Led by lead singer/rock 'n' roll icon Iggy Pop, the Stooges burst onto the Detroit scene in the late 60's, narrating their cold, bleak, boring lives through amped-up rock & roll. Like NYC's The Velvet Underground, the Stooges revealed an explicit world of sex, drugs, and rock & roll, only their view was even rawer. The Stooges left out the romantic nature of the Velvets, instead taking a more vulgar approach in lyrics and musical approach. Their sound stemming from the electricity of British blues, the unapologetic nature of American Rhythm and Blues, and the psychedelic rock of West Coast bands like the Doors.
Iggy Pop became one of the most iconic frontmen in Rock 'n Roll, rolling on glass during live shows, provoking the audience and using household items like peanut butter to smother himself with. Brothers Ron and Scott Asheton rounded out the core of the bands early lineup. They created their own version of Rock 'n Roll, haphazardly plowing through songs with a totally unique blend of rhythm and attack. Since their debut in 1969 The Stooges became an underground sensation, a band that was too dangerous to ever break into top 40 radio. Following three albums, the Stooges disbanded, but the group's popularity grew over the decades, as legions of bands used their filthy brand of Rock as their blueprint for creating the next waves of punk and indie music.
The Stooges reunited in 2003 with the Asheton brothers, but with the untimely death of Ron Asheton in 2009 the band disbanded. Currently the Raw Power era Iggy and the Stooges reunited with guitarist James Williamson.
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