"Raw Power" by Iggy Pop and the Stooges set a bar that has not been surpassed

[Taverner]

In terms of raw angst

Raw anger, discontent, pure screaming at the walls, all out display of great righteous rage....


No one has topped this.

Nobody.

Not Pearl Jam, whom I love

Not Screaming Trees, whom I love even more

Not Eminem or anyone current

Nobody

You can't beat the swagger of "Penetration" or "Gimmie Danger"

You can't replace the all out anarchy of "Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell" or "Shake Appeal"

Simply put, this album set a mark by which nobody has ever achieved greater...

[bluesbassman]

1. I just saw an ad today that Iggy And The Stooges are headlining the C2SV Festival In San Jose.

Iggy and the Stooges will perform at this year's C2SV Technology Conference & Music Festival, previously known as the Silicon Valley Sound Experience, on September 28th in San Jose, Calif. The band will play at St. James Park. More information and tickets can be found at C2SV.com.

http://www.iggyandthestoogesmusic.com/us/news/iggy-and-stooges-headline-c2sv-festival-san-jose

[Joe Shlabotnik]

2. *

[Tom Kitten]

3. I will agree with you there

And if you're ever in a furiously nihilistic angst-ridden mood nothing beats putting this album on and letting it blow out...

ending with this...

[nomorenomore08]

4. I think 'Fun House' is the better record overall, one of the greatest rock albums ever.

'Raw Power' is only a notch below it, though.

[bif]

5. The MC5's live album is tops in my book for high energy rock