Fun House

Fun House is the second album by the American rock band The Stooges. It was recorded in May 1970 and released in July of the same year. Like its predecessor, The Stooges (1969), Fun House did not sell well. In subsequent years, however, it has been cited as very influential on later musicians, notably in punk rock. In 2007, the album was voted Loudest Album Ever by Q Magazine.The 1,000 Best Albums Since 1965, according to Fast 'N' Bulbous, "Fun H... more

Fun House is the second album by the American rock band The Stooges. It was recorded in May 1970 and released in July of the same year. Like its predecessor, The Stooges (1969), Fun House did not sell well. In subsequent years, however, it has been cited as very influential on later musicians, notably in punk rock. In 2007, the album was voted Loudest Album Ever by Q Magazine.The 1,000 Best Albums Since 1965, according to Fast 'N' Bulbous, "Fun House" stands at number 1. The tracks were recorded live in the studio with few or no overdubs, in roughly the same order as on the record. The Stooges were known at the time more for their cataclysmic live shows than for any established musicality, so "Fun House" being recorded in this pseudo-live fashion made it the Stooges album which most closely captures the essence of their sound. It also allowed for the collector-friendly release of 1970: The Complete Fun House Sessions in 2001. The Stooges intended that "Loose" open the album, but... less