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The Weirdness is the fourth studio album by influental American rock music band The Stooges.

The album features founding members Iggy Pop (vocals), Ron Asheton (guitar), and Scott Asheton (drums) along with new band member Mike Watt (bass guitar) and Steve Mackay (saxophone, who appeared on the Stooges' 1970 album, Fun House.) It is the first studio album of new material the Stooges have released since Raw Power (1973).

Recording

The album was recorded by Steve Albini at his Electrical Audio studio in Chicago, Illinois during October 2006, and was mastered at Abbey Road Studios in London, England in December of that same year.[1] Watt posted a day-by-day diary of the recording sessions his website, but this was deleted without explanation. Watt referred to the album's title as Secret Plan in his diary entries.

According to Watt's online diary, the songs recorded during the sessions included a finalized version of "My Idea Of Fun" (first heard on the live CD Telluric Chaos) and a cover version of The Beatles' "I Wanna Be Your Man", while a November 20 article on the album, derived mainly from an interview with Pop, also gives the following song titles as appearing on the album: "Trollin'", "ATM", "You Can't Have Friends,", "The Weirdness" and "Greedy Awful People." Further titles were announced in December after the album was mastered, and the final track listing was announced by Virgin Records on January 30, 2007.

Two digital singles for "My Idea Of Fun" and "Free & Freaky" were released on the iTunes Music Store on February 20, 2007.

The album was leaked to the internet in its entirety on February 22, 2007

The album was also released as a vinyl LP with four bonus tracks.

Track listing

All songs by Iggy Pop/Ron Asheton/Scott Asheton, except where noted.

  1. "Trollin'" (3:05)
  2. "You Can't Have Friends" (2:22)
  3. "ATM" (3:15)
  4. "My Idea of Fun" (3:17)
  5. "The Weirdness" (3:45)
  6. "Free & Freaky" (2:39)
  7. "Greedy Awful People" (2:07)
  8. "She Took My Money" (3:48)
  9. "The End of Christianity" (4:19)
  10. "Mexican Guy" (3:29)
  11. "Passing Cloud" (4:04)
  12. "I'm Fried" (3:44)
  13. "O Solo Mio" (Japanese edition and Vinyl edition-only Bonus Track)
  14. "Claustrophobia" (Vinyl edition-only Bonus Track)
  15. "I Wanna Be Your Man" - Lennon/McCartney (iTunes and Vinyl edition-only Bonus Track)
  16. "Sounds of Leather" (Vinyl edition-only Bonus Track)

Personnel

  • Iggy Pop - Vocals
  • Ron Asheton - Guitar
  • Scott Asheton - Drums
  • Mike Watt - Bass
  • Steve Mackay - Sax
  • Brendan Benson - Harmony vocals on "Free & Freaky"
  • Nick Webb - Mastering
  • Chris Wujek - Technical assistance
  • Rob Vester - Assistant engineer
  • Henry McGroggan, Eric Fischer - Production coordination
  • Sean Mosher-Smith - Art direction and design
  • Chapman Baehler - Photography
  • Robert Matheu - Photography of The Stooges live at Hammersmith Apollo, London

References

  1. ^ [http://www.mikewatt.com/hoot_wattstooges2006record.html
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