American rock band formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1967. Pioneers of proto-punk and garage rock, best known for their early albums The Stooges (1969) and Fun House (1970). Core early members include Iggy Pop (James Osterberg), Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton and Dave Alexander; James Williamson played on later recordings.

Debut album The Stooges (1969) produced by John Cale; Fun House released in 1970; Raw Power released in 1973. The band is widely cited as a major influence on punk rock.

DeBaser hosts a set of passionate reviews that celebrate The Stooges' raw, proto-punk legacy. Early albums like The Stooges and Fun House receive consistent praise; later reunion work is viewed more critically. The reviews emphasize visceral performance, distortion, and influence on punk.

For:Fans of proto-punk, garage rock, punk history and Iggy Pop

 Distilled anger, anguish, personal abysses and animalistic, fierce, lust for life. Piss, sperm, sweat, spit. Dance in the mud, wild love, flowers of evil.

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 This is what the album makes me feel, after this record it’s over for everyone else, there’s no more room for anyone.

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 Funhouse perfectly captures the peculiar characteristics of the early '70s Stooges sound: dirty and raw sounds (despite a rock increasingly aimed toward the refinement of the same), hoarse and raucous voice, almost like the barking of a dog (totally out of place when compared to the crystalline throats of other singers of the time, see Ian Gillian) and a fundamental honesty and urgency that seeps from every groove (the attitude underlying the subsequent punk movement).

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