Editing Raw Power (section)

== Legacy and influence ==
''Raw Power'' has been credited by many sources for pioneering [[punk rock]], although ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' magazine's Lizzie Manno adds that it has "also been cited as a major influence on heavy metal and hard rock".<ref name="paste">{{cite magazine|last=Manno|first=Lizzie|date=February 7, 2019|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/the-stooges/raw-power-was-released-46-years-ago-today-listen-t/|title=Hear Iggy Pop Perform Songs From Raw Power, Released 46 Years Ago Today|magazine=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|accessdate=July 26, 2021}}</ref> According to Ted Maider of ''[[Consequence of Sound]]'', ''Raw Power'' is "by far the most important punk record ever",<ref>{{cite web|last=Maider|first=Ted|date=May 7, 2010|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2010/05/album-review-iggy-the-stooges-raw-power-legacy-edition/|title=Iggy & the Stooges – Raw Power (Legacy Edition)|website=[[Consequence of Sound]]|access-date=July 4, 2019}}</ref> while ''[[Diffuser.fm]]'' writer James Stafford said, "One can make a reasonable argument for whether ''Raw Power'' or its predecessor, ''Fun House'', lays claim to 'first punk record' status."<ref>{{cite web|last=Stafford|first=James|date=November 5, 2014|url=https://diffuser.fm/the-roots-of-indie-iggy-and-the-stooges-raw-power/|title=The Roots of Indie: Iggy and the Stooges – 'Raw Power'|website=[[Diffuser.fm]]|access-date=July 4, 2019}}</ref> ''[[DIY (magazine)|DIY]]''{{'}}s Jonathan Hatchman wrote, "Above all, the reason that ''Raw Power'' should be regarded as, at least, one of the greatest punk albums of all time, is the influence it has provided. Without it, punk may have never even happened."<ref>{{cite web|last=Hatchman|first=Jonathan|date=February 7, 2013|url=http://diymag.com/archive/iggy-the-stooges-raw-power-the-greatest-punk-album-of-all-time|title=Iggy & The Stooges' 'Raw Power': The Greatest Punk Album Of All Time?|magazine=[[DIY (magazine)|DIY]]|access-date=July 4, 2019}}</ref>

[[Steve Jones (musician)|Steve Jones]] from the [[Sex Pistols]] once said that he learned to play guitar by taking [[amphetamine|speed]] and playing along to ''Raw Power''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Savage|first=Jon|author-link=Jon Savage|date=April 1992|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BIp60FGwMK4C&pg=PP42|title=The Sex Pistols|magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|volume=8|issue=1|access-date=October 8, 2020|pages=42–44|issn=0886-3032}}</ref> [[Johnny Marr]] of [[the Smiths]] cited it as his all-time favorite record: "It gave me a path to follow as a guitar player. It was an opening into a world of rock & roll, sleaze, sexuality, drugs, violence and danger. That's a hard combination to beat".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thequietus.com/articles/18078-johnny-marr-favourite-albums-interview?page=2|title=Rubber Rings: Johnny Marr's Favourite Albums |first=John |last=Freeman |date=16 June 2015|access-date=20 January 2020}}</ref> He also commented on Williamson's guitar playing on the album: "I'm his biggest fan. He has the technical ability of [[Jimmy Page]] without being as studious, and the swagger of [[Keith Richards]] without being sloppy. He's both demonic and intellectual, almost how you would imagine [[Darth Vader]] to sound if he was in a band."<ref name=world /> Marr added that he considered Pop "the greatest rock'n'roll singer of all time".<ref>{{cite news|last1=McLean|first1=Craig|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jun/30/johnny-marr-soundtrack-of-my-life|title=Johnny Marr: soundtrack of my life|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=30 June 2013|access-date=20 February 2020}}</ref> [[Thurston Moore]] of [[Sonic Youth]] said that it was one of the albums that shaped his life and music: "That record sliced my head off. The aggression and psychosexual imagery were really mysterious and alluring. In a way, it brought me into all those other aspects of music and literature that were really intriguing, like William S. Burroughs and the Beat Generation."<ref>{{cite web|first=Mark |last=Yarm|url=https://www.nylon.com/articles/thurston-moore-9-albums-shaped-life-music|title=Thurston Moore on 9 albums that shaped his life and music|date=18 December 2014 |publisher=Nylon.com |access-date=22 January 2020}}</ref>

Singer and guitarist [[Kurt Cobain]] of [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] wrote in his ''[[Journals (Cobain)|Journals]]'' numerous times that ''Raw Power'' was his favorite album of all time. It tops a list of the top 50 albums he thought were most influential to Nirvana's sound, as entered in his journal in 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/kurt-cobains-50/|title=Kurt Cobain's 50 favorite albums|website=[[BrooklynVegan]]|date=November 15, 2012|access-date=October 8, 2020}}</ref> [[Henry Rollins]] of [[Black Flag (band)|Black Flag]] has "Search & Destroy" tattooed across his shoulder blades.<ref>{{cite web | title=Henry Rollins | url=http://www.vanishingtattoo.com/tattoo/celeb-rollins.htm | work=The Vanishing Tattoo}}</ref> He said that ''Raw Power'' is his second favorite Stooges album (after ''Fun House''), calling it "America's greatest contribution to the hard rock scene", to compete with the "[[The Rolling Stones|Stone]]s, [[Led Zeppelin|Zeppelin]]s and the [[Deep Purple]]s". Former Smiths frontman [[Morrissey]] once described "Search and Destroy" as "great" and "a very [[Los Angeles|LA]] song".<ref>{{cite interview|subject=Morrissey|interviewer=[[Richard Blade]]|url=http://www.morrissey-solo.com/content/interview/kroq/bladept4.htm|title=Interview|publisher=[[KROQ]]|location=Los Angeles|date=July 6, 1997|access-date=February 9, 2012|via=morrissey-solo.com}}</ref> [[Mötley Crüe]] founder [[Nikki Sixx]] has cited it as a major influence: "When I was fifteen years old, I remember Iggy and the Stooges' song 'Search and Destroy' reaching out from my speakers to me like my own personal anthem." "I got into the heavier guitar stuff I was going through that adolescent anger thing. It's a common story but mine was also fuelled by a father and a mother that were gone, and not really knowing where I fit into society. That song really connected with me".<ref>{{cite web|first=Dave|last=Simpson|url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/oct/24/30-minutes-with-nikki-sixx-motley-crue-sixx-am |title=Mötley Crüe's Nikki Sixx: 'I had a hangover for pretty much 15 years'|work=The Guardian|date=24 October 2014 |access-date=22 January 2020}}</ref> Guitarist [[John Frusciante]] of [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] also praised the record: "When you think about all the ways bands these days try and expand rock and roll, most of them look pretty silly next to ''Raw Power''. That is a definitive statement".<ref>{{cite book|first=Tom |last=Moon|title=[[1,000 Recordings to Hear Before You Die]]|publisher=Workman |year=2008|isbn=978-0-7611-3963-8}}</ref> [[CeeLo Green]] cited ''Raw Power'' as one of his favorite albums, stating that it "seems like it's all done in one take. 'Let's do that one, leave it, just try something else'. With his energy on stage, it seems as if the studio was just destroyed after that album – or at least you'd like to believe that".<ref>{{cite web|last=Hewitt|first=Ben|date=January 4, 2011|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/05439-cee-lo-green-interview-favourite-records?page=12|title=Baker's Dozen: Cee Lo Green On His 13 Favourite Records|website=[[The Quietus]]|access-date=February 9, 2012}}</ref>

The album's songs have been frequently [[Cover version|covered]]. Prominent versions include the [[The Dictators|Dictators]]', Red Hot Chili Peppers', [[Dead Boys]]', [[Shotgun Messiah]]'s, and [[Def Leppard]]'s covers of "Search and Destroy" and [[Guns N' Roses]]' cover of the title track on ''[[The Spaghetti Incident?]]''. "Iggy is so easygoing and so unpretentious, he didn't care whether we did it or not," remarked GNR guitarist [[Slash (musician)|Slash]]. "He just likes the fact that we thought of that tune."<ref>{{cite journal|title=Call Me Mr. Extra Balls |last=Cavanagh |first=David |author-link=David Cavanagh |journal= [[Q (magazine)|Q]] |date= March 1994 |page= 70}}</ref> The punk rock band [[Penetration_(band)|Penetration]] changed their name from The Points to Penetration due to the song off the album.

[[Ewan McGregor]] covered "Gimme Danger" for the film ''[[Velvet Goldmine]]'', which tells the story of a character based on Bowie's [[Ziggy Stardust (character)|Ziggy Stardust]] during the 1970s [[glam rock]] era. 

"Gimme Danger" was also covered by [[Pixies (band)|Pixies]] frontman [[Black Francis|Frank Black]] for the game ''[[Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2]]''. A cover of "Search and Destroy" by [[Emanuel (band)|Emanuel]] also appeared on the soundtrack to ''[[Tony Hawk's American Wasteland]]''. Additionally, a cover of the album's namesake track "Raw Power" was performed by Romeo Delta in ''[[StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty]]''.

In May 2010, Pop, Williamson, [[Mike Watt]], Scott Asheton, and [[Steve Mackay]] performed ''Raw Power'' in its entirety as part of the [[All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties]]-curated [[Don't Look Back (concert series)|Don't Look Back]] series.