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Podcast: FRUMESS
Episode: The Stooges Fun House: One of the greatest albums of all time w/ Pete Marshall (Iggy Pop) | Frumess
Description: Pete “Damien” Marshall from Iggy Pop/Trolls and Samhain joins Frumess to discuss The Stooges Funhouse and why it is one of the greatest albums of all time.
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Fun House is the second studio album by American rock band the Stooges. It was released on July 7, 1970, by Elektra Records. Though initially commercially unsuccessful, Fun House has since developed a strong cult following. Like its predecessor (1969's The Stooges) and successor (1973's Raw Power), it is considered an integral work in the development of punk rock.
In 1969, Elektra Records had released the Stooges' debut album to mixed reviews and limited commercial success. Elektra head Jac Holzman believed that the MC5, another Michigan-based band, had more commercial potential than the Stooges.[7] Holzman asked former Kingsmen keyboardist Don Gallucci to produce the Stooges' second album.[7]
Having seen the group live, Gallucci told Holzman that the Stooges were an "interesting group, but I don't think you can get this feeling on tape"; Holzman, however, had already reserved recording time for him with the band in Los Angeles. The album was recorded at Elektra Sound Recorders in Los Angeles from May 11 to 25 of 1970.[8] Gallucci's plan as a producer was to use each day to record about a dozen takes of a particular song and then pick the one that would appear on the album. The first day consisted of soundchecks and run-throughs of all songs, with baffles b