Should an actual fight break out, so be it.Īfter all, Raw Power is one superb soundtrack for a scrap. Iggy threatened his audience with a smirk - "Come up here, little Billy Boy… Suck my a**". But consistency isn't the name of this game: Stooges shows were about cutting loose, feeling free, fighting the tide, butting heads. His vocals distort and pop, his mouth too close to the microphone one moment and utterly absent the next. Thurston tinkles playfully during an intro otherwise dominated by fuzzed-up crunch from Williamson then, like a bolt of lightning against an ominous sky, Iggy sparks into brilliant life, stretching syllables against their will and catching the shortest breath whenever a break presents itself. The quality of Georgia Peaches is expectedly sketchy - but such is the energy conveyed that it's tough indeed to not become caught up in the crackly cacophony. Cock in My Pocket and Open Up and Bleed are among the numbers that'd emerge on 1974's live release, Metallic K.O., though neither would receive a studio treatment, as the band fractured again in 1974 and did not reconvene 'til 2003, eventually releasing The Weirdness in 2007. The set's not exclusively comprised of Raw Power cuts - though the album, the subject of much scrutiny from Iggy's then management, who insisted that David Bowie clean up the street-walkin' cheetah's original mixes, was still fresh in the minds of these musicians, already attentions were turning to the future.
Georgia Peaches is the bonus disc in question, and what a ride it offers - Iggy snarling, confrontational, caustic his band, featuring original Stooges (the late) Ron and Scott Asheton alongside new guitarist James Williamson, frothing itself into a frenzy to keep pace pianist Scott Thurston painting merry atop the melee with attractive abandonment. For this Legacy edition - two discs a deluxe edition, with additional rarities and a DVD, is also available - they've lapped against a recording of the band at Richards in Atlanta, October 1973. What's not, though, are the ripples that continue to expand from its initial point of impact. Turn it over, again, and hit me with the flip. Such is the legend of Raw Power, The Stooges' third album, that more column inches have been devoted to it than the combined height of all the individuals who purchased it upon its original February 1973 release (it was widely ignored). It’s as if he created a better mix, and then pushed the master level up all the way.Pack away your superlatives, sir, for they've all been said. From what I’ve heard of the Bowie mixes, I agree they are thin, but I also feel the Pop mix is too hot. You can feel the equipment is in pain from having such rock n roll pushed through it at such high levels. Mostly he’s pulled back the guitar a little while pushing forward the bass and vocals.
Everything sounds more present, despite being compressed violently. My copy of the album is the CD version from 1997. There are three mixes out there, the original release mixed by David Bowie, a 1997 release mixed by Iggy Pop, and a 2012 Record Store Day remaster of the Iggy Pop mix. The songs of Raw Power continue to be covered frequentlynotable recordings have been done by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Def Leppard, Guns N' Roses and Ewan McGregor. They are joined by guitarist James Williamson. James Williamson has the distinction of having not only played guitar in the Stooges, but serving as a co-writer on all of the songs on their seminal 1973 album, Raw Power. Pop started “Raw Power” as a solo album, but ultimately enlisted former Stooges drummer Scott Asheton and bassist Ron Asheton. At the point of writing and recording this album, The Stooges were officially broken up with alcohol and drug problems. I received my introduction to the Stooges six months ago with their second album “Fun House.” I loved them then, and I loved this album two. This week, I have been listening to Iggy and the Stooges’ third album “Raw Power” from 1973.
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