Raw Power

Iggy Pop is a jackass. This album does rock though.

Plenty of bangers. Love the half-punk, half-crooner vibe

I thought my phone alarm was going off during Penetration. Wouldn't be the first time that happened, to be fair.

Not something I’d choose to listen to, but I agree that it’s good.

Early punk from young Iggy

Iggy Pop - another one of those greats that I've been meaning to really get into. And boy, this record knocked me on my ass. This is ROCK AND ROLL. Ann Arbor Michigan represent! Go Blue baby!

This is it, the start of punk. An album that spawned thousands of bands, including The Sex Pistols and The Clash. Raw Power has exactly that, raw power. Search and Destroy, Gimme Danger are incredible openers. The album is relentless, has great riffs and just enough melody to keep you listening 8.2/10 4.3/10

Great vocalist and a really hot guitar - exciting, ramped up punk. Listened ti it twice. But not my style, generally.

The album title is definitely appropriate. Not very polished, but that is to be expected from this genre. My biggest complaint is that I could almost smell Iggy’s sweat while listening to it.

Really enjoyed it! Upbeat and fun to have on while cooking!

Iggy performs to every person in the house. Great album (go with Iggy’s mix over Bowie’s). The early punk roots mixed with blues and psychedelic rock is a lot of fun.

Really great album, hurt a bit by legendarily poor production and some inconsistency, but great stuff. One of those albums where the album title is a perfect summation of the album sound. Top tracks: Search And Destroy, Gimmie Danger, Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell, Raw Power, Death Trip

Perfect name for the album, and when I want some I’ll know where to look.

Relevant because the the arrangements and post-production is the blueprint for punk and grunge. Not my favorite taste

Whoa. Now that rocks. It does bash and crash a little longer than needed in some spots, but yeah. It rocks. Best song: Search and Destroy

It has been the shortest album so far, it is enjoyable. The high pitched voice of Iggy felt out of place on search and destroy but then it gets better and better with each song. I can reallly feel this album as a base for bands that came after them.

A few good songs on this one. Search and Destroy is a classic, and Gimmie Danger is good. The title track, Raw Power, is alright too. I could probably leave the rest of the album.

3.5/5

Not exactly my cup of tea, so to speak, but I unexpectedly enjoyed it.

Old school punk

Un espectacular trabajo de la primera banda de Iggy Pop. La colaboración con Bowie en las composiciones brilla como un diamante en medio de un precioso caos proto-punk. Un indispensable para cualquiera que disfrute de la música pesada.

The power of blues with a punk rock overlay is striking and attractive. The guitar trails seemingly have no direction which only adds the hypnotizing effect.

I love when the album’s name has an intimate relationship with the album’s mood-much like Pantera’s Vulgar Display of Power. The dirty sound of the guitar has influenced a lot of the bands I like to listen, but there are also interesting experiments such as the vocals in Penetration and the end of Death Trip.

First time listening to a full Stooges album and now I get the hype. Pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed the album considering this isn't a typical genre or musical decade I gravitate towards. 4/5

Is this album good because of the music, or is it good because of Iggy Pop's influential disruption of the musical scene during the time? I was going to give this album three stars, but the blues inspired riffs throughout the album, combined with the overuse of cowbell in Gimme Danger really elevate the album to four stars.

Notable track: Search and Destroy // Favorite Tracks: Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell, Penetration, Shake Appeal

4/5. Bästa låt: Gimme Danger Lyssnat väldigt mycket på den här skivan, och öppningsspåren på båda sidorna är svårslagna, men Gimme Danger har något mer som gör den snäppet bättre. Jävligt bra skiva.

Not my genre but it was ok

Solid album very high energy. I appreciate hearing one the early influences of punk music. would recommend to others if they want to hear something a little more on the aggressive side from the mid 70's

This remaster is certainly good, has a lot of dynamicness, even though the songs may not be as supercharged as later hard rock like Metallica. Classic punk sound as well.

There is no denying the significance of this album in influencing punk and even heavy metal. The attitude, the power of the guitars, it’s all there. I had sometimes viewed this negatively having only ever heard the original mix, which is pretty horrible and completely flat. This time around I dove into the Iggy mix and Bowie mix, and I’d say the Bowie mix is probably the most even, whereas the Iggy mix gives it the punch of Fun House. Both have their merits, and breathe life into all these tracks. Iggy sounds more like a rockabilly singer on this album with his shrieks and squawks, the lineage from Jerry Lee Louis is now more obvious. There is also a clear sense of danger, dread, and devilish fun throughout.

Im not sure I’d ever heard this before. An album prefaced by its reputation, but, generally excellent punk in an error that was yet to even know what that was. Thoroughly enjoyable!

Fast, short, and energetic.

Hört sich frisch, aufmüpfig coole an.

Réttnefndasta plata sem ég hef hlustað á. Þvílíkur kraftur, Iggy er einstakur.

Great stuff

Over 50 years old, but still sounds pretty fresh. The mix is pretty bad; I preferred the Bowie mix over the Iggy one, but neither are great. But the underlying material is solid, and there's some great guitar on the record.

penetration and need somebody are so cool. love this album. Bowie’s mix is fucking dog shit lmao; can barely hear the drums. Iggy’s mix is good but the guitar solos are a bit harsh sounding. i was prepared to give this five stars but honestly the last couple songs didn’t do much for me. still a killer album, and only eight songs! my favourite number of tracks for an album to have.

Another classics from back in the day. Doesn't sound as raw as I did when it first came out.

Really great listen, lots of energy and personality.

Really enjoyed this. Old school interesting punk.

I love the energy and distortion on this album. Iggy pops vocals are great too, I love it when he’s doing more rough and screamo vocals. Apart from the energy, I would say choruses aren’t as sticky as I’d like them to be. I love your pretty face, shake appeal, I need somebody. Search and destroy is good but the drums are so behind, the mixing sounds weird to me. While the rest of the songs sound full and the bass is punchy and heavy, it’s the complete opposite on the opener. The drums and bass are just hidden I feel. Raw power is fine, the riff I feel like gets a bit tiring bec it goes through the song. However the ending of the song is amazing. Bowie’s mix sounds shrill and I much prefer iggy’s mix. It has more distortion and fullness. It’s a strong 3 to a light 4.

I knew of this album, but I'd never actually listened to it before. Hey, it's only just over 30 minutes long, so I listened to the Bowie mix, then the Iggy mix right after. I think I preferred the Iggy mix, but both had their merits. It's very difficult to rate this 5 stars, as it's obviously imperfect. However, it's impossible to avoid, well the raw power I guess. It's sludgy, dirty music with the lead guitar standing out alongside Iggy's vocal performance and everything else obscured in the murky production. I guess at the time this sounded like nothing before. There's a bit of a Jim Morrison influence sometimes in the vocals, but it's tenuous at best.

Those scuzzy guitars we know and love. Primal Scream. Sigue Sigue Sputnik. The production feels muddy, sounds like a tape of a live band, maybe that’s the copy or maybe that’s the idea. Stooges come up time & time again in music autobiographies of my heroes, they were Gods. Iggy has such strong vocals, gravitas. Raw Power indeed, so much energy. I actually don’t know any of the tracks of this. This is wild, dangerous, music to lose your sense to. ‘Pop produced the recording sessions himself and David Bowie assisted with post-production work, though the team were allotted only one day to mix the album and the resulting fidelity was poor.’ Raw Power the track sounds like punk before punk. How good would this have been live. Just 34 mins of this as an LP of this name should be. Production sounds like a garage band so much has come out of this The Fall sound. The LP ends unexpectedly though, feels unplanned, I think there are better Stooges LPs out there.

Classic power punk.

pleasant early punk

Classic rock

My appreciation for punk has increased over the years. I like this stuff.

Was ok, classis iggy.

Raw Power indeed. Search and Destroy is a tour de force and although the rest of the album doesn’t hit the same level. It’s raw, loud and full of swagger

So much tude in this record. It oozes charisma, in both the playing and vocal performance. A thrill to listen to even now. Fave track: Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell

im not sure how to compare this to their debute, its way too different. while one is the core of proto punk this one sounds as if bowie played with the stones. now, dont get me wrong, this is a great album, im just amazed by the difference, and in a way, i like this one more even more than the debut. it sounds really mean, iggy sounds like an evil son of a bitch, accompained by the precise and heavy rock and roll instrumental.

Can you feel it? Raw power! Hits very well. Classic rock with powerful guitar

Soft 4

Low 4 imo. Pretty general punky whatever. It's good and fine but nothing revelatory for me

In your face with some underrated subtlety. Good album

Iggy Pop isd great

Really liked it, enough to listen through both the Bowie mixes and Iggy mixes. It’s cheating to say that Gimme Danger is my favorite (because of Velvet Goldmine) but also liked Shake Appeal and I Need Somebody.

It’s Iggy. Reminds me more of the 80s style than 73’.

Dig that old school garage rock

All our pretty faces are going to hell, Iggy, and when they do, hopefully they'll play your songs... 👹👹👹👹

3.5/5

gritty and pretty heavy for its time. solid album from the early punk legends. highlights: “search and destroy”, “your pretty face is going to hell”, “raw power”.

This is the band I wanted The Doors to be. I've not listened to them before, but I like it.

Lives up to the name. Rough cut, but looking into the production history I'm amazed it sounds as polished as it does!

stand out track - Gimme Danger

10/05/23

Well this is interesting. Arguably THE proto punk record. Unfortunately because London Calling is such an incredible album, this doesn't have the same impact when juxtaposed against it. I still enjoyed it a lot more than most Iggy Pop. I Need Somebody was the highlight, heard the first two tracks too much. Between a 3 and 4 but I'll round up for the legacy

Very cool and good. I listened to both the Iggy and Bowie mixes and both had something to offer. Search and Destroy is sick. I think it loses its way a bit at the end but still a quality listen.

I liked this a lot more than I expected to. Not really an Iggy Pop fan, but this is much more a Stooges band album. Some great guitar work on songs that really do rock pretty hard.

i heard this shit b4

Nice albume, liked it, soo... 4 stars :)

73/100

Pretty fucking cool honestly. Couple tracks on here that don't do it for me, but the rest is sick. Enjoyable listen!

- Listening to Iggy Mix first. - Liked the Bowie Mix better! It's less "muffled" - Great album overall. Noisy and energetic.

Loving how much Iggy Pop is on this list. Not much else to say, this album rules!

Great opening track, consistently good album

listened to the Iggy Mix, very solid instrumentals, distortion could be a little too heavy sometimes. can certainly see why it's an influential album in punk, but overall most of the songs are too similar to each other

Absolute banger! Great album!

This is an album you need to listen to LOUD. It is full of energy and has such a raw powerful sound (pun intended). There seem to be like 5 different mixes of this album, I chose the 50th anniversary remaster of the Bowie Mix. In this mix, there is more of a balance between the vocals, bass, and guitar which I like a lot. The first three tracks are probably my favorite from the album, full of energy, but can still slow down when needed. Iggy Pop's vocals are perfectly manic (see Penetration as a great example) and angry, but also so passionate and it really fits the vibe they were going for with the entire album. If you want to listen to this album, turn that dial up to 10, maybe 11! Key tracks: Search and Destroy, Gimme Danger, Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell, Raw Power

The Stooges right after Velvet has been a a few days of listening pleasure. Much like Lou and Velvet, Iggy and The Stooges have really grown on me the last several years. Whenever I get restless, I throw on some Stooges then let the genre play the day away. Younger generations, this is one of your punk pioneers. Just good, loud, in your face punk that's going to make you move in your seat. I see David Bowie produced this album. I listened to podcast about Iggy Pop, specifically when he was living in Ypsilanti, Michigan about Bowie staying with him, working on his drug issues and music. Is this the result? If so, good shit Bowie, you helped create one kick ass album. Hell, most of what I hear from these guys is kick ass. Perfect album name too! If you ever need a pick me up on a shitty day, throw on some Stooges. It definitely works for this guy. I would have loved to see these guys live! I enjoyed really everything off this album but my favorites have to be Search and Destroy, Gimme Danger, Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell, Raw Power and I Need Somebody. But damn, they're all good. BTW, there's a funny as show to watch when your really stoned called Your Pretty Face is Going To Hell. Or at least I like it or maybe I just liked to be stoned. Either way...... Another side note, Bowie helped Iggy, Bowie helped Lou. Bowie really is a legend. RIP. RIP Lou. A great few days of music. Wonderful start to the work week. I can't quite get to that top mark of a 5, but this is damn close. 4.5

All snarling power, dated production but totally essential for its influence. (I tried the Bowie mix and the Iggy mix and I like the former)

Great album, so much raw energy, I prefer fun house, but this is added to my frequent rotation now.

This is great, need to be in the right mood, 4 stars

Interesting listen, lots of similarities between this and the Ramones.

Really like

Day 1 9/10

Iggy Pop fronted this great band, The Stooges and with the band produced his most interesting and "must-hear" work. Pop's music career has been all over the music map, dabbling in pop and other genre's and though he produced some good music, he was no Bowie. His best work was when he rocked hard with the Stooges and you can't deny their influence and importance in early 70's rock. All three (official) albums are essential listening and Raw Power is as good or better than the first two.

Iggy and the Stooges. Perfect way to start my week. Hopefully the rest of this week's list will be as good as this one.

el álbum en general es bastante bueno. bastante experimental para su época. no me llego a enganchar del todo el álbum pero tiene una onda que me gusta. canciones favoritas: Search and Destroy, Raw Power 8/10

Some really listen to able hard rock, the mixing allows for a good experience without the ear ringing

Already listened

Really fun album. Love the punk power here.

Pretty damn badass not gonna lie. Shockingly short. Don't think there's any true stand outs but the entire album is really cool.

Honestly a great listen. Iggy really knows how to keep you interested. I especially like the songs where he'd randomly shout at the beginning of them. No stand out songs as this is one you should listen to all the way through

Great album. If the draw was the stage presence and drama, then this must have been just the best live.

High energy punk rock

Good album, fun punky garage rock

Didn't think I would like it but I did. Also could the album cover is absolute perfection.

Listened to both the Bowie and Iggy production - clearly a crispier edge on Iggy's version, chose wisely.

Good energy

This was better than expected

Punky sound that wasn't too raw/rough. I could go for more like this

I always liked these guys, but they just were never the same after they replaced Curly with Shemp.

1973: A great year for music. Straight to the point: Iggy Pop and the Stooges created Punk Rock. They were not the only ones, but this is the album that really gets it together. Reading about the different approach to music and guitar due to the new guitarist is really interesting and helps connect the lines to the Clash, the Ramones, the Sex Pistols, and Patti Smith

Raw, electric, powerful.

70 of 1001 The Stooges - Raw Power Favorite Track : Gimme Danger Rating : 4/5 A rocking album from Iggy and the Stooges. Much more rocking, actually. Good listen. Don't brush it aside because you don't like "punk". This rocks.

It’s pretty good.I like the energy.It’s pretty Dates but compared to the Beatles I can see why this was considered roll so edgy and scary.

Just like "Fun House," this rocks pretty hard (maybe even harder) and was undeniably ahead of it's time for punk music. Can't really name any standout tracks, but that's because the insane energy is retained the whole way through. I'm not sure their music has fully clicked with me yet, but it is still very enjoyable. Looking forward to listening to more of The Stooges. I've also discovered that there are several different mixes to this album, and that David Bowie's versions are notoriously bad. I definitely noticed this after putting on the first song of the 2023 remaster, as I pretty much immediately switched to the other version that was on YouTube Music. Worth listening again? For sure. Initial rating 4/5

Messy

Raw indeed

Iggy pop innit 👌

This isn’t quite as strong a set of songs as the previous two Stooges albums, but still, this is a visceral and rocking album.

First thing - shockingly different from The Stooges album of 4 years previous. This is better.

Overall, the tracks on here are hit-or-miss, but the hits are absolute bangers.

8/10

I enjoyed it pretty good early punk album. Production is a little rough but works in the albums favor probably won't return to it but not bad at all!

Cool - writing the blueprint for many bands to follow.

Raw Power, baby

Raw and beautiful. 4/5

4+/5

Listened to this 2 or 3 times back to back, surprised by just how much I enjoyed this rock. I'm wondering if chili peppers and the foo took any inspiration from this album because it just reminds me of lots of their stuff

It's good! Apart from that "We Will Fall" which was too downtempo for the gym

It’s good I liked side one quite a bit more than side two but it’s great throughout and not a bad song 4/5

I fuxking loath this album, it's criminally overrated as all shit

classic

Fucking amazing first two tracks. Appreciated learning about the remaster issues, all were good. Kinda like the Bowie of best

Can see where future bands got the inspo.

It sure has it, raw power that is

Un album très intéressant, pas 100% mon genre mais toujours très surpris de comment c'était en avance sur son temps. Définitivement un groupe landmark de la scène punk/alternative

very good vocals all songs are very energetic and chaotic

Fascinating album. I read the background about all of the difficulties with the original mix… the David Bowie mix done in one day, off of only three or the original 24 tracks, so I was intrigued. I put on the original Bowie mix and was ASTOUNDED by what I heard. It’s so harsh it’s almost unlistenable! I’m listening on a nice system, and the only way I could stand this album was by a) going into another room, b) listening on worse speakers pointed away from me, c) turning it up so loud my hearing started to fatigue. And I expect that’s what happened to many teenagers who put this album on for the first time… it is so harshly mixed that it must have sounded like nothing anyone had ever heard. It’s those anger frequencies! The ones that you get with a crying baby, or scraping metal against metal. The ones we’re wired to get angry or upset over. It’s crazy that a badly mixed, almost unlistenable album is what inspired the seeds of the punk movement… and it’s probably in part because of the bad mix! The 1991 “Iggy’s mix” is far, far more listenable. You get a sense of fresh experimentation, antics, fun, showmanship, just rawness. The guitar solos are all still there in the remix, I don’t care what anyone says. The rawness is still there. But the thing that’s going to be imprinted on my mind is how intense and angry the first mix made me feel. A great example of “not as great as you remember.” Because what you remember is more the emotion of the event, the feelings you get, the afterimage. And that says something about the experience of music by itself. 4/5

penetraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaation Me gusta mucho este rock and roll, me pasa muchas veces cuando escucho discos así que las canciones son todas iguales, pero en este caso cada canción es unica y tiene su identidad, lo re banco a Iggy 👍👍 7/10

amo the stooges t amo iggy pop discazo no llega a ser mejor que el self titled en mi opinion pero tiene otro sonido distinto e igual de energico temas favoritos: your pretty face is going to hell y i need somebody

un clasico del genero, se escucha como el orto.

Potentially the first punk album of all time

Very very good

good stuff, i had never heard then before

1/24- At the gym

Another guitar heavy album, but this time with real power, as the title suggests. A short journey of just eight tracks, but a high-energy, electric one nonetheless. Reminds me of one of my favourite movie soundtracks. Great songs, great rhythm, great album!

Absolutely does what it says on the tin! No one does it like Iggy. I think this will lead me to explore more of his back catalogue

Fantastic energy

Clasic

Iggy has an incredible, dry, raspy howl. A perfect complement to his degenerate content and the innovative in-your-face attack of the band. My only gripe is some bands would take the sound further without lingering slow ones.

Punk

That's very good, I'm not sure about what, but something bugs me tho. For now is a 4, might become a 5 after relistening some times

Listened to Bowie mix, Iggy mix, Rough Power, then Bowie again. Rough Power sounds better to me than the released Iggy mix and ultimately I think I prefer the Bowie mix---basically went through what Ron Asheton said about the original Bowie mix, ha! (see Wikipedia).

High energy, I liked.

Classic. Iggy Pop was cool before cool

Look out honey, 'cause I'm using technology Ain't got time to make no apology Solar radiation in the dead of night Love in the middle of a fire fight 4/5

Love the Stooges. Previously a huge fan of Fun House but hadn't given Raw Power enough of a listen. Search & Destroy is likely my favorite early punk song...such a jam. 4/5

A very apt title. Simple, direct and powerful. The birth of hardcore punk. Stick some shouty Californian vocals on it and you have a The Bronx record. Rating: 4/5 Playlist track: Search and Destroy Date listened: 09/12/22

Love the stooges. Not my favorite of their albums, but a solid 4

3.7

3.8 but deserving of the round up on the ranking

Face melting guitars, dripping with rage and energy, still sounds fresh 50 years later

Exactly what the title said. Definitely the sort of album I really wanted to see here, and precisely what I needed after Ella Fitzgerald. Loved how bad the production sounded, as it only added to the sense of fury throughout the record. Perfextly sequenced, even if there could've been a couple more standouts, especially considering the brief runtime, but at the end if the day, these are only minor gripes and this is a superb addition to this list. A great record.

Here it is, the one Iggy/Stooges album I've been waiting for. Is it by the Stooges? Iggy & the Stooges? Iggy Pop & the Stooges? It's a classic Larry, Curly, Moe, Shemp, Curly Joe situation. The opener is that big dog status banger; I always think of its appearance in The Life Aquatic when Zissou goes ape on the pirates to save his crew. "Gimme Danger" is a great one too. There's some heat on here for sure, and I love the rage/punk energy. Not too much that stuck out aside from those first two tracks, but still a great album. I think I've enjoyed every Iggy/Stooges project we've gotten, at least to some extent. Favorite tracks: Search and Destroy, Gimme Danger, Penetration, Shake Appeal. Album art: It's really just a portrait, and possibly a live performance photo, but the artistry and energy is pretty strong. Gotta be one of their best. 4/5

Rock n fucking roll

Bloody lovely little listen start to finish

There's a lot crammed into a very short album - this is punky, scuzzy, ugkay delicious. Gimme danger!

84/100

Oh yeah, lots to like here for this first-time listener. Energy and attitude galore from all members of the band, channelled into well structured songs. I also appreciated the alternating feel of the songs - raw proto-punk balanced with slower/more polished rock & blues-rock. Intriguing to listen to the different mixes available too (I think I prefer the more open/clear sounding Iggy mix than the boxier Bowie mix, on a quick comparison of a few tracks). Some of the songs appeal more than others, but I'll come back to this album, for sure.

Solid album. A few songs I didn’t like but most of the songs were amazing. Overall a good listen.

4.5/5

Rock and roll. what can i say.

Very good

I listen to the original David Bowie mix of this album, I tried listening to the Iggy Pop version for about two songs and I thought it was just horrendous. That being said, this album was not nearly as a fantastic as Funhouse was, but it was still pretty great and I really enjoyed the majority of it

This was almost perfect but fell off for me at the end. Classic one-two to open. What a leap from their earlier albums.

The wrong day to listen to this album. I know it bangs, I just couldn't get into it.

cuanto mas alto este el volumen mas se disfruta fav songs: Search and Destroy Raw Power I need somebody 4.0

Not many albums have the breadth of influence as Raw Power did on later rock, punk, and metal. Despite the poor production quality, the album absolutely rips. James Williamson's guitar work and Iggy Pop's vocals strike the right balance of raw energy and catchy hooks. Fun facts - Kurt Cobain listed this as his favorite album of all time, and Henry Rollins has Search & Destroy tattooed across his shoulders.

I liked this album more than I thought I would. While it was frustrating having to turn up and down the volume depending on the song, I liked Iggy Pop's vocals and Williamson's guitar work. Obviously, there were issues with the mix, as sometimes you could barely hear the lead guitar or even the drums as the distortion on the other guitar was too prominent. Overall, a solidly written and performed rock album.

Iggy ... Loud, noisy, punk .. rock.

Classic punk, lots of fuzzy guitars

Very solid

3.5/5. it's good rock, but not my preferred style

Absolute banger so far

Simply one of the most important records in rock music of any genre.

Simple Motor City Punk. Not the Stooges best work IMO. but a great listen. 3.5/5.

Energetic and laid back at the same time. Both creepy and cool or aggressive as well as therapeutic. Would not listen to it on repeat though. Espescially liked Search and Destroy and Raw Power

I actually like this. It’s like a bluesier Led Zeppelin, well one of the songs anyway. I liked it!

Pre punk funk

Yeah baby

Pensavo fosse più acido e più "pesante", ma non male comunque

Incredible

noiiice 4/5

Wow. I loved it. Vibes of the doors for sure. Some great songs to add to my down the rabbit hole playlist

honestly kinda fun grows on me, couple misses, but solid to listen to

This project is funny sometimes. I hadn't heard this album before yesterday and now I have strong opinions about which mix is best (it's the Bowie mix). Best track: I Need Somebody

Hard driving.

This is NOT the 3 stooges

Another album I love but that I haven't revisited in a while! Search and Destroy is the only song on this that's in my constant rotation, and for good reason. It's super fun, I love Iggy Pop's vocals on this, and it's easy to see how this influenced a lot of young punks with the guitar-work. I'm a really big fan of the riffs in the background of Gimme Danger. A good deal calmer than Search and Destroy, but still a fantastically fun song to listen to. The distortion right out of the gate on Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell scratches the itch in my brain that's been *asking* for something raw on this record. Iggy Pop's voice on this is also insane. Penetration's weird ass vocals are so fun. I also really like whatever the glittery little instrumental bit behind them is doing. A highlight of the album for sure for me so far. Honestly, Raw Power is a little tame for being the track that shares it's name with the album. I appreciate what it's trying to do, and maybe I'm too influenced by the harder stuff I listen to, but the only part that really works for me is the last minute or so of the track. I Need Somebody's guitar-work is fantastic, and I really like this track, especially compared to Raw Power for some reason! I think it strikes a balance between aspects of the album that I like really well. Again, Shake Appeal is a song I wasn't expecting to love again, but it strikes a good itch in my brain for distortion! Is it silly? God, yes, but I think it fits well with the rest of the album. Death Trip's got a lot of fun vocals, but something about it didn't really work as much for me as some other parts of the album. Maybe it was the length, everything else was pretty short, while this song clocks over 6 minutes.

pretty good, definitely agree with proto-punk assessment.

Had some unimpressive moments but also some awesome guitar parts. You have to listen to this on high volume. 7/10

I mean, it's a pretty good album. It definitely is raw power. A lot of good rocking songs. Very much an old school punk feeling. Nice raw vocals with some gut screams. Seems to be a great driving record.

Punky and dirty, lots of fun to listen to

More enjoyable than expected (from simply looking at the genre), esp. there's some jazz bit!

Cool punk rock. Search and destroy. Gimme danger.

Good dog.

The list is on a roll for once, it's been one 4 or 5 star classic after another this week.

Great sound, everything turned up to 11

Stevig zoals verwacht, wel wat veel van hetzelfde

big stooges fan. listened to the first season of "No Dogs in Space" which is a music podcast and their first season is about punk and their first series is a three parter on the stooges. Which obviously adds to one's appreciation of music. Search and Destroy is my favorite song here. But proto-punk is known for being relatively simple/DIY-esque and that's a big part of its appeal. So, even though this is the stooges third album, I wouldn't say they've really broken the mold with any of these songs, or done anything crazy impressive or made songs that are intricate/complex/deep. They've harnessed an attitude, distilled it into something sonic, and disseminated it. And it clicks with people (like me) because you can feel something there. Also, James Newell Osterberg jr (aka Iggy Pop) was really the first one to do this sort of thing and his influence in this scene is legendary for good reason.

Baow baow baow

This was a jaunty good time

Very interesting, a clear influence on loads of bands I love. Some tracks sound like a heavier version of The Doors, other like the Sex Pistols with wierder lyrics. Overall, great, but not quite 5 🌟 for me.

Very loud Search and Destroy is very punk and I can see why this album is so influential Gimme Danger is my favorite song on the album

It was ok. But I wouldn't listen it with my free joice

Some awesome riffs and great vocals. Was surprised by how much I enjoyed this. I saw Iggy play at a festival in Spain in 2006 and I had partaken in a lively pint drinking atmosphere that day so sadly can't remember too much other than it was pretty cool so I'm not sure why I've taken so long to go and have a listen. Solid 4 stars.

Iggy, what a guy

I'm pleasantly surprised. I would describe it as something between Metalica and The Doors with a touch of punk.

Great album, enjoyed it even more as it was directly off the back of Funkadelic!

Great proto punk album

Short sharp high energy punchy insolence.

Raw Power is definitely underselling it, this album blows the doors off. The Stooges are full on here, and it's joyous to listen to.

Pas fan du mix, mais l’attitude punk y est et l'énergie se fait bien sentir. Pièce préférée: Search and Destroy Chance que je réécoute: 4/5

Powerful

Ja gilla det!!

*The* proto-punk album. Pretty awesome

Rat power

Me pregunto por qué he tardado tanto tiempo en escuchar un disco entero de Iggy Pop y no encuentro una respuesta reconfortante. El estribillo de "Search and Destroy" condiciona automáticamente a tu cerebro a querer más de eso, como cuando pruebas un bollo ultraprocesado rebosante de sabor dulce y umami. "Penetration" es desenfadada y carismática; me recuerda a su amigo Tom Waits por momentos. "I Need Somebody" es, casi con total seguridad, una de las canciones que han influenciado a Marilyn Manson; su ritmo me atrapa y yo me dejo atrapar con gusto. Estamos ante un álbum con carácter y genio. Un despliegue de poder crudo.

It was ok, not a favorite

i feel like i've cheated with this album. on the youtubes there is a version called the 'Bowie mix' where the mix has been cleaned up and it is so much nicer to listen to than the original version i've got on cd. gonna rate it from this nice mix. yeah i know this version isn't quite as RAW or POWERFUL but what you gonna do? if you didn't enjoy the original i highly recommend this remaster.

My second ever circle jerk was just before my 10th birthday. Again it was with the entire Chelsea first team and backroom staff. This time we went to the woods. The coach journey was wild and bristling with anticipation. Some couldn't wait and simply had a wank on the coach, much to everyone's enjoyment. The rest of us knew it'd be worth the wait and held on. I was wearing a mini skirt and feather boa and had my hair in a ponytail, as was the fashion at the time. I couldn't wait. It was over in minutes. Such was the attraction between us all as a group, we all shot our loads in no time. A glorious, triumphant climax fom the entire Chelsea first team and backroom staff all over my face and chest. Glenn Hoddle came on my back. Later, we went out for lemonade and I managed to spill some on myself. I couldn't tell what was lemonade and what was the entire Chelsea first team and backroom staff's jizz. I was soaked right through.

Just right amount of punk. Kind of got repetitive in the middle but ended with a bang.

Picking up the mantle from bands like the stones and the velvet underground, the Stooges had a decadent seedy sound and unrepentant energy, and this album is no exception. Sounding like countless be garage bands from the sixties, the album title neatly sums up what's on offer. The guitar work is spectacular throughout.

Classic US punk. Highly enjoyable

Fizzing with energy and fun, would've been great to see them live

Grrrrr. Yeah.

Nije previše agresivan za moja ušesa - to je super, baš onako kako mi paše, a i općenito kao ličnost mi je uvijek bio kul. Gimme Danger mi je njihova/njegova najbolja stvar, a ovaj album je baš onako kako ga je nazvo - sirovo snažan. Volim zvukove gitare na albumu, također što zna imat u nekim pjesmama kao da udara od neki triangl ili skriven piano? Cow bell? hehe. Tipa u Penetration. Ne znam. But nice touch indeed. Nije dugačak album, baš onako koliko treba trajati za ovakav žanr. Revolucionaran? Može se reći. Gimme Danger, I Need Somebody, Penetration su mi favoritne, iako se to može promjeniti svakim danom, osim Gimme Danger.

Meni je iskreno najbolje sta je Iggy ikad napravio pjesma Search & Destroy. Tak da smo krenuli jako, a nastavili dost dobro sou četvorkica

Good 33 minute album. Wish i could find the original one on spotify instead of the two mixed versions. Listen to the Iggy Pop version and not the Bowie Mix since did not know the difference. Solid 8/10 for a genre didn't listen to initially.

Proto Punk. Garage Rock. Fuck whatever it gets tagged as. Let’s call it energy. Williamson’s guitar. Let’s not get into the mix debate (I listened to the Iggy mix). It’s nasty abrasive shit and I love it.

Strange how this is considered "heavy" compared to the modern evolution of punk and, especially, metal. The Scandi fellas dressed all in blank & wearing orge masks whilst screaming into the mic might have thoughts on the subject. That said, there is definitely a grittiness to it, and you can hear the STRUT of Iggy blasting out the speakers.

Enjoyed it, raw & grungy

First time listening to this album that I can recall, and, wow, is it ever good. Truly. As I cycled through the tracks, I was glad I was aware of the fact that this album was recorded in '72 and released in '73, because as my listening mind kept recognizing the countless bands who sound like various elements of this album, I realize they are all bands who recorded much later, sometimes decades later. When I read about how influential this album is considered to be, I darn well believe it. Musically, there's so much to love here. Holy Schneikies, the guitarist, James Williamson, who also co-wrote a bunch of these songs, is AMAZING. Plus, what an interesting career in tech that followed. Read the Wikipedia entry on him if you're interested. Great album. So innovative, energetic, and engaging.

eh ganz geil

Obergeil. Hab ich noch nie gehört, nur einzelne Songs. Find ich mega! Rotzig, punkig, mega Gesang! Macht weiter so ;)

Fällt mir schwer zu bewerten. Nice rauher Sound, schnell und roh. Hört sich an wie schon hundert mal gehörter Punk - aber halt von den ganzen Bands die nachher kamen

Great album! Reminds me of my dad, some proper classic rock songs that i loved and will listen to again. Does show its age i feel but still a great listen.

Great!

Had fun listening to this album and the two different mixes. I thought the original Bowie mix was the better version

Clasic

"Raw Power" is aptly named. I could not turn away from this while listening. I am anything but ambivalent when it comes to this type of music. Fortunately, this was a good one.

“It’s up there as far as punk goes, but it’s still just punk. I dunno” -IH

Grondleggers van de punk 🤟

I don’t know much about Iggy Pop. From what I had seen, I’ve always thought he was a stooge. Based on what? I don’t know really. The fact that he often has his shirt off while performing I guess? After hearing this album and reading up on Iggy, I have a new found respect for his career. The sheer volume of other artists citing this album, Iggy, and The Stooges as major influences is impressive. The album was originally mixed by David Bowie, who didn’t have a lot to work with. In what appears to go against many opinions, I much prefer Iggy’s 1997 remix of the album. Bowie’s mix is too clean and the volume fluctuations (e.g., Search and Destroy) are utterly distracting. Iggy’s remix is louder, more distorted, and at least one star’s worth more enjoyable. They say this album is the genesis of punk or something like that, and I can understand that. The album is also referred to as proto-punk, which is a genre I lazily wondered (see The Saints’ Eternally Yours) if I had invented. Yes the term proto-punk was already a thing. Here it is again, describing another album that I am pleasantly surprised I like.

Look, I would give this album five stars purely for the line "Look out honey cos I'm using technology". I would even give it that if it was only that line, repeated for 34 minutes. Everything else is a bonus. Aside from that killer line, it's raw and it's powerful. The album is a clear path from the 1950s to the 1960s and then kicking and screaming into the punk era and beyond. I mean, this still sounded fresh back in the 90s. A classic.

8/10

Great punk classic, great for relistening

Never listened to it while performing office work before. Still good.

I love the Stooges, but this album is let down a little by the production. Great songs, but I prefer Fun House

Better than expectations.

Raw and gritty. Great early punk album.

Great album. Iggy is a legend

A very good album. It really is 'raw power'. I guess that's where they got the name from.

Go Iggy Go!

Solid rock n roll album

Fuck yeah! Listened to this album lots before, but this time it was EXACTLY what I needed. Most perfect album title for the sonic punch that lurks within.

Very good.

Great proto punk album! More like a 4.5

It definitely sounds like "raw power" Extremely loud, noisy, you can easily feel every single sound. The vocals like very raspy, kind of demonic? animalistic is probably the word that I'm looking for. Very noticeable on penetration. Not the biggest fan of I need somebody. I'd give it a 4.5/5

Wild stuff, I got to be in the right mood. Paved the way for Queens of the stone Age. Iggy's mix leaves no room in the mid range, real warm sound, kind of sounds like my speakers are on fire.

Great, will return

4

A really good pre punk album but I like more the Soloist Iggy

As the title suggests, this albums I pumped to the brim with energy and noise. Very fun and exciting power that comes from these tracks and manages to make some pretty catchy tunes. Definitely one of the best examples of hard rock/ punk music.

Great listen - hard, fast, and raw but still dynamic. "Search and Destroy" is easily the class of the album and it is unfortunate that more of the album can't keep up by comparison. The music and energy/vibe are a 5 but the lyrics become repetitive and even plodding at times. I did also enjoy the bluesy feel of "I Need Somebody." Definitely worth repeat rotations though.

A pretty easy 4 to me. Still sounds fantastic today. I'm a little overdone on Search and Destroy but was happy that didn't seem to bring down my listen of the whole album.

idk why i just felt like a 4

Pretty good, got a bit too much like Rolling Stones by the end, but will listen again

The world needs more angry music

I’d never listened to Iggy Pop before, I really liked it. Great guitarist.

Somebody gotta save my soul

Classic slice of garage-leaning rock energy. I love the sound, and I quite enjoy the sense of frustrated angst in the lyrics - though Iggy does bring a lot of that "baby baby baby ugh ugh gimmee some lovin" vibe, which I find one of the most laughable things about rock music. Tempted to say 3.5, but then I do fully agree that everyone should give this a spin, so I guess it's a 4!

Iggy Pop class. Probably a 4, defo a high 3. Search and Destroy is a classic.

Iggy Pop es mi fav del punk, aunque según la Wiki es protopunk (????). Buen sonido anyways

A more appropriate album could hardly have been chosen. It feels like a force of nature caught on tape.

Short influential album

Iggy Pop and the fucking Stooges

Never really listened to The Stooges. This album rules.

I'm quite annoyed it's taken this endeavour for me to realise how much I like Iggy Pop/Stooges. This stuff fucking kicks ass. I've wasted so many years, this music could have been with me my whole life. It's raw, punky, simple, energetic, and it rocks.

I wish I could listen to more than one album a day! This is clearly a fantastic album.

Really good and really raw. The actual version at least, the iggy remix in 96 is stupid. Apparently a marmite album too.

This was tickling the bum of 4*. I like the style, the guitars, the singing. Works well for me. Actually, screw it. I am giving it 4 stars.

Liked this far more than expected. Always wanted to dive into a little Iggy Pop and this did not disappoint. I’d actually give this a listen again sometime soon.

Ciekawa pozycja na liscie, bo po pierwsze troche niepoprawne oznaczenie, bo przypisany wylacznie Iggiemu, a byl to trzeci i ostatni przed rozpadem albumik stoogersow, ktory w tamtym okresie dzialali juz pod nazwa Iggi i stoogerzy, ale to nie jedyne dziwactwo tej pozycji, poniewaz wystepuje on w conajmniej 2 mixach, pisze conajmniej, bo takie glownie sa dostepne w obiegu vynylowo cdkowym i na glowych strimingowych platformach, jak spoti, nie bede opisywal legend jakich sie naczytalem o tych mixach, ale w skrocie w 72 stoogery juz byly banda umierajaca, doslownie i w przenosci zwazajac na problemy heroinowo alkoholowe band memberow, to co nagrali nie chcieli wydac ludzie z menago, ale w tym momencie objawil sie iggiemu bowie, ktorego tak urzekla energia i autentycznosc tego co tworzyli, oraz oczywiscie menago ktory zweszyl dobry deal na takiej wspolpracy, ze postanowil im pomoc to wymajstrowac i tak zostal wydany albumik w 73, ktory znany jest jako bowie mix, lata mijaja, iggi wielka kariera grajka wystartowana wlasnie przez wspolprace z davidem, rok 97 to juz status legendy i dziadka punkowatosci, w tym momencie zostaje wydany iggowy mix raw powera, tak zostaje wydana wersja ktora byla odrzucana poczatkowo przez zarzady i co to tak w ogole zmienia, pokazuje to jaki wplyw mix ma na odbior danej plyty, ktora wersja lepsza, porzadniej wykonana z pewnoscia bowiego, nie mozna sie tam przyczepic do strony technicznej miksu, ale czy jako outsider grupy mogl on oddac ducha bandy tym materialem, a wlasnie to najlepiej robi wersja iggowa, pomimo wszystkich swoich problemow, miejsc gdzie glosnosc wychodzi tak poza skale, ze ciezko sluchac tego na sluchawkach, znieksztalconych gitarek, ktore chyba wszystkie na jednym traku miksowane byly, to jednak ma w sobie to cos, iggowa wersja zawiera takze "violentowe", choc caly material jest mocno brutalny sam w sobie, wersje gimme danger i your pretty face is going to hell, jesli wersja bowiego jest klasycznym rokowaniem, ktore mialo sie sprzedac, to iggowa wersja jest bardziej odpowiednia dla dziadziusia punkowego, bo lirycznie jest to jednak material o autodestrukcji wszelakiej, ciezko ocenic tak dwa rozne odsluchy, z wersji bowiego dodaje na plejke tytulowy raw power, a z popowej search and destroy, a gdybym mial wybierac miedzy jedna a druga, to raczej ta pierwsza bym wybral, bo 33 minuty to jednak ciezka przeprawa w niektorych momentach w wersji popowej

Forgot how heavy this sounded

4.5 + Comes on ferocious with blown out guitars and vocals that fling you in front of a stack of beaten up amps, thrashing around at some dank LA juke. This record captures the manic energy and the menacing immediacy of what I imagine Iggy Pop's live performance must've been like.

Proto punk album per excellence. Raw power indeed!

Rockzin daora, mas não faz meu tipo não.

Powerrrrr

Un álbum muy prendido (?). Iggy Pop siempre me ha causado una cierta fascinación, aunque no lo he escuchado mucho, pero pues mucho rock acá. Divertido, energético, a las letras no les puse atención, más a los sonidos, al "ruido". Mis canciones fav "Search and Destroy", "Penetration" y "Death Trip". 8.5/10

I'm a street walking cheetah with a heart full of napalm

The mix was a bit rough, but I guess it fits the style.

rolling stones meets punk

I didnt really care for Iggy Pop until i listenes to this. Its a cool mix of punk and blues that is unexpected. Iggy is so sleazy in a fun way. I liked almost every song and the band was fantastic.

Iggy can scream!!!

Scream iggy scream