Metallic K.O. [Import][Live]

Iggy & The Stooges

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 24, 2003)
• Original Release Date: 1976
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Import, Live
• Label: Freud-Jungle Full
• ASIN: B000023ZC3
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #184,967 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Digitally remastered reissue, from the original tapes, of their critically acclaimed & last ever show, recorded at Michigan Palace in Detroit on February 9th, 1974. Contains the original six tracks on disc one, plus a bonus CD with six cuts from a gig at the same venue on October 6th, 1973, 'Raw Power', 'Head On', 'Gimme Danger', 'Search And Destroy', 'Heavy Liquid' & 'Open Up And Bleed'. 12 tracks total. Double slimline jewel case. 1998 Jungle Records release.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Real Truth, February 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Metallic KO (Audio CD)

To some, like the critic above, this album can only be considered a document, because of the less than desirable sound quality. To Stooges fans, especially those who never got their hands on the "Skydog" release, this is a godsend. This live album actually takes the rage of Raw Power to the next level. Although the above critic questions whether one could call the album's material "music", I found it to be highly musical; they even add piano to nearly all tracks, and harmonica to a couple. The sound quality is different on both shows; Disc 1, the last Iggy and the Stooges show, has crisp vocals for the most part, and sludgy music, disc 2 just the opposite. Jungle made a mistake, though: During the second minute of "Raw Power", there is an annoying skipping noise that lasts for about 30 seconds. A minor flaw, yet worth mention. Iggy's sarcastic commentary is certainly one of the high points of this album. He even has the nerve to make a racial comment toward some guy, after which you can clearly hear the audience's disgust. Nearly all of the "unreleased" songs are great, particularly Heavy Liquid (I favor the disc 1 version), Head On, and (I'm not kidding) Louie Louie. The low points are the two versions of Gimme Danger: they drag on too long, and Iggy gets over-dramatic twords the end of them. To sum up my directionless review, Metallic KO is just as brutal as you've heard, but it is so much more. Please stay away from it if you are easily offended! Stooges fans, place your order.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brutal..., November 28, 2005

By	B. Bowman "Double B" (Jersey, United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Metallic K.O. 2xCD (Audio CD)

While this might not be the best live recording, it does capture one of the most furious shows ever. I personally don't think the sound quality is all that bad, but I admit its not top notch. Besides, how good is a live punk album supposed to sound? To me, the Stooges are the epitome of punk. What other band had a singer that went on a radio show the day of their last gig and challenged the local Hell's Angels to "come down to the gig and do your worst"? The best part was that they DID show up and were probably responsible for the majority of the objects hurled at the band during the show (some of which you can hear on this CD). Iggy practically makes this into a comedy album with all his put downs of the audience. The version of "Rich Bitch" on this disc has made me laugh every time I've heard it. The Stooges really went out as punk as they could. I don't think this last show could have been topped. I'm only sorry that there isn't a film of this.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Stooges fans only, February 22, 2006

By	Michael Hanson - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Metallic KO (Audio CD)

This two disc set includes both the original Metallic K.O. (the stooges last show) and the popular recording that James Williamson did of a 1973 Michigan concert. I have the vinyl version of this, and i suppose it sounds similar to the c.d. I also have the original Metallic K.O. pressing, and for some reason or other it sounds better than the version available on this. The Metallic K.O. show is a classic, even though the sound is a bit rough (it's a bad 4-track recording). The second disc, the Williamson recording, has better sound quality. A lot of listeners bash this and other Stooges' records due to the sound quality, but it must be understood that recordings such as these are intended for die-hard Stooges fans. The Williamson show is, to my knowledge, the finest sound quality available of any of the Stooges' live shows. If you love the Stooges, you should own this. If not, don't buy it and don't bash it. It's a piece of history, and like an obscure fourteenth-century latin text on medieval monasticism, it's only meant for specialists.