In 1972, the Stooges were near the point of collapse when David Bowie's management team, MainMan, took a chance on the band at Bowie's behest. By this point, guitarist Ron Asheton and bassist Dave Alexander had been edged out of the picture, and James Williamson had signed on as Iggy's new guitar mangler; Asheton rejoined the band shortly before recording commenced on Raw Power, but was forced to play second fiddle to Williamson as bassist. By most accounts, tensions were high...   [ read more ]

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Though lacking the teenage venom of cuts like "1969" and "I Wanna Be Your Dog" off of The Stooges and the unadulterated raw power of, well, Raw Power, Wild Love is still essential for die-hard fans. The album, culled from rehearsals in Detroit, Los Angeles, and New York for the band's 1973 tour, runs the gamut from full-fledged, ready-to-record tunes to the types of swampy jams that the band has claimed indicative of their studio songwriting process. Gems like the three minutes of {\rock & r...   [ read more ]

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In the seemingly never ending chronicling of the Stooges, this collection gives a glimpse-via CBS rehearsal tapes-of what might have been the next album after Raw Power had the band not self destructed. Some of these songs ("Cock In My Pocket," "Head On") made their first appearance on the legendary Metallic K.O. live bootleg. A rag tag collection of live tapes from their final tour featuring maniacal versions of "Rich Bitch" and "Wet My Bed" round out this collectors' package. ~ Cub Koda, All ...   [ read more ]

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