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Rock · 1969 · 8 tracks

The Stooges

The Stooges

Primitive, distorted, and dangerously bored. The 1969 blueprint for punk rock that traded hippie optimism for heavy riffs and hypnotic, raw nihilism.

August 5, 1969 · Elektra/Asylum Records

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A confrontational blend of suburban boredom and raw, distorted aggression.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks
01
1969
4:07
02
I Wanna Be Your Dog
3:10
03
We Will Fall
10:18
04
No Fun
5:16
05
Real Cool Time
2:32
06
Ann
3:00
07
Not Right
2:51
08
Little Doll
3:21
Moments Worth Listening For
The relentless, single-note piano pulse that drives 'I Wanna Be Your Dog' into a hypnotic trance.
The sudden shift from the heavy riffing of 'Ann' into the chaotic, improvised 'I'm Sick' coda.
The way 'No Fun' stretches a simple two-chord progression into five minutes of pure, sneering teenage apathy.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does The Stooges sound next to the rest of The Stooges's catalogue?

Existential+1.7σ

The writing leans notably further into existential than the rest of the catalogue.

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