Metallic K.O.

Metallic K.O.
Live album by The Stooges
Released	1976, 1988, 1998
Recorded	October 1973 & February 1974
Venue	Michigan Palace, Detroit
Genre	Proto-punk, hard rock, punk rock
Length	37:14 (1976) 58:31 (1988) 82:39 (1998)
Label	Skydog/Jungle Records
Producer	Iggy Pop
The Stooges chronology
Raw Power (1973) Metallic K.O. (1976) Open Up and Bleed (1995)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C+[2]
Tom Hull – on the Web	B+[3]

Metallic K.O. is a live recording by American hard rock band The Stooges. In its original form, the album was purported to contain the last half of a performance at the Michigan Palace in Detroit, on February 9, 1974—the band's final live performance until their reformation in 2003. The performance was notable for the level of audience hostility, with the band being constantly pelted with pieces of ice, eggs, beer bottles and jelly beans, among other things, in response to Iggy Pop's audience-baiting.

Subsequent investigation of the master tapes and the May 1988 release of the double album Metallic 2X K.O. reveals that the original album contained the last half of the February 9, 1974 show, but opened with the first half of an earlier show (from October 6, 1973) at the same venue. The 2X K.O. version features the full shows from both dates.

In 1998, the album was re-released under the original title with a reverse show order, (mostly) expanded track lengths and even more complete set-lists.