To even hear the rhythm section on co-producer David Bowie's 1973 mix of Raw Power, you need to crank the volume until it feels like James Williamson's reckless guitar leads are piercing your skull. That's the vicious beauty of it. A 1997 reissue of the album experimented with a thicker, less dynamic mix; this new version reinstates Bowie's trebly, off-kilter production while adding clarity and heft the original LP lacked. Finally, the third and most brutal album from these Detroit legends gets both the rawness and the power it deserves.
Iggy Pop delivers these desperate anthems as if he's lived every self-mythologizing line. "I'm a runaway son of the nuclear A-bomb," he rants in "Search and Destroy," embodying glam rock's theatricality while dumping its affectations. New band member Williamson, along with bassist Ron Asheton and drummer brother Scott Asheton, flail in a synchronized wallop that almost single-handedly invented punk. This new deluxe edition adds an equally unhinged 1973 Atlanta performance with confrontational banter and previously unreleased spasms like "Cock in My Pocket". Every addition adds insight to a band literally addicted to danger.
by Barry Walters
Disc One
1. Search And Destroy
2. Gimme Danger
3. Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell
4. Penetration
5. Raw Power
6. I Need Somebody
7. Shake Appeal
8. Death Trip
Disc Two
1. Introduction (Live At Richards, Atlanta, GA – October 1973)
2. Raw Power (Live At Richards, Atlanta, GA – October 1973)
3. Head On (Live At Richards, Atlanta, GA – October 1973)
4. Gimme Danger (Live At Richards, Atlanta, GA – October 1973)
5. Search And Destroy (Live At Richards, Atlanta, GA – October 1973)
6. I Need Somebody (Live At Richards, Atlanta, GA – October 1973)
7. Heavy Liquid (Live At Richards, Atlanta, GA – October 1973)
8. Cock In My Pocket (Live At Richards, Atlanta, GA – October 1973)
9. Open Up And Bleed (Live At Richards, Atlanta, GA – October 1973)
10. Doojiman (Outtake from the session for \’Raw Power\’)
11. Head On (Rehearsal Performance from CBS Studios rehearsal tape)
The Stooges
*Iggy Pop - Vocals
*James Williamson - Guitars
*Ron Asheton - Bass, Backing Vocals
*Scott Asheton - Drums
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Oops I accidentally deleted my comment sorry about that.. Thank you for sharing this u rock!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for this edition!!!
ReplyDeleteti na po tora.ti na po eisai kai o protos.na fantasteis ta 3 STOOGES τα πρωτοπήρα το 1979.τάχω βινύλια cd και διπλά μάλιστα.
ReplyDeleteΣΕ ΕΥΧΑΡΙΣΤΩ ΠΟΛΥ.
sto metropolis exei kikloforisei to cd se metalliko koyti kai me ton IGGY annaglifo sto mprosta meros.einai to kanoniko album se paragogi tou IGGY POP omos.krino oti einai syllektiko.ego exo kai to binilio kai to cd kai tora kai ayto pou ebales.eyxaristo gia ta post.
ReplyDeletexeraitismous ston CHRIS41.
Και η σειρά ολοκληρώθηκε και μάλιστα με special edition! Σε ευχαριστώ πολύ Μάριε.
ReplyDeleteExcellent proto-punk and hard rock. Many thanks Marios for another fantastic post!
ReplyDeleteThe template for modern rock and roll in the 21st Century. I bought a copy in December 1975, and it
ReplyDeleteblew me after hearing "Search
And Destroy". At the time, you
couldn't give the album away,
but look how times have changed.
This was Kurt Cobain's favourite album. Beg,steal or borrow.
This album is the essence of greatness even after thirty eight years.
thanks a lot!
ReplyDelete......Raw Power....
ReplyDeleteThanks very much!
ReplyDeletePlease reup. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteIggy Stardust, Ziggy Pop fixed...
ReplyDeleteThats was quick. Thanks Marius. You're the best.
ReplyDeleteNot for the first time - thanks - your's is an archive to marvel x
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