Former guitarist Ron Ashton was moved to bass and replaced by James Williamson, whose precise, razory playing makes RAW POWER the Stooges' most guitar-driven album. Though the Stooges were on the verge of breaking up at the time RAW POWER was recorded, it still comes across as (arguably) their most focused and powerful release. The remix, supervised by Iggy Pop himself, is as collar grabbing as the Stooges' skin-scratching rage itself." - Rating: A Q (5/97, p.136) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "a fantastically crude and powerful rock 'n' roll document and probably long overdue the re-mastering make-over that Pop himself has now given it.it's beefed up and more contemporary- sounding but retains its murky, lo-fi thrill."Įntertainment Weekly (4/4/97, p.82) - ".In past pressings, the guitars were too loud, the drums buried. the best Stooges album and arguably the musical and philosophical catalyst for the punk movement.Destined to remain horribly influential." Q (8/94, p.126) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - ".The Stooges were the acme of nihilism. Musician (7/97, p.86) - ".I've been playing along with this barre-chord extravaganza for aerobic exercise, as will all aspiring and/or nostalgic punks." Rolling Stone (5/10/73) - ".the Stooges return with a vengeance, exhibiting all the ferocity that characterized them at their livid best." Bulking up the rhythm section and nudging the guitar noise past the pain threshold, Iggy's remix creates a fresh context for his mad-dog act.a gloomy spell that's both complex and compelling." Rolling Stone (6/12/97, p.114) - ".gleams with new menace and foreboding. Mojo (3/03, p.76) - Ranked #8 in Mojo's "Top 50 Punk Albums" - ".Iggy's uncelebrated '90s remix reinstates the intended muscle. Q (1/03, p.64) - Included in Q Magazine's "100 Greatest Albums Ever" Paste - " sounded great even at the height of dysfunction. Rolling Stone - 5 stars out of 5 - "Iggy Pop delivers these desperate anthems as if he's lived every self-mythologizing line." Spin - "ven the two 'ballads' are full of menacing swagger." Rolling Stone - Ranked #125 in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" - " proto-punk-rock classic." Rolling Stone - ".the Stooges return with a vengeance, exhibiting all the ferocity that characterized them at their livid best." Mojo - Ranked #8 in Mojo's "Top 50 Punk Albums" - ".Iggy's uncelebrated '90s remix reinstates the intended muscle. Q - 4 Stars (out of 5) - ".The Stooges were the acme of nihilism. Rolling Stone - ".gleams with new menace and foreboding. Musician - ".I've been playing along with this barre-chord extravaganza for aerobic exercise, as will all aspiring and/or nostalgic punks." Q - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "a fantastically crude and powerful rock 'n' roll document and probably long overdue the re-mastering make-over that Pop himself has now given it.it's beefed up and more contemporary- sounding but retains its murky, lo-fi thrill." Q - Included in Q Magazine's "100 Greatest Albums Ever"Įntertainment Weekly - ".In past pressings, the guitars were too loud, the drums buried.
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