Iggy And The Stooges – Metallic 'KO (Vinyl)
You might wonder why anyone would want to listen to a recording of a gig that was disastrous by any stretch of the word. Metallic K.O. is famed for its hostile audience response; you can hear bottles break on the stage and bounce off the guitar strings, and Iggy responds by baiting the audience more mercilessly.
It was the last ever Stooges show and the playing was sloppy, the sound quality more so but there’s something inspiring about hearing the singer completely take over the stage, throwing both decorum and political correctness to the wind in order to harangue and harass the people who paid to see him.
Being a drunk, stumbling rock star is the ultimate pipe dream if you want to be successful and beloved without having to lift a finger. You’re in the spotlight, but you have no obligation to entertain. You take up space by your mere presence, are paid just for showing up, and can propagate the self-destructive mythology central to most rock-star personality cults by making an ass of yourself.
Then, you either die or, like Iggy Pop, become a meme because you somehow haven’t died yet.
Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Remastered
Tracklist:
A1 Raw Power 5:29
A2 Head On 7:23
A3 Gimme Danger 6:45
B1 Rich Bitch 10:52
B2 Cock In My Pocket 3:21
B3 Louie Louie 3:24
You might wonder why anyone would want to listen to a recording of a gig that was disastrous by any stretch of the word. Metallic K.O. is famed for its hostile audience response; you can hear bottles break on the stage and bounce off the guitar strings, and Iggy responds by baiting the audience more mercilessly.
It was the last ever Stooges show and the playing was sloppy, the sound quality more so but there’s something inspiring about hearing the singer completely take over the stage, throwing both decorum and political correctness to the wind in order to harangue and harass the people who paid to see him.
Being a drunk, stumbling rock star is the ultimate pipe dream if you want to be successful and beloved without having to lift a finger. You’re in the spotlight, but you have no obligation to entertain. You take up space by your mere presence, are paid just for showing up, and can propagate the self-destructive mythology central to most rock-star personality cults by making an ass of yourself.
Then, you either die or, like Iggy Pop, become a meme because you somehow haven’t died yet.
Vinyl, LP, Reissue, Remastered
Tracklist:
A1 Raw Power 5:29
A2 Head On 7:23
A3 Gimme Danger 6:45
B1 Rich Bitch 10:52
B2 Cock In My Pocket 3:21
B3 Louie Louie 3:24
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