past Garage Rock Groups. They Sold Very Few Records In Their Original Incarnation And Often Performed To Indifferent Or Hostile Audiences. Nevertheless The Stooges Are Often Regarded As Hugely Influential Both On Then-Nascent Heavy Metal Movement And Also On Punk Rock. As Has Been Said About The Velvet Underground The Handful Of People Who Did Actually Buy The Stooges' Early Records At The Time Ended Up Forming Bands Of Their Own And Thus Changed History. In Fact Velvet Underground Member John Cale Produced The Original Incarnation Of Their Self-Titled Album. The 1969 Album 'The Stooges' Has Received Since Its Release Critical Acclaim From Many Reviewers Over The Years. The Stooges Drew Their Sound From A Variety Of Influences. Examples Include The Often Transgressive Rock And Roll Artists The Doors The MC5 The Rolling Stones The Troggs And The Who. As Well The Band Members Enjoyed The Work Of Jazz And Soul Artists Such As Booker T And The MGs James Brown And Miles Davis Particularly 'Bitches Brew' . In 2003 Iggy Scott And Ron Reformed The Stooges With Minutemen And FIREHOSE Bassist Mike Watt Filling In. The 2000s Lineup Played Festivals Around The World And In 2006 Recorded A New Album With Steve Albini. Founding Member And Guitarist Ron Asheton Was Found Dead At His Home In Ann Arbor MI On January 6 2009. Iggy Pop Posted A Message On His Website Stating "I Am In Shock. He Was My Best Friend." On June 22 2016 Williamson Made An Official Statement For The Band Saying That The Stooges Are No More. "The Stooges Is Over. Basically Everybody's Dead Except Iggy And I. So It Would Be Sort-Of Ludicrous To Try And Tour As Iggy And The Stooges When There's Only One Stooge In The Band And Then You Have Side Guys. That Doesn't Make Any Sense To Me." Website Www.Iggyandthestoogesmusic.Com
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The Stooges Also Known As Iggy And The Stooges Were An American Rock Group That Was Formed In Ann Arbor Michigan United States In 1967. Featuring A Bombastic Proto-Punk Sound They Released Three Studio Albums Before Breaking Up In 1974. Despite Picking Up Little To No Chart Or Radio Success The Band Has Proved To Be One Of The Most Influential Rock Groups Of The Past Several Decades Inspiring Many Artists Such As The Ramones. The Band Reunited In 2003 Released Two Further Record In 2007 And 2013 And Was Inducted Into The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame In 2010. The Band Split Again In 2016. Their Best Known Lineup Consisted Of Iggy Pop Vocals Ron Asheton Guitar Dave Alexander Bass And Scott Asheton Drums . Singer Iggy Pop And His Wild Onstage Antics Were Often The Focus Of Attention. The Band Had A Shambling Energetic Sound Deliberately Reminiscent Of Past Garage Rock Groups. They Sold Very Few Records In Their Original Incarnation And Often Performed To Indifferent Or Hostile Audiences. Nevertheless The Stooges Are Often Regarded As Hugely Influential Both On Then-Nascent Heavy Metal Movement And Also On Punk Rock. As Has Been Said About The Velvet Underground The Handful Of People Who Did Actually Buy The Stooges' Early Records At The Time Ended Up Forming Bands Of Their Own And Thus Changed History. In Fact Velvet Underground Member John Cale Produced The Original Incarnation Of Their Self-Titled Album. The 1969 Album 'The Stooges' Has Received Since Its Release Critical Acclaim From Many Reviewers Over The Years. The Stooges Drew Their Sound From A Variety Of Influences. Examples Include The Often Transgressive Rock And Roll Artists The Doors The MC5 The Rolling Stones The Troggs And The Who. As Well The Band Members Enjoyed The Work Of Jazz And Soul Artists Such As Booker T And The MGs James Brown And Miles Davis Particularly 'Bitches Brew' . In 2003 Iggy Scott And Ron Reformed The Stooges With Minutemen And FIREHOSE Bassist Mike Watt Filling In. The 2000s Lineup Played Festivals Around The World And In 2006 Recorded A New Album With Steve Albini. Founding Member And Guitarist Ron Asheton Was Found Dead At His Home In Ann Arbor MI On January 6 2009. Iggy Pop Posted A Message On His Website Stating "I Am In Shock. He Was My Best Friend." On June 22 2016 Williamson Made An Official Statement For The Band Saying That The Stooges Are No More. "The Stooges Is Over. Basically Everybody's Dead Except Iggy And I. So It Would Be Sort-Of Ludicrous To Try And Tour As Iggy And The Stooges When There's Only One Stooge In The Band And Then You Have Side Guys. That Doesn't Make Any Sense To Me." Website Www.Iggyandthestoogesmusic.Com
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Raw Power Is The Third Studio Album By American Rock Band The Stooges. It Was Released On 7 February 1973 Through Columbia Records. Though Not Initially Commercially Successful Raw Power Gained A Cult Following In The Years Following Its Release And Like Its Predecessor 1970's Fun House Is Generally Considered An Influential Forerunner Of Punk Rock. After Their First Two Albums The Stooges 1969 And Fun House 1970 Were Released To Little Commercial Success The Stooges Were In Disarray They Had Officially Broken Up Bassist Dave Alexander Was Fighting Alcoholism And Singer Iggy Pop's Heroin Addiction Was Escalating Prior To The Intervention Of David Bowie. Iggy Later Recalled "Very Few People Recognized The Quality Of The Stooges' Songwriting It Was Really Meticulous. And To His Credit The Only Person I'd Ever Known Of In Print To Notice It Among My Peers Of Professional Musicians Was Bowie. He Noticed It Right Off." Iggy Relocated To London Having Signed On As A Solo Artist To MainMan Management Who Also Handled Bowie And Columbia Records. In London Iggy Was To Write And Record An Album With James Williamson Who Had Joined The Stooges As A Second Guitarist In Late 1970. After They Couldn't Find A Suitable English Rhythm Section Williamson Suggested That Former Stooges Ron Asheton And Scott Asheton Fly Over And Participate In The Recording Sessions. With Williamson Already On Guitar Ron The Group's Founding Lead Guitarist Was Relegated To Bass While Scott Took Up His Usual Position Behind The Drum Kit. Iggy Said That Columbia Executives Insisted On Two Ballads One For Each Side Of The Record These Two Were "Gimme Danger" And "I Need Somebody". The Album Was Recorded In London's CBS Studios From 10 September – 6 October 1972. Iggy Produced And Mixed The Album By Himself Unfortunately His Botched First Attempt Mixed Most Of The Instruments Into One Stereo Channel And The Vocals Into The Other With Little Regard For Balance Or Tone Quality. Tony DeFries The Head Of MainMan Informed Iggy That The Album Would Be Remixed By David Bowie. Iggy Agreed To This Claiming That "the Other Choice Was I Wasn't Going To Get My Album Out. I Think DeFries Told Me That CBS Refused To Release It Like That I Don't Know" But Insisted That His Own Mix For "Search And Destroy" Be Retained. Due To Budgetary Constraints Bowie Remixed The Other Seven Songs In A Single Day In An Inexpensive Los Angeles Studio Western Sound Recorders In October 1972. According To Iggy The Mixing Session Took Place In One Day