Stooges Drummer Scott Asheton Dies

[Kristy]

From AllMusic.com:

Just about every drummer in a punk band in the 1970s modeled their playing after the simplistic yet hard-hitting style of the Stooges' Scott Asheton.

Now, I can't agree with that.

http://www4.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Hard+Rock+Calling+2012+Day+1+LSi8atkE7Eql.jpg

Anyhoo, R.I.P. Scott.

(check out Mike Watt)

[ELVIS]

Who ??

[FORD]

What the fuck do you mean, "who"??

You never heard of the Stooges?

(And no, I don't mean Moe, Larry, and Curly)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbn0DaJHucg

Rest in peace, Scott :(

[FORD]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9xIm7Owyso

[FORD]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sSKH0iXWo8

[FORD]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvp6RsD32Ms

[FORD]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1c6om8dUGA

[ELVIS]

Old man Iggy needs to pull his pants up...

[Jérôme Frenchise]

I saw Iggy & the Stooges twice, once in Colmar (Alsace) in August 2005 - in the middle of the wine festival, what a blast - and in Nyon (Switzerland) in July 2011.
They're one of my fave bands ever, because of "Funhouse" (1970) and "raw Power" (1973). Iggy was cool enough to gather the band together in 2003 with the Asheton brothers to tour and play the first two albums (Ron Asheton didn't want to hear about "Raw Power" where James Williamson took over on guitar. After Ron died in 2009 he called back Williamson, who was then Sony Music's number 2... Iggy can really persuade anybody.

Now without Scott Asheton on drums they should call themselves Pop & Williamson or some other name alike...

Anyway, R.I.P. Mr Scott Asheton. Get a hell of a jam session out there with Ron on guitar and Dave Alexander on bass. Maybe take Lee Brilleaux from Dr Feelgood on vocals. :)

[Kristy]

Who ??

Go fuck yourself.

[Jérôme Frenchise]

"Raw Power", if only it had originally been mixed as it should, could have been the ultimate rock album.

It's saturated with energy, balls and filth. You can't rock harder, more furiously than that.

[Nitro Express]

I know The Stooges were a main inspiration to the guys in The Ramones. The Stooges probably were the world's first punk rock band.

[vandeleur]

The Stooges probably were the world's first punk rock band.

There is a good argument to say that's true

[Nitro Express]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1c6om8dUGA

Ha! If Iggy said,"Everyone take their clothes off and let's have an orgy on the stage!" They would have done it. He had the audience eating out of his hand.

[FORD]

I know The Stooges were a main inspiration to the guys in The Ramones. The Stooges probably were the world's first punk rock band.

Well, the MC5 would probably argue that. They started about the same time.

I'd probably vote for the Sonics. Who were in Tacoma WA long before the NBA team of the same name was in Seattle.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFED-5tZtC8

[Green Manalishi]

Some would even argue that The Who were the first punk band . All good first punk band suggestions . I'm sure it started in a grimey garage somewhere in the '60's .

R.I.P. Scott Asheton .

[VAiN]

Well, the MC5 would probably argue that. They started about the same time.

I'd probably vote for the Sonics. Who were in Tacoma WA long before the NBA team of the same name was in Seattle.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFED-5tZtC8

Just curious - what makes a punk band 'punk'? This sounds like oldies rock/surf music to me.. nothing remotely edgy about it.

[FORD]

By today's standards, it's pretty tame. But in 1964, that was about as "cutting edge" as it got. And then they influenced the Stooges and the MC5 who influenced the Ramones and the Sex Pistols who influenced the Dead Kennedys & Black Flag, and so on.....

[ELVIS]

By today's standards, it's pretty tame. But in 1964, that was about as "cutting edge" as it got.

I disagree...

Circle gets a square...

[FORD]

Yeah what the hell do you know..... let's remember what you were doing in 1964......


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm9lhzQEhAk

....way to rip off the Stones version of "Route 66", by the way. :biggrin: