STACK #191 Sep 2020

MUSIC FEATURE

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CLASSIC STOOGES @ THE GOOSE

T he release of Live At Goose Lake: August 8th, 1970 coincides with the 50th anniversary of this notorious performance by The Stooges. The story goes that Iggy Pop was given some gnarly drugs just before showtime. When The Stooges hit the stage, Iggy eyeballed a loaded Dave Alexander who didn’t appear to be playing a single note. Scott Asheton claimed someone unplugged Alexander’s amp. Regardless, Iggy sacked Alexander straight after the show. Essentially a restored soundboard tape – which was found languishing in sound engineer Jim Cassily’s basement following his death – Live At Goose Lake: August 8th, 1970 documents the chaos, dropping listeners in amongst the 20,000-strong, salivating festival crowd. What we hear is the set in its entirety – warts and all, no edits – as The Stooges perform their 1970 masterpiece, Fun House , in full. Iggy incites a riot during T.V. Eye (pointing out a “big ol’ wall” before encouraging punters to “RAM IT!”). Steve Mackay raises the Fun House roof with those wailing, freeform sax solos. When The Stooges run overtime, the plug is pulled. Given how he remembers The Stooges' Goose Lake

KATY KEEPS THE FAITH

W ith Perry dressed all great-clown-Pagliacci on the cover, Smile is upfront about its ambitions to laugh through the tears. Written from a place of newfound resilience, these tracks are bodily exaltations of the ability to find catharsis through movement. Ditch the pop cliches of dancing like the world is ending; Smile sees nothing but tomorrows. Just peep Perry shouting with all literalness “It’s not the end of the world” over a pummeling beat, or “Do you know the darker the night / The brighter the stars glow?” over the plinking melody of Resilient . World-wearier than Teenage Dream -era Katy Perry, Smile shows her baring the scars with strength. Jake Cleland MANSON'S FRESH MEAT S nister throbbing. "I will cover the Earth in honey and everyone will eat themselves..." Welcome to Marilyn Manson's Smile by Katy Perry is out now via Universal.

show, Iggy initially voiced his hesitation over this release. But after hearing the tape, Iggy's manager relayed the Godfather of Punk's reaction to Ben Blackwell of Third Man Records: "Wow, it's a lot better than he remembered!" Who doesn't wanna own a (preferably vinyl) piece of punk history!? Bryget Chrisfield

Live At Goose Lake: August 8th, 1970 by The Stooges is out now via Third Man Records.

fresh, cartoonish hell where jagged riffs and explosive drum beats reign. Inspired by this collection of songs, Manson painted a self-portrait, which graces the We Are Chaos cover. There's song-title genius (hello, Red Black And Blue !), emo lyricism (“I’m not special, I’m just broken/ And I don’t wanna be fixed") and Manson shimmers chameleonic throughout his 11th set, lurching wildly from growling demon to crooning, swagger-stick-wielding dandy (the title through like The Beautiful People , and Keep My Head Together closes out with some kinda creepy glossolalia, to conjure that dancing dwarf from Twin Peaks . Tantalisingly terrifying at every turn. Bryget Chrisfield track belongs on Broadway). T. Rex-esque Perfume struts

We Are Chaos by Marilyn Manson is out Sep 11 via Loma Vista/Caroline

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