Fun House is the ideal document of the Stooges at their raw, sweaty, howling peak.
To say that their second album, Fun House, is one of the greatest rock & roll records of all time risks hyperbole, but the evidence is inescapable.
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If there's one thing I didn't know upon listening to this album, it was that Iggy Pop was a part of The Stooges (yes, I'm pretty dumb sometimes). The energy he shows on this album with his vocal performance is simply wild, and that's exactly what I love to hear when I'm looking to jam out to rock n roll music. Not to mention the overall personality of the album is just unfiltered fun, delivering what's it title promises: Fun.
The guitar riffs are so fuckin' good as well, having ... read more
Good grief...
You guys certainly weren't kidding, this shit is heavy as FUCK. As far as I'm concerned, the Stooges made an album that absolutely crushes every other contemporary record in terms of heaviness bar Black Sabbath (and even then, I think that last track might actually have Ozzy beat...).
This shit is absolutely PRIMAL in a way that shouldn't even feel possible for 1970. Whenever Iggy isn't singing on these songs, he's belting out animalistic wails that blur the line between being ... read more
The Stooges influential sophomore album 'Funhouse' did a lot for what would eventually become Punk music and it has its musical merits but I get held back from enjoying it in its entirety by one thing, that being Iggy Pop's vocals, I cannot stand them on some of these songs, they're so obnoxious that its actually grating to me. I'll give him credit though as he matches the fairly loud and abrasive instrumentals but with the way his vocals sound they border on being unlistenable for me. Besides ... read more
One of the most important albums to the creation of punk rock. This album is if Hot Rats and Paranoid had a weird ass baby. Iggy Pop’s vocal performances here are energetic, lively, and fun which complements the heavy and awesome instrumentals. The jazz elements in here also great and truly add to the album. This album also feels like a jam session that just happened one day (mainly due to the improvisational elements) making this album truly feel like a fun and great time.
1 | Down On the Street 3:43 | 91 |
2 | Loose 3:34 | 90 |
3 | T.V. Eye 4:17 | 88 |
4 | Dirt 7:03 | 92 |
5 | 1970 5:15 | 88 |
6 | Fun House 7:47 | 88 |
7 | L.A. Blues 4:57 | 76 |
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