# The Best Iggy and the Stooges Guitar Solos

> The 15 best Iggy and the Stooges guitar solos, ranked. #1 is Search and Destroy (1973), then Raw Power and 1970. Every video starts at the solo.

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Ron Asheton's primitive wah-and-fuzz noise on the first two Stooges records and James Williamson's scorched, careening leads on Raw Power laid the foundations of punk guitar. Their solos are not about finesse but about violence, volume and the sound of a band on the edge of collapse.

Informed by: [Premier Guitar - James Williamson: Raw Power](https://www.premierguitar.com/artists/james-williamson-raw-power), [Guitar.com - The guitar gear used on Raw Power](https://guitar.com/features/artist-rigs/the-guitar-gear-used-on-the-stooges-raw-power-album/), [Guitar.com - The Genius Of Raw Power](https://guitar.com/reviews/album/the-genius-of-raw-power-by-iggy-and-the-stooges/), [Wikipedia - Ron Asheton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Asheton)

1. [Search and Destroy](https://greatestsolos.com/song/iggy-and-the-stooges-search-and-destroy/) — Iggy and the Stooges · solo by James Williamson · 1973
2. [Raw Power](https://greatestsolos.com/song/iggy-and-the-stooges-raw-power/) — Iggy and the Stooges · solo by James Williamson · 1973
3. [1970](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-stooges-1970/) — The Stooges · solo by Ron Asheton · 1970
4. [Gimme Danger](https://greatestsolos.com/song/iggy-and-the-stooges-gimme-danger/) — Iggy and the Stooges · solo by James Williamson · 1973
5. [Loose](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-stooges-loose/) — The Stooges · solo by Ron Asheton · 1970
6. [TV Eye](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-stooges-tv-eye/) — The Stooges · solo by Ron Asheton · 1970
7. [Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell](https://greatestsolos.com/song/iggy-and-the-stooges-your-pretty-face-is-going-to-hell/) — Iggy and the Stooges · solo by James Williamson · 1973
8. [I Wanna Be Your Dog](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-stooges-i-wanna-be-your-dog/) — The Stooges · solo by Ron Asheton · 1969
9. [Down on the Street](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-stooges-down-on-the-street/) — The Stooges · solo by Ron Asheton · 1970
10. [Dirt](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-stooges-dirt/) — The Stooges · solo by Ron Asheton · 1970
11. [Penetration](https://greatestsolos.com/song/iggy-and-the-stooges-penetration/) — Iggy and the Stooges · solo by James Williamson · 1973
12. [Death Trip](https://greatestsolos.com/song/iggy-and-the-stooges-death-trip/) — Iggy and the Stooges · solo by James Williamson · 1973
13. [No Fun](https://greatestsolos.com/song/the-stooges-no-fun/) — The Stooges · solo by Ron Asheton · 1969
14. [Kill City](https://greatestsolos.com/song/iggy-pop-and-james-williamson-kill-city/) — Iggy Pop and James Williamson · solo by James Williamson · 1977
15. [I Need Somebody](https://greatestsolos.com/song/iggy-and-the-stooges-i-need-somebody/) — Iggy and the Stooges · solo by James Williamson · 1973

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