Search - Escaped Maniacs on DVD

Early Stooges...now

David M. Madden | salt lake, utah United States | 08/28/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Close your eyes, and you might be fooled into thinking this show is an early `70s Stooges set. The performance quality is as raw as ever, Iggy howling over the treble-heavy explosions and shrieks behind him. Open up, and you see a few more pounds, minimal stage violence and even the replacement bassist, the legendary Mike Watt (who knows these songs by working for years with brothers Scott and Ron Asheton), looking old. Though admittedly a "for the money" show, you won't notice the bad blood just under the surface of this shaky reunion as the band tears through their compact-yet-fabulous repertoire (minus "Search and Destroy", sadly). More interesting, however, is the hour-long, unedited interview with Pop by a nervous Tracy Landecker; an amiable Iggy discusses the early days, quotes Marshall McLuhan dishes dirt on Velvet Goldmine producer Michael Stipe and stands up midway to pop his back, shout a curse word and ask "how much time do we have left?""

Must Get!

Sea Otter | Millbrae, CA United States | 08/26/2008

(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you are a Stooges / Iggy fan, you must get this! Not only do you get the very cool Stooges show from 2006 on disc one, the second disc contains additional material from Iggy's early years as well as a couple of informative interviews."