Reviews (page 5 of 8)
2.5/5 The start of the album was good, it got worse when they started screaming and putting random noises in the songs. Favourite song: - Loose
I had low expectations given other albums from these guys but this was more listenable and musical. Stand-out: Loose
I liked this a lot and it continues to be a huge influence on the music scene, but it’s lack of emotional and lyrical range paired with the one-note songwriting game away it’s perfection. 4/5
that's 2 Stooges album in less than a month.... and even tough I much prefer this one. but still not really my thing, mixing-wise. fav songs : TV Eye & LA Blues (crazy sax solo) a 2,75 rounded up
Well, it wasn't bad - just a little too rough and repetitive to listen to on a regular basis.
I enjoyed this album slightly less than Raw Power. It started off strong with Down the Street, Loose, T.V. Eye but then fell off the rails (intentionally) towards the end of the album.
A little too raw for my tastes.
Liked the first half of the album more than the second half.
Listened to this a couple days ago and I don’t remember anything about it, so I guess it wasn’t good but also not terrible.
It was fun punky music until the last track of just awful noise. Almost brought it down to two stars, but I like the rest of album enough to keep it middle of the road.
1970? Wow, they were really really ahead of the curve, blazing as in torching the signposts along the trail. And while I will always appreciate punk's 2-minute thrash, it is indeed nice to put your feet up and hang out every so often while the house burns down.
I think I’m Iggied out! Or have I Popped. Too much feedback for my head to cope - I’ll stick with the other albums methinks. They were much better but I appreciate the vibe and the evolution.
Yes, that was a slate of Iggy Pop in a rather short burst, but I'm the happier for it. This was easily my least favorite of the three. It's cool. Noisy, The Stooges cranked out music that was a lot looser and visceral than anything on The Idiot or Lust For Life — it sounds like it needs to be experienced live. But the material is not as strong, fun as it is. Random or not, I'm glad we didn't hear these in chronological order.
This is one of my favorite albums of all time, so an easy 5 for me. The songs are slight compositionally, but the album is better off for it. The band is tight and loose. And the recording sounds gorgeous. Those drums! That bass! Iggy howling like a caged animal! For my money, this is the greatest rock album of all time and it just gets better the more I hear it.
Holy mama did this album hit the right time and right place button yesterday. It matched my frenetic energy perfectly and I think I needed the chaos in my mind to put me in the right state to really hear how fun this album is. That guitar solo in Dirt!...yowsa.
This was raw and ragged, and think I kind of hated it. It started off alright, but by the end I was just sick of it. The basslines were righteously pumping and groovy, but the guitar and drums were so... I don't know, I don't have a better word than "raw". Iggy Pop's vocals were just awe-inspiring, and very Jim Morrison. The longer tracks were just mostly rough-edged rage and drug-addled noise. It mostly just made me sad listening to a bunch of poor souls being tortured by the drugs they were addicted to. Two stars.
I liked it.
Fond memories, the first Stooges album I heard, and still my favourite Iggy
Good stuff. I've rinsed Raw power but never really tried this one. It's banging though: pouting, posing, dirty, slimy, bloody Iggy at his best. Particularly enjoyed the extended vibes on Dirt. TV Eye is one of my favourite Stooges tracks, and would definitely be my ring-walk music if i ever fought competitively (likely).
As 'ahead of their time' as Sabbath, Zeppelin, and King Crimson, while blending all of these bands styles. Magnificent
vier (plus)
Un album sombre où le punk s’approfondit, visite la gamme des émotions taboues
This was great, but hard to listen to.
Awesome. Raw, powerful, and laying the groundwork for generations of sleazy garage rockers.
This album started off strong and ended in musical gibberish towards the last track. I felt it was close to being a 4/5 but now I'm not entirely sure. However, I really loved the energy of this album (outside of "L.A. Blues").
Better than expected, but still really fucking annoying screeching guitars and monotony in the longer songs.
You can hear all the people they inspired
I was hoping to enjoy it, but I found the whole thing a fairly boring 12 bar blues rock album. It was probably mind blowing when it came out. I admit, I am too familiar with the bands that were inspired by this record, so its impact, even though I had never heard it, was blunted. Having listened to so much punk, industrial, and goth rock, these ideas don't remind me of chaos anymore. Even the dissonant saxophone being used is such old hat, that I wasn't surprised at all when it appeared.
I really liked this.
Surprisingly good
Just don't see the attraction in this. The last track, "LA blues"(?) was just mayhem and noise to me.
I don't think I feel too painfully different about Fun House and it's madness from the first time I listened to it, It's a wild ride and it feels dizzying how chaotic it sounds even next to Raw Power's horrid but fitting mixing (Iggy Mix), but my issues also begin with that chaos. It becomes difficult to really trace what a song is doing or where its going because it's so loud and chaotic, they really improvise a lot of this too which only makes it wilder and perhaps more interesting than Raw Power's more streamlined songwriting. I'd think all these things would actually be what puts it as my favorite Stooges because I love chaos, I love loud, I love weird and improvised, but here it feels like too much or something that maybe I need to listen to more to really get a better sense of the songs and what they do, which I probably should because I hate to feel that I'm just locked out of something that theoretically should click with me more.
Loved the loose energy on this. Crazy sax parts. Hard to imagine anything else sounded much like this in 1970. Would've loved to catch a show at the blind pig.
Always a 5/5 for Iggy
Iggy the most underrated front man ever
A mix of fun frantic blues-rock and slow muddy guitars. Sometimes both in the same song.
Angry and energetic, more interesting (imo) than a lot of the 70s rock on this list. One of those albums that makes total sense being here.
Repetitive and noisy. Maybe kinda enjoyed 1 song.
enjoyed the raw punky screaming
messy, brash and still sexy af. I prefer this than the punk that came later! however the question remains. why is Robert Pattinson on the cover
I didn’t have much fun.
A bit nutty, but at all unpleasant. 3 Stars.
A classic. Full on punk rock aggression with memorable riffs and free jazz skronking. Admittedly I probably prefer Raw Power, but it's a close run thing. Dirt even has a sense of delicacy and melancholy. Listen. Listen now.
Raw and powerful rock and roll.
Alright
First song starts off really nice with garage and punk vibes. Very nice solos, riffs, and very nice hard rock elements. Immersive, slightly nostalgic. Second song starts up energetic and upbeat, some psychedelic and immersive elements. Remains nice and consistent throughout the song, and becomes better up until the end. Third song starts off slightly haunting with the screams, very nice progression. So far all the songs sound quite similar with the melodies, with each its' own unique take. Nice psychedelic elements and screams, a bit before the end. Nice ending for the song. Fourth song starts off nice with the drums, really nice psychedelic beats, and the guitars entering, so are the vocals. I love the synergy between all of them. Solid, consistent with some varieties of melodies. Love the solos. The psychedelic elements make me feel sleepy and relaxed. Fifth song starts really nice with the energy and elements, fast-paced, relaxing, psychedelic. Not bad at all. Nice solos. Repetitive towards the end with some jazzy elements. Sixth song starts quite chaotic, yet cozy. Nice elements of jazz, punk and blues. Sure is a fun song, remains consistent throughout with some original twists and solos. Seventh and last song starts abrasive with the infamous screams from the previous songs. Very good! Song quite loud and abrasive with the screams, and the sonic background noise. Somehow sounds more original than the rest of the songs. Uncomfortable to listen to overall, and causes some anxiety. 7.5/10 rating, and 4 out of 5 stars.
Not my favourite Stooges, but it can’t be denied just how solid they are as a unit on this album. It’s almost krautrock-like in parts, the rhythm section is like a driving sledgehammer through these tracks. Just such a fun record to listen to.
I can see how this inspired a lot of musicians, but it wasn't really my thing.
This is my second stooges album and I am really surprised by how good they are. How they produced this music so early is beyond me
I like this album in general so far, but “dirt” is a stand out. So this is the one of the albums everyone talks about. Now I’m seeing why. I love the sax at the end of 1970.
Grooves, energy and aggression. A step up from the debut from me and loved many of the tracks on here.
So tired of this sound
Alright, this rips. Proto-punk? Proto-noise rock? All of the above? They sound like a continuation of the Kingsmen, but with far more abandon. A big sound that has aged well!
pretty good, not my pick though - 2/5
Some songs (like "Down on the street" and "Dirt") have good rock/blues energy. But some go way too far and are almost unlistenable (especially the last tracks: Fun House and LA Blues).
This was winning me over more and more, as it went along, until the sort of undeserved meltdown of feedback and drumming that it devolved into for its final minutes.
While I get hints of all the bands they influenced, this ultimately didn't really knock me sideways - but for the grungy, slower-paced 'Dirt.'
Ironically, this would have been way better without Iggy Pop in it
Another really consistent proto-punk album from The Stooges. Very tight with almost no filler. I always like when punk throws in a saxophone too.
A little too much grunting and screaming for my taste
Okay. I enjoyed it when I was listening to it, but honestly I often forgot it was on as it played. 3
If he sticks it deep inside, maybe it's her that's loose? Just throwing it out there. Anyway, I get why someone wouldn't like this because these bros are punks. But this album rocks and I enjoyed it, especially since they kept it to within 35min. 4/5
4/5
Well played instruments and strange noises in a slight deviation from rock sound gone hard. Good punk.
Great drumming but I don’t care for the yelling vocals. 2/5
Good pre-punk!
killer record. i wish all the punk on this list was as good as this
Avant Garde Probably better on more listens, but didn't do much for me. High 2 or low 2.5
Meh
det är riktigt bra emellanåt men sista låten blir man ju så less på att den är med så det blir inte mer än en trea. men gött häng och instrumentalt låter det bra och iggy stör inte så mycket som på något annat stooges album vi haft.
Too much screaming, not enough singing
2.5 stars
Not for me
Definitely a sound I like. I did note that the whole album has a pretty consistent sound, so listening to it back to back feels a bit repetitive.
It
Eh
This is the third Stooges/Iggy Pop album I've listened to as part of this and none of them have really appealed to me. They're all fine, but I guess I'm not getting what makes them all must-hear albums.
as is with other stooges albums, this is a really raucous and fun time. very noisey at times, especially the last track which is mostly just noise. fun, aggressive, everything you would want out of a stooges album. i am new to the stooges and i am learning that i do appreciate their music, especially as an influence on more aggressive music afterwards. neat!
Fan hard rock
Definitely quite different for the time period, as to be expected from The Stooges. Too often though the songs get pretty dry and uninteresting by the time they’re over. 5/10
Dzikie, ale przejadło się
What a great album. Hit play again as soon as the it was done.
70er Rock yay. Rolling stones-esk und etwas punkig härter. Ist okay.
Don Gallucci produced Fun House with some reservations about being able to capture The Stooges' live energy. The Stooges were much better proto-punk than the Doors, though their records sold poorly in the psychedelic pop optimism of the age of Aquarius, like the Velvet Underground, The Stooges would influence countless generations of rock imitators and journalists. Considering that punk is commonly associated with three chord primitivism The Stooges have more in common with their grittier psychedelic peers, while still sounding refreshingly current and accessible. "Down on the Street" swirling guitars, chugging rhythms and snarling come-ons and howling desire. "Loose" is loud, energetic, and sordid "I stick it deep inside....because I'm loose." "T.V. Eye" sounds muted and murky by comparison (I wonder if it is a remastering issue, or whether the original mix was that dramatically inconsistent? After listening to the 2005 remastered version which seeks to rectify the master volume disparity, it still sounds a bit restrained). I will always associate T.V. Eye with Ewan McGregor and Todd Haynes Velvet Goldmine. "Dirt" brings the volume back with a supple, seductive bassline and searing guitar that alternates with a chiming quality and a primal pulsing noise. Iggy Pop's Howlin' Wolf and Screamin' Jay Hawkins inspired vocals are profoundly and provocatively sexy...you can hear the entire discography of Joy Division being established by "Dirt." "1970" also sounds scuzzier and murky the volume disparity of tracks has to be intentional because the saxophone is louder than the entire band! "Fun House" is clearer and better mixed (Iggy Pop continues to "feel alright") but as the song progresses it starts to get quieter. L.A. Blues is chaotic dissonance and grunting animalistic sounds over feedback and a raunchy skronking saxophone.
some cool stuff, some boring stuff, mostly just alright
Fun House is second album from the Stooges, the Michigan punk band. The album was not particularly well received at the time of its release. Fun House has come to be regarded as the seminal proto-punk album, inspiring a range of bands. Iggy Pop's aggressive, often-screaming vocals give the songs an angry edge. The driven, sloppy guitar adds a brash, raw energy to the tracks. This is the step before the New York Dolls, the Sex Pistols, and Ramones, among many, many others.
Based on my previous experience, and Wikipedia describing it as Proto-Punk / Hard Rock / Experimental Rock / Avant-Punk / Punk Jazz / Garage Rock, I wasn't looking forward to listening to this album, but the album was actually not bad, more Rock than anything else. And for an album released in 1970, it doesn't sound dated.
I kind of enjoyed this album until the L.A. Blues fingernails on a chalkboard sound ruined it. Anyway 3 stars or C+.
Perfectly pleasant.... but nothing really stood out to me.
This is a wild ride - kind of like a heavier version of The Doors on more drugs and I'm here for it. The music is raw and you can feel the mania and while the lyrics are pretty nonsensical, Iggy Pop's gritty vocals make you not really care and makes you want some of whatever he's on. I got introduced to Iggy much later in my musical development but I'll definitely be coming back to this album.
Perfectly serviceable jangle pop. Thought I was going to have a revelatory experience after Perfect Skin and Speedboat, but it seemed like the rest of the album just fizzled from there. Some great guitar tones and playing, but didn’t enthrall me.
My favorite Stooges album by far. Just a wild, boozy vibe. Love it. 5/5
The descriptor that best suits the Stooges’ second album is the title of their third, Raw Power. This power umms and ahhs on the edge of insanity, still keeping musically composed and sonically uniform. The title of the actual album that we’re focused on, however, Fun House, is a descriptor that fits a feeling of rocking out whilst flying across a bleak, fiery landscape, as illustrated in the album cover. A great demonstration of the music that preceded Punk, which exceeds it alongside the Post-Punk that succeeded it.
1 stern
“ill be alright” horns. madness. vibe. power. good. a ferocious rock album with punk roots. love it. also, did i mention horns?
7/10
Influential album that must have sounded so good at the time, but it's aged now.
Loved it!
first listen lots of jamming and not as much songwriting
Más rock, está bueno, nada fuera de lo normal
Fav song: T.V. Eye Drug fueled pure rock n roll from the end of the 1960's. Not much else to say really!
Kinda like The Doors, but without any talent or interesting sounds.
Now bring me some Iggy Pudding.
not as much fun as I had hoped, definitely not as much house
more protopunk from the physical embodiment of the movement.
From "I want to hold your hand" in 1963 to "I'll stick it deep inside" in 1970. Rock music really became a lot more direct in that time
Based on the one song I have heard by these guys, I Want To Be Your Dog, I was not expecting much. But this album surprised me. Every song is killer except for the last one. That's why it gets four stars instead of five.
To be honest I was quite reasonably impressed by this. A punk band, but one that can play, write and perform music. And music that at times had a very strong 60's vibe to it too. I liked it, and yes I may well invest in it too. Got to be worth a 4.
The opener just smashed me in the face. What a track. The stripped back recording really works throughout the album and you can just feel the power of the musicians. Track two did the same. Overall, I much prefer ‘side one’ of the album… it just rocks relentlessly and worth all 5 of my stars. ‘Side two’ mellows very slightly but as an overall album it’s absolutely brilliant. I can see why so many of the artists I love were influenced by this band.
One of the cornerstones of punk and indie rock. This band have influenced so many of my favourite artists. This, their second album, still has that raw energy, and dare I say it, power from their debut. But the main difference between the two is they must have spent a bit of time learning how to play their instruments properly, although that has normally not a problem if you have the enthusiasm, which the Stooges had in spades. This contains their best track, the slow burning, sleazy 'Dirt'. 'T.V. Eye is immense. Even the freestyle jam at the end, 'LA Blues' highlights their inventiveness. It's such a glammy, energetic, riot of a record, which I dont think they ever got close to matching. It's in my top 75 altime great albums somewhere. A high 5 all day.
Iggy and the American way of punk.
Hell yeah I love Fun House! This is thrilling and energetic and everything! An album you know you can keep listening over and over again and still enjoy it. I'd give it a 5/5 with pleasure.
3 Stars (8/15)
This reminds me a lot of the Fred Neil album. Not in a musical sense but no real standouts. It was fine but I can't really see myself listening to it often. Some okay tunes but it's Play by Moby tier.
I’ve given the 2 other stooges albums 5/5, but this one is nowhere near as good. Doesn’t have the songs the others do. Poor choice for the list
Not my jam.
Had potential, but no. 2
Iconic and post-punk in the most artistic sense of the word. Iggy did find some gold in the 70s.
Our house became a little more fun, but also a little noisier
Great attitude!
Some good songs but don't think it really stood out to us that much
Fun House is the best Stooges album, fight me. Actually, I think I should qualify that what I mean by that is Fun House is the album that best shows off what the Stooges were about, Raw Power still probably takes it as the best overall album they recorded. But as an example of the raw power (haha) that the band could create without Bowie at the helm, I think if anything it’s a more impressive album. Fun House is as raw, lean, and dangerous as Iggy himself and yet shows an artsy weirdness that was almost entirely missing from their debut. I don’t think it’s any wonder that the genre that this band spawned fragmented into the various ‘weird’ subcultures we see around today. And, I love it. I love every second of this snarling, whirling, dissonant and disturbing nightmare take on Rock n Roll. I’m gonna go shoot some heroin now
Raw, ripping, resplendent rock. Kind of goes off the rails with L.A. Blues, but still a landmark album
Musically very good but the screaming voice didn't leave a good impression on me
My first Stooges record this! I bought it when someone said the band I was in sounded like The Stooges and The Doors (we didnt, sadly). Hasnt aged as well as I remembered, but I dont know whether that’s because I’ve since (through 1001) listened to more Stooges and Iggy Pop records which are all better than this and raised the bar. Still way ahead of its time and more going for it than most punk we get on this list, but not quite as good as their other stuff
Know down on the street from the RATM covers album, that's a good song. I think the debut album we had way back when was a lot better than this, 1969 and I wanna be your dog bear everything here. I like the general sound but the short run times and guaranteed one completely awful song (L.A. Blues here) means it just seems very light on ideas.
If nothing else, the list has highlighted that Iggy Pop is decent, and so are the Stooges. First side of the album is much better than the second - was tempted to give a 4, but I really disliked the final track, LA Blues. Really discordant and irritating. TV Eye was my favourite song.
Line their previous album we had, this is way ahead of it's time. Thought the opening few tracks were the best. Thought this was possibly better than the last one we had, but without the hits I knew. At least 3.5
I think this is my 3rd Stooges album or so, and now I get it! This is the high energy proto punk I was expecting, and it honestly sounds almost 10 years ahead of its time.
Not looking forward to this. I don't really like early punk. Well, shit. That was great. Like, I think I like Iggy Pop/The Stooges. There were a couple things in there that I could nitpick, but why? Overall, it sounds VERY much before its time. At no point did I think, musically, that I was listening to an album that was most likely recorded in the 1960s. There's an energy, and a violence, and a heaviness that I don't think is found very often in music from that era - especially not in a band that became fairly big. It's kind of a difficult rating for me. an easy 3.5, but is it a 4? I'm not sure I'm ever going to seek it out to listen to on purpose, but I cannot deny that it's pretty awesome. And compared to some of the other trek from the late 60s/early 70s I've listened to? Revolutionary doesn't even begin to describe it.
Classic album. Probably their best.
Down On The Street has a lot of attitude. Good opener. The guitar solo has a spaciness about it that I enjoy. The bassline sounds like something from Joy Division. Loose has a lot of energy. This album sounds ahead of its time thus far. Iggy sounds like an angry cat. Vocals are lo fi. TV Eye has Iggy shouting and snarling insistently. I like the way he performs these songs. Dirt has blues affectation fed through a distortion pedal. Reminds me of the Joy Division song New Dawn Fades. The guitar solo is nasty and biting, like rusty barbwire. 1970 has a bouncy bassline. The guitars on this album are once again gorgeously abrasive. They perfectly match Iggy's animalistic singing. Surprise saxophone. This one really goes off the rails towards the end. Fun House is the craziest song yet. Iggy is yelping over these whining guitars and saxophones. LA Blues is experimental in its complete cacophony. Overall it is impressive for an album this old to be these committed to noise and aggression. Extreme music today struggles to reach this level. It never feels hokey or like a put on. It's the sound of things coming undone. Of pure aggression. I enjoyed this and will definitely return to it.
Pretty standard punk rock. Very influential for its time in the early 70s. Excellent beats. Last song is absolute mayhem. Some very cool rock tracks. Good energy. Iggy Popp.
A rollicking good time. Full of power and energy. So many performers, from alternative to punk to metal, owe it all to these guys.
la voce a volte mi ricorda i led zeppelin ma non è una musica che mi prende particolarmente. Più si va in là con le canzoni, più non mi piace.
2 - its certainly an old rock album
Rock seminale. Alcuni pezzi al limite del noise.
Search & Destroy and Lust for Life are each bangers. Unfortunately, neither of them are on this album. First time I've heard most of these songs and it was fine. But nothing earth shattering.
Okay but not my favorite Stoiges songs.
You won't find them more threatening, sleazy and grimy. What an idiotic superb album.
Surprised with horns. I bet this blew peoples minds in the 70s and in a good way. 3.5 goin up.
This one is the best one. Best energy Will I listen to again: 100%
Classic!
Meh
Eh
Didn't really expect this to go quite so hard. Fun album. The vocals aren't the absolute top, but they're good enough to make for an enjoyable listen.
Holy shit what a ride. I think the thing that blows my mind the most about this is not the sound, the fact that this is one of the earlier punk records, or that Iggy Pop's career started in the 60's. No the thing that blows my mind the most is that they got one of the guys from The Kingsmen (of "Louie, Louie" fame) to produce this. Excuse me? One of the guys responsible for one of the most straight laced examples of rock n roll in its infancy produced this??? Wow. Anyway. I enjoyed most of this, so it'll be getting four stars, I'll tell you that now. The pure, raw energy that oozes out of every inch of this album's sound is almost unbearable at times. Not because it's hard to listen to, but because trying to meet this record where it's at (which is all you can hope to do with any given album; it can't meet you where you are, after all) is challenging when you need to keep up with its raw power and rapid pace. The record does suffer somewhat, at least for me, in a similar way that metal records do - when every song is turned up to 11 in terms of volume, energy, stakes, intensity, and attitude, nothing feels urgent or important and the songs tend to blend together at times. I will say though, I don't think this one suffers from that fate nearly as much as others do, and I actually appreciate the rhythmic differences that present themselves from song to song (unlike metal...). Also, special shoutout to the use of saxophone on this record. Really unexpected and honestly did elevate some of the tracks for me. Seriously cool stuff. Yeah this is an easy four star for me. Pleasantly surprised upon skimming back over this for the review. "LA Blues" can, of course, burn in hell. That's what it sounds like it's trying to depict, right? Burning in hell? Standout Tracks: Down on the Street, Loose, 1970, Fun House
Started off well but, then goes down hill getting very hectic.
So heckin' heavy. The grit, so fun! 3.8/5 for sure.
Very good and influential for 1970, but it didn't really do much for me. The last 3 or 4 songs stated to get on my nerves. Mid 3
They clearly jumped on the loud, raw music early, but that doesn’t mean they did it well
Always thought of The Stooges as Iggy Pop’s backing band. Fun House is more great 70s rock. I don’t remember any specific songs from this album, but I remember that raw, garage sound! All songs good except LA Blues, that one’s a skipper. Album comes in at (3.4*s)
This is the sound of danger emanating from the garage you walk past on your way home from school. It's aggressively pure chaos coming at you straight from hell. Raw and energetic, but also phrenetic at times. The last half of the album falls off pretty hard. The list gave me this immediately after IP's "Lust for Life" and I actually prefer the grimier, more primitive version of Iggy here but still don't love either. 2.10.
What a bunch of stooges just having some fun. 75% of this album is good...the other 25 is a raucous racket. I can understand the influence Iggy and his stooges had on future punk rock. Great guitar and drums from the Asheton Bros and Ig is a weird force on the stage. I know bands like to push the boundaries of what is considered music but cut the last song.and you got a better album...2.8.
I can appreciate that The Stooges were trying to do something different, but I think they were a little too far outside the lines. There is a semblance of music on this album but its tucked away pretty far between a cacophony of random drums and unnecessary noise. I stayed on board for as long as I could but Side B was a bit of a struggle. By the end of it I was glad it was over. Seems I'm more of an Iggy fan than a Stooges fan once he grew into his punk persona a bit. 1.68 stars
I'm starting to believe that everything The Stooges have done is pure gold!
I actually prefer this to Raw Power. The production is way better, and there's more of an edge to the songs. There's a diverse mix of blues, rock, psychedelia, and garage rock without it ever getting out of control, until maybe right at the end, which is a great way to finish up. Second listen, and this ticks so many boxes for me. I bet the Stooges were amazing to see live back when I was a toddler. TV Eye is basically the same song as OD Catastrophe by Spacemen 3, which I had never realised and made me even surer that this was a 5 star album.
Brit punk rock, nothing stood out.
I don't know how to rate this. It's really not my style, but it's not bad? I understand Iggy pop is a cultural force, but it's less about his actual music and more about his attitude so what does mean in terms of their albums? Especially when I have nothing invested in this. I like to think there's always nice surprise when it comes to these popular artists, but it was exactly what I thought it would be. Kinda meh.
I absolutely loved Raw Power by Iggy and The Stooges, so I had high hopes going into this record... and my God were they met! How f***in' good is punk rock!! 🤘😝🤘
I always enjoy listening to Iggy Pop and the Stooges. As always, this album is a bit rough. But it's fun. 4/5
Early Iggy is great!
3.8
Weird, jammy, and with quite a voice behind it. Definitely psychedelic, almost noise rock.
Thank you for this blast from the last. A great Stooges work, probably my favorite!
It's fun to hear something with this much raw, punk energy from such an early album. Really liked this one.
The Good: I’ve played this album 4 times today! The Bad: Not a single song stood out… The Ugly: I feel like I’ve wasted 2+ hours… That sax… That mood… That je n'est-ce pas… Gonna give them Stooges a solid 4*!
The first 2/3 of this album was good (I clicked it was Iggy Pop a few songs in), but I didn't like the last third where the vibe seemed to change and the energy dropped. Rating: 3
Classic love it
I don't hate this, but it's not something I would put on really. That said it was probably pretty important in the formation of lots of music I do really like.
This was better than I had imagined. The guitar work was cool.
Some kid tried asking me for my Instagram but I couldn't hear him because I was too busy listening to The Stooges
Love this album. Dirt one of my Stooges faves. Down on the smStreet and 1970 absolutely killer. Only thing I never got on board with is the descent into the jazz breakdown at the end. Get rid of the last 2 tracks, put in three more of a similar vein and you have yourself a 5*
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This was probably awesome for its time.
The beginning songs are fine I suppose but the last two songs, especially, devolve into screeches and noise. 2/5
Mostly boring.
"Gimme some White Light, White Heat! Iggy Pop!" Yeah, I think it would have been cool to see Iggy and the Stooges live back in the 70s. But this really just sounds like early garage demo tapes of Nirvana or something.
Iggy pop band. I liked the saxophone on some of the tracks but overall it was alright. Lust for Life was fine but not the biggest fan of this album.
Fun!
3/10 - It was way to screamy for me. The songs were just not very fun to listen to.
Couldn't tell you why but I really liked this
#380. OK. Fine. Alright. Acceptable. 3/5: satisfactory Song added to playlist: T.V. Eye I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link
I enjoyed most of this. It is lacking a song that stands out. This mostly runs all together.
Didn’t expect much but decent groove and sound to this
So so
Solid record. No skip tracks
It's a Stooges album, it's always a good thing.
Brilliant, absolutely brilliant. Iggy pop is 77 - how did he ever last that long? Down on the Street is my favourite track. Protopunk at its absolute finest.
It's obvious from the first track that so many bands that followed them were influenced heavily by the Stooges. This album is raw and visceral. The feeling of this whole album is one of an amazing live show, where the power and emotion is front and center. 3⭐️
You can rally see the influence this had just buy hearing it. it was just ok but I appreciate what this album did and how influential it was.
Now we're fucking talking. The Stooges have always been one of the best bands out there and I'm a big fan of them here. 7 songs, 37 minutes and they all slap. This might just be them at their best right here. 10/10
Not really my cup of tea, but I'm sure it was quite influential?
Good album want to listen more, kind of noise rock
Punk rock mayhem.
Liked what I heard, will need to come back to this one.
Didn't particularly love it :S
raw and primal. decent album by one of the forefathers of punk.
This is just fucking awful.
Nope, punk rock needs to be more aggressive than this
Every song has a cool riff that they just keep repeating forever until it's boring. There's a lot of Iggy Pop on the list and this doesn't need to be there. Favorite song: Loose
Banco, corte radiohead, i need some head
Steamy punk
If there’s one thing that I’ve taken away from this 1001 Albums challenge so far, it’s a love for Iggy Pop and The Stooges.
Anything Iggy touches turns to gold. Wonderful album!
Classic, probably their most accessible.
2.9 1x
Not fun, nor house. Not even the best Album called Funhouse.
After listening to the album the first time I had to check the release year again. 1970? And this music? What a great surprise (for me)! I knew the name but exactly nothing about their music. Should have checked that earlier. Now I am a fan!!
Really intersting
Raw. Powerful. A classic.
screams a lot
Listened Before? N Pretty cool listen. I like that it's raw and primal. Seems very influential to a lot of punk and punk sub-types that came after it. It's cool to hear something like this sound from so early on. I used to listen to things that sounded very much the same in the 90s thinking I was hearing originality. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Down the Street
LA blues is the best song on this album. otherwise.. meeeeehhhhh. somebody said this was exhausting to listen to and frankly i agree. suuuuuper boring
Punkig, rockig, lärmig, lässig, rotzig, klasse.
Would have been amazing to see them live at that point in time.
ruim
Fun House is the second studio album by the Stooges, originally released in 1970. This sounds so ahead of its time for 1970. I mean, Black Sabbath was widely regarded as the pinnacle of heavy music at the time but this is out there. It's heavy in a different way. Not necessarily ultra-distorted guitars but it's just an all out sonic assault. It's very abrasive and energetic for 1970. It reminds me of a lot of hardcore albums that wouldn't come out until at least 10 years after this album. I also hear a lot of grunge in this, specifically Nirvana. There are times where I think Iggy's voice reminds me a lot of Kurt's which was kinda crazy. Super cool listen.
What an epic album cover. This was a fun rock album, I'm not sure we have heard the Stooges yet. I'm not sure I'd put them on any list, but it was nice to hear what felt like some fresh rock from the day.
Another from the Stooges, it's a good one but doesn't hit the highs that their debut did for me. Favorite tracks: Down the Street, Dirt, 1970. Album art: Really love this album cover, looks like a sort-of band photo engulfed in waves of flame or something. Awesome color and text. 3.5/5
Chaotic proto-punk that kind of rocks. A little exhausting to listen to, but that is kind of the point.
Another great Stooges album. Loved it!
Decent album but honestly sorta forgettable. The songs are generally too long on here and don't hold my attention. Still, it's Iggy and I do like Iggy. 3/5
The “weird” Stooges album- s/t is the rough debut and Raw Power the angry “if no one’s gonna listen to us, fuck it” release. I used to prefer s/t, but I get why the other two are traditionally more revered now and really vibe with everything. For proto-punk, the musicianship is solid and there’s plenty of memorable hooks here. If you want something Velvet Underground-adjacent with more of an edge, this is for you. A-
enjoy yorself
I never listen to this before! Obviously, I know the stooges, but this was really a great listen
Very suitable rocker. Could play unobtrusively in the background and you would enjoy it
Good Lord! Fifty Four years old and It still has the barely focused anger of a n adolescent. Fun House captures the spirit of the times perfectly - not the Hippy Summer Of Love mellowness, but the anger and activism of Vietnam draft dodging - with all the menace and savagery that was going on in the background of the world brought to the front. It’s a brutal listen, but one you won’t be able to get its claws out of you for a long time after the needle has lifted. It bridges the gap between the first (garage band ahoy) and second (nihilistic no wave) punk phases.
Good one.
It's a fun listen but I feel it gets a bit irksome in some parts. Favourite Songs: Down On the Street, Loose, Dirt, Fun House. Least Favourite Songs: T.V. Eye, L.A. Blues.
You know, not bad. For something a little psychadelic I'm surprised I enjoyed some of it. Its fine, nothing too crazy, I feel if it were longer it wouldve been a slog.
If you like the Doors but hate the keyboards then you’re going to love this album!
I definitely like this album more than their previous album. It's still not really my thing, I'm sure it's good for the genre but I just can't get into it. If I had listened to it when I was a teenager things might be different.
Dirt on hyvä biisi, yksi tähti pelkästään siitä. Loput siitä, että jokainen biisi toimii ja selvästi kuuluu levyyn. Nää tyypit osaa hommansa moitteetta: on tunnetta mutta sopivasti etäisyyttä, jottei kuulosteta siltä, että vuodatetaan kaikki sydänveri. Ei ehkä kirkkain nelonen silti mulle, koska en huvikseni kuuntelis kuin harvoin, muttei pelkkä 3.
Kun bändi vetää kitarat särölle Down on the Streetin B-osassa, nautinto on taattu: kyllä, joskus soundikin voi olla koukku. LP:n simplistisyydessä on jotain lähes traumaattista, mutta hyvällä tavalla. Niin ja 1970 on tietenkin huippubiisi. Levy joka kaikkien pitää kuulla.
I liked this album more than I thought I would.
Opening track is just unreal.. Just love it.. The rest of the album is bit uneven and doesn't match up with Raw Power. It's like a 4.5 for me.
Iggy is fucking legend. It’s not Raw Power, but it’s pretty great. The title track is even a bit… funky?
I think Raw Power is still my favorite of theirs. This is still a great album and is an easy 5 stars for me.
It's not as good as Raw Power but it's still amazing. That driving beat and growling lyrics are just great. I think I like all the original Stooges albums a lot.
Pure chaos
Another one of my favorites
It has its moments. After 3 Stooges albums on this list I'd say they are pretty good but overrated. 3.5
Was decent. i liked everything up to and including 1970
Went from meh to kinda catchy, Dirt was good. I liked the chaotic spirit of the last song, but didn't like the song itself
gets a 1 because I've already heard 500 albums that sound exactly like this
Noise all around me
I had to give this a second go. I like a lot of The Stooges other stuff, but the first encounter with this was pretty grim. It's dissonant, at times genuinely unpleasant. It does work, though - which is odd. Most bizarrely, the "jazz" bits, the ideas from which the rest of the album takes inspiration from, are the worst tracks from the album. I get wanting to do some freeform jazz when you're clearly trying to pay homage to freeform jazz - but sorry guys - you don't quite get it.
4.1 - I get this, also halfway through realised it was iggy pop. Just cool, but gets a bit intense in parts
Didn't like this. The first couple of tracks were ok and I liked some elements of Fun House, but most of it was just noise. Lots of sounds not coming together in any cohesive way, badly mixed. I get that Punk will always be that way, but this just not inciting any real emotions for me. 2.4/5
Nothing groundbreaking, but some good tunes and overall just a real house of fun.
1970 punk ?! big koodos for them putting this out in an era where more traditional rock n roll was making the $$. It's fun, it's grimy, it has a saxaphone and a trumphet, and the middle three songs are great especially Dirt. As an album though... it's fine nothing special.
Great rock album, but most of the songs were a bit too long to hold my attention. 3.5 stars
This is just great rock music, front to back.
Mighty fine punk rock with a saxophone?!?
The roots of punk. Ok album. Not really my thing. Would sound way better live and in person.
RAUUURRRRWW 🗣️ 🗣️ 🐺 🐺‼️ (From L.A Blues)
4.5/5
Listened to this on a plane and could barely distinguish the lo-fi fuzzed out sound from the background engine noise. Listened again on a highway in a rainstorm and it was clearer. I like the Stooges, but I don't think this is one I'll be adding to my playlist.
This wasn't fun to listen to. I did not like Iggy Pop's voice, and the whole album felt very one-note.
I'm pretty sure I listened to this to catch up the other day but I did in fact forget anything outstanding about it. I wasn't counting down for it to end so that's good.
Never been big on Iggy Pop and the Stooges, and this album is the weakest of their three albums in my opinion. It doesn’t have any solid songs cementing the album like “Search and Destroy” on Raw Power or “I Wanna Be Your Dog” on The Stooges, it’s just a mishmash of primal rock songs. I do appreciate what this album and The Stooges overall did for music, because they seemed to have inspired the punk and garage rock movements. I also feel that Iggy Pop improved dramatically once he started working with David Bowie and Brian Eno.
starts good but falls down
Really good!
I always thought Raw Power was supposed to be their classic but I liked this one better, lost me a bit near the end and a couple of the songs probably didn’t need to be 7 mins long but that’s picking nits for an album that’s pretty fucking awesome front to back.
4.5 Big fan of the album, the stooges, and iggy. Still sounds fresh 50+ years later, I could only imagine how different it would have been in 1970
Probably my least favourite of those first three Stooges records. It doesn't quite have that slinking menace of the debut or the… pure intensity of Raw Power, and the last couple of tracks are a bit difficult to sit through with their sheer animalistic din Shit still rocks though
Chose to listen to this because I want to get my average rating lower and it was only 36 mins long. But unfortunately, this exceeded my expectations so I’m not doing any real damage. It’s really a 2.5 but I’ll be generous since I’m on my second listen and not hating it.
Ooh Come on, right on, now Ooh, oh, c'mon, stay I feel alright Yeah, I feel alright Ooh Uh, lemme in Hey, lemme in Hey, bring it down Uh
Well, I've turned into my dad. It was just noisy screaming 😱
Just doesn’t call to me. Dynamic and powerful though
This is punk in a somewhat family friendly way. Maybe PG-13. You could have this album on in the background of really anything. Sex, cooking, driving, home showing…anything. I don’t feel like there are any “singles” or “big hits” but they all make you enjoy your time spent with the album. Choice cut: Fun House
Very cool
Good album. Reminded me of the Doors on parts
I wanna visit dusty old bars and drink beer. This album is cool as fuck 1970 was an insane year in music.
I actually left the room twice because I forgot it was on.
The Stooges currently sit at #744 in my all time listening chart and I reckon its all come from the 1001 generator... I get that they were important and bands i love wouldn't be around without them, but these records on their own merit... I'm disappointed.
Down on the Street
Very influential proto-punk/garage/hard rock album from 1970. It is 54-year old yet it doesn't sound dated. It influenced a lot of genres later, particularly punk. It's a raw, energetic record, not always an easy listen (especially the last two songs) but overall a very good album.
This was much heavier than I expected for an album from 1970. A great ride with cool vocals.
Bit loud but good.
bardzo krotki, 2 fajne, reszta troche zbyt przeszkadzajaca
Ugh. Iggy you let me down
This feels proto-punk and Rolling stones. Have heard of this band but not their music. It somehow feels ahead of its time for 1970. A solid 3* because I don't see myself revisiting this. The last few minutes of this album were just fucking around with instruments, should have cut the recording sooner. Highlights: down on the street
Not bad, not good.
2.5/5
I much preferred this to their debut.
I enjoyed this way more than I thought I would given it's proto-punk description. More musical than I was expecting. Still not my favorite, but I'm saving Down on the Street
Garage rock that rocks hard. But also has a saxophone? Having a saxophone is an understatement, it is heavily featured
Never been a huge fan, but they were certainly ahead of their time. Whatever kind of antisocial rebel Jim Morrison thought he was, he wasn't even in the same sport, let alone the same ballpark, as Iggy.
It was ok. I didn’t really like any specific song, but the album wasn’t bad, it was short, too. 👍🏼
Initial impression was very positive, but the longer I listened it felt like The Doors imitators.
I listened to Raw Power on my own several years ago, but this will be my first Stooges album to review. It's been a while since I've listened to Raw Power, so I'm excited to jump into this earlier Stooges album. I was really blown away by the guitar work on this album. Each song was just a non-stop assault of great lead guitar playing. There was some great bass playing as well, especially on "T.V. Eye," (the best track on the album) "Loose," and "1970." The saxophone on the last three tracks was really interesting as well, and gave the album a really unique sound, especially for a hard rock album. It absolutely blows my mind that this album came out in 1970; it sounds like it was at least ten years ahead of its time. Even though I was blown away by the guitar playing on this album, I wasn't wowed by much else musically. The drumming was sufficient, and the vocals weren't vocals weren't really my jam, but they were certainly unique. Also, some of the songs were pretty long, and a few of them felt pretty repetitive. Still, this was a really good album overall, and it was massively influential. I'm looking forward to reviewing the other two Stooges albums on this list.
I find Iggy Pop a hard listen on his own, and a band didn’t improve my experience.
Cool to hear the wellspring of the chaotic punk sound
Probably the hardest album ever. I am always in awe that an album from 1970, over 50 years old, still rocks this fucking hard. I mean the world was still listening to Simon and Garfunkel and the Partridge Family at this stage, they were not ready for this level of sweaty angry aggressive music. This is more raw power than Raw Power in my opinion. One of my all time favorite albums.
Loud brash aggressive excellent
Every track is a busy of noise and energy. It's cool. But as the tracks go on, they just don't go anywhere. I totally get why this was big at the time though. There was nothing like this in 70.
Som jeg husker det, så er Stooges' andre albums dem med hits, og det her er det bedst sammenhængende Album. Men det er lang tid siden jeg har hørt dem. Anyways den her er fed! Super forud for sin tid, lyder ikke som noget andet
Komplet kaos. Elsker produktionen på den her plade, den lyder så vild