Considered the godfathers of punk, the Stooges pioneered a raw unabashed sound that would be later catogorized as proto-Punk, punk, and punk rock.
Fronted by the infamous Iggy Pop and original backed by the underappreciated talents of guitarist Ron Asheton, Drummer Scott Asheton, and Bassist Dave Alexander. The Stooges were original found by an Elektra spokesman who was on location to sign the MC5. The Stooges opened for them that night and (with the support of the MC5) also got a contract with Elektra. After their self-titled release (1969) and the followup Fun House (1970) Elektra droped the Stooges for lack of record sales.
In 1972 Iggy meet David Bowie who then had them signed to Columbia. The lineup changed to include James Williamson on guitar with Ron Asheton takeing over Bass, and Scott Asheton remaining on drums. In 1973 Raw Power was released to the traditional lack of sales ending the Stooges for good. Iggy Pop continued working with David Bowie to make solo recordings but none matched the raw energy present on the Stooges' records.
In 2003 Iggy Pop reunited Ron and Scott Asheton for a few songs on his album Skull Ring and a subsequent tour.
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Kickass proto punk band. Jello Biafra refers to them as one of his influences when first getting into punk rock.
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Not to be confused with the Three Stooges, The Stooges were a truly groundbreaking band and the godfathers of punk. They helped give rise to Iggy Pop, a legend of punk and one of the greatest frontmen around. Mick Jagger and Alice Cooper both take pages out of Iggy's book. Their influence can be best seen in bands like the MC5, the Ramones, The Damned, and most recently Velvet Revolver.
Man, I would rather listen to the Stooges any day over that Good Charlotte shit
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A word used commonly by Yilmaz-the greatest human being of all time.
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Someone who is used by others to get what they want, a clown, a follower.
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A moron. A stooge has skewed thinking and little intelligence yet thinks he/she is equal to or better than everyone else.
Did you see Tom sucking up to the Director? He doesn't even know what the words mean. What a stooge!
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1. To be made fun of or joked on in a manor that you did not expect or see coming.
2. To be blindsided because someone got you to look the other way.
"He totally stooged me with that joke.. I had forgotten about that"
"I looked to the right and then he slapped me from the left.. He really stooged me."