Reviews (page 4 of 13)
This album is very ronchy.amost fells like a old horror movie.
A great album from the Stooges. It’s a classic for a reason. Iggy Pop is great in this.
Just sheer & utter filth. Just Filthy. I love it!
A glorious noise - tight and dirty. Fundamental. Favourite tracks: Search and Destroy, Gimme Danger (fuck yeah)
temores la verdad muy buen album que suena bastante contemporáneo para ser del 73
Raw, fun and powerful
Seems like a bit of a power move to put yourself on the album cover, shirtless, for a group act.
8.5/10
Buen disco con algunos temas míticos
This is another great album from Iggy Pop with the assist from David Bowie. It’s crunchy, sexy, and punk all at the same time. It starts off with the hard rocking search and destroy, then settles into a more familiar proto punk sound. Really good album. Iggy pop might be the artist I’ve gained the most appreciation for in this album project so far. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
It's objectively a mess, but it's rad so I don't care.
Tough as fuck!!!
- A banger but I can't go over a 4 because both mixes suck and, dispute it if you like, that DOES take away from what otherwise would be a perfect album. Calling it Punk doesn't excuse bad decision making or presentation. It's a hill I'll die on. -
I liked this a lot more than the Iggy solo album I had earlier. What a response to hippie culture this must've been. Very raw and powerful.
This album was the start of the punk rock movement and it still absolutely rips 53 years after its release. Iggy Pop will forever be a punk icon.
An influential record that still manages to sound menacing and vibrant 50 years later. Now we're talking. Here's the thing: I still vastly prefer the bands that came after, but this is still listenable. You can hear where this goes in the future, but it's still a self contained thing. Kinda makes me want to take some unidentified pills, punch somebody and get an STD (complimentary).
how fitting that we go from gimme shelter right to gimme danger lmao. this kicks mick jagger's ass
This is what I thought the Rolling Stones would sound like. Love it.
B+
raw power
Excellent proto garage rock. I am not quite sure how I have never listened to this before.
Catchy - thx
Ta guapo
This keeps growing on me. On first listen, I was like this is good, but also nothing groundbreaking. Which is true listening to it so many years later. But there's actually a lot more texture, even nuance, to the songs, and with ~four listens now, I'm growing to like it a lot.
Badass. Hearing Search and Destroy live a couple years ago was fantastic.
4/5 https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/iggy-and-the-stooges/raw-power/ Cool stuff. I can usually only take so much of the proto-punk screaming the same line over and over again over increasing noise thing, so it’s good this album 1) has plenty variety still and 2) is not too long.
I just found out how much I love the Stooges a few years ago. I'm not sure how I missed them in my younger years. This album has so much energy. I think 'Fun House' was a stronger album.
scho bitz mit den augen gerollt woni gseh ha dases NOMEL es stooges album het aber ich han gad seeeehr spass a dem. sie sind huuere wild und tight und punky und hässig und relaxed glichzitig. würkli geil.
It's good but I think the wildness of Fun House is more appealing. I could do with a bit more noise. 8/10
Each song has this raw feeling. It’s definitely a good rock/punk album. His rough voice makes a nice addition to the album. The album is also very loud. The name fits the album. Favorite song: Search and Destroy
Gotta love it when an album's title is a perfect match with the album's music. Pure energy bursting at the seams with this one. Good tunes all around.
Notable Textzeile: I move to master my machine And I will not stand in line Sick boy, sick boy, going wrong Memory losing grip Energie, Energie, Energie. Aber auch Dumpfheit im Sounds, manchmal falsches Abbiegen, dann wieder große Zeilen und große schreiende Gitarren. Das ist groß und für ganz vieles was kommt wichtig. Da es mich aber auch immer wieder stresst kommt es nur in die zweite Reihe der Rotation und daher "nur"
Album-Name = Programm! Kann mir vorstellen, dass Jagger neidisch auf das Album ist.
This felt so grimy and disgusting, I loved it. Especially after reading about the live shows where Iggy Pop would cut himself with glass and smear various fluids on himself before crowd-surfing. This does significantly reduce the "would I go to this concert" rating, however.
Iggy version > bowie version
This album is perfectly described by its title alone. Raw Power is loud, aggressive and hands down one of the best punk rock albums ever. 4.8/5
chansons préférées : Gimme Danger, I Need Somebody
I recall purchasing the single of "Give it Away" by Red Hot Chili Peppers and Search and Destroy was the b-side to the single. I never knew it was a cover of a Stooges song. This is essentially a grunge album. I thought that Neil Young was the forbearer of grunge, and I think he probably is in some aspects, but Raw Power is very obviously influential in the sound many of the bands considered "grunge." I think I enjoyed Iggy Pop's solo work a bit more than this one. At least, I enjoyed Lust for Life more than Raw Power. Otherwise, this is a fun album because it feels like a forebearer to so much of the grunge/garage rock sound that was popularized later in the 1970's and the early 90's. Raw Power sounded almost exactly like what I had anticipated a Stooges album would sound like. My favorite tracks: Search and Destroy Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell Raw Power Death Trip
Somehow the Stooges and Iggy didn't make it onto my radar in my teenage years. Listening to them in retrospect I can feel the that basic rock n roll groove. Their guitarist sounds very good and of course Iggy is a great frontman. Way before their time and influential on that mid-late 70s punk rock scene in New York and London.
Very good and early punk stuff. The Stooges were so extremely ahead of their time and this album has nothing but great stuff
I think that I like the Iggy version better than the Bowie mix Best Song: Search and Destroy Rating: 7.0/10 Stars: 4
Generally a huge fan of Iggy and the Stooges but I prefer the earlier albums.
Personal Fav, love the outlandish performance of Iggy. hedonism, sadism pulse through the veins of this album in a way that sonically if not spiritually keeps this album perennially fresh
Hugely influential and ahead of its time
At first, I thought this sounded like a bunch of high school boys and their band practicing in a garage, but I came around and ended up really liking this album. Solid rock and roll! No standout songs on this album, but I enjoyed it throughout. (4)
This album was a lot of fun
Een aangename kennismaking met de jonge Iggy Pop
Really like this album. I love Iggy's version of punk, but this album goes even beyond that.
Pretty excellent punk album, great energy
This is #day572 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… yet another artist is getting ticked off today as this is my third and my final record by the Stooges. As the title suggests, it's raw, powerful, and uncompromising. This is a 4 out of 5. Looking forward to #day573.
Muy bueno
Good rock - short but sweet, fairly samey though. Quite like the colouring of the cover. Specific rating - 3.9 Fav song- search and destroy Least fav- your pretty face is going to hell
Title says it all!
Man, Iggy Pop really fell off in the late 70s. This is so much better than Lust for Life. Fun fact, it was also Kurt Cobain's favorite album. I can certainly say I see where he's coming from, even if I wouldn't call it my favorite. When he's making punk-before-punk and not singing about 16-year-old girls, Iggy Pop is a pretty fun songwriter. It's pretty hardcore for the early 70s and it's pretty easy to hear how this album influenced damn-near everybody in the 80s and 90s.
La cabra haciendo lo que la cabra mejor sabe hacer. No trates de entenderlo, disfrutalo. Increíblemente me gusta más el mix de Iggy de los 90s que el que salió de Bowie 20 años antes. De un modo u otro, obra maestra. 8/10
Really really fun album. I feel like I can hear bits and pieces of newer types of rock and metal in their songs. Some songs drag a bit, other songs hit like a lighting strike. Everything is so fun to listen to.
i liked gimme danger and overall enjoyed the vibes
Awesome! Super raw, gritty punk rock
I liked it, sounded really nice.
Loud and filthy, it feels like the studio is about to explode. Iggy sounds possessed and unhinged. Undeniable energy and attitude, I really enjoyed this. Best song: Search And Destroy Worst song: Shake Appeal Cover check: Creepy Iggy
Not much to say about this except I really enjoyed it and want to listen again.
Apparently I just don’t care for punk adjacent stuff UNLESS it’s from Michigan, then I reeeaally fuck with it. Not as consistently as the white stripes or Mc5, but I might just need to relisten.
An unexpected good album
This album is full of punk goodness. I can hear this bands influence on many bands and punk as a whole. Iggy is a legend and this album is shining moment for him.
I listened to the Bowie mix and was blown away by the album. The guitars are very good, heavy and intense with a definite punk sound. Layer on Iggy's voice and you have a genre setting punk rock sound. Great album
This album is probably the best Stooges/Iggy Pop album, but I dunno, I might not be the biggest Iggy Pop fan. It's a fun album but nothing really reached out and grabbed me, y'know? Still good though.
Powerhouses of punk, rock and pop. Raw indeed.
The first half of this album fucking rocks - prefer Iggys mix to Bowies
4.25
Search and destroy - 5 Gimme danger - 4 Your pretty face is going to hell - 3 Penetration - 4 Raw power - 4 I need somebody - 4 Snake appeal - 3 Death trip - 3
7/10 Weirdly mixed? I'm no expert, but the edge of the guitars seems to be pushed back, whereas I'd like them to be folront and central. But some good songs
I relate because I too am a street walkin' cheetah with a heart full of napalm.
Loved it
So I clearly listened to the Bowie Mix. Awful. The Iggy mix is wildly better. Great sound and raw energy.
Enjoyed this one, never listened to it straight through
Great songs on this record. But beyond the 3-5 legendary songs, the rest is mostly filler.
7/10 Favorite: Search and Destroy
Ferocious music loaded with rebel energy. Simultaneously shocks and entertains. I added “I Need Somebody”, which is nice and bluesy, to my Generator playlist.
This is the first time I've ever heard a full LP from the Stooges OR Iggy Pop, so you could say the stakes were high – if I hated Raw Power, I'd likely be dreading listening to the next four Book Albums that Pop worked on. Fortunately, I found Raw Power to be a pretty good one! I love the punk energy on show here – it comes through both the vocals and the instrumentals exceptionally well. Most of the songs ended up being highlights for me and even the ones that weren't had something to offer (usually in the form of some impressive guitar work). Pop has some really memorable vocal inflections on this album as well, like when he says "JUST LIKE YEWWWR" on "I Need Somebody" or (what sounds like) "SHAG A BEATLE" on "Shake Appeal" – it's all pretty amusing and certainly adds to the LP's memorability! I'll also note that I enjoyed Raw Power enough to listen to both the Iggy and Bowie mixes of the album. I definitely preferred the Iggy version (which also seems to be the opinion of the general public these days), but I appreciated that both versions were readily available to stream! It'd be cool if more artists released alternative versions of their albums mixed by different engineers for different sets of ears. Highlights: Search and Destroy, Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell, Penetration, Raw Power, I Need Somebody, Death Trip
My second Stooges album, I definitely liked this a lot more than their self-titled one. And it's this album where I hear a lot more clearly of their heavy influence on punk. Like the title track sounds like something the Clash would probably do. It seems to me that the Stooges first three records are like the equivalent of Black Sabbath's first three, in which they are insanely ahead of the curve and are blueprints to the entire respective genre. Iggy's vocals on this one are way less erratic compared to their debut, and are more melodic than I'd think they'd ever be. The trademarked sloppy guitar work returns, and is even better than their debut. Have I said this is better than their debut album yet? Honestly solid album, and can see why punks worshipped and will worship the Stooges. Highlight Song/s: "Search and Destroy" and "Raw Power"
The stooges lit the touch paper
really enjoyed this album
This is the kind of album I'm looking for with this list. Historic, dirty, heavy riffs, groundbreaking. Raw Power indeed. One of the rawest.
A proto punk classic! I really appreciate Iggy's energy and vibe. My taste runs more toward a bit more refinement. But this was really fun!
Great Little Rock album
Apt title for this protopunk milestone album. Full of primal energy. 4
Vocals:8/10 Lyrics:7/10 Instruments: 9/10 Listen again: 8/10 Overall" 9/10
Filthy.. Makes me want to kick a trash can.
Not listened to much of The Stooges but I liked this a lot!
When they called this Raw Power, they weren't joking. Not sure which mix was on the original release, but I think I go with Iggy.
i love izzy’s mix
Heard Before? Once or twice, many years ago. Notes: - Pleasantly surprised at the variety here, as I incorrectly remembered everything sounding like the opener. - Even Iggy stretches himself in an array of vocal styles. - "Penetration" is a real creepshow. - For me, the muddy production blunts the impact. Verdict: Shirts are for losers, makeup is for the bold. Listen Again? Unlikely, but you never know.
Rating: 8/10 As a piece of rock history, I have to say this album is just really good. As far as the 2023 remasters go, Iggy mix is actually superior I think because it brings the raw punk sound a lot better. Vulgar, sexual, and rebellious lyrics present with all these early hard rock bands would be a lot cooler if it wasn’t for the fact that they were definitely all doing horrible shit during drug benders with underage groupies. Well, as far as a piece of music goes it’s really quite good and influential.
It's a raw display of a legendary album, with punk and rock elements that transcend time. Awesome to listen to, it's paced well and will keep it in rotation.
Raw-dirty-protopunk-rocknroll. Though I did think it went a bit Stones there for a bit.
Listened to both mixes. Traditionalists be damned. The Iggy 1997 mix is so much better. Sorry Bowie. Kicks ass and is short. Shame The Stooges were such a mess. Search and Destroy will always be sick.
Jaaaa, det var väl bra och så och nice vibe men lite WEIRD saker. Dock så är väl musik så (men Fyfan vad cringe det här blev)
Nasty, loud, and unsparing, and that’s just the production. Iggy went into a studio with David Bowie, revisited the mix later and managed to put out the ur-punk album, even when the Stooges had already approximated it in 1969 and 1970. A lot of bands try to claim the mantle of proto-punk but The Stooges really did it. The results are messy, the sound is terrible and Bowie’s mix is way to treble forward to capture the beat. But by god there’s some all timers here. Great record but flawed as hell.
January 16
Raw Power was pretty awesome album! It’s literally in the name, it’s pure raw power. Early punk, rock & roll and elements of blues wrap up into one. Iggy Pop has a presence even on record, great album!
The Bowie mix is too clean and trebly. The Iggy mix is messy, but feels more like what the band was going for.
3.6 Loved the stooges as a teenager, but always felt this was the weakest of the three. Listening back I think I was correct. It starts pretty strong but soon runs out of steam. I think what really doesn't help it is the mixing. The CD as I remember it appears to be the Bowie mix. There's now the Iggy mix on Spotify, which feels bassier yet somehow sounds even worse. I think with a perfect mix this could be rated a lot higher. As it is it sounds a bit underwater. Disappointing.
8/10
Loved the beginning- got a little bit too intense for me at the end but still loved it
9/10 – Great
Blind album and artist. Interesting gritty tone and style that I like but can't compare to some other bands. This is like a blend between punk, garage, and glam. I hear how David Bowie helped produce this.
Great album, raw power is correct!
Yeah, this one slapped.
186/1001 The Stooges - Raw Power Heard before? ✅ Revisit? ✅ One of my favourites from Iggy Pop and his output. I always wonder how mad a gig of theirs would have been at the time. Brilliant stuff.
4/5. One of those albums where I’m just impressed that it released when it did. you can hear the blue-prints of a ton of punk and hard rock music that would rise with the late 70’s and 80’s here. perhaps it is a bit primitive, and with two separate mixes of the album on streaming it can be a bit confusing to get into, but definitely a good listen. (I listened to the Iggy Mix.)
Good raw punk. I wasn't aware this had a billion different mixes, but judging from one song (raw power), I prefer Iggy's mix to Bowie's.
Love Iggy, love The Stooges. They sound more like my platonic ideal of punk than the Ramones or the Sex Pistols. "Search and Destroy" is one of my go-to tracks from them but I've listened to this album less than the first two. I love how much of The Doors I hear in it plus James Williamson's guitar. Always leaves me happy and energized. Why not give it five stars? It's honestly just because I feel self-conscious of how many fives I've given out so far! We'll see how that holds up as the project proceeds.
they punk rocked out before punk rocking out was a thing
Quite literally does what it says on the tin
Solid punk album
Great album, probably my favourite Stooges.
Not the most chaotic Stooges album, but definitely the loudest, provided you're listening to Iggy's superior mix. There's a real classic rock feel to this given some of the riffs - especially the one on the title track - and choices like the slower, crooning "I Need Somebody." But at the same time one of the guitars is just doing whatever the hell it wants, providing a noisy, always invigorating sound. "Search and Destroy" is of course a classic, but I may prefer "Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell" because of how off-the-rails it is. The slower tracks like "I Need Somebody" and "Penetration" provide a nice respite from the noise, and the album being only 33 minutes long helps as the sound is a bit played out by the end. Still, this is a really fun album that sounds better and more exciting than much of the punk it inspired.
Great album, every song is engaging. Proto punk energy fueled by Iggy Pop’s vocal delivery. Great raunchy guitar tones. Favorite tracks are Search and Destroy, Gimme Danger, Raw Power.
It is one of Rock’s great paradoxes: an album can be historically "perfect" and ticking all your favourite boxes, yet still fail to truly "click." This friction is what I feel listening to "Raw Power". It is a record that should, by all logic, be right up my Strasse, yet it remains an object of curiosity rather than obsession. For many, "Raw Power" is the Big Bang of punk rock, and I can hear that to some extent. Despite the band's legendary status, there is a certain something about Iggy and the Stooges that doesn't always translate into an immediate desire to listen to their discography. That said, "Raw Power" is a very good album, but not one I am going to reach for on many occasions beyond this exercise. There are two mixes of the album: 1. The 1973 David Bowie Mix: Brash, thin, and dominated by treble. 2. The 1997 Iggy Pop Mix: A bit easier on the ear and fuller in the low end, but arguably less impactful because it loses some of that original, jagged edge. Ultimately, neither mix provides the "magic key" to unlock the album for me. The Bowie mix is the punkier of the two! I have to mention the cover art - Mick Rock’s stunning photograph is so definitive that the absence of a band name or an album title only adds to its impact. I respect "Raw Power" and consider it a very good album, but I don't quite love it. I recognize its importance, individual tracks like "Search and Destroy" are undeniably influential, and I enjoy the listen, yet the tracks don't hit home enough to make it an essential part of my regular listening or even my collection. For me, it remains a four-star record that I admire from a distance. Side one 1 "Search and Destroy" (4/5) 2 "Gimme Danger" (4/5) 3 "Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell" (3/5) 4 "Penetration" (4/5) Side two 5 "Raw Power" (4/5) 6 "I Need Somebody" (4/5) 7 "Shake Appeal" (3/5) 8 "Death Trip" (3/5) Total - 29 Average - 3.63 195/1001 109/195 albums reviewed were new to me.
Legendary stooges album Great vocal performance Punk asf
This is a classic
I find punk a bit too slapdash and raw for my taste, but this is excellent: it's got the energy and attitude of punk together with some really great guitar licks and rhythms. I forget sometimes that the US garage rock that inspired punk is musically much more accomplished.
Great guitar solos sprinkled throughout and music which is fun to revisit.
Will be listening to both mixes and going with the highest rating between the two. BOWIE MIX: Boy, this is a great album. NOW I see why people like The Stooges. Heavy, angry, and musical. I do think it fades a bit in the end, and I can understand people's issues with the Bowie mix -- it certainly makes Raw Power less raw. IGGY MIX: Okay so, turns out there isn't as much of a difference as I thought. I see the arguments for both sides: one is more musical, one is more visceral; one is less exciting, the other is less listen-able. I think they're both good. I probably prefer this version of "Search and Destroy." Fave tracks: - Search and Destroy - Gimme Danger - Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell - Penetration - I Need Somebody
Excellent album. Superb energy throughout as exemplified by the bristling opening track ‘Search and Destroy.’ Also liked the few slower tracks such as the brooding ‘Gimme Danger.’ Love that it was produced by Bowie. I can understand why it wasn’t more of an immediately massive commercial hit, given when it was released, and also why it became such a template for the punk movement a few years down the line.
Good old fashioned punk! It’s always welcome.
I have a soft spot for Iggy. Always loved it.
I can't believe I'm saying this, but I loved it. Any time I've previously listened to Iggy and the Stooges, I've wanted to like it and come away wondering what the big deal is, but this time around something clicked. The songs are stronger and better produced (thank you David Bowie, though I think thats owed more to Iggy reissuing it because I read that the original suffered from specifically poor fidelity, which perversely may be part of its appeal) than the first two Stooges albums. It sort of feels like the bridge between the Doors and the Stones and the Ramones, Blondie, etc. Great energy for rock and roll, and has more melody and catchiness than I expected, while still being aggressively in your face. This album makes you want to grab a guitar and go to your friends garage and thrash around, I can see how it influenced everyone from Kurt Cobain to Morrissey to RHCP.
plain damn good album! the influence that this album - and the stooges in general - had on so many bands is clear to see.
This is a very raw, punky album. For everything it lacks in polish, it has in spirit and energy. Nothing here is too technical, but it's enjoyable enough. I can see how this influenced punk and all it's related genres with its primal snarl. It has the tunes and hooks to support its loud sloppiness, resulting in an excellent and genre-defining album.
Dirty, raw, gritty and brilliant. The first true punk album. I wasn’t around when the album was released but I imagine it would have been a mind blowing thing to hear for the first time. Might be Iggys crowning glory. 35 minutes of pure brilliance. Can hear the influence it had on Marilyn Mason on I Need Somebody.
Raw open youthful rebellion put to music. I love it.
Rad. I wish it was a little rawer and more powerful, but I can’t blame them, it was a little early for that. What I like best about this album is the hooks laden all over these songs. Nearly every tune is memorable in some way. It’s a classic. One point subtracted for being just a little scattered. Still, must-listen #264.
"...A load of trashy old noise..." But what a wild load it is. Iggy took what Jim Morrison did and turned it up to 11. The music is heavy, lo-fi, and raw. I was familiar with the typical Stooges songs that everyone knows, "No Fun", "I Wanna Be Your Dog", and "Search and Destroy" - the rest of this album shows off the same kind of jams. I haven't had a chance to listen to the earlier two stooges records yet, but this one is definitely an experience worth the 1001 records you must hear.
Not my favorite Stooges album. Fun House is where it's all happening for me. That's where Iggy and the boys really hit their psycho-primitive stride. James Williamson's guitar-playing is probably better than Ron Ashton's, technically, but overall sound is more generically "rock" than on the two previous albums. Also, the lyrics don't have the debauched deadpan irony of the later ones Iggy wrote with Bowie. Still...it's the Stooges! It's like a hamburger; you have to really work to screw it up.
Title of the album says it all. Penetration stood out, but liked it all. 4/5
this album goes so hard for 19fucking73, jesus
Raw in your face dirty rock n roll it’s a fun trip
A classic album which paved the way for punk.
Iconic, although it loses a point for sounding a bit too thin and reedy as a studio album
Quick and rough, a lot of fun
Strong 4
Loved the guitar work in this album
Classic punk rock.
I enjoyed this. I think to really appreciate this album, you have to be young and drunk and reckless, but nonetheless it's still enjoyable from here in my suburban bedroom.
I feel like Funhouse gets all the attention, but I like Raw Power so much more. The title track, "Search and Destroy," and "Gimme Danger" are all great. This is what I hear in my head when I think of the Stooges. And goddamn right.
Never listened to a lot of Iggy besides this one and the previous album, but can say that he rocks. Lot of the songs for me meshed together, not in a bad way, but just more of a is this the same song as before kind of way. Doesn't get a 5 for not enough diversity but really great overall.
Wait... I really liked this. Iggy is one of those names I've always heard but never really checked out. My favorite parts of this album remind me of my favorite parts from Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars. Gimme Danger also really captivated me and stuck out as a clear contemporary influence on Patti Smith. The growly vocal thing he does in songs like Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell is interesting I guess but I don't really like how it sounds. Another favorite was I Need Somebody
This is insanely good. The only thing that really bothers me, are the several various mixes and versions that all sound kinda bad. Some mixes on YouTube fix this issue though. 9/10
The title says it - it's pretty raw, but you can feel the power. Reminds me of The Velvet Underground, but probably a bit harder and rougher.
Has stood the test of time. Raw Power is what it is. The Iggy mix is better
Classic proto punk. Menacing, raw and powerful.
I was listening to an inferior version of this Iggy record for sure, this album is fierce and raw and the mix I had was not Has upped it to a low 4 for me with the first two tracks standing out
Iggy är verkligen otrolig frontman som lyfter helheten.
Gillar man inte Iggy Pop så gillar man inte musik.
The invention of garage rock. Everything thinks they can play it. This record proves it’s harder than it sounds.
Great album, really enjoyed this one.
Album is great to run to, energetic with a not too fast beat. I like the edginess, but the songs can be too similar.
Pretty great songs, absolutely awful recording/mixes. Both Bowie and Iggy’s mixes are atrocious. But a great relationship was birthed between the two and they went on to make like 5 albums together in Berlin in a very short amount of time. I’d give this 4.6, in all truth.
I like this, production isn’t great. But the songs are. Definitely ‘raw’ - listened to walking to Liverpool street station after Lucia left on the Sunday
Aw yeah, early punk rock! Even if they went more rocker on the one, I just love the ‘tude, the energy, the rebelliousness. A tight 30 minutes of fun
Pretty good. It feels like a transition from the 60s hard rock to pure raw punk. Enjoyed it but it's not quite a 5 for me.
Pretty good and I can hear how much it influenced a lot of the indie punk bands to come out of the 90s and early 2000s.
Reminds me of going to shows in dive bars.
Great opener, classic and a great vibe. Really dig it at first, the energy carries the album. I got a bit bored by the back end but I can see how important and influential this was. Will listen again.
Search and Destroy 4.4 Gimme Danger 4.6 Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell 4 Penetration 4.3 Raw Power 4.1 I Need Somebody 4.3 Shake Appeal 4 Death Trip 3.5 Score: 4.15
One day I'll fully get it
This is some grungy, stripped-down rock. It's almost too basic. That said, I can see how it informed later acts tremendously. Not my favorite offering by Iggy, but highly worth the listen.
Pure punk! The Stooges are some of the originals and deserve to be on the list. Not great lyrics, but that’s not what punk is about. The energy makes this album! 5⭐️
Good
The guitar work is great, but Iggy’s performance feels overtly theatrical, which was clearly the point. It captures the chaos of its time, though it hasn’t aged gracefully to modern ears used to the “authenticity” era. The record carries a distinct vibe of its era, both shaped by it and probably helping to shape it in future. Second half of the album felt little bit more refined in some way and the references sounds more clear. I am not sure if that was intentional or not. 4 (mostly for the era defining qualities and uncompromised style) 3 (personally and without context)
Listened to the Iggy Mix on Spotify, enjoyed it
In terms of enjoyment this was a 3. However, due to its influence, on punk especially, imma give it a 4. I love the guitar sound they got going on in this. Iggy's voice and performance at large is, once again, not really doing anything for me but that's the way it goes. I really don't think this album is that special if you listen to it in a vacuum but of course we don't live in one so I feel it's unfair to rate one as such. Count your blessings Iggy.
Can I give the album cover 10 stars? ::swoon:: Some great jams on here. The Stooges are legendary.
Awesome album full of energy. Much prefer the Iggy mix to the Bowie mix; it's much more in your face and powerful and the bass sounds fantastic. Favourites: Search and Destroy Gimme Danger Raw Power
Better than I was expecting. I know Gimme Danger from Monster Magnet's cover of it - great song, either version.
I have this, I do remember being underwhelming by the Stooges. So time for a re-listen. Don't love the muddy mix but still packs a punch. 4 Heard before? Yes Owned: No: 28/105 (26%) Will I get? Maybe a better version
Fire album. Listened to the "Iggy Mix" and "Bowie Mix". Sorry, Iggy, I prefer the Bowie Mix.
Amazing punk album with kick-ass guitars. Pre-Berlin Iggy rocks like an angry teen with no future, but can also turn into a Tom Waits-like crooner with tracks like "I Need Somebody". Not a perfect album, but I had a ton of fun listening. Great music to get drunk and piss on your asshole neighbor's car. 7/10
Awesome, barely a flaw on this album. Super garage vibes! I just learned the current version was remixed in the 90s because Bowie apparently did a messy job at first, which probably made the album even rawer. On the commute, it makes me wanna smash everything and hate every bit of pop, a very similar feeling than with hardcore punk. So urban and trashy!
Good old school rock
Really liked the instrumentation but it was difficult for me to get past the clipping.
The guitars are great, but I don't find myself drawn to the rest of the music (lyrics, beats, etc).
I didn't know that Moe, Larry and Curly were in a band! Was Shemp their roadie? ★★★★
search and destroy!
Definitely some top tier bangers on here. Some kind of meh stuff too. Probably tied for 2nd to me for Stooges lps. Favs Search and Destroy, Shake Appeal and Gimme Danger. I really hate the piano in the song Raw Power.
Basically the definition of punk.
Come for the high octane, stay for the weird stufff
Yeeeees
High energy album! Haven't heard of The Stooges previously and haven't listened to much with Iggy Pop.
I actually thought I wasn't going to like this one but actually really enjoy it. 4 stars.
Iggy mix for the win. Hadn't realized What's the Story is basically a rip off of this album. Really doing the history of punk with The Sonics and then this album. Bonus star for the trend-setting influence of this album.
Search and Destroy is a song that kept with me since the first time I heard it when I was a little kid. Just raw power
Pretty good. The album title perfectly describes the energy of The Stooges. Standout songs: Raw Power, Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell. Love the bluesy sound of I Need Somebody. Down and dirty rock 'n' roll.
Super cool. Truly had no idea this existed. Some of the sounds feels cliche, but I realize looking at the release date, this is only because so many later bands copied them. Listened to both the Iggy Mix and the Bowie Mix, and I might go back and listen to the 50th anniversary legacy edition too.
Had to give it two listens, takes some getting used to. BUT i really enjoyed it 4 stars
Soft 4. Not entirely my vibe for a typical day, but definitely see this as a core part of punk history that is pretty fun to listen to.
This was such a fun album to listen to, it went by in a breeze. What surprised me was the guitar playing. There were some very simplistic, but genius parts. It's a 4/5, I've definitely heard better, as far as this style of music goes, but it's a great album nontheless.
Raw power indeed
Must have lacerated the ears of people thinking even Led Zeppelin was too loud and obnoxious. I mean this as a compliment.
I didn't know Iggy had a nice voice on some tracks
Not bad
This is cool. Heavy, dirty, raw. Love it.
Man… Raw Power is like, if your brain got punched by lightning in leather pants. Iggy just screams at your soul, and the guitars sound like they're melting the air. It's chaos, but like... beautiful chaos, ya know? Kinda makes you wanna knock over a lamp and then hug it. Wild, messy, perfect for freaking out on the couch.
Great album, super early punk rock and doesn’t overstay its welcome. Iggy is usually great and this is a great example of why.
Lives up to the title for damn sure. The guitar work here is as bedrock to subsequent punk/alternative bands as Robert Johnson was to the classic rock bands. The first two tracks are perfection, the rest is good though I do feel they get a tad lazy with the songcraft later on and sound at times like they’re caving to the mistaken impression a lot of people had they were a freak or novelty act. The best moments of this album show this band was in fact as serious as a Heart Fulla Napalm.
I wasn't prepared to like this album as much as i did. I know that Iggy Pop and this bad are considered the originators of punk, but I thought there were influences of all different types of music in here. you heard some classic punk rock guitar riffs, but then some guitar sounds that felt like they were from the 50s. at one point the vocals called to mind Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. just a fun listen
Has any album every been as perfectly encapsulated in the title as this one is? It's certainly raw, very powerful, and just overall a fun listen. Pivotal in the development of punk rock and really like very few other things that existed in 1973. Some slower Doors-esque moments that are still good, but when this goes it goes hard, and it takes off right from the outset. Iggy was a front man that broke the mold and I think this somehow captures almost a live energy in the studio. A monumental and influential rock record and I loved it.
Liked it more than anticipated!
Raw power has lots of aggression and charisma, serving as a deeper cut yet standout gem in Iggy Pop and the stooges discography
I really liked this. I understand the hives now
Iggy is an acquired taste but this is some pretty good proto punk. I listened to the original Bowie mix
Raw and powerful 🤣
Pretty fun album, especially considering the era.
Rokkiklassikko tämäkin! Hyvää jyrinää.
Energy is a hell of a drug. This album isn’t really deep. It can get repetitive and the production is a little grimy. But this is a case where I can say “who gives a fuck?”. This shit’s hard for 1973 and it’s easy to see how this was an influence for so many other acts to come. It’s raw power indeed. Favorite track: Search and Destroy Other hits: Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell, Penetration, I Need Somebody, Death Trip
Messy, chaotic, and pretty fun the whole way through. Definitely rough around the edges, but that’s part of the charm. I actually liked this a lot.
Nahh this cooks. This is exactly as disgusting and sloppy as any proto-punk rager of an album ought to be - raw, barely-produced, and nothing but shouts of rage and instrumentals seething with malice. I'm excited to check out the Iggy mix as well.
8/10 Favourite: Search and Destroy Least Favourite: None
Even remastered it still sounds grimy and dirty, which is good.
Surprised by this. I need to read more about the mixing drama, but I loved the Iggy mix
Fucking unbelievable that this came out in 1973
Cool, reminds me of a lot of 80s stuff i like but way older
I listened to all of the Iggy version and some of the Bowie version. What strikes me the most is how the Bowie version has some early goth/new wave sounds and production. The Iggy version is very straightforward punk with a garagey kind of sound, and I enjoy it, but found the Bowie version a little more intriguing. Both fun.
Sounds so sleazy. Love it
So much power!
Ok, this slams. A little Ramones, a little Hives.
Maybe it was my workday, but I enjoyed this on a Wednesday afternoon
This is filthy rock, but I like it. Overall I prefer the self titled debut and Funhouse as complete albums. There are some great songs on this album with Raw Power and Gimmie Danger being two of them. Search and Destroy is just epic.
It's shocking that this was made in 1973 - the enormous influence it had on so much music that came afterwards is clear. Every garage band should aspire to this sort of raw energy; it shows how working with a limited sonic pallette dosn't mean sacrificing interest. Despite its rawness, I find a surprising amount of balance on the record.
I do like to think about Iggy Pop wriggling around in hot pink pants and no shirt smeared in peanut butter growl-singing “peneeeTRaaaaation”
I always forget how much of what used to feel "hard" or "aggressive" is actually quite palatable to my soft ears. This was lovely.
Man I love James Williamson‘s guitar work and songwriting on this. I haven’t listened to it in a while, it’s more of an elevated garage rock sound than I remembered. I thought it would be more glam
Guitars > Vocals on this one, and I like Iggy's vocals.
Just read the History of Punk book. One of the best punk albums out there. I prefer the Bowie mix to the iggy mix on the 50th anniversary release
protopunk purinho com uma baguncinha safada de garage das antiga bão d+ fi seloco
ROCK!! dá pra sentir o protopunk purim hein. vsfff esse era falta de caráter da minha parte não ter ouvido antes. achei bão hein. guitarrada BRUTA demais, cê tá doido. sujíssimo!!! bem influente! escutei os dois mix e: o bowie mix eh mais contido. o iggy mix ele escaralha e deixa tudo altaço, bem podrera. gostei mais do iggy, mas o do bowie tem seu valor pra botar ordem na bagunça
Really rough mix can be hard to listen to especially Search and Destroy. Cool proto-punk album. Favourite is I Need Somebody.
Far ahead of the curve. Incredible album
Raw and dirty sounding rock, the way it’s meant to sound! Search&destroy and Raw Power are mainstays. However, 3/8 songs are mid (Tracks 4, 6 and 8), which means it’s only a strong 4 stars
Iconic
incredibly solid rock album
Solid
Best Song: Search and Destroy After a couple of dud albums in a row, this was a welcome surprise. I've never paid much mind to The Stooges, or Iggy Pop. I knew Lust for Life and I Want to be your Slave and that was it. This was how punk is supposed to be done before it ends up being brutalized by a bunch of copycats. I just wish the mix wasn't so subpar. 4/5.
Some fine punk, inspires to go make some music yourself.
raw
At the time, Raw Power didn’t break big — too raw, too chaotic, too ahead of its moment. But with hindsight, it’s crystal clear: this is the blueprint. It’s unpolished, feral, and loud. I get why it didn’t chart then, but I also see exactly why Iggy Pop became the icon he is now. Bowie helped shape the mix, but Iggy is the energy. Plain and simple: lo-fi, bad-ass punk rock.
great, truly raw
Good album
Not as powerful as Fun House (even with Iggy's mix, I still prefer Bowie's mix) but it's still hard rocking, noisy and messy as hell. This band knew how to make a dangerous band sound dangerous.
This album is pure bomb! Energetic, dark and chaotic, as noisy proto-punk should be.
This is one of these highly influential records that I do enjoy. It's got good energy and title is hits the nail on the head: it's a raw rock record. Strong proto-punk record, but not in my all-time favorites.
In Raw Power you hear the beginnings of what may Iggy's solo efforts so good.
Love the album. The energy! Awesome album.
I feel like this must be the most obvious pre-punk album, which totally sounds like it and probably wildly influenced it. His vocal inflections are a bit more bluesy than later punk stuff, but guitar wise in most places, especially the third one, it’s just a quintessential punk song. I also really like how there are quieter songs on here, with different instruments, like pianos and stuff, which I guess you also wouldn’t really find in punk music. I can also see how this influenced the more arty side of glam rock and hard rock. It is a bit less psychedelic than the first 2 albums, which I thought was one of the best parts, but I suppose this is good for different reasons. Obviously Iggy Pop’s personality is unrivalled and he’s a total legend. Favourite songs: all Overall around 8/10
Назва альбому дуже відповідає його змісту
Solid punk rock. Iggy's not a top 20 artist for me but probably top 100, and his work with the Stooges can be heard through the decades in countless other acts. Love this.
Yeah this’ll play
Proto-Punk, loads of energy with a tight production compared to Fun House. Still prefer the previous album more though. Great listen all the same.
While their first album was a great debut I really think it could have been left off this list. Funhouse and Raw Power way are better records.
It was not bad. probably would not listen again but I didn't hate it. A bit random and not catchy I guess historical value is high
Yes, this album is kind of basic; yes, the production is atrocious, but you can feel the raw power (get it?) even despite all of that. It's just so fun and energizing in both vocals and instruments. It's pretty simple and unpolished but so freaking engaging. The second half didn't quite leave up to the hype the fist half brought, but as a whole, this album is still great.
I fair amount of the other music I’ve heard by Iggy left me quite underwhelmed, with me not really getting the fuss. There have certainly been the odd songs here and there that I enjoyed, but overall it just hadn’t done much for me. Then I heard this album. It’s great fun from the beginning to the end, with the sound being aptly defined by the title of the album. The raw energy of it all easily took me in, and I didn’t particularly want it to end. This album is pretty banging.
Would not buy
Raw Power is a great album, though I still have a soft spot for The Stooges’ debut. That said, I was looking forward to giving this one a proper listen today. My first impression might have been off — this is a fantastic record, packed with energy, aggression, and some truly brilliant guitar riffs. Overall, it’s an easy and enjoyable listen. Raw Power delivers exactly what its title promises: raw, aggressive music bursting with energy. Favourite track: Gimme Danger – an outstanding song with a killer riff, though honestly there are plenty of contenders. Least favourite track: Penetration – just a bit too grim for my taste. Album artwork: An iconic Iggy Pop cover that perfectly matches the music’s intensity.
geweldig album ... paar hoogtepunten , paar mindere (maar GEEN dieptepunten)
Iggy Pop remains one of the greatest frontmen of all time, and The Stooges absolutely live up to the album’s title here. Raw Power is gritty, unpolished, and hits like a punch to the face in the best way possible. “Search and Destroy” is still a banger, and it was actually my first introduction to The Stooges back in high school thanks to the Tony Hawk franchise. The rest of the album keeps that same reckless energy, proving why this band has been so influential to punk and rock in general. It is chaotic, loud, and unapologetic, exactly what you want from The Stooges.
Didn't know Search and Destroy was a cover by these guys. And hearing the beginnings of punk this early is nice
I listened to the Bowie mix. Not sure how to rate, knowing there's another version.
Was good wasn’t up this genre today though. Will probably listen to it again some other day
This so clearly connects the dots from Rock to Punk. Shame it sounds like the mics in the studio were mounted in a bucket of water on the loud tracks. Whatever compression they applied decimated the sound. This would have been a heck of a show to catch live. If I was younger and angrier me, this would likely have been a 5. Older, calmer me, it's a 4.
The Stooges took their foundational brutality and sharpened it into something more focused yet equally vicious, crafting a template for aggressive rock that still sounds absolutely ferocious today.
Incredible album! Set the standard…
Loud and raucous. I can see why this album is referenced as an original punk type offering. Search and Destroy is a banger. Rough and ready and not something to listen to too often. Very much liked this 1.
At first, I saw Iggy, Punk Rock, and heard lackluster lyrics, and thought this would be a disaster. To my pleasant surprise, it reminded me of my high school partying days in the 1970s, and I never lived in the '70s. Favorite Track: "Death Trip".
I've never really listened to The Stooges before, despite hearing about them and knowing who Iggy Pop is. I hear a lot of influence here on other artists that I like. It's almost like what you get if you mix George Thorogood and AC/DC. I will never listen to "Seek and Destroy" by Metallica the same again. The song "Search and Destroy" from this album has a very early Metallica vibe in the later part of the song.
A visceral thrill ride. The antithesis of, and antidote for, the George Harrison album that preceded it, which had the instrumental proficiency, melodies production, technical elements and polish but was, to me, fundamentally inert. Raw Power is all rough edges and jettisoning of technical elements in favor of energy and propulsiveness. Only reason not to give it a 5 is that its only the 3rd album.
4.5 / 5 - Has possibly the best first line on a Song 1, Side 1 of any album, and is also one of the most aptly named albums of all time. The influence of Raw Power is obviously far and wide for the future of punk, but this easily holds up on its own legs with door-blasting energy beyond just being an "influential album." I had never listened to it all the way through, and I listened to it 4 times in a row. Rounding down only because it's early in the reviews and I need to leave space at the top.
Pretty good pre-punk kinda sound. Borderline 3.5/4.
Some misses but where it hits it fucking bangs
lo mas flashero de este disco sucede cuando lo escuchas sabiendo el año en el q salió, 1973, el año de Dark Side of the Moon, Band on the Run, Houses of Holy y Selling England by the Pound, pero este disco esta adelantadisimo, suena crudo, salvaje, vulgar y rebelde prediciendo lo q vendría unos 4 o 5 años después; dicho esto, la portada la baja
Locura
I’m not much of an Iggy fan. Solid album.
Pretty cool ik a guy named after iggy pop
A very raw (pun intended) recorded that clearly laid the groundwork for punk rock to burst into the music scene a few years later. People like Henry Rollins and David Bowie have always sung Iggy’s praises and now I know why. Excellent record.
Good listen.
IGGGGGGGY POP. Lets do it. Track1 the Ramones get too much credit for birthing punk music. The Stooges were pure punk rock 5-7 years before the Ramones. This track is fantastic. Track 2 The most listened to track of the album. It slows things down without losing its power or aggression. Such a cool track. The guitar is phenomenal. Track speeds thing back up. The guitar really drives this track. Track 4 is a bit slower but has a really dark tone to it. Love it. Track 5 is the title track. Pure punk rock. Incredible Track 6,7,8 are all pretty much the same. Iggy's great voice and loud aggressive guitars. This album rock. Short but sweet and 100% a foundational album in the history or rock n roll. 4/5
Tis good, better in my memory tho
Third album in The Stooges' discography and third Stooges album on the list. Still stellar quality and really seems to capture the magic of live 70s music. Leans a bit more into more generic hard rock genre than I care for.
Raw Power still sees The Stooges explore both their punk and ballad sides. It’s deep, aggressive and most of all raw - it sounds almost like a live record at times.
Good solid punk album
Quick listen. Liked it overall, but it did seem to switch vibes between tracks from being more punk and more of just a classic rock sound (almost AC/DC like at times).
Classic Rock with punk elements, overall ok, pleasant but nothing mind-blowing... Still enjoyable, 3.5 stars...
The Bowie mix seems like a diluted cocktail while the Iggy mix is straight up a shot of gin. Definitely prefer the latter for its more jagged edge.
It seems like a voice like Iggy's needs a production and sound that is just as raw and dirty.
Contains what it says on the tin. Prefer their earlier stuff to listen to, but history, and indeed the future, created in the making of this.
Nice album. See you soon, Iggy!
Cool punk album. Iggy maakt niet echt slechte muziek denk ik dan. 3.8
v good
PoV: you are a angry but tired young non-binary that loves a 80s musician who has a special fondness toward this certain shirtless American dork and you got his album today (while also obsessing over the album’s producer) you played the bowie mix. you got a bit angrier by the raw proto-punk music. and wait. the iggy mix is better, as they said. you put on the iggy mix. its less sluggish, you told yourself, and now, prepare to experience the raw power. its really... raw. anyway. 4/5