The Stooges are one of those groups, that people just feel they have to like as its the cool thing to do. The amount of people that I`ve met over the years, that say they love the Stooges (I`d guess most have only heard a few songs) usually amazes me, considering the lack of musical knowledge that some of these people have.

The Stooges were about energy and attitude which they had in abundance, which made up for their lack of quality in the song writing department.

The story goes, that Iggy Pop was actually one of the first well known vocalists to be inspired by Jim Morrison when the Doors appeared in Detroit circa 68. He was so impressed to see Jim in a daze, falling on the floor and falling off the stage, that he knew he just had to incorporate some of this into his own act :finger:

i love em

fave song is probably TV Eye

(i wanted to say LA Blues but that's pretty pretentious elitist talk)

...Why? If it's your favorite song, just say so.

I unfortunately don't have any album besides the fantastic Funhouse, but I have liked what I have heard from other albums. Gotta love how these guys were going absolutely nuts onstage in the late 60's. They made rock n roll look truly dangerous.

ok LA Blues then

<---------------music snob

Funhouse is awesome. If you like them live, get Metallic KO.

Dang and I saw that at the used book store the other day. I'll try to pick it up.

"Metallic 2X K.O." is the better version.

Hands down one of the most influencial bands ever. Some of my favs would be:
TV Eye
Search and Destroy
I Wanna Be Your Dog
No Fun
Raw Power

all good songs.. my favorite Stooges song though:

Missed that one. Good catch.

i got drunk last night and listened to funhouse loud as ****. i love the sax at the end of 1970