Of course, just about everything related to Raw Power has become much more appreciated in time. Over time, Bowie's mix has come to be viewed much more favorably – mostly because the album has never sounded as good when remixes (even one by Iggy) have been attempted. Although he enlisted his pal's help, no one in or around the band were happy with the result. When the results were lackluster, Bowie was brought in to create a mix that Columbia would find suitable.
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Iggy took first crack at mixing the album. It's almost as if he was punishing the instrument for his switch to bass. Refusing to be relegated to the background, Asheton created the perfect complement to Williamson's barbed guitar with sledgehammer bass lines. Williamson switched out Asheton's bluesy, psychedelic sludge for a metallic knock-out that was more, well, raw and powerful. Raw Power also proved that James Williamson was a worthy – although markedly different – successor to Ron Asheton as a Stooges guitarist. Listen to the Stooges Perform 'Search and Destroy' Even the record's two ballads (a quota Columbia requested) are layered with a grimy, back-alley sleaze, proving that punk was potent at any speed. It's no wonder that future punks were taking notes. As a compromise between intention and reality, the band would be credited as Iggy and the Stooges.Ĭall the band whatever you want – these guys created the definitive blueprint for punk rock with buzz-saw guitars, breakneck rhythms, Iggy growling, “Your pretty face is going to hell”. So, what was supposed to be an Iggy Pop solo record became the third Stooges album, albeit with a bit of band member musical chairs thrown in. Scott returned to his seat behind the drums, while Ron was moved from guitar to bass. And so, they decided to reunite with original Stooges (and brothers) Scott and Ron Asheton. Iggy Pop knew he wanted the help of James Williamson – who had been added as a second guitarist in the waning days of the Stooges – on the new album, but the pair couldn't find a rhythm section in 1972 London that shared their unique view of rock and roll. The newly minted glam superstar got Pop to sign to a management contract (with the same firm that handled Bowie) and landed him a deal as a solo artist with Columbia Records.
With Pop untethered to the Stooges and spiraling down the path of substance abuse, Bowie brought him to London. David Bowie was a huge fan of their first two records and discovered a kindred spirit in Iggy after meeting him in New York. Breakup and drug addiction ensued.Įnter Ziggy Stardust. A few years earlier, the band out of Ann Arbor, Mich., had recorded a pair of albums ( The Stooges and Fun House) for Elektra, but gained more notoriety than record sales. It both was and wasn't the third album by the Stooges. The history behind Raw Power is a little more complicated.
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