The Vault: The Stooges’ “Raw Power” Never Fades

Brian Raftery | March 15, 2007 2:25 am
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All the recent talk about The Weirdness has prompted us to dig up our old Stooges records, starting with 1973’s brutal Raw Power. This is one of the most hotly contested albums among Stooges die-hards, many of whom are still sitting in a bar in Ann Arbor, debating whether David Bowie’s initial mix of the album is superior to Iggy Pop’s re-mix. All we know is that “Penetration” is still one of the band’s most underrated tracks, one that sounds like the Doors aiming for a Top 40 hit, and failing wonderfully:

The Stooges – Penetration [MP3, link expired] The Stooges – Shake Appeal [MP3, link expired]

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