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The Stooges

The Stooges
Formed: 1967 in Ann Arbor, MI
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Disbanded: 1973
Genre: Pop/Rock
Group Members: Iggy Pop, Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton, Warren Klein, Steve MacKay, Jimmy Recca, Scott Thurston, James Williamson, Zeke Zettner, Bob Sheff, ...See All
Biography: During the psychedelic haze of the late '60s, the grimy, noisy and relentlessly bleak rock & roll of the Stooges was conspicuously out of time. Like the Velvet Underground, the Stooges revealed the underside of sex, drugs, and rock & roll, showing all of the grime beneath the myth. The Stooges, however, ...Read full biography
Raw Power
Released: 1973
Label: COLUMBIA/LEGACY
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In 1972, the Stooges were near the point of collapse when David Bowie's management team, MainMan, took a chance on the band at Bowie's behest. By this point, guitarist Ron Asheton and bassist Dave Alexander ...Read full review
Funhouse
Released: 1970
Label: Phantom Import Distribution
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The Stooges' first album was produced by a classically trained composer; their second was supervised by the former keyboard player with the Kingsmen, and if that didn't make all the difference, it at least ...Read full review