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TheBigBlack's Rock Top 10 |
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Alice Cooper
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Paul McCartney & Wings
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Neil Young
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Mike Oldfield
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John Lennon
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Elton John
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Iggy And The Stooges
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Like him or not, no one can deny Iggy Pop is a legend of the music industry. This album is one of the reasons why. It was pretty much Iggy with a hired backing band at this point as the original Stooges had parted ways, and the man was out to make a statement. Raw Power is aggressive proto-punk with all the hallmarks of the style long before the Sex Pistols or even Ramones. The production is terrible (produced by David Bowie, who stated he was given a twenty-four track tape with everything recorded on only two of the tracks), the overblown mix red-lines its way through the 8 powerhouses, rarely giving the listener a moment to take a breath. 'Search And Destroy' opens, and is a letter of intent to the listener, warning them to stay low or be pummelled - and although the album immediately changes gears with the acoustic driven 'Gimme Danger', the aggressive mix still makes this a moment of nervous energy and explosive power. Side B opens with the title track, and it is every bit as brain shaking as side A. Everything about this album was ahead of its time, and it isn't hard to hear why so many list it as an influence - even if you will likely be deaf after only a couple of listens. One thing of note, if you do find the mix challenging - check out the remix made in 1997 (apparently from the actual multitrack masters). It does a good job of keeping the urgency of the music, whilst removing the treble heavy toxic noise of the original. |
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Pink Floyd
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Led Zeppelin
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TheBigBlack's Metal Top 10 |
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Black Sabbath
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Last Data Update:
 1973-02-25 Alice Cooper - Billion Dollar Babies.jpg)
 1973-12-07 Paul McCartney and Wings - Band On The Run.jpg)
 1973-10-15 Neil Young - Time Fades Away.jpg)
 1973-03-25 Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells.jpg)
 1973-11-02 John Lennon - Mind Games.jpg)
 1973-10-05 Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.jpg)
 1973-02-07 Iggy And The Stooges - Raw Power.jpg)
 1973-03-10 Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon.jpg)
 1973-03-18 Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy.jpg)
 1973-12-01 Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath.jpg)