Fun House - The Stooges

Fun House enjoys a much cleaner production when compared to The Stooges debut album, and while fans of the punky debut might disagree I think it makes Fun House a more accessible album. There's also a slight jazz influence to be found; especially within the title track which is an interesting touch and the album has a good flow to it and oozes a certain class. ''Loose'' and ''Burn'' are two of my favorite Stooges tracks and so it's no surprise Fun House is, on balance my favorite Stooges record. The album as a whole is filled with iconic hits, I mean "T.V. Eye", "Loose", "1970" - it's still gritty, lo-fi down and dirty garage ...  Read the complete review

Famous for their wild live performances and erratic performance due to heavy heroin use The Stooges were active 1967-1974 and reformed in 2003. The original release of this album in 1970 had the original line-up; Ron Asherton on guitar, Scott Asherton on drums, infamous vocalist Iggy Pop and the late Dave Alexander on bass. Alexander would be fired later that year for turning up to a gig too drunk to play. It was recorded as live and was intended to capture the energy of their live shows; however it was received poorly by the public and critics alike. However, today it is thought of as one of the forefathers of punk. It was voted loudest album ever in 2007 by ...  Read the complete review