the stooges

[thatguynamedjosh247]

anyone like the stooges here? i'm a big fan of their earlier stuff, like their first self-titled album, and "fun house". and ron asheton is the best punk guitarist imo. thoughts?

Edited April 13, 2018 by thatguynamedjosh247

[Brigante]

Funhouse is glorious - Loose into TV Eye, it doesn't get more primal than that.
Prefer Ron Asheton to James Williamson, but Williamson-era Cock In My Pocket has the greatest lyric ever written:
'Just wanna fuck, don't want no romance'.
You don't get that in Shakespeare, Marlowe or the King James Bible...   
 

Edited April 13, 2018 by Brigante

[John M]

I have only Raw Power from 1973.  I love the sound and the material, especially Search and Destroy - including those lyrics! - as well as Raw Power and Shake Appeal.  I will have to listen to the first two albums.  I think Williamson is great - will have to compare him to Ron Asheton.

The sound of Search and Destroy is just amazing.

[thatguynamedjosh247]

20 hours ago, John M said:

I have only Raw Power from 1973.  I love the sound and the material, especially Search and Destroy - including those lyrics! - as well as Raw Power and Shake Appeal.  I will have to listen to the first two albums.  I think Williamson is great - will have to compare him to Ron Asheton.

The sound of Search and Destroy is just amazing.

i like raw power a bit, but i think the sound is a bit too tinny for my taste, but we can all agree search and destroy is amazing. as for my favorite tunes by them, i would have to say down on the street (one of the best riffs off all time imo), tv eye, and i wanna be your dog are my top three, not necessarily in that order.

[thatguynamedjosh247]

On 4/13/2018 at 11:21 AM, Brigante said:

Funhouse is glorious - Loose into TV Eye, it doesn't get more primal than that.
 

i agree, both great tracks! 

[thatguynamedjosh247]

also... ron asheton is one cool looking dude.

[Jimmy's Dragon Suit]

On 4/13/2018 at 11:21 AM, Brigante said:

Funhouse is glorious - Loose into TV Eye, it doesn't get more primal than that.
Prefer Ron Asheton to James Williamson, but Williamson-era Cock In My Pocket has the greatest lyric ever written:
'Just wanna fuck, don't want no romance'.
You don't get that in Shakespeare, Marlowe or the King James Bible...   
 

I have an original Elektra 1st press of Funhouse on vinyl and it is an amazing sounding record. The louder you crank it, the better is sounds and it creates a pleasant disturbance to my neighbors.

[Brigante]

There's a brilliant line in the YouTube comments for Loose:
'This song has the same riff as Smoke on the Water'!
Fcking funny!

[thatguynamedjosh247]

On 4/16/2018 at 12:22 PM, Brigante said:

There's a brilliant line in the YouTube comments for Loose:
'This song has the same riff as Smoke on the Water'!
Fcking funny!

lol what?

[thatguynamedjosh247]

On 4/16/2018 at 8:42 AM, Jimmy's Dragon Suit said:

I have an original Elektra 1st press of Funhouse on vinyl and it is an amazing sounding record. The louder you crank it, the better is sounds and it creates a pleasant disturbance to my neighbors.

lucky bastard...

[The Pagemeister]

 

[luvlz2]

 

Edited September 4, 2020 by luvlz2

[1975NQ]

I got the remastered Fun House with all the extra session tracks when it came out back in 2005 ... such a great record, one of my favorites. This should be required listening for all rock fans.To your original question, if Ron Asheton isn't the quintessential punk guitarist, I don't know who is.

Edited December 27, 2021 by 1975NQ