{"product_id":"death-trip-iggy-and-the-stooges-1972-74","title":"Death Trip: Iggy and the Stooges, 1972-74","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"With scholarship rather than machismo, intelligence rather than bluster, gets to the heart of the Stooges' lortuous and lonely road to Raw Power: one of the greatest albums ever made.\"\u003c\/p\u003e--Jon Savage, author of \"England's Dreaming: Sex Pistols and Punk Rock\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMichael S. Begnal\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of English at Ball State University, Indiana. His previous books include \n\u003ci\u003eThe Music and Noise of the Stooges, 1967-71\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"A kaleidoscopic study that crisscrosses and brilliantly illuminates the Stooges' second act. Begnal brings together the methodology of a scholar with the enthusiasm and knowledge of a lifelong fan. \n\u003ci\u003eDeath Trip\u003c\/i\u003e will enthrall, inform, and entertain diehard and casual devotees alike as it elucidates, through the story of Raw Power, the lost history of punk before the Ramones and the Sex Pistols.\"--Peter Stanfield, author of \"The Yardbirds\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"As Begnal shows in this focused study, \u003ci\u003eRaw Power\u003c\/i\u003e captures a band caught between competing impulses toward recognition and toward self-destruction. Drawing on interviews (including recent conversations with Williamson), archival sources, and cultural theory, Begnal places the album within the broader disillusionment of the post-sixties era and the circumstances that sparked punk rock's emergence as a genre. . . . For fans of punk history and music studies, Begnal makes a persuasive case for \u003ci\u003eRaw Power\u003c\/i\u003e as a foundational work.\"\u003c\/p\u003e-- \"Booklist\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Fans of Iggy and the Stooges, as well as general rock history enthusiasts, will appreciate this insight into an iconic album and band.\"\u003c\/p\u003e-- \"Library Journal\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Scholarly, overflowing with detail, supremely well researched and written with genuine enthusiasm and an impressive depth of historical insight, \u003ci\u003eDeath Trip\u003c\/i\u003e documents The Stooges' journey from post-Elektra dead end oblivion to their miraculous resurrection as Iggy \u0026amp; The Stooges in London in the summer of 1972. . . . Anyone who considers \u003ci\u003eRaw Power\u003c\/i\u003e to be one of the defining albums of the '70s and the savage harbinger of the sound and attitude of punk needs this book.\"\u003c\/p\u003e-- \"Shindig!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781836391890, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 pg. 91 (EAN 9781836391890, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 06\/01\/2026 (EAN 9781836391890, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eBegnal, Michael S\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMichael S. Begnal\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of English at Ball State University, Indiana. His previous books include \n\u003ci\u003eThe Music and Noise of the Stooges, 1967-71\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Reaktion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496024178966,"sku":"9781836391890","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781836391890.jpg?v=1783050871","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/death-trip-iggy-and-the-stooges-1972-74","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}