Stooges in London

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Stooges gig last week!! Anyone here go?

David Gunnip, Tuesday, 17 December 2002 10:54 (twenty-three years ago)

i saw them in france two weeks ago, and i was deceived by what i saw. the asheton brothers were old and weak (especially ron; scott did better), and j mascis seemed like a teenager who had seen accomplished his lifelong dream to play with his heroes: he couldn't stop doing those long solos full of feedback and wah-wah nonsense...
the only real punk that was onstage that night was mike watt. man he was scary.
but not even mike watt could make that a profitable reunion. i've seen loads of stooges cover bands (any teenager in a rock band has covered a stooges song, no?), and many of them were better than this one.
i wish i had seen mascis and barlow on the same stage, though.

joan vich (joan vich), Tuesday, 17 December 2002 11:40 (twenty-three years ago)

I've heard Mike Watt is like a scary old drunken punk rock Santa Claus-true?

Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Tuesday, 17 December 2002 13:10 (twenty-three years ago)

I've heard Mike Watt is like a scary old drunken punk rock Santa Claus-true?

Not true. Except maybe for the Santa Clause part (whatever that means) .. Go to one of his shows and talk to him ...

dave225 (Dave225), Tuesday, 17 December 2002 13:26 (twenty-three years ago)

six years pass...

Iggy + Mike Watt + Rock Action + James Williamson are going to play Raw Power in London on 2 and 3 May 2010 ?

StanM, Friday, 4 September 2009 15:31 (sixteen years ago)

No.

Mark G, Friday, 4 September 2009 15:36 (sixteen years ago)

Yes. :-)

http://iggypop.org/

5. 2/3,10: Iggy and the Stooges play"Raw Power" in it's entirety as part of ATP's "Don't Look Back" series, Hammersmith Apollo, London, UK.

StanM, Friday, 4 September 2009 15:52 (sixteen years ago)

No Rock Action though.

Mark G, Friday, 4 September 2009 15:55 (sixteen years ago)

Then who's going to be the drummer?

StanM, Friday, 4 September 2009 15:57 (sixteen years ago)

(Rock Action = Scott Asheton's nickname, not Ron's)

StanM, Friday, 4 September 2009 15:59 (sixteen years ago)

confusing!

Mark G, Friday, 4 September 2009 16:01 (sixteen years ago)

from the original article...

Raucous music played by skinny men in leather jackets is back, and much of the new decade's rock renaissance owes a debt to The Stooges. The Strokes took their gang mentality, The Datsuns their hell-for-leather exuberance, The Libertines their appetite for destruction.

way to make me hate the Stooges. :-(

won't be going for obvious reasons.

Evren Kader (Masonic Boom), Friday, 4 September 2009 16:17 (sixteen years ago)

Hope they've got a live sound man capable of randomly shifting instruments around in the mix between songs...

neither good nor bad, just a kid like you (unperson), Friday, 4 September 2009 16:32 (sixteen years ago)

oops didn't see this one. sorry. okay here's the announcement we just did:

We are delighted to announce two special shows on the 5th anniversary of Don’t Look Back and as part of our 10 years of ATP celebrations. It is a great honour to present Iggy and the Stooges performing Raw Power in its entirety at the Hammersmith Apollo on May 2 and May 3 2010.

Hammersmith Apollo was the venue that kicked off the first DLB five years ago with The Stooges performing Fun House, described by some as the best gig in London in many years and also by Iggy Pop himself as one of the top three gigs of his life.

Raw Power is one the best records ever made with gems like Gimme Danger and Search And Destroy so it doesn’t get much better than this, and tickets details will be revealed next week.

Also note that in the coming weeks we will be announcing two very special support acts both performing LPs as part of these two shows.

Stay tuned for details........

- Barry Hogan

Jamie_ATP, Friday, 4 September 2009 17:15 (sixteen years ago)


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