Not only classic punk but the hardcore scene which emerged soon after owes everything to them, as influential in their way as Dylan's "Basement Tapes" were on a much different strain of American music. Most of these rockers, including the famed punk-era 7" "I Got A Right" b/w "Gimme Some Skin," can still burn up the airwaves. Asheton (who reluctantly moved to bass) and his drummer brother Scott still remain the best rhythm section that Iggy Pop ever had. The under-rated Williamson was a kind of American Keith Richards both his songwriting and playing brought to the Stooges a musical finesse they never quite had before, despite the undeniable though still simple brilliance of FUN HOUSE when Ron Asheton handled the guitar duties. Although planned as the American proto punks first solo record under new management, Raw Power wound up being a third album for a reconfigured lineup of The Stooges with David Bowie roped in to try to channel the bands unique energy into a listenable mix. It doesn't hurt that the band, despite well-documented health and drug issues, was in peak working condition. So these versions are all that remain of the original proto-punk tracks which have influenced modern rock & roll down to the present day. (One would have to wait till 2007's THE WEIRDNESS to pick up where the band left off). Iggy Pop and guitarist James Williamson were still in the midst of a major songwriting binge so the band was essentially rehearsing brand new songs like ""C**K in My Pocket," "Johanna," and "Open Up and Bleed," all prime material for a fourth Stooges album, one which unfortunately never came to be. Make no mistake however-these are still mostly the quintessentially lo-fi so-called "Detroit Rehearsal" tapes that were recorded in 1973 in preparation for a nation-wide Iggy & the Stooges tour following the release of the David Bowie-produced RAW POWER earlier that year. So we should be grateful to the archivist label Cleopatra for finally gathering them all in one convenient place in these newly-remastered versions. It was released to coincide with Record Store Day, April 16, 2011, on 180 gram vinyl. Many of the recordings collected on 2-CD 2009 compilation MORE POWER have been released on bootleg or indie labels in one form or another for more than three decades. Details Select delivery location Used: Very Good Details Sold by Bananas Records Add to Cart 79 Have one to sell Sell on Amazon Raw Power Iggy & The Stooges Format: Audio Cassette 1,126 ratings 3128 See all 29 formats and editions Streaming Unlimited MP3 7.99 Listen with our Free App Audio CD 6. Raw Power Live: In the Hands of the Fans is the final live album by Iggy & The Stooges recorded at All Tomorrows Parties Festival on Friday, Septemat Kutshers Country Club, Monticello, NY.
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