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Great album!
I saw these live in 2011. I wonder how many of the lads on stage actually played on this album
Starts strong with 1969 and I Wanna Be Your Dog. Then it wanders through a variety of oddities. Some hints of Pink Floyd influence.
4.5 really, great proto punk
First listen and it's a great album. Very 1960s to its core.
I love The Stooges and Iggy Pop in general. This is a really strong debut album and an awesome first few tracks in particular as an introduction to the band. There are a few tracks on here that tend to skip cause they're more low energy and just feel a little like filler to me, which is the only thing keeping this one from a full 5 for me. Standout Tracks: 1969, I Wanna Be Your Dog, No Fun, Real Cool Time
Massive
I have been relatively new to the Stooges (courtesy of Luke of course) and really like them. Hadn't heard a full album yet and I thought this was weird and wonderful
This was a belter. I generally like the Stooges and Iggy Pop but can't say I listen to albums much but this was really enjoyable.
Fun album, reminded me of Velvet Underground at times, but also not lol. I'll lean high ang give it the 4
Gnarly
4.5
Where it all started
Iggy Pop igår och The Stooges idag. Denna är bättre än gårdagens skiva.
Really dig that 60s blown speaker guitar sound. The writing is pretty elementary, but it's still makes for some pretty good tunes.
Another good Stooges album. Songs are a little more hit or miss on this one, but I love how raw it sounds, and I never realized some of these songs were from the late 60's; crazy!
I really liked this one. It was enjoyable all the way through. 4/5
Still sounds as raw as it did 50+ years ago and it might be my favorite Stooges album. Sadly it loses steam on side B, but you can’t take away its legacy. B+
When they are on they are really on, but some of these tracks were certainly not on.
I was expecting this album to be too punky for my tastes but it was actually pretty great. More mellow than I was expecting but a great sound.
This was Iggy before he really became Iggy Pop and that is a very good thing. I don't like Iggy Pop but I do really like this album. Especially the 10 minute gregorian chant that was something else.
Strong 7
Still so fucking great.
This is a cool album. I like listening to this infinitely more than their second album with Search and Destroy on it, because with that one the mix makes it unlistenable. This has a lot of the proto-punk harshness of that one, mixed with the always confounding, earnest and boyish delivery of Iggy Pop, which still sounds captivating. It's like, what combination of brain cells caused The Stooges to exist? I'm still wondering. I listened to this a ton a few months back without penning a review, and now I'm here to say that I really enjoy it. 4/5
Very good varied album, was surprised to hear songs that I recognized. Strays a little close to being brit rock but keeps itself unique enough to enjoy without thinking of Brit Rock all the time
This is the third Stooges album that I have gotten, and by far this is my favorite. I listened to it twice.
I would like to thank this exercise for showing me that I do, in fact, enjoy Iggy Pop. 3.5/5
Like a surprising number of us, I'm not a huge Iggy Pop fan but this had more appeal than I expected. I was not even bothered by the 10 min long song. Maybe its cuz I decided to listen when I was already pretty worn out and it was mellow in a way that felt sympatico? Idk if any of you know the Aussie band King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard but they definitely take a lot of inspiration from this Stooges album
This was good. First two tracks are standouts but I was also fascinated by how dark We Will Fall was. Will listen again.
This is the most prepunk punk album I think I’ve heard. I generally don’t like Iggy Pop but I have admit that this is the version of him. Would like the 1/2 star option but I’ll round up.
Interesting half-way point between psychadelic rock and punk rock. Cool wah guitar effects much more similar to Hendrix than I expected. Not my favorite music in the world but this was certainly a cool record and it's crazy that it came out before the Beatles even broke up. Did not like the 10 min long song. A record ahead of its time for sure. Fave Tracks: 1969, Real Cool Time
Great protopunk.
Ignore the cover which is very dated and these songs are timeless. Massively, gloriously adolescent and rough at times but they ‘were’ young and basically having a laugh. I could recognise the John Cale production values - I hope he had fun doing it. I certainly had fun listening to it.
I didn’t know any of their songs by name except ‘I Wanna be Your Dog’ and I forgot that Iggy Pop was in the band. The album was fun.
A great debut, years ahead of its time. Yes, the band is sloppy as hell. Yes, the production is weak. Yes, there are two clunkers. But the other five songs are brilliantly messy and bold. There is no punk without I Wanna Be Your Dog, 1969, No Fun, or Not Right. Great stuff, if flawed. They got it right on their next album.
As this project shows me that I have an appreciation for punk, it's interesting to listen to one of the OGs. It really wasn't what I expected - it sounds a lot more like the Doors or Hendrix than I would have anticipated. Makes sense for the time. But has less of a crushing impact than their live shows must have had with Iggy up there bleeding on people.
This is a very weird album. In one aspect it is a great proto-punk record that is clearly inspirational to much of the genre and rock in general but on the other hand it feel sort of flat to my ears. The 10 minute dirge that is "We Will Fall" is completely out of place on this album and really sucks the life out of a third of this record. The rest of the songs are solid and it has some outstanding tracks like "1969", "Ann", "I Wanna Be Your Dog" and "Real Cool Time" but the inclusion of "We Will Fall" completely baffles me to the core. I see the appeal of the song to an extent but not in the context of this album. Also to some extent I feel like some of the songs sound a bit similar to each other but not to the extent where it takes away from the listening experience of this record. I personally think this album is really good still but it would be much improved as a full work if that song was removed. I would give this an 8/10 despite that track.
Fuzzy groovy proto-punk goodness.
Bloody classic, love it. Get rid of We Will Fall tho.
This album is a very strong four for me. If we hadn’t been listening to such great albums recently, I might give it a five. The proto punk is cool to see and the album still feels pretty fresh
I’ve been disappointed by the majority of “influential” albums we’ve gotten so far. Very happy to be surprised here — it’s entirely listenable, and even though it’s not my ideal thing, a really cool album i wouldn’t’ve encountered otherwise.
Birth of punk rock right right here in 1969 Detroit. Biting and stealing everything they can get their hands on: Mick Jagger, Jim Morrison, Bo Diddley, Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix, you name it. Some really great songs here like "1969," "I Wanna Be Your Dog," "No Fun," and "Real Cool Time," but this is getting docked a star for the monotonous chanting drag on the album that is "We Will Fall." Maybe if they had saved that one for the end it wouldn't have been so bad, but third song in really kills the vibe. A little unfocused in their infancy but still absolutely vital rock and roll.
Yeah, always slept on The Stooges but love the proto-punk going on here. Some parts are down right experimental/noise-rock. I'm into it. Lovely counter-point to everything else in 1969 for sure. Strong debut.
Score: 80 Album art: 60 Well I didn't expect a 10 minute drone song when I booted up this album. It's so weird that it's the 3rd song and not at the end. Whoever did this track list was on crack. That being said it's a beautifully dark and harrowing song. The sound of it is amazing and it really elevates the album to something more. Some of the songs are mixed like demos and don't feel as clean but there's a lot of rocking moments and the performances are really good. I don't think you could really do much better than this in 1969, I can definitely see why it's on this list.
So freakin’ cool. It’s hard to believe some of these tracks were made in 69 as they feel so contemporary. A great listen. Some tracks didn’t do it for me but the bangers banged.
my favorite era of rock
DETROIT LEGENDS!! 😍😍
Iggy's introduction to the world, and he came out swinging. The first two songs here still sound so modern. Things hit a brick wall with "We Will Fall", featuring John Cale. I have nothing against drone music per se, but this song goes nowhere. Following it, though, things pick right back up, and feature the Stooges doing what they do best.
I've always had a massive amount of respect for people who are anwsering a question that no one asked and that certinally holds true for the Stooges. Yes there was a lot of interesting stuff happening in 1969 but you get the impression that the Stooges had a vision of the future which just didn't exist in anyone elses head. In this 30 minute album you get punk (which didn't exist) but also a full third of its runtime is taken up with this avant garde drone chant. Thats quite the juxtaposition and from what I hear their early live shows had that same energy but amped up to 11 with bizzare homemade instruments and extended jam sessions which decended into walls of feedback and noise. Iggy Pop was also doing transgressive punk style performances half a decade before GG Allin came on the scene and the best part of a decade before Sid Vicious. Ultimately it feels like The Stooges were hooked into what would happen with noise and punk subcultures many many years before it had even occured to anyone else that could be a thing and they were making some bloody good music while doing it.
the first few songs rocked so hard i still haven't made it through the entire album. another one of those foundational bands i didn't have much exposure to. i'd be happy if every dive bar i ever walk into ever again is playing the stooges.
good good good
"The Stooges" is a pretty remarkable statement in a debut album, and stands out tremendously amongst its 1969 peers. "We Will Fall" is a misstep, but I was in such a good mood coming off of "I Wanna Be Your Dog" that it can be mostly forgiven.
NO FUN
On this album Iggy was testing waters that the rest of the music world wasn't testing in 1969. Nonetheless, one still hears some 1969 flavours like psychedelic. I wonder what the San Fran summer of love types would have thought about this album. The first two songs are insane and are the highlights. We Will Fall reminds me of the quieter spooky parts of The End. The End, unlike We Will Fall, built to a crescendo which is what made that song so amazing musically. We Will Fall could have been as good if The Stooges put a little " meet me at the back of the blue bus" into this song. I could say the same about Ann although it thinks about hopping on the blue bus near the end but then changes its mind. No Fun is pure punk. It's crazy that Iggy was doing this in 69. No Fun and Not Right are pure fuzz fests and it really works It's telling that Spotify algorithm played Janie Jones after this album.
The first two songs are such classics, especially the guitar intros, which are real waker-uppers. The third song reminds us that we’re still in the sixties and speaks to the fact that they showed up at the studio without enough material for an album. Speaking of the sixties, the first half of “Ann” sounds like it could be a throw-away track from Soft Parade. This LP reminds me of what the so-called punk artists kept saying a decade later: it’s just rock n’ roll. I think their following album is more consistent with better overall song-writing but without the signature tune(s). This LP had my vote as the “first punk album” until I heard The Sonics.
This is a huge inspirational work for all Punk, Garage and Rock & Roll to come. At times it sounds like a punkier Doors album! This album features some of the gritty themes The Stooges would write about, but still lacks a bit of the power and energy, later records would have. Still it's an amazing record and one I can't recommend enough for lovers of Punk and Rock & Roll. And I love the psychedelic influence brought by John Cale. Key tracks: 1969, I Wanna Be Your Dog, We Will Fall, No Fun, Real Cool Time, Ann, Little Doll. 8,5 out of 10
4.2 + Lots of bands purport to be about sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. But few write songs like "Not Right" that convey that lifestyle so succinctly ("She wants something tonight/But I can't give it/Cause I'm not right"). Other highlights: "I Wanna Be Your Dog", "We Will Fall" (10 minute dirge with Indian raga influences). Proto-punk is best punk!
Listened to this in high school
ok
3.5 stars. Again pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed a Stooges album. Skipped through the rejected John Cale mix for comparison and have to say I have clear preference for the original release. (justice for the Glyn Johns mix of "Let It Be" though!!!)
Never fully listened to a Stooges album before. Love the drones mixed in with tight songwriting. Ahead of its time.
iggy pop, nuff said
From the center of the Venn diagram of garage and punk, a legendary figure will rise.
Better than I expected.
An album that kept surprising me. Eight tracks and thirty eight minutes indicates a level of brisk efficiency. And yet, mixed in with the short, sweet protopunk classics are these eight minute sort-of-psychedelic-rock tracks. It didn’t shock me to hear Iggy Pop was a Doors fan. Not the typical style of music I gravitate towards, but was pleasantly surprised!
1969 committed many crimes, because there is no other year that would convince a band like The Stooges to record We Will Fall. It is supposedly 10 minutes and 18 seconds long. It seemed like hours of my life passed before I pressed skip. That's right. I didn't even finish it. The Stooges save themselves with the next track being No Fun. It is a lot of fun, with Iggy doing his best Jagger, finishing with a couple of barks. Ron Asheton is a killer guitarist. He gives his best Hendrix on Real Cool Time.
It's all about the live show but this stood up surprisingly well to listening.
amazing how many songs from this album are still in the mainstream today. full of attitude, style, grunge, and cool.
Punk with a dark and brooding edge, with We Will Fall really setting this apart stylistically from other albums of this scene. The first side is much stronger than the second but it's still an enjoyable listen throughout
What a weird short album. These guys feel out of place like they should have been born 20 years later and been a heavy metal band. Enjoyable weird listen
I didn't know what to expect from this album and I was presently surprised. Couldn't say I was a huge fan of the 10 minute long dirge. It was interesting, but a huge shifting of gears.
Great! 4/5
I guess that proto-punk > punk. "Raw" is the word that fits this record the most and I enjoyed a lot of it.
Raw energy. Great one. One of the greatest.
Good vibes
Brilliant
I can see how this album set the stage for more modern punk music. While it has it's misses and hits, The Stooges self-titled album is an undeniable classic. My only issue with The Stooges is not their music. I feel like they were aiming for shock over substance in many of their live performances. Luckily, they avoid dumb "shock" factor in their music, unlike The Sex Pistols. Best Songs: We Will Fall, No Fun, Real Cool Time Worst Songs: Ann, Little Doll
This is an absolute _monster_ of an album . Must have been quite eyebrow raising back in 1969! The faster tracks are rockin'. The slower, dronier tracks are moody AF - kinda prefigure some of the things Sludge and certain flavors of Doom get up to. Fave track - "I Wanna Be Your Dog" is just unspeakably badass....
Awesome. 1969 and I Wanna Be Your Dog are classics. Still so fresh nowadays, which is a feat after 50 years! We Will Fall was an unexpected change of mood - this songs sounds like a bad trip, but it is so intriguing. It did completely break the mood in a jarring way, but that added to it. Unfortunately I do think the album turns quite unremarkable after that (the lyrics seem a bit half baked at times)... But I do think the first three songs are a LOT to live up to.
Not even The Stooges best album!
Molto bello ma ci sono poche persone, da approfondire. Incazzato sporco
Far ahead of its time. Best track is "I Wanna Be Your Dog". It still sounds sleazy, sexy and a bit dangerous in 2022 and I imagine it would've been mind-blowing in 1969. However, I didn't like all of the songs equally. For example, "We Will Fall is an indulgent 10-minute track that's like the Doors meets Velvet Underground. I prefer when the Stooges stick to garage rock and proto-punk.
loud, distorted, irreverent and brilliant. Is it 5 stars not quite. The 10 minute dirge We Will Fall keeps it from the highest level, not because its not good; it is quite good and interesting, but damn it is too long. I wanna Be Your Dog almost single-hadedly brings it to a 5 but ultimately can't quite do it. 4.5 stars.
Love me some Stooges. Very rough. Very raw.
I love Iggy and The Stooges. Raw Power is up there as one of my favourite records ever. This would be a 5* but for the super long We Will Fall. I Wanna Be Your Dog is one of the best songs every recorded
Really like the vibe of the album... From some weird vocals to good guitar solo's also the length of the album, with one song lasting 10 minutes!! It was a brilliant experience... Small 4/5
3.5. An interesting album with some surprisingly unique sounding tracks. Standouts: 1969, No Fun, Real Cool Time, Not Right, Little Doll.
good stuff. nothing mindblowing but good stuff from a good genre and era solid 3.5
Great listen, even if it is obvious they didn’t have enough material to fill an album
Massa massa rockzinho anos 60
Groovy guitar riffs. Some really impactful songs. Some just ok songs.
Very strange album. Not perfect, but worth the wild ride at least once.
Strong debut for the godfathers of punk but there are some duds here and there. We Will Fall is 7 minutes too long and besides No Fun, side B is a bit lacking.
Big fan of Iggy and his Stooges, and I appreciate the significance of this album. Listen to the birthing pains of a new genre. But it does feel like a bit of a fossil, and does not hum along the way Funhouse does. Ah well, they can't all be perfect.
Primordial punk at its infantile finest. Without this album and this band the shift from skiffle infused Beatles rock, and psychedelia doesn’t happen.
Good enough
I liked this! Also, I had no idea they started in the greatest city of all time (but I might be biased since I live in that city). I did find the songs a bit repetitive but imagining how this would have sounded when it was released was satisfying.
Classic seminal Detroit punk. This album takes you into a gritty, disaffected world and keeps you there. My only gripe is the 10min+ "We Will Fall" that kind of derails the listen, but "No Fun", "Loose", "I Wanna Be Your Dog" are all-time classics.
Très psychédélique sans vraiment trop l’être non plus. Les voix font beaucoup penser à Lou Reed.
Classic 60s rock
Pure punk rock! I wanna be your dog is a all time classic.
A great introduction into driving bass lines of early rock
a bit of an unhinged album, but I like it. Fav song We Will Fall, Ann, Little Doll
Just when I say I'm jaded with rock albums, we get a punk rock classic. I've been wanting to sink my teeth into a Stooge album for a while. You've got Larry, Curly, Moe, and Iggy Pop. This album is really great, so many heavy tracks with a persistent energy. I honestly don't think I knew any of these tracks going in, but from "I Wanna Be Your Dog" I knew I was in for a ride. I love the blend of punk (before punk was even a thing) with some psychedelic solos and riffs, very cool combo. So much on here that I'll keep coming back to. Really, truly impressive that this is pre-'70s. Better punk than basically all of what we've heard through the '80s and '90s. It's a 4.5 star today, but I don't doubt that this one could climb to a five after more listens. Consider me a StoogeHead in more ways than one. Favorite tracks: I Wanna Be Your Dog, Not Right, We Will Fall, Real Cool Time, Little Doll. Album art: Definitely iconic, I've seen this one plenty. Maybe a bit unassuming as a band photo but something about the way these guys are tiered is enticing. And the warm color palette works well too. The kind of album you'd pick up in 1969 thinking it was some new Beatle BS and it's these guys coming to search and destroy. 4.5/5
Proto-punk, rock vanguardista, rock de garatge made in Detroit... moltes coses és aquest disc. En la limitada discografia de la banda abans de la seva tornada décades després hi ha molta poca cosa que no sigui aprofitable. Aquí ho és gairebé tot: des de la reivindicació i sucietat de '1969' i 'I Wanna Be Your Dog' als 10 minuts hipnòtics de 'We Will Fall' o l'himne que és 'No Fun'. Molt molt a prop de les 5 estrelles
My Ann Arbor area homeboy! How could you not love The Stooges? Something that just occurred to me - The Stooges are the missing link between The Doors and punk rock. I've always felt there was something slightly punk about The Doors, maybe just that they were rebels. I know Iggy was inspired by Jim Morrison, and you can hear it in their first album, but it also has more of a punk ascetic. Anyway, thank you for coming to my Ted Talk. 4 stars.
Mega clang
When you listen to the album now, you can pretty much hear the birth of punk over the course of the album. I wonder what it would have sounded like at the time, must have sounded completely new, subversive- dangerous even.
Extra points for radically exceeding my expectations for a 1969 album with such a dopey name.
Its iconic. Pretty much every track has been replicated by a 90s band somewhere
Un peu dans la veine des Rolling Stones, un peu des Doors et plus de distorsions. Pour l’époque, un album important qui a ouvert une nouvelle voie. I Wanna Be Your Dog est une pièce incontournable.
Proto-punk, great stuff. Hi energy (mostly) and competently played. Original version of No Fun interesting to hear, I only knew the Sex Pistols' version.
The first song made me worried my headphones were broken, very werid left/right balancing. But after that was smooth sailing. The beats do get same'y, but they keep up a kind of energy I appreciate, and We Will Fall and Ann provide sufficient breathers for the whole to stand strong. Little disappointing on the vocal front, would have prefered them to be clearer and easier to make out - it definitly felt like they were drowned out on some tracks. Still a fun, entertaining ride. Highlight: We Will Fall
Enjoyed most of it. I think I listened to the remastered version so there were some extra bits that were a bit lost on me as I'm not a mega fan or anything (yet). There was one song that I swear the artic monkeys sound just like them.
This isn't my bag, but it is great. I think it's one of those albums that is more important than good. Important to the development of punk music and its legacy. Also, not mentioned enough is that John Cale (the Velvet underground) produced this album. I met Iggy Pop once and he was really nice.
Awesome album, never really listened to The Stooges before, but looking forward to exploring their music more. I Wanna Be Your Dog the standout track for me.
Crazy that this music was made in 1969, just amazing for the time. I can't say the album is consistent as fun house but it doesn't have to be. I wanna be your dog.. just wow.
Love some Iggy
We Will Fall is kind of droney meh. Most other tracks are great. Some of my favorites.
Rolling Stones vibes, loved the rawness of the mixing
OG Punk. Who else can go into a hotel room for two days and output a classic album with I just wanna be your dog and 1969 other than Iggy and the Stooges? 4/5.
Nn
1969 I wanna be your dog No fun Un album super influent sans doute et très très bon ( surtout IWBYD et NF)
Heerlijk, die Iggy toch!!
Interesting proto-punk. But again, you don't really need 2 Stooges albums on the list and it gave me Fun House 2 weeks ago which I much preferred.
Rating: 8/10 Best songs: I wanna be your dog
Great, but not as great as some of their later albums.
Proto Modern Lovers proto punk
A loud, distorted, chaotic slice of R&R history. There are some classic songs here; 1969, I Wanna Be Your Dog, No Fun and Real Cool Time (which I first as a Feelies cover). Not sure what to make of the 11 minute freak out that is We Will Fall but this album is a vital piece if R & R history and should probably heard by any music lover. 4.5 🌟
The worst of their big 3 albums and yet it's still absurdly good. 9/10 1. I Wanna Be Your Dog 2. 1969 3. We Will Fall
I can get why some people might not like this album but man have I always loved the energy in it
I liked "Fun House" better, but I enjoyed this album too. I like their sound, I like their style. Did not love "We Will Fall" though - too long, too jarring compared to the rest of the album. "No Fun" and "1969" were the best tracks.
Way ahead of their time, this album would fit right into the 90s scene. Wasn't a big fan of "We Will Fall" as it was a long dirge, but the other tunes are full of energy and swagger. Great album, added quite a few to the playlist.
Grew up with this album, know it well
Iggy iggy iggy
An excellent debut album from the Stooges, who burn out of the gate with two rocking classics in 1969 and I Wanna Be Your Dog! The momentum and energy slows right down with We Will Fall, which times out for a third of the album, but fortunately the rest of the record redeems itself. Otherwise, this would be 5 stars, plus the next two albums are even better!
7/10
Very good! 69
7/10
A somewhat fragmented album, it's pulled together by the unified raw attitude of the band
1969 and I Wanna Be Your Dog are fantastic. The ten minute song was a little bit of a failure to launch for me... and the remaining tracks have a great vibe but don't stand out. I'll give this a 4 but really I think it's a 3.5.
Alongside Velvet Underground & Nico, these two albums inspired an entire generation of randoms like you and me to pick up a guitar and belt off a song. Instead of going with the norm of highly produced albums of the time, this album went with a more lofi loud and experimental approach, and did so quite successfully with solid tracks mostly all throughout. The first two are classics. Perfect songs that deserve their notoriety based on their inspiration on the youth generation and their heavy punk and metal sound despite being in the 60s. Then we get into a psychedelic track that goes on for the entire rest of the first side which honestly flies by but I can see how this can seem boring to primitive people. Then we get into another "fun" proto-punk classic. After that, the songs slow down in terms of power and innovation but are still just as raw. "Real Cool Time" and "Ann" were probably the only songs I did not care for as much, but the album works from start to finish. An album I can't get tired of no matter how many listens.
its worth its votes just for the 3 all time banger tunes. it's also very good how their shit tracks are so aggressively shit that you admire them instead of hate them. most bands filler tracks just fluff around and don't do anything. the stooges don't do that type of disappearing into the background.
I remember queuing outside my local record store in the pissing rain on the day this was released. Me and my mate Ortisse pooled our pocket money together and bought this album. We skipped all the way home, hand in hand and couldn't wait to play the damn thing. Full of fizzy cola, we couldn't hold back our grins as we danced around the room, playing air guitar. Ortisse later hanged himself in the bathroom.
Before Iggy was a big wrinkly bag of skin. Hurtles towards you like a firework in a skip.
SHACK
The Stooges are often cited as a major influence on punk, and I get why. The songs are deceptively basic and simple, but the main reason is probably Iggy's attitude, which is the platonic ideal of a sullen, vaguely hostile, bored teenager. The lyrics match: "Well, it's 1969, okay All across the USA It's another year for me and you Another year with nothing to do" Thankfully, there is more to The Stooges than that. For one thing, the rhythms, while primal, are tight. The other thing that differentiates The Stooges is the wall of noise emanating from Ron Ashton's guitars. Yes, there was fuzz, distortion and wah wah before this, but Ashton puts it to an entirely new use. He smears layers of fuzz, distortion, and wah wah over the songs the way a brutalist painter would smear colors with a palette knife, creating a thick texture that Iggy floats over. Iggy even wrote about Ashton in the song Dum Dum Boys: "Now I'm looking for The dumb dumb boys Where are you now When I need your noise" A lot of people say that this album is uneven, which would be a major problem with an album that's only 35 minutes long, but I've got to be honest--I love every minute of it, even the obvious space filler, We Will Fall. Why? I guess I would say because everything in the album, the aggressiveness, the brutalism, Iggy's sullen vocals, the lyrics, the primal rhythms, and Ron Ashton's masterful color work all combine synergistically to put across the theme of teenage alienation as perfectly as you could possibly want. And besides, it's a blast to listen to.
I did not like Iggy that much but this one is pretty solid!
Made me miss seeing concerts in tiny bars.
An all around enjoyable listen.
Liked this. A lot f my favorite bans clearly influenced by these.
this started as regular garage rock and then got more weird and experimental. it was very unpretentious and kinda dumb but i liked it, and the distorted guitars sounded cool. 7/10
As paleolithic and raw as rock and roll gets. So much to enjoy here, but the fact the final track sounds more like a Tibetan funerary drone than pop music is the icing on the cake.
Gotta love an album that washes over you and makes you feel dirtier than you were when you started. Still think “I Wanna Be Your Dog” is the standout, but good God the whole thing would’ve spooked the hell out of me had I been alive in 1969.
Good album…sounded like cage the elephant.
enjoyable
I enjoyed this a lot more than I did on my first listen. "I Wanna Be Your Dog" is still one of the best songs ever. I appreciate the discordance and the attitude of this album a whole lot more now. I especially like "Ann" a lot.
Go get'em Iggy.
Nice one
i wanna be your dog is from 1969?!
pretty groovy! can see myself vibing too in the future. enjoyed "we will fall" particularly with its matt elliot-esque screeching viola, and general velvet-ness
It's nice, kinda fresh
love the stooges every.damn.time.
Enjoyable romp from young Iggy and gang.
when you look at what this album kicked it off it's pretty incredibly, very early to the punk scene and influenced countless bands and sounds and scenes, some tracks im not so into or sound like rehashes of others, but it's good
iconic
Great album. Doors influences.
Iggy pop , proto punk , heavy guitar
Great precursor to the music defining punk rock
Great, its like I found the missing link between rock and punk.
Raw, weird combination of black sabbath and punk
This album has stood the test of time.
3 classics, 3 really good tracks but dragged down by we will fall.
Good album. Driving guitars and that distinctive lead vocal. I wanna be your dog by far the best rack but others have their merits too and I enjoyed the album.
Wanna be your dog is a 5* song
Love this but it's been a while
Cierto toque y pose punk. Trascendentales e imperecederos
Good. Grungy. Would listen again.
I LOVED this album. It makes me want to get stoned and dance around.
Great raw sound
Wow. I can't believe how punky this was. Way ahead of it's time.
Was there such thing as punk music in the 60s???
A few songs I knew but never made the connection as to the artist. Good old school stuff and I can hear the beginning of sound that was taken forward by other artists.
Achei massa, cheio dos fuzz podrão, não sei se escutaria de novo
Pretty good. Can hear the sounds that would influence the late-era rockers in late 70s-early 80s.
Pretty solid, not a lot to say about it.
Schweet
Familiarity: 1/10 Notes: The Stooges' self titled is a classic proto punk driven rock record. Boasting long guitar riffs and solid jams Real Review: 7.5/10
No Fun is my highlight
3.7
good good .. We Will Fall is an insane blueprint for things like GY!BE and Liars
Great album. Love "I wanna be your dog".
I really enjoyed this album. I'm not even sure if I have ever heard of the stooges before.
Quite liked it. Better than expected.
Great early punk
Rad
1. his voice alternates between being kind of annoying and kind of charming constantly 2. We Will Fall is really good and holy shit its from 1969?? but also why is it after the first two songs. 1969 and I Wanna Be Your Dog (relateable am i rite) are both bangers and the momentum gets stopped in its tracks for 10 minutes. 3. also it doesnt help that the middle section doesnt have quite the same spark imo. picks up at the end though 4. the guitar sounds on here are really sick. the right channel wah guitar in 1969 goes fucking bonkers badonkers what the hell 5. thats it :)
Good stuff. Definitely different, and that is why I like it. If I saw this at my record store I would pick it up.
I understand the importance of the album and the band but it hasn't aged well
Probably blasphemy, but a bit boring in some bits...
Ok except the long one.
The inevitable rise of Iggy Pop has been very fun to follow through the history of his music while participating in this project, and the help of one David Bowie, who’s name I’ve likely uttered more than any other in these reviews, more than any other artist, was a big part of what made him successful in the mainstream. Before his solo act though, there was The Stooges. As far as albums are concerned, this is pretty much just a run of the mill 60’s album. It’s got some sick chords, some filler, a nice and tight 34 minute playtime, and a singer that sounds an awful lot like he’s doing a Jim Morrison The Doors impression. That is to say, it’s definitely a 60’s album. A super high amount of bands were understandably trying to sound like either The Beatles or The Doors back then, and more often than not it was a pretty cool attempt, as the music was still pretty new at the time. Now, listen. I understand why this album is on here. It was the first album by The Stooges, and I agree it has a place on here. My favorite song was the only one I’d heard previously, “I Wanna Be Your Dog”, which should be used as an OP/ED for the anime Chainsaw Man, but that’s way off topic. Those who know, know it would be absolutely perfect. Now, there’s a major caveat with this album that I have a bone to pick with. Of the 34 minutes, nearly 10 of them are taken up by “We Will Fall”. It’s a total filler song with very little going for it. If that song was cut in half, I might honestly consider giving this album a 4 star rating. As it stands though, that’s nearly a third of the album. The other songs on the album all have killer guitar shredding that kicks ass, but that single song really does slow the album to a crawl for me. Now, earlier I mentioned that this album belonged on the list, and I still agree that it does. However, this is the second of 5 albums to feature Iggy Pop that I’ll be listening to for this project. Iggy Pop has 2 solo albums, and The Stooges have all 3 of their original albums on the list. For the fun historical origin of Iggy Pop, one makes sense. This one has the biggest hit and everything, so it’s the logical choice. But I question the inclusion of 3 separate The Stooges albums. I’m still likely to give them all 3’s, but I’d argue that just this one is more than likely enough to have on a must hear list. I also have a feeling Iggy didn’t really evolve his style all that much until he met Bowie, but hey, I’ve still got 2 more The Stooges albums to get through, maybe they’ll surprise me. After all, this one was pretty damn good, and the guitar playing was stellar, even if I wish it was a bit more pronounced and stood out some more. Great album overall though. It’s a high 3 out of 5.
Quite good
Introduction to The Stooges in the full album sense. The popular songs are pretty good but the rest feels like filler. Best tracks: 1969, I Want to be your Dog, No Fun Rating: 6/10
"We Will Fall" and "Ann" really fell flat for me. The rest I dug pretty well.
It's OK. The Stooges is one of those bands that I feel like I am supposed to like but they don't really do much for me.
Ok, but don’t love it. The worst song didn’t need to be 10 minutes long.
It’s like Rolling Stones meets the Doors. Album is a little bit of everything rock from this era.
It's alright.
normalito, me gustó. no lo vuelvo a escuchar
En 1969 et pendant qu’une bande de hippies patauge dans la boue de Woodstock en croyant que l'amour universel, trois accords de guitare acoustique et des couronnes de fleurs vont sauver l’humanité du désastre, quatre crève-la-faim de Detroit décident d'allumer un feu de poubelles dans le salon feutré du rock américain. Le décor ? Les usines automobiles en décomposition du Michigan, le bitume grisâtre et un ennui que seuls les amplis poussés à fond peuvent dissiper. Sorti chez Elektra, le premier disque éponyme de The Stooges fait figure de déflagration primitive et la critique rétroactive aime leur coller une couronne en carton-pâte sur la tête en hurlant au génie précurseur du punk. C’est vrai, l’album pose sans conteste des fondations immenses mais pourtant, quand je pose une oreille sur cet album, je reste sur ma faim. C’est un bon disque, sans doute nécessaire, mais nous sommes encore bien loin de la puissance tellurique qui nous tombera sur la tête quelques années plus tard. D'où ma note de 3 sur 5. Remettons les choses à leur place, sans la mythologie baveuse des magazines spécialisés qui s'astiquent sur la légende. À l'origine, Elektra débarque à Detroit pour signer le MC5, ces agitateurs politiques à la rhétorique révolutionnaire et au rock survitaminé. Sur place, le découvreur de talents Danny Fields se prend en pleine poire les prestations scéniques d'un groupe étrange, bruitiste, mené par un échalas peroxydé et hystérique : Iggy Stooge. Le MC5 signe, mais Danny Fields insiste pour embarquer ces quatre punks en herbe dans la charrette. Le problème ? Sur scène, les Stooges ne jouent pas des morceaux traditionnels : ils créent un vortex de larsens, martèlent des rythmiques tribales et improvisent des incantations chaotiques. Alors quand la maison de disques les expédie en studio à New York au mois de juin 1969, le groupe se retrouve face à un gros problème : ils n'ont en réalité que trois véritables chansons dans leurs poches. Jac Holzman, le boss du label, pique une sainte colère et les enferme illico dans leur chambre d’hôtel avec un ultimatum limpide : vous avez quarante-huit heures pour pondre le reste de l'album. Pour canaliser ce troupeau sauvage en studio, Elektra a l'idée improbable de leur coller John Cale à la production. Le Gallois vient tout juste de se faire éjecter du Velvet Underground par Lou Reed et si quelqu'un sur cette foutue planète connaît la beauté vénéneuse du bruit et des expérimentations sombres, c'est bien lui. Mais Cale fait un choix de production qui continue de diviser : au lieu de capturer l'ouragan sonique et l'électricité sauvageonne que le gang crache en concert, il bride les bêtes. Il impose un cadre, aseptise les coins tranchants, tempère la folie furieuse d'Iggy et compresse la distorsion pour que ça rentre proprement dans les sillons. Ce disque, c’est le son d’un fauve en cage qu’on force à tourner en rond sous un néon clinique. Dès l’ouverture, le tempo s'installe et le fameux riff circulaire de Ron Asheton sur l’inaugural « 1969 » donne le ton : une boucle hypnotique, minimale, presque morne, qui traduit à merveille la vacuité d'une jeunesse abandonnée à elle-même. Iggy Pop traîne sa voix traînante avec ce mélange de détachement insolent et de morgue adolescente qui va définir l'attitude punk pour les cinquante années à venir. C’est efficace, certes, mais ça manque cruellement de fureur. Vient ensuite le plat de résistance, celui que tout le monde connaît par cœur, pillé, repris et recraché jusqu'à la nausée dans toutes les caves du monde : « I Wanna Be Your Dog ». Ce riff à trois accords joué en boucle ressemble à un bloc de béton qui dégringole un escalier sans fin. John Cale y pose un piano martelé sur une seule note et des tintements de clochettes pour appuyer le côté masochiste et obsessionnel de la chose. C’est une pièce maîtresse, un manifeste de soumission perverse où le rock redevient une pulsion basique, une envie de se rouler par terre et de renifler le caniveau. Mais même là, écoutez attentivement le mixage : la guitare est bridée et tenue en laisse. On sent le monstre derrière la grille, mais il ne mord pas encore. Le vrai problème de ce disque apparaît dès qu'on pose un regard sur la suite. Forcés d'étirer la durée pour justifier un trente-trois tours, les Stooges s'enlisent dans des impasses qui frisent parfois la fumisterie d'atelier d'art contemporain. Le pire exemple reste l'interminable « We Will Fall », dix minutes d'une lenteur mortifère où John Cale vient frotter son alto électrique pour accompagner les psalmodies pseudo-orientales d'Iggy. On dirait un sous-Velvet Underground sous kétamine qui tente de singer une messe noire dans un dortoir étudiant. C’est censé être mystique et vénéneux, c'est juste prodigieusement chiant et prétentieux. Ça casse totalement le rythme après l'urgence crasseuse des deux premiers titres, prouvant que le groupe composait sous la contrainte d'une montre qui tournait trop vite. La deuxième face tente de redresser la barre en s’appuyant sur des bases de garage rock plus traditionnelles, mais l’inspiration tourne court. Les titres oscillent entre des déflagrations brutes et des jams inachevées qui sentent le fond de tiroir rafistolé à la hâte. Asheton sature sa wah-wah, balance des motifs rêches et primaires, tandis qu'Iggy aboie, grogne, éructe des bribes de textes minimalistes. On sent une formation qui cherche sa formule sans parvenir à transcender ses influences immédiates. Ils pillent le rhythm and blues pour en faire une carcasse dépouillée, mais sans la virtuosité ni la transe collective qu'ils possédaient sur scène. L’énergie est là, comprimée, suffocante, mais elle refuse d'exploser. Alors oui, l'Histoire avec un grand H s'est chargée de repeindre ce premier effort aux couleurs de l'oracle prophétique. On dira que sans ce disque, ni les Ramones, ni les Sex Pistols, ni Nirvana n'auraient existé. C’est un fait historique incontestable : ce disque a ouvert une brèche salutaire au milieu de la boursouflure psychédélique et des délires progressifs qui commençaient à gangrener la fin des années soixante. Il a désacralisé la technique pour remettre l'instinct primaire au premier plan. C'est l'acte de naissance du garage nihiliste moderne. Mais un statut d’acte de naissance historique ne dispense pas un disque d'être jugé pour ce qu'il a réellement dans le ventre. Et ce qu'il a dans le ventre, c'est une poignée de fulgurances foudroyantes perdues au milieu d'esquisses inégales et d'un remplissage flagrant. L'ouragan ne fait que s’annoncer. Le véritable tremblement de terre, le cataclysme organique et dévastateur, n'arrivera que l'année suivante avec Fun House, quand ils enverront balader toute forme de bienséance pour enregistrer les conditions du direct, sueur, sang et cris compris. Puis viendra le vitriol pur et les étincelles atomiques de Raw Power en 1973. À côté des deux rouleaux compresseurs qui vont suivre, ce premier album de 1969 ressemble à une mise en bouche un peu timide, un coup d’essai fascinant mais inabouti. Un classique pour la culture, assurément, mais un album moyen dans le casque. Trois étoiles, et c'est déjà très généreux pour un demi-chef-d'œuvre bricolé dans l'urgence.
Guitarists are great. Lots of wah and effect tones that make it very bluesey and distorted. Lots of ostinatos, they were all really good at first but eventually got a little repetitive. We Will Fall was great….for the first 5 minutes haha.
Liked this. High 3.
Not my type
The first two songs on this album are impeccable. Unfortunately “we will fall” is terrible and about a third of the album.
het was best goed en ik zie wel dat the strokes hierdoor is geinfluenced
3/5
I dont have big opinions on this one, sounds like 60's rock n roll when guitars sounded like the amps were about to explode mixed with punk Feels like I have heard a million covers of "I wanna be your dog".. or it was in a GTA game, or FIFA, or all?
This was pretty good tbf. The 10 minute track was not my cup of tea but this kind of sound should in theory be right in my wheelhouse. Without further context on impact at the time etc etc I think this is a 3 purely as a review in 2026. I hear it, but I dont think it is THAT good. but closer to 4 than 2 imo
Pretty cool little album 2.8
3.4
good stuff
Interesting. At this stage it feels like they were pretty heavily influenced by The Doors which I wouldn’t have guessed based on later stuff. Pretty good but always feel like I’m not quite there with The Stooges.
7/10
I enjoyed it, but it kind of fell into the background after the first two tracks. This one is gonna take a couple more listens before I form an actual opinion of it. I don't know if that says more about me or the music.
I loved Funhouse so was looking forward to this. Unfortunately was a bit disappointed - compared to funhouse its a bit pedestrian and lacking energy - not helped by We Will Fall which really sucks the joy out of the album. I wanna be your dog is epic super dirty and a great tune. No Fun is also a highlight but sadly I think the Sex Pistols version is better. From a 2026 perspective it feels quite basic although from a 1969 perspective it was probably fairly ground breaking.
I think some devil's lettuce would greatly enhance the listening experience of this one.
3-/5
Very good Stooges album. 3,7
Heavy, thick guitar sound. Can definitely see how they are such a foundation of punk.
Not as good as Fun House. The first two songs are good dumb fun but the overly long third track slows the momentum somewhat.
Love Iggy and for a first album, this does an excellent job of setting the tone and keeping it consistent throughout its entirety.
The long song was bad, but the rest was solid!
1969 - 3 I wanna be your dog - 5 We will fall - 3 No fun - 3 Real cool time - 3 Ann - 3 Not right - 3 Little doll - 3
3.5
Interesting sound and it’s a pretty fun album but it doesn’t really grip me
I feel like I probably enjoyed this a little less than Raw Power. There's a good sound and some enjoyable tracks, but it's really slowed down by the inclusion of We Will Fall which for me kills the momentum despite being an interesting diversion. Favourites: I Wanna Be Your Dog Real Cool Time
Iggy Pop was wild. But maybe better as a showman. This recording is simply disappointing.
I can see how this would be important in the creation of alternative as a genre. I don’t know if I love it, but it’s pretty good
Some really nice bass licks. Didn’t hate it. I’ve never really been a fan of Iggy Pop, but this album was one of his better creations.
This was okay. Not bad. Probably a 3. The writing was fun and the vocals weren't bad, but it kinda just was the same thing repeating. Sometimes the screaming is weird. Liked songs: "1969" , "No Fun" , "Not Right" , "Little Doll"
Style over substance. Sludge punk with asinine lyrics. It's well played but the production kills the edge in it. It needs to be louder, more distorted, out of control like the live sets. A damp squib.
OKeyish 3
3.2
The Stooges in their larval form. They’ve made records that have absolutely knocked me over; I thought this was just alright. A hard rocking, gritty alright, but still alright. It is legitimately interesting to hear where they started, though. John Cale’s production is still pretty cool.
I prefer Kill City but still pretty good.
Meh
Fine to listen to, can understand why this album / band is important. Might not go back and listen to it but I can admire their talent in a general time when grougher rock & roll hadn’t yet arrived.
Enjoyable (I said this in the orange juice review and rated Orange juice as a 3. But that was meant for this. Have not listened to orange juice yet. ). Oh well
Ok. 3 stars. A lot of medium albums on this list.
Felt jarring to have a 10 minute slow chanting song as the third song, then go back to rock music, but ok.
Love this album cus it’s just the mf boys hanging out
Interesting listen. Obviously one of the forefathers of Punk and Hard Rock, but I also hear some psychedelia which is a nice touch. 3/5- will listen again
Did not impress me, but I will give it its props for influencing a lot of music to come.
Highlights: 1969, I Wanna Be Your Dog, No Fun. 3.0
We Will Fall is amazing
It's not bad. Some of the songs get into a groove but then they don't evolve (the end of these tracks sound very much like the beginning).
i thought the album was pretty decent, not much else to say
I’ve been familiar with Raw Power for years, but never listened to this. Only familiar with I Wanna Be Your Dog. We Will Fall took the wind out of the sails, but overall I enjoyed it. Raw Power is better though.
Never really been a fan of the Stooges like that, but this one does have their best songs in "1969", "No Fun" and "I Wanna Be Your Dog", at least. When I was in high school and cared a lot about garage rock, this was always talked about as their garage rock album, and I don't think that feels quite true? It's a bit like calling the Velvet Underground garage rock, really, they seem to have artsier ambitions than your average garage band (especially considering they brought in John Cale to produce!) Just, it's not very good outside of the big name songs, with "We Will Fall" in particular seeming like a bad parody of the Doors.
Good clean fun!
Liked this better than Fun House, but not enough to put it up to a 4. Again (and weirdly, for a 1969 album) a quite nice surround sound mix on Apple Music. One more to go by this band, which means they have more albums on the list than Steely Dan or XTC. #sigh
The janglin’ on I Wanna Be Your Dog is truly something. Fav tracks: I Wanna Be Your Dog Saved a song: Y RYM: N
I Wanna Be Your Dog is a banger, the rest sounds boring and forgettable to me.
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I DO wanna be her dog..
Rock aus den 60ern - da hat sich zum Glück viel getan seitdem ;-) Ein paar wilde Nummern sind dabei, wer auf Gitarren steht wird hier fündig. 3/5
Day896 - they’re loud they’re angry and they must have been a shock to the system
This album sounds like the result of the Rolling Stones and the Doors having a baby. We Will Fall prevents this from being a better album overall but I enjoyed this listen.
Try as I might, I just can't connect with The Stooges. I feel like should like them more, but ...
I liked the riffs and a couple of the songs. Needed more melody.
3/5 - Hit or miss, honestly. For a short album, the % of aimless drone is too much. Gets an extra point for influence, but this isn't one I'm going to come back to.
I Wanna Be Your Dog is a classic, and We Will Fall the best track. 7/10
I enjoyed most of the music but I found the lyrics so repetitive and “We Will Fall” just felt endless to me. There’s an AJJ song I like called “I Wanna Be Your Dog 2” so it was fun to listen to “I Wanna Be Your Dog.” Not something I’ll be listening to again in full, fine to listen to a couple of times for this project but just didn’t interest me enough to come back to. Fav song: I Wanna Be Your Dog Least fav: We Will Fall
Genuinely one good song in this and that’s it. Also I know it sounds cool now because it captured the era and stuff but just a song saying the name of the year you are in is soo lazy oh my goodness. Specific rating - 3.5 Fav song - I wanna be your dog Least fav- we will fall
I don't think I realized the commonality between The Doors and The Stooges before hearing this album. This is way more rock and roll, but the psych rock feel runs deeply through it. I'm liking this a lot more than some previous Iggy Pop albums. I'm strugging to place a rating. Since I can't see myself ever intentionally looking to put this on again, I think it lands at 2. But I feel bad with that low of a rating... It feels more important than that. Ending on Little Doll was a high note, enough to push it that notch up to 3.
Let’s get funky with it. Let’s get weird with it. Let’s copy the Animals and Rolling Stones! Before iggy pop struck it solo, he wanted to be your dog, and that dog was a two album effort with the Stooges. They’re in that mix with the Animals and Kinks, pushing distorted guitar sounds and making some edgy tunes for the day. We Will Fall is a weird evil chant sounding thing that was all certainly meant to just piss off parents with some sell your soul stuff, then it gets back to fuzzed out 60s rock. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ decent but a slog in the middle when 8.5 minutes of your 30 minute album are a waste of time.
Some good songs on here. Was an enjoyable listen. 3.5/5 Probably will listen again
Started out okay, liked the experimental parts. How many remixes do you need? Just make a decision.
Some grimy guitars and raspy talk-singing. It's fine. The 10 mins of We Will Fall felt more like 20.
Entre les Doors et les Rolling Stones mais pas hyper hyper convaincue
Difficult to believe this was made before the 70s. Saying that, some of it hasn't dated brilliantly. Decent album though.
Solid. Loved 1969.
Fine 60's garage rock, complete with handclaps and that signature fuzzy guitar sound. "I Wanna Be Your Dog" is iconic in that regard. "We Will Fall" was an odd inclusion, though.
Forgettable background music for me... Sorry what is this review about?
If the Rolling Stones were from Detroit and you set a couple mics up in a garage. The extended jams like “We Will Fall” don’t want work as well as “…Dog” or “1969”. Weirder than I thought it would be. The John Cale influence is evident, “Ann” could be a VU song. Absolute through-line to The Ramones. Cool and weird.
Really good
Much better than I was expecting although the 10 minute chanting song was about 9 minutes too long!
Moments of greatness, but a bit inconsistent/incohesive.
Das Debütalbum der aus Ann Arbor, Michigan stammenden Band The Stooges wurde im April 1969 in den Hit Factory Studios in New York City eingespielt und erschien im August desselben Jahres bei Elektra Records. Produziert von John Cale, bewegt sich das Album an der Schnittfläche von rohem Garage Rock und Proto-Punk – ein Sound, der auf Kompression und Wiederholung setzt statt auf Virtuosität, und der in der Plattenlandschaft seines Jahres wie ein Sprengkörper wirkt. „1969" eröffnet das Album mit einem ewig kreisenden Zwei-Akkord-Riff und Iggy Pops gelangweilter Trotz-Attitüde – ein Songkonstrukt von reduktionistischer Brillanz. „I Wanna Be Your Dog" destilliert Rock 'n' Roll auf drei Akkorde und einen Schellenkranz, dem man sich kaum entziehen kann. Das atmosphärische „We Will Fall" schiebt eine fast zehnminütige Dronepassage ins Set, die den LaMonte-Young-Einfluss der Band offenbart, während „No Fun" jene schwerfällige, großartige Direktheit zeigt, die später die gesamte britische Punk-Bewegung prägen sollte. Bemerkenswert: „Real Cool Time", „Not Right" und „Little Doll" entstanden unter Druck fast über Nacht und wurden teils zum ersten Mal im Studio überhaupt gespielt. Das Album scheiterte kommerziell und blieb in der Kritik zunächst weitgehend unbeachtet. Erst im Rückblick – nach dem Durchbruch des Punk Mitte der 1970er-Jahre – erkannte man, was hier geschaffen worden war: ein Dokument radikaler Primitivität, das keine Kunst vortäuscht und gerade deswegen zeitlos geblieben ist. John Cales ursprünglicher Mix wurde von Elektra abgelehnt; die finale Version, die Iggy Pop gemeinsam mit Labelchef Jac Holzman verantwortete, klingt mit ihrer bewussten Schlammigkeit wie ein ästhetisches Manifest. Wer wissen will, wo der Punk seinen Atem hergenommen hat, findet hier die Lunge.
It's aggressively OK.
Their debut album. Alt Rock / Punk. The influence of this album cannot be over stated. It must have been mind blowing in 1969. Mostly short and sharp tracks with what feels like a ten minute interlude. Solid album.
Decent decent, hey what was “We Will Fall” doing here?
From very good to very tiring
pretty good, not much to comment on
Guitars constantly playing out of key, lyrics grunted with little respect for melody, generally terrible production, but overall I didn’t hate it. There is some strange magnetism to the rawness, but not as much as some people make it out to be.
This is a pretty good album. It highlights the great rock music these guys came up with very well. It’s a bit uneven though and lacks some bite but that can be attributed to a great live band being stifled by the studio environment. The trippy tunes are great to hear on an album by a rock band but I suppose this was a great era for experimentation by rock bands. I’m not much into putting live albums on this list but maybe this is a band that deserves one.
Decent psych-rock grungey album. 3/5
This is a pretty good album, and I’m sure it sounded incredible when it came out. You can hear the influence it had on punk and garage rock almost immediately. Still, I’m not convinced it’s aged quite as well as its reputation suggests.
Amazing Iggy is still alive. I always liked this album. Obviously track three is weird and a nod to the Velvet Underground. This is one of the founding albums for punk rock. 6.25/10 Top song No fun