YMMV / Raw Power

• Broken Base: The 1997 remix. Iggy remixed the album and mastered it to around -2.4 dB RMS, which makes it one of the loudest albums ever recorded. The remix was intended to create the feel of an old, worn-out LP, but the result is often considered to be an unlistenable, headache-inducing mess, and even his bandmates criticised the result. Some fans, including Anthony Fantano and Robert Christgau, still preferred the remix, saying the ferociously loud volume better reflected Iggy's vision than the Bowie mix did. The broken base was resolved in 2010 with the reissue of the Bowie mix while keeping Iggy's version in print and the 2012 remaster, which features both Iggy's remix and Bowie's original mix remastered without any Loudness War issues, and is generally considered to be the best-sounding version of the album available. Unfortunately for people without a record player, it's only available on vinyl.
• Even Better Sequel: Usually considered to be this to the first two albums.
• Franchise Original Sin: Iggy Pop's original rejected mixes in 1972 were also extremely loud. His idea was for an album that would actually physically hurt people when it came out of the speakers.
• Vindicated by History: As with the band's other albums, it sold poorly and received mixed reviews on release, but is now regarded as a seminal album in the development of Punk Rock and considered a rock classic. The 1997 remix has also gotten better reception with the 2012 and 2023 remasters that reduced its Loudness War tendencies and made it more listenable.

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