With their debut album, The Stooges immediately delivered a blueprint of their sound. Raw, simple and exciting with a rebellious and dissatisfied feeling. In doing so, the group rebelled against the prevailing hippie culture, but it did match the raw rhythm & blues feeling of yesteryear. Frontman Iggy Pop had already taken the bus to Chicago in the early sixties to play drums in blues clubs. He
… learned from veterans that most of his peers had forgotten. The Stooges managed to translate the primitive blues sound to their hometown Detroit, known for the many stamping car factories. The Stooges is the most accessible album of the three albums released by the group. Despite their nihilistic lyrics, I Wanna Be Your Dog and 1969 are still exciting pop songs. With the drugged (and long-winded) We Will Fall, the quartet gave a taste of their experimental side. The debut, produced by John Cale (Velvet Underground), can still effortlessly compete in the current range of rock CDs. (PdK)more
