I feel like there’s a closure on it and that’s a nice thing. But this is just a simple, straight band mix of a powerful band. I don’t think you can beat David’s mix, it’s very creative. “So it’s kind of like I’m finishing that off. But the fact was that neither Bowie’s mix nor my previous mix could do justice to the power of the band or even to the legibility of the vocal…I feel that now I have the wherewithal, the position, and the expertise at my disposal to give this thing its due sonically, and I didn’t have that before.

“It led to a very ambitious piece of work, and that’s fine. It also gave Iggy Pop the creative push he needed: “I learned a helluva lot being over there in England and I started thinking differently,” recalled the singer when discussing the new mixes of Raw Power in 1997. Iggy and the Stooges: Raw Power Columbia, 1973 In which David Bowie remembers the worlds forgotten boy long enough to sponsor an. Of course, more notable songs on the record include ‘Search and Destroy’ and ‘Gimme Danger’, but the album’s real value comes from its overall feeling, not the individual songs. Though the original mix was notoriously thin (something attested to when Iggy Pop re-recorded the album in far beefier circumstances), the album still had so much intense energy that it was difficult to contain it. The group only needed eight songs to make their impression. Iggy remembered the experience: “His concept was, ‘You’re so primitive, your drummer should sound like he’s beating a log!’ It’s not a bad job that he did…I’m very proud of the eccentric, odd little record that came out.” It is, without doubt, one of rock’s formative albums and deserves recognition is a deep-laid stone in the pantheon of music. Next up was his other favourite band and he brought Iggy Pop and James Williamson into the studio to record Raw Power. Not only had he become the biggest rock star in the universe but he had also sat behind the desk for Lou Reed’s Transformer for his breakthrough solo album. RAW POWER MAY HAVE BEEN A SEMINAL ALBUM WITH NO INFLUENCES OF ITS OWN.1972 was Bowie’s year. GUNS ' n' ROSES admitted to being heavily influenced by the original ROSE TATTOO, who were one of the hardest Rockin' Bands in the late 70's & early 80's. I've heard reliable reports that THE SCIENTISTS were a huge influence on the Seattle Grunge bands, such as the mighty, awesome MUDHONEY and many others. This album probably did influence Australia's RADIO BIRDMAN & THE SAINTS & THE SCIENTISTS etc Produced by Iggy Pop,executive producer for reissue - Bruce Dickinson. It oozes attitude and says ' Don't mess with us, we are The Fuc#en' Stooges and we are here to Rock ' The RAW POWER album in its original muddy mix is an inspiration to thousands of artists. These Bands came along quite a few years before The Buzzcocks became the 'first ' DIY Band in history. he must be the world's No.1 expert, he knows all the finite details. About the album Main artist: Iggy & The Stooges Composer: Various Composers Label: Columbia - Legacy Genre: Pop/Rock Rock 16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz. The name of the host eludes me at present, however, he too is awesome. There's a radio Station in Sydney, Australia, called 2Ser 107.3 FM and they have a program that only plays Garage Rock, it is awesome and plays the most amazing obscure records and Bands. The Stooges were leading the way at the forefront of the vanguard and there were hundreds of Garage Bands playing their own style of dirty Rock who never saw the exposure they deserved. I'm fairly certain that the guys in the Band were ' beatin' their brains with liquor and drugs ' in a big way in the early 70'sĪs with The M-C5 and a few more Bands around the late 60's and early 70's, there was united anti-establishment and ant-Vietnam War sentiment.

I think it was meant to be a down in the gutter, sleazy sounding album.

The re-mix has its merits as well, though it's a cleaner sound and that isn't what The Stooges were portraying to the world with the original mix. Click to expand.RAW POWER is a dirty and grungy album, I feel that the muddy and murky mix adds to it's unique quality.

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