''Telluric Chaos'' is a live album by the reunited Iggy Pop & The Stooges. It chronicles the closing date of the band's first ever Japanese tour, which took place on March 22, 2004, at the

Shibuya AX Shibuya (wikt:渋谷, 渋谷wikt:区, 区 ''Shibuya-ku'') is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward in Tokyo, Japan. As a major commercial and finance center, it houses two of the busiest railway stations in the world, Shinjuku Station (southern ...

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. The album documents a typical reunited Stooges set, primarily drawn from the band's first two albums (including all of ''

Fun House A funhouse or fun house is an amusement facility found on amusement park and funfair midways and is where patrons encounter and interact with various devices designed to surprise, challenge, and amuse them. Unlike thrill rides or dark rides, fu ...

'') with no material from the James Williamson era (''

Raw Power ''Raw Power'' is the third studio album by American rock band the Stooges (credited as Iggy and the Stooges), released on February 7, 1973 by Columbia Records. The album departed from the "groove-ridden, feel-based songs" of the band's first two ...

'', ''

Kill City ''Kill City'' is a studio album by American musicians Iggy Pop and James Williamson (musician), James Williamson, both formerly of the rock band The Stooges (band), the Stooges. It was recorded as a demo in 1975 but released in altered form in No ...

''). This live set also includes some of the first live performances of three of the four Stooges reunion tracks from Iggy Pop's 2003 solo album ''

Skull Ring ''Skull Ring'' is the fourteenth studio album by American rock singer Iggy Pop, released in November 2003. Every track on the album features guest performers. The performers are The Stooges, The Trolls, Green Day, Sum 41, and Peaches. Backgro ...

'' plus one brand new song, "My Idea of Fun" (a finalized version appears on their 2007 studio album ''

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'').

Track listing

All songs written by Iggy Pop,

Ron Asheton Ronald Franklin Asheton (July 17, 1948 – c. January 6, 2009) was an American musician , who was best known as the guitarist, bassist, and co-songwriter for the rock band the Stooges. He formed the Stooges along with Iggy Pop and his brother, ...

, Dave Alexander and

Scott Asheton Scott Randolph Asheton (August 16, 1949 – March 15, 2014) was an American musician, best known as the drummer for the rock band the Stooges. Asheton was born in Washington, D.C. and moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan with his family at the age of ...

except as noted. # "Loose" – 3:56 # "Down on the Street" – 4:23 # "1969" – 3:40 # "I Wanna Be Your Dog" – 5:37 # "TV Eye" – 5:11 # "Dirt" – 3:52 # "Real Cool Time" – 3:08 # "No Fun" – 4:12 # "1970" (Pop, R. Asheton, Alexander, S. Asheton,

Steve Mackay Steve Mackay (September 25, 1949 – October 10, 2015) was an American tenor saxophonist best known for his membership in the Stooges. His performances are showcased on three songs on the band's second album, '' Fun House'' (1970). The Stooge ...

) – 6:14 # "Fun House / L.A. Blues" (Pop, R. Asheton, Alexander, S. Asheton, Mackay) – 7:19 # "Skull Ring" (Pop, R. Asheton, S. Asheton) – 5:07 # "Dead Rock Star" (Pop, R. Asheton, S. Asheton) – 4:18 # "Little Electric Chair" (Pop, R. Asheton, S. Asheton) – 5:16 # "Little Doll" – 5:07 # "My Idea of Fun" (Pop, R. Asheton, S. Asheton) – 5:04 # "I Wanna Be Your Dog" ''(version two)'' – 3:50 # "Not Right" – 3:07

Personnel

The Stooges (remaining 1969/1970 line-up): * Iggy Pop -

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

electric guitar An electric guitar is a guitar that requires external amplification in order to be heard at typical performance volumes, unlike a standard acoustic guitar (however combinations of the two - a semi-acoustic guitar and an electric acoustic gu ...

- drums with * Mike Watt -

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

saxophone The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of Single-reed instrument, single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed (mouthpi ...

References

{{The Stooges The Stooges albums 2005 live albums