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Metallic K.O. is a live recording by American hard rock band The Stooges. In its original form, the album was purported to contain the last half of a performance at the Michigan Palace in Detroit, on February 9, 1974—the band's final live performance until their reformation in 2003. The performance was notable for the level of audience hostility, with the band being constantly pelted with pieces of ice, eggs, beer bottles and jelly beans, among other things, in response to Iggy Pop's audience-baiting. Subsequent investigation of the master tapes and the May 1988 release of the double album Metallic 2X K.O. reveals that the original album contained the last half of the February 9, 1974 show, but opened with the first half of an earlier show (from October 6, 1973) at the same venue. The 2X K.O. version features the full shows from both dates. The album was recorded on a reel-to-reel tape machine by Michael Tipton, later obtained by Stooges guitarist James Williamson. Williamson's involvement and Iggy's endorsement meant it was considered a "semi-official" bootleg, when released on the Skydog label in 1976. The album is mostly composed of previously unreleased material. Studio demo and rehearsal recordings of some of its songs later turned up on similarly semi-official posthumous Stooges compilations. The album proved popular, due to its release in the first era of punk rock and The Stooges' growing legend as protopunks. It outsold The Stooges' major label official releases, selling over 100,000 copies in America as an import in its first year alone.
Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Raw power, Cock in my pocket, Louie Louie
Perhaps the truest document of punk’s raw power and ferocity I’ve ever heard put to tape. Still can’t figure out if the audience loved or hated Iggy enough here to be throwing all that on the stage, but I may return to this album just to hear that dialogue again.
Metallic K.O. Is a live registration of Iggy & The Stooges with a hostile audience and Iggy is feeding the bad fibe. You can feel the tension which is interesting in a way. Musically the performance is not that good and the recording quality is poor.
Strucknas I was the last time I listened to Stooges (also through this project) by how clearly it slots into the blues to rock to punk continuum... from Muddy Water to Stones to Sex Pistols and honestly, musically more akin to the former entries. Punk attitude and sensibility preceeded punk music? Probably not any kind of fresh revelation, my knowledge of pop music history has no sophistication. Anyway... pretty slack and sloppy, the recording/mix quality doesn't do it a lot of favors and doesn't give much sense of a live show other than Pop's constant sparring with the audience. I can recognize it as an important proto-punk artifact but I definitely didn't need near an hour and a half of it.
Proper punk
This is bad bootleg territory, just rough all the way around. There is something to be said for that raw, visceral, frequently combative energy the Stooges have. It's just dripping from this album. It's a bit of a window into what their live shows might have been like. I love the Stooges, but as an album, this just isn't there. It begins pretty well, but much of this is a muddy, angry mess.
I love the Stooges, but this is a poor recording that does not do justice to what I'm sure was a couple amazing shows to see in person.
Good energy, but wat too much talking in between songs
It seems like an improvisational game or a jam session after some good psychotropics. I didn't like it.
Not good
No. 1/5.
As an album this is pretty unappealing. The sound mixing is bad. You’re listening to an angry crowd and iggy pop feeding into it. Musically it’s nothing too special. Some punk music with some decent but dated guitar riffs. Overall it’s really just cool because it’s an audio record of a concert that remains in punk lore for being well punk. As for music this was rough. 2.7/10
¡La grabación se oye fatal! Un 1.