AudioFileZ Review of Gimme Danger

Gimme Danger (2016)

Interesting Look Into A Unique Band Who Finally Broke Through Decades Later

[7/10 · 26 February 2017]

In my youth I did not seek out Iggy & The Stooges. They did not get much play even on the so- called "progressive" FM station I heard so much great music on in my teens. On occasion I'd read something regarding the band in a music magazine, but they flew below my radar and it was not until decades later I discovered I liked a few of their tracks. Apparently there were more of me than I knew as it took quite a bit of time for the band to be regarded as highly influential. So, here, almost 50 years, after the first banding of what would become The Stooges were formed there is this quite personal Jim Jarmusch film telling the band's story. As a rock music fan I had enough interest to seek it out. It was interesting and informative as to why they still sell records and acquire new fans. This was a band that was extremely unique with an iconic frontman. They obviously had it even tougher than The Ramones, another influential band that never quite got the sales or adulation they deserved while they were actually a band. The fact they survived for several reunions and found greater success so belated is almost equal to the power of the music which ultimately survives. They have finally got both critical and fan recognition. I'd say it is story than you don't have to particularly care for their music to find interest in. That is a pretty strong recommendation. I like rock music especially the best of the sixties and seventies, and I understand something I missed in that time now with more clarity. Sometimes being so different means the world at large needs time to catch up.