Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "The Stooges" in English language version.
I think you understand that we're not informed by other contemporary music. We're informed by Hawkwind and the Stooges and Suicide and strange Japanese films. And we also write some killer riffs, and we deliver them with intelligence, wit, and energy. That's about it.
There was no scene as far as we were concerned. Influences were: rock'n roll like Eddie Cochran, blues like Howling Wolf, country like Hank Williams, garage like The Misunderstood, beat groups like the Stones, Glam, like Roxy Music, and trashy rock 'n roll like the Stooges.
Even when Sonic Youth started, we all were inspired by all kinds of things we were listening to. Early influences would have to include The Velvets and The Stooges and all this quite aggressive music.
But we were also influenced by a lot of other kinds of music. Like dub reggae, for instance. It was very influential on us. And of course glam-rock. T-Rex, Bowie, early-Roxy Music. Then there were the things like The Stooges, MC5, The Velvet Underground was huge influence. So all of that went into the mix.
The influence on our sound was DNA from the original Rock & Roll of the 1950's, and I would say we were also influenced by Iggy and the Stooges; who were really the predecessor to punk rock. Aggressive, atomic, hard rock 'n' roll.
You have to remember we grew up listening to all that stuff on the radio. That was what was on the radio. All that stuff was hits. Very big influence on Pere Ubu along with Velvets, Stooges and MC5.
I actually think that Fun House is the best Stooges album. (...) It's just that the guitar sounded worse. I don't know why – maybe it was the recording, but it seemed further away, almost. It just didn't have the impact of the first record. But they're still one of the most important bands to me, and were definitely one of the biggest influences.
Early on in Ride, it was Spacemen 3, House of Love, My Bloody Valentine, Loop, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., The Fall, Pixies, and Stone Roses," says Bell. "As well as older stuff like The Beatles, Stones, the Velvets, and the Stooges."
It still has all of the usual influences, like 60s garage, proto-punk, the Stooges, obviously, '77 punk, hardcore, and then that weird 80s post-hardcore scene with SST, Homestead, and Touch & Go.
The influence on our sound was DNA from the original Rock & Roll of the 1950's, and I would say we were also influenced by Iggy and the Stooges; who were really the predecessor to punk rock. Aggressive, atomic, hard rock 'n' roll.
Even when Sonic Youth started, we all were inspired by all kinds of things we were listening to. Early influences would have to include The Velvets and The Stooges and all this quite aggressive music.
But we were also influenced by a lot of other kinds of music. Like dub reggae, for instance. It was very influential on us. And of course glam-rock. T-Rex, Bowie, early-Roxy Music. Then there were the things like The Stooges, MC5, The Velvet Underground was huge influence. So all of that went into the mix.
I actually think that Fun House is the best Stooges album. (...) It's just that the guitar sounded worse. I don't know why – maybe it was the recording, but it seemed further away, almost. It just didn't have the impact of the first record. But they're still one of the most important bands to me, and were definitely one of the biggest influences.
I think you understand that we're not informed by other contemporary music. We're informed by Hawkwind and the Stooges and Suicide and strange Japanese films. And we also write some killer riffs, and we deliver them with intelligence, wit, and energy. That's about it.
It still has all of the usual influences, like 60s garage, proto-punk, the Stooges, obviously, '77 punk, hardcore, and then that weird 80s post-hardcore scene with SST, Homestead, and Touch & Go.
Early on in Ride, it was Spacemen 3, House of Love, My Bloody Valentine, Loop, Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., The Fall, Pixies, and Stone Roses," says Bell. "As well as older stuff like The Beatles, Stones, the Velvets, and the Stooges."
You have to remember we grew up listening to all that stuff on the radio. That was what was on the radio. All that stuff was hits. Very big influence on Pere Ubu along with Velvets, Stooges and MC5.
There was no scene as far as we were concerned. Influences were: rock'n roll like Eddie Cochran, blues like Howling Wolf, country like Hank Williams, garage like The Misunderstood, beat groups like the Stones, Glam, like Roxy Music, and trashy rock 'n roll like the Stooges.
