The Stooges have announced plans to reunite their surviving Raw Power lineup and perform the album in its entirety. The band will be performing under the "Iggy and Stooges" moniker which was the name that Raw Power was released under. Frontman Iggy Pop insists that "The Stooges" as a band no longer exist due to the sad death of guitarist/bassist Ron Asheton in January.
Three of the four original members of the Michigan band re-formed as the Stooges in 2003 and toured regularly for five years, including in Australia, but they played nothing from Raw Power because the band's line-up changed after its first two albums, the Stooges and Funhouse. When the band became Iggy and the Stooges to make their third album in 1973, guitarist Ron Asheton was replaced by James Williamson and Asheton played bass. Find the entire story here. Rhino (15 comments)
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Gritty (May 22, 2009)
thats the best news Ive heard in a while. james w is the shit, or was at one point anyway
kickinoutthejams (May 22, 2009)
Hopefully some of the Kill City songs will make it into their sets since Williamson is on board.
Cos (May 22, 2009)
Judging from the Ron Asheton obituary in Mojo a few months back, Williamson made it seem like this was only a matter of time. Isn't he a software engineer now or something?
joeg (May 22, 2009)
seeing all of fun house being annihalted by iggy, the asheton bros, and watt was incredible enough. i'd love to get the chance to see raw power played live.
DrGunn (May 22, 2009)
i think this is kind of bullshit with ron dead, but at the same time i'm a little excited because we all know raw power is the best stooges album.
BrandonSideleau (May 22, 2009)
Actually...I think you guys need to change a bit of the story...because the most recent interview I read with Iggy he said the Stooges WERE still active and weren't breaking up. | Features
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I saw them live with the Mad Caddies and liked what I heard. But then I went to their myspace and didn't like it as much. Still a solid band though