The Weirdness

The Weirdness
Studio album by The Stooges
Released March 6, 2007
Recorded October 7–30, 2006 at Electrical Audio Studios in Chicago, Illinois
Genre Garage rock, hard rock
Length 40:04
Label Virgin
Producer Steve Albini
The Stooges chronology
Telluric Chaos
(2005)		 The Weirdness
(2007)		 Raw Power Live: In the Hands of the Fans
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Alternative Press [2]
BBC Music Online (very favorable) [3]
The Boston Globe (mixed) [4]
Robert Christgau [5]
Entertainment Weekly (B-) [6]
NME (7/10) [7]
Pitchfork Media (1.0/10.0) [8]
Rolling Stone [9]
Slant Magazine [10]
Sputnikmusic [11]
Twisted Ear [12]
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The Weirdness is the fourth studio album by influential American hard rock band The Stooges.

The album features founding members Iggy Pop (vocals), Ron Asheton (guitar), and Scott Asheton (drums) along with new band member Mike Watt (bass guitar, formerly of Minutemen) and returning guest musician Steve Mackay (saxophone, who appeared on the Stooges' 1970 album, Fun House.) It is the first studio album of new material the Stooges have released since Raw Power (1973), and is also the final album to feature Ron Asheton, who died in early 2009.

Contents

Recording

The album was recorded by Steve Albini at his Electrical Audio studio in Chicago, Illinois during October 2006, and was mastered at Abbey Road Studios in London, England in December of that same year.[13] Watt posted a day-by-day diary of the recording sessions on his website, but this was deleted without explanation. Watt referred to the album's title as Secret Plan in his diary entries.

According to Watt's online diary, the songs recorded during the sessions included a finalized version of "My Idea of Fun" (first heard on the live CD Telluric Chaos) and a cover of The Beatles' "I Wanna Be Your Man" (more faithful to the Rolling Stones version), while a November 20 article on the album, derived mainly from an interview with Pop, also gives the following song titles as appearing on the album: "Trollin'", "ATM", "You Can't Have Friends,", "The Weirdness" and "Greedy Awful People." Further titles were announced in December after the album was mastered, and the final track listing was announced by Virgin Records on January 30, 2007.

Two singles for "My Idea of Fun" and "Free & Freaky" were released on the iTunes Music Store on February 20, 2007.

The album was also released as a vinyl LP with four bonus tracks.

"My Idea of Fun" was performed on the reality show Bam's Unholy Union when Bam Margera married girlfriend Missy Rothstein in the final episode at their wedding party in 2007.

Track listing

All songs by Iggy Pop/Ron Asheton/Scott Asheton, except where noted.

  1. "Trollin'" (3:05)
  2. "You Can't Have Friends" (2:22)
  3. "ATM" (3:15)
  4. "My Idea of Fun" (3:17)
  5. "The Weirdness" (3:45)
  6. "Free & Freaky" (2:39)
  7. "Greedy Awful People" (2:07)
  8. "She Took My Money" (3:48)
  9. "The End of Christianity" (4:19)
  10. "Mexican Guy" (3:29)
  11. "Passing Cloud" (4:04)
  12. "I'm Fried" (3:44)
Bonus tracks
  1. "O Solo Mio" (Japanese edition and Vinyl edition-only Bonus Track)
  2. "Claustrophobia" (Vinyl edition-only Bonus Track)
  3. "I Wanna Be Your Man" - Lennon–McCartney (iTunes and Vinyl edition-only Bonus Track)
  4. "Sounds of Leather" (Vinyl edition-only Bonus Track)

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Deming, Mark. The Weirdness at Allmusic. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  2. ^ J. Bennett. "Why, Iggy, why? The Stooges - The Weirdness review". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on June 5, 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080605164032/http://altpress.com/reviews/674.htm. Retrieved August 14, 2011. 
  3. ^ Reynolds, Nick (March 2, 2007). "BBC review The Stooges The Weirdness". BBC Music Online. http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/n2jw/. Retrieved August 14, 2011. 
  4. ^ Reed, James (March 6, 2007). "Same old Stooges, same old sound". Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/ae/music/cd_reviews/articles/2007/03/06/same_old_stooges_same_old_sound/. Retrieved August 14, 2011. 
  5. ^ "Consumer Guide, The Stooges reviews". Robert Christgau. http://robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?id=1548&name=The+Stooges. Retrieved August 14, 2011. 
  6. ^ Ross, Dalton (February 23, 2007). "The Weirdness Music review". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20012450,00.html. Retrieved August 14, 2011. 
  7. ^ Lane, Michael (March 9, 2007). "NME Album review - The Stooges". NME. http://www.nme.com/reviews/iggy-and-the-stooges/8278. Retrieved August 14, 2011. 
  8. ^ Berman, Stuart (March 20, 2007). "Album reviews: The Stooges: The Weirdness". Pitchfork Media. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/41684/The_Stooges_The_Weirdness. Retrieved August 14, 2011. 
  9. ^ Sheffield, Rob (March 7, 2007). Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/the-weirdness-20070307. Retrieved August 14, 2011. 
  10. ^ Newlin, Jimmy (March 5, 2007). "Music review: The Stooges: The Weirdness". Slant Magazine. Archived from the original on March 15, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070315032843/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=1067. Retrieved August 14, 2011. 
  11. ^ Donnelly, Dave (March 2, 2007). "The Stooges - The Weirdness (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=16916. Retrieved August 14, 2011. 
  12. ^ Acott, Kev. "The Stooges - The Weirdness review". Twisted Ear. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070930202018/http://www.twistedear.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=615&Itemid=31. Retrieved August 14, 2007. 
  13. ^ http://www.mikewatt.com/hoot_wattstooges2006record.html

External links

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The Stooges (1969) · Fun House (1970) · Raw Power (1973) · The Weirdness (2007)
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