Records were the main thing in the house. They would have opinions about what I was buying and what was coming out. My parents were really into records, still are - my mother made up her own pop chart and compared it with the official one each week. glam stuff: Roxy Music, Bowie, the Sweet, everything. I was really into the pop singles of the day, which were all the U.K. It was a cool start and the band were my first love, but the truth is I got it because the label had a great photo of Marc Bolan and Mickey Finn on it, so I was snagged by that. I was pretty young when I bought my first record - nine, I think. And in this exclusive essay taken from 101 Essential Rock Records, the eternally boyish erstwhile Smiths guitarist writes about the effect of the Stooges’ 1973 David Bowie-produced napalm blast of an album, Raw Power. The book, which was edited and compiled by Jeff Gold, is a loving tribute to the long-lasting cultural importance of the vinyl LP.Īs someone who has contributed to his share of pre-digital, pre-cassette classics, Johnny Marr can speak with authority about the special charm of gatefolds and needle grooves. See you next album, and keep as cool as you can.In the upcoming 101 Essential Rock Records: The Golden Age of Vinyl From the Beatles to the Sex Pistols, out December 6, music stars ranging from David Bowie to Devendra Banhart wax rhapsodic about the joys of vinyl and their favorite LPs. Editing is by Rich Bunnell, and special thanks to our own Mike DeFabio, the Other Leading Brand, for production and original music.

Follow Discord & Rhyme on Twitter for news, updates, and other random stuff. You can buy or stream Raw Power and other albums by Iggy and the Stooges at, your local record store, or the usual suspects such as Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and Amazon. The Stooges - Penetration (this episode only) The Dukes of Stratosphear - What in the World?. “Discord & Rhyme (theme),” composed by the Other Leading Brand, contains elements of:

THE Bruce Dickinson – executive production on 1997 reissue Ron Asheton – bass guitar, backing vocals Iggy Pop – lead vocals, celesta (4), piano (2, 5), production and mixing for 1997 reissue The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heatĭavid Bowie - The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell The Three Stooges - I Want a Hippopotamus for ChristmasĮwan McGregor - Gimme Danger (from Velvet Goldmine) Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell (originally titled “Hard to Beat”)Ĭonsolation Prizes (with James Williamson) Iggy Pop’s “Butt Town” on Beavis and Butt-Head (YouTube)ĭiscord & Rhyme’s Raw Power playlist (Spotify) Jim Jarmusch’s Stooges documentary Gimme Danger (Amazon) Rock Band's 'Search and Destroy' isolated guitar track (YouTube) Songs That Changed Music on 'Search and Destroy' (YouTube) co-creator Christopher McCulloch, though, not Iggy Pop himself. Rich mentioned the Adult Swim show Venture Bros, and Iggy Pop actually plays a role on the show as henchman to David Bowie, Sovereign of the Guild of Calamitous Intent. The closing cover of Madonna’s “Ray of Light” is from the Stooges’ performance at the 2008 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Mike consulted the liner notes in the booklet of the Iggy mix, as promised, and the swords in “Search and Destroy” were sabres they found in an antique shop. In our discussion, we detail the drug-fueled, messy production of the record that yielded two radically different mixes of the album that continue to divide fans to this day. Mostly ignored upon release, its primal, menacing energy would become a blueprint for countless punk and hard rock bands in the decades to come. This week, the street-walking cheetahs of Discord and Rhyme take a stroll down the dark, sketchy alley that is Iggy and the Stooges’ 1973 classic Raw Power.

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