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Iggy & The Stooges - Metallic KO



Notorious live album. The story goes like this:

The Stooges final gig (prior to recent reformation) from '74. During a previous gig, Iggy had been pelted with eggs by members of a local biker gang, and had stopped the show to confront the chief egg hurler. He was a man mountain who promptly knocked the Iggster out cold.

Following this, the bikers had threatened to kill Iggy if he played at the gig recorded here. Artist / audience hostility ensues during the gig with the band getting pelted with all manner of projectiles, and Iggy continuing to bait the audience throughout.

Only the last few tracks were actually recorded at the last show, and it's a poor quality audience recording. Despite this, it's a good album, and the closer Louie Louie is a cracking version...