Reviews (page 10 of 14)
never liked this one as much as his stooges stuff but still in that vibe, and has a good few stone cold classic songs. i like the idiot more, but i do really enjoy the grungy aesthetic of this one.
Not my usual style but I recognised the hits and quite enjoyed the whole album
Let’s be clear: “Lust for Life” and “The Passenger” are very good songs, but it’s worth asking questions about the record. The intro to title cut takes too long and then the song goes on too long, too. Iggy sings – by which I mean sneers and growls when appropriate and doesn’t go all warbly too much of the time – much more effectively than on The Idiot where his stabs at mildness and slower tempos largely fell flat. “Tonight” and “Success” are good songs, but for me exit velocity is never achieved. Production is tinny and hollow. The sound is too ragged and too much like a Bowie record where he outsourced the vocals. And the recovered addict going on about his recovery makes neither good conversation or particularly memorable records.
7/5/24. This is my first true introduction into Iggy Pop's world. I also had no idea he collaborated with David Bowie on this, and the result is outstanding. All the songs are well done, energetic, and easy to digest. Will add this to the rotation!
Nice
Recognized some classics
Almost felt like a trick question - Is it epic? Or just a bit crap? Hmm, can't deny title track and Passenger, but the rest a bit meh.
Iggy Pop working with David Bowie. I mean, it couldn’t get any cooler than that.
Bangers: Lust for Life The Passenger
Lust for Life!
Gran disco. Con puntos muy altos como The passanger y Success. Me encanta como canta Turn blue y Fall in love with me. Mas que recomendable para conocer a IP
God, wat een aandoenlijke lach heeft Iggy Pop op de albumcover. Alsof ie alleen maar over tuinieren en liefde gaat zingen. Niets is minder waar, het druggebruik staat centraal bij het album. In samenwerking met Bowie zijn er wat geweldige nummers op dit album te vinden. Te beginnen met de openingstrack Lust For Life. Deze ode aan de heroïnenaald luistert ook weg alsof de adrenaline door je eigen lichaam heen giert. Da’s knap. Ook Sixteen is sterk, de stem van Iggy is hier zo goed. Oke, de lyrics kunnen echt niet, vooral anno 2024, maar boeie. Some Weird Sin doet me een beetje denken aan het oude werk van de Stones. Misschien door de handclaps op de achtergrond (Get Off My Cloud). Wat zou trouwens toch die weird sin zijn waar Iggy over zingt…? The Passenger is een van de beste nummers. Ooit gemaakt. Verder hoef ik er geen woorden aan vuil te maken. Tonight en Success hebben niet de energie die de eerdere nummers hebben. De slow blues op Turn Blue was bijzonder, met Bowie die ook terug te horen is met achtergrondvocaaltjes. Neighborhood Threat en Fall In Love With Me zijn weer sterk, en zorgen voor een overweldigend positief gevoel voor het album. Rating: 9,5/10 Highlights: Lust For Life, Sixteen, The Passenger, Fall In Love With Me
Bijzonder album is dit altijd, gezien de tijdsgeest. De 'Godfather of Punk' die in het begin van zijn solo carrière mee surft op de punk-golf van 1977. De vloedgolf die voor een groot deel werd veroorzaakt door een garage rock-beving onder het wateroppervlak, bijna tien jaar eerder, met als epicentrum 'The Stooges'. Echter, los van de rammelende rock 'n roll klassieker 'Lust For Life', waarmee het bal opent, biedt het album meer dan de energieke, eentonige punkmuziek van dat jaar. De mix van krautrock, art rock en glam is duidelijk een cocktail geschud door David Bowie, en reflecteert tot op zekere hoogte de ambiance van 70s Berlijn. Vermakelijke rockplaat, die bij vlagen veel meer schuurt tegen een bluesy Stones album dan dat het hoekige debuut ''The Idiot'' uit hetzelfde jaar dat deed. Toch ontbreekt het bij mij aan echt prikkelende momenten, naast de twee klassiekers. Waar het debuutalbum echt een uniek product leverde, gecreëerd in bijzondere omstandigheden (een groepje coke snuivende en pillen poppende kunstenaars in een extravagante stad, ver van huis), vind ik dit niet meer dan een verzameling muziek die nét iets te bekend voor komt. Nogal veilig, voor Iggy's doen, vooral als je bedenkt hoe baanbrekend zijn werk een decennium eerder was. De afsluiter maakt een hoop goed. Die laat het bloed weer wat sneller stromen. 7/10 Highlights: Lust For Life Fall In Love With Me
Iggy mag Bowie op z'n blote knietjes bedanken. Lust for Life mag dan een solo-album heten omdat hij niet meer in the Stooges speelt, zonder Bowie was die kwaliteit nooit zo hoog geweest. Iggy was een zwaar heroine verslaafde proto-punker die de muzikale creativiteit echt even buiten moest halen. Ja, als dat dan door David Bowie wordt aangeleverd, dan kan er wel wat moois gebeuren... Dit album is meer dan Lust for Life en the Passenger. Ook al zijn dit twee kneiters van songs, zijn ze ook wel een beetje grijs gedraaid. Zeker the Passenger is bijna mainstream en luistert dan toch anders op een plaat. Zeker na Sixteen en Some Weird Sin is the Passenger een heldere en positieve openbaring. Bijzonder sterke start van de plaat dus. Succes is song met een Rolling Stones energie. Zeker door het geschreeuw over en weer. Turn Blue kende ik nog niet goed maar vind ik verrassend mooi. Het is geen typische Bowie-track en valt tussen heel wat genres in. Lust for Life blijft een klassieker en ik ben blij dat ik er even goed ingedoken ben. Pareltje. 8/10 Highlights Lust for Life Some Weird Sin Turn blue
Ok, some good songs, not sure Iggy pop is for me.
Good enough but nothing special
Was not expecting to enjoy that as much as I did.
It was okay.
Todella hauska ja tällä kertaa david bowie... jossain siellä... kuulemmanpitämänen mukaan...
Fantastic solo album from the godfather of punk music
Overrated but still very good
Definitely Iggy
Best Iggy next to the Stopges.
To my delight, this is the second time this week that I have received an Iggy Pop's album. From the same year! It still sounds dangerous and sexy, but the difference between this album and "The Idiot" is that here now we have excellent compositions from the beginning to the end of the album, including songs like "Lust For Life", "Success", "Neighborhood Threat" and the classic "The Passenger" which I knew from the voice of Siouxsie Sioux. I was very happy to discover that the relationship between Iggy and Bowie wasn't just a figment of my imagination. Bowie in fact produced the album and composed some of the songs. It is possible to notice in the album, some elements of what would become Post Punk and Goth Rock in the future. Even New Wave is possible to notice in the album's sound. My rule is clear: Every album that catches my attention the first time gets 5 stars!
Some bangers, some filler.
Sweet sixteen a little rapey
Good album! Turn Blue was a bit too long for me, The Passenger and Success stood out to me best. Catchy, varied, and didn't outstay its welcome. Plus David Bowie was involved!
Not earth-shattering, but enjoyable, and Iggy's vocals are interesting and unconventional. Musically, Bowie's influence is clear, and I don't think 'that sounds like Bowie' has ever been used as a criticism.
Ironically square cover photo always makes me smile. Superb opener, all time classic. Hoped there were more sleeper gems on this but while the singles are the high points, the rest of it holds up … ok.
Pretty stellar 4.5
КАК ВОВРЕМЯ ТО) На днях слушала. Видимо, мне нравится всё творчество Игги. Какой то лоуфайный панк (если так можно выразиться), слушать очень приятно.
As a 90s kid, my first introduction to Iggy Pop was not as a musician, but as Nona F. Mecklenberg's dad on The Adventures of Pete and Pete. So, the song "Sixteen" is just extra creepy for me. He was 30 when he wrote that song. Even if it is kind of tongue in cheek, barf. Otherwise, this is a pretty good album. It's a mix of proto punk and glam rock. Bowie's fingerprints are very obviously all over these songs. Their voices sound good together, but some of the more experimental and jammy moments can occasionally be a little much. Of course, "Lust for Life" and "The Passenger" are classic songs, though I prefer the Siouxsie and the Banshees' cover of the latter. "Turn Blue" is a terrible, cringe-inducing song. If that and "Sixteen" were left off, it would be a much better album. 4/5
4 stars
Don't think I've really listened to much Iggy Pop before. This is actually pretty good.
This was a pleasant surprise — it has all the sounds of modern alt+pop+rock that I love. Surely Iggy Pop paved the way for much of the music I consume on a regular basis. Much of this album reminded me of Franz Ferdinand. Also, Iggy Pop’s vocal intonations reminded me of Tim Curry’s singing in Rocky Horror Picture Show. A weird comparison maybe, but I can’t unhear it. Regardless, I see myself returning to the first 6 tracks of the album. The whole first 2/3!
Good album
Not really my thing, but it’s pretty solid overall. 6/10
Discazo, me recuerda a The Cars, ese rock clásico británico pa mover el kool-aid. Me gustaron la mayoría, así que pondré aquí mis menos favoritas: -Tonight, Neighborhood Threat y Success me ladillan un poco pero igual son escuchables entre conversaciones, tipo pa background - Turn Blue, muy larga y medio ladilla, la combinación de sonidos está arrecha pero en general es fastidiosita para mi. Favoritas de pana, A tier: Passenger, Lust for Life y Sixteen S TIER: Fall In Love With Me
Extremely good. Feels ahead of its time (and I guess it was, since the title track really blew up in the 90s).
It’s fun, it’s light. Perfect for throwing on at a party or a road trip.
Oh man, I never thought I'd say this, but thank God for Iggy Pop. I was in a long stretch of questionable albums participating in this project and I really came close to quitting. Then came Lust For Life. I'm not a fan of Iggy Pop. I like some of his stuff, especially Stooges. But this album is special all on it's own. After what I've been hearing lately if give this is a 5, but I'll be honest with a 4.
✅✅ while having a fair amount of influence from Bowie, this feels distinctly punk in a way that Bowie at his most confrontational never did. It still feels fresh, the vocals in parts almost sound like something from the aughts. wildly ahead of its time. might bump to ✅✅✅ with time.
Underwhelming, second track is awful
Was expecting something a bit edgier. David Bowie’s influence is heavily felt. pretty standard pop music, probably a little bit ahead of the trend at the time. Not a stand out for me.
3.5 out of 5 Stars. I can’t help but tie Iggy Pop and his songs to Trainspotting, and the starting song’s energy still feels as frenetic as a junkie running from the cops high on heroine and adrenaline. What struck me on this album is how refreshing it must have been to hear this sound in the late 70s. As things were becoming more digitized and electronic, here were some stooges that could put on a stripped down, energetic show. Most of the songs are kinda forgettable tbh
Iggy Pop reads on paper like his stuff would be right up my alley but I just can’t get into him.
Iggy has had some great solo albums, and I think this is the best one. There are great songs from beginning (the sublime title track) to end, with an especially stellar three song run in The Passenger, Tonight, and Success. David Bowie’s fingerprints are all over the record, which is never a bad thing.
yes, well
Never listens to Iggy Pop before but damn this was good. Tons of bangers and a whole lot of talent. Each song was unique and interesting and stayed that way all the way through. Favorites were the passenger and sixteen.
The energetic counterpart to The Idiot. I absolutely loved this. He put six absolute bangers in a row straight away. And yes, many tables are in fact made of wood.
its fine. i did dig 'Turn Blue' and 'The Passenger', but I don't think I can give it a higher score on account of 'Sixteen'... which is very clearly about... well, banging a 16 year old
Two big bangers, and even the Passenger is a bit shit really. Not interested in any of the other sub Bowie stuff. He was better with is original mates
I don't like everything here, but what I do like I like a lot. Solid B or 4 stars.
e che gli vuoi dire a un'icona del rock anni '70 che canta un album scritto quasi interamente da quel genio di David Bowie? (davvero, tutte le canzoni a parte Sixteen sono scritte da DB) niente, spacca e basta.
Basterebbe Passenger per dare il voto all’album
Bello, dai.
Ma sai che è stata proprio una bella esperienza? Punti in meno per aver collaborato coi Maneskin nel futuro
Most people don't know that Iggy Pop and David Bowie used to collaborate and David Bowie produced this album and composed Lust for Life. I think because the two went their separate ways for so long people and history kind of forgot these two music giants worked together at one time. That fact only makes this album even better. Lust for Life has unfortunately been overplayed at this point, though. Pop must have sold out because this song makes me think of a car commercial. It's still a great song if you can separate it from that cultural identity. Same with The Passenger, which would make an even better car commercial song and probably did. Again, still great, simple lyrics and all.
A good solo outing for Iggy.
I’ve overlooked iggy for awhile. Solid album but not groundbreaking for me. Lofi 70’s Brit rock
Better than I remember and than expected. Could see myself going back another time if out of other music.
Fine enough
Knew more of these songs than I gave myself credit for. Thought I just didn’t know any Iggy Pop by the unforgettable What Happens in Vegas commercials featured Lust For Life
2.5ish but I’ll round up. Can hear the Bowie fingerprints
It was good. I don’t know how to explain it other than 70s 60s rock.
Super sick of songs by guys in the 70s waxing poetic about sixteen year olds. Can tell how influential his sound is but tbf I’d rather listen to Bowie
Fine easy listening. Nothing overly memorable but a decent listen.
Only heard the title track and The Passenger previously. The whole album is good, will definitely revisit.
Man merkt schon, warum er so erfolgreich war. Ich mags nicht so
*in IGN journalist voice* Lust For Life by Iggy Pop makes you feel like Jim Jarmusch
I liked this album overall, this is my first time listening to Iggy Pop and i can see why people like him so much. there’s some amazing song work on here, he really knows how to envelope you in his sonic landscape. lots of amazing blues rock and experimentation on here wish he wasn’t such a creep though. 4/5
Good
OK, knew it before
Half timeless bops, half faux Floyd 70s rock opera that didn't land for me. Punk half was great.
Not feeling this one
David Bowie, is that you??!? Mostly garbage with approx. 2 good tracks
Some tracks were a little “yelly” for me but it was overall interesting.
I'm more of a stooges guy. I hate lust for life, but I love the passenger. Everything else is solid if not great. Classic 3.
Good album, but a little uneven. Amazing how polished it all is considering the outsider feel Iggy portrays.
Føle meg programforplikta til å lika Iggy Pop bedre enn eg gjør, men har fortsatt ikkje følt på kallet
Ganske bra.
This record has some gems on it but it’s not as good as The Idiot.
Didn't inspire me enough to seriously engage with the music and my experience of it to write a long/funny review.
Nothing interesting or new here.
i liked the two big songs on here! but struggled to really have an opinion on anything else.
decent album. crazy how huge the title track and the passenger are, and everything else here languishes in relative obscurity. iggy pop is certainly an icon of the counterculture zeitgeist from this era, though perhaps a bit of a troubled soul... with that said, I'm not a huge fan of the stooges' sound or output. there's way more music i'd rather listen to and actually enjoy. this solo album is similar. love the huge tracks but none of the other stuff really impressed me. long tracks, got bored, 3 stars. favorites: lust for life, the passenger, tonight
The second of a brace of albums recorded with David Bowie, and a real classic. The whole album is great with a slightly rougher feel than its predecessor (The Idiot), standout tracks are the title track, and of course The Passenger. This album set Iggy Pop's career back on track after his post-Stooges hiatus.
Skimming these two albums to catch up. This one is pretty okay. Seems just like an album made to be watched live and misses a lot of excitement over headphones. Could be higher but prob average a 2-3 star.
Fun album, some parts were not for me. I thought ‘The passenger’ stood out as the best song.
Not really my vibe
Lust For Life is really good for a lot of the record, obviously a massive Bowie influence but I kinda prefer it to most of what I've heard of Bowie. The two massive songs are obviously great but there's quality throughout, Neighborhood Threat is intense and heartfelt, Sixteen is swaggering and youthful, Fall In Love With Me sounds like about 100 songs from the 2000s trying to imitate it, and on a record of just 9 songs it really annoys me that Turn Blue is SO fucking bad as it's really noticeable. A good 4 for me.
This was really good - a couple of classics in there but the whole album is pretty solid. Good energy pretty much throughout, a couple of changes of pace, obviously a bit of Bowie in there but there's also that punk edge. A middling to low 4.
I don't care for David Bowie, but I cannot tolerate this Walmart version of David Bowie.
This nigga sound like The Strokes.
Good
Another killer album from Iggy Pop. I like how rowdy and upbeat this one is. The title is accurate. The drumming in particular here is a highlight, with rollicking beats that really propel the songs.
First listen wasn't overly impressive more of a 3.5
Bowie + Iggy 4 eva
What a fun album, if that can be said about an album with themes of addiction, anxiety and alienation! But a collaboration with Bowie is probably what makes this album seem so timeless. The production is magnificent. It allows you to listen at volume and hear all of Pop’s feelings from whimsy to pain to clear headed observation. What a ride.
My relationship with this one is complicated. On one hand, it has been a major influence to so much music that I grew up with and love, and I have travelled with Iggy for most of my life, with the stooges or solo. There is Bowie, in all his Berlin glorious sound, jiving with Iggy and the two of creating something fresh, decadent, martial yet organic, sexy. Often demented, yet also often sensitive. And then there is sweet sixteen and its ode to sex with underage girls, and I struggle. There is Turn Blue. These were not good people, and yet they made great music. This poses one of the days' great questions, around how we value art made by people who hurt others in the process, and where this hurt becomes a theme in the music. If I think of art as a way to build community and find an expression of our common humanity, then this is highly tainted. Of course, then, there is the grotesque. The exaggeration of everything, of every excess, every evil, to give voice to the not glorious parts, the ugliness of this common humanity. There has to be a place for it. The selfishness, the uncaring, the alienation and the loneliness. One star, for the same reason as I gave one star to Doggystyle. I can't stand behind art that dehumanizes others.
EL mejor de las últimas semanas la vd
Fun Album, My uncle really loves Iggy Pop, but.. He scares me, such a pasty saccharin smile, and why is he staring at me like that??? I don't think I can revisit this album because listening to it again would mean I have to click past that horrifying human construct.
The music is decent. Pretty standard 1970s pop-rock. Songwriting is strong and Bowie’s influence is felt. This is a strong 3 star album. However, self-admitted pedophiles get 1 star.
This album was the one that made me fall in love with Iggy and give Bowie a second chance. Full of bangers.
Front to back after one listen this is instantly in the hall of fame this record is so bowie yet so unqiue and the needle drop of the drums at the start to the beautiful keys and drums on tonight, I mean, this is beautiful. I love tonight so much, I love this record already, this is what life is about. I am gonna listen to the lyrics now and love it more.
Found this distinctively lacking in charm. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Bowie…
I was surprised how much I liked this and how much I recognized from it. I honestly am beginning to think David Bowie is at his best in a supporting role. The emotional delivery from Iggy here is so much more than I can really picture coming from Bowie, but you can definitely hear his influence.
I loved this! I'm not terribly surprised, but there are a lot of one hit albums on this list, and I only knew the titular track before pressing play. That is to say that I didn't realize I already knew "The Passenger", and I'm not sure I knew that was Iggy Pop when I had heard it previously. I was surprised by the variety in style contained in such a short record by a dude I mostly know from the Stooges and being Michelle Trachtenberg's dad on Pete & Pete.
Passengers - great hook, very red hot chili peppers. Tonight - I dig. Sounds like David Bowie. Success - bluesy and boring
OG rocker
Sometimes it really isn't that complicated. All it takes to make a beloved rock album is a few chords, loud amps, some undeniable hooks, a taught gristly bundle of pure charisma, and David Bowie behind the boards. This is always cited as a favorite album by every 80s/90s alt rock indie post punk band, I guess because it had a stripped down 'raw power's compared to the bloated radio rock of the late 70s, but retained an essential musicality that the increasingly derivative punk scene didn't always bother with.
Lust for Life open with Lust for Life, his best known solo track, and by far the best on the album, produced by Bowie during their infamous Berlin era in 1977. The influence of Bowie is enormus on the album, he play several instruments, produced it, and written 6 out of 9 songs. Lust For Life, with his up beat tempo, iconic riff and lyrics about drugs and luxury. TBH sixteen is not very good i think Some Wierd Sin is ok but also not that good The Passenger is also a very known track by Iggy Pop, with the also icnonic guitare riff, apparently inspired by a Jim Morrison poem, Morrison is a big inspiration for Iggy's stage persona. Its a good song. Tonight is a song that Bowie would later do with Tina Turner, its about a girl who OD on Heroin, a drug that Iggy was terribely addicted a few years prior. Its pretty good, i like the Bowie's back vocals Success is also a pretty mid song i think, not that bad musically, but i dont very like Iggy's vocal work here. Turn Blue is another drug song with pretty obvius reference to heroin, probably a lot self explenatory and inspired by his own crippling heroin addiction, the song is ok. The last two songs are not pretty good either Tbh i’m a bit disappointed by this album, but its not terrible just not my kind, even tho it has some qualities
This is a pretty good album. Iggy/Stooges are always kind of hit or miss to me, but David Bowie's ... Bowie-ness is really present throughout this album, and I dig Bowie. (I understand Bowie was even more omnipresent on the previous Pop album, "The Idiot", which I haven't listened to yet.)
Couple of classic, rest is ok.
A classic album that influenced a generation. Easy to listen and memorable.
very cool!
Good ol' punk rock. A couple of classics, along with some stuff I found interesting.
Naw, I’m good
I have no idea how he did it. Made 3 legendary punk albums with The Stooges, perfecting the genre before it was really even a thing. Then he goes solo and in the same year drops two classics, this and 'The Idiot'. Iggy is incredible, it'll be a huge loss to the world of music when we lose him.
I need to give it another listen, but overall was nice.
The Passenger: Lovely song, absolutely love the simple beat, and the backing vocals add another layer to the song Overall a nice album, definately worth a relisten (and probably the discography as well)
Not exactly my style but I did enjoy listening, my favorite track was “Lust For Life”
Pretty decent I liked a couple of songs. The story behind it was very interesting.
Solid Iggy
This is the second studio album by Iggy Pop, who is sometimes referred to as the "Godfather of punk." An early punk rock album, "Lust for Life" is characterized with driving rhythms and catchy hooks. This album was heavily influenced by David Bowie who is probably a large proponent for this album's success. The title track and "The Passenger" are absolute hits.
Really liked it. It's a fundamental album for late-70's punk. We can hear Bowie's influence in here, as we can also notice in his own "Tonight" album (1984). Really nostalgic and efficient.
Interesting but forgettable.
Awesome
There is really a David Bowie album, no doubt. As a fan of the earlier, harder , in your face Iggy, there was a much different listening experience. I do have a couple different songs off his album downloaded, but I do prefer the earlier days with the Stooges. He looks great on the album cover too. Seems like the more I realize the impact of Bowie on some many artists, the more I appreciate his contributions to the music world. There were times, it almost felt like Iggy was trying to sound like Bowie. Anyway, back to this album. I did enjoy and there wasn't much to not to like. Lust For Life and The Passenger ate songs you still hear on the radio to this day, but a few others stood out for me, including Sixteen, Fall In Love With Me and Turn Blue. Actually, something about Turn Blue, I really like and may be my favorite song on the album. I can't really explain why. I just dig it. A good Bowie/Iggy album. Letting the genre play out has been fun as well. 4
3.5 Another day, another David Bowie album in the form of an Iggy Pop release. Mostly kidding - while you can still very much hear Bowie’s voice in this (literally at times), you can also definitely tell Iggy was starting to take more ownership of his music with this record. I mean, yes, seven of the nine songs here are credited as having been composed by Bowie, so the umbilical cord clearly wasn’t fully cut, but I think the musical partnership between the two is strongly felt here, most noticeably in the sense that this sounds much more like an evolved Stooges album than its predecessor. And as it so happens, two of Iggy’s fine moments came from this particular partnered effort as well - Lust for Life and The Passenger. I probably don’t have anything to say about either track that hasn’t already been said a million times over, but they are two songs that I believe have gone on to define his career and that I genuinely feel emanate a sense of greatness as you’re listening. Sooo, it’s kind of unfortunate that the rest of this album just doesn’t really hold a candle. There’s nothing here that’s bad (though admittedly the opening lines of Turn Blue made me do a double take), but there’s also nothing here that gets anywhere near the high of the two hits. The closing track, Fall in Love With Me, is probably about as close as it gets, but even then, I still wouldn’t consider it in the same ballpark. The end result is you get a good, but uneven feeling album, so while I enjoyed this, I honestly just don’t feel it’s structured as well as The Idiot is. Definitely a must-listen for an Iggy Pop fan, but it’s not his best (or probably even his second-best) work.
Creepiest album cover of all time. Overall album was fine except for "Turn Blue" which was exceptionally awful.
Solid guitar, but nothing came off as special. Could t finish
fun album, some bangers, will go back to it and really interested in iggy pops sound
Enjoyed this one. Was familiar with the title track, but amidst everything else was completely new. It was a lot groovier than I would have expected and I liked that. 4/5 Will listen again
Very top heavy record with great hits up front. Pretty good as far as solo efforts are concerned
It was pretty good, Iggy Pop is definitely a great artist, would listen to it again
I FREAKING LOVE THIS ALBUM! Sorry, I'm a sucker for 70's Iggy Pop. This album has one of the most dynamic drums ever recorder (just listen to "Lust for Life"), iconic songs ("The Passenger"), and amazing deeper cuts ("Neighborhood Threat"). Sorry for my biased opinion and rating, but I do think that Iggy Pop deserves more credit than the one he usually gets. Also, bonus points for those Bowie backing vocals (e.g. "Tonight").
Well I can see (hear) the influence he had on music 20 years later. And to be honest I think Iggy did it better. This is quite a good album, not something I would rave over, but certainly worth the occasional listen. Would I buy it? Yes I would, but I wouldn't go looking for it especially. A very high 3.
Another pleasant surprise. Never thought I’d listen to an Iggy Pop album let alone enjoy it! Knew the 2 iconic singles before and that was it. But really loved this album. Can definitely hear the Bowie influence. And plenty of cowbell which is never a bad thing!
Iggy is great and I adore the Stooges. This album is his best solo effort with 2 of his best known tracks. You can hear the Bowie influence running through this work like a stick of Blackpool rock. That in itself not a bad thing, but it isn't the Stooges and it was never supposed to be. What this is, is the sound of a man who wanted to clear away the proto-punk excesses and create something new. It works. A 4 star.
Great album. A couple of those songs I knew while, but had no idea they were by Iggy Pop. I thought the whole thing was excellent.
It’s ok
I love this one - definitely one of the better albums I’ve gotten in a while. No skips.
solid, energetic bag of tunes falling in the rock/pop realm. A couple of great tracks, the title track being one. I don’t think I have much to say about this one, just an enjoyable record overall.
Minimum 3 stars just for Lust & Passenger. Not sure I love it quite enough to push it up to 4 though.
Blegh
Love this album.
The Passenger and Lust for Life are obviously the stand out tracks here, there are a couple other songs I think are good, but not enough to warrant a 4. Overall I would describe this album as "fine"; it has it's moments and I can hear the Bowie influence. 3.5
Very good, never really listened to Iggy outside of the "hits", but very enjoyable would listen again.
a 1 song album gets 1 star
Super bekannte Hits. Immer noch gut.
Good
Iggy Bop more like. Sick album. I've enjoyed the Stooges before but there's something special about Iggy's collaborations with Bowie, where I think the former's snarl and roughness is complemented by the latter's tenderness and charm. Love the production on this album - the guitars hit so hard and some of the rhythms here are so infectious too. Best Song: The Passenger Worst Song: Turn Blue Score: 9/10
Best Song: Lust for Life Worst Song: Turn Blue
fint nok - 2/5 eller 3/5 hvis man er sød
It’s a good listen for sure
I think I’m really starting to understand punk music after listening to this…because if I had to live in a world where this was popular I would want the antithesis of this created yesterday. Iggy is a self indulgent pop star who gives off the feeling that it’s more about him making the music in particular than making good music. Because on top of all this it’s pretty generic music. I don’t see that much creative or innovative. More than anything I get the feeling that this album was made more for iggy’s p
Lust for life and the Passenger are pretty decent and the rest is okay. Fine background music
Iggy is a creep. Some of these songs were good, the rest were meh
Muy bueno.
Fun 70's rock from a legend.
It's mostly good, with one standout title track. Always thought the rest of it felt underbaked though.
Solid rocking songs with a great fun attitude. Knew the big hits from the 90s Trainspotting revival and enjoyed the rest of the album too.
Everybody knows and loves the classic title track and The Passenger. None of the other songs quite keep up to the same quality, and the trio of songs following Passenger really bring the album down. Some Weird Sin and Neighborhood Threat are quality songs, but a 4/9 success rate doesn’t make a classic album.
I waited too long to rate this one I remember liking it kind of but nothing stood out as super memorable 3-4
Super cool. I love Tonight.
Forgetful but not bad
2 great songs, the rest was decidely blegh.
The Passenger stands out on the album with its own style Turn Blue - blues? So good
Godfather of punk. This is apparently a collaboration with David Bowie. I hear it; maybe because I want to? Regardless, it’s a great album with many “borrowed” licks or straight up ripped off progressions (Right, Jet???) Egregious!
Good album. Would listen again.
Very hip and cool rock record. Some classics on here I didn’t know were from Iggy. One of those really solid albums I’m happy to have found through this project.
Pretty Good. Passenger is a long time favorite.
Not bad.
My first 5-star for a first listen. This is just oozing in style and personality. It’s got a mild camp factor that Lou Reed turns up a notch in Transformer. I already knew and liked a couple of these songs - lust for life obviously, and the excellent Bowie-Tina Turner cover of Tonight - and they’re even better in the album context. Turn Blue was a new favourite, earning its 7-minute runtime with its turbulent vocals and emotional gut-punch lyrics (“Mama, what colour will the lights be? / will they turn blue on me?”). Despite some of the dark subject matter, this gave me some zest for life on a gloomy spring morning. New favourite!
Lust for life and Passenger are amazing songs. The rest of the album was alright, but not memorable, I have no urge to repeat again 3
Not my thing.
Gear: Hifiman Arya Mix (2017 Remaster): tendenziell zu heiß und wenig unspektakulär Musik: "Lust for Life" und "The Passenger" absolute Klassiker, hinten raus überraschend auch weitaus weniger "Raw Power" und mehr Bowie (insb. "Success" und "Neighborhood Threat") Wertung: 🍌🍌🍌(🍌)/5
Lust for life!
Already heard it!
The only Iggy Pop album I've ever listened to is The Stooges' Raw Power, but aside from cranking up "Search and Destroy" every now and again, I haven't listened to that album in probably 15 years or so. Given the good reviews for this album, I had pretty high hopes heading into it. I didn't think I was familiar with any of the songs on this album, but right away, I recognized the title track... from a Carnival Cruise commercial... that's not very punk rock! But hey, a man's gotta eat, and "Lust for Life" is a complete banger, so I won't deduct any style points for that. That song really has it all: tambourine playing, bluesy guitar playing, a great bass line, and David Bowie on piano. "Sixteen," "Some Weird Sin," and the passenger were great too; they had a lot of the same elements as the title track, but each had a different vocal style that made them really unique. "Tonight" and "Success" were where I could really feel David Bowie's influence in the writing of the music. They both had that touch of 'David Bowie' glam to them, without feeling derivative. "Turn Blue" was the low point of the album for me; the first time I listened to it, I really felt every second of its run time. But the album closed out really strong with "Neighborhood Threat" and "Fall In Love With Me." There was something really familiar about "Fall In Love With Me," but I can't put my finger on it. Maybe it reminds me of Arctic Monkeys or The Strokes? Oh well, it doesn't matter, because I loved the vocals and guitar playing on it. This was a fantastic album, and I really loved its garage rock sound, coupled with David Bowie's music writing skills. I wouldn't say that I loved this album, but I think it's objectively good, which is how I felt about The Velvet Underground and Nico. Iggy Pop is a tremendous influence on music, and it's wild to me that this album came out in the seventies, because it sounds like it could have come out in the early aughts. This album has definitely held up, and deserves a spot on this list.
This album is like a mix of bluesy punkish tracks and those albums of dudes muttering barfy lyrics in fake British accents overtop of doot-doot type "riffs" but is pretty enjoyable with satisfying songwriting to back it up. Shame that David Bowie worked on it though he already has like 30 albums does he really need to leech off of other guys too?? And what is this bloke on about in Turn Blue?????
There's some pretty recognisable tracks off of this, it's just a tad unfortunate that the rest of the songs don't quite deliver on the same level. The last track, however, was a really great album closer.
Title track is good and known. Rest of album was ok
vorta rights right but iiii hated every minute of this down to the scary ass album cover. thank god siouxsie came and swooped up the passenger.
Pretty good!
Sounds like David Bowie
Very fun, not quite as (pre-)punk as the stooges, but very varied with loads of guitar. Two obviously well-known classic songs, but the rest are all pretty good too. I did not expect a ballad!
3.5
More Iggy - thanks! Passenger is a classic
Classics. Apart from that, meh.
Needs refining.
Turns out I don't really like Iggy Pop.
The Passenger is in that elite bracket of songs that’ll single-handedly boost my rating by a star or two, turning an otherwise poor album into an average one, or a good album into a great one. As it happens I think you can remove it and still be left with a more than decent record - probably the best of the 5 Iggy-featuring albums the list has thrown up so far. There are a few other great tracks on here plus some throwaway but still enjoyable ones. So if we add The Passenger back in and crunch the numbers I think the whole package is worth… 4.5 stars!
Good
OMG IGGY POP😭💕💕💕 I've already listened to this back in 2022, but I think this time around I enjoyed it more. Never realized how catchy the songs are. Overall a great album‼️
What a great collaboration.
Great energy in this album. Always have great respect for Iggy Pop.
Iggy Pop is the man.
it was ok, not sure if it is one of the 1000 top ever, but no complaints
Starts strong and does enough after that. The biggest failing is the album art.
Loved this album. Highlights were Lust for life Tonight Passenger Neighbourhood threat. Bowie’s buddy
I really enjoyed this album! I was already a big fan of Lust for Life (and it reminds me of Trainspotting - amazing film - and book!) and Passenger, and it was great to be introduced to the rest of the tracks! I'll be back to listen to this one again
Interesting listen. Definitely get a sense of the Iggy & Bowie connection after listening.
3.8
A fantastic collaboration of Bowie & Pop. Well worth a listen
Normal rock n roll sound
I really, really enjoyed this album. Iggy Pop is not somebody I (knowingly) experienced much of before this book, but he's somebody that's really captured my interest. Is it primarily due to his proximity to Bowie? Maybe, but their styles are very distinct to me despite being clear influences on each other. The Berlin Era is something I will study extensively at some point because the amount of great music it produced as essentially a rehab exercise is so interesting. Favorite track: The Passenger
Man why dont I listen to more Iggy Pop? This was fantastic!
Loved it! Or maybe it was just lust. Get it? See what I did there? Cause it’s called Lust for Life!
Songs I liked: Lust for Life, The Passenger
Easy listen fav song the passenger
Enjoyed it more than I thought I would. 2.66 per track.
The title track is pretty fun, but the rest is a bit forgettable really. Not bad, just forgettable.
It just didnt excite me rn idk why. It was kinda boring
Geheel tegen mijn verwachting in vond ik dit best leuk. Ik dacht, Iggy Pop, dat is toch die hologige drugsgebruiker uit het punktijdperk, die man kan toch weinig goeds voortgebracht hebben? Maar dit rockt, en dat kan ook weinig anders als je ook nog eens je ouwe maat David Bowie laat meedoen. Terecht bracht deze plaat een aantal hits voort (deels in coverversie door Bowie, en zelfs Herman van Veen heeft een versie van Tonight gemaakt, don't ask...).
Je luistert niet voor de zuivere zang naar Iggy. Hij heeft een 100% punk stem. (Het zal je maar gezegd worden). Iggy bouwt er wel van alles omheen, zodat het op de een of andere manier vaak toch goed klinkt. Het doet mij sterk denken aan Praga Khan. Wellicht was Iggy ook wel die kant op gegaan als hij meer moderne technologieën ter beschikking had. Iggy varieert verder flink. Dat weten we door de hits en covers als het fijne Lust for Live. (Het verrast me hoeveel werk al eerder op mijn pad kwam.) Maar dat levert ook het zeurende Tonight, en het gedateerde Some Weird Sin op. Het totaal is duidelijk beter dan gemiddeld en haalt gemakkelijk 3,5 ster. Misschien wel meer. Maar ik moet toch afronden op hele sterren.
Iggy Pop combineert op zijn eerste albums het rauwe geluid van the Stooges met het duistere van Velvet Underground en het muzikale van David Bowie. En het past hem allemaal als een jas. Die hij nooit aan had lijkt het wel, want hij stond altijd met ontbloot bovenlijf in een veel te strakke jeans op het podium te kronkelen, zelfs toen hij al jaren pensioengerechtigd was. Aan hitjes ontbreekt het zowaar ook niet: Lust for Life is een evergreen, bij Passenger voel je jezelf even in een taxi zitten, terwijl hij extra rondjes rijdt dwars door de stad om de teller maar op te laten lopen, en Tonight kennen we beter in de versie van David Bowie en Tina Turner. Gek genoeg eindigt het album met een fade-out middenin een nummer. Rare manier om een album te eindigen, maar goed. Iggy is een performer, een entertainer en blijkbaar ook een prima liedjesschrijver. En als je dit vergelijkt met zijn genregenoten, dan is het veel beter dan veel andere zogenaamde (proto/post)punk.
The Passenger is a stand-out. The album is solid and exposes me to music I normally don't listen to.
Wow this record is amazing!! First time I listen to it completely and it definitely surprised me. Will listen again for sure!
Kult, et par dritbra hits og mange gode låter men ingen mindblowing rockeopplevelse personlig. Godt album og legendarisk for sin tid.
it's decent but not interesting enough for me to relisten
Great album, really enjoyed this one. I heard of the album but never listened to it, only some of the songs. I’ll remember this one. Favourite songs: - Lust for life - The passenger - Success
5/10 this is the standard. Not bad, couple saves. Some were weird. Saves are good though.
Bardzo krótki album. I was not expecting that
relisten. not many albums make me wanna get up and dance the way this one does. the title is literally spot on.
Great and sloppy
Se nota para bien (contención) la producción de David Bowie. Dos grandes canciones, otra cedida por Bowie y el resto flojea.
Good listen, power punk. I got more into it as it went on. I knew a few, favorited a couple more. Was not aware of the history and extent of Bowie’s involvement. Will be digging into the earlier stuff and revisiting this one. 3.5/5
Seeing Iggy Pop in 1987 on the same bill with The Smithereens, Ziggy Marley, Guns N’ Roses and INXS is hard to top. Unless of course he were to wear see through clear cellophane pants the whole show, which of course he did. A departure from his highly influential Stooges period, this album overall did not disappoint. “Turn Blue” was a bit of a slog, but the rest I found enjoyable. Especially “The Passenger” which would be covered most excellently ten years later by Siouxsie and the Banshees. The biggest puzzle to me is the cover art photo, which looks like something you’d find on an employee badge for someone who didn’t finish his TPS reports. Still, I’ll be revisiting this one.
Liked this a lot more than I expected. I didn’t know a lot about Iggy Pop, had mostly just seen those pics of him looking homeless. But I thought this album was great, a couple of very recognizable tunes and overall kept my attention for the entire record. Would definitely come back to this
Nice lil album. Lust for Life is certainly an iconic song and enjoyed quite a few on this. Rebel! Fight the man! The Passenger reminded me of something but I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. I think Green Day took “inspiration” from that for Holiday.
Really dig this album. Was considering going as high as a 5 banger based on the first few tracks, but second half wasn’t as strong. Interesting to learn about Bowie’s involvement with this record and its predecessor. Seems pretty obvious after listening. His fingerprints are all over the album. Amazing that Bowie toured with Iggy as his keyboardist and was dead set against stealing the spotlight. Look forward to digging into his catalog a bit more along with The Stooges. 4.25/5
Awesome album I’d never heard before. Opening track really hooks you. Has a timeless feel to it.
Some great songs on this. Passenger is really good as is Lust for Life, Some Weird Sin and Fall In Love with Me. Quality stuff.
3.4 stars rounded down. "Lust for Life" and "The Passenger" are standouts. "Some Weird Sin" and "Fall in Love With Me" are also solid tracks.
Great album. A couple of true bangers on there
Has quite a few hits and memorable songwriting.
I dig it
If you've never listened to the lyrics of "Turn Blue", I recommend it. I think I might be missing something culturally / generationally: "How come the blacks, how come they They copy you so good? They get off on you, so sexually If you wanna make it Young man, you gotta make somebody come Come out of your black, come out of your black Black and strong and black"
Peak Berlin Iggy Bowie cosplay. Great playing thru our.
An excellent album! I knew Lust for Life (how could you not after its hijacking in so many commercials and soundtracks) but every song on the album is an equal punk/pop (but not pop punk) gem. So many catch but still edgy songs. Definitely going into my regular rotation.
First-time listener. Had heard the title track, and this is one of my top picks off the album. I enjoyed some of the guitar riffs and cowbell. Not a fan of Iggy's voice, and it seemed to change in different tracks, sometimes coming across like he was trying to portray Mick Jagger or Jim Morrison. I found Success annoying after a while, but ended humorously. Turn Blue gave me an Elvis on heroin vibe. It seemed like some of the songs were just improv, maybe like it was a live performance and also just high on heroin. Lyrics mostly seemed shallow, or just nonsense. Maybe I would have liked it as a teenager in 1977. There are a couple of tunes that I might listen to again. Others I might have if the vocals were different. Neighborhood Threat is my top pick and enjoyed the ominous sound, just found the vocals a bit cringey.
Banger
3.85/5 This album hits sometimes and misses others. When it hits, though, it hits. Hard. Most of the songs either didn’t hit as hard as I thought they would or Iggy Pop is a little more twisted than I thought. From “Lust For Life”’s chaotic opening, to the twisted realm of “Turn Blue”, to the absolute comedy gold that is “Success”, Iggy Pop displays a lot of emotions here. He’s joking in one song and apathetic in the next, and in the one after that, he cruises on by like Tony Marston in And Then There Were None without a care. This album confidently gets a 77/100, or a 3.85/5. Fav: “Success” Least Fav: “Turn Blue”
I’d listen again.
I used to hate the song the passenger but now I’m different. Good album!
It's ok. Despite a couple of real classics on here I won't be rushing back. Patchy.
Lust for Life 4 Sixteen 3.8 Some Weird Sin 3.9 The Passenger 4.2 Tonight 3.9 Success 4 Turn Blue 3.9 Neighborhood Threat 4.1 Fall in Love with Me 4 Score: 3.97
The idiot is more experimental, but Lust for Life is more emblematic of Iggy's persona. The hits are legendary, Bowie's sharp even if he sometimes overshadows Iggy, and the songs are both intelligent and immediate. Next to Fun House as his best record, with or without the stooges.
Frábær plata. Rennur svo vel í gegn og textarnir töff og áhugaverðir. Hafði gífurleg áhrif á rokkið og þessa blessuðu pönk senu.
Snilldarplata. Vinirnir Iggy og Bowie flottir saman. Rosalega heilsteypt plata en hittarar líka.
Alright
Great stuff
He's a weird old fella but the album is pretty good
Not at all my style didn’t like it
Какая ж у него жажда жизни, какой же он весёлый. О, я знаю the Passenger. Неплохая песня ) Ну в целом альбом норм. Позитивный парень, наверное, у него будет хорошая и добрая жизнь у этого игги попа ахахахах ой.
Just a really good Iggy Pop album. Lust for life and success are great tracks.
Some icons on here, a good album
I had to go back and listen to the Stooges after this because I was shocked this was still Iggy Pop. I really didn't like his older work, and while this was better for me, I still didnt love it. I did like The Passenger and Tonight, though.
Love the music but the singing does get repetitive
Singles are good. Love Iggy pop as a person, but some of these songs get repetitive.
Ok. I am not gonna lie. With Iggy Pop I really don't care if his music is my thing or not. I do truly LOVE some of his songs and a couple are on this album, but it is actually the person himself I just love Iggy Pop, such an awsome, flawed, storied human being... and for that alone, outside anything about his influence on punk rock and iimportance within the music world and blah blah blah, he is important to me for a lot of philosophical reasons... Thus, like some people and Keanu Reeves (which i also get!!) I see Iggy Pop and I thumbs up!
Surprised how much I liked it. Very Stones-esque. Title track is a banger.
Unsurprisingly peppy.
Yeah! So good. Had me shaking my ass!
Not bad
Not what I expected…probably a good thing.
Great album. Knew a couple of songs, exposed to a couple ones I’ll listen to again. Really like Fall in Love with Me. And the intro to Lust for Life is fantastic. Each instrument has a unique flourish.
Solid album. I had heard about half of it before. Enjoyed listening to it end to end. Not something I regularly listen to though.
not my style
This album was a disappointment. I really thought every song was uninteresting, and especially disliked the song sixteen. 1/5.
This was good old fashioned rock n’ roll fun with a couple of bangers! Festing another overhyped hipster classic, I was positively surprised.
dosta hitova
Ne moze biti lose kad su Iggy i Bowie u kombinaciji. Neighborhood Threat mi je bas draga s albuma
Loved it, every band tries to be this
ok...
This is fucking great and so much fun.
Parece una tia en la portada pero crec que es un tio, ta roquero. Tipico al que llaman "iconic" cuando hablan de él
gigantic
Pretty good and classic. Kinda sounded like a loud Beatles. Had some classics I was familiar with like "The Passenger". Album art is a weird mix of sweet and creepy.
Discazo
I thought this was going to be rubbish! But I was not aware of the golden touch of David running across this record. His influence is so strong, and combined with Pop's rough and rowdy ways, you have a winning formula. There's times (Turning Blue!) when it sounds like very bad David, and you get the sense that he might have been holding something back for the Berlin Trilogy, but when it works, like on Success, it's an absolute diamond. Great stuff.
Favourite song - Lust for life
Last fall I skipped an Iggy Pop concert because “I’m not really into him”. I’m starting to realize I was wrong. I loved Raw Power and despite not thinking much of the title track my whole life, I love Lust For Life. A great combination of the raw Iggy, yet more accessible. The Passenger, Neighborhood Threat, Some Weird Sin. Success. There is a lot to like here. 8.8/10
Wow, I thought I knew Iggy Pop based on the radio play he had in my younger days. A very different sound and atmosphere than I expected. Some of the songs have a 50s b-bop sound. All of the lyrics and vocals can be understood. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
Had some bangers but some I felt were repetitive and sounded similar.
didn't realize these songs were iggy pop
This is one creepy-ass album cover. Great record, lots of fun noisy punk/jangle.
The Passenger alone gets this to three stars. The rest is good, not great.
Iggy is great. A man very much with a Lust for Life and great music. The title track and Passengers are pieces of music that seem immune to the passage of time and fashion. The rest is solid enough, but shows it age more. A couple definitely tell of time with Bowie.
That's a great album. A couple very recognizable ones in the mix with other very good songs. It's hard to miss when you have peak David Bowie writing for you.
Great album
Pretty cool album. Took a few songs to get into, but then it was downright groovy.
Every time I catch Iggy Pop's radio show I am so grateful (and partly amazed) that he's still with us.
Medium; they all sounded the same but good songs to listen to in the car I guess And I felt like I was in a movie
Not my jam but can jam
Good album, I liked the Bowie influence/contribution. Interested in any other collabs between these two!
It was fine. I was confused. I wanna like iggy pop 4/7
good but not as good as people want to think