Raw Power

8/10 Favourite: Search and Destroy Least Favourite: None

Good, classic proto punk rock. Some of the tracks hit hard, others not so much.

The Stooges are awesome. If you disagree, you are incorrect

Even remastered it still sounds grimy and dirty, which is good.

A pretty good album, I liked Gimme Danger the most.

Probably cooler from a historical standpoint than as an album that you'd listen to regularly, but still pretty cool. Proto punk.

Surprised by this. I need to read more about the mixing drama, but I loved the Iggy mix

Raw power indeed. Garage rock anthems.

Fucking unbelievable that this came out in 1973

oh well - i can feel the raw power, but that does't mean I like the sound nor the rendering.

#709. Nothing here stood out as being particularly interesting. It's not bad or anything, its just not my favorite. 3/5: acceptable

Not for me but can understand the impact it had on modern rock/grunge and that it was one of the first of it's time.

Cool, reminds me of a lot of 80s stuff i like but way older

Not for me

Enjoyably shaggy record. 3.5

pretty good throughout and blessedly short for the moments when it wasnt

we have had worse but this was not for me. 1.5

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.

I like rock music, but I prefer medium well to rare

Fantastic! Punk pioneers pioneering! I rocked out the whole time. I might have to concede - Iggy Lou and Bowie might be my faves. In this age of whatever this is they remind to stick the finger up at conformity. 9.0

Production on this has always been janky but it’s the Stooges. Not as good as Raw Power but damn it’s the Stooges

Meh.

I have read other people’s reviews of this as I wasn’t really sure how to rate it. Some parts I loved, others I didn’t but generally people love it for its rawness and shoddy production, maybe I like my music a bit more polished….

Not my jam, I can pickup on the punk influences that developed later on but this wasn't that great

This is fairly ass but not as ass as I expected having been forced to listen to an Iggy Pop album. Still ass though

Gimme all of that you got

Aptly titled.

This kind of music makes me nauseous

Sounds so sleazy. Love it

So much power!

Ok, this slams. A little Ramones, a little Hives.

Look out honey cause I’m using technology!! Fun album. Lots of influences here

Yeah, I mean how do you do better than Iggy and the Stooges? This is an important album for a reason. Where would we be without it?

Not sure really what to make of this. It's the kind of thing I would expect to like, but also not very good. Not awful, but just not good.

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.

Protopunk

Not something I would typically listen to but I can defiantly see why this album is influential.

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.

Fun, but I do prefer my punk my polished

This is a good one to put on during weightlifting seshes AND all night beer bashes.

I liked a lot of the songs, particularly the weird vocal sounds on Penetration. Gimme Danger and Shake Appeal also very fun. Did not like when voice went moderately screamo like on Pretty Face Going to Hell. Sounded too close to me at karaoke.

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

This was ok. Nothing more than that. In that lies my lack of understanding about the adulation and mystique surrounding Iggy Pop. I don’t think there’s anything at the sharp edge of rock or punk on display here. It’s fine and nothing more than that.

I really thought I would have liked Iggy Pop more than this.

Okay we’re hitting a hot streak now

One of the greatest ever made. Put on Search and Destroy and tell me it don't feel like a bat to the dome, Ill call you a goddamned liar.

Liked this way better than the other The Stooges album I had on this list. “Search and Destroy” is a great song, and you can really hear the Bowie influence. I wish I could rate this a 3.5 because it’s just not quite in the same league as other albums I’ve given 4 stars, but a 3 seems too low. It’s a high 3, though. This is a good album that deserves to be on the list.

Guitars > Vocals on this one, and I like Iggy's vocals.

penetrate me!?

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

This is an album and band I like more in theory than practice. I will come back for “I Need Somebody,” but not much else. You would think after three albums that the songs and production would improve. Nope.

Iggy Pop you scream too much!

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

Much like yesterday’s album I enjoyed this one without it really blowing me away. I only found out afterwards about the Bowie mix so later I’m gonna give that a listen and see if I feel differently about it. Top Track - Shake Appeal

Like the title, raw music from a pure rock star.

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

The mixing on this album is not very good at all, I feel like I can't hear half of it. I can see on Spotify that there's a 'Bowie Mix' and an 'Iggy Mix' so I'm guessing there's a story behind that. This album wasn't very great. It had some above average songs like "Gimme Danger" to balance out the below average songs like "Death Trip". It was short enough that I didn't get too burned out. 5/10

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

One CANNOT play this loud enough I love dancing around my room to this while blasting it on the headphones

incredibly solid rock album

Oof The first song is a real struggle to listen through. It sounds like the shitty unmastered demo a friend of yours sends to you to see if you like it. Some of the other songs pick up, but never to the point of me liking it.

I have a feeling I'd like this a lot more if I were thirty years younger and male. For all Iggy's androgyny, this basically reeks testosterone. And that's not necessarily a bad thing. Just not MY thing.

They found another way to get a David Bowie album in the list

Iggy Pop. Pretty hard to listen to. Early punk with okay instrumentals are harsh vocals.

Gostei, até porque gosto de algumas coisas de Iggy Pop e The Stooges, mas não é a minha coisa favorita.

Interesting album, a little bit out there for me. 5.6/10

Feels like an early pop punk album, bit heavy side than today's pop punk. Overall I like it but it's not something, I would pick if it's in my playlist.

So I obviously know of Iggy Pop and the Stooges, but have never say down and just given them a listen. This was a really fun album, and there's this element of it where, today would seem tame, at the time folks must have looked at this as vile and inappropriate. Some repetitive tunes, some really fun tracks. Solid 3 and I think there are a couple of songs I'll keep for myself (Shake Appeal)

Solid

Lots of energey here - but I didnt engage with this one. I listened trhough twice and there was just something missing for me. 3.5.

Was less impressed with this one. 3/5

I really couldn't get into this one. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't interesting.

meh

Et fint album, men det traff meg ikke helt.

Cover 4 Really liked the 4 opening songs. Iggy Pop is a super douchebag but The Stooges are a fun listen. Musically simplistic, lyrically too, but fun none the less. But by no means great.

A very intense and raw record. Full of jagged edges, and rough, nasty punk chaos. However, I just don't feel the charm in this record. Very one-dimensional, and nothing really hooked me enough to justify its narrow scope. I am sure the sound and style of this record was pretty influential and ground-breaking at the time, but it sounds so thin and flat to me. I was wanting more from this. 4/10

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.

ass

The Good: We know what we’re in for! The Bad: Too little time to get into it… The Ugly: The album cover… Though I’ve not been too positive about the previous The Stooges albums I’ve listened to, this one just hit the spot right. Don’t know if the product has anything to do with this, or if it just is pure luck. From song 1 through song last, one just nods one’s head in approval, while hiding a slight grin under one’s nose. Maybe I need to re-listen to the previous albums with a different ear? 4 1/2* which I’ll upgrade to 5 to get my buddies off my back!

3/5

There were one or two songs that were okay, but it mostly just felt bland. I know people in the reviews talk about it being proto punk, but it mostly just feels like chugging rock. There was an extra irony to how impotent a song named Raw Power was. I’m glad that punk went on to evolve into something with more to say and more to care about.

Never would have guessed the year was 1973 would have thought of it later ‘70s during Punk Rock era. Song writing good… sound quality overall pretty bad… the sound of the lead guitar is harsh but the rhythm guitar parts are very cool and catchy …. I personally can’t get past the bad sound…

raw

Iggy -passenger - Trainspotting…letzter Punk. Erster Punk. C

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.

Cool.

great, truly raw

I’m not sure why I didn’t like this very much. I enjoy punk, it’s an iconic album, it’s produced by Bowie… a lot of the ingredients were there but in the end I did not like listening to it that much. But I understand how influential this record was.

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.

Probably my least favorite Stooges album, but still enjoyable! Bowie's mix sounds much better in my opinion.

This album is pure bomb! Energetic, dark and chaotic, as noisy proto-punk should be.

Need to be in the right vibe for this.

Improved on second listen. Some good stuff but not universally enjoyable.

Raw and in your face. Sorta tame compared with what was to follow, but unique and shocking for its time. To me, it’s just simple hard rock’n’roll not played very well.

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.

This album is yet another generation down the incestuous tree of artists downstream of David Bowie. The further you get away from big man himself the worse it gets. It’s a cheap copy of a cheap copy with a little extra late dynasty Hapsburg DNA thrown in there. This is just more solid proof that nobody can recreate the magic of the king.

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

Not a huge fan. Very diverse, musically, but not in a way I enjoyed

хард рок, гаражный рок 1970-е изначально коммерчески не удавшийся альбом, по итогу он получил культовое значение и считается родоначальницей панк рока. один из наиболее значимых и повлиявших на рок историю альбомов. sex pistols, курт кобейн из нирваны и даже джонни марр из the smiths берут истоки отсюда мне самой он не особо понравился, но я на сто процентов ощущаю его influence

A bit too hard core for me.

Pretty much what I expected and it was fine. I think I'd need something a bit catchier to score it three

This should have been my thing but it just really didn't work for me at all.

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.

Pretty good - didn’t really pay too much attention

Much better than the other Stooges album. The A-side is great, but the B-side holds it back a bit. However, still an easy 3 stars.

Yeah this’ll play

Influential, chaotic rock

I'm not sure if I'm supposed to listen to the Bowie Mix or the Iggy mix. Going with the Iggy mix. Pretty undeniable vibe. The weaker material sounds like the New York dolls. But the Stooges have an edge that seems more authentic than the later distillations. The hits are good, no real discoveries elsewhere.

Grimy dirty rock and roll at it’s core Top Tracks: Search and Destroy, Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell

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.

5/5 no notes

Similar to another album this week, this sounded different than I was expected for a stooges album. The word raw is what came to mind. Alot more backroom bar bluesy than punky. A decent listen

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

An example of a great album with bad production. All the music is great, powerful punk rock with no weak tracks. However, David Bowie’s mixing holds it back. This wasn’t his fault, as he was working on a low budget with extremely outdated technology and had to get the whole album mixed in a day. This knocks it down a bit, but it’s still a very strong record. 3/5

Oh no Iggy, I thought I'd like this more.

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.

The stooges, with Iggy pops crooning vocals. Hot damn. There's an incredible energy and old-school rock down. Overdrive, minor reverb, equipment that's fuzzy and a bit shitty but by god all of that has not become the appeal and the charm.

Very oldschool for my ears yet again lol. A majority of the songs were just, good enough though!

I know and appreciate Iggy Pop as one of the granddaddies of Rock I wasn't aware of the Stooges.but I like Raw Power for exactly what it suggests. Although I must say it's less raw than many titles on this 1001 album list (except for Iggy's vocals but hey, that comes with the territory). It's only rock 'n roll but I like it. Then Spotify suggested Loose as an encore. Brilliant. Loved it!

Couldn't finish. Got bored, not strong enough

This is a very forgettable album tbh I finished this in no time and I don't rly have any opinions. It was just music tbh. Good guitar riffs ig and some songs were annoying but other then that it’s just solid 5.6/10 2.8/5

Fantastic

Clearly influential. You can see the green shoots of UK punk sprouting from here (with a bit of Ramones thrown in). The sound here clearly had a major impact on The Hives, a band I'm a big fan of. 
 Listened 3 times. Sounds like it was recorded on a tape machine in a garage. I prefer the Bowie mix (probably only because I listened to it last) but to be honest it’s difficult to spot much of a difference. Clearly there wasn’t a lot to mix as both mixes sound raw. The material isn’t great. But it’s better than The Stooges album where they ran out of material after about 10 minutes. 
 3½

Not my cup of tea

I listened to the Bowie mix first and the Iggy mix second. Bowie’s mix is cleaner, crisper and a bit thinner but Iggy’s mix doesn’t really improve the overall listener experience either. I don’t really rate this album. It’s fine, it starts out strong and the songs are decent. Throughout the album the hints to Iggy’s teeny crush on Jim Morrison, are evident, and some tracks have a Doors vibe, especially I Need Somebody. I know people wank lyrical about this album, and The Stooges generally, but i don’t think this album is any better than decent, regardless of who mixed it.

Solid rock album.

Would not buy

own

No mha convençut gens. Ns si ha sigut per un tema de lletres o pel dtipus de música, crec que els dos.

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)

I like the David Bowie mix better. it's more focused and palatable. I know some may consider that a negative but I can't listen to the other versions

Nostalgic, I owned this CD as a kid.

It was pretty good.

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 think the album's name is a perfect summary of what you listen there. I liked the song Gimme danger.

Passed down through generations, Raw Power always lives up to its name. Belligerent and bruised, lustful and fighting to be seen — I don't know a North American teen who hasn't had these feelings. The wasteland repeats itself, and Iggy Pop is its eternal, swaggering Id: I'm a streetwalking cheetah with a heart full of napalm / I'm a runaway son of a nuclear A-bomb / I am the world's forgotten boy / The one who searches and destroys.

It's one thing to know about raw power, it's another thing to wield it. Even when they were approaching the end of their imperial phase (and the end of the road with one another) The Stooges still commanded the listeners attention with brute force and animalistic will, even when it was beginning to lessen and fragment into other shapes that no longer fitted with another. The decadence was still in abundance, it was just that it went in different directions. The evidence is apparent in the different mixes given (Bowie Mix and Iggy Mix). Raw Power is the thought, the feel and the action. The Stooges had it in spades.

I listened to the Bowie mix. Not sure how to rate, knowing there's another version.

Not my absolute favourite Stooges album, but the vocal range and delivery always impresses well and it hit the spot pretty well.

Overall: 9/10 I got really into The Stooges a few months ago and this was the album I was finding myself coming back to the most. It's a perfect example of how the production of an album can make or break it. It's incredibly raw and dirty, and I think it works incredibly for something like this. Cleaner production would just ruin the atmosphere completely. The guitar work might be my favourite thing about this album, some great work there. Iggy also sounds great and I think his vocals improved a lot since their first album. This is true punk and anyone who argues otherwise is a lunatic. Fav Song: Raw Power Least Fav Song: Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell

No

I thought this sounded different than I remembered, but then I realized I was thinking of the self-titled. That was my fault. Their fault is having this ripper of early punk.

This album is the unadulterated definition of rock 'n' roll!

Was good wasn’t up this genre today though. Will probably listen to it again some other day

My brother introduced me to the Stooges w/ Search and Destroy and I gotta say that was prob the best song on there. The others were good at times but didn't really grab me as much.

Didn't know Iggy Pop was originally in a band, unfortunately it's just as bad as his solo work.

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.

Lives up to its Name! 3/5 #musicsky #albumsky

Despite cracking my teeth on punk years ago, I've not really listened to a lot of Iggy Pop (nor the Stooges for that matter). The album title, 'Raw Power' I found a little unfitting. Perhaps it was that I listened to it while running on pretty low quality headphones (with not much volume - sorry, Iggy). I wasn't kicked in the gut like I was hoping to. Strong punky guitars. Not a lot of memorable variation between the songs. I did enjoy 'I need somebody', which boasted a grunty blues acoustic and that wailing that I've come to associate Iggy with (or what my friend used to channel in a band he played in 2009). This felt like an album that I would put on and enjoy but not soak into. Not quite 'Raw Power'. More, 'Powered, but not Blasting'. Smooth, perhaps? Ah, 3 Stars.

This album is like the second half of your birthday party. You’ve been behaving up until now because your family were at the party and you have been nervous about overdoing it and making a scene, while also hoping that your friends would keep in bounds too. But now you’ve just said goodbye to your grandparents as your uncle has taken them home. You return inside, light up a cigarette and crack open a rum RTD cos it’s time for this party to kick it up a notch

Good though not sure it holds up over time. But a solid listen regardless.

Thought this was good. Like the energy. Pretty simplistic, but in a good way. 3.5/5 Probably will listen again

It's real, it's raw, it's ready for you to accept it into your heart if you're open to it.

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.

Not quite my style but I enjoyed it.

An album I have to listen to quickly in one go on holiday that I read deserves a lot more than that. So I don't know what to think. It's interesting, and it's got a raw sound but I can't quite feel the full force that it clearly made. I'll give it another go later ...

kinda fun but nothin special

Ett album man sätter på när man är rå full eller dagen efter det. Får en vaken och redig att förstöra massa skit. Alltså väldigt bra på sitt syfte

70s album

Not my vibe at all. No melodies only noise.

Another foundational recording for so much of rock music that has followed it. Absolutely essential for any collection.

Cool raw album, would be great to hear live. Nevertheless, none of the songs really stood out to me. 3.5 stars rounded to 3.

Not for me

raw power = pure rock and roll

Incredible album! Set the standard…

Perfect album title. Found it interesting there are two versions, the Bowie Mix and the Iggy Mix that sound so different. Punk doesn’t do it for me much as a grow older but I respect what the Stooges did for the genre. The guitar work here is the standout for me even though I feel like it should have been Iggy’s moment.

I was looking forward to this. An album often included in the top 100 albums of the 70s and it was good, more new wave than punk which surprised me but at the end of the day, all seemed to meld in to one for me.

Ripped and sinewy...just like Iggy Pop

Another influential album to a lot of critics but just eh.

Amazing for Rock listeners but not for me.

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.

I have never listened to any of the albums made with the stooges, and I only really know of Iggy’s music with the album ‘Lust For Life’ although I was suprised to find I knew a few songs purely from the covers that have been done from future bands that clearly give a lot of credit to this band and this album in particular. I know Raw Power from Guns&Roses

'Raw Power' by The Stooges, you get what is advertised. Nothing more, nothing less.

It has it’s place for being a vanguard punk forerunner but does not equate to being on this list.

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".

Old school punk, cool vocals, short songs, the addition of acoustic guitar was surprising and really added to the style in an atypical way.

Don’t really care for the stooges. Wasn’t my kind of music.

Awesome pre-punk.

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.

Not for me. I've never been able to get into Iggy.

I love iggy. I love what he stands for, his energy, his power, his anger and his danger. I find his music hit and miss. This was my second of his albums and it was the better of the two, more tune and more consistency made it a more pleasurable listen The world most jarring glockenspiel was a ridiculous moment.

Accurately titled. I like some Iggy Pop, but I'm guessing this is on the early and more raw side -- I prefer my punk a little more melodic than this. Some good riffs, and pretty listenable, but nothing really grabbed me.

Angry, angry young man

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.

Écoute intéressante. Si je me souviens bien de la page Wikipédia, c’est un précurseur de la musique punk. Donc, historiquement, j’ai bien apprécié. Mais, dans le faits, c’est pas un disque que je réécouterai régulièrement. Je suis content de l’avoir fait, mais je ne suis pas assez fan de Iggy Pop ou de punk pour remettre ça très très souvent.

Don’t mind me a bit of punk so long as it’s the right dose at the right time. This toed the line pretty well and verged on a 4 at times, but was ultimately a bit too raw for me.

Pretty good pre-punk kinda sound. Borderline 3.5/4.

Some misses but where it hits it fucking bangs

I think this was probably pretty good but I couldn’t see anything bad or anything amazing so a solid 3/5

The music is great but the production is so poor, I struggled to get past it

It is raw...Maybe a little to chewy for me, but consider it is a 1973 year album that is something.

Not a fan. They are a good band but not for me

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

Does what it says on the tin! This might be sacrilege, but I didn’t like this as much as the debut. Maybe I wasn’t listening under the right conditions

Rock. Men ligegyldigt.

I really enjoyed Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell, but outside of that, no spark.

Locura

I know it’s an incredibly influential album so maybe I need a little more time with it (I feel like this could be my answer to a lot of these). Still liked it though! Just wasn’t quite blown away. Also was listening while doing other stuff sooo didn’t have full attention

Loved this a lot more than I thought I would...

I’m not much of an Iggy fan. Solid album.

All time great. Love this. 5 *.

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.

Meh

Good listen.

Nothing really stood out on this one for me, but it feels like a solid punk album from the 70s.

This record was decent and a little underwhelming. Musically, the performances were good, and the vocals were okay. Favourite Track(s): Search and Destroy, Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell Least Favourite Track(s): Raw Power, Death Trip

I can hear how this could serve as emblematic of a time and place in music -- and Iggy is a force to be reckoned with -- but it's all too grating for my ears.

5 To be succinct, there are three Stooges albums every household needs. There is one kind of wasted moment on them ("We Will Fall" on the debut.) The sound and the fury that leads Rock N' Roll into its next phase is right here.

fucking CRANK IT! Just what I needed. It's July 13th, 2025 and I needed some punk rock.

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

Genius

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.

Cool guitar throughout

6.5

3/5

Good solid punk album

Minns inte ens att jag lyssnade men jag vet att jag lyssnade. Orkar inte lyssna igen.

It's okay.

Liker ikke sjangern, da blir det vanskelig å like plata… Greit nok og dynamisk til å være denne typen rock.

Pretty solid album, nothing I hated. Only know one song from The Stooges and it’s not on this album so. Overall, it was pretty good

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).

It’s on the way to punk but it’s not punk. It was sort of middle of the road for me - I’ve heard better from Iffy before and after this album. Just an OK Stooges album.

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.

Kult. Ingen sanger som går inn i noe spilleliste, men gøy å høre inspirasjonskilden til veldig mye kul musikk. Beste låt: Penetration

Ålreit album med stor innflytelse, men kommer nok ikke til å plukke det opp igjen med det første.

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

Cool stuff, not that familiar. Raw power indeed.

Knew the opening track but the rest was new. Definitely noisy hard rock. Did not really connect with this album.

good 3.5 can see why its influential but i like the stuff it influenced better

v good

A classic, not a skippable song on the record. 10/10.

Meh

Not my vibe

Ferocious

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

Angry and, well, raw.

did not enjoy a single second of this. *fart noise*

It's alright. Nice sound, but the songs are kinda same-y.

Well it's a bit of a mess but sets the scene for so much that was to follow... Raw Power - does what it says on the tin! 💪

Didn’t capture my interest.

Was this groundbreaking? Was all the 70s rock on this list groundbreaking? For me, this was one of the least interesting entries.

Not my jam, every song sounded the same.

Punk again. Meh

Rock n roll with a little bit of punk and some interesting psychedelic parts. Mostly sounds like the kind of thing you’d use to score a 70’s high school movie where they smoke cigarettes and tailgate while wearing lots of denim. Or maybe something you’d smoke weed to in someone’s garden shed/garage

classic punk rock!!!!

One good song

Ich werde mich damit unbeliebt machen, aber: Iggy Pop ist für mich zwar eine durchaus prägende und relevante Figur der Popgeschichte, musikalisch aber überschätzt. Außerdem: er könnte sich so langsam mal was überziehen. 2/5

The album lives up to the name. Iggy is absolutely fearsome on this record. Theres a ferocity to it that is pretty much unparalleled for the time and some time after honestly. I certainly consider it in it's own bag of punk and garage rock flavors, there's like a proud, fun, rowdiness to the playing one this one too. Iggy sounds like a wild animal half the time. The contrast to searing guitar rifts are often met with very sweet countermelodies and that seems to just be how The Stooges operate. Gimme Danger, Penetration for instance. Blues injected punk rock animals. Genuinely not sure how else to describe the sounds here. I could see how this is like the DNA for what acts like Tom Waits and the Cramps would go on to do. It starts with blues. There's also a bit of like, the birth of a psychobilly sound on this thing even if it largely remains proto-punk and blues infused. Talk about character.

I definitely prefer the Iggy Mix.

hell yeaaaa full energy throughout!!! iconic album!!

Punk with keys, not expected

Very good

Idk didn’t listen

I appreciate its influence but it was not for me

Pet fav songs: Penetration; I Need Somebody; Shake Appeal I totally forgot about listening to this when I was younger. Great album.

I like that The Stooges existed more than I like listening to them. However, “Search and Destroy” and “Gimme Danger” are great songs.

I know the album well but didn't know what I'd score it so listened again. The first half and the first 2/3 songs are amazing. The last few drag a little. Still a blast but not as good as their debut.

3.5 tbh

The songs on this are great. I saw Iggy live recently and he played a bunch of them and it was ace. I was however a little disappointed by the sound of the album, until... The Iggy mixes came on and they were exactly how I wanted to hear them. Brilliant. 4/5 for the Bowie mixes 5/5 for the Iggy ones!

Iggy and the Stooges’ legendary Raw Power is certainly aptly named. The performances, energy, and production (more on that in a minute) of Raw Power makes it both crawl towards punk, and capture rock at its most exciting and unpredictable. This is compounded by the reputation Raw Power has due to the conditions of its creation: frankly it’s a miracle this got released at all. In short, the legend goes as such: David Bowie saw fit to get Iggy Pop's next album financed and released, and a few bizarre decisions later, as Bowie tells it, he had to mix the album in a single, day long session from only three tracks (reportedly, Iggy's vocals, and the lead guitar both had their own track, and everything else was on a single track). Even with the talents of Bowie, this resulted in a mix that sounds raw and shrill, but it ended up capturing the album pretty well. It's also worth noting that in 1997, Iggy Pop was brought in to remix the album himself for a reissue, and the result is a mix wherein everything is as loud as possible, to the point of clipping, but the low end is a lot better. Consequentially, there is no definitive mix of Raw Power. Bowie's mix captures some real lightning in a bottle, but he seems to have left the bass behind, and Pop's mix fixes the bass, and has a little more impact, but it loses some of the charm of the original, and maybe more importantly, it has a dismal dynamic range, the whole album has the faders jammed as far as they'll go, and it proudly displays its digital clipping. I think there are merits to both, and I would like to go on record to say that I think there is something beautiful about the fact that after 25 years of reflection, hindsight, and experience in the professional recording industry Iggy Pop still seems to think that the best way to experience this is as loudly as physically possible, at all times, without relief. To discuss the music on here, it's sick as hell. Basically, this is just shy of 35 minutes worth of rock music threatening to fly off the handle at all times. There are two slower songs, but I wouldn't say they are filler, they're honestly pretty good, so this thing feels lean, not really a wasted minute. The rhythm section turns into a wall of noise, Pop shouts incoherently, and the guitar solos sputter inarticulately. It feels bold and chaotic, and like I said earlier, exciting. I love this thing, and while I'm not giving it a 5 yet, I think there may be room to grow.

Incredible that this came out in 1973, as their… third album. Way ahead of any other punk, considering the famous “year zero” in the UK is 1977. Search and Destroy has some all-time guitar work, but Iggy’s attitude is surely the driving force of the album.

Hørte Iggy mix. Stygghøyt og overraskende friskt. Ville ikke gjettet at albumet er såpass gammelt som 1973.

This album is intense, especially for 1973. Every bit is fueled by pure adrenaline, you can almost see Iggy trashing around frantically on stage. It never gets boring either, even the slower songs have a primal intensity to them that makes it really fun to listen to! OG punk rock!

Ok, well, I guess I like Iggy Pop? This is the second album from/with him, and they've both been great. In my head, I think I was conflating him with Frank Zappa, whom I distain.

Important precursor to punk rock, a classic 🤘

banger

I am not a fan of loudness and shock as 'music' and therefore didn't enjoy this. I also don't like Iggy's voice, kind of like Lou Reed mixed with Mick Jagger but less interesting than both.

Wow, wow, wow, painful listen…. First of all, Iggy pops singing is pretty insufferable. I’m quite broad with what I consider appropriate singing but there are so many moments on this album that remind me of the trash you come across on Instagram reels. Instrumentally this thing is pretty bland too, and the mix is terrible. I listened to the 2023 Iggy pop mix where I think he must’ve been gacked out his mind when remastering this album. The music is muddy and his voice is way too loud on a few tracks. There are a few instrumental elements which I enjoy, the left panned xylophone mirroring the guitar on Penetration is a nice touch (although ruined by Iggy having a nashing fit on the mic). Also the descending chromatic riff on I Need Somebody. If this album does anything for me, it’s prove that making sloppy, noisy music sound good is a lot harder than it seems. Fav tracks - Penetration Worst tracks - everything else…

Pretty fun!

loved it

Didn't interest me at all

Nothing really stood out to me, just another hard rock album. Nothing really bad to say either, but it just wasn’t anything special for me.

I've heard the hits before and they're ok but I've never been a fan of iggy

OK

I AM THE WORLD'S FORGOTTEN BOY. Quick and dirty punk album. Vocals and guitar are clearly the focus.

I've listened to this before all the way through at some point. But the only song that jumps out at me from the track list in search and destroy. The palette is blues based rock with a punk spirit. Search and Destroy and Raw Power seem like the standouts. Guitar is fucking wailing over everything. The production sounds so bad. If I got a 45 of Search and Destroy i don't think id feel like I was missing out on much of this album. The last two songs are pretty good too.

Not sure whether this or Fun House is my favourite Stooges album, although either dispels the myth that punk started in 1976... There are so many mixes and remasters now available. The one I have listened to most in the past is Iggy's '90s remix which I always found harsh due to his pushing all the faders into the red. Conversely, the original Bowie mix was a little muddy in places. Today I listened to 2023 remasters of both on Apple Music and thought they were both sonically better to the point that there is little to choose between them - the Bowie mix now has more power and the Iggy pulls the distortion back a bit so that details such as the celesta on "Penetration" sing out. That allows you to concentrate on the songs. "Search and Destroy", "Gimme Danger", "You're Pretty Face Is Going to Hell", "Penetration" - I just realised that I am going to list them all... Not a bad track here. Iggy looks defiant on the cover. He may have become close to a parody of himself in his later years but I saw the Stooges support Soundgarden in 2012 and they brought it. Raw. Powerful.