Iggy Pop and The Stooges - Raw Power

Genre punk rock indie

year 73 - review: Some may say that the anger in Rock began in Detroit and if so, the Stooges were certainly at the front line. After being let go by Elektra, they reassembled in London and barely recorded for Columbia, what would become a legendary album and historical blueprint for the punk explosion to erupt just 3 years later. RAW POWER just oozes with that original indie-garage blistering rock experience. From the title track to "Search & Destroy" to "Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell" to the closing "Death Trip", the album can leave you breathless. The "remastered" Iggy mix delivers the extra punch that the original Bowie-mix didn't have. Anyone who claims to like "punk" music and not familiar with RAW POWER, should do themselves a favor and educate themselves.