Heavy Liquid is an album by The Stooges, released in 2005. A raw collage of unfinished tracks showcasing the Stooges' unrefined energy and chaotic brilliance. 'Heavy Liquid' is significant as it offered fans a glimpse into the Stooges' creative evolution, contributing to their legacy with critical reception highlighting its raw energy. The album's release helped cement their status as proto-punk pioneers, influencing countless bands that emerged in the wake of their initial sound. Here's what makes it worth your time and what to listen to next.

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Disc 1

• 1 I Got a Right (no gtr solo) 3:37
• 2 I Got a Right (take #2 false start. no gtr solo) 0:39
• 3 I Got a Right 3:10
• 4 Gimme Some Skin (instrumental) 2:41
• 5 Gimme Some Skin 2:48
• 6 I Got a Right (instrumental) 3:44
• 7 I Got a Right (+ gtr solo) 2:49
• 8 I Got a Right (retake #2 instrum. Leslied gtr no solo. Scotty checks drums sound) 4:13
• 9 Louie Louie 2:55
• 10 I Got a Right (too slow) 1:00
• 11 I Got a Right (two false starts) 4:12
• 12 I Got a Right (not Leslied. no solo) 3:39
• 13 Money 2:37
• 14 I Got a Right (false starts) 1:25
• 15 I Got a Right (different lyrics outro) 2:51
• 16 I Got a Right (+solo) 3:07
• 17 I Got a Right (different drums +solo) 2:54
• 18 I’m Sick of You (recorded London ’72) 6:51
• 19 Tight Pants (recorded London ’72) 2:08
• 20 Scene of the Crime (recorded London ’72) 2:53

Disc 2

• 1 Raw Power (take 1) 0:27
• 2 Raw Power (take 2) 6:17
• 3 Head on Curve (take 1) 1:25
• 4 Head on Curve (take 2) 6:37
• 5 I Need Somebody / Sweet Child / I Like the Way You Talk 17:57
• 6 Search & Destroy Standout 5:01
• 7 Can’t Turn You Loose 1:25
• 8 I Need Somebody (version 2) 6:52
• 9 Head on Curve (version 2) 7:08
• 10 Gimme Danger Standout 8:02

Disc 3

• 1 Raw Power 4:39
• 2 Head On 5:08
• 3 Wild Love 5:06
• 4 Till the End of the Night 6:58
• 5 Cock in My Pocket 3:52
• 6 Gimme Danger Standout 5:55
• 7 Death Trip 5:44
• 8 Search & Destroy Standout 3:50
• 9 How It Hurts (Rubber Legs) 4:17
• 10 Johanna 8:42
• 11 Open Up & Bleed 4:58
• 12 Born in a Trailer 7:26
• 13 Jesus Loves the Stooges 4:24
• 14 Untitled (Hey Baby) 3:34
• 15 She Creatures of the Hollywood Hills 4:43

Disc 4

• 1 Rubber Legs #1 5:24
• 2 Cock in My Pocket 3:52
• 3 Head on Curve 5:42
• 4 Johanna 4:37
• 5 Open Up & Bleed 4:54
• 6 Cry for Me / Pinpoint Eyes 6:46
• 7 Rubber Legs #2 5:42
• 8 Raw Power 4:20
• 9 Head On 6:00
• 10 Gimme Danger Standout 7:09
• 11 Cock in My Pocket 4:14
• 12 Search & Destroy Standout 5:20
• 13 I Need Somebody Standout 5:02
• 14 Heavy Liquid 5:43

Disc 5

• 1 Raw Power 5:46
• 2 Head On 8:29
• 3 Gimme Danger Standout 8:39
• 4 Search & Destroy Standout 4:53
• 5 I Need Somebody Standout 5:56
• 6 Heavy Liquid 6:10
• 7 Cock in My Pocket 3:57
• 8 Open Up & Bleed 11:58

Disc 6

• 1 Head On 10:48
• 2 Wet My Bed 6:02
• 3 I Got Nothing 4:39
• 4 Open Up & Bleed 12:38
• 5 Dick Clark Interview 1:58

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