Our search for the worst album of all time has brought us to a place where we are considering actual rock n’ roll royalty. This week we look at The Weirdness by The Stooges, the 4th full length album from the Detroit proto-punk legends, released on the 5th of March 2007.

These days we are well aware that when a legacy band return with new material, chances are, it won’t be as good as the classics that they used to churn out. That attitude hadn’t really arrived with quite so much gusto in the year 2007, so with The Stooges reformation in full swing in and a garage rock revival scene in it’s mainstream invading pomp, there were plenty of people who genuinely believed that a group of 60 year old blokes who hadn’t released a record together in 34 years might still be capable of giving fans a record that could stand shoulder to shoulder with the era defining masterpieces that they put out in the early 70’s. Needless to say, The Weirdness couldn’t do that, which doesn’t strictly make it a disaster; if all albums had to be as good as 1970’s Fun House then 99% of albums ever made would be useless, but a select group of critics at the time were utterly outraged that the band would tarnish their legacy. But did The Stooges really tarnish their legacy on The Weirdness?

The Stooges perform "Burning Up" at the 2008 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

https://youtu.be/LaO4ZvsrTKc

The Stooges perform "Ray of Light" at the 2008 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

https://youtu.be/nLZDwaaumio

The Stooges perform "I Wanna Be Your Dog" at the 2010 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

https://youtu.be/HSUyF4LIAiY

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