History Music / TheStooges

* EpicRocking: "We Will Fall", "Dirt", "Fun House", "Open Up and Bleed".

* UpToEleven: The closer of ''Music/FunHouse'', ''L.A. Blues''. The influence from free jazz is consistently raised during the album, but ''L.A. Blues'' simply resolves all structure in favour of a chaotic sound mass.

The Stooges, much like their fellow protopunkers the Music/{{MC5}}, only released three albums during their initial career. Their first two albums were ''Music/TheStoogesAlbum'' and ''Music/FunHouse''. These didn't sell well but attracted a cult audience and were later VindicatedByHistory, recognised as classic {{Protopunk}} albums. The group temporarily collapsed in 1971 after being dropped from their record label and suffering from severe heroin abuse, but were quickly rallied by Music/DavidBowie, [[NetworkToTheRescue who got them a new contract and produced their final album]] ''Music/RawPower''. Bowie's mix was frequently the source of controversy as he was brought in to salvage the album after a botched, amateurish mix by Iggy. The band barely lasted another year before breaking up for good. Iggy went on to a solo career and remained friends with Bowie ever since.

* CarefulWithThatAxe: "Loose" and "TV Eye", from ''Music/FunHouse''.

* EpicRocking: "We Will Fall", "Dirt", "Fun House", "Open Up And Bleed".

* KillEmAll: The premise of ''Search and Destroy''.

** The original Stooges broke up in 1971, only to reunite as Iggy And The Stooges a year later with James Williamson on guitar and Ron Asheton bumped to bass for the recording of ''Raw Power''.

** After Ron Asheton's death in 2009, The Stooges took a hiatus, before changing their name to Iggy And The Stooges a few months later, with James Williamson back on guitar. After Scott Asheton's death in 2014, [[http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/iggy-pop-remembers-scott-asheton-he-played-with-a-boxers-authority-20140319#ixzz2wQFZYvr1 it looks like it may be over]].

* SurprisinglyGentleSong: Yes, yes, they're a mega-awesome balls-out proto-punk band with a charismatic HotBlooded front-man. They also recorded "Ann", "We Will Fall", "I Need Somebody" and "Gimme Danger".
* ThreeChordsAndTheTruth: The music is down to its bare essentials, with simple riffs.

'''The Stooges''' were a ProtoPunk band from [[StrawmanU Ann Arbor]],UsefulNotes/{{Michigan}}, active between 1967-1974 and from 2003 onwards, who along with their fellow Michiganders Music/{{MC5}} proved to be [[TropeMakers enormously influential on the development of]] PunkRock.

'''The Stooges''' were a ProtoPunk band from [[StrawmanU Ann Arbor]], Michigan, active between 1967-1974 and from 2003 onwards, who along with their fellow Michiganders Music/{{MC5}} proved to be [[TropeMakers enormously influential on the development of]] PunkRock.

* CarefulWithThatAxe: "Loose", from ''Music/FunHouse''.

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: For many years, fans of The Stooges wished that Iggy would remix ''Raw Power'', which suffered from a rushed, thin mix by Music/DavidBowie. In 1997, he finally did, but the result was so [[LoudnessWar painfully loud]] that the rest of the band and even many fans preferred the earlier version.

** Also Australian punk pioneers Radio Birdman, who named themselves after a ''[[{{Mondegreen}} misheard]]'' lyric in "1970."

* GenreShift: "We Will Fall" is a 10-minute creepy drone-based song with screeching violas by the album's [[RecordProducer producer]] [[Music/JohnCale]].

* ContemptibleCover: Both ''Music/FunHouse'' and ''Music/RawPower'' show Iggy Pop shirtless.

'''The Stooges''' were a proto-punk band from [[StrawmanU Ann Arbor]], Michigan, active between 1967-1974 and from 2003 onwards, who along with their fellow Michiganders Music/{{MC5}} proved to be [[TropeMakers enormously influential on the development of]] PunkRock.

The Stooges, much like their fellow protopunkers the Music/{{MC5}}, only released three albums during their initial career. Their first two albums were ''Music/TheStoogesAlbum'' and ''Music/FunHouse''. These didn't sell well but attracted a cult audience and were later VindicatedByHistory, recognised as classic protopunk albums. The group temporarily collapsed in 1971 after being dropped from their record label and suffering from severe heroin abuse, but were quickly rallied by Music/DavidBowie, [[NetworkToTheRescue who got them a new contract and produced their final album]] ''Music/RawPower''. Bowie's mix was frequently the source of controversy as he was brought in to salvage the album after a botched, amateurish mix by Iggy. The band barely lasted another year before breaking up for good. Iggy went on to a solo career and remained friends with Bowie ever since.

* LargeHam: Iggy Pop, a CrazyAwesome one.

* WordSalad: When the main part of a song is finished, the band sometimes starts jamming on the song structure. While [[TheLancer James Williamson]] delivers his Music/JimiHendrix [[XmeetsY meets]] Music/LouReed" solos, Iggy Pop [[CarefulWithThatAxe screams like crazy]] with completely random Scat lyrics ''for minutes''.

[[caption-width-right:500:The Stooges in 1974. Left to right: front - Iggy Pop, Scott Thurston; back - Scott and Ron Asheton, James Williamson]]

The Stooges were a proto-punk band from [[StrawmanU Ann Arbor]], Michigan, active between 1967-1974, who along with their fellow Michiganders Music/{{MC5}} proved to be [[TropeMakers enormously influential on the development of]] PunkRock.

The band's lineup was as follows:
* Music/IggyPop - vocals (1967-1974)
* Ron Asheton - guitar (1967-1971), bass (1971-1974)
* James Williamson - guitar (1971-1974)
* Dave Alexander - bass (1967-1970)
* Scott Asheton - drums (1967-1974)
* Scott Thurston - keyboards (1973-1974)

The band's SignatureStyle was aggressive, incredibly simple proto-punk based around Ron Asheton and later James Williamson's heavy, hypnotic riffs, Scott Asheton's tribal rhythms and Music/IggyPop's awesomeness. One of the original CrazyAwesome frontmen of rock, Pop was famous for his extreme behaviour during live concerts, which included rolling around in broken glass, smearing himself with peanut butter, performing [[WalkingShirtlessScene without a shirt]], [[TropeMakers inventing crowd-surfing]] and baiting and verbally abusing the audience.

Iggy was personally responsible for the controversial- to say the least- 1997 remaster of ''Music/RawPower'', which is always cited as the worst possible example of the LoudnessWar. He also reunited the band in 2003, thankfully stayed away from the remasters of their other two albums and recorded a new Stooges album, ''The Weirdness''. Fan reaction has largely been... mixed, with frequent invoking of FanonDiscontinuity. The Stooges released a new album in 2013, ''Ready to Die'', which was received much better than their previous effort. Since Scott Asheton died in 2014, Iggy Pop is the only remaining founding member of the band, which now faces an uncertain future.

Discography:
* ''[[Music/TheStoogesAlbum The Stooges]]'' (1969)
* ''Music/FunHouse'' (1970)
* ''Music/RawPower'' (1973)
* ''The Weirdness'' (2007)
* ''Ready to Die'' (2013)

** The original line-up then reunited as The Stooges in 2003 (minus the late Dave Alexander, who at Ron Asheton's insistance was replaced by [[Music/TheMinutemen Mike Watt]]).
** After Ron Asheton's death in 2009, The Stooges broke up... only to reunite ''again'' as Iggy And The Stooges a few months later, with James Williamson back on guitar. After Scott Asheton's death in 2014, [[http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/iggy-pop-remembers-scott-asheton-he-played-with-a-boxers-authority-20140319#ixzz2wQFZYvr1 it looks like it's over]].

* SurprisinglyGentleSong: Yes, yes, they're a mega-awesome balls-out proto-punk band with a charismatic HotBlooded frontman. They also recorded "Ann", "We Will Fall", "I Need Somebody" and "Gimme Danger".

* UpToEleven: The closer of ''Music/FunHouse'', ''L.A. Blues''. The influence from free jazz is consistently raised during the album, but ''L.A. Blues'' simply resolves all structure in favor of a chaotic sound mass.

* Iggy Pop - vocals (1967-1974)

The band's SignatureStyle was aggressive, incredibly simple proto-punk based around Ron Asheton and later James Williamson's heavy, hypnotic riffs, Scott Asheton's tribal rhythms and Iggy Pop's awesomeness. One of the original CrazyAwesome frontmen of rock, Pop was famous for his extreme behaviour during live concerts, which included rolling around in broken glass, smearing himself with peanut butter, performing [[WalkingShirtlessScene without a shirt]], [[TropeMakers inventing crowd-surfing]] and baiting and verbally abusing the audience.

Iggy was personally responsible for the controversial to say the least 1997 remaster of ''Music/RawPower'', which is always cited as the worst possible example of the LoudnessWar. He also reunited the band in 2003, thankfully stayed away from the remasters of their other two albums and recorded a new Stooges album, ''The Weirdness''. Fan reaction has largely been... mixed, with frequent invoking of FanonDiscontinuity. The Stooges released a new album in 2013, ''Ready to Die'', which was received much better than their previous effort. Since Scott Asheton died in 2014, Iggy Pop is the only remaining founding member of the band, which now faces an uncertain future.

Iggy Pop solo discography:
* ''Music/TheIdiot'' (1977)
* ''Music/LustForLife'' (1977)

* BlahBlahBlah: The name of one of Iggy's solo albums.

* ClusterFBomb: "Head On"

* CoolOldGuy: Steve Albini described the private Iggy Pop as this, of course as BadassGrandpa.

* SillyLoveSongs: Iggy's "Candy," a duet with Music/TheB52s' Kate Pierson.

* ThreeChordsAndTheTruth
* UpToEleven: The closer of ''Fun House'', ''L.A. Blues''. The influence from free jazz is consistently raised during the album, but ''L.A. Blues'' simply resolves all structure in favor of a chaotic sound mass.

* CarefulWithThatAxe

* ContemptibleCover: Both ''Fun House'' and ''Raw Power'' show Iggy Pop shirtless.
* ContinuityNod / DueToTheDead: "The Departed" on ''Ready To Die'' is based on an acoustic version of "I Wanna Be Your Dog" that Ron Asheton mailed to Iggy shortly before his death.

* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: ''Raw Power'', especially in its remixed version.

* GlamRock: Adapted the fashion style of DavidBowie during the ''Raw Power''-era. The result was a fairly bizarre hybrid with RatedMForManly and a {{Cloudcuckoolander}} appeal.

* SelfTitledAlbum

* WordSalad: When the main part of a song is finished, the band sometimes starts jamming on the song structure. While [[TheLancer James Williamson]] delivers his "JimiHendrix [[XmeetsY meets]] LouReed" solos, Iggy Pop [[CarefulWithThatAxe screams like crazy]] with completely random Scat lyrics ''for minutes''.

-->--'''The Stooges''', "Search and Destroy"

The Stooges, much like their fellow protopunkers the Music/{{MC5}}, only released three albums during their initial career. Their first two albums were ''The Stooges'' and ''Fun House''. These didn't sell well but attracted a cult audience and were later VindicatedByHistory, recognised as classic protopunk albums. The group temporarily collapsed in 1971 after being dropped from their record label and suffering from severe heroin abuse, but were quickly rallied by Music/DavidBowie, [[NetworkToTheRescue who got them a new contract and produced their final album]] ''Raw Power''. Bowie's mix was frequently the source of controversy as he was brought in to salvage the album after a botched, amateurish mix by Iggy. The band barely lasted another year before breaking up for good. Iggy went on to a solo career and remained friends with Bowie ever since.

Iggy was personally responsible for the controversial to say the least 1997 remaster of ''Raw Power'', which is always cited as the worst possible example of the LoudnessWar. He also reunited the band in 2003, thankfully stayed away from the remasters of their other two albums and recorded a new Stooges album, ''The Weirdness''. Fan reaction has largely been... mixed, with frequent invoking of FanonDiscontinuity. The Stooges released a new album in 2013, ''Ready to Die'', which was received much better than their previous effort. Since Scott Asheton died in 2014, Iggy Pop is the only remaining founding member of the band, which now faces an uncertain future.

* ''[[SelfTitledAlbum The Stooges]]'' (1969)
* ''Fun House'' (1970)
* ''Raw Power'' (1973)

The Stooges were a proto-punk band from [[StrawmanU Ann Arbor]], Michigan, active between 1967-1974, who along with their fellow Michiganders Music/{{MC5}} proved to be [[TropeMakers enormously influential on the development of]] Music/PunkRock.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Dave Alexander: You know you have a problem when The Stooges think you do too many drugs.

* CreatorBacklash: Both [[http://www.i94bar.com/ints/james1.html James Williamson]] and [[http://www.i94bar.com/ints/asheton2.html Ron Asheton]] hate Iggy's butchering of ''Raw Power''.

* ExecutiveMeddling: At least two times.
** The filler tracks on the debut, after a request for a full album.
** The record company demanded at least two LighterAndSofter ballads on ''Raw Power''. Deconstructed by the band, because what the hell do you expect from a Stooges ballad? The "ballads" are ''Gimme Danger'' and ''I Need Somebody''.
*** Averted on ''Fun House'', producer Don Gallucci even tried to capture the band at their most anarchic, an approach that predated and profoundly influenced the recording style of [[BigNameFan none other]] than Creator/SteveAlbini.

* PromotedFanboy: The Stooges had one: Creator/SteveAlbini recorded their reunion album.

** After Ron Asheton's death in 2009, The Stooges broke up... only to reunite ''again'' as Iggy And The Stooges a few months later, with James Williamson back on guitar. After [[AuthorExistenceFailure Scott Asheton's death]] in 2014, [[http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/iggy-pop-remembers-scott-asheton-he-played-with-a-boxers-authority-20140319#ixzz2wQFZYvr1 it looks like it's over]].

* VindicatedByHistory: Just like TheVelvetUnderground with LouReed, TheStooges with IggyPop were considered horrible persons and musicians back when they originally were around.

Iggy was personally responsible for the controversial to say the least 1997 remaster of ''Raw Power'', which is always cited as the worst possible example of the LoudnessWar. He also reunited the band in 2003, thankfully stayed away from the remasters of their other two albums and recorded a new Stooges album, ''The Weirdness''. Fan reaction has largely been... mixed, with frequent invoking of FanonDiscontinuity. The Stooges released a new album in 2013, ''Ready to Die'', which was received much better than their previous effort.

* SexDrugsAndRockAndRoll

* WordSalad: When the main part of a song is finished, the band sometimes starts jamming on the song structure. While [[TheLancer James Williamson]] delivers his "JimiHendrix [[XmeetsY meets]] LouReed" solos, Iggy Pop [[CarefulWithThatAxe screams like crazy]] with completly random Scat lyrics ''for minutes''.

** The record company demanded at least two LighterAndSofter ballads on ''Raw Power''. Subverted and deconstructed by the band, because what the hell do you expect from a Stooges ballad? The "ballads" are ''Gimme Danger'' and ''I Need Somebody''.