Genre: Garage Rock
Label Number: 74071-2
© 1970-1988 Elektra Records
AllMusic Review by Mark Deming
© 1970-1988 Elektra Records
AllMusic Review by Mark Deming
The Stooges' first album was produced by a classically trained composer; their second was supervised by the former keyboard player with the Kingsmen, and if that didn't make all the difference, it at least indicates why Fun House was a step in the right direction. Producer Don Gallucci
took the approach that the Stooges were a powerhouse live band, and
their best bet was to recreate the band's live set with as little fuss
as possible. As a result, the production on Fun House bears some resemblance to the Kingsmen's
version of "Louie Louie" -- the sound is smeary and bleeds all over the
place, but it packs the low-tech wallop of a concert pumped through a
big PA, bursting with energy and immediacy. The Stooges were also a much stronger band this time out; Ron Asheton's blazing minimalist guitar gained little in the way of technique since The Stooges,
but his confidence had grown by a quantum leap as he summoned forth the
sounds that would make him the hero of proto-punk guitarists
everywhere, and the brutal pound of drummer Scott Asheton and bassist Dave Alexander had grown to heavyweight champion status. And Fun House is where Iggy Pop's
mad genius first reached its full flower; what was a sneer on the
band's debut had grown into the roar of a caged animal desperate for
release, and his rants were far more passionate and compelling than what
he had served up before. The Stooges may have had more "hits," but Fun House
has stronger songs, including the garage raver to end all garage ravers
in "Loose," the primal scream of "1970," and the apocalyptic anarchy of
"L.A. Blues." Fun House is the ideal document of the Stooges at their raw, sweaty, howling peak.
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