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The Stooges is tagged as: punk, proto-punk, garage rock, rock, punk rock

The Stooges are an American rock band which formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States in 1967. They released three studio albums before breaking up in 1974. Despite having little to no chart or radio success, the band has proved to be one of the most influential rock groups of the past 40 years. The band reunited in 2003, released another record in 2007 and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. Their best known lineup consisted of Iggy Pop (vocals), Ron Asheton (guitar), Dave Alexander (bass) and Scott Asheton (drums).
Singer Iggy Pop and his wild onstage antics were often the focus of attention. The band sold very few records in their original incarnation and often performed to indifferent or hostile audiences. Nevertheless, the Stooges are often regarded as hugely influential both on then-nascent heavy metal and later on punk rock.
As has been said about The Velvet Underground, the handful of people who did actually buy the Stooges’ early records at the time ended up forming bands of their own. Velvet Underground member John Cale produced the original incarnation of their self-titled album).
The Stooges drew their sound from a variety of influences: The Who, James Brown, Bitches Brew, Ravi Shankar, Bob Dylan, Booker T and The MGs, The T...
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Top 10 The Stooges Songs
I Wanna Be Your Dog
Search and Destroy
1969
No Fun
Down On the street
Gimme Danger
Real Cool Time
Loose
T.V. Eye
Ann
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Top 10 The Stooges Albums
The Stooges
Fun House
Rough Power
Raw Power
The Weirdness
Funhouse
The Stooges [Deluxe Edition]
My Girl Hates My Heroin
Funhouse [Deluxe Edition]
Penetration
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