![]() ![]() The band's last performance of this era was captured on the live album Metallic K.O. They disbanded in February 1974 as a result of Pop's ever-present heroin addiction and erratic behavior (at least off stage, as many people around the band acknowledged that while performing or rehearsing, Iggy had more focus). Around this time they also made a number of recordings that became known as the Detroit Rehearsal Tapes, including a number of new songs that might have been included on a fourth studio album had the band not been dropped by Columbia shortly after the release of Raw Power. With the addition of a piano player (briefly Bob Sheff and then Scott Thurston), Iggy and the Stooges toured for several months, starting in February 1973. ![]() Raw Power would go on to become one of the cornerstones of early punk rock, although the album sold rather poorly, and was regarded as a commercial failure at the time of its release. g c em candy, g c em you were so fine verse 1 g beautiful beautiful c em girl from the north g you burned my heart c d with a flickering torch bm c i had a dream that no one else could see am d c. This line-up, billed as Iggy & The Stooges, recorded their third album, the massively influential Raw Power (1973), which Bowie mixed in a somewhat controversial manner (in 1997, Raw Power was re-mixed by Iggy Pop and re-released). The pair attempted to reconstitute the Stooges with British musicians, but finding no suitable additions, brought the Asheton brothers back into the band (this "second choice" decision rankled Ron Asheton, as did his change from guitar to bass). ![]() and got them a deal with Columbia Records. Bowie, then at the height of his Ziggy Stardust-era fame, brought Pop and Williamson to the U.K. Read Full Bio With the Stooges in limbo, Iggy Pop met David Bowie in September 1971, and the pair became good friends.
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