Raw Power

iggy mix > bowie mix tbh highlights: search and destroy, gimme danger, penetration (aug 19 2024)

In my top 5 albums of all time. Straight ahead rock and roll. I get a chuckle out of Iggy’s mix with everything in the red and clipping. Adds to the awesomeness.

An aggressive statement of intent which is still as fierce today as on release

Sonorità agghiaccianti che fanno muovere il culo.

I don’t know it’s just kinda mid. I’ve heard very mixed reviews on Iggy Pop and I look forward to hearing more from him, but this just wasn’t good. It doesn’t really nail the genre as well as others have, as well as the mixing being… something for sure. Realistically, I don’t know much about music reviewing but this just did not settle right with me for whatever reason.

Everything good and bad about punk rock. So basically it evens out.

Hadn't heard all of these, but I liked it okay.

Tiene un par de temazos y mucha energía.

Expected more

Not ground breaking, but fun classic rock. Deff has dive bar vibes. I would listen again - throw this on as background music at night while hanging out.

Down and dirty. Lo-fi rock for a dive bar with Iggy’s scratchy raw vocals over each song. I can smell the Budweiser, cigarettes, and tight denim on this album.

a really great, aggressive hard rock album. i haven't had much exposure to the stooges, but know they are held in very high regard in terms of being the bridge between 1960s garage rock and 1970s punk. lots of attitude, lots of fun. my only gripe here is the production, which is extremely flat and it looses some of the frenetic energy (although doing some reading it seems like remixes have been controversial). despite that, i had a really great time listening to this one.

Superclassic - not much to say except that I prefer the original Bowie mix above the Iggy mix.

I'm not fond of all tracks on this album (e.g., pretty face) but there is just about enough raw power for four stars.

Fun!

I feel like I’m reaching a greater understanding of the evolution of music listening to this. And it’s just plain fun. Thrashing guitars and an unstoppable head bob, it’s very cool.

RAW F U C K I N G POWER!

Not as good as fun house. Still very good, but lowkey kinda campy in a bad way in some spots. Less of gritty, sweaty vibe, but still very fun and rockin

Early 70s prototype punk rock; very raw sounding. I have nothing bad to say about it.

Definitely a very raw sound. No technical prowess on display here. Just hard driving rock. I enjoyed it more than I expected, but some of it was a little odd.

I love Iggy Pop and The Stooges and was ecstatic this album came up in the rotation!

Perfect energy. 4/5

i mean its iggy so

- Wild und unangepasst. Roh. Wie alles, was vor 50 Jahren mal total aufmüpfig war, geht diese gewisse Durchschlagskraft leider etwas verloren. - Iggy Pop, natürlich absolute Ikone. Ich selber konnte dem Typen bisher nicht so wirklich viel abgewinnen. - Ähnlich unbeeindruckt lässt mich leider auch dieses Album zurück. 2,75/5

- meh, langweilig irgendwie

Previously rated: The Stooges (2/5) ************************** This was quite a surprise, as I wasn't a fan of "The Stooges" album. Straight-forward rock with hectic guitar playing and high-energy vocals. A couple of the songs he sounds like Jim Morrison. The drums are slightly more in the background than I'd like, but this is something I'd listen to again.

Iggy Pop? You mean that guy who wrote that song ("Lust For Life") from the cruise ship commercial? Well, this album, Iggy and the Stooge's third, sounds dangerous - and yes, raw - half a century after it's release. Iggy does his best glam rock singer from hell impression (growling the song's title on "Penetration") over a sharp and grinding guitar. Knowing the legends of the man, he's not making it all up - you believe him when he asks for danger, little stranger. Somewhat surprisingly, the songs are tightly written. Iggy has said that in the past his group played loud since they hadn't mastered their instruments. But this is a case where their unpolished sound is intentional; it takes real talent to sound like you're not trying. It's powerful. Iggy and the Stooges get labeled as proto-punk for a reason: driving drums, acidic guitars, and lessened focus on solos and instrumentation. But there's more than a bit of cock rock / stadium rock here, and you can hear where Van Halen et al. got a lot of inspiration. This is another essential album. It's way smarter than I guessed it would be thanks to its impassioned lyrics and strong, intentional songwriting. It sounds like a "classic" without being dated. if it sounds dangerous now, I can only imagine how many midwest minds it blew when it was released in the early 70s.

Pretty good for what it is. Hits hard, I don't think the production hurts it.

“Look out honey cuz I’m using technology”: I had no idea that was a stooges line. Nice. Also “your pretty face is going to hell” also coming from this is news to me. I love learning about this stuff. Musically this is much more my jam than the solo Iggy album from a week ago. I like the raw punk style and the unrestricted guitar noodling. The songs all sound pretty similar, which is fine because it’s short. It’s all energetic with no bullshit. Even “I need somebody” is crunchy enough to not really stray from the main thematics. Overall quite good for the era and the genre.

I get that they didn't hit their prime popularity yet but this album feels painfully underproduced. It sounds like Iggy is either yelling from down the hallway or that he's trying not to wake up his parents in the next room. I can't tell. The songs are punchy early punk inspiration material, but I did not enjoy it.

Really wish I had heard this when I was younger.

I thought I’d like this more given the type of music I like. This was okay.

Raw Power is an instance of an album which is great but suffers from poor production. Writing-wise and instrumentally, this album is great, The guitars are really cool sounding in a lot of the tracks and Iggy's singing, while silly at times, was actually pretty well done and provided something new for every track. This albums only real problem is the production, David Bowie's production sounded really poorly done and kinda feels like this album was being recorded in a dumpster. It also just doesn't really sound like a studio album. If you added crowd cheers and some pre-song banter, you could probably trick me into thinking this is a live album. I still really like this album, it just needed a better production job which is why it gets a 3.5 Best Song: Search And Destroy Worst Song: I Need Somebody

Standout songs: Search and Destroy Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell Death Trip

Yeah yeah yeah it's punk and it's Iggy. Take your stars.

Probably the greatest balls to the walls American rock and roll record of the 1970s. If not this then Fun House is the way to go. Mind you I am in no way impartial...I have a cat named Iggy.

"Uffff". Esa fue mi primera expresión al ver que hoy toca éste discazo. ¿Qué puede decirse de distinto de éste álbum, de The Stooges, de Iggy Pop? Que me juego que cada persona que escucha "Raw Power" tiene una única vivencia visceral, que lo conecta con sus partes oscuras, con su sexualidad y sensualidad. Con ganas de romperse y de bailar frenéticamente. Con un ansia irrefrenable de vivir.

Iggy and The Stooges are definitely up my street, but not really feeling this album

early punk is cool, even if it takes a while to get rolling

I get the title raw power (which was my favorite song on it I guess)...for me it was just a little too much. It was a little all over the place at times. I didn't get or like I Need Somebody. For what it was it was good, but just not my thing exactly.

My favorites: Search & Destroy, Shake Appeal. Overall I like the Stooges but sometimes there's a lot of Iggy Sauce. I'm not a huge fan of Iggy Pop but he's grown on me over the years. He's been kind of an acquired taste for me and I like this Stooges album better than the last one we had.

Super confused about what to listen to here. Bowie and Iggy both have versions they mixed? Then there’s a four disc version with a live version of the album and then some other rando songs? I went with the Iggy version for my review. Anyway, it was pretty good. Had some rockin grooves. Nothing super wowed me, but it was cool enough. Kind of forgettable though.

It's alright, if I had been born in a different time I would probably have loved this. The music doesn't have much appeal to me, lyrically it's okay. I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything by never listening to this again, it just isn't very interesting to me.

Not my thing

It's good rock, and the sign of things to come. Favorite track: probably "Death Trip."

“I dunno, I thought this would hit harder.” *turns volume up* “Holy shit, this is amazing!”

The energy (the .. power?) is pretty fun. But other than that, nothing of particular interest to me.

Meh

Starts innovative and cool, descends into noise. I’m sure it was groundbreaking, but isn’t very interesting.

never listened to the stooges before, good stuff

cutti, kalori defisitti.. yritån vähä vähentää painoa pikkase rajotetaa syöntiä... våhä lisää metamfetamiinia ehkä nälis lähtee ehkä ei ois nii nälis mahdollisesti.. jea jea jea rokki rokcl and roll.. ledt 3.... rigt 2... left 4... right 1.... 30 vuotta myöhässä tuli tämä paska album kettä vittu kiinnoataa 1972 tämå ainainen kitara jankutttamime vittu ku tylsää yur pretty face is going to hell

Expected more but it just didn’t stand out at all. It wasn’t bad but I just thought it would sound more lively. It didn’t help that the audio just seemed soft. Not sure if it was Spotify but I haven’t had that issue before. ‘Your Pretty Face’ I enjoyed and ‘Shake Appeal’

Love this record. Love the glockenspiel thing on penetration - unexpected

4/5

Album title is accurate! It's raw, and I like it.

Good, iggy pop has a good punk voice

Pretty dull, overall. I don't recall a single interesting track on it.

First two songs a solid, then the album loses me.

YES!!

This rating might be unfairly low because only one of the anniversary editions was available on YTM, but the songs felt very repetitive and after 2/3 of the album I called it quits because I no longer had hopes of any deviation

Raw punk stuff. Enjoyable

Don't expect objectivity from me here. One of my Desert island discs

Tiene mucha onda. Y ese señor Pop es una fuerza de la naturaleza.

oh! 😃

This is such a big improvement on their first album, very unique sounding for the time. I feel like I never really gave athe Stooges a fair shot, this really proves me wrong. This honestly sounds like a grunge album in places. Gimme Danger gives me chills. Not a perfect album though by any means, very messy and a couple of the songs don't hold up. I listened to the Iggy mix and the Bowie mix, both could be better!

A solid solid-rock LP, it's crazy the kind of star power behind this album

I can tell it is good, so it is a 4.

I think I like funhouse more but I really like the guitars and backing vocals in this one. Excellent album.

Don’t care much for any of the songs here except Penetration (and I Need Somebody, to a lesser degree).

Sometimes I scan the reviews as I’m listening to try and support the vibe of what I’m feeling, and sometimes it’s the complete opposite of what I’m feeling and it throws me. Most comments seem to really dig this and rated it highly but I found it to be fairly mid rock and roll. Not my bag, but I’m happy so many people could rate it 5 stars 😅

Short, energetic, and punchy. Trims all the fat so there aren't any skips or the album drags. I like the instrumentals as well, has this killer guitar line. I liked it overall.

Nice and intense half hour of punk-rock. Musically I´m completely into it. Gave it a few tries, but maybe just because of the vocals or the production or what ever it doesn´t fully click for me. 🤷‍♂️ Favourite: "Search and Destroy", "Gimme Danger", "Raw Power", "I Need Somebody" 3,5

What can I say? Just listen to it.

Listened to Bowie mix.

3 Stars (8/15)

Een stevig rock album, blijkbaar een voorloper van latere punk rock? interessant, ken ik niet en is ook totaaaaaaal niet mijn genre. Ik ken de naam Iggy Pop wel, maar eerlijk gezegd was het mij nooit echt duidelijk waar hij van was, buiten solo records dan. Durf ook niet te zeggen dat ik ooit een album van de beste man heb geluisterd, maar das dan ook het mooie hieraan he, lekker de comfortzone uit! Nou, Search & Destroy is best een lekkere binnenkomer. Stevige gitaren en vocals, helaas nog wat schreeuwen aan het einde waar ik nooit zo'n fan van ben, maar alles bij elkaar toch een prima binnenkomer. Helaas valt het album daarna echt van een klif als je het mij vraagt. Veel geschreeuw, weinig zingen, en Penetration is wat dat betreft een dieptepunt, waar Iggy hijgend in je oor hangt. Fijn man, echt net waar ik zin in had... Nee, ik snap deze muziek echt niet, vind hier echt bar weinig aan. Jammer, want het begon echt best wel vet, maar dit is weer zo'n album waar 1 of 2 hits op staan, maar de rest echt toch een flink stuk minder is. FAVO: Search and destroy

Strange relationship with the stooges. I love listening to them but also always have a nagging feeling that I want it to end soon. Strange! This was good though. Felt quite ‘raw’ 3.7

I really liked this. It felt like it all came from one guys brain and their mood swings. Stooges are becoming a fast favourite.

Standard raw affair from the Stooges, rattles along but ultimately doesn't leave much of an impression.

Mag toch hopen dat jullie ook allemaal voor de pure en rauwe Iggy mix zijn gegaan, in plaats van de gelikte Bowie mix. Dit is natuurlijk muziek dat uit de rotte ingewanden van de punk godfather himself is gedrukt, en dat mag niet onderhevig zijn aan enige vorm van muzikale souplesse. Wat een vuig rock-album is dit toch ook. Maar deze plaat heeft wat de eerste twee albums nog laakte, sterke hooks en iconische one-liners. Als je een plaat begint met ''I'm a street walking cheetah with a heart full of napalm. I'm a runaway son of the nuclear A-bomb'', dan ben je wat mij betreft al binnen. Los van de afsluiter, waarvan je toch wat meer 'a-bomb energie' verwacht op een plaat als deze, is eigenlijk elke song wel de moeite waard. Sommige zijn pure proto-punk zoals 'Shake Appeal' en 'Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell', andere ontwikkelen zich meer als psychedelische krautrock. 'Gimme Danger' bijvoorbeeld voelt een beetje als een punky 'The End' van The Doors. En het intense en obscure 'Penetration' met die belletjes en achtergrondzang had qua stijl goed gepast in de Berlin years van Iggy en Bowie. Gewoon een ijzersterke rockplaat met net genoeg variatie om er meerdere keer luisterplezier uit te kunnen halen, en genoeg rode draad om geen moment uit de insanity van Iggy & The Stooges te ontsnappen. Wat een gitaar- en drumwerk ook van die Stooges, moet genoemd worden. 8,5/10 Highlights: Search and Destroy Raw Power I Need Somebody Shake Appeal

Proto-punk powerrr! 8/10 Highlights Search and Destroy

first song is pretty iconic, rest kinda falls short. not my music, but some songs went hard ig 2/5

Can’t remember listening to this but found a WhatsApp I sent saying it was meh, will call that a 3

Good but not mind blowing

Pretty decent, but I wound up with the "50th Anniversary Legacy Edition" and the songs just kept going... and going... and going. I can't fault the original album. I could've done with fewer than 34 tracks covering the same 8 or so songs.

5 out of 5. Listened to the 1997 Private Mix version, if it matters. Very influential album in one of my my favorite music genres. I think I listened to this one before but now I have a better appreciation for it's sound, which is silly because I feel like this album should have had more listens from me. Favorite song: I Need Somebody Least favorite: Again, there really isn't one, but if I had to pick it's probably be Penetration

Old rock but this one is actually interesting and has some charm. I can see why Iggy is cited by many as a big influence. I'm sure he was electric live.

First listen Saved 5/8 Top track: Search and Destroy

Day189 - album title says it all. rock on

Good rock, not 5 though

Nice short and sweet, but pure RAW POWAR!!

\m/ I've spun this one many times. nasty Rock n Roll record. \m/

𝕾𝖐𝖎𝖇𝖎𝖉𝖎 𝕿𝖔𝖎𝖑𝖊𝖙

i am trying so hard to notice the difference between the iggy and bowie mixes. i think i barely prefer the iggy mix

mud

This has never been the Stooges record I’ve reached for, so fierce is my love for the debut and Funhouse, yet all of these tunes present themselves in my deep memory. I’ve underrated this, a sublime version of an Aerosmith album.

Does exactly what it says on the tin

The songs are bangers, but wow the recording quality is just awful. I tried both mixes and they both seem wrong in different ways. Too bad...

Great listen, kinda punk / grunge roots

Save me from the 300 70s folk albums on this list Iggy Pop.

Lekker rauw album, veel goede nummers

The Stooges are back on my radar. And as a very formative project for the roots of garage rock and punk, I thought Fun House was a very solid piece of work. So I was interested to see where they went with their follow up album. My biggest hopes were for some more ideal production, which to me was one of the biggest downsides to that previous album. Turns out this album was even more of a production disaster upon release. And it wouldn’t be fixed until much later when Iggy himself went back and re-mixed it. But even his mix is confusing. It’s far better than Bowie’s, but it’s still riddled with a lot of very intense compression, which makes the guitars feel squashed at some points. But I adjusted after a few songs. Instead of moving forward with a lot of the groove-based noise rock stuff from Fun House, they dialed it back quite a bit, and went for a simpler and much more familiar punk sound. It’s a lot softer and less intense. Like I already mentioned, I thought this might be the thing for me. A nice change of pace. But I was just flat out wrong. I found this significantly less interesting. And their signature sound just lost all of its cool factor. The best part about this is Iggy Pop, who still maintains solid vocal power. But all of the manic craziness is mostly absent. I think the decrease in intensity paired with the new guitarist they got for this leaves the album feeling plain and much more one-dimensional. Really, I only like it slightly less than Fun House. But it left me feeling so much less satisfied. As a proto-punk album, is this still important? Yes, of course. The Stooges’ catalog will never not be vital to that history. But this sticks out to me as a miss for such a cool and wild band. Rating: 6/10

Being that 90s/00s pop-punk and alt rock is probably my favorite music era, I'm always fascinated to delve into the foundation of punk, which The Stooges are major pioneers in. The Stooges toe the line perfectly in my opinion between being listenable and pleasing to the ear while also maintaining that punk edge. While they still have the main tenants of punk's core (fast, loud, unapologetic), the majority of the songs have some catchiness and melodies therein. Very cool album and makes me want to dive deeper into the inception of punk at large. Notable Tracks: - Search and Destroy - Gimme Danger - very cool guitar solo - Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell - I Need Somebody - bluesy - Death Trip 8/10

that's iggie

Classic album. Enjoy most of the songs on here. Good energy throughout. Will I listen to again: 90%

I will never not think of Philip Seymour Hoffman as Lester Bangs exclaiming “IGGY POP!” and then forcing the DJ to play Search and Destroy. Precisely the energy this album demands. Just listen and rock out.

No.

Iggy þekki ég en hef eiginelga aldrei hlustað á Stooges og þeir eru að mínu mati ekkert voðalega spes. Kannski voru þeir ögrandi og framúrstefnulegir á sínum tíma en mér fannst þetta algjör meðalmennska og mun fljótlega gleyma þessari plötu sem stóð 0 upp úr.

I wish the quality of the vocals on Search and Destroy had the gravity Gimme Danger has. Overall Eccentric and a kind of punk sounding fun album. I’d return to listen again 3.5

I supposed "Raw Power" is the correct title for this album. I give it credit for having plenty of it. I also didn't enjoy it much, but that's just me, I guess.

Iggy may be wanting to rock me, but I guess I am just not in the mood. Or maybe I am just not cool enough.

Much more tolerable than Fun House. Fine.

I can hear the importance of this album historically and liked the rock and roll! Glad to have listened to this.

1972. Iggy Pop and The Stooges. Produced by Bowie. Kinda loud guitar and blah vocally

I didn’t do enough cocaine in my past to enjoy this album. It’s too frantic

Not my favourite stooges album (funhouse), but a really solid album!

just not my thing.

Interesting listen. Best track is Gimme Danger, but the others are good too

Je ne connaissais de ce groupe que le nom. Rock bien énervé appréciable, et plein de chorus guitare. Search and Destroy++ Par contre j'aime moins les morceaux plus calmes, et très peu le chant. => 2.5/5

I seem to be in the minority. Not enjoyable. 2 stars

I have heard of Iggy Pop/Stooges but none of these songs sounded terribly familiar. I did enjoy the sound of the album: little bit punk, real grimy garage-style high intensity rock. 3.5/5

The guitar work here is pretty great. It's an early precursor to a lot of punk. Good and unique style. Other music sounds better but that's not the only thing this was trying to do.

The sound is like decomposing Chuck Berry. It's raw Punk. And a song like I Need Somebody is a compost heap version of the blues. It's cigarette butts in skunky beer. It's fine, but not for me.

Very enjoyable. Can't decide which mix I like better

4.5/5

Well… it’s raw, and it’s powerful. I have to be in a particular mood to get into it.

This is the first true punk record. Front to back jams that will get your blood pumping. Just make sure to listen to the Iggy Pop mix and not the terrible Bowie mix.

Better than expected

Nice blues inspired music with an early punk twist. To my taste but something holds be back from wanting to re listen

Shake Appeal

'Nother group I never heard of.

Great music with a lot of raw power.

This Stooges album didn’t have the same energy or uniqueness as the last one I listened to. This is a band that the listener would benefit from seeing the perform live. They are made for that.

Oh yeah! Real good rock.

Awesome album. Energy is high, guitar work is brilliant and Ignacious Pop and the gang but together some fucken bangers. Fav songs: - Search and Destroy - Gimme Danger - Your pretty face is going to hell - Raw Power - I need somebody

Wat te dynamisch en rommelig maar op zich okay!

Fun album

Punk

Good and rockin, I just want more poppy?

3 for the album, but a 5 for Gimme Danger

I listened to this 3 times (the Iggy mix once and the Bowie mix twice — and I still can’t discern a difference between the two). To be quite honest, I liked it less and less with every listen. This take feels hypocritical having just given Korn a 3, but the grunting and groaning all over this album was kinda… cringe. That said, I can hear how this album influenced the grunge music of the decade that followed, so, 2 stars.

pretty awesome low key

Raw punk

I really dislike punk, this is better than the stuff from the sex pistols and everything after it, but still not my type of music

I know it is a classic, but cannot stand Iggy's voice!

Yaaas

Slow moving and had nothing standing out to me.

3/5. Energetic, grungy classic rock. Nice guitar work.

I honestly don't love this as much as I thought i would. The energy is clearly there, but to me it sounds a bit dated. Not bad in any sense, but didn't completely win me over either.

I like the raw energy and enjoyed this more than I thought I would. 3.5/5

Raw sound

not bad to start probably a 3 / 5 decent album, not exactly my cup of tea

Pretty good but nothing stand out.

7/10 I like Iggy Pop. there are a couple of songs here that I like a bunch and some that I don't like a bunch but like. That is how I've arrived at this rating. 6-4-2024

it's so average theres nothing funny

not... that special. really I don't get iggy pop.

Listen to the Iggy mix and this album is fantastic! Good old fashioned dirty rock and roll

I'm already familiar with a lot of songs on this album but it was good to review the whole thing.

It's altogether a pretty good album. Iggy is not my favorite, but he's a great musician. This album reminds me why.

Though it is a seminal rock work, i don't think it holds up particularly well. I don't love iggy's plain singing rock voice... very generic and not interesting. just shouty/screamy. His best sound is when he is able to use his Iggy twang, on tracks like I Need Somebody (a little slower). In general, it sounds a bit like the Doors (maybe a bit less psychedelic), but nothing as as catchy. I like Search & Destroy and I Need Somebody most. Interesting listen.

i can't be objective about this album i already love it so much

Очень интересно, как доступные миксы влияют на оценку альбома. Версия Боуи звучит гораздо более 70-с и собственно Боуи, тогда как версия Игги - мясная и шумная, и иногда даже будто бы "плохая"? Думаю, так и задумано, либо моя колонка не умеет в такое. Я предпочитаю микс Боуи. При это мне Fun House нравится гораздо больше, как и дебютник, если честно. Это не плохой альбом, но чистая энергия первых двух альбомов мне сильно ближе. Лучшая песня - Gimme Danger.

Okay, not bad for this style of music, just not really what I'm into.

Listened to the Bowie Mix, 2023 remaster. Search and Destroy is a nice opener, catchy and energetic. Gimme Danger is more toned down and psychedelic, some acoustic guitars in the mix. It's weird but I'm enjoying it. Then straight back into hard rock territory on Your Pretty Face. Good riffs and solos. I wish the mixing was a bit cleaner but the guitars still sound good. Penetration is... strange. Sums up this record, a bit of everything, but not all good. The second half is weaker too. It's a miss for me.

Not a fan of punk rock

Never really been a fan.

Another killer and raw record from one of the singular bands of their era. Everything they made was great. Loved hearing this this morning, quick and punchy. Great record as always.

solid early rock album. my fav track was gimme danger. o can definitely see that a lot of artists got inspiration from this record. the first that came to mind was the white strips. i don’t see myself listening to it again but i can see joe it was definitely ahead of its time.

Raw and dangerous...

Was not a fan of this, something about the singer just puts me off. Middling 2.

Brash, brutal and probably about as an authentic sounding live album from Iggy in this period as you are likely to hear.

Pure punk

Goes harder than anything before, and arguable after - sure others are faster or more distorted, but this has a hardness that is more difficult to quantify. Listened to the Iggy mix - unclear what the difference is from Bowie and from the original. Still remember getting introduced to Search and Destroy (what an opener) through The Life Aquatic. Love the dingy piano in Raw Power. No one's learned how to do what they did - despite 50 years to do so.

Slightly disappointed it wasn't just Curly whooping around here, but Iggy Pop was an artist I've wanted to give a fair shake. The few songs I'd heard through complications were not my favorites, but he has a reputation for the influence in Punk. I can respect the contributions he made, and for this to be a 70s album you can still see some of the lasting impressions he had on the genre. Unfortunately, it's not super exciting in 2024. I had played the deluxe edition with multiple copies of the songs, and when Search and Destroy came up for the second time I thought 'oh, this one sounds familiar and not too bad'. So maybe had I had a couple listens it could grow a bit more on me. Favorite track "Search and Destroy" 2/5

Pretty awesome - strong sound and something feels very unique about it.

If you strip away the false trappings of free love and magical brotherhood, this is what you’re left with: passion, anger, raw emotion, and a sign of punky things to come. It’s sometimes a bit sparse, but it’s never lacking in energy.

Meh

Fuck que c'est bon.

Favourite tracks: search and destroy; gimme danger; shake appeal; raw power

This is an influential punk album, but I am not a fan of his voice here. There are some good guitar parts, but not enough to hold my attention for long. If I have learned anything from this list, I learned I am not a huge fan of 70s punk.

This album sounds like 10-20 other albums ive heard on this list. Very basic, nothing sprung out.

Probably will never listen to this again, but it's good rock from what I'm hearing, especially track 1.

I like the Stooges, I like Iggy Pop. I like this album. I’d own a copy, and I’d play it regularly. That’s enough for 4 stars from me. But I don’t love it. It’s not the revelation Fun House was for me, it’s a bit more basic, and it’s somehow more contrived and self-aware, which makes it less raw. Also, the mixing is straight ass, on both versions, and makes it extremely difficult to sit through.

The 5th 70s punk album in a row? Okay... what shall I tsay, the grandfathers of raw punk... take my upvote

Punk clásico. Música desparpajada, desprolija, pero encantadora. Un reflejo de su época y de la rebeldía adolescente descarrilada.

Raw and powerful guitar work, although a bit sloppy. I got it adds to the mystique. The songs are catchy enough and the yelling style is certainly punk rock. A little rough around the edges, and I think I agree that the Iggy cut is more pure. Not quite my listening preference but still enjoyable.

6/10 This was fine, a classic 3 star Full of energy but not as pure punk as I expected Iggy has a more versatile voice than I knew But I can’t honestly say anything really stood out Best: Search and Destroy

Oh the energy! Im not sure theres a lot of albums from the 70’s that I enjoy listening to from start to end. But Raw Power is one of them. James Williamsons Guitarwork lifts the album despite Iggys limited vocals and lyrics. I believe Williamson guitarstyle has influenced alot of later bands: punk, grunge, rock and glam alike.

Wow what a difference a mix can make. I have probably heard the Bowie mix every time I’ve listened to Raw Power and it always seemed too thin and lacked clarity. For this reason I never really enjoyed Raw Power, I always understood its significance but it just never really connected with me. So the link on here pulled up the Iggy mix and I figured I’d give it a try. Oddly enough as I sit down to pick apart all the things I’ve always thought were weak about this album I find myself locked in to a clunky old wooden rollercoaster that throws you around and feels like it’s about to fly of the track and I absolutely love it! “Search and Destroy”, and “Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell” are the big drops that keep this ride in motion while “Gimme Danger” coasts through some turns in between showing me this album has more dynamics than I remember. “Penetration” is surprisingly chill for the most part, feels like the band is struggling to hold that energy back which makes it even more intriguing. The title track “Raw Power” did start to drag a bit for me and had me looking ahead on the track to see if there was a surprise coming up. Then “I Need Somebody” comes on and once again shows that this album isn’t the one trick pony I always thought it was. As a fan of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs I now see how this record informed a lot of Karen O’s vocal delivery. “Shake Appeal” is a highlight for me on this listen and it really illustrates the influence between the Stooges and bands like Queens of the Stone Age. “Death Trip” is another one that feels like it goes on a bit too long although Iggy’s screams on this song are phenomenal. This final song feels like those last couple hills and turns as the momentum wears off and you begin to catch your breath. All that being said after this listen I went back and forth between the Bowie mix and the Iggy mix and I gotta say for me, Iggy is the clear winner here. The Iggy mix is warmer and the low end is much more present, there’s better separation of the instruments so you can make out what’s being played. I’ve read a lot of why this happened and how there has been criticism for both mixes but I won’t go into that. Before I would’ve given this album a 3, with the Iggy mix I’ll give it a 4.

I've heard the first track before, but I've never sat through a listen for the whole album. The album name is perfect for how this sounds. Definitely Raw. Definitely ahead of its time.

Honestly, I wasn't looking forward to listening this one as I had an uninformed preconceived notion of 90's Iggy Pop sans Stooges and generally do not like "punk" music; but I like hearing music I haven't heard, so I gave it a fair listen. The first song is just what I would expect from an album called "Raw Power." Dirty and driving, it chugs along with distorted American rock n' roll, wearing Aviator sunglasses and a black leather jacket while one-handedly eating a hamburger AND smoking a cigarette. Pure attitude. (I'm not sure if Iggy owns a black leather jacket, or even a single shirt for that matter.) Expecting more of the same, "Gimme Danger" really surprised me in direction and execution, answering the question of what The Doors would sound like with different and distorted instrumentation. As a whole, this album continually oscillates between some throw-away power chord biker bar house music and more inspired and dangerous melodies that seem a natural evolution of predecessors like the Rolling Stones and The Kinks. Iggy's chameleon vocals shine throughout, employing cat calls and howls, breathy whispers and growls in "Penetration," and morphing effortlessly between Captain Beefheart, Jim Morrison, Glenn Danzig, and Julian Casablancas in songs like "Death Trip" and the swaggering "I Need Somebody." Instrumentally, it's very one-note. The guitar/bass/drums/vocal arrangement is dully consistent but at least performed with enthusiastic abandon. This plays out more like a live album; one can easily imagine how entertaining of a show this spectacle will be in small club. Much like a bicycle in motion will keep itself upright, the sheer momentum of the "Raw Power" guided missile auto-corrects its trajectory before ever allowing itself to steer off-course too much, but it is quite surprising how much variety they are still able to pack into such a narrow focus. It won't stir your vulnerabilities, but it doesn't have to; sometimes you just want to pump your fist and nod your head.

Testosterone is a hell of a drug. This is a bad boy manifesto: sweaty, shirtless, wild, inebriated, dangerous. Sex, drugs, and rock and roll. “Don't you try, don't you try to tell me what to do.” The music matches the brash, dirty, explosive energy of the braggadocios lyrics. The production is unrefined, uncontained, and immediate. Prowling, howling, growling. Raw and powerful. I never listened much to The Stooges, but it's immediately clear that many other artists did; their influence is obvious and wide. Some LOL’s: The title “Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell” …It just makes me laugh. In the official lyrics listed for “Penetration”: “[gibberish]” Was that a burp opening the titular “Raw Power”? Kind of sums up the vibe.

Proto punk. This is another artist that I have not done a lot of listening to. I am familiar with Lust For Life from later years, Search and Destroy and I Wanna Be Your Dog. What's really odd to me is I kept thinking of the band Cream while listening to this. Cream with a large injection of testosterone, a less busy drummer than Ginger Baker and a singer with a go eff yourself attitude. All tones were very very dirty which at times made it hard to pick out parts or intricacies of what was being played, even with the remaster. The instruments sound like they were recorded in a garage...maybe that was the goal? It stuck me that James Newell Osterberg Jr. has mostly a baritone type voice but was still able to sing some of the songs in a higher register. I picked up some psychedelic influence in some of the way he was recorded. Again on the muddiness of the sound, I remember RHCP doing a cover of Search and Destroy and it seemed like they went for a note for note interpretation. I thought they did a really good job of it and you really got to hear the intricacies on a much clearer recording. I imagine the RHCP version may have been closer to what that song would have sounded like live in 1973. On this album Iggy has a very anti establishment feel to a lot of what he is singing. Standouts for me are Search and Destroy, Shake Appeal and Gimme Danger. I can imagine this being a very energetic show to go to.

My favourite stooges one yet.

I loved this one. Hard to describe, but felt both familiar and unique at the same time.

This probably blew minds in the 70's. Now it just blows ass.

I really got into the stooges a while back. I read the biography, I immersed myself in their music. I was really into it. That being said I always felt like this was their weakest album. Search and Destroy is amazing, but the rest of the album does nothing for me. For the record, I listened to the 2023 50th anniversary remaster this time. I feel that it is the best mix of this album.

Bit obvious rock for me.

I absolutely adore this album and everything by The Stooges. They were undeniably influential in the birth of punk and the proto-punk movement. If you're a punk fan, The Stooges are a must-listen.

Not particularly my thing. There's another Stooges album or maybe it was an Iggy solo record that I liked a lot more.

Powerful. Still holds

Raw Power, by The Stooges, was almost a horrible album, but had a nice turnaround. Through the first hallf, I was bored with the shrill and, in my opinion, unmajestic vocals. However, starting with Raw Power, the vibes and sounds felt more direct and listenable, and this continued till the end. That. Being said, it wasn’t some crazy switch up, but there was a betterment. All in all, Raw Power is a mid album. Best Song: Raw Power Worst Song: Gimme Danger

walks the line between fun and a little annoying

I made it through the album but was not a fan of the music at all.

I like how this thing makes me listen to albums I love but have taken for granted for a while.

The uk may have had punk, but the us really had proto-punk. It's hard to say if I prefer the iggy or the bowie mix but I love the raw edge of the iggy mix. Fantastic all around.

I need to relisted to this album on a day im not traveling and can blast it as loud as i want. Anyway, great album which still holds up despite the years and development in music. When will they remove my punk card for preferring post and proto punk to proper punk. Hopefully never

It was nothing to write home about

hard rock is not my thing

Holy shit what an absolutely beast of an album. Cult success proto punk rock album, genre defining, and musical norm defying. Iggy Pop absolutely smashed the vocal performance on this album and the music is just so groovy and HEAVY. I wanna put on record that I listened to the whole 4 disc legacy edition instead of the standard 1973 release, thats how dedicated I am to the fanfare of this powerhouse.

Meh. I didn't enjoy this one, but not because it was unskillful playing, it just wasn't my thing. I listened to the Bowie mix, and I scrubbed through a bit of the Iggy Pop mix to hear the differences... nothing can save poor quality original recordings apparently.

This was fine.

Early punk is too chaotic for me. I appreciate it, as well as its fans, but I am glad it has been refined.

Was surprised never listened to iggy before. Very good for the time. Great lyrics

Didn't dislike it, but I prefer a bit of distinction between songs and it sort of all ran together for me.

Really weird sounding production, on both the Iggy mix and the Bowie mix. The tunes are great though, Iggy is positively off his rocker.

IGGY POP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Despite the smashing underground success and legacy defining release of Funhouse, Iggy Pop had some frustrations with his lack of mainstream fame. This as well as Dave Alexander losing the battle with his alcoholism meant the Stooges had to go back to the drawing board for the third time hoping to charm. Unable to function through the disarray, the Stooges broke up. Following an intervention from David Bowie and some time, The Stooges were now Iggy and the Stooges. With the frustration of things not working out guiding the sound, Raw Power is the resulting project, and the adequate description for its aura. This album in its form at release lies in conflict with itself. Iggy wanted everything to be turned to 11 and completely bombastic. David Bowie knew that a mainstream audience the size of Iggy’s wants wouldn’t be completely ready for that. As a result, sacrifices were made by dampening parts of the mix to be more palatable but the result just ends up drowning key parts to the sound. The vocals on Search and Destroy, the keys on Penetration, and the Guitar on the title track are mainly what come to mind for me. We fortunately have the ideal vision in the form of the Iggy Mix which allows everything to have the space that is needed for the sound to really bleed effectively through its sheer volume and compression. It’s nice to be able to compare the two mixes. The strength of this album comes from Iggy’s performance and the wonderful songwriting. The Stooges lyricism has always taken a backseat to their sound and Iggy’s performance but the retooling of their sound allows Iggy to be more front and center and their lyrics to shine their well crafted moments. Iggy also keeps things entertaining and enthralling with his energetic yowls and wonderful bluesy voice. He really brings a bravado that helps you buy into the powerful unstoppable energy that surrounds him. The shuffling of the lineup ends up making this album musically weaker than Fun House. Having James Williamson at lead guitar over Ron Asheton who is sidelined at bass is an undeniable downgrade. The replacement of the Tenor Sax with keys doesn’t really fill in the gaps as well, especially when everything is supposed to be turned up to 11. The arrangements themselves also feel more amateur compared to the wonderful tight grooves the band was able to pull off on their previous release. This doesn’t affect the enjoyability of the project too much as it does highlight Iggy’s strengths more but it’s not like those strengths were absent on previous releases. There are a lot of standout tracks on Raw Power. Penetration, Raw Power, Death Trip, and Search and Destroy are my favorites. The rest of the album doesn’t have anything outright bad. Ultimately Funhouse is too much of a defining album for what the Stooges can be at their best that stripping down the fidelity and the loss of band members will always make this stage of the Stooges feel like an imitation that could never stand up matter how well executed, experimental or true to the identity it could be. The Stooges music is like pizza though. Impossible to mess up and the worst of it will always come in the clutch. That is unless pizza is just outright not your thing or you can’t have it. High 7/10

Se i Sex Pistols fossero stati composti da Bowie, fossero stati più rock and roll che punk e conservassero piccoli cenni dei doors. Il gruppo nasce proprio dopo una loro perfomance per idea di Iggy. Si stabiliscono dell'underground ottenendo un'oscura fama anche grazie alle esibizioni del loro frontman. Si danno alla cocaina, Bowie cerca di farli tornare, ci riesce solo con Iggy. Album rock and roll per definizione, con volume specie nell'ultima parte, evidente il "tagliente" di Bowie che ha contribuito nello stesso. Piacevole, non estremamente incazzoso, forse per questo poco memorabile? Dovrò dare più ascolti (com per l'album precedente), nel mentre grande Iggy spalmato di burro d'arachidi e nel sangueh.

Recording is horrible which makes this album close to unlistenable. The music is ok and nothing I'd listen to again.

search and destroy your pretty face is going to hell penetration i need somebody death trip

music for people who eat churros twice a week

In the context of the time period this album and sound transformed music.

Recognized Iggy Pop right away. I didn't know he was The Stooges too! lol I did enjoy the album. 4 stars. This gave way to punk! and I'm all about that.

Favourite song - Search and destroy 3.5

Rather dull at length, but no denying this was influental as hell.

So good. I loved every rough-voiced note of the thing. Iggy's just so much fun. Most fun for me, an admitted audio nerd, is that there are two mixes available for this album: one mixed by Iggy and one by Bowie. What a fun experience to listen to the two back-to-back!

First time listening to a full album by the Stooges. Raw and gritty, I really liked it

a classic, just didn't resonate with it that much

Slaps

I think it's very important to listen to both mixes here. The Bowie one is quite clearly what the band wanted to go for when making the album, but the Iggy one is way more digestible and helps you, well, understand the songs. With that being said, I'm so, so disappointed that I don't like this more than I do. The influence on my favorite music is obvious. The influence on the album from my favorite ever artist is obvious. But...I just don't like listening to it as much as I wanted to. Favorite track: Raw Power (Bowie Mix), Death Trip (Iggy Mix)

Noisy but entertaining. And only 36 minutes long!

Like with Keanu Reeves, when I see Iggy Pop, I upvote. This is early stuff, raw and a bit ambiguous in message. Lots of sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll going on here. But it has one element that I always like, whether it is a singer-songwriter, a jazz fusion band, or a hardcore punk drug fueled mosh fest... it is "real." They are right there present with their audience, interactive and special. There is a lot to love here, and less to gloss over than might be usual for (what I listened to) which was a sprawling multii-hour 29 track long show. The fact I never got bored or turned away once is telling...

I found this disappointing to be honest, after really enjoying Iggy earlier on in the project. The production felt weirdly thin and weedy, and it was all just a bit blah all round. I daresay I'm missing its vital role in the canon, but for me it just wasn't that interesting or pleasant.

"Raw Power" is a fitting name. This album rocks.

Better than their first album

The Stooges - Raw Power 5/5 I love the first Stooges more than almost any album. This one rocks from the get go. It’s a pile driver in 1973 and just as effective in 2024.

Painful If you want a reason why Iggy Pop has always been in the third tier, then here you go

I can see that this album was a starting point for the whole punk genre. I didn't listen to the Bowie mix, but the Iggy mix is even for this kind of music of low production quality. The technical possibilities were better at that time. Maybe this is intended, but it makes my experience of this album worse. Iggy was never one of my favorites, and it didn't change with this album.

Not my type of rock 2/5

I listened to this after getting “Funhouse”. Honestly, it sounds like it’s missing something that their previous record had. It feels more phoned in. Still pretty solid though.

In this ever changing world it is comforting to know that some things don't change. Things like Iggy's ghastly singing. The kind of singing that make the other members of the band seem like almost competent musicians. That said at least this album provokes some emotion (negative as it is) unlike the horribly bland and boring Kiss album yesterday.

Better and more polished than I expected. Solid.

drivel

No music, just noise

Enjoyed more than I thought I would.

Its good but its just a lot lol

Every single proto-punk album is like "This album will SHOCK you, ELECTRIFY you, it's so RAW, LOUD, VULGAR. You will not BELIEVE they put this to tape. It's EVIL and DIRTY." And then you listen to it and it's some hillbilly singing about how he wants head over badly mixed generic rock instrumentals for 40 minutes. Despite the gigantic Seinfeld Effect in play, it's still pretty fun. Kind of gets samey by the end, but those first two songs rocked.

Some really really awesome stuff here, love this proto-punk feel. Guitar work especially on the Iggy Mix is really cool. Favorite was I Need Somebody.

The Iggy mix is better than the Bowie mix. Great raw proto-punk. I can see the influence. I like every song on here, except Penetration not a fan of that song.

One of my favorite rock albums, period. This is why Iggy is called the Godfather of Punk.

Can only go on what I’ve seen on TV but I think Iggy and his Stooges are very much a live act. Can never imagine putting this music on at home to casually listen but when live and with Iggy’s stage act is probably amazing. 2/5 5/4/24

3.5 good album. Can definitely see how this album went on to influence punk. High energy and dirty

Thoughts before listening: I didn't like the first Stooges album I heard on here as much as I thought I would. In theory I should love their primitive take on rock n roll, but only a few songs really grabbed me on that one. I'm interested to see if I feel differently about this album. Review: "Search and Destroy" is such a great song and a perfect way to kick things off. I'm definitely enjoying this more as a cohesive album than the first one with the guitar work and Iggy's vocals being the stars here. Other highlights are "Gimme Danger" and "Raw Power". Now I'm trying to figure out if I prefer the original David Bowie produced version or Iggy Pop's later remaster. Seems like this is a major debate with Stooges fans, with many preferring Iggy's sludgy version because that is supposedly what the Stooges wanted this album to sound like at the time. For me, I can certainly understand this stance, but I think I'm liking Bowie's version better. Either way, this is a 4-star album.

Il y a presque un an, Iggy m’ouvrait le bal des 1001 albums avec un super album, jsuis content de le retrouver sur un autre disque de rock sale pré-punk qui déchire

RATING SYSTEM: 1*: Horrible 2*: Bad 3*: Middle of the road 4*: Good 5*: Amazing (will round up/down songs that I feel fit between two ratings) ALBUM 3: Raw power Amazing raw, dirty and aggressive proto punk. I love this album!!!! I prefer the Iggy mix, which is much more raw over the Bowie one.

This album dragged rock from the psychedelic party, down a dark alley and gave it 2 black eyes. This is punk before punk was even a thing. The terrible recording quality just adds to the feeling of raw power.

Absolutely legendary album. Crazy to think this came out in 1973. Iggy’s growling vocals and James Williamson’s hard rock riffs come together like a punch in the face!!

Screamy. First song is awesome, ready is just aiight

Скучная старая хуйня. Вырубил на первом треке. Панк это ваще параша бля.

meh

OK. Für Tage an denen man Luft ablassen muss! 3/5

did not listen to the whole thing but i liked what i heard

Good

It’s incredible that this album was released over 50 years ago because it still holds up as classic example of the early punk sound.

Ensimmäinen Stoogesi.. näitä tulossa useempi.. Raakaa rock and roll kikkelin l'mä'yttöeluyöä kasvoille... Jos taustalla yleisö mikki heh.. meikä poika korottaisi... obj music crtic

Not a fan of this record. I know it is considered a forerunner of several styles but I just couldn't get into it after three listens. I see the energy of the band but maybe the recording is just that terrible, even after a remaster.

I don't remember connecting over it.

I kind of like Search and Destroy

Raw indeed. Love it.

My review is going to beat around the bush about as much as this album does. It's punchy, energetic, and I really like it.

Not bad. Made for people younger than me. I probably would have enjoyed it more back then.

One of my all-time favorites. The Stooges and Raw Power are incredible.

Search and Destroy Gimme Danger

Straight forward rock and roll. Not very interesting to me.

No

ehh

Decent album, not what I would choose, but it’s still good.

Yknow what this shit is awfully mixed but it's too vibey to not love high score honestly partly cause I'm in a good mood I'm enjoying it more 4/5

I get it.

Its fine

classic punk - homogenous but it is what it is tbh

I have not heard of this album before but I do know The Stooges by name. I have heard of Iggy Pop before but I did not know he was apart of this band. This sound isn’t something I’ve heard often but it wasn’t bad, just different. I really liked the song: I need somebody. I don’t think my first listen really appreciated this album so I’m willing to give it a second try. I need to listen to more punk.

I really know nothing about Iggy Pop nor the Stooges, but I always thought they sounded cool, I'm gonna keep it that way

My rating depends on why I "must" hear an album before I die. If it's based, at least in part, on understanding the history and influences in rock, I'd give this a 3, possibly even 4. But just based on the sound... it's a 2. I see how it influenced punk rock, and I appreciate the raw power (no pun intended!), but if I want to listen to something with similar energy, I'm going to put on Wire or New York Dolls. Since music is mostly meant to be a visceral experience, I'm going with the "sound rating": 2

3/5 Best Track: Gimme Danger

More listenable than the debut Stooges album, and musically it feels like it could hit a bunch of different buckets - Punk, some Doors-like Psychedelia, even some metal, but all a good hard-edged sound with good riffs and ripping guitars. Favorite is Gimme Danger.

I can hear the influence these guys had on so many bands that came after. Its raw and in your face. I listened to a lot of punk rock in my day, but I still just didn't love this. I completely understand why it's on this list, just not my cup of tea.

60s punk rock. not for me

Geluisterd in de gym, van genoten. Search and Destroy and Penetration waren m’n favs! Iggy is een bijzonder figuur

In the rock n roll history there is very few album that carry a name that repsrent so perfetcly what the album is. Raw Power is what the Stooges are, sound like and look like, with this 3rd and final album (they are all in the 1001 albums list) they struke even harder than the previous. This magnetic piece of rock and dirt was produced by no other than David Bowie, a very good friend of Stooge's frontman Iggy Pop. Bowie save Iggy's life as he was in a downfall due to his crippling heroin addiction, by 1972 he was nearly homeless. After FunHouse (wich is more experimental and brutal) they fired their bass player (ironicly) because of his alcool consumtion (he will die because of it coupple years later). The rest of the band (exept Ron the guitarist) have troubles with substances and the band more or less disbanded in 1971. Its thank to Bowie that they regroupe with the addition of James Williamson to take the guitar part and Ron will be in charge of the bass (wich was kind of a downgrade). So that's the context chaos, drugs and Bowie, now what the album look like. The cover is a shirtless Iggy pop (classic), with some makeup and a glimmy underware. The album is definitly proto-punk, probably the first real 100% punk album before it was called punk, jsut the brutal riffs, the raw lyrics, the on stage antics and the global nihilistic attidute. The album is also way more hard rock oriented that the previous wich were more garage rock like. The album, especially with the look of of the banmd at that point, the guitar playing of Williamson and the fact that it was procuded by Bowie himself make it sound a bit Glam Rock. For me the album have 3 very songs they are: The tittle track Raw Power, an goo choice for the album name because it represent so much what the Stooges and this album is. The song have a persitent, loud and roaring riff, a cow bell that remind uis of I wanna be your dog, and direct lyrics. This song is the definition of proto-punk so doubt. Search and destroy, this one is probably the most interesting, a wonderfull riff suposed to sound a bit like a machine gun, and this time more inspireing about the vietnam war with illusion and images of violence. This song is a masterpiece proably of the best 70's song wich was cover and have inspired many many artists and real anthem of protestation. Gimme Danger, an accoustic song, also of the best in their carrer, with a slower and more backgroung electric riff, with brutal lyrics. Shake Appeal, with a more hard rock kinda sound and more simple lyrics this look like a glam rock version of their first album, i very like this song. The rest of the album is composed of: Your pretty face is going to hell, i like the riff on this one and Iggy hoarse voice and the tittle is cool and dirty lyrics that we are used to by now. Penetration have probably the simplest lyrics in the album, the song have a simple piano patern that strangely remind me of like Riders on the storms by the Doors or a text messasge alarm but with agressive riff and straight foward lyrics I need Somebody also contain accousitc guitar and Iggy's magnetic voice is really amplified by this. the song is pretty simple but still good Death Trip is the final song on the album nothing so particular about this one, straight forward lyrics, agressive riff its good but not as impactfull as other songs. Songs from this album have been coverd so many time my favorite are: Raw Power by Guns N'Roses and Search and destroy by RHCP. And countelss other artist have been inspired by this album, like Steve Jones (Sex Pistols), Johnny Marr (Smiths), RHCP, Kurt Cobain, Nikki Sixx, Def Leppard, Dead Boys, the New York Dolls, the Ramones ect ect. Is safe to say that without the Stooges and this particular album, punk rock would be as great and rock n roll would have never been the same, for its huge influence and incredible tracks this album earn better than a lot of other reccord its place here.

Really loud and i hate iggys vocals but it's a product of its time. 2/5

I think I like the Bowie mix more but need to listen to Iggys again. Great album from legendary band ahead of the time. It’s so hard picking a favorite stooges album. Almost every track is an instant save Rating: 4.8

I heard the lead singer of The Chats once distill punk as something like, 'it's easy to play punk rock, it's much harder to BE punk rock.' And I think that mostly captures the significance of this record. Iggy Pop was punk before punk existed, which was perhaps as consequential an achievement as the songwriting and technical execution of Iggy & The Stooges' actual songs and albums. On Raw Power, I can naturally hear ahead to The Ramones, The Clash, and The Sex Pistols, but also even as far ahead as Queens of The Stone Age ("Go With The Flow" lifting the driving riffs and banging piano from "Raw Power" + "I Wanna Be Your Dog" from Iggy's S/T). Looking forward to hearing more, probably at least Lust For Life and The Idiot. Still, in my view 'punk' and 'cred' for their own sake do not a great artist make of Iggy Pop any more than they do of GG Allin. Moreover, on a pure listening level, with its eight songs comprising 34 minutes of music: fully 50 years removed, it's certainly a classic, but it's hard to think of Raw Power as a true five-star album.

Hard listening. Trebles in the mix are overwhelming. Need a little more soulful influence in my music…non-existent here.

Iggy Mix 5 Bowie Mix 3

it's not bad chugga chugga

- Okay, but not his best.

iggy iggy iggy.