Iggy’s original naïve attempt at mixing in 1974 had all the instruments on one channel and the vocals on the other, just as EMI had done to simulate stereo on the Beatles’ back catalogue. In hindsight, it’s amazing that the line “Love in the middle of a firefight” from ‘Search and Destroy’ is reflected in Bowie’s 1977 song, ‘”Heroes”’ in his lines, “ The guns shot above our heads / and we kissed as though nothing could fall.” My favorite lyric is when Iggy rhymes “using technology” with “make no apology” on the same song. Decades later, it became critically acclaimed, proving there were other people in the world with good taste. It highly repelled my parents and friends, so I was sure that I had discovered a real treasure. Raw Power was a dazzling mess, only because of the tight, powerful relentless band behind the metallic wall of sound – the Stooges. It was a fresh sonic abomination, completely re-defining our idea of music. To my teenage ears it sounded like a bunch of angry guys attacking some kind of loud machinery with razor blades. This razor-sharp edge secured the album’s place in history. The vocals and guitar were so prominent that the low end was barely audible. Admittedly, the original mix was done on old equipment, which further distorted (or enhanced) an already chaotic, unconventional and rebellious sound. When it was mixed by David Bowie and released in 1973, the album became history - fast. One day it appeared in all its magnificence, The Holy Grail – the Raw Power album. But first, let’s be thankful for the way it was. He’s the man, and this is it – the way it should have been. See you next album, and keep as cool as you can.Cheers to Sony Legacy for giving Iggy Pop the ultimatum, “Either you re-mix it or we will!” No matter what Iggy did with the Stooges’ Raw Power master tapes, it would have been inarguably legitimate. Editing is by Rich Bunnell, and special thanks to our own Mike DeFabio, the Other Leading Brand, for production and original music. Follow Discord & Rhyme on Twitter for news, updates, and other random stuff. You can buy or stream Raw Power and other albums by Iggy and the Stooges at, your local record store, or the usual suspects such as Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and Amazon. The Stooges - Penetration (this episode only) The Dukes of Stratosphear - What in the World?. “Discord & Rhyme (theme),” composed by the Other Leading Brand, contains elements of:
THE Bruce Dickinson – executive production on 1997 reissue Ron Asheton – bass guitar, backing vocals Iggy Pop – lead vocals, celesta (4), piano (2, 5), production and mixing for 1997 reissue The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heatĭavid Bowie - The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell The Three Stooges - I Want a Hippopotamus for ChristmasĮwan McGregor - Gimme Danger (from Velvet Goldmine) Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell (originally titled “Hard to Beat”)Ĭonsolation Prizes (with James Williamson) Iggy Pop’s “Butt Town” on Beavis and Butt-Head (YouTube)ĭiscord & Rhyme’s Raw Power playlist (Spotify) Jim Jarmusch’s Stooges documentary Gimme Danger (Amazon) Rock Band's "Search and Destroy" isolated guitar track (YouTube) Songs That Changed Music on "Search and Destroy" (YouTube) co-creator Christopher McCulloch, though, not Iggy Pop himself. Rich mentioned the Adult Swim show Venture Bros, and Iggy Pop actually plays a role on the show as henchman to David Bowie, Sovereign of the Guild of Calamitous Intent. The closing cover of Madonna’s “Ray of Light” is from the Stooges’ performance at the 2008 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Mike consulted the liner notes in the booklet of the Iggy mix, as promised, and the swords in “Search and Destroy” were sabres they found in an antique shop. In our discussion, we detail the drug-fueled, messy production of the record that yielded two radically different mixes of the album that continue to divide fans to this day. Mostly ignored upon release, its primal, menacing energy would become a blueprint for countless punk and hard rock bands in the decades to come. This week, the street-walking cheetahs of Discord and Rhyme take a stroll down the dark, sketchy alley that is Iggy and the Stooges’ 1973 classic Raw Power.
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