"25th January
The best of The Stooges three studio albums. It equally raw and intricate. Iconic energetic performance by Iggy Pop and brilliant instrument work from Ron Asheton on guitar, Scott Asheton on drums Dave Alexander on bass, with guest saxophonist Steve Mackay being used well intermittently. As on their debut album (which I heard in 2012), the song writing is unrestrained, chaotic yet amazingly refined.
Favourite Tracks
Loose
T.V Eye
Dirt
Fun House
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"A festival I MUST attend: Fun Fun Fun Fest
FFF Fest takes place in Austin, TX, and has only been around since 2006. I first attended the festival in 2007 just because Murder City Devils were playing a reunion show as part of it.
I missed it in 2008 for a variety of reasons, but I went in 2009 & 2010. The ticket prices are very reasonable, and they have more bands I want to see each year than most festivals seem to (not to mention all-around better line-ups than the other local festival ACL). No"
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"1970
Favourite song: "Fun House"
Favourite moment: Any of those Iggy Pop's intense screams. Like the one at the beginning of "T.V. Eye" or the "IFEELALRIGHT!" thing going on in "1970" or the entire title track. Also, the madness unleashed in "L.A. Blues"."
""With garage-savvy ex-Kingsmen keyboardist Don Gallucci producing their second album, the Stooges made their most fully realized effort, despite their collective drug problems. "We had a certain purity of intention," Iggy Pop asserted. "I don't think we did ever get it from the drugs. I think they killed things." They couldn't kill what he has called the relentless "troglodyte groove" the band had on Fun House. "I stick it deep inside," Iggy growls on "Loose," one of the album's typically confro"