Fun House

What an album. Intense and dirty from start to finish, with grooves that never let up. I mean, those first three tunes alone. Damn

Epic, I think I actually prefer this to Raw Power? Just incredible this was made in 1970. What an iconoclast.

Fun House is honestly the weakest of the three stooges albums on the list but i still think that it is quite a good listen. Most of Iggy Pop's albums are good but they all feel as if they suffer from some kind of flaw that holds them back, with this album, it's the fact that the first 4 tracks of 7 are kinda lame and that is a huge issue considering that is a majority of the tracklist. It does start to get better when the saxophones get introduced in 1970 and both tracks after it and Iggy's vocals are still quite good but i still feel like its quite unmemorable compared to some of his other works. Still good but it falls short of greatness Best Song: Fun House Worst Song: T.V. Eye Side note: And since this is my last Stooges album, here are the rankings: 1. The Stooges 2. Raw Power 3. Fun House

Mér finnst þetta nú ekki merkilegur pappír þótt ég viti að The Stooges hafi verið "grándbreiking" hljómsveit. Þetta nær aldrei neinu flugi og verða bara tilraunakennd leiðindi.

I actually really enjoyed this one. Gritty and hard hitting.

Toisella albumillaan detroitilainen retkue The Stooges osui täysin maaliin. Yhtyeen debyyttilevyä vaivannut pidättyväisyys oli nyt kokonaan kadonnut, ja tilalla oli uusi raaka ja raivokas soundi. Uusi tuottaja onnistui taltioimaan bändin holtittomien live-esitysten energian täydellisesti. Myös Iggy Pop oli löytänyt kunnolla oman eläimellisen äänensä monotonisen narinan sijaan. Kokoonpanoa täydentää Steven MacKayn villi saksofoni. Fun House on kuin käsistä riistäytyvät bileet ja viimeinen biisi L.A. Blues onkin jo totaalista kaaosta.

Real good

Pretty fun, though the slower moments don't carry the same spirit as the rest, for me at least

Adore everything except the voice Crazy this is 1970

This has primal caveman energy. When the saxophone comes in towards the end of 1970, it's like they push the self-destruct button and the album spirals further and further out of control until it's squealing free jazz. Favourite tracks: 1970, TV Eye

Interesting album, but definitely not one I need to hear again. It was a good album to have in the background while I was playing Neon White, but I wouldn’t listen to it on my own

Saxophone was suprising and worked quite well. Last two songs felt a bit draggin towards their ending... (3.0/5.0)

The raw energy of this album can not be overstated. It’s hard to capture the magic and feel of being live while in the studio. But they nailed it. My biggest beef with this album is the lyrics. They’re all hyper-sexualized metaphors that are so on the nose but he’s wailing them like it’s clever or with a “wink, wink”. Or idk, maybe he’s not. Either way, whenever I get an album that is just sex on sex on sex but trying to be clever in the way they describe it, it’s a turn off for me (put Aerosmith in this category too). BUT, with all that said, the music is kind of undeniable.

This album is raw and rock and all the sharp edges that a 14 year old boy in the 70s probably went up for. I was headbanging in my car the whole way through. Very dope album. Highlight: Loose

The Stooges at their best. It is the soundtrack to absolute delinquency. Bring it down! Nope. Bring it down! Nope. Bring it down! Passed out.

Some good loud garage punk rock

The end of the last song just would not stop. this is the first album that I have not been able to endure- I fast forwarded about 45 seconds. ITS JUST NOISE. that being said, I generally liked this. it was a lot tamer than I was expecting. I thought the stooges were hard punk. this album is not that.

Not totally my thing but they're having a lot of fun and I wish I could have seen them live.

My favorite Stooges album. Both primitive and ahead of its time.

Kind of boring because everything kind of merged together and also kind of annoying :(

Took me right back my misspent youth..off me bonce on acid with this badboy part of the soundtrack of my life..Glorious

I can appreciate the influences, and see a lot of what makes this album great. But it loses me on L.A. Blues. Not for me… I really like Dirt though Rating: 4/10 Favorite Song: Dirt

Kicks off with the radness; descends into madness.

Interesting. Fun, grungy, punkish. Will listen again.

Literally just rebought this yesterday. My copy was destroyed through being played and lent out to so many people. A classic album and so influential to so many artists.

2/5

yeah it’s alright, just didn’t do it for me

The Stooges are so good. Great reminder to listen to more of them. Love the frenetic energy that flows throughout all their work. None of their songs should be over 3:30, but even the longer ones aren't bad.

The second Stooges album was one of Steve Albini’s favorites, which is was brought me to The Stooges originally. Not as many ‘hits’ as the s/t debut and not as much Doors influence (but it’s still present), but noisier, dirtier, and bigger. Better songwriting too! Iggy Pop & Co. cement themselves as proto punk legends!

When I was in college, a guy I worked with gave me an MP3 CD. Remember those? They were essentially just data storage, and if you filled one with MP3 files, certain CD players could play them just like a regular audio CD. The advantage was that you could fit a tonne of music on a single disc. Like 15 albums instead of 15 songs. This co-worker was a big fan of 90s hip-hop. He'd exclusively listen to Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G. Anything else, and he wasn't interested. So it was a bit strange when he handed me an MP3 CD full of guitar music. “My hippy friend gave me this, but it's full of hippy stuff, so I thought you might like it. You know, because you're a hippy too.” I think he was trying to be nice. I looked at the CD and started salivating. I was a broke student who couldn't afford to buy all the music I wanted to listen to, so seeing a CD filled with bands like The Velvet Underground, Dylan, Bowie and a number of other 60s and 70s bands that I was dying to start listening to… well, it was worth being labelled a hippy. One of the albums on that CD was The Stooges’ “Fun House”. I was very aware of Iggy and The Stooges, but outside of “Lust for Life” and “The Passenger”, I hadn't heard any of their stuff. This was my blind introduction to The Stooges. James Murphy, Henry Rollins, Mudhoney, The Melvins, Karen O, Thurston Moore, and Nick Cave have all gushed about how raw, pure and feral this record is. Jack White called it “the greatest rock & roll record ever made”. And Flea said it’s “the raw and beautiful truth, it is beyond categorization, and I’ll be listening to it for the rest of my life.” When artists of that calibre talk about an album that way, you sit up and take notice. They're right too. It was obvious from a first listen that this was special. It's one of the early punk records, but it also feels so different to the rest of the 70s punk scene. It has minimal riffs, aggressive energy, sneering vocals, rawness over polish, sure, but also moments that are slow and almost funk or blues, with an unexpected shift in the second half towards free jazz and improv. It's weird. And that's a good thing. That weirdness is what makes Iggy sound so unique here. “Loose” switches to a soft vocal style in the prechorus, and has long instrumental sections. “Dirt”, my favorite track on the album, is slow and minimalist, built around a driving bass line, taking its time. “1970” catches us all off-guard when the sax bursts through mid-song, marking the turning point of the album where jazz and improv take more of the center stage. The title track leans fully into that, and “L.A. Blues” ends the album by dissolving into a full-on freak out. If this is the type of music hippies listen to, then I'm happy to be called a hippy. 4.5 stars.

6/10

Down on the street - 6,5/10 Loose - 6,5/10 T.V. Eye - 4/10 Dirt - 4/10 1970 - 5/10 Fun House - 5/10 L.A. Blues - ? Não gostei

I think this is pretty great actually. Been "summer" so I am a bit distracted both for good and bad, but The Stooges are righteous to my tastes. I am not going to muck about with philosophy as I naturally ought, and just say "of course they are great!"

The Stooges is a great example of the importance of your bands name. I thought I was about to listen to a couple of clowns tooting horns for an hour but this was real music. Not very good. But not three clowns tooting horns.

This is a genuinely fun garage rock record that totally caught me off guard. Listening to it feels like strapping yourself to a wild, chaotic engine. It's just pure, raw rock and roll that perfectly bridges the gap between 60s garage rock and the punk scene that followed. It’s loud, heavy, and you can definitely hear the blueprint for decades of punk and metal in here. You can’t just have this on in the background, it needs to be played at max volume to really feel that primal energy.

Influential, but not essential. Great riffin' on "Down on The Street". "Loose" sounds like an MC5 rip-off. Overall groovy album, but the songs are somewhat meandering and lack great hooks and original melodies. 3/5

inject it into my blood, I will definitely be listening to this as I'm working

ok

he just making noises

Starting well with some epic blunted guitar notes in "Down on the Street", even the reverbed punky drone was pretty enjoyable. However, the messy and fuzzy guitar solos mid-track left a lot to be desired. "Loose" is already showing a big lack on variation though. Sonically, it sounds incredibly similar to the previous track, though without as much attitude as before; Iggy's vocals are a little flatter to me and the instruments even more repetitive and safe (which is not what this genre should ever be going for). Became an instant sucker with "T.V. Eye" due to the heavier inclusion of bass and his screeching vocals bringing the energy straight back up. As much as I like this track, my concern is that this is the band's one trick, of maintaining this high chaos energy that, after a short while, can become exhausting. Though, this is the nature of punk! "Dirt" attempted something a little more slow and methodical and it just didn't work for me. Without the chaos, the cracks in all the performances are just glaring. "1970" was also largely forgettable, with the bass actually hurting the track overall with it's obnoxious repetition (I can't believe I just said that; I die for bass). The introduction of the saxophone in "Fun House" was something I never thought would work in punk, but damn it was great, made the track 'fun' as the title intends. It really works with the vocals and guitar drums. "L.A Blues", whilst I respect was some experimental sonic soup, it just sounded awful to my ears. A shame; album should have ended on the Fun House high. Overall not terrible, but also lacking in variety due to more of an ability to do anything outside of thrashing.

Rock, Punk, Noise Rock, 1970 -> 2

Great

punk blues?? both genres have their highs and lows but I think this album is legit. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this considering it has so many things that I don't normally get into

Liked it

A bokte. Ne znam šta reći. 1/5, 1/10

bueno, fueron 36 minutos de pura locura, el álbum en general es un caos, si no te gusta ese estilo de rock se te hace muy pesado de escuchar, sacando eso mis dos canciones preferidas son tv eye y dirt, me encanta como suena la batería, siento que catriel (el baterista de divididos) le encantaría tocar en esta banda, encajaría muy bien, y como aparece ese juego con la guitarra suenan muuuy bien las dos cosas juntas

Holy shit. This thing is incredible

Its okay. Not the biggest fan but I still enjoy it. Its a 3 star album for me.

Very interesting to compare & contrast with their first album, stepping from blues rock into something new. Like watching punk music being birthed.

Not my personal favorite Stooges record, but this is a critical record for their career.

Très experimental tout ça

Like it.

Chaos, disorder and punk rock. Loooooooord

Very influential, the music these people were making was so ahead of its time. Not really something I enjoy too much tho.

I am giving this a 3, but the last two songs make it hard to justify…

Fantastic album, love The Stooges. For an album from 1970, it feels like it could come out today and still ruffle feathers.

Love it. Love the reviews: my favorite part was when they introduced a saxophone and immediately used it for evil. For a guy that calls himself "Pop," Iggy is a master of punk.

This is an incredible record, and one i can finally appreciate Iggy on to the fullest. Not his biggest fan at all, but this is a banger. Strong 4

Un viaje. Es lo único que puedo decir, disruptivo e intenso y aun así un disco muy solido que aun como base de lo que después seria el punk y el rock alternativo no es para nada básico, es sobresaliente y avasallante. Mi primer acercamiento a la musica de Iggy Pop, simplemente, genial.

not bad, just not memorable either

Kind of bland composition wise but probably pretty important historically 6/10

Hey, L.A. Blues? I GET it but like…not for me pals. Right in the middle for me. Didn’t love it, but nothing was too unpleasant. I can even appreciate the last track even though i would never go out of my way to listen to it.

Really solid early punk. The closing track would have absolutely ripped live but I feel like it doesn’t quite hit the same when I’m sitting on a park bench watching my kid play on a jungle gym, yknow?

Absolutely essential record. Even if it’s not my absolute favourite you have to respect the originality and authenticity here.

I really should listen to this album more often. It hits so fucking hard and I definitely have to be in the mood for it, but when I am there's not a lot better.

An enjoyable listen on the whole. Started to feel very samey by the end

Not really my thing, although I did like a couple songs.

4/5

está bueno, perfecto para escuchar de principio a fin

The best

Meh

I was respecting Stooges from afar but never actually listened to any of their records. This was a pleasant surprise: raw, unhinged and powerful.

Contrary to the title, I did not have fun listening to this in my house.

Sort of fine. Didn't really do it for me. Better than a lot of the Iggy Pop solo stuff, though.

As one music reviewer stated, this album was fatally out-of-synch with 1970 (when it was released). Nothing like this existed then. Now it seems routine, but is considered a great rock or proto-punk album. I liked some of the tracks (not “L.A. Blues”, however). Jack White was influenced by this record, and I hear some Jack White here.

I guess these songs aren't from a room. They're from a Fun House. Well, I can see why people would like this album. It seems "good" within the genre of songs with guitars. Sounds a little bit 60s to me. But I have no interest in it personally. Wait, hold the phone. I have one interest in it personally! I only know 'Dirt' as a Depeche Mode song, but apparently it's a cover! I like Depeche Mode but that was always one of my least favorite songs of theirs, ha. Now I understand why. However, on this album it is definitely the - Highlight: 'Dirt' Huh, how 'bout that: Apparently, CBS reality journo Dalton Ross reviewed The Stooges' 2007 album for EW. He gave it a B, saying that it wasn't as good as this album. Unfortunately, he also said that the lead singer covered himself with peanut butter one time. That's 2 behavior.

Pretty zany at times, but not too bad.

Some really solid instrumentation on this record, definitely on the experimental side of rock, the things that stop this getting a 5 are the vocals weren’t great and the last song was a mess of instruments with no real focus

I've had the Stooges before in this project and found them to be good, but not necessarily great. This is definitely better mixed than Raw Power was(I listened to Iggy's mix, Bowie's might be better), which usually makes for a more enjoyable album assuming the songs are up to par. They are, indeed, up to par. When you play this style of raw, garage rock, you don't need good lyrics or a ton of musical ability to make great songs. You just need enough musical ability to make a few catchy riffs on guitar and play them loud. That's exactly what this album is; loud, raw, and uncompromising yet with clear songwriting talent. This kind of pure, unfiltered aggression is one of my favorite things about rock and metal as genres, and this album captures that so well. It's musically and lyrically crude, but it's my kind of crude. This is the best Iggy Pop project on the list yet. This album is ranked #17 of 29 albums for 1970. Other 1970 albums rated by me: Bridge Over Troubled Water(2/29)-5 Led Zeppelin III(3/29)-4 Cosmo's Factory(4/29)-5 All Things Must Pass(6/29)-3 Tea for the Tillerman(10/29)-4 After The Gold Rush(11/29)-5 Deep Purple In Rock(14/29)-5 Ananda Shankar(27/29)-4

decent but nothing special

Less than 40 minutes long Great energy Rippin' saxophone Honestly, might be my favorite Stooges album.

Similar feelings to other Stooges albums I've had here so far. Really front loading the Iggy Pop and Stooges stuff on this random generator.

BEFORE: Good stuff. Love The Stooges and Down On The Street is my favourite Stooges song. Don't listen to them enough. AFTER: Yeah this is great. Love the shorter, punkier songs. Love the heavy, psychedelic freakouts and the weird jazz. Production is perfect for this kind of music. Everything is a highlight and there are no lowlights. VERDICT: An easy 5 stars.

Huh Hadden we deze week niet ook al eerder de Stooges? Ik kon niet zo goed in dit album komen, ik weet niet zo goed hoe dat kwam. Misschien moet ik het later nog eens beluisteren, voor nu een matige 2 ster

Nog eens the Stooges, meteen ff gecheckt hoevaak ze in de lijst staan, nog 1x en dan zijn we er van af!

Do you believe we live in a society of collective narcissism?

Fucking degenerate. 5 stars.

1.6/5 Maybe if I was around when this album came out I'd like it more but there wasn't anything special about this. The music was good but nothing spectacular

Didnt stick out to me

Iggy Pop has a unique and expressive voice and but here it's unfortunately coupled with a bunch of aimless, hookless, and pointless grade-Z backing tracks that are so skeletal they don't even deserve to be called songs.

What a terrible way to end an album.

great fun at the fun house

Great first half slightly stressful second

Esse disco é surreal de bom. Anos 70, iggy pop com o the stooges criou um álbum tão pesado que praticamente estava a frente de sua época, antecedendo vários movimentos, como o punk e o hardcore. Muito foda

I thought I might like this one more than I did.

4/10 If this was a meal, the starters were excellent - 2 plates of exquisite proto-punk. The main course, tracks 3-5, were disappointing after the great entrées, but palatable. Dessert was a melted Vienetta, and finally the chef sent a plate of his own vomit. Absolute garbage

Raw and intense. Like a punch in the face with a shitload of saxophone. What's not to love? 4*

You could release this today and it would be a garage rock hit.

It's from the year I was born; it (was) is provocative; I loved it; still mad at some generated albums from this list Giving this a 4, because I liked it... I'm a punk, so what? F*** off

This was less than impressive. Thought I might know a song or two, but nope.

Primal rock n roll. Influential yes but is it something I'd come back to? Maybe a track or 2 in isolation but over an album it's a bit wearing.

It was fine until L.A. Blues. The best song was Dirt.

I listened and I thought it was good. Then I came back to review it hours later and I forgot all about it. I had to listen again. Sure its good. It clearly influenced bands I love. 3.75

Batshit, but good

Love this one. Sound is visceral, the energy is fantastic, and it feels so raw. An obvious influence to tons of music, and for good reason. It's hard to capture these elements this well, and holy shit that sax! And the end of this one is just perfectly done chaos.

Not necessarily my favorite but always happy to increase my ball knowledge with respect to the local scene

Started off fine but lost interest as it went on. Not great not terrible.

solid 4.0.

Is this the first punk album? Down on the Street kicks ass! You can hear the influence on Rage Against the Machine. I'm really liking this so far. Fun House is another great song. Then they lose me on what amounts to a lot of noisy saxophone, random screaming and guitar distortion on L.A. Blues.

★★½

I like the Stooges self-titled and Raw Power very much. I was excited to listen to this one - that I never heard before - but, I never got into it at all. 3/5 for now, maybe it will grow on me later.

First listen to a brilliant album!

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hard to believe this is from 1970. It reminds me an awful lot of MC5, and come to find out they and the Stooges were really tight in the Detroit music scene of the time.

Bra! Älskar att Iggy Pop är så cool! Det är ett coolt album överlag tycker jag. Sista låten är skitjobbig att lyssna på dock. Men älskar Down on the street och Fun House.

Nah, garbage punk shite

Fun house fun!

damn, this iggy lad got some punk in him

This album made 36 minutes feel like an hour.

Now I regret all the times I've used words like 'power' and 'energy' to describe rock and roll, because this is what such rhetoric should have been saved for. cit

на обложке Цой))) в целом неплохо, но мне не хватило разнообразия

The best thing about this 1001 is me rediscovering amd learning more about tje Stooges and how awesome they really are

Holy shit this fucker rocks so hard and time has not diminished its raw power in any way. It's wild how much the band grew between this and their debut a year earlier, where they come off a bit like Doors wannabes. Not sure if they changed or just got more confident and assertive on how the recording was produced, but they nailed it. Also maybe the best sax in rock n roll. One of those records that denies attempts to listen at moderate volume. By the end of Down on the Street, I am usually down on the street myself, scraping my bare chest over broken glass and gettin' loose in the dirt.

I don't know what their debut album has in store, but I'm quite impressed at the contrast between this album and their next one, all in favor to "Funhouse". I can certainly see why so many critics *and* artists cite this as one of their favorite rock albums, and while it's not all that well-produced/-mixed, there's so much more raw power (plus a wandering sax!) than what they produced a couple of years later. I strongly suspect this is what Van Halen hoped for with "Diver Down", and while they came a bit close, this album blows it away by comparison. I know The Stooges are considered godfathers of punk, but it's a shame (to me) that punk didn't end up in the place this album occupies, with all the hooks and rhythms and song structure (and wandering sax) that make this album so much more entertaining and interesting--even down to the descending madness of the last two tracks--than what would enfold in the next decade. The Stooges definitely redeemed themselves to me with this album, although I can also see why this album fell flat in 1970.

I could probably listen to this on repeat for a decade or so.

Punky

Stirring, powerful

It starts with a howl. Groaning, screeching, screaming. Guitar and bass as thick as sludge. Tribal drums, bleating saxophones. This album opened my eyes to how the boundaries of rock could be pushed at a time where its initial energy was fading in the mainstream. Ron Asheton has been a huge influence on my guitar playing since I got into punk music and Iggy Pop has constantly inspired me in terms of what we should expect of a performance. This album of course in raunchy and dodgy at some points theme-wise, and reading up on it, the "Fun House" was a pretty disgusting junkie hangout with allegedly blood stains all over the walls due to all of the shooting up upstairs in addition to orgies downstairs. But that's rock and roll. Before bass player Dave Alexander left and passed away at a young age, this band was the meanest, most vicious entity in rock at the time. Decay and decline of modern society are at a full exposé here, so they probably figured resorting to more primitive and chaotic forms of expression may be the solution to get through it all. Scott Asheton's drumming drives this in addition to Iggy's screams, with a thumping, almost caveman like approach to the pace. Many thanks to Steve Mackay for providing the most evil sound they ever channeled, via the saxophone - I would have never gotten into free jazz if not for prognosticators and instigators such as himself (so glad I caught him live with Iggy and with Mike Watt before he died). I know this whole thing by heart. That first guitar note is a shot in the dark, not bothering whether we see the light or not. Pure raw power, one of the best and craziest rock albums in history. Play it fucking loud!

2.29

La première est bien ! 1970 bien ! Purée c’est même l’origine du HUN de Joey Star (sur fun house) Allez 8/10 même si c’est un peu généreux

I made it through the whole album but I didn’t enjoy it.

Когда я впервые познал что такое The Stooges — я был ещё совсем дитём. Это было настоящее сокровище, ещё и с точки зрения того, что в СНГ никто толком не знал ни о культовой фигуре Игги ни о значимости Stooges в целом, поэтому эта находка воспринималась мной ещё и как личное сокровище, так называемый "hidden gem". И пошло поехало. По кругу гонялись все 3, уже культовых и великих альбомов для панка. И сегодня речь идёт об одном из них. Кстати. пожалуй любимым у меня, что тогда, что сейчас. Funhouse — это балаган, бардак, хаос, чистейшая энергия. Каким-то образом Игги Поп своим голосом одновременно сдерживает этот хаос, позволяя пластинке окончательно не развалится, но и в то же время, являясь одной из главных причин этого хаоса. Когда я был мал и не понимал как и какими словами говорить о музыке, уже тогда я понимал что звучание сакса на столь сыро звучащем, панк альбоме - это что-то очень новое и интересное. И ведь был прав! По сути, этот альбом является ключевой и одной из первых работ в музыке в жанре "джаз-панк", да уж, Стив Маккей постарался здесь на славу. Впрочем, как и все остальные конечно! Funhouse — так называли участники группы репетиционную базу на которой они записывали альбом. Альбом который еле закончили, ибо все участники группы включая Игги упарывались так сильно и так часто - что едва могли записать что-то. Слава Богу в жизнь Попа в дальнейшем пришел Боуи, что помог ему, но это уже история. И так, по песням! Да здесь полный no skip, вы о чем! Помню что в детстве мне особенно нравилась T.V. Eye, как и всё остальное впрочем. Слушайте и наслаждайтесь. А мне хотелось бы поговорить о двух других вещах, что в юности я скипал. L.A. Blues — квинтэссенция панка, панк-манифест, если хотите. Я перестал воспринимать музыку как "это 3-4 минутная затычка для ушей которую приятно послушать пока я еду до работы/учёбы". Я спокойно могу прослушать композицию 1-3 раза за всё время (и при этом, быть увлечённым или этим альбомом или артистом) но получить от этого полное удовольствие и понять замысел. Эта работа как раз из таких. Это грязь, это необузданная ярость, это энергия. Повторяюсь, подумаете вы? Да, я расходился подобными эпитетами в самом начале, но эта композиция примечательна своей полной бесструктурностью. Припев, куплет? Забудьте. Это музыкальный перфоманс. Анти-песня. Представьте, что весь трек-лист до этого, это красивый ядерный гриб который вы видете издалека, а L.A. Blues это последствия. Удар. То к чему всё привело. Да, у меня как у культуролога профдеформация. Да, для вас это будет звучать как "упоротые панки просто страдают херней и ломают гитары" но, извините меня, здесь я вижу и полное соответствие Игги как фигуре воплощающей саморазрушение и в личности и в звуке, и отчасти, оммаж панково-нойзовой стороны Velvet Underground доведённый до крайнего абсурда. (А Игги, как известно, слушал эту команду) Ничего на альбоме не остаётся просто так. Dirt — здесь я буду краток. Её я скипал по простой причине, она довольно сильно отличается от остального материала на альбоме своим достаточно депрессивным и меланхоличным звучанием. В то время как остальной альбом либо безумный, либо драйвовый. Но и в ней есть своя красота и атмосфера. Такие ребятки как The Stooges на всём свете лишь одни, и множество групп что черпали вдохновения в звучании из этих трёх культовых альбомов, прекрасно это понимали.

No private session used for Spotify. This album is the chaotic energy I had imagine coming from Iggy. It does seem a head of it's time and definitely influenced a lot of the music coming out for the several decades. Its a little raw and screechy to put it on heavy rotation, but an interesting listen and piece of rock history.

Not bad but not exactly memorable

Listened

Great and dirty!!

I like the stooges. Fuzzy power chords, the occasional skronky sax and lots of shouting. It really is a recipe for success… but despite this being viewed by many as their best work I think it does occasionally stray into overly noodly territory but you know it’s the stooges so it doesn’t ever hang around

Ei kyl lähteny, vähän jopa punkin vibaa mut ei vaan lähteny

en nyt oikeen tiiä ei lähgteny. Vaikka iggy pop olikin laulamassa niin ei se tätä albumia pelastanut. Mainittakoot myös, että oli muutamia oikeasti hyviä biisejä, pari pääsi jopa omalle listalle, mutta kaiken kaikkiaan aika mid.

This is a solid rock/jam wig out album. What a great band backing Iggy. These guys must've been amazing live! I loved the raw energy that was somehow captured in the studio. Liked Songs Added: Down On The Street Loose Fun House

Det starta litt kult. Så ble det bare mer og mer slitsomt ut over.

3.75

Very stooges'ey. Strong beat, slightly jazzy sound.

Good album, I like their debut more.

Contains some of the finest howling ever committed to vinyl. Lovely stuff

Great album

I'm sure I should like this but I find Iggy Pop deeply irritating. A 2 for the "I'm glad it exists but don't want to revisit"

The best duplicate yet 😍😍😍😍 4 big stars!!!!!!! Tom.

Weirdly I enjoyed this much more than Raw Power which is the one I know as the classic. The blend of blues, jazz and early punk is really cool, I liked the freak out of the last few tracks a lot.

3 stars The Stooges are a great example of “Your Favorite Band’s Favorite Band.” I love a lot of music that was inspired by this, but I could never dig into this too much. It rocks, but the descriptions of it being the best hard rock album and all of that don’t hit for me. It’s just fine. I dig the sax on side 2. But the songs are overlong and not memorable. Maybe I’d change my mind with time but it’s fine for now.

4.0 - Very Good

Some albums don’t even need to be listened to know which rating you’re gonna give them. This is all the experimental psychedelia of the 60’s fused with the bones of what would become punk and metal. A lot of these songs transform into pure noise as they go on and on and it really drags you into the experience. Probably the most consistent Stooges album as well, they learned that not having a 12 minute satanic mass as the third song makes for a better flowing album. There really wasn’t anyone as crazy as Iggy Pop around this time.

Psychedelic rock, baby!

The Droogs trade in their moody weirdness for saxophone solos in this one, which I think is a vast improvement. The longer jammier songs flow a lot better, even if the 7+ minute runtimes aren’t exactly earned, the instrumentation is an improvement also. It seems like they were copying The Rolling Stones more with this album, while straying true to their proto punk roots. It was an enjoyable listen. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

BORINGGGG

Jim Morrison is doing a lot of the heavy lifting here.

Good noise punk album

This is the first Stooges album I listened to and I bought it on vinyl.

What can I say? I loved this. Way more than I thought I would actually. LA Blues is…. AWESOME. What a closer. Yeah, guess I’m the type to happily go through the fun house. 4 Boolean: True, absolutely glad to hear before I die

pretty good

męczarnia, nie dość że strasznie powtarzalny to krzykliwy niesamowicie

I had it with the hooting and hollering at a certain point. 3.4

Personal enjoyment: 4/5 Relevance to this list: 5/5

Cool!

Makes me wanna slam my bedroom door real bad. 4 stars

A magical gift to the world. Crazed rock music straight from the gut.

Great Album. Fav: Dirt

Fuck yes. The album where the boys one up themselves and create a snarling beast of an LP. (You can hear that demon at 2:40 in "T.V. Eye", by the way.) The fact that they basically restructured the studio to record this like a live set made this loud and raw as hell, and all the better for it, since it suited their nature. One of my favorites.

A decent proto-punk album that really sets up that genre with its intensity and power. I think that intensity was probably a bit much for my taste by the end though, with a cacophony of sound that I found more grating than anything. And as is the case with pretty much all early 70s rock, it often comes in overlong tracks.

This album was indeed a lot of fun. The overall feel of the album, like their debut, is still raw and primal and it’s easy to see the album’s influence on punk rock. There’s also more left field elements to it though, especially on ‘LA Blues’ where everything collapses into an inferno of saxophones, screaming, and shrieking guitars. If hell has a sound, it’ll be something like this. Great stuff.

A great album, and a significant step up in quality from their debut. For 1970, this is an extremely raw, heavy, gritty sound, a clear link between 60s garage rock and late-70s punk. But it’s also got experimental/avant-garde elements, not just the repetitive and almost minimalist nature of most of the songs, but also the hellish cacophony of screaming, guitar and saxophone that is the closer, ‘L.A. Blues’. I definitely wouldn’t let a kid go in any funhouse that sounds like that. Nice of them to make it the last track though. All the other songs are great.

I've never felt less respected.

It really does sound like “radio birdman up above”. You can’t unhear it. Sentimental bonus star for I was gifted a copy of this album for my 21st birthday.

Interesting stuff. I liked it but had a hard time connecting with the songs.

Kinda sounds like the Doors, if The Doors were mediocre musicians with a shitty lead singer. I think we've heard enough Iggy Pop-related music to have moved past the "must-listen" material. Either you like it or you don't. I just plain don't.

Pure, unfiltered, free rock and roll. Wild and magnificent, like a tiger strolling through a forest, ready to sprint and pounce at any moment.

Nothing Memorable.

Fun punchy punk with jazz fusion is amazing

2026.05.27

3 discos y los 3 en el listado. El último, por obvio, no cuenta. Este es el mejor. Poco más que decir. Pasen y vean, disfruten Si nonte gustan Loose o 1970 es que no estás vivo, ni muerto. La cara B es un desparrame.

It's loose ... so loose.

Fav song: 1970

Thought this was great. Amazed it was recorded in 1970. Sets the template for 90's/00's indie music.

Fun House I don’t think I’ve ever listened to a Stooges album properly, but I thought this was excellent. It’s easy to take their reputation with a pinch of salt, but the raw, straightforward aggression is genuinely great. Their influence on punk and metal is obvious and well stated, but they are more compelling than that sometimes dubious legacy might suggest. Their garage rock’n’roll directness provides the backbone, but there is real groove to the rhythm section, with a relentless motorik-ness to the drumming and some brutally melodic bass playing, and Iggy is of course incredibly charismatic. And on the second side they throw in some discordant sax wailing, not dissimilar to the upcoming Hawkwind, giving a nice variation in tone, and adding a bit more dissonant chaos to it all. The sound/production is quite wonky, but it seems that was intentional, and it works brilliantly, the bleed and distortion only adding to the sense of manic energy. Song wise it's also excellent, it’s only 7 songs, but they’re all great, particularly the opening three tracks in Down on the Street, Loose and TV Eye and the closing cacophony of L.A. Blues. And in between the sludgy tempo and bass of Dirt is superb as are 1970 and Fun House. And you can hear all sorts in the mix, there’s a bit of John Densmore to some of the drumming, you can hear Black Sabbath and the Velvet Underground too, and you can see how many garage rock bands of the 2000s were influenced by this. There’s no reason for this not to be a 5. Often the progenitors of new styles of music don't quite hold up, but there’s a real thrill to this, the sound of a band striking out into a new, aggressive direction, for all the good and ill that birthed. 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡 Playlist submission: Loose

Listening to this makes you realise what a debt every post 2000s indie band owes to The Stooges. From the heights of The Strokes to the depths of Jet, the snarl, direct approach, the under-production is all here. It's route-one garage rock with little in the way of melodic development, relying instead on snarl and attitude. 'Down on the Street' opens with a 'stepping on lego with bare feet' wail, and a riff that's been interpreted by every 90s and 2000s guitar band ever. It's unapologetically repetitive. Whilst it often lacks the melodic punch of its lineage, especially The Strokes, Iggy's vocal is absolutely iconic throughout. His baritone is often reminiscent of Jim Morrison (and the extended nature of some of the jams of The Doors in general), the title track chief amongst them. As an album it's not top tier, with diminishing returns. But the punk attitude carries it along, and it paved the way for countless bands. Cool, seedy and hypnotic in places.

Sick little record. Its grandaddy punk. Love it. Its bookended by some insane sounds capes. They might not be that good as a song but it really brings you in and sends you off at the end. Some real hard-core vocals and just chaos all around them. Im sure that influenced alot of my favorite 80s hard-core bands. And im in its debt. Once we get into the actual songs with a structure im a little less enthused but not that much. Just slight disappointment for how heavy it starts and the more proto punk vibes sandwiched in-between. But they are generally good song. A bit long in thr tooth sometimes but thats my only complaint. Id like to see more shorter songs that an 8 minute long epic song. But im splitting hairs here. Its great and it did alot for some of my favorite music down the line. I cant thank it enough to be honest

hard rock-ish kinda joint, not much going on in terms of writing to start, but turns into some more interesting chaos by the end. individually the guitar goes hard for solos (as does the sax), and the voice-as-instrument works out pretty well.

6 - AVERAGE

Fun one. Some editing of the 7+ minute tracks would have helped. This was a 3.5 for my taste.

A bit basic, like fine rock music but didn't leave an impression

rocanroll, pesadito, divertido hasta cierto punto jaja. 3 temas y ya estas medio quemado. Son buenos igual. No me interpeló

Production on this wasn’t very nice

I don't know, I just don't feel like being yelled at today. 3/5 plus one star for excellent musicamanship.

I wonder how many people the world over have seen Iggy's cock? I know I've seen it at least twice.

The Stooges are very hit or miss for me, and I really need to be in the right mood to listen to them. I’m honestly not sure if I was in a proper mood when I listened to this album, but I didn’t hate it. Got very tedious by the end, but “T.V. Eye” will probably be stuck in my head for awhile, and I’m not mad about it. This is more of a 2.5, but it’s not offensive enough where I feel the need to round down.

Lo he escuchado a las 9 de la mañana y punk psicodélico a las 9 pues no me ha entrado mucho jajajajjajsj. Puede que con otro mood si lo hubiese gozado mas, de momento se queda en un 2.

I liked the raw energy and could listen to this.

Don’t care too much for this. I don’t think it’s bad, I just don’t like it.

Once again, I find myself in the unenviable position of needing to give my thoughts on the work of Iggy Pop - an artist whose work is widely positively regarded and held up as an example of great music, but I just seem incapable of enjoying. I don't have the faintest clue what it is, and I'm trying my hardest to have an open mind and be ready to enjoy every album I listen to. This music is even in a familiar vein for me, and should be generally something I like... and yet I just can't. Still, good news for Iggy and the gang... This time I'm not giving another 2! I found this album to be more bearable than Lust for Life or Raw Power and while I didn't enjoy it, it was *okay*. I won't seek it out again, but it was fine. At best.

1970! How tf did TV Eye come out in 1970, its so raw and noisy Like a demonic older brother of Exile on Main St maybe? Enjoyed this much more than the first Stooges

Really don’t get the stooges hype Got through most of this thinking it was kinda iight but the last track is crazy bad 2.5

Quel album d'influence pour combien de groupes de rock garage, punk, grunge?

j'ai une relation compliquée avec Iggy Pop... cette semaine ça le fait plus ou moins, je trouve que les tounes traînent en longueur sans vraiment groover/aller au fond des choses.

Toute ce que touche Iggy Pop devient magistral. Vraiment magique. incroyable de penser que c'est sorti en 70. Pendant que c'était peace and love en Californie, y'avait une gang de fuckés qui faisaient du proto-punk (désolé Félix) au michigan. J'adore.

This is the most raw & gritty-est blues album I have ever heard. This is Blues & you can't tell me other wise. LA Blues is just noise though. 4

Feels incredibly dated now, but even with historical context it's not essential listening.

average ahh

The trouble with being the first is that everyone else copies you, and then in hindsight it seems a bit tame

Much like Aretha Franklin, my love for Iggy grows and grows the more I listen. Very well aware of this album as I have just about every song downloaded. As soothing and peaceful as Aretha was, Iggy is loud and in your face that I find as enjoyable, if not more. Definitely someone I would like to see 1 time live. I know it wouldn't be the same as the 60's, but I've been told by my son, this guy can still steal a show. Another great album that I just love to let the genre play. This is a no skip album that's great for a damn good workout. I love my buy Iggy and loved this album very much. Hope to see him live some time soon. In the meantime if you are a punk ( I say that in a good way) this is an album for you. 5

5 For me, this is the definitive Stooges album. The boys’ debut was good (aside from the ten-minute slog that is We Will Fall), but it feels more like the work of conventional classic rockers with a bit of a naughty side to them. However, it was here they became truly NASTY. And I mean that in the best possible way - this is uncut, heathen rock music, and I love every second of it. Sure, it’s lacking the name brand hits like I Wanna Be Your Dog and Search and Destroy, but far and away this is the Stooges most consistent offering. Seriously, there are no skips here. Down On The Street is a great opener, and if you haven’t heard it, Rage Against The Machine’s cover is fantastic as well. That transitions into probably my second-favorite track here, Loose. If DOTS wasn’t enough to convince you of the grittiness of this album, how about a song about sex and drugs coming from the bowels of hell? Or better yet, how about a song just called Dirt? Dirt is really the only slower song on the album, and I think it does wonders as the midpoint here (TV Eye is also a great tune, just don’t have much to say on it). And then we get to Side B… and there’s saxophone now?? Honestly, it has no business meshing with the music as well as it does, and for me, it results in the best song on the album, a sequel to 1969 from their debut - 1970, appropriately. I’m actually pretty sure it was the first Stooges song I ever heard due to its inclusion in Tony Hawk’s Underground 2. It was one of my favorite songs to hear in the game as a kid, and, well, it’s still one of my favorites to hear now. Within the context of this album, I also love how it builds up into the title track, Fun House, before culminating into LA Blues, a song that honestly feels like the band is destroying both the stage and their instruments on their way out the door. It’s the kind of ending that makes you sit back in your seat as it fades out and think, “Wow, what an album.” What an album, indeed, and boy, I love how perfectly its cover and title captures its spirit. I had the privilege of being able to see Iggy at No Values fest a couple years ago, and I was absolutely floored by how hard the guy brought it despite being older than all of the other bands there. However, this album is an important reminder that he was bringing that energy before ANYONE. This came out in 1970. The Beatles were still a band at this point. Artists like Queen, Boston, Eagles, and Aerosmith were all still multiple years away from releasing their debuts. And yet, The Stooges were out doing their thing six years before any semblance of the phrase “punk rock”. I don’t grade on influence, but I think the band deserves a mention in that regard. I know they get praise, but I still think they had an even bigger impact on all of music than they’re given credit for. If you’re a punk like me, it’s hard not to think of Iggy as the godfather. Now, if you excuse me, I’m going to go take a shower.

The final track gets messy, but on the whole I enjoyed my time with this album! I wasn't expecting that given previous Iggy/Stooges records, but this was solid. Holds up remarkably well for something from 1970. 3.9

retiro o q disse sobre bandas de rock americanas dos anos 70

Great record. There's a lot of energy here. For most of the record, it feels like it's passing on that energy to the listener, except for the very end, where it feels a little draining. Favourite Track(s): T.V. Eye Least Favourite Track(s): L.A. Blues

3/5

Only 10% of the way through and I'm running out of things to say in these ratings

Fun House is another great album by The Stooges. This is now my third Stooges album during this challenge and I’ve realised I really do like this band. What stands out most is just how fresh and different this sounds for a 1970 record. It feels dirty, loud, heavy and chaotic in a way that must have sounded completely mad at the time. You can really hear how much influence they had on punk music that came later. The Stooges’ sound is so raw and unique. It mixes heavy blues, garage rock, noise and pure energy into something that feels reckless but still brilliant. This album is also a bit more experimental than their debut. The use of saxophone adds this strange chaotic edge to the music, and somehow it really works. There’s not much polish here, but that’s exactly why the album is so good. It sounds alive, loud and full of attitude from start to finish. Favourite tracks: Loose is a great tune. Least favourite tracks: Every song on the album earns its place. Album artwork: Cool album cover that perfectly matches the sound of the record.

The album felt a little repetitive at first (although I did have to remind myself that these raw garage rock tracks are being made 6 years before the ostensible dawn of “punk” rock). I didn’t really get excited until I got to the title track, mixing that fuzz rock with a heavy dose of post-bop horns, combining to create a delicious slaw, a recipe that’s still under-appreciated and under-represented today.

Just pure energy. One might call it “raw power”. Thumping bass, clashing drums, howling vocals and growling guitar. Hardcore soul. I can’t imagine listening to this in 1970. It’s just sounds so unique compared to what else was being released on the rock and roll scene at that time. Imagine Jim Morrison with the Mothers Of Invention. And the length? Chef’s kiss.

Finally, the last Stooges album for me. I see that they were some kind of starting point for the whole punk movement, but the production and Pop himself just don't do anything for me.

Goddamn music is so great. Especially loud fuzzy rocknroll. Listening to this feels like I just drank a big ol glass of water and I'm ready to go

The noises Iggy makes at the beginning of this are exactly what I sound like listening to The Stooges. He’s just like me for real. Thick, towering riffs, non-stop thrills, and a great performance from Iggy in the middle of it. Spiritually left me bruised and covered in sweat. It’s not quite perfect like ‘Raw Power’, but I can’t fault it for not quite meeting that sky-high benchmark. They’re on their way to ascendant rock music here.

Did Iggy invent punk?! Brilliantly raw and exciting, primal and visceral. Loved it and high replayability .5

I am much more of a fan of Iggy Pop's later work with Bowie producing. Thos album had some really good moments as well as moments that had me like "I don't want to listen to this anymore" especially in the last two tracks. I can definitely see the influence of this album and it is for sure ahead of it's time, but for me personally I won't be revisiting the full thing. Favorite Track - Dirt Least Favorite Track - L.A. Blues ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Ugh

Loud, noisy, and fun although not sure how many repeat listens this would get

Such a cool, moody, loud, raucous album. It gets so weird and jazzy I love it YES give me more thank you. 4.5/5.0 Best Song: TV Eye

A lot of fuzz, a lot of fun. TV Eye is a great track, maybe their best track. Early Stooges really were the forefathers to a load of the music I fucking love. This is a quick punchy enjoyable listen.

Pretty good

The first Stooges album I was familiar with many years ago, and frankly it was mostly informed by Spacemen 3's love of this band. It's crazy how ahead of their time these guys were, but I think a lot of my interest here was previously overshadowed by that Spacemen 3 association and this just...not being as good. "Previously" is the key word here.

This is the greatest album of all time.

Super Dope

TV Eye is awesome!

dry sounds. not something I'd listen to but it's fair.

A gritty, noisy, sleazy delight. Pure filth.

pure sleaze, the title track is worth 5 by itself - skronking sax over a filthy baseline and Iggy doing his best James Brown impression. One of the best albums on the list

Other than the last track, some good angsty American punk rock. I mostly listened to British punk as a kid, and missed out on the Stooges. Shame, as it’s pretty good. But that last track sounds like everyone took too much drugs and was just messing around with their instruments making noise, and some miscommunication resulted in it ending up on the album.

I enjoyed the psych rock vibes in a couple of the songs on this album. I'm not super familiar with The Stooges, but I like what I've heard and will listen to more!

Very repedetive ..

Meh

Fun way to start a Monday morning! Nothing quite like a 36 minute album.

While no specific song stood out to me (except for 1970, from the Tony Hawk games), this is easily the most enjoyable full album so far. Songwriting and flow, groovy rhythms and jammy sessions made it a really fun listen. Okay, what’s going on in L.A. Blues..? This noise has gone on for far too long lmaooo

Great Songs: Loose Good Songs: Down On the Street, T.V. Eye, Fun House Mid Songs: Dirt, 1970, L.A. Blues Bad Songs:

Just when I was thinking “well this was punky, sleazy fun, but that might be enough” it ended. More bands should know exactly when to quit on their albums.

Perfect, 36 minutes nothing unnecessary. Iggy is a fun vocal performer, and they play like they just take themselves seriously enough. Thoroughly enjoyable. * I acknowledge I might be extra high on this album just coming off the last 2+ hours of boring slop album this list last provided me.

Meh

The best Stooges we've had on the Project, for me. And by best, I mean 'sometimes not horrible to listen to'.

Grungy with a garage feel. Rock with some steady pushing instruments to set the ground for the punk/ rock vocals that are simple but effective. It's not bad and I did enjoy the tracks where the Sax made an appearance even if it was a wild and off kilter performance. Favorite track was Dirt when the tone shifted slightly.

Fun House arrives with more grit and raw energy than expected, and for a stretch it makes a compelling case for itself. The early tracks have a physical, confrontational momentum that feels genuinely alive — Iggy Pop before the image was calculated, before Bowie smoothed the edges, just pure animal energy over a band playing like the walls are coming down. The high moments are real and worth acknowledging. Then the record starts deliberately dismantling itself. The saxophone work of Steve Mackay enters on the back half and takes things progressively further into free jazz and noise territory, the songs loosening their grip on structure until the final stretch is essentially organized chaos. That arc is clearly intentional — The Stooges weren’t losing the plot, they were abandoning it on purpose. Whether that reads as liberation or just noise depends entirely on your relationship with that aesthetic. Here it lands closer to the latter. The third Iggy Pop adjacent record in this project and the third to land at the same place — respected, occasionally impressive, and ultimately not something that generates any pull toward return listens. The consistency across Lust for Life, The Idiot, and now Fun House suggests a stable and honest assessment rather than a snap judgment. This is simply not a musical world that claims this particular listener, even when the entry point is the source rather than the derivative. A fair three — gritty, historically essential, and best appreciated from a respectful distance

The music that was coming out of Detroit in the late 60’s and early 70’s when Iggy and the Stooges hit the scene, I will stack up against any city in the world, at any point in time, and I’m not even talking about Motown, which was its’ own spectacular genre. The Stooges were the precursor to a whole new genre. This was their second commercially released album, and it was a BEAST!

Eh

Not bad

Когда-то этот альбом меня очень впечатлил.

ni muy muy ni tan tan

Rv

meeeh, olvidable

3 1/2

Fine listen.

Muy bueno

70er Rock mit Punk-Psychedelic Elementen. Mir etwas zu chaotisch. 2/5

Somewhat grungey rock

This must have sounded absolutely crazy in 1970. There’s a reason they call Iggy Pop the “Godfather of Punk.” Overall, the songwriting itself doesn’t really capture me, but the energy and ethos of it is clear, and that’s really what it’s about.

insanely evil album! soundtrack to being a shark, the evil dead camera-spirit, or something else that has to keep moving/killing or it will die

+1 for 1970. Otherwise, sounds like what I would expect of an "early blueprint for punk", but doesn't even do that very well

I like Iggy Pop's solo work but haven't really dipped into The Stooges beyond a few singles before now. Very high energy and controlled chaos. I enjoyed it, but I think it'll be one I like better on re-listens now that I know what to expect.

They're so concerned with being punk and edgy and chaotic they forgot to actually make any music

Kinda forgettable honestly. Didn't love anything about it, but didn't despise anything either. Solid 3.

This, the second album by the stooges is even more aggressive and 'punk' like than the cult like debut the previous year. If one considers how many people sounded like this seven years later, you realise what a radical sound this was - limited ability with a really clear production. Iggy Pop was unique in that he was an intelligent chap who liked doing things to subvert rather than aspire (as was the late 60s hippy philosophy). Another album whose cult influence is greater than its musical merit. A good listen- though the 1970 track goes on a bit!

Sounds like noise to me

This was and all but it really would’ve been improved hearing it live with a topless 70 year old Iggy Pop singing it

I liked it! Maby a bit boring but short and powerfull

I didn't expect to like this as much as I did, as I don't really like Iggy Pop. This record sounds like grimy blues rock with a sound that is very ahead of it's time. The thick suffocating bass and steady, but tight drums are intoxicating. The vocals are the part I liked the least, but not enough to be distracting on most songs. Altogether a record I quite enjoyed and might put on again, particularly when I am on a treadmill.

There would be no punk music without this record. It’s perfect in every aspect.

Impressed that Iggy Pop recorded this whole album with the microphone in his mouth! Seriously though. This is one of those albums that the boomers say was "real" music, then you look at the song 1970 and it's just a lyrically empty 5 min song about a blowjob. The only bit I'll give is the random free jazz that popped in, but a pretty shit album overall. 1.4/5 -> 1/5

Day827 - fantastic. none of the songs i know but definitely worth this album being high up on this list

This being Iggy Pop's first band, it's difficult to listen to it without thinking of his future brilliant career. However, it's very raw talent that we hear on this album and it does sound very under developed. Apparently The Stooges' albums didn't sell well when first released and it's probably only using the lens of music history that this album can be viewed as an important album. Highly influential no doubt and perhaps a bit ahead of its time. Not great to actually sit and listen to though.

A raw, solid rock ’n’ roll album from start to finish. Iggy Pop's vocal performance is fantastic, the instrumentation is tight, and there’s enough distinctive flair and strong songwriting to push it beyond other standard rock albums of the era.

genuinely noise

This was fun. You can really hear punk emerging from a kind of garage blues. Two genres I don't usually associate but you can see this with lots of the proto- harder rock genres actually. Neat.

hadn’t heard of this band! Iggy pop is always a character to listen to though. definitely liked the first half better then the second, gore metal is a bit intense when trying to do yoga 😅

The Stooges are obviously important. They’re one of the biggest influences on so many of my favorite artists. Their stuff was so incredibly innovative. But many of the people they influenced have surpassed this band by so much. I’m super glad they exist, and I give them so much credit. But this album is just okay. “1970” is a standout though. Really good song.

Better than I thought it would be. Like a more interesting, less arrogant, harder-edged version of The Doors. But like The Doors, overly self-indulgent. A 3.

Only had it on in background

Iggy...still going strong!

No lo escuché, pq estuve todo el día en el río de punta indio tomando mates y comiendo facturas, darle pocas estrellas sería injusto. Por otro lado, los stooges son buenos

een grote brok van vuile, vieze energie!

This album is good. I like Raw Power just a little more. These songs were interesting

Some albums have catchy hooks (Led Zeppelin II) and some have more of a vibe (Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti). Fun House is the latter. And it's a fun vibe. Very punk. In 1970 no less! No, you're not going to put this on for the riffs and melody. But that's okay. If you want to jam out to a punk vibe, this is a good choice. I'm only giving it three stars, but it's a high three stars.

enjoyed it a lot.

quite boring. lots of bands took inspiration from this because they knew they could make better music than the stooges.

Okay, rock

So fucking raw and loud. My kind of music.

Early punk rock band that I know had an impact on many many later punk bands and you can certainly hear it in this album. Its not my favorite genre but as with others on this list I can see why its included and what cultural significance it has had even if its not for me.

Meh. Nothing I haven't heard a dozen times before on this list, and I wasn't impressed the first time around.

Compared the first Stooges album (which we listened to), this one is darker and grittier. you can tell, especially towards the end of the album on how this album influenced bands like Black Flag. it's alright, but the Stooges debut album is far superior.

Wow. This band was surprisingly consistent. I'm surprised they aren't more famous. Truly ahead of their time when it comes to punk rock, hard rock, and almost glam rock. Great sound. Unique style. Unique voice. Just not great songs.

Did not enjoy. Got the feeling of a whole lot of pent up anger

Decent listen and for early 1970, it was probably great to hear at that time.

This was pretty fun! Not my usual jam, but good music to paint and clean to.

Evil sax!! Violence!! Noise!!

I did like this enough, and The Stooges are fairly fun, but when 'I Wanna Be Your Dog' autoplayed after, I thought "now we're getting to the good stuff" and then I realised it wasn't the same album. Good enough, but didn't wow me!