

Every addition adds insight to a band literally addicted to danger. A deluxe limited edition box set was released in 2010 in the US and only through the Iggy and The Stooges website. This new deluxe edition adds an equally unhinged 1973 Atlanta performance with confrontational banter and previously unreleased spasms like "Cock in My Pocket".

New band member Williamson, along with bassist Ron Asheton and drummer brother Scott Asheton, flail in a synchronized wallop that almost single-handedly invented punk. "I'm a runaway son of the nuclear A-bomb," he rants in "Search and Destroy," embodying glam rock's theatricality while dumping its affectations. The Stooges, Raw Power The Stooges (Collector’s Edition) Rhino Records Raw Power (Legacy Edition) Columbia/Legacy The Quick Fix If you’re in a hurry, this is all you need to know. Iggy Pop delivers these desperate anthems as if he's lived every self-mythologizing line. Finally, the third and most brutal album from these Detroit legends gets both the rawness and the power it deserves. A 1997 reissue of the album experimented with a thicker, less dynamic mix this new version reinstates Bowie's trebly, off-kilter production while adding clarity and heft the original LP lacked. Get all the lyrics to songs on Raw Power (50th Anniversary Legacy Edition) and join the Genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics.

To even hear the rhythm section on co-producer David Bowie's 1973 mix of Raw Power, you need to crank the volume until it feels like James Williamson's reckless guitar leads are piercing your skull.
