Pop, Iggy & The Stooges Live At He Lokerse Festival (Pal/Region 0) DVD - Import

PAL/Region 0. Some 30 years after splitting in 1974, Iggy Pop reunited with his original band, The Stooges, to record some new tracks and tour. This performance recorded at Europe's Lokerse Festival in August 2005 includes blistering versions of nearly all the great tracks from the first two Stooges albums as well as new songs Skull Ring and Mindroom. It's clear from the opening bass riff of Loose that the Stooges' raw power has not waned. It all kicks off with the pounding primitive thud of Scott "Rock" Asheton's drums. Ex-Minuteman Mike Watt (standing in for the dearly departed Dave Alexander) let's rip with a powerful bass wobble guaranteed to let loose the most uptight caboose. Scott's brother Ron grinds in on guitar to create a filthy groove, over which he adds the mind-melting wail of distorted wah. On top of this sea of sound floats the one and only Iggy, whose grunting, gurgling, let-it-all-hang-out vocal style and on-stage gyrations epitomise the art of singing as the raw expression of the soul. Barely out of their teens in their heyday (1967-1974) the Stooges were as much influenced by Detroit's industrial noise as they were rock groups like the Velvet Underground, The Who, the Stones and experimental jazz artists such as Sun Ra and John Coltrane. * Please note you will need an All Code DVD player to view.