It also borrowed from The Yardbirds: вЂњHappenings Ten Years Time AgoвЂќ in this case. Also available was the fantastic вЂњI'm Sick Of YouвЂќ, issued by Greg ShawвЂ™s Bomp label. Drawing from the intro of The YardbirdsвЂ™ version of вЂњIвЂ™m Not TalkingвЂќ, it appeared on the US label Siamese and was widely available in Europe. вЂњI Got A RightвЂќ was brutal and as good as anything on the album. Each was the first-ever airing of previously unheard studio tracks recorded by The Stooges around the time of Raw Power. Former frontman Iggy Pop was on the up too, treading the boards with old friend David Bowie as his unobtrusive keyboard player.ДЄlso in 1977, two singles arrived which were in-tune with the spirit of the age. In many ways, almost all Raw Power has in common with the two Stooges albums that preceded it is its primal sound, but while the Stooges once sounded like the wildest (and weirdest) gang in town, Raw Power found them heavily armed and ready to destroy the world - that is, if they didn't destroy themselves first.After the arrival of Autumn 1975вЂ™s Metallic KO live album and punk rock reviving their commercial profile, it was confirmation of The StoogesвЂ™ endless afterlife. Whether quietly brooding ('Gimme Danger') or inviting the apocalypse ('Search and Destroy'), Iggy had never sounded quite so focused as he did here, and his lyrics displayed an intensity that was more than a bit disquieting. But the most remarkable change came from the singer Raw Power revealed Iggy as a howling, smirking, lunatic genius. From a technical standpoint, Williamson was a more gifted guitar player than Asheton (not that that was ever the point), but his sheets of metallic fuzz were still more basic (and punishing) than what anyone was used to in 1973, while Ron Asheton played his bass like a weapon of revenge, and his brother Scott Asheton remained a powerhouse behind the drums.

By most accounts, tensions were high during the recording of Raw Power, and the album sounds like the work of a band on its last legs - though rather than grinding to a halt, Iggy & the Stooges appeared ready to explode like an ammunition dump. By this point, guitarist Ron Asheton and bassist Dave Alexander had been edged out of the picture, and James Williamson had signed on as Iggy's new guitar mangler Asheton rejoined the band shortly before recording commenced on Raw Power, but was forced to play second fiddle to Williamson as bassist. 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. Phonographic Copyright (p) вЂ“ Sony Music Entertainment Inc.Д¬opyright (c) вЂ“ Sony Music Entertainment Inc.ДЇoobar2000 1.3.15 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1ДЄnalyzed: Iggy And The Stooges / Raw PowerДR1 0.00 dB -2.19 dB 3:30 01-Search And DestroyДR1 0.00 dB -2.24 dB 3:33 02-Gimme DangerДR0 0.00 dB -0.94 dB 4:55 03-Your Pretty Face Is Going to HellДR2 0.00 dB -4.08 dB 4:53 06-I Need SomebodyДR1 0.00 dB -1.77 dB 3:05 07-Shake Appeal Remixed and remastered at Sony Music Studios, NYC.Д¬oordinator вЂ“ Mark FeldmanД®xecutive-Producer вЂ“ Bruce Dickinson Original release mixed at Western Sound, Hollywood. This is the third mix by Iggy Pop, Bruce Dickison, and Danny Kadar, 1996. The second mix by David Bowie and Iggy Pop was released as the Columbia album >Raw Power, KC 32111, in 1973. The first mix by Iggy Pop was rejected by CBS, but appeared in belated form as 'Rough Power', 1994. These sessions appear in three distinct mixes:

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