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After releasing The Stooges and Fun House--two LPs of brutally elemental rock--the Stooges split, reforming three years later with the encouragement of David Bowie to produce Raw Power. If, at the time, Iggy's music seemed primitive and crude, it also foreshadowed heavy metal at its best and the energy and nihilistic attitude of punk--an energy somewhat tamed by Bowie's original production on this record, which emphasised Iggy's voice and the tunes at the expense of the band's trademark powerhouse riffs. The celeste line on "Penetration" and the guitar and piano on "Gimme Danger" show how adept the band were at using melodic detail to sweeten the bitter thrill of the songs--but most of the other tracks launch straight into a sublime frenzy, with guitarist James Williamson soloing almost before the first few chords have sounded. The Stooges' first three albums, and the live LP Metallic KO (which captures the band at their most blisteringly confrontational) are excessive, supremely exciting, awe-inspiring rock records. --Burhan Tufail
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Though the Stooges were on the verge of breaking up at the time RAW POWER was recorded, it still comes across as (arguably) their most focused and powerful release. Former guitarist Ron Ashton was moved to bass and replaced by James Williamson, whose precise, razory playing makes RAW POWER the Stooges' most guitar-driven album. Scott Ashton drums up a storm, and Iggy yowls, yelps, drawls, and croons with a sense of menace that is both exhilarating and frightening. Though thealbum retains the reckless urgency and noise-happy chaos that defined FUN HOUSE, it strips away the swampy murk of thatalbum with its trebly, metallic production. [paragraph here]
The songs work sexy, primal grooves ("I Need Somebody"), hopped-up boogie ("Shake Appeal"), reworked, adrenaline-pumped early rock & roll (the title track), and creeping, whisper-fueled come-ons ("Penetration"). The album's two best tracks, the spastic, take-no-prisoners danger anthem "Search and Destroy, " and the minor key, Doors-influenced "Gimme Danger" bristle with energy and the kind of sleazy, libidinous glamour that keep the true heart of rock thudding furiously.Aptly named, RAW POWER was the Stooges' third and final album, putting the cap on their small but hugely influential discography. A rock essential.
After releasing The Stooges and Fun House--two LPs of brutally elemental rock--the Stooges split, reforming three years later with the encouragement of David Bowie to produce Raw Power. If, at the time, Iggy's music seemed primitive and crude, it also foreshadowed heavy metal at its best and the energy and nihilistic attitude of punk--an energy somewhat tamed by Bowie's original production on this record, which emphasised Iggy's voice and the tunes at the expense of the band's trademark powerhouse riffs. The celeste line on "Penetration" and the guitar and piano on "Gimme Danger" show how adept the band were at using melodic detail to sweeten the bitter thrill of the songs--but most of the other tracks launch straight into a sublime frenzy, with guitarist James Williamson soloing almost before the first few chords have sounded. The Stooges' first three albums, and the live LP Metallic KO (which captures the band at their most blisteringly confrontational) are excessive, supremely exciting, awe-inspiring rock records. --Burhan Tufail
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Though the Stooges were on the verge of breaking up at the time RAW POWER was recorded, it still comes across as (arguably) their most focused and powerful release. Former guitarist Ron Ashton was moved to bass and replaced by James Williamson, whose precise, razory playing makes RAW POWER the Stooges' most guitar-driven album. Scott Ashton drums up a storm, and Iggy yowls, yelps, drawls, and croons with a sense of menace that is both exhilarating and frightening. Though thealbum retains the reckless urgency and noise-happy chaos that defined FUN HOUSE, it strips away the swampy murk of thatalbum with its trebly, metallic production. [paragraph here]
The songs work sexy, primal grooves ("I Need Somebody"), hopped-up boogie ("Shake Appeal"), reworked, adrenaline-pumped early rock & roll (the title track), and creeping, whisper-fueled come-ons ("Penetration"). The album's two best tracks, the spastic, take-no-prisoners danger anthem "Search and Destroy, " and the minor key, Doors-influenced "Gimme Danger" bristle with energy and the kind of sleazy, libidinous glamour that keep the true heart of rock thudding furiously.Aptly named, RAW POWER was the Stooges' third and final album, putting the cap on their small but hugely influential discography. A rock essential.
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