The Stooges
The Stooges / Fun House

Rhino
1969/1970/2005
A/A
Reviewed by: Patrick McNally
Reviewed on: 2005-08-18



Posted 08/18/2005 - 11:27:09 AM by IanMathers:
 I am absolutely fucking thrilled to hear these have received a proper remaster. Fun House alone kills most of the pretenders out there stone dead.
 
Posted 08/18/2005 - 03:55:19 PM by J_R_K_:
 maybe i misread your comment about bowie producing raw power and that being a benefit, but conventional hipster wisdom is the original bowie mix of that album is sub-par to the iggy pop remix from '97 or whenever. but yeah, the songs are different and better instrumentation due to bowie having been in the studio, regardless of the mixes.
 
Posted 08/18/2005 - 05:11:02 PM by IanMathers:
 I believe he meant the Bowie production got Raw Power more attention, not that it was a plus or minus. "Best known", not "best" - because it sure as hell isn't as good as FH.
 
Posted 08/18/2005 - 05:19:11 PM by PatrickMcNally:
 Yah, Ian says what I meant. Thanks Ian! The Iggy mix of Raw Power pisses over the Bowie one, but it wasn't even known about at the time. The Stooges fucking RULE, they're one of those bands that have infinite depth for me.
 
Posted 08/19/2005 - 12:02:22 AM by roadrunner:
 I was just wondering...is there anything on the bonus discs that come with these remasters that make rebuying the albums (for more money, even) worthwhile?
 
Posted 08/19/2005 - 10:54:30 AM by J_R_K_:
 stooges rule indeed. saw em at coachella and was not disappointed, iggy out-fronts all frontmen. and the bomp mixes of raw power rival fun house, in my opinion. fun house is still the best album