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| Years active | 1967–1974; 2003–present |
| Genre(s) | Protopunk, Detroit rock |
| Label(s) | Elektra Records; Columbia Records; Virgin Records |
| Members | Iggy Pop Ron Asheton Scott Asheton Mike Watt Steve MacKay |
- Not to be confused with The Three Stooges.
The Stooges (1967–1974, 2003–present) are a rock music band that first existed in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
The Stooges—like The Velvet Underground—sold rather few records in their original existence and often performed for indifferent or hostile audiences. (And like has been said about the Velvet Underground, the handful of people who first bought the Stooges' records ended up forming bands of their own.)
Nevertheless, the Stooges are often regarded as hugely influential both on the then-nascent heavy metal music and on later punk rock (see protopunk). Singer Iggy Pop and his wild onstage antics were often the focus of attention.
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History
Pop (b. James Osterberg) played in several Ann Arbor, Michiganrea bands as a teenager, including The Prime Movers and The Iguanas. Iggy was inspired to form the Stooges after witnessing a Doors concert in Chicago. Ron (guitar) and Scott Asheton (drums), two brothers, joined up along with their friend Dave Alexander (bass guitar). The band's debut was at a Halloween concert at the University of Michigan in 1967.
The Stooges soon gained a reputation for their wild, primitive live performances. Iggy especially won fame for acting crazy onstage, smearing his naked chest with steak and peanut butter, and cutting himself with shards of glass. At one concert, he played a vacuum cleaner like a musical instrument. Pop is also sometimes cred with the invention or popularization of stage diving.
In 1968, the Stooges were signed by Elektra Records, who had sent a scout to see MC5 and wound up signing both acts. (That scout, Danny Fields, would later go on to discover and manage The Ramones.)
1969 saw the release of a self-titled debut album, but it did not sell very well. By the time Fun House (1970) was released, the Stooges had begun to disintegrate, primarily due to heavy drug use by the entire band.
With the band in limbo, Iggy met David Bowie in 1972 and the pair became good friends. Bowie, then at the height of his Ziggy Stardustra fame, helped the reconstituted Stooges (with new lead guitarist James Williamson) score a record deal with Columbia Records and then produced their third album, the massively influential Raw Power (1973). This album would go on to become one of the cornerstones of early punk rock, although the album sold rather poorly and was regarded as a commercial failure.
After several months of touring, the Stooges disbanded in early 1974, partially as a result of Iggy's ever-present heroin addiction. After going through rehab, Iggy Pop began a solo career in 1976 (most influentially with 1977's The Idiot and Lust for Life). The Asheton brothers formed a band named New Order (not to be confused with the English band of the same name), which quickly fell apart. Ron Asheton later joined Destroy All Monsters, while James Williamson worked with Iggy Pop during his early solo career.
Iconic punk writer Lester Bangs was especially fond of Iggy and the Stooges, and championed them in many of his magazine columns.
The Stooges reunited in 2003, appearing on the Skull Ring album with Iggy on vocals, Scott Asheton on drums, and Ron Asheton on both guitar and bass. The Stooges have performed a series of live shows in the United States and Europe with Mike Watt of The Minutemen and fIREHOSE on bass completing the lineup, and Fun House saxophonist Steve MacKay rejoining it as well. Their Detroit homecoming show, postponed by the 2003 North America blackout, was immortalized on the DVD Live In Detroit. They have since contributed a cover of Junior Kimbrough's "You Better Run" to a tribute album for the late blues artist, and are also planning to record an album of all-new material for 2006 release with Rick Rubin producing.
On August 16. 2005, Elektra Records and Rhino Records reissued newly remastered 2-CD ions of the first two Stooges albums, featuring the original album on disc one and outtakes (including alternate mixes, single versions, etc.) on disc two.
In September of that same year, the Stooges were nominated to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Band Members
Current Lineup
- Iggy Pop - vocals (1967-1974, 2003-present)
- Ron Asheton - guitar (1967-1972, 2003-present); bass (1972-1974)
- Scott Asheton - drums (1967-1974, 2003-present)
- Steve MacKay - saxophone (1970-1971, 2003-present)
- Mike Watt - bass (2003-present)
Former Members
- Dave Alexander - bass (1967-1972)
- James Williamson - guitar (1972-1974)
Discography
Albums
Studio Albums
- The Stooges (Elektra, 1969, remastered, expanded, and reissued by Rhino/Elektra, 2005)
- Fun House (Elektra, 1970, remastered, expanded, and reissued by Rhino/Elektra, 2005)
- Raw Power (Columbia, 1973, remixed by Iggy Pop and reissued by Legacy/Columbia, 1998)
- Skull Ring (Virgin, 2003)
Box Set
Singles
- I Wanna Be Your Dog (Elektra, 1969)
- 1969 (Elektra, 1969)
- Down On The Street (Elektra, 1970)
- I Got A Right (Bomp!, 1972)
- Search And Destroy (Columbia, 1973)
- Shake Appeal (Columbia, 1973)
External links
- The Greatest Rock'n'Roll Band Ever?
- "The Stooges" at George Starostin's Classic Rock And Pop Album Reviews
| The Stooges |
| Iggy Pop | Ron Asheton | Scott Asheton | Mike Watt | Steve MacKay |
| Former members: | Dave Alexander | James Williamson |
| Albums: The Stooges | Fun House | Raw Power | Metallic K.O. | Skull Ring | Telluric Chaos |
| Other releases: 1970: The Complete Fun House Sessions (box set) | Live In Detroit (DVD) |