Fun House

Not the best Iggy, but still the Godfather of Punk \m/

The Stooges are legendary, I hear about them all the time. Yet I couldn't tell you until today what they sounded like, but I didn't think I would enjoy it all that much. I was wrong. I loved this album. Raw and energetic, this left me feeling like Wile E. Coyote after a TNT misfire. In a good way, if that's possible. I especially loved when the album was wrapping up to the crazy noise at the end on L.A. Blues another member of the household arrived home and stood there looking perplexed. The music stopped and he exclaimed "What the hell's going on here?!" Made my day.

Dudes will really listen to this and just think “hell yeah”. ((It’s me, I’m dudes)). Favorite song: Fun House (the sax was doing it for me) Least favorite: 1970

This is what The Doors could have sounded like had they not been so married to Ray Manzarek's synthesizer and Jim Morrison eschewed shirts and alcohol. Although I wonder if the Lester Bangs and Robert Christgaus of the world would have lavished so much praise on The Stooges had they been as popular as The Doors were. Also, this is how to use a saxophone on a rock album.

Raw, loud, feral; way ahead of it’s time

Proto-punk with some bluesy elements.

This album must have sounded so fucking alien to the people that heard it in 1970. I can understand the elements present in this music, and how this group came to be, but it still feels so early for when it was made. I'd call it similar to Maggot Brain by Funkadelic in that way. I think I like the first Stooges album better than this, but this is still a great album that helped to absolutely revolutionize rock music everywhere it landed. The production is gritty and blown out, but that's perfect for this band. Every piece of the band fits together to perfect to produce one of the most revolutionary albums of all time 4/5

Still didn't have a great deal of time to listen to this one, but based on the early part of the album, it's immediately the style and energy I love. I will be diving into this on a non-holiday day when I can get into the garage sounds!

4.2 + One of the best-sounding records on this list - I’m unfamiliar with the alchemy involved with mixing and mastering a record but to me this record seems to reach a pinnacle. Iggy’s vocal performance on “Dirt” is some of the most memorable of any rock era. I also enjoy the hedonist excess of “Loose” and the chaos that turns “L.A. Blues” to rubble.

This is some good stuff right here. This is a pretty short and focused album. It knows what it wants to do, and it does it in 7 songs throughout 36 minutes. This is just a really solid punk album all throughout. The writing fits the time period while also not aging too poorly (even if some parts can be made uncomfortable if you think too much about Iggy Pop's history). I really like the instrumentation on this album. One big problem I've had with some of the punk albums I've listened to is that they get pretty repetitive. Fortunately, with only 7 songs, this album doesn't have the time to get repetitive. The songs actually stand out from each other. I do think this album could've been a bit crazier though. With a name like Fun House, you'd think that this would be like an actual circus. This album is not that, but it's still pretty good. The vocals could've been better, but could've been a lot worse. The screaming was pretty good when it happened though. Overall, a pretty good punk album. 4/5.

36 minutes and 26 seconds of pure, uncut snarl and low-down, unadulterated sleaze.

This was was a riot and I'm hear for it!! Fun listen

Thought it was a good punk though no songs jumped out at me like crazy. I'm hot and cold from this era of punk but otherwise think its fine. 7/10.

Loose yourself in the Fun House!

some badass proto-punk. Good stuff

WTF is a TV Eye Iggy?

cool down on the street loose dirt 1970

Fun album. Iggy lets loose here. The rest of the band is tight. Solid stuff.

Fun, good old rock, gets a little loud and clashy but I think that was new at the time and still sounds freah

Pure and energetic. I could hear the mix of old school rock evolve into a sound that is more in your face.

Strong

Love that Iggy Pop energy

This is the album that to me perfectly sums up what The Stooges were all about and is their peak as a group. It is a near perfect proto-punk record with that ironically raw and experimental sound that was really key to the sound. The vocals by Iggy are pretty good throughout and are improved from their first album as are the basslines and drums. I also like the saxophone and think it was a really unexpected place for the Stooges to go and I think it worked out pretty good. Overall I really liked this album and think it deserves the credit it gets but I do think it suffers from some of the same flaws that their debut suffered from. At times tracks can be a little stale or drawn out and at other times it feels like nothing is happening on a track which can make it feel a little stagnant. That being said it happens a lot less on this album and it is made up for by better written and better sounding songs throughout imo. Solid 9-9.5/10

love the genre already so not hard to enjoy this. The songs in this album had a good flow, but don't really pop out to me. Love the grunge style though.

Wild uncensored album Had not expectations, pleasantly surprised.

6.9

Just like yesterday’s Talking Heads album this just worked as a whole compilation. Don’t know if, after one listen, it was trying to tell a story but it was coherent & consistent.

Jammy, fun upbeat, a bit repetitive

Stooges! Unique sounds. Loose is a great track on this album. Lots of energy-always-with this band.

I feel sorry for anyone that doesn't appreciate the Stooges. They were powerful, raw and primal. They embodied rock and roll. This album is interesting because of the longer songs and the use of the sax mixed in with the hard driving rhythm. 4 stars.

Surprisingly heavy for when it came out, but very unpolished. Almost like they discovered a new sound and recorded quickly before they lost it. This sound is in my wheelhouse so it was nice to discover something that seemingly is an original. Dirt is a great track, as is LA Blues.

Abrasively raw in the best way. There is zero polish on this record but it is dripping in a distilled rock-n-roll ethos.

Some good gritty rock and roll.

Never knew there were so many Stooges on 1001. This is like the rest of them... Though, LA Blues definitely belongs on a stage while destroying shit, and not on an album.

This is the third Stooges album we've gotten, and though I never wrote reviews I think I listened to both and liked them. And I enjoyed the less Bowie-fied Iggy Pop solo album we listened to. "Fun House" again continues the quality proto-punk from Iggy and the Stooges. Enjoyed the raw energy a lot.

Do I overlook LA Blues? Would have been a solid 4 without it.

A home run until the last track, L.A. Blues. Punters gonna punk. It does highlight the importance of ordering the tracks when constructing an album. If LAB had come in the middle, or even first, I would have lost interest in the tracks that follow. Instead I had put the first six tracks of enjoyment in the bank already, and LAB didn’t ruin the album for me (something about the primacy bias). It was a 4.5 before and LAB solidified my opinion.

A bit full on for me, but it's not a waste of time.

Orígenes del punk. Un 4.

Definitely one of the first punk albums of all time

What a great album. The Stooges are new the me and a great find. I didn't find anything spectacular that stood out on this album, just 7 solid tracks. A pleasure to listen to

Late 60's early 70's rocker with a sprig of psychedelia thrown in just for flavor. Yes, I'm old and, yes, I enjoyed this, even having never heard it before.

This was a strange album. It sounded familiar but had its own unique sound. Overall I liked it

Quality little album, hits a groove early and holds it throughout. Tight, listenable, great stuff.

This is my third Iggy Pop related album out of the 71 I've done so far. Can't really complaining, love the rawness and grunge of this record. Sign me up for more. 3.5/5

I enjoyed this alot more than I was expecting to. Never been a massive punk guy, but iggy just gives this thing so much personality. Also, there's alot of creativity in the tunes. Was not expecting saxophone, but the vibes go from jazzy to pure heavy rocking out. And for an album from 1970 I can see why this thing hit as hard as it did. Very nice

Amazing energy, raw and powerful. When the sax comes in is the biggest musical twist of all time and I loved it. Goes over the edge into noise for me in some places, but if it wasn't too much for some people what would be the point of it?

I liked this more than I thought. Maybe it's because it's sunny right now but feel like I'm in a hazy US street. The album is short in tracks but the whole vibe is very cool. Standout Track: T.V. Eye

The stooges are iconic. Punk isn't my genre, but as I learn about it I like it more.

This album has all the grit and grunge of a live punk show in a dirty 'ol club and that makes it great

Decent early punk rock

Messy, fun rock

excellent

Obviously seminal but he never never seems to hit the five star mark for me

rocking, raw, inventive (clearly porto-punk-y), interesting, powerful. Lots of guitars and swagger and craziness. Definitely my kind of record.

It’s surprising to me that these stooges albums were being made way back in the 60s and early 70s

Sleazy and dirty. Good to play loud with alcohol. This is tremendous stuff.

4.5/5. Lives up to its title, deeply influential in the punk scene. TV Eye is my favourite song on this one, especially its explosive opening. Much like their debut however, side two just isn’t as strong as side one.

Great Pre Punk album. The rawness and power is incredible.

This is how some freaking rock should be! You could argue that there are some highlights missing here and there but hey-ho - this is fun.

3.5/5. This was pretty good and I enjoyed it, except the last song, "L.A. Blues".

Could have been a five but for LA blues being shit

I really like this - loud, fast, fun. They seem like they're having a good time. Really great for running, etc.

Classic punk

Can't go wrong with some early Stooges.

- Incredible bass lines - Can hear where grunge got it’s influences - I like the length of the songs, allows the creativity to flow - What a chaotic ending to the album

Iconic punk rock.

A damn good time. A house i can't wait to revisit. A great record.

Frenetic energy pulls you in and gets you down and dirty in the pits of sweat and a pool of unknown bodily juices on the floor. Animalistic songmanship which I normally would count as a a downside but Iggy's raw magnetism weaves his voodoo he doo so well and puts you into a psychedelic trance as you bliss out and groove to the music, far out. Favourite tracks Down on the Street, T.V. Eye,1970

1970. Down on the Street, Fun House

I didn't like their debut album when it came across the list, but I liked how weird and energetic they got with this one

Much better than i have been waiting from it

Very good

lots of early punk-y fun here. iggy pop (who actually made a pretty decent album this year, funnily enough!) is clever and charismatic. this is definitely essential in the greater music cannon

Another crazy intense and raw Stooges album. It feels jammy in the best way, although no tracks really stood out to me as "this is the one". L.A. Blues is hilariously indulgent and chaotic but I can get behind it. I think I like Raw Power more, but this is good stuff regardless.

I little bit of punk, a little bit of prog, and a whole lot of fun.

Wild, vaag, rock, jazz & punk

IGGY POP! The perfect music to start your day.

I really enjoyed this, relaxing at times, some really good tracks

Essential listening for any Punk enthusiast!

Brutal, terrifying, but still weirdly fun? The record does a fantastic job of capturing what I imagine a Stooges-in-their-prime sounded like live. It wanes here and there, but it's still a massively good album. Call it a strong 4.5. Favorite tracks: "TV Eye", "Loose"

Not in the mood when I listened to this. On reflection, maybe it was a mistake to play it back to back with Randy Newman. Clearly, it's very good, though a couple of the tracks sounded too much like Cream's 'Born under a bad sign'.

This felt shorter than it should have, but really great stuff. I didn't pay too much attention to the lyrics, but I love the guitar and instrumentals in general. I felt that a lot was blended together, though. Besides that, if there were more variation throughout I might've liked it more. Fave track(s): Loose, Dirt

fun. weird. early grunge/punk

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Perfect length great mood

This album is incredible. It's a little rough at first, because from track to track it definitely seems like the mix is different and changing quite a bit--it feels a little off sonically. But the more you listen to it, the more you get used to it's intention. Some of these tracks rip super hard and The Stooges obviously rule.

Not my favourite record by The Stooges, which means only almost a masterpiece, great album.

sonzeira demais. pra aqueles que curtem um punk dos bons. direto ao ponto. mto bom!

Klassisk rock, I like it.

Protopunk at its finest. Although I prefer later punk like the Clash and the Ramones, this lays a strong foundation

Really cool proto punk

I am on record as an unabashed Iggy Pop fan so it's no surprise that I enjoyed this one. It's fun, raw, and full of energy and attitude while still displaying a significant amount of actual musicality. It's clear that The Stooges got chops. That said, it has its problems. For one, the production quality is wildly inconsistent from track to track. for two, there's a startling (and I mean STARTLING) amount of saxophone that shows up on the back half of the album. And don't get me started on that last track. I mean, what the hell? Drugs are a hell of a thing, I guess. Even with all of that, it was still a good enough album to earn four stars from me. What can I say? I'm a sucker for this.

taj naziv žanra - proto-punk, ne znam, obožavam taj naziv. jeben je, inače dolazi od toga kao da garage bendovi (sirovi pjesnici hh) sviraju punk, drugačije od punk rocka, raw.

It got a little chaotic at the end but I really like this album. The classic guitar sound of the late 60s/early 70s rock shines in this record.

ahahahahhah stark 4

Very groovy and absolutely demented. A strong combination

Detta hus... det är såååå lustigt

I’ll probably listen to this one again. It sounded like early punk and was raw without being overly discordant. Plus the radio suggested for the album is pretty good too

I love these guys. The only minus is that if you've heard the first 20 seconds of the song, then you've heard the entire song. However, these songs were written to be performed live more than to be listened to on a stereo.

som massa

Was only a 3 star album for me until the last two tracks. Unhinged sax work on "Fun House" and I only got more impressed when it went straight from that to the free jazz freakout of "L.A. Blues". The double-tracked drums? Dude. Wild.

Enjoyed this one.

ok

I’ve accepted that all my reviews aren’t going to be perfect since I’ve only listened to it once and don’t remember it like I would if u listened to it for a week. But after the first listen I was extremely happy. I was not expecting a 70s album to sound like that. I’m not a huge punk fan, but this changed my mind a little. Late 60s and 70s rock mixed with punk is a great combo. Every band member is also great on this. I think the guitar on this album made me enjoy the punk aspect more. Anyways good shit. Added it to my playlist. #fortnite

Never not fun. The volume is oddly mixed though.

Powerful, primeval and other p words

Last song is screaming as I expected from the whole album so pleasantly surprised

The superior stooges album

Hell yeah. Favorite track: Loose

Another one of those albums I was realllly late getting around to. I blame Iggy's solo stuff from the late 80s/early 90s which didn't make me want to go and check out his earlier work. As with its predecessor, when it's good, it's amazing but then there's a long song or two for filler (We Will Fall on the debut, Fun House and LA Blues on this one). And when you have short albums with a small number of songs, it's detrimental and means you only have 5-6 amazing songs

The disdainful pout that Iggy is pulling on the album cover says it all: this is a sleazy cesspit of punk and it's bloody glorious. 'Down on the Street' is straight into it with no messing around. The rest of the album follows suit - full of filthy riffs, dirty bass and wild screams. Finished off with the appearance of an obscene saxophone all over the closing chaotic crescendo that is 'Fun House' & 'L.A. Blues' Seeing them live during the early '70s must've been something else.

Great album, sounds like you’re in the rehearsal room with them, final track hilarious.

oooooooffftttt - run me a bath of this so i can soak it into my pores

Tuned in and out of this, untill I realised I was listening to some random growling. Listened again, most enjoyable.

Great bit of punk from Izzy and the boys

Alright album that I quite enjoyed. It's very gritty for being 1970.

Rockin fun. I’d love to go back to 1970 and see them play this live.

Tentative rating, I liked this quite a bit but it could go down. But... I like the style. I'll revisit this one later.

Solid early punk album

Yeah man I dig it

The first half is hard and fast, the second more raw and bluesy, the first one definitely carries the whole record for me. First Listen?: Y Fav. Tracks: Down on The Streets, T.V. Eye, Dirt Rating: 3.8/5

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Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Down on the street, TV eye, Dirt

Loved the frenetic energy on this, really cool to hear this sort of proto punk rock music from as far back as 1970.

amazing energy from the unstopable beasts, all hail Stooges

Orígenes del punk. Un 4.

raw and powerful

How did I ever miss this album all these years?!? This is an amazing work which clearly is an progenitor of the late 70s and early 80s punk sound. The title track in particular is a wonderful amalgam of genres and influences and is just fantastic.

Holds up amazingly well. It's hilarious to think how raw and out there The Stooges were at the time. Anyone now can't possibly understand how radical they were given everything that's happened since.

Almost Punk, very Vietnam. Love it!

This is a good album, punk themes and good standalone tracks. 4/5

Raw, explosive, grimy and lovely. The gateway to punk rock, this album was amazing.

Good album, quite iconic, they were punk but more melodic, pretty wild. I Enjoyed it. Iggy Pop is great.

Very short, but likeable

7/27/2022 - ALBUM #181 Today's Album: "Funhouse" by The Stooges - The opener Down on the Street opens up pretty strong with a chugging punky bass, strange abrasive vocals, and a breakback drum beat. I believe that whatever punk I have been exposed to in the past months since I last reviewed a stooges record has helped me to place them in the history of punk rock as one of the most important influences in the genre. The rawness, yet complete control of their sound is what have inspired much of the punk sound going forward. The second track, Loose, is much more melodic than the first and it feels like they use a more usual chorus structure as a handrail for the album to hold while the guitars really start to go nuts with some classic shredding and improvising. The track T.V. Eye is much more spastic and frantic, with the flanged sound of the guitars feeling like it’s barely keeping up with the pounding bass and chugging drumline. There’s also some very interesting and creepy augmentation done to the vocals in parts of this track that I really like. Things cool off for the beginning of the 7 minute track Dirt with a swaggering bassline and howling guitar chords surrounding the most normal vocal performance of the album thus far. The way this song sort of just slowly unravels with jaw-dropping guitar solos and more and more complex bass rhythms is super impressive and makes for a super powerful statement in the middle of the album. The next track 1970 feels almost like a punk Bob Dylan track, with a groove and vocal performance reminiscent of Tombstone Blues if it was passed through a woodchipper (in the best way). The track is a real rollercoaster, though, ramping up at the end with an insane sax solo. Maybe it’s the way they’re mixed further back in the mix or maybe it’s the great instrumentation around them, but Iggy Pop’s vocals on this album really strike me as way more listenable than I remember them being on Raw Power. The title track of the album is the penultimate one, and it’s pretty much a bunch of solos being traded between the sax and guitar (sometimes soloing simultaneously) surrounded by the rest of the band just throwing down a hypnotic groove and not letting up for the whole track. It’s the longest track of the album, but because of the thrilling solos going on the whole time, it feels much shorter than almost 8 minutes. The album closes off with the track L.A. Blues, which after the insane build that is Fun House, cranks things up to 11 with a 5 minute avante-guard noise piece that really traps the mind in this cage of noise and, the more I think about it, serves as a perfect transition into their much noisier and much punkier following album, Raw Power. All of the instruments soloing together tastefully out of tune is just a really cool sonic experience and ends the album off on such a glorious note. As a whole, this album has managed to join a place in my top 5 favorite punk albums so far, with a sound somehow both raw and clean that is so enjoyable, it makes me want to revisit Raw Power, since I know I didn’t enjoy that one when I reviewed it. Maybe it’s a growing appreciation for punk as a genre, or maybe it’s just actually a really good album. Who’s to say? Overall, this is probably the most early example of an album that perfected the sound and energy of punk rock, all the way back in 19-goddamn-70. Give this one a listen if you enjoy punk rock that’s well thought out and masterfully executed. Highlights: Down on the Street, Loose, T.V Eye, Dirt, 1970, Fun House, L.A. Blues Score: 8.25/10 A distillation of raw, yet well performed punk rock

Raw, heavy, and full of energy. Great record!

Out of the three Stooges' albums, this one is my least favourite. Still, that doesn't mean I don't like it either! Where The Stooges and Raw Power came up as each one a statement (their first being their first, and the third being... Well, raw power!), this one sounds to me more like an assessment of the first, and almost but not exactly a transition towards the third. What the album seems to do well is to capture the live feel of the band as if we were witnessing one of their shows.  Side one kicks off with Down On The Street, a typically wild performance of the band, and doesn't slow down until just before Dirt, which sounds like a slow burner without letting go of the energy.  Side 2 incorporates some novel elements: 1970 is not 1969 (which sounded more like the Velvet Underground) but introduces a sax that will stay there for the remaining two tracks, sometimes sounding like a jazz player who landed in the middle of the show and is just jamming along and having (right!) fun. Then Funhouse picks up where 1970 left and we close with L.A. Blues, with its riotous finale. These last three songs together almost seem to be a one piece, as if they just made up the whole side two in one session. A really great, lots of fun, garage album but I am still to decide if really is essential. 

Haven't heard this one in years

I'm much less familiar with this album than "Raw Power", but there's still a lot to like. Fave track - "T.V. Eye" - I swear Monster Magnet lifted almost their entire sound from this track, it's awesome....

This was a blast

Enjoying the rawness of this album. Not overly punk. More rock than anything in my opinion except for 'LA Blues' and I liked it.

This was a pleasant surprise. I was expecting an album of atonal thrash, but although it is quite raw (in a good way) I was impressed with the quality of the songs, the disciplined riffing, the guitar solos and the funky sax on Fun House. Dirt, 1970 and Fun House were an impressive trio of songs. Arguably as important an album for metal and grunge as it was undoubtedly for punk. Reminds of the heavy psych of the late 60s, early 70s. One of my favourite albums reviewed so far

Rauw, zonder franjes. Ze doen hun ding zonder poppy willen zijn (wat volgende albums wel wat hebben)

79’s grit and a mix of punk and funk all come together to form an aggressive and well written piece. Iggy is as charismatic as ever here. It’s cool it’s cocky it’s bad ass.

Heavy early punk. Enjoyable.

The first part of this album is far from what I expected from The stooges. It sounds much more like something post-punk than punk itself. However, the last songs...wow...that saxophone made some difference (I love it), but the whole energy in these songs is excellent... a remarkable punk recording.

Vraiment nice, en avance sur son temps, définitivement à explorer plus come band.

Sounds like a jam band, pretty cool

Cleaner sounding than s/t with a bigger more polished production. But.... Iggy is still Iggy and you can't hide or gloss over the raw energy of this music. One great tune after another. But docked a half-star for album closer; LA Blues which is unlistenable. 4.5 🌟

Not all album i know. Brutal grinding riffs. Iggy has shouty yelping vocals that feel just right..The tracks don't overstay their welcome. Some people may find the production s bit scratchy but it just works. 3 seems harsh. 3.75

This was much more psychadelic than I expected which was fun. These guys were clearly influenced by the Doors and Hendrix though some of these songs (like "dirt" a clear highlight for me with its slow build and heavy groove) sounded like they could have been on Sticky fingers or Exile leading me to wonder if the stooges influenced these sixties band. It messed with my sense of rock history which was cool. The last song however did sound like it was written by Yoko Ono and lasted far too long.

Killer guitar in this album. How can you go wrong with these solo’s? Definitely going to put this album on my revisit later list.

I prefer Raw power but this is still great

I'm not a big fan of Iggy Pop's Works, but just to sound like this in 1970, it deserves a 4.

Real raw and pure rock. Hard to pinpoint why it's so good, but it is. It must have been an amazing act to see live.

Fuck yes The Stooges!!! Before the Sex Pistols were out selling bondage gear, or Johnny Ramone was melting faces off with his wall-of-sound guitars, there was fronted by the incomparable Iggy Pop, who was the personified form of a bottle rocket. The Stooges played a style of fast, hard-hitting garage rock that we would now know as proto-punk; punk music before punk was a thing. Fun House only contained 7 songs, but each one was played with a rawness and urgency of a band whose studio was on fire. Tracks like TV Eye and Dirt were my personal favorites, with the band providing a sonic trampoline on which Iggy Pop could launch into his rabid vocal tirade. There are days where I practice guitar with the intention of becoming better at my instrument. And then there are other days where I just want to fuck shit up. Few bands come to mind when that's the case, but you best believe that the Stooges are one of them.

Really good stuff. It gets a little crazy and almost unlistenable with the last track, but otherwise good.

Great fun. Would have loved to see this live

Good rocking fun

not as good as first album, but getting drunker and more chaotic from song to song is really great

Nice!

The album is a Mix the sex appeal of Mick Jagger, the erotic guitar of Jimi Hendrix, the shamanic perdition of Jim Morrison. The Stooges' heroic sound was furious and gruff. Love it (8/10) FT: Dirt, L.A. Blues, Down on the Street

Absolute filth. Get a bar of soap, Iggy and clean yourself up. Total mess, noisy, clashing instruments, no discipline, learn some real songs you ragged bunch. I loved it.

Iggy Pop ju

Raw, proto-punk rock with huge energy.

Saved Prior: None Off Rip: Down on the Street, Loose, Dirt Cutting Edge: None Overall Notes: Dirty nasty grimy chaotic sleazy punk. It is one of the major miracles of music that Iggy Pop has lived as long as he has. First listen of this was on a road trip to the beach and it was one of the worst decisions I've ever made, I wanted to launch myself through the windshield for the majority of side 2. LA Blues sounds like someone opened a gateway to Hell. 3.5 rounded up just barely.

Fun!

No tan bueno como el anterior. Un poco excesivo incluir los dos discos del mismo grupo.

Not what I was expecting, very cool. Elements of Psych.

Nog iets minder 'punk' dan in 1973, maar prima classic rock uit de 70s

Something certainly more my speed. It's more melodic than most of the early punk I've listened too. This is also my first time listening to The Stooges that I'm aware of. You can hear a bunch of influences within Iggy's voice, but this album feels very unique. The first side feels like a descent into depression. The B side is a wild, self-medicating drug trip to pull yourself out of said depression. LA Blues is just insane.

Awesome... you can hear the roots of punk. Energy!

Raw, primal but still pretty locked to a groove.

Second the Stooges album (1970). All songs were live recorded except some minor edits. Though initially commercially unsuccessful, Fun House developed a strong cult following. It is generally considered integral in the development of punk rock.

I dig it! Haven't given The Stooges much attention before, but clearly that's going to change. I enjoyed this album a lot, looking forward to hearing more.

Fun early punk! A few songs I didn't care for but overall a good listen. And hard to believe it's from so long ago now.

I think my favorite so far of the punk offerings from this list. Still not really my genre but so clearly laying fundamental ground for the future of rock and roll that even I can see it.

Lekker, daar had ik nu et even zin in!

Toevallig gisteren gedraaid en ik kwam er nu achter dat ie gewoon in onze lijst staat EN ik 'm nog niet gedraaid had: Vet en de plaat ook!

It’s over in a blur. A flurry of raw aggressive playing and screeching vocals. If this is what the Stooges sounded like on record I can’t imagine what it would have been like to see them play live.

Essential.

Cool as fuck

Es un álbum tipo hard rock, la verdad es q me ha gustado escucharlo pero no he sentido nada dentro de las canciones, es puro poder para tu cuerpo, es un subidón de energía, dan ganas de meterse 5 rayas de coca, si tienes un Hard Rock Cafe este álbum es perfecto para ponerlo de fondo

Enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. Expected a non-stop 90mph punk album, but it's a lot more melodic, plus the playing and production is spot on.

Another classic punk rock album

Track ratings 1/7 Down on the street 5/5 2/7 Loose 3/5 3/7 T.V Eye 4/5 4/7 Dirt 3/5 5/7 1970 4/5 6/7 Fun House 5/5 7/7 L.A. Blues 3/5

Definitely ahead of its time. Got a little bit too repetitive at times, and the songs went on a little longer than they should've. But still impressive nonetheless.

Absolutely filthy.

I've never given this much of a chance in the past, but it is so much more interesting than Raw Power. It has a lean, menacing sound, and the addition of crazy jazz-rock saxophone adds a whole extra layer. Both this record and their debut have long, spacious tracks which complement the short, punchy ones. 4/5.

About as raw as it gets. Really appreciated this piece of punk's history.

Ya me quedó claro que les gustan los Stooges, y sí comparto, pero ya fue mucho, no? :(

Before this I had never listened anything from The Stooges, and I gotta say this was pretty good.

4.0 .. cause I'M LOOSE!

Where the hell were Pat Sharp and the twins?

Proto-punk apparently. It doesn't actually really sound much like punk for the most part (see Dirt). It's probably considered punk because of the onstage peanut butter incident and the onstage bleeding and the smack. A lot of smack. Minus major punk points for Iggy supporting Reagan in the '80s though. So yeah, it is a dead good album in its own right but not as punk as The Ramones or The Sonics or Death or SHACK eating eggs from the bin.

Yea this really rocked. Nice guitar work

Mucho ruido padre. La voz de Iggy me gusta mucho, ya se ha dicho, y "Down on the Street" ya la tenía guardada. Aunque "Dirt" dura mucho, me gusta toda. Les doy 8.5/10.

Short album that kinda rips. Love the grit and the power.

Great album. Don't know why I never dug back into their stuff.

I love this. The start of Punk.

Really enjoyed this one. Would give a longer review but in a rush.

Like this.

This was fucking epic as shit!

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.

Pretty zany at times, but not too bad.

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.

Batshit, but good

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

Psychedelic rock, baby!

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.

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

Cool!

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.

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

2026.05.27

Fav song: 1970

6 - AVERAGE

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

3/5

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

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 ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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

Pretty good

TV Eye is awesome!

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!

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

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

Eh

Not bad

Rv

3 1/2

Fine listen.

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.

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!

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.

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

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

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.

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!

Some pretty darn solid rock music. Abrasive, dirty and loud. Imagining myself in a bar fight while listening to this, wrecking the whole place. Also has some surprisingly quiet and smooth moments too, although those are few and far between. Does nothing more to impress, but a fun listen nevertheless. 3/5.

3/5

some really fun songs here, especially Down On The Street

you know those wikipedia entries are so goofy sometimes. please, god, some music snob somewhere PLEASE mansplain to me how THIS album, of all albums, is considered "integral to the development of punk rock."

Favorite Track; Down on the Street

Heavy blues rock, bit like Led Zepellin. Just a dash of punk feel in there too. It doesnt grab me. Why is the mix so low on 1970?? It's alright stuff and pretty hard for 1970. Descends into noise by the end. Best track - TV Eye, Dirt 3 stars

A bit noisy and chaotic but I enjoyed it well enough. It has definitely pricked my interest in listening to more of the stooges, and Iggy Pop is pretty cool isn’t he and he is still going strong.

Like every Stooges and Iggy album I've heard this all falls apart about halfway through and becomes a cacophonous mess. At least now I know that's intentional and I can kind of consider it on its own terms, as opposed to when I was introduced to them and it just sounded bad. The first three songs are bangers; I really like them and you can hear how the whole punk genre evolved from there. At "Dirt" things start to just fumble around and the songs start to drag on and on and on. The saxophone introduced in 1970 kinda brings it back around for a minute but it gets played out eventually. The last mess just brings it all home I guess. It’s not great but I guess it’a innovative in a way.

The Stooges were releasing tbis about the time The Beatles were making The Long and Winding Road - mighty early punk rock. Some is great, stripped down rock, and much is noisy trash.

It sounded good but didn’t really hold my attention and that could be my fault.

Fun for who?

Hell of a record. I love the early pink antecedents, and the extended jams that hint at psych rock but without the noodly nonsense. Young Iggy is a compelling front presence. Hearing this now - my first Stooges - is especially poignant having seen 79-year-old Iggy perform this past weekend on the Couchella festival stream. Still shirtless, still moving antically around the stage, still screaming, but clearly elderly. I enjoyed this though I doubt it rises to rotation level. This, high 3

Fast, fun, great find from this journey!

I can't really hear what makes this so special. It's rock and it's fine

what plays when im in the waiting room before hell

Fine

I’m not too familiar with The Stooges, the album wasn’t bad. 2.5 stars

I like the Stooges, but this album is just okay. It descends a bit too far into psychedelic faffery. I wouldn't recommend it to people who are not already fans of this style. It was cool to spot how this clearly influenced later musicians who I like - from the guitar riff that RatM lifted for "Sleep Now in the Fire" to wild horn sections that Tom Waits has made great use of. However, this is one of those cases of laying foundation that later artists actually did much better.

c oo l

Listening session: march 5th, while getting ready in the morning Listened to before: no Thoughts: not bad to listen to but on the other hand not something I would put on more often I think Favourite track: Dirt

decent but not good

Sure fine whatever

Decent.

Not bad, though a little repetitive

A rock album for sure. I don't mind it but I wouldn't buy it.

This was quite good

Hmm, this was pretty cool but I can’t see myself listening again to the whole thing. I enjoyed the first album most.