What is The Stooges?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = The Stooges | image = Stooges4.jpg | image_size = | landscape = | alt = | caption = The Stooges (2007) | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = | genre = [[Protopunk]], [[garage rock]], [[hard rock]], [[punk rock]], [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] | years_active = 1967–1974, 2003–present | label = | associated_acts = | website = | current_members = [[Iggy Pop]]<br />James Williamson<br />Mike Watt<br />Toby Dammit | past_members = [[Steve Mackay]]<br />Scott Asheton<br />Ron Asheton<br />Dave Alexander<br />Bill Cheatham<br />Jimmy Recca<br />Zeke Zettner<br />Bob Sheff<br />Scott Thurston<br />Tornado Turner }} '''The Stooges''' are an American [[protopunk]] band.<ref name=SIR>{{cite web|title=Anacronistic: The Stooges (Punk Rock)|url=http://www.stillinrock.com/2014/12/anachronique-stooges-punk-rock.html|website=Still in Rock (Brooklyn, NY)|accessdate=31 March 2015|language=French|date=1 December 2014}}</ref> They were formed in 1967 in [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]] and began to record music two years later. Their first album was released in August 1969. It was produced by [[John Cale]] from [[The Velvet Underground]].<ref name=SIR /> They released two more albums before the first members broke up in 1974. ==Musical style and influences== The Stooges's music has been described as [[Protopunk]], [[garage rock]], [[hard rock]], [[punk rock]] and [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]]. Iggy Pop and their members singing just like [[MC5]], [[Dr. Feelgood (band)|Dr. Feelgood]] and [[New York Dolls]]. ==Discography== * ''The Stooges'' (1969) * ''Fun House'' (1970) * ''[[Raw Power]]'' (1973) * ''The Weirdness'' (2007) * ''Ready to Die'' (2013) == References == {{Reflist}} {{music-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Stooges, The}} [[Category:1960s American music groups]] [[Category:1970s American music groups]] [[Category:American punk bands]] [[Category:American rock bands]]