The Weirdness is the fourth studio album of the American rock band The Stooges , released March 6, 2007 . This is the band’s first album consisting of new material since Raw Power (1973), and the last album with Ron Ashton , who died in early 2009 .
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| Studio album The Stooges | ||||
| Date of issue | March 6, 2007 | |||
| Recorded by | October 7-30, 2006 | |||
| Genres | garage rock , hard rock , jazz rock , punk rock | |||
| Duration | 40:04 | |||
| Producer | Steve albini | |||
| A country | ||||
| Label | Virgin records | |||
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| Reviews | |
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| Cumulative rating | |
| A source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 44/100 [1] |
| Critics' ratings | |
| A source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Alternative press | 0.5 / 5 [3] |
| Bbc music | (very favorable) [4] |
| Entertainment weekly | B− [5] |
| NME | 7/10 [6] |
| Pitchfork | 1.0 / 10 [7] |
| Popmatters | 3/10 [8] |
| Rolling stone |  [9] |
| Slant magazine | [ten] |
| Uncut | 2/10 [11] |
List of Songs
All compositions are written by Iggy Pop , Ron and Scott Ashton.
- Trollin '- 3:05
- “You Can't Have Friends” - 2:22
- ATM - 3:15
- “My Idea of Fun” - 3:17
- “The Weirdness” - 3:45
- Free & Freaky - 2:39
- Greedy Awful People - 2:07
- “She Took My Money” - 3:48
- “The End of Christianity” - 4:19
- Mexican Guy 3:29
- Passing Cloud - 4:04
- "I'm Fried" - 3:44
Record Members
- The stooges
- Iggy Pop - vocals
- Ron Ashton - Guitar
- Scott Ashton - Percussion
- Mike Watt - Bass
- Guest musicians
- Steve Mackay - Saxophone
- Brendan Benson - Backing Vocals ("Free & Freaky")
Notes
- ↑ The Weirdness . Archived March 22, 2013.
- ↑ Mark Deming . The Weirdness . Allmusic . Date of treatment February 17, 2012. Archived March 22, 2013.
- ↑ J. Bennett. Why, Iggy, why? . altpress.com . Date of treatment February 17, 2012. Archived June 5, 2008.
- ↑ Nick Reynolds. The Stooges The Weirdness Review . bbc.co.uk (March 2, 2007). Date of treatment February 17, 2012. Archived March 22, 2013.
- ↑ Dalton Ross. The Weirdness (2007) . EW.com (February 23, 2007). Date of treatment February 17, 2012. Archived March 22, 2013.
- ↑ Michael Lane. The Stooges . NME.COM (March 9, 2007). Date of treatment February 17, 2012. Archived March 22, 2013.
- ↑ Stuart Berman. The Stooges . Pitchfork (March 20, 2007). Date of treatment February 17, 2012. Archived March 22, 2013.
- ↑ Zeth Lundy. The Stooges: The Weirdness . PopMatters (March 27, 2007). Date of treatment February 17, 2012. Archived March 22, 2013.
- ↑ Rob Sheffield. The Stooges . Rolling Stone (March 7, 2007). Date of treatment February 17, 2012. Archived March 22, 2013.
- ↑ Jimmy Newlin. The Stooges . Slant Magazine (March 5, 2007). Date of treatment February 17, 2012.
- ↑ David Cavanagh. The Stooges - The Weirdness . Uncut.co.uk . Date of treatment February 17, 2012. Archived March 22, 2013.