History Music / FunHouse

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->''Out of my mind on Saturday night\\
1970 rollin' in sight\\
Radio burnin' up above\\
Beautiful baby, feed my love\\
All night till I blow away\\
All night till I blow away\\
I feel alright, I feel alright''
-->--"1970"

''Fun House'' is the second studio album by Music/TheStooges, released in 1970. It's best remembered for the hits "Loose", "TV Eye" and "Fun House". It is also their first album with saxophonist Steve Mackay, whose initial tenure with The Stooges was brief, but rejoined in 2003 and has been a member since. It is also their final album to feature bassist Dave Alexander, who would be sacked shortly after release. Ron Asheton would switch from guitar to bass, and James Williamson would join the band as the guitarist.

Like ''Music/RawPower'' after it, the album was unsuccessful on release, and only after PunkRock took off around 1977 did it get retrospective recognition as a predecessor to the genre, and as such both are brought up as key albums in the development of PunkRock.

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!! Tracklist:

[[AC:Side One]]
# "Down On The Street" (3:42)
# "Loose" (3:33)
# "T.V. Eye" (4:17)
# "Dirt" (7:00)

[[AC:Side Two]]
# "1970" (5:14)
# "Fun House" (7:45)
# "L.A. Blues" (4:52)

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!!Principal Members:

* Dave Alexander - bass
* Ron Asheton - guitar
* Scott Asheton - drums
* Steve Mackay - saxophone
* Music/IggyPop - lead vocals

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!! ''Calling from the trope house!''

* AlbumTitleDrop:
--> ''Calling from the fun house with this song''
--> ''We've been separated far too long''
* AllWomenAreLustful: "T.V. Eye".
* AnnualTitle: "1970".
* BeingWatched: "T.V. Eye".
--> ''She got a T.V. eye on me''
* BookEnds: "1969" from ''[[Music/TheStoogesAlbum The Stooges]]'' was about feeling disgruntled, bored and bad that year. "1970" is the opposite feeling.
* CarefulWithThatAxe:
** "TV Eye"
--> ''Loooooooooooooooooooooord!''
** "L.A. Blues": Iggy screaming, grunting, moaning, growling,... while the music goes berserk!
* ContinuityNod: The first album had a song called "1969". This one has "1970".
* CorruptTheCutie: "Loose".
--> ''I took a record of pretty music''
--> ''Now I'm putting it to you straight from hell''
* DancingIsSeriousBusiness: "Loose".
--> ''I feel fine to be dancin', baby''
* DesignStudentsOrgasm: The psychedelic fire album cover.
* DespairEventHorizon: "Dirt".
--> ''Ooh, I been dirt''
--> ''And I don't care''
* EpicRocking: "Dirt" (7:00 minutes) and "Fun House" (7:45)
* FaceOnTheCover: The band members, all shown from different angles, morphed into one image.
* FunWithAcronyms: "TV Eye" has nothing to do with television; the phrase was coined by the Ashetons' sister, who'd refer to good looking guys as "giving her a twat vibe."
* GenreMashup: The album mixes in more jazz and blues into the band's proto-punk sound, making the album an UrExample for the jazz punk subgenre as well as for punk as a whole.
* GriefSong: "Dirt".
* HallOfMirrors: "Fun House".
* IntercourseWithYou: "Loose".
--> ''Cause it's love, yeah I do believe''
--> ''I'll stick it deep inside/ I'll stick it deep inside''
* InTheStyleOf: Music/IggyPop sang the tracks with the voice of blues singer Music/HowlinWolf in mind.
* {{Instrumental}}: "L.A. Blues". There is singing, but it's mostly growling and screaming.
* LastNoteNightmare: "L.A. Blues", the closing track, consists of screeching guitar and saxophone and Music/IggyPop screaming unintelligibly like a madman. Ironically, the most eerie part is in the last couple of seconds with Iggy mumbling over a brief feedback loop.
* ObsessionSong: "Fun House".
* OneWordTitle: "Loose", "Dirt".
* SensoryAbuse: "L.A. Blues".
* ShoutOut: The Australian band Music/RadioBirdman chose their name based on mishearing the line "radio burnin' up above" in the song "1970".
* SomethingBlues: "L.A. Blues".
* StylisticSuck: The band's performances on this album have been noted by reviewers as having the sound of a band on the verge of collapse. A listen to the band's rehearsals for this album, released as the limited-edition box set mentioned above, reveals that they actually rehearsed meticulously for the album and were remarkably consistent between takes. The inescapable conclusion is that they deliberately intended for their sound to be that chaotic.
* TimeMarchesOn: "1970", a song about a year that's now long passed.
* TheUnintelligible: Iggy during "L.A. Blues".
* UpToEleven: The closer, "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.
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* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: The album mixes in more jazz and blues into the band's proto-punk sound, making the album an UrExample for the jazz punk subgenre as well as for punk as a whole.

* ContemptibleCover: Iggy shirtless on the album cover.

* ShoutOut: The Australian band Music/RadioBirdman chose their name based on [[{{Mondegreen}} mishearing the line]] "radio burnin' up above" in the song "1970".

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: The album mostly spans from a 5 to a 7, though "L.A. Blues" is a straight-up ''10''.

* UpToEleven: The closer, "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.

--> ''Out of my mind on Saturday night''
--> ''1970 rollin' in sight''
--> ''Radio burnin' up above''
--> ''Beautiful baby, feed my love''
--> ''All night till I blow away''
--> ''All night till I blow away''
--> ''I feel alright, I feel alright''
--> '''1970'''-

Upon release, the album sold poorly and received mixed to negative reviews. However, like the other releases by The Stooges, it gained a cult following and has been VindicatedByHistory. It and its successor, ''Music/RawPower'', are brought up as key albums in the development of PunkRock, and they are each alternately considered the band's best. The album was listed at nr. #191 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]]

[[AC: Side One]]

[[AC: Side Two]]

* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition: The ''Complete Fun House Sessions'' box from Rhino Handmade, which contained literally every note of music recorded during the sessions. What's kind of surprising is how consistent the band is between takes; for a band that sounded like every performance was about to fall apart, they actually put a lot more rehearsal into their recordings than anyone would have expected from listening to them.

* UpToEleven: The closer, "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.
* XMeetsY: According to Steve Mackay, Iggy had already written "1970" and "Fun House" prior to him joining the band, and when it came time to record the latter in the studio, Iggy told him to play "like Maceo Parker on acid".

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'''''Fun House''''' is the second studio album by Music/TheStooges, released in 1970. It's best remembered for the hits "Loose", "TV Eye" and "Fun House". It is also their first album with saxophonist Steve Mackay, whose initial tenure with The Stooges was brief, but rejoined in 2003 and has been a member since. It is also their final album to feature bassist Dave Alexander, who would be sacked shortly after release. Ron Asheton would switch from guitar to bass, and James Williamson would join the band as the guitarist.

Upon release, the album sold poorly and received mixed to negative reviews. However, like the other releases by The Stooges, it gained a cult following and has been VindicatedByHistory. It and its successor, ''Music/RawPower'', are brought up as key albums in the development of PunkRock, and they are each alternately considered the band's MagnumOpus. The album was listed at nr. #191 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time]]

* NeoclassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: The album mixes in more jazz and blues into the band's proto-punk sound.

* NeoClassicalPunkZydecoRockabilly: The album mixes in more jazz and blues into the band's proto-punk sound.

* {{Mondegreen}}: The legendary Australian punk band Music/RadioBirdman took its name from a misheard lyric in "1970": "Radio 'burnin up above."

Upon release, the album sold poorly and received mixed to negative reviews. However, like the other releases by The Stooges, it gained a cult following and has been VindicatedByHistory. It and its successor, ''Music/RawPower'', are brought up as key albums in the development of PunkRock, and they are each alternately considered the band's MagnumOpus.

'''''Fun House''''' is the second studio album by Music/TheStooges, released in 1970. It's best remembered for the hits "Loose", "TV Eye" and "Fun House". It is also their first album with saxophonist Steve Mackay, whose initial tenure with The Stooges was brief, but rejoined in 2003 and has been a member since.

* Iggy Pop - lead vocals

Upon release, the album sold poorly and received mixed to negative reviews. However, like the other releases by The Stooges, it gained a cult following and has been VindicatedByHistory.

'''Fun House''' is a 1970 album by Music/TheStooges and the second album in their catalogue. It's best remembered for the hits "Loose", "TV Eye" and "Fun House".

* UpToEleven: The closer, "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.

* AnnualTitle: "1970"
* BeingWatched: "T.V. Eye"

* CorruptTheCutie: "Loose"

* DancingIsSeriousBusiness: "Loose"

* DespairEventHorizon: "Dirt"

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

* IntercourseWithYou: "Loose"

* SensoryAbuse: "L.A. Blues"

* 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.

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[[caption-width-right:350: ''I feel alright!'']]

'''1970'''-

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

* SensoryAbuse: "LA Blues"

* TheUntelligible: Iggy during "L.A. Blues".