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The Weirdness (CD)

By: The Stooges (Artist)

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DISC 1 for The Weirdness (CD) Album By The Stooges (Artist)
1   Trollin'
2   You Can't Have Friends
3   ATM
4   My Idea Of Fun
5   Weirdness, The
6   Free & Freaky
7   Greedy Awful People
8   She Took My Money
9   End Of Christianity, The
10   Mexican Guy
11   Passing Cloud
12   I'm Fried
 

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Review

Rolling Stone (p.77) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his is a real reunion, with all three living members of the original quartet....Iggy squawks about his favorite topics..."
Spin (p.90) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[A] slick hard-rock set....Ron spews out trashy concise guitar solos as Scott batters the drums in suitably brutal fashion."
Kerrang (Magazine) (p.49) - "At its most savage and fearless, THE WEIRDNESS flares with a fire that matches their earlier flailings..."

Title Note

Composers: Iggy Pop; Ron Asheton; Scott Asheton.

The Stooges: Iggy Pop (vocals); Ron Asheton (guitar); Steve Mackay (saxophone); Mike Watt (bass instrument); Scott Asheton (drums).

Recording information: Electrical Audio, Chicago, Illinois (10/07/2006 - 10/30/2006).

It's unreasonable to expect the reunited Stooges of 2007's THE WEIRDNESS to match the power, intensity, and attitude of their 1969 self-titled debut or 1970's FUN HOUSE. And they don't. However, this disc has much to offer. These aren't the drug-addled, knuckle-headed burnouts who changed the direction of rock-&-roll in one visionary swoop. Rather, this is an older, wiser, and more accomplished set of musicians having fun.

Iggy and the Aeshton brothers (with Mike Watt replacing Dave Alexander on bass) know they have a reputation to uphold, and it's clear from note one that this is a Stooges album. Ron Aeshton's guitar burns with vintage fury, and while it's not as revelatory as it was in the early 1970s, it's still one of the most distinct guitar sounds ever. Iggy's lyrics are less blunt here, but just as wry and bizarre, with "Trolling" and "My Idea of Fun" sounding about as close to old Stooges outtakes as one could hope for. Scott Aeshton clearly wants to show off his new chops, but never at the expense of the band's essential primitiveness. Frankly, THE WEIRDNESS could have been a bloated disaster, but the boys kept things simple and made a record that doesn't necessarily build on the legend, but doesn't tarnish it either.

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