“Fun House” by The Stooges - album review

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TJR says

No John Cale around for their second LP, this time produced in L.A. by former Kingsmen keyboardist, Don Gallucci. Iggy Stooge is reborn as Iggy Pop. His influences; Howlin’ Wolf, James Brown and Jim Morrison are chewed up and spat out over the course of this provocative 36 minute rock-blast, whooping, howlin’ and snarlin’ his way through the set. It’s a good enough album – the performances are solid from all – but somehow it’s not nearly as exciting as last years’ debut. Compare album closers “Little Doll” (1969) vs “L.A. Blues” (1970). Loosely speaking, route-one catchiness has given way to indulgent extremities. “Fun House” has a strong mid-core though; “T.V. Eye” and “Dirt” close-out side 1 brilliantly and “1970” opens up side 2 (and the decade) with a sax-squalling two-chord thriller. A good ‘un – but, as I say, for me, far below the classic that was the 1969 debut.

The Jukebox Rebel
02–Jan–2008

Tracklist
A1 [03:43] 6.6.png The Stooges - Down On The Street (Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton, James Osterberg, Dave Alexander) Proto-Punk
A2 [03:34] 6.3.png The Stooges - Loose (Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton, James Osterberg, Dave Alexander) Proto-Punk
A3 [04:17] 7.9.png The Stooges - T.V. Eye (Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton, James Osterberg, Dave Alexander) Proto-Punk
A4 [07:03] 6.8.png The Stooges - Dirt (Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton, James Osterberg, Dave Alexander) Rock
B1 [05:15] 8.3.png The Stooges - 1970 (Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton, James Osterberg, Dave Alexander) Proto-Punk
B2 [07:47] 6.7.png The Stooges - Fun House (Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton, James Osterberg, Dave Alexander) Rock
B3 [04:57] 5.4.png The Stooges - L.A. Blues (Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton, James Osterberg, Dave Alexander) Avant-Garde

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