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Aaaadrpk 02.25.2013 11:34 AM

Ready to die - Iggy and the Stooges
 
http://vimeo.com/60293792

http://vimeo.com/60293119

pad_023 02.25.2013 11:40 AM

The clip sounds awful

dazedcola 02.25.2013 01:10 PM

im extremely skeptical about this after the tragedy that was the weirdness

Mortte Jousimo 02.27.2013 01:39 PM

Of course "Scarerecrow" doesnīt sound as great as any song in Raw Power, but anyway it sounds lot better than anything in Weirdness. I really consider to buy that new one...

Severian 03.14.2013 06:11 PM

I'm not sure I'm ok with anyone- not even the Stooges- using Ready to Die as an album title. For some reason it just doesn't seem right to me. It's one thing to cheekily call your album Let it Be and fill it with greasy sloppy American punk... Or to swipe a title from CCR and reinvent and own it so completely that John Fogerty himself would have to admit that you used it better. But this just seems lazy and a little irritating.

I am thankful for the Stooges reunion, but only because it gave me the opportunity to see them live. I'd rather they not attempt to add to their once perfect discography.

louder 03.14.2013 06:29 PM

won't be as great as Biggie's Ready to Die.

Torn Curtain 03.31.2013 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Aaaadrpk

At first I really thought it was Loose (the riffs are very similar).

TheMadcapLaughs 04.01.2013 04:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by louder
won't be as great as Biggie's Ready to Die.


most albums in general aren't

Mortte Jousimo 05.23.2013 03:27 AM

Got this yesterday. Cover is great, but itīs only thing thatīs great in it. Only thing that makes it better than Weirdness is Williamson is still one hell of a guitarist. It seems Iggy just have nothing left about the wild beast he used to be in the seventies. Hope the name means they donīt do any studio records anymore. The most interesting songs in the album are those three ones that donīt sound Stooges at all. Maybe they should have gone that direction instead trying to make "Stooges-riffs".

ann ashtray 05.23.2013 04:28 AM

[quote=dazedcola]im extremely skeptical about this after the tragedy that was the weirdness[/quote

This isn't the same band, though. Must be remembered.

ann ashtray 05.23.2013 04:38 AM

This isn't the Stooges in their prime, but it's considerably better than most everything else rock coming out these days. James guitar playing is badass. The weakest link, as I've come to expect, is Iggy himself. Seems as if a fair amount of time went into the actual music. I can't say the same for the lyrics. It is better than The Weirdness. Considerably so. But then again, it's not really the same band either. Something important most forget about the Stooges is that those first two records, and Raw Power were NOT the same, nor intended to be the same, bands. James Williamson added an element that was very different than those first two records as him and Ronnie are two very different types of players. Ron played little to no role in the writing that went into Raw Power. They are fun to compare and contrast....

Ron, way more poetic, loose. That trashy blues and free jazz and Ravi Shankar no doubt came out in his playing in various ways.

James - More technically efficient (most guitar players, including myself, will tell ya his riffs are much more difficult to play. I honestly can't play many of them). His influences weren't as obvious, which is funny cause the argument could probably be made that his playing is/was more generic than Ron's.


It's not the best record ever, but it's a lot of fun. I recommend giving it a listen. I was honestly surprised at how good it was compared to what I thought it would be.

Mortte Jousimo 05.23.2013 06:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ann ashtray
This isn't the Stooges in their prime, but it's considerably better than most everything else rock coming out these days. James guitar playing is badass. The weakest link, as I've come to expect, is Iggy himself. Seems as if a fair amount of time went into the actual music. I can't say the same for the lyrics. It is better than The Weirdness. Considerably so. But then again, it's not really the same band either. Something important most forget about the Stooges is that those first two records, and Raw Power were NOT the same, nor intended to be the same, bands. James Williamson added an element that was very different than those first two records as him and Ronnie are two very different types of players. Ron played little to no role in the writing that went into Raw Power. They are fun to compare and contrast....

Ron, way more poetic, loose. That trashy blues and free jazz and Ravi Shankar no doubt came out in his playing in various ways.

James - More technically efficient (most guitar players, including myself, will tell ya his riffs are much more difficult to play. I honestly can't play many of them). His influences weren't as obvious, which is funny cause the argument could probably be made that his playing is/was more generic than Ron's.


It's not the best record ever, but it's a lot of fun. I recommend giving it a listen. I was honestly surprised at how good it was compared to what I thought it would be.

I agree that I became in a very good feelings after listening Ready to die yesterday. So I think I will listen it at least few times. And listen also in the future when I need music that isnīt too "heavy". I didnīt expect much for this, but maybe I expect little more...

Rob Instigator 05.23.2013 08:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Severian
I'm not sure I'm ok with anyone- not even the Stooges- using Ready to Die as an album title. For some reason it just doesn't seem right to me. It's one thing to cheekily call your album Let it Be and fill it with greasy sloppy American punk... Or to swipe a title from CCR and reinvent and own it so completely that John Fogerty himself would have to admit that you used it better. But this just seems lazy and a little irritating.

I am thankful for the Stooges reunion, but only because it gave me the opportunity to see them live. I'd rather they not attempt to add to their once perfect discography.


Their discography is far from perfect. there are some seriously boring filler tunes on Raw Power and Stooges and Fun House. For all the rightful praise the Stooges get, I see too many people ignoring their tepid filler material. They did not make great complete records in my opinion. (I know this will make swa(y) cry out his eyeholes...)

Toilet & Bowels 05.23.2013 09:50 AM

What the hell counts as filler on funhouse?

Rob Instigator 05.23.2013 10:02 AM

one man's filler is another man's slightly boring 3rd tier tune...

Toilet & Bowels 05.23.2013 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob Instigator
one man's filler is another man's slightly boring 3rd tier tune...


Sure, but I'm just curious which songs you find to be filler on that record, because to me it's perfect from beginning to end.

Rob Instigator 05.23.2013 10:34 AM

Funhouse is the best collection of songs no doubt. It is my fave Stooges.

Toilet & Bowels 05.23.2013 11:26 AM

Yeah, but please name the filler songs. I can understand why you'd say there's filler on the other 2 though.

Mortte Jousimo 05.23.2013 12:04 PM

To me there are no fillers of any of those three albums. If I have to say one filler, it will be We Will Fall, but on the other hand I like it very much too & itīs hard to imagine first album without that tune. To me perfect album doesnīt mean every song in it is perfect. Itīs the entity. Or do somebody say every song is perfect for example in SY DDN?

h8kurdt 05.23.2013 01:02 PM

I gave the new album a listen last week and honestly, it sucks. 60 year old guys writing songs about their dicks etc just sounds a band desperate to re-live their early years.


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