| | |  | The Stooges | Home » » The Stooges | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | Long before the raw power of punk icon Iggy Pop became legend, his first incarnation as Iggy Stooge of proto-punk trailblazers The Stooges roared into being. The essence of punk years before the genre existed, The Stooges' furious music was a howling, visceral, fuzztone-drenched, and unprecedented vortex of sound, as evidenced on their revolutionary self-titled, John Cale-produced 1969 debut album. Their bracing follow-up, Fun House portrayed their evolution into a fiercer, stronger band with Iggy's primal vocals and mad brilliance more potent than ever. Each immortal album is now remastered and twice as amazing with a second disc of rarities and previously unreleased tracks. | | | Features: | |
• The Stooges - Brazil Import
| | | Product Details: | | | Audio CD Release Date:
| August 16, 2005 | | Studio:
| Elektra / Rhino | | Number Of Discs:
| 2 | | Format:
| Original recording remastered, Deluxe Edition | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 38 reviews |
| | | Track Listing: | | | Disc: 1 | | | 1. | 1969 | | 2. | I Wanna Be Your Dog | | 3. | We Will Fall | | 4. | No Fun | | 5. | Real Cool Time | | 6. | Ann | | 7. | Not Right | | 8. | Little Doll | | | Disc: 2 | | | 1. | No Fun (Original John Cale Mix) | | 2. | 1969 (Original John Cale Mix) | | 3. | I Wanna Be Your Dog (Original John Cale Mix) | | 4. | Little Doll (Original John Cale Mix) | | 5. | 1969 (Alternate Vocal) | | 6. | I Wanna Be Your Dog (Alternate Vocal) | | 7. | Not Right (Alternate Vocal) | | 8. | Real Cool Time (Alternate Mix) | | 9. | Ann (Full Version) | | 10. | No Fun (Full Version) | |
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38 of 39 found the following review helpful:
 A deal at twice the price!Sep 24, 2005
By Martin Butler
I purchased this CD (and Funhouse) primarily to give my modern stereo a work-out. Anyone who has the pre-remastered Stooges CDs knows how muddy the quality was on those past releases, especially compared to today's artists and their CDs.
Not only did Elektra do a phenomenal job remastering the tapes, they turned both albums into necessary collector's editions for any Stooges fan. In addition to a legendary album remastered and brought up to today's standards, you get a bonus disc full of unreleased material.
In the case of the self-titled debut, the bonus disc contains what would have been the Psychedelic Stooges' first album, had producer/Velvet Underground-er John Cale had his way. Cale's original mixes (too "arty," as explained in the liner notes) for "No Fun," "1969," "I Wanna Be Your Dog," and "Little Doll" are included; at their best, they're completely different songs from the versions we all know. "I Wanna Be Your Dog" is the stand-out, with Cale burying the guitar and bringing the piano and bells to the fore, creating something so familiar yet so different to what is probably the Stooges' most well-known song. Oh yeah, and the bonus tracks are all remastered, too.
Unlike the remastering job that Columbia did with Raw Power, Elektra kept the rawness and the energy intact and created a mix that sounds great. None of the overmodulation and distortion -- you can turn this mother up LOUD. A very clean mix that still manages to keep the volume, danger and intensity of America's greatest rock band. Ever.
11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Couldn't be more worth an upgradeSep 23, 2005
By MMS
"plasticspoons"
The new remastered version is 100% worth the money. The sound, the extras, and the liner notes are all great. The extras include some cool versions where they don't fade out Ron Asheton's extended wailing guitar solos. They just let him jam for a minute or longer than on the originals. That's exactly what I wanted, because it's his guitar that I really love. I agree with the other reviewer who said that this albums sound beats the pants off of the old version.
15 of 17 found the following review helpful:
Finally a Decent CDAug 17, 2005
By Bradley Warner
Finally someone reissued this on a decent sounding, well packaged CD. This beats the pants off of the previous CD version. The bonus tracks are fascinating. What on Earth was John Cale thinking when he mixed I Wanna Be Your Dog with the guitar sounding like a bumble bee, the drums way off in another room somewhere and a giant set of sleighbells dominating everything? The record would never have ignited the punk revolution if it had been issued with his mixes. The liner notes and photos are informative. Look at those amplifiers! And that Mosrite bass.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 top notchMar 02, 2006
By Max R. Tomlinson
Consider yourself an Iggy/Stooges fan? If so, then you MUST own a copy of this. The 1st disc is a great remaster of that fine, fine album with loads of clarity and punch.
The 2nd disc is a selection of previously unreleased outtakes and alternate versions. Worth the price of admission alone is the almost 7 minute version of `No Fun'. And what a great version it is, too.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
rock onSep 24, 2007
By B. E Jackson
Update- March 16, 2011
I've decided to update my rating to a perfect 5 stars because, to be totally honest, I didn't GET this album at first. I didn't really get the early and obvious influence of the punk rock movement this album would be responsible for, nor did I appreciate Iggy Pop's vocals.
Most importantly however, I didn't appreciate the 10-minute "We Will Fall". I must not have been paying close enough attention when I first heard it 10 years ago, because the wah wah pedals never even seemed noticeable to me back then, and the constant ominous chanting on the part of the background vocals that seemed to drag initially have actually improved *considerably* and make total sense when paying close enough attention to the lyrics. Excellent song that I completely didn't get at first, and I apologize for that. The atmosphere itself is another aspect of the song that floors me. I can't say I've ever experienced anything like it before. I do wish the viola didn't take so long to make an appearance though (all the way until the final minute). That thing is spooky as heck when it finally reveals itself.
Many of the other songs tend to blend together in my mind, such as "1969", "Little Doll" and perhaps the best of the bunch, "No Fun". These three songs in particular seem to be based on the same pattern but it's not a *bad* thing by any means. A lot of music out there blends together and it honestly doesn't matter in the slightest, especially when similarities are only noticeable when it concerns bands with their own unique style, which defines the Stooges.
Perhaps "Not Right" makes me think about the Ramones because the guitar riff alone is arguably more punk-ish than the rest of the album. If "Ann" is supposed to qualify as a ballad, well, all I can say is that it's one really twisted and bizarre ballad! Still, my favorite song just HAS to be "I Wanna Be Your Dog". Iggy's voice sounds pretty darn cool on this track, and he almost seems to imitate the guitar tone which is very very odd... and awesome.
Besides that, the guitar playing is honestly a tad thin compared to the tone the Stooges would have on their next two albums, and Iggy resembles Mick Jagger on several occasions, but besides these two minor setbacks, this album is pure classic without a single weak point if you ask me.
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