Reviews (page 7 of 9)
You can tell the David Bowie sound just from the drums. I'll give it points for the music being done by him. Bowie was experimenting with the sounds he would later use for Low. Low I like the best of all three of the Berlin Trilogy. The Idiot has a similar set up to it: poppier songs on one side, experimentation on the other. The experimental songs feel like Bowie's working things out, and Iggy is just singing on top of it. Iggy's voice... ok, I am just going to come out and say it: I _NEVER_ liked Iggy Pop's voice. It's.... centerless. It feels like his vocals are all over the place when they should just be on one simple line, like a gnat you're trying to swat. He comes at your hand and then flies away at the last second. The only two songs of his I ever liked had to do with the music BEHIND him and not his singing in particular. "Mass Production" is a good example. I could tell this was a good idea for one of Bowie's "tone poems" he did on Low and Heroes. But Pop's singing over it just ruined it for me. "China Girl"... I knew it was originally an Iggy Pop song, but Bowie made it such a hit back in the 80s, hearing the original sounded weird. The plinking piano almost sounded like a toy piano. So the only reason I am giving it close to a 3 is because of Bowie's hand in it. He made it as least listenable.
Yep, this has Bowie's fingerprints all over it. It's interesting and has some cool electronic rock sounds that Bowie was mastering at the time. And it's also cool to see Iggy crank out some lyrics to fit Bowie's arrangements. But Iggy isn't the same vocalist as Bowie so this one doesn't work as well for me. This very well might be one of those albums that really clicks after 5 or more listens, but I'll just wait to listen to Iggy's follow-up. Not bad, but nothing more.
Was okay
Iggy soundtracks the uneasy interval between after-midnight and the fall of fitful sleep. While the uncomfortable middle is scenario-accurate, I didn't love the presence.
I preferred Lust for Life, but this isn’t bad. You can definitely hear the Bowie influence.
Like the lost transition from the Glam to the Berlin Trilogy, a brilliant inward look at a rocker.
It’s okay, lots of Bowie influence but not much here to set it apart from more memorable music from this time. 5/10
I found most of the album quite unaspiring and lacked the excitement of the stooges however the last track was surprisingly good.
Rather dreary but at least it was brief. The influence of David Bowie is all over this and indicative of his late-70s music. The problem is it is not as good as Bowie's material (including China Girl). Dum Dum Boys quite good, but nothing else sticks out
2 Awright
Highlights: "Mass Production," "Baby," "Nightclubbing," "Funtime" The blown out, filtered timbres from the guitars to the echoes have aged perfectly. Aspects of this mid-career Bowie style have continued to turn heads for decades, and something about hearing it through Iggy Pop gave it a darker turn; you can clearly hear the seeds of goth, no wave, and the '00s hard rock orbiting Reznor and Homme here. Most of the album drags, but the peaks are still shocking and chilling.
like a solid 2.5
he scares me
I want to hold you close ass album
It was okay, rather forgettable. Shows me I enjoy David Bowie and not Iggy Pop.
I've never really been interested in Iggy Pop, but I am a David Bowie fan. I have never listened to this album before today, but after reading the writeup on the album and Bowie's involvement, I was intrigued. After listening through twice, I agree with another reviewer's comment that this can be considered the 4th Bowie Berlin era album. Sounds so much like Low and Heroes. I believe this one will go into regular rotation for me. Favorite Songs: Tiny Girls, Mass Production, Sister Midnight
Sub-Bowie punk pop. Meh.
I guess there are folks who don’t consider this a true Iggy Pop album because Bowie is all over it, but whatever. This album rules from start to finish. Love Nightclubbing and Dum Dum Boys in particular.
Why am I listening to this?
I'm biased because a good friend of mine introduced this record to me a few years ago. According to the Wikipedia page, Iggy describes it as "Kraftwerk meets James Brown", and I think that's the most apt description there can be. There's a weird funk-ish, soul-ish undertone to all this, but it feels... sanitized and mechanical. Like it's mass produced (ba dum tish.) It also helps that I've been to Berlin, and I can feel the architecture of the city bleeding through this record. Again, it's biases all the way down. The songs feel somewhat like a session nightclubbing (I swear, I'll stop), maybe as the end of the night is starting to dawn on people, everyone's messed up and wanting another but probably not able to actually handle it. A lot of words, in a rambling order, to say I really enjoy this record. Maybe I should revisit "Low". Favorite tracks: "Sister Midnight", "Nightclubbing", "Mass Production", "Dum Dum Boys"
4.25
this is a cool album. Exactly what you’d expect from a Pop/Bowie collab. Must have been really jarring for fans of the Stooges to listen to this when it came out though.
Faltava-me sagacidade para conhecer esta parceria do Bowie.
I know this one fairly well and I love love love it. Easy 5.
This is my fourth Iggy Pop Album. I think this slots in at 3rd place. While I am enjoying his music, sure would be nice if the randomizer would give me artists other than Iggy Pop. 3.5/5
Pop and Bowie really had a spark here
dinner shagger.
What a fucking idiot.
This is absolutely dreadful, I'm not a fan at all, and I love a lot of other Iggy Pop songs! But this is so subdued and grubby sounding, with a really low mix and zero energy. It's utterly depressing and a chore to get through. It sounds like he's singing it while sat half-drunk on the sofa or something. There's nothing dynamic or attention grabbing here, it's just a constant dirge.
Excellent first album. David Bowie collaboration. China Girl! Listened to album twice.
Not only in China Girl (of which the original writer's version is much superior) do we hear that David Bowie had his hands in the making and writing of this album. It's artsy, but the songs just aren't there. It's a nice enough listen, but that's about it. 2.5/5
Quirky rock sound - Bowie influence is clear. Not as refined as second album but ideas are there. Opening track Sister Midnight is probably best one.
Did you guys know that Ian Curtis died listening to this album
3/5
pretty cool!
Without knowing Iggy’s sound, one would most likely find this bad, but I know the Stooges and love the sound. Sister Midnight, Funtime, China Girl, Dum Dum Boys, Tiny Girls and Mass Production. Great Saxophone by Bowie in Tiny Girls. I don’t like the synths in Baby and the only song I didn’t really like.
boring, not the passenger. china girl is off. mass production is cheeks. i was not hypnotized. the 3 is for quality like anita baker. funtime
Fairly enjoyable, basically a David Bowie album so fitting that it's good but not great for me. FS: Sister Midnight, China Girl
Awesome post-punk album.
It was alright. Last track was a little…much.
absolute shit, sounds like when you have a rock song on in the car and you try to ironically mimic the vocals, tiny girls instrumental gave me hope but it was quickly shot down
I was expecting better from Iggy
Interesting direction for Iggy. Can't say I enjoyed the whole thing but I can appreciate what he was trying to go for here.
I believe this was Iggy’s first release since 1973’s “Raw Power” with The Stooges. I really wonder what Stooges fans thought when they first bought this record and threw it on the turntable. I know Bowie had a lot to do with this one. And I’m not a fan of the Berlin-era Bowie to begin with. This record had a Krautrock vibe but way slower and with some electronic elements. Just wasn’t for me. I could hear some Velvet Underground influence as well. I can definitely see how this record would go on to influence many post-punk and new-wave acts of the 80s.
It's okay to separate the art from the artist.
Queens of the Stoneage but 30 years earlier
i like stuff like this
you’re not making bowie better, you’re just making iggy pop worse
What a great surprise this was. This is exactly the kind of album that I usually don't like, and that's why I had never listened to it. Somehow everything came together perfectly here. Just a collection of weird songs that incomprehensibly work incredibly well together. Also never realized Bowie's version of "China Girl" came out after this one, even if it was only a few years later.
The guitar and synth mix with Iggy's vocals is gold.
Review express: No creo que sea malo, pero tampoco es muy bueno que digamos. Me recuerda mucho a David Bowie, lo cuál normalmente sería malo, pero, curiosamente, parece que, más bien, tomó lo bueno de Heroes y lo alargó. Lamentablemente, se quedó muy en lo seguro, así que muchas veces llega a ser aburrido
3. There's some cool here, and a good amount of innovation. It's lacking the timelessness I was expecting given the infamy of Iggy Pop
Funny how much this Iggy sounds like Bowie...but that isn't a bad thing. 3/5
Töff og svolítið drungaleg. Bowie pródúcerað gott stöff.
All this time I had no idea China Girl had been recorded by Iggy first. I knew he had working history with Bowie, but I just didn't know the extent of it. I was already loving this album, but now I feel more rock educated and totally mind blown at the same time. Incredible artistry, love the musicianship here, and Iggy's thick dry vocals always do it for me. It's good shit.
Really good, massive Bowie influences 3.5
It got off to a nice start. I liked the electronic-inspired opener. Otherwise it was a fairly okay listen, although I may need to give it another go. 3/5
Not my cup of tea.
Good stuff with Bowie cowriting most
This album certainly does have a David Bowie flavor, and I might have always thought that "Nightclubbing" was a David Bowie song. Then, to hear a really rough version of "China Girl" was a big surprise! I found that I quite liked Side One, but Side Two not as much. All in all, though, it's an interesting journey that I enjoyed today.
I really appreciate having such easy access to the vast streaming library of music out there so that I can explore artists such as Iggy Pop that I was always a bit curious about. This album was pretty good for me, although I was more captured by the first few tracks than the later.
Prominent bass with some great guitar underneath. David Bowie’s prints all over it. I dig.
This was an interesting listen. I was surprised to discover that China Girl was a collaboration with David Bowie first performed by Iggy Pop. Didn’t love the album but glad to have listened to it.
Disco redentor, con un Iggy Pop transmutado en Bowie, calmado y confesor, que renace de su abismo mental en su mejor trabajo. Brillante y oscuro. Brutal.
Its more of a Bowie/IG joint album as he DB had a LOT of creative control on this one. Ddrug fuelled, influential and dark but not lovable. (For me at least)
Enjoyable, but not as compelling as the Stooges records that came before it, or the Iggy records that came after it. Remarkable as his comeback, and as his first collaboration with Bowie. I recently listened to his interview on Broken Record podcast, and Rick Ruben asked him about his introduction to Bowie. He described the music as not his cup of tea (it was probably Hunky Dory that he first listened to), but realizing the talent and imagination of Bowie's music was special. That tells me that Bowie was likely pulling Iggy in a direction that he may not naturally go. Fascinating though, to read about their paths intertwining - both recovering from drug addiction at the time - and how much they influenced each other, with Bowie continuing to explore the songs and the sounds that are on this record.
I'm not particularly thrilled by the lyrics, but musically I LOVE this. Part of the mythic Berlin era, it's like Bowie using Iggy as a sort of lab experiment, and the results are a fantastic new direction for the rock and roll animal. Has an exquisite combination of monotony and swagger that endlessly delights me.
It's kind of B-tier Low by Bowie for me, I much prefer Lust for Life (the follow up album). Nightclubbing is the standout track for sure, but the rest just made me wish I was listening to Bowie instead.
Good
Love it so so so so so so much. this album is a little bit in my blood though.
Je ne suis pas assez une connaisseuse pour dire si c'est album est bon ou mauvais; ce que je peux dire, c'est que les chansons me plaisent, Iggy Pop ne ressemble à personne, et j'aime qu'il prenne des risques et suive son propre chemin
I feel like an idiot for listening to this
Certainly can hear that Bowie produced and had a huge influence on this record. Enjoyed a few songs but others fell flat.
Oh boy. This is not for me. Kind of weird, slow nothingness?
I have to say that this was completely unlike what I expected when I heard it. I expected the energy and craziness that I'd seen of Iggy, especially with The Stooges, on old clips from TV shows. But this album is a much more tame, calmer, almost mature selection of songs than I guessed it would have been. Of course I then had to investigate, and it became much clearer when you understand the influence David Bowie had on this album, because then you can understand why it is the way it is. Does that make it better or worse? I don't know. But I know that on my first listen I grew more intrigued with what had been produced, and then on my second listen through I found myself enjoying it much more. The third time convinced me that there was indeed something here. So while this isn't punk nor anything like The Stooges had produced, it does have a nice resolution about the music. And Iggy sounds great, it has to be said. I enjoyed this thoroughly, wish I'd heard it earlier in my life.
I've heard of this album and know a few songs but never listened to it. There are some strong songs such as Nightclubbing but it sounds like a Bowie album rather than an Iggy album. It's great if this helped Iggy crawl out of a hole but if I want to listen to a Bowie album I prefer the ones listed under "Bowie".
Is this really an Iggy Pop album? It sounds like vintage '77 Bowie to me, especially the start. The intro to "Sister Midnight" borrows from "Fame" and the rest of the song was born-again as "Red Money" on "Lodger" a couple of years later. You have to tip your hat to Bowie to coming to Iggy’s rescue, writing and playing. I read somewhere that on the next LP Iggy rushed to the studio to make sure Bowie wouldn't sing too. While Stooges fans probably weren't fond of this new synth-based sound, Iggy's delivery is one of a kind - he's the missing link between Jim Morrison and Joy Division. There are some great tracks here. The LP loses momentum later on & a couple of the songs are longer than they need be.
I've generally been cool on Iggy Pop, but I'm a big Bowie fan, so I think this collab is one of Pop's better efforts. A few of Bowie's rhythm section appears here also, Dennis Davis, Carlos Alomar, George Murray (the DAM trio) and producer Tony Visconti. Bowie was in his Krautrock /Pre Berlin phase so this album reflects a lot of the sound of that period. You can really hear Bowie's influence on Sister Midnight and Nightclubbing. The original version of China Girl on this album is interesting, less cultural appropriation and not as polished as Bowie's version that released a few years later but it has its charm. Wiki mentions that Iggy was in love with a Vietnamese woman Kuelan Nguyen. When he professed his love for her, she replied "shhhh". But for some inexplicable reason he called her a "China girl", but I digress.
Bowie invloeden zijn aanwezig. Divers album
If there is anyone out there who doesn't love Iggy Pop I pity that person. How can you not love Iggy? 4 stars.
First listen...trash. Second listen...wait a minute... I haven't gotten to the third time around, but looking forward to it. 1 - bad 2 - average 3 - good 4 - great 5 - outstanding
Likes: Chill vibe, gritty 70’s NYC sludge, droning discordant melodies Dislikes: A little too consistent sonically, could use some more colors in the palette Vibes on vibes on vibes… Slow dripping like honey.
I don't usually like Iggy Pop, but the Bowie influence on this is huge.
Cool
3.5/5
Bowie sending strong vibes. Iggy bringing the energy. Glad I've had a listen to this one.
Slower and more restrained than I thought it would be. Some quite pleasant songs but nothing that really blew me away
This is the music that plays in those scungy record shops where the guy working there looks like he’s never heard of a bath and none of the albums in there were released after the 70s
i get the appeal of iggy pop, and can see why people like this album, but can also see why this doesn't really appeal to me all that much. appreciate the technical aspect, but not his best work
Bowie, but not as good.
not really my style
Great album.
First Iggy Pop album, for them and for me! Cool stuff I see why his influence matters.
Cranky and didn’t like it
Had low expectations, and didn’t expect to like this one. But it is like a grungy David Bowie album.
Dosta dobar album, mislim da mi je to njegov najbolji.
Ei tää iggy taas oikeen lähtenyt. Ei tää oo sentäs niin aineissa tehty mutta ei oikeen erikoinen
This album has ONE song: Funtime. It's 38 minutes long. I just clicked play right now, and I'm excited to see where this goes... Alright, I finished: Interesting. Amazing how much he sounds like Bowie. The one song does fluctuate a lot and could pass off for an album full of distinct tracks. Nothing stood out to me. Interesting format. I think that's another thing I've learned during this 1001 Project: not only do albums sound different, but they can be created and distributed completely different as well.
IGGY POP. Probably an Idiot. Maybe a Genius. David Bowie was certainly a genius and with David's help so is this record? Let's listen and find out. Eh, it's no Passenger.
I've heard "Lust For Life" a million times, for whatever reason never heard the "other" album he did in 1977. Maybe I'll do a track-by-track reaction. "Sister Midnight" - WOW this sounds exactly like something off of David Bowie's Berlin-era albums. I understand why Iggy purists don't like this era of him, it's so Bowie-y. FUN FACT FOR JIM - I once went into the most High Fidelity-style music store ever, and I found out the owner refused to sell David Bowie albums because he claims Bowie broke up The Stooges. I'd say "drug addiction" had more to do with that, but okay. "Nightclubbing" - I think the only song I've heard on this before, because it was on a Trainspotting soundtrack album. Not my fave, but it definitely feels like how being too coked up and late-stage drunk feels as the sun comes up. "Funtime" - The label put this out as a single? That's pretty funny. "Baby" - That Factory records sound where the band sounds like the album might be skipping. "China Girl" - I like Bowie's version fine, but dig this more. It's like when you've heard The Byrds do a Dylan song first. Also not enough music incorporates toy piano. "Dum Dum Boys" - I can see where R.E.M. got their late-career guitar style from. "Tiny Girls" - Eh "Mass Production" - Ah, the long grind loop ender. I wonder if this started the trend. I'll definitely re-listen to this one. We'll see if the end tracks grow on me.
Figure 1: Iggy Pop describing his rough Bowie-assisted parkour from proto-punk to post-punk.
Fine album. Didn't really impress me all that much.
CG
I very much could've gone my life without listening to this album. I'm struggling to pick a song to put on my playlist, if any make the cut. I cant tell if he likes nightclubbing or is making fun of it? I cant tell what of this album is ironic or sarcastic. Bowie's version of china girl, while still containing problems, smartly cuts the uncomfortable feeling part about giving her blue eyes and sort of colonizing her. I dont know at all what he's trynna say in Dum Dum Boys, a fully 7 minute track. It's hard to believe this is the same guy who, years earlier, wrote a song that began "I'm a streetwalkin' cheater with a heart full of napalm." Like, maybe it's just the punk in me that prefers his stooges work, but this is also at least half bowie and i looove a bunch of bowie songs. The music is sort of lethargic and feels like it's creating a larger vibe that it hasnt earned. Like, maybe some of these tracks work behind better lyrics, but you can feel that this was an album of two different influences. When bowie works on his own stuff, the music lines up way better to the lyrics and it makes for some truly wonderful songs. Even when bowie's lyrics are nonsensical, at least they tonally work with the music. I think Sister Midnight goes on the playlist but what in the fuck is the part where he has sex with his mom i think? Weird album, ig. I dont get it.
For the father of punk, this was pretty slow and boring.
Decent album however really nothing that stands out in any particular way
Solid album, some groves on here. Iggy finally clicking a bit for me
the album was alright. the story behind it was better. shout out davey B
I appreciate the musical talent of Iggy Pop, but I just can't tolerate musicians that can't sing.
Eeehhhhh.
Much stronger second half of album with exception to last song but overall, not great. Felt like he was trying to be Bowie
Esto es una obra maestra en comparación a Funhouse. Excelentísimo.
1.5 stars. Really didn't dig this. Voice is annoying to listen to, musically it was OK but nothing special.
I was excited because I love Bowie but I found this boring
o iggy pop é um cara engraçado. ele canta com aquele tom de voz morto dele, nos stooges tinha uma animação maior, mas na carreira solo ele sempre parece meio cansado. esse album é bom, ja ouvi ele um tempo atras, tem coisas que certamente deram força pro movimento punk e por mais que eu não goste dele por inteiro, tem algumas musicas boas.
I did not like this album as much as I expected to. I love Bowie and am happy with much of Iggy Pop so I was expecting this to be a new favorite. There's a lot to like but overall it feels oppressive. I guess I just don't dig the vibe.
Absolutely fine
A real album of two halves for me. The first side is excellent, taking the energy of The Stooges excellent work and channeling it into some ridiculously groovy post-punk and new wave bangers. The second half really tails off in comparison though
This was ok. I’m not a massive fan. By the end I was ready to turn it off.
A classic!
Pretty interesting instrumentals and production. Iggy Pop's voice is really terrible and I hate it.
Najbolji iggy
This is a great album, but not quite a 5 star for me I think. It's very well produced, but a couple of the songs are a bit underwhelming and Iggy's voice isn't exactly pleasant to listen to at times. Its hard not to compare it to Bowie's Low and Heroes that came out in the same year. I feel a bit bad about that, but hopefully Iggy wasn't too put out by being upstaged by his friend.
This is one of my favorite albums - I went through a period where I mildly obsessed with David Bowie's Berlin Trilogy, which this album is a precursor. China Girl is absolutely fucking epic. I knew Nightclubbing from the Trainspotting soundtrack, but only grew to love it more when I got into this album. I can't be objective in my assessment since I have loved this album for years, but I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
china girl y dum dum boys, temazos
Bastante piola pero no suelo escuchar música de esta época.
Bien. Arranca flojo para mí y se pone mejor al final. Parece un álbum de Bowie
Can’t say it was anything special
Not for me
Not bad, but definitely not best from Iggy. Saved tracks: Nightclubbing, Baby
3.5, but closes in on 4
I’m learning that the rumours about drug use in the 70s were very true.
Before you go Do me a favor Give me a number Of a girl almost like you With legs almost like you I'm buried deep in mass production You're not nothing new I like to drive along the freeways See the smokestacks belching Breasts turn brown So warm and so brown 4/5
Sometimes listening to 1001 albums you get an album that is simply incredible (and one that you have not heard before). Iggy Pop's idiot is such an album - weird, dark, punk rock with almost pop-punk infused sounds about twisted partying and popular culture haunts you throughout the album. I absolutely love it. Highlights for me - China Girl, Nightclubbing, Sister Midnight, but really, it does not have any bad songs.
I can't understand a single word he sings... Even the la-la-la song...
Better than I expected
This album smells like stale urine and tastes like a sweaty prostitute's armpit and sounds like despair and feels like coming off a heroin high. And I mean that in the best way possible. 4 assaults on the senses out of 5
I would rate this as 3 stars as an Iggy Pop album but 4 stars as a David Bowie album.
Punk-rock un tanto conceptual. Poco pesado de escuchar. Voz reconocible y con un estilo definido. Le falta ser un poco más variado
He started it all. But i only wanted half.
The album cover is probably the first time I've seen Iggy Pop wearing a shirt. A cool little album from a really interesting period in musical history. I'm a big fan of German music and the influences are very clear here. "China Girl" and "Mass Production" were especially fantastic. I really don't like The Stooges, so I was pleasantly surprised by this. Don't do heroin, kids.
The minute I heard the first song I though ok David bowieee, I didn’t kno Iggy pop made China girl. The music was cool I liked it
A slightly worse version of Heroes, which is to say its still an immense art rock album. A great record.
I had never listened to Iggy Pop on his own before (aside from “The Passenger”). I liked this! Realistically I’m not sure how often I’d return to it, but it’s something to keep in the mind for the future.
Yea another pleasant listen
Kraut-Punk
Bowie, truly the chameleon of rock
I heard the name Iggy pop many times but this is the first Iggy pop album I listened to and I was not impressed. At least on this album, he comes off as a try hard David Bowie wannabe and doesn't find his own groove
Good for vibes
Anita Baker’s voice is like butter, but the music is not my style.
Really great album! I felt like this was just another record made by David Bowie and lo and behold, it is produced by him. Even Iggy's vocal sounds like a slightly more used and tired Bowie. So this is already a very big positive. On the other side we have great instrumental music. It's not a classic rock, trying to fit many riffs into a short song. It's more bluesy, melodies are stretched over minutes of the songs, and they create amazing atmosphere, quite on par with best Bowie's albums. I have never heard any of the song on this record, but that's not really a surprise. Tracks aren't necessarily radio friendly and neither of them is a hit per se. But altogether, when listened in the most cliche way possible, with wine, on a sofa, under a blanket, it's incredibly great piece of music. Another favourite to add to collection.
Two things immediately sprang to mind when I started this album. First, it was nothing like the Stooges, which was a surprise. Second, I was getting some serious David Bowie vibes from Iggy's vocals. I checked out Wiki, and it turns out there's a good reason for that: Bowie was deeply involved with the production of this album, writing most of the instrumentation and playing many of the instruments involved. This is almost as much a Bowie album as it is an Iggy album. (Bowie even "covered" (can you cover a song you helped write?) "China Girl" a handful of years later (and did it better).) Sadly, a Bowie album wasn't what I was hoping for. I wanted the visceral, unhinged Iggy, like him screaming "Looooooooord! Aaaaaaaaaaaaah! Aaaah!" at the beginning of "T.V. Eye." (Side note: I took a music class that covered early classical all the way up to contemporary music, and the professor started one of our late-semester classes with that song. Blew. My. Mind. I didn't know what the fuck I was listening to, but I immediately knew that I loved it.) Would I have enjoyed it more if I'd known about the Bowie connection beforehand? Hard to say. But judging from this album, I probably prefer Stooges Iggy to Solo Iggy. That said, it's Iggy and Bowie, so I can't justify anything less than three stars.
This is exactly the type of weirdo Eno/Bowie-esque sound I'm into. Definitely a departure from the sound of the Stooges, this album is more experimental, artsy, and electronic. I've always loved Nightclubbing & I have a feeling this will become one of my favorite listens going forward. 4.5 stars
Not ever remotely what I was expecting from an Iggy Pop album. You can totally hear the Bowie influence here. Love Iggy. Love the Stooges. Didn't love this one very much. Tidbit. We all know the song Passenger. Iggy of course is The Passenger, but did you know that Bowie was the driver?
Excellent greasy off-beat punk. Nightclubbing is excellent and made the Trainspotting soundtrack famous. Lots of lovely little gestures to Bowie blood but the energy is very Iggy. Interesting, groovy, slunks along in a gravy strut. The production makes the album sound like you are overhearing it from an adjacent room which lends the whole experience an air of cool I can really get into.
There is very little music that is greater than the music Iggy and Bowie produced together.
Not heard this in full before, but it is so obviously part of the Bowie/Eno/Iggy 1970s nexus (even though Eno wa NOT involved in this one). Carlos Alomar's unmistakable guitar style in there too,
Merkt wel dat hij met Bowie woonde toen hij dit album maakte, maar dan kan je beter naar bowie luisteren. Prima
M’n pa is erg fan maar iggy doet voor mij nog niet zo veel. Prima album, maar moet denk ik meer van hem of deze vaker luisteren om er echt in te komen. Voor nu een 3
Well done sucking the soul out of most of this. Basically a Lou/Bowie hybrid. Probably better off just continuing to do heroin and stay away from Europe and Bowie.
I bet Bowie was involved with this. Weird. Maybe will listen again someday when it's not the middle of the night with crappy headphones
Because I'm behind, I just check out at list and play a few each day, without reading the intros. Anyway, I had a big writeup about how much this reminds me of David Bowie, even sounding like Bowie. Then I went back to see if anyone else thought this and read the intro, so no need to expand the on the Bowie influence. This is a much different sound than the other Iggy and stooges albums. First song, Night Clubbing was very good and I thought it was Bowie, at first. Then heard China Girl and was surprised. I bet Luke knew Bowie's version was a remake! Really like Dum Dum Boys and Tiny Girl, but enjoyed the entire album. Like I mentioned, jut a different sound/vibe than the other Stooges albums I have heard. Good album and fun listen. 3.5-4 for me
4 This isn’t really what I expected. This is a case where the solo work doesn’t sound much like the band they came from. Often times that can be to the artist’s detriment (Freddie Mercury, Steve Perry, Adam Ant) but in this case I think it really adds to Iggy Pop’s sound. Low key and catchy. I can see myself putting this on to chill out after work. Apparently this is produced by David Bowie and I can really tell. It has a weird but razor focused sound that I hear in Bowie’s work. This album honestly is a must listen for Bowie fans as much as it is for Iggy Pop fans. It has his style all over it. Really good stuff here from a few master class musicians and it shows. Favorites: Sister Midnight, Nightclubbing, China Girl, Dum Dum Boys.
4 Solid David Bowie album. Jokes aside, while there’s no denying Bowie’s heavy-handedness, and it’s hard not to compare this to the series of albums he would immediately follow-up with, I don’t think it’s fair to say this album doesn’t have an identity of its own. Though they have a very similar sound, Iggy’s grungy vocals and lyricism makes this album feel heavier and more industrialized than anything released in the Berlin Trilogy. Hell, and for that reason, I actually think I enjoy Iggy’s version of China Girl over Bowie’s cover (though I know that came quite a bit later). Overall, even if Bowie’s musicality is the backbone of the album, I think his partnership with Pop is really what brings this album to the next level, and in many cases I think it’s fair to say Iggy influenced him as much as he influenced Iggy (supposedly the album cover of “Heroes” was inspired by Iggy’s post on the cover of this). If nothing else, good on Bowie for instilling the confidence in Pop to take on a larger role in his musical ventures ahead. Favorite songs: Sister Midnight, Nightclubbing, China Girl, Dum Dum Boys
Unusual, sounds a bit like david bowie which makes sense since he produced it. Perhaps a 3.5?
Boh
Not my favorite iggy pop
spoko
As others have said, this is like listening to a new David Bowie album without Bowie's vocals. Delightfully weird, it has that Bowie charm throughout. It doesn't overwrite 'Lust for Life' as my favorite Iggy album, but it's a great predecessor.
never been a huge fan of Iggy Pop. I respect what he did for music but haven't even found myself particularly enjoying his music.
Man, there's a lot to like in this record. I kept hearing things that reminded me of later groups like Oingo Boingo and Jesus and Mary Chain. I will for sure be playing this again.
Great album. Love how different it is from the Stooges. I'm sure you have Bowie to thank, partially, for that. And Eno, right? 4/5
Sounds like the logical step between Lust for Life and Iggy’s later stuff, him going post-punk, and Bowie’s influence is more pronounced than ever. I think it peaks early on and the middle third is the weakest part, but it’s still good stuff. B
I’m apprehensive about today’s album. A lot of Iggy Pop that I’ve heard before just sounds like average rock music with dreadful singing. Don’t get me wrong, he seems like a very interesting person and it is fascinating reading about his hijo la, but I’ve always felt his music left plenty to be desired. That being said, I don’t recognise most song titles here so I’d be very happy to be proven wrong. Songs I already knew: Nightclubbing Favourites: Nightclubbing I was unfortunately quite naive to hope for greatness here. This is exactly what my previous experience of Iggy has led me to expect: uninteresting droning music with truly awful vocals. I’m at a loss how Iggy Pop got famous at all, never mind being so highly revered. So much of this album seems like it is trying to annoy the listener, with shoehorned in dissonant synths or poorly tuned instruments. I’m honestly bewildered by this album. Who listened to this and thought it was ever worthwhile listening to again?
мне не понравилось.все.точка.
под этот альбом повесился Иэн Кертис
7/10
6/10. Eh, definitely wasn't bad but nothing really caught my attention?
Decently interesting and seems pretty influential but it’s not something I’ll listen to often. 7/10
I was surprised this was the Iggy Pop album they picked, given his back catalogue. Pleasantly surprised though as I’m a casual Iggy/Stooges fan and and never listened to this until now. His delivery is totally different from Stooges / other Iggy Pop albums, almost sounds like a robot at times. Glad it popped up though. Weird, twisted, innovative post-punk. I can hear influence from this in almost every band I’ve ever loved. Can definitely hear the Bowie influence too, but in a good way. I imagine this is played at 5am at the end of every nightclub in Berlin. Sounds like it should anyway.
A very different album to the Stooges material, all made sense after reading the blurb that's it's basically a Bowie album. Quite enjoyed it in parts but didn't blow me away, prefer the Stooges.
The first two songs seemed near identical. I wasn't thrilled with the rest of it.
I'm don't particularly like Iggy Pop's music but because this is produced and composed by Bowie it had a more interesting sound. However, nothing stood out to me and I didn't really like most of the songs.
Didn't particularly enjoy this. I could tell Bowie was involved and kinda felt it would've sounded better if he was performing a lot of the songs. Iggy should've stuck with what he was good at. If they were both sober while making this, they should've stuck to the drugs.
That was new. Didn't realize China Girl was his song.
A not necessarily Bowie album, recorded just before Low. Sister Midnight is a cool tune. Iggy's delivery on Funtime sucks eggs. Its so stilted. China girl is another good song with really trash vocals. Dum Dum Boys is rad. The intro on Mass Production is some wack bs but also kind of a funny prank on record listeners. Man hard to tell. this felt like extras or a proto bowie record. hard to say will need a revisit.
Enjoyed it, some songs much better than others.
I liked The Idiot, it's imposing and bluesy and quirky and it has China Girl which is exceptional. It's not high quality but it's 3/5 solid.
A Bowie album by another name, so I don't really like it I've given this a few goes whilst I've been working today, and it's not growing on me at all. Not awful, but I just don't really like it. 2/5.
5/5. Not a bad song on this. At least on first listen. Might go down later but it was really good.
Een Bowie-album, maar met de stem van Iggy Pop. Goed album, maar het mist wat schwung
Heroin, meet cocaine .
I thought Iggy Pop was only a punk rocker, but this was more like Bowie or Velvet Underground.
Welcome to Iggy and David's perverse nightclub cabaret, filled with freaks, ghouls, industrial automatons and other sorts of monsters of all stripes. It's a fun place, where you can have... a "Funtime". At least if your idea of fun is to get spooked by a twisted Iguana whispering bizarre stuff in your ears. Instruments here do not so much "play" as they grind, croak and wince (Bowie indeed had a great turf to play in here so as to prepare for his infamous "Berlin Trilogy"--a.k.a. *Low*, *"Heroes"* and *Lodger*). A clear outlier, "China Girl" rises high above the other tracks in terms of melody and sheer emotions (what a finale on this one--as good as Bowie's later version is overall, the latter's ending is not as intense as in this original version). As for the rest, heartfelt emotions are not in Pop's agenda anyway, so we can't blame him for painting his imaginary venue in all shades of black instead. In terms of relative flaws, maybe the middle of side 2 is *a little* underwhelming ("Dum Dum Boys" is probably too long, and "Tiny Girls" and its saxophone are quite inconsequential, as moody as they are). But everything else radiates with a dark, ultra-violet light. Especially "Nightclubbing" and the insanely tense and brooding closer "Mass Production", aptly named when you get lost in its proto-industrial waves of noise. To put it in a nutshell, it's easy to understand how this record influenced the likes of Joy Division, Killing Joke or Nine Inch Nails. 4.5/5 for this one, rounded up to a perfect grade. Number of albums left to review: 727 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 135 (including this one) Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 65 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): 74
I like Iggy Pop, but I did find this a bit meh. Nightclubbing is a highlight.
🤷 Not bad, not great.
Iconic
want to re-listen again
omg his voice is amazing
Yet another Bowie record. The style suits Pop, Lou-Reed-esque inclinations, and one can hear lots of the goth and industrial to come, but these aren't necessarily benefits, and one wonders why this record is even attributed to Pop. And certainly this doesn't sound like a record to quit drugs by. "Nightclubbing" is a plus track and this version of "China Girl" was certainly to be excelled. But beyond a few other interesting textures, there's not that much here. Which leads one to believe this seems like a plot to get yet another Bowie record in this list when there are already far too many.
It was average.
At first I didn't dig his voice but the more I listened, the more I really came to love the overall sound. But after a few tracks I started to realize he sounded a lot like David Bowie...so much to the point where I thought "Man I always thought Iggy Pop was a punk type guy but he's really going for a Bowie sound here." As I always do, I eventually headed to the Wikipedia article to read about this album, so imagine my surprise when I saw that not only did he and Bowie have a friendship, Bowie brought him to his studio to record this album and produced it for him! Yeah no so coincidental or even thievery after all. But then I read that Bowie actually wrote most of the songs and Iggy did lyrics and singing, which happened to be the parts I really didn't like. To me, this is more of a Bowie album than an Iggy Pop one, and to be fair, I don't know enough about Iggy's songwriting or singing to truly pass that judgment but that's how it felt. I feel like if Bowie had done this all himself with minimal help from Iggy on vocals or lyrics, it would be a 4 or 5 star album, but as it stands it's just mid to me though I did enjoy it overall.
Pierwszy solowy material od pana Iggiego, album z 77, ktory jednak ciezko nazwac solowym debiutem, bo influencje Bowiego sa tutaj az tak mocne, ze Pop schodzi na drugi plan jako osoba od spiewania, bo nie da sie tutaj ustalic ile kto napisal, ale wyraznie slychac, ze muzyka komponowana i rowniez grana byla przez Bowiego, wiec album malo Popowy, a za to mocno Lowowy, bo daje podobny vibe, choc tutaj jest zdecydowanie barwniej i mniej mrocznie, na 38 minutach nagrania znalazlo sie miejsce na 8 trakow, wszystko poza niektorymi gitarami i drumami bylo Bowiowane, wiec sporo tutaj klawiszy, synthowania, niespodziewanego tamburynowania, sporo slychac takze saksy, ktora w niektorych miejsach wydaje sie byc wrecz puszczana w 0,5 predkosci grania, najbardziej ten zabieg slychac na mass production, ktory sam w sobie brzmi mocno futurystycznie czy nawet na koniec krautowo, za produkcje rowniez odpowiadal mastermind projektu, wiec na kazdym kroku slychac typowe szlifowanie i ocieplanie brzmienia Iggiego, wiec zupelna odmiana po surowosci Stoogesowej, hajlajtowym trakiem byl dla mnie, chyba nie tylko mnie bo jest to najbardziej sluchany na spotifaju utwor z tego albumu, nightclubbing, ciekawie zbudowana melodia z prawdziwych szczepkow instrumentali, jedynie jednostajne drumowanie nadaje ciaglosci trakowi, nie jest to plyta ktora jakos zapada w pamiec, ale zdecydowanie przyjemny odsluch jesli ktos jest fanem tworczosci Bowiego, nawet bardziej niz Iggiego, z dzisiejszego odsluchu wynioslem przede wszystkim ciekawostke, ze okladka jest referencja do obrazu Roquairol Heckela, do ktorego rowniez pozniej siegal Bowie tworzac okladke Heroes
Yeah...fun, but not amazing
Weird worse David Bowie
I didn't like this album. Something about the dissonance they used and the singing made this album hard for me to listen to. Not my cup of tea. Favorite song: Tiny Girls Worst song: Nightclubbing
It's OK - nothing extraordinary
I suppose I'm not surprised to find the full Berlin trilogy on the list.
70’er art rock, bowie-produktion, dostojevskij
Another example of a front man leaving a band to pursue a career in Dad Rock.
first listen it's alright
Love the sound, love the vibe. It should be no surprise that I love this era of Bowie and since he was heavily involved in this album...
post punk with bowie
Mid
Pretty darn good. 4 stars.
Lou David Pop
I can hear the influence Bowie had on the production, but Iggy's voice just didn't do it for me. The deep growly wobbly tone just wasn't pleasent to listen to unfortunately
Decent album with some interesting trippy bits. Favorite track: Mass Production
Decent listen. Fav track: China Girl
Some dipshit left four stars from the Hollywood walk of fame on my doorstep. I guess I can rate the album with these.
First listen. Fun to hear early Iggy.
It would be misleading to say that David Bowie only did three albums while in Berlin. No, he was much busier than that. Look no further than Iggy Pop's debut album: The Idiot. Branching off from his proto-punk roots with The Stooges, Pop had always seemed to be ahead of the curve when it comes to defining (or defying) genres. Enter what might just be the very first post-punk album, not even a year after punk rock's beginnings. It's bold. It's dynamic. It's cool. You've gotta get it to get it, y'know? No squares allowed. You don't have to like it, you just have to listen to it. Get a feel for that dirty guitar and slinking drums. It doesn't sound like punk rock but it embodies the spirit in ways we couldn't imagine. It's Iggy's world now, and we're just guests. Look around.
Not my favorite Iggy
Better on his own than in The Stooges, which I had yesterday - he really just wants to be David Bowie here, and I mean who wouldn't, but imitation pales. Also as always, points knocked off for noncery.
Classic from the Godfather of Punk
Big oof. Famous addicts make an album, and only one seemed to try. Terrible vocals. The music produced by DB is the only good stuff and it’s really not that great. He’s talented but iggy is iffy.
Not as good as Lust
David Bowie's fingerprints are over this record. He wrote most of it, played on it and produced it and the album probably wouldn't have been made without Bowie's presence. If you are expecting "Stooges" Iggy, you'll be disappointed, but if you take this record at face value, it's a decent record. Some good songs on here, but it's inconsistent and it's bit too artsy for it's own good somtimes. I expected more.
Less punk than I expected.
Pretty cool, way less punk than I expected from Iggy Pop. Only just realized how big a difference his solo music vs stooges music could be. You definitely hear Bowie's influence on it. 3.5 but rounding down.
not bad, but not my style.
As a casual listener of Iggy Pop over the years, I really would not have guessed that Iggy had this kind of album in him. It's exceptional, probably the best he's ever done. I love it more each time I hear it. David Bowie's fingerprints are obviously all over this. It has a lot of the markers of a late 70s Bowie album, the disciplined use of repetition and dissonance, the little touches of soul. But what Iggy brings to the table is his punk sensibility, as well as his trademark authoritative, yet detached vocal style. He also wrote most of the lyrics, which were dark and surprisingly artful. It's a collaboration that really works, one I don't really want to stop listening to. Fave Songs (All songs from most to least favorite): China Girl, Mass Production, Baby, Nightclubbing, Funtime, Dum Dum Boys, Tiny Girls, Sister Midnight
Great
non déjà vu
Never listened to Iggy before. Really enjoyed this album and the themes of the music
Well, that was disappointing after Lust for Life. Didn't care for this one.
I liked it and learned that “China Girl” was co-written by Iggy Pop and David Bowie. This album is dark and moody and I found myself digging it generally. Still, it didn’t incite the excitement I got from “Lust For Life.”
tiny girls is a pedo song
Absolute predatory trash. Having a “thing” with a minor isn’t cute.
Yeah. Nice. Not amazing but stand the test of time pretty well. Not sure I’ll return to it but a perfectly nice listen.
Wel leuk, doet me een beetje denken aan the doors, the cure.
Bowie and Iggy together is a great thing, as with Bowie and Lou. It's remarkably raw for being Bowie involved during the mid-to-late-seventies.
Wow...How have I not listened to this album before! I know Nightclubbing via Trainspotting...but I did not know Iggy recorded China Girl before Bowie...I will always prefer Bowies version but this was pretty cool...the album is a really slick and almost modern surprise, holds up amazingly well.
a week and a half ago i was in a bar and an iggy pop song came on and i had the thought that i should listen to more iggy pop and here we are. i really dig it
It can't go wrong when it's with Bowie
1/100 puke spewer
The idiot, the awful.
I wanted to like this. I like Iggy Pop and I like Bowie but I was horribly bored with Iggys Bowie impression after 2 tracks. Every song sounds the same. It sounds like 2 friends went into the studio when they were bored on holiday and wopped out an album. I think I'll stick with Stooges era Iggy Pop.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amJUMYE3Qho
Wow. I didn't know how Bowie Iggy's Bowie album was going to be. I've been mad generous with the 5* reviews this week, but it looks like that run is going to carry on today! I didn't even know China Girl was a cover! Everything plays like Glam on antidepressants, which sounds better than the simile does. The drums go big, the emotions go flat and resigned. It woooorrrrrks!!!
There are some bangers on here.
It's always a treat to be exposed to the albums that helped form the roots of rock music as we know it today. This record has a very "back to basics" feel obviously, and it's evident that it served as a foundation for much of the music that came after it. Apparently, it was done alongside David Bowie so no wonder it's also very Bowie-esque. I'll keep a few of these tracks on regular rotation from now on, particularly China Girl, Dum Dum Boys & Tiny Girls.
didnt like it
This was okay but not what I expected from Iggy Pop. The Bowie influence was clear here.
Love hearing and reading about China Girl. David Bowie did it better but Iggy's is still memorable.
Like taking a stroll in knee deep mud.
the stooges > iggy solo
Just bad...
30th September 2022 Listened in the morning while getting ready for first day at the BBC. Iggy slinks and sidles his way through this very atmospheric and punchy album.
Never really have Iggy Pop a proper listen to. First half of the album was good but the second half was a big let down. It has potentially opened up new genre of music it has introduced me too. Felt like it was trying to imitate David Bowie’s style however missed the mark. Although it is a good album the fella is a weirdo and the second half was poor.
Listened before: No Enjoyed: Not really Listens: 1 Again the backing music was pretty cool but the singing and lyrics did nothing for me
Might have to listen to it again but didn't really excite me. I was interested at the beginning but I felt it a bit repetitive after a while. Worth another try anyway
Me gusta más Lust for Life, pero este tiene Nightclubbing
Decent old school alternative
At its best, a cool, Bowie-ish album, but not everything hit perfectly, and some of it felt a little too in the shadow of Bowie... But still pretty good
Not much of a fan. Kind of bland and unexciting.
China girl was good but definitely racist. Dum dum boy was also solid. Started to like near the end when it was more rock and less goth
Autant j'ai pu apprécier certains albums d'Iggy Pop, autant j'aimerais lui dire que le fait de se déboîter l'épaule vingt-quatre fois en trente minutes et de remuer le bassin de droite à gauche ne suffit pas pour sortir un CD.
J'aurai pu choisir pour ce review de vous parler de l'histoire derrière la couverture de cet album, mettant en scène l'assistant d'Iggy Pop tenant le corps desarticulé de ce même Iggy Pop dans le creux de sa main. Malheureusement l'heure est grave: Robert ne donne plus signe de vie depuis maintenant plusieurs semaines, les albums catastrophiques s'enchaînants les uns après les autres. Il se murmure que Robert aurait attrapé un mauvais virus, rentrant trop peu couvert à la suite de la soirée-fiasco du 500ème album. Je n'en sais pas plus pour le moment, mais au vu de la qualité absolument inexistante de ce minable album proposé par Iggy Pop, je suppose que l'état de santé de Robert est au plus bas à l'heure où j'écris ces lignes.
Weird but dated
An okay album from iggy pop. Felt like this was a little bit of show tunes mixed with some punk and Bowie stylings. Iggy poo has a unique style and I find his music ok for a little bit. This was decent. 6.2/10
The story behind the album is interesting -- I know not everyone is into it, but I happen to love learning about the background, context, and process through which art is created -- and it's cool to hear the Bowie influences on his sound here. I think this is a really good album. Memorable riffs and melodies, some superb performances by the musicians, and I can hear how it informed some music that followed. Glad I was introduced to this.
I wonder if Iggy thought at all about naming an album "the Iggiot". That would be pretty cool.
He's got an understated swagger and attitude on these tracks that actually deliver pretty well. Dum Dum Boys stands out for me, though it was pretty fascinating to hear a China Girl version that predates Bowie's recording by 6 years. A bit challenging and enjoyable listen.
I should probably vibe more with iggy pop but i just don't. Live it must be amazing though
Instrumentation is interesting, can’t stand Iggy Pop’s droning vocals.
3.5
I love Iggy Pop. I love David Bowie. I feel like Bowie was playing it safe, testing sobriety for a min, easing into Low. Who knows wtf I'm talking about, these thoughts just appear. I'm into it but I dislike China Girl damnit (inuding subsequent versions)
Really solid album. Love the dark atmosphere and you can hear Bowie all over it.
I instantly fell very accustomed to the sound of this music like I knew it and it didn't feel like a iggy pop album and later I learn that David bowie played a huge role in this album and the puzzle pieces fell back to place
The second album, after Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin, I've been motivated to buy after listening to this. Really its the fourth of Bowie's Berlin trilogy, or rather the first, and that's reason enough.
Töffari töffaranna. Mér finnst þessi plata skemmtileg.
Good shit
In theory I like it. But kind of a drab listen compared to Lust for Life which came out in the same year.
Sounds like a bizarro world Bowie, but I can hear how this has influenced a bunch of artists that followed.
Have always been a big Iggy fan and this is good stuff
This was fine. Not as punk as I thought it would be but you can tell that is from the bowie production. Enjoyed his version of china girl but glad that Bowie did it better
3.4 - decent. Enjoyed Dum Dum Boys, in particular. But prefer a little more raw than this polished set of tracks.
A few iggy pop songs I like but this album didn’t have many of them, and felt too melancholy overall.
I always thought Iggy Pop was this kooky weird old dude that always performed with his shirt off. But, this album is quite interesting in that, you can definitely hear the Bowie influence in the early part of the album, and the latter half morphs into this almost experimental electronic/rock that has something a little robotic about it, but still feels very Bowie-esque. Best: Sister Midnight Worst: Tiny Girls
Seemed pretty cool, kinda forgot about it though
This album serves as a fascinating companion piece to David Bowie's Low, which was made around the same time. Both albums were a product of Bowie and Pop working together in Berlin and experiencing the Krautrock movement that was still underway at the time. At first listen, I still prefer Low to this album, but the consistency of the sound between the two albums is really striking. It's like two artists finishing the same half-painted canvas in two different ways. The similarities between the two serve to highlight the core differences between Pop and Bowie. The Idiot is the more dark and gritty of the two. Even when it's upbeat it's a little off. The electronic elements on the album work very well with Iggy's lyrical style. This is one I think I'm going to seek out on vinyl 4/5
Eh
Not my thing
Very like:)
In general, I find Iggy Pop's music OK. Nothing special, not the type of music I actively seek to listen to, but definitely OK. This album has the potential to offer me more, given it was produced by David Bowie. But I don't think it delivers on this promise. China Girl more or less proves the point: while Iggy Pop's music can be nice to listen to, if it's excellence that I seek, I should turn to Bowie, his music, and his version.
Strange slow and wired.
This was just okay. I get that he's an icon but I don't really understand it.
Bland.
Feels a bit thematically unbalanced (having 20% of the LP runtime in one track definitely doesn't help), but still hits the familiar and welcome marks of an enjoyable Iggy Pop album. This one wins bonus points for sounding like a shamble through a druggy haze, the stilted rhythms of "Nightclubbing" are just one example of how the musical uncanny valley is put to good use.