Lust For Life

dunno that much tbh. seeems fine

After the post-punk stepping stone that is The Idiot, Iggy Pop returns mere months later with another album that comes raging in, best exemplified by the excellent title-track opener. I love the drums on this more than anything, what can I say. Compared to The Idiot though, this album significantly tones it down and brings things to cruising speed. This especially evident on side B, which is fine. I like Iggy Pop, for what it's worth, but the slow stuff doesn't do much for me. This album, though, is still an important part of Bowie's Berlin saga, as the producing of this album helped inspired Bowie for "Heroes". The great thing about Lust For Life is that it brings out the best in two great musicians and friends (even if I don't jive with it completely), and that's awesome.

I truly love the cover of this album. Who knew such a portrait would be so subversive of album norms? I've always loved the title track (slightly soured perhaps by repeated cruise commercials). And "The Passenger" is a cool song (which was very nicely redone by Siouxie and the Banshees, and that may be the version I knew better). Other than those songs, I really wasn't familiar with Iggy Pop's music, so I was very glad to finally listen to a signature album of his. He's one of those icons whose fame I know, but not whose music I know. I didn't love it, but I still enjoyed the journey.

I know a few tunes from Iggy Pop, but never thought that I would be interested in much more than that. Turns out that I liked this album more than expected. About half of the tracks I liked and the others ranked from okay to tolerable.

This album is kind of a 3 for me but Lust For Life and The Passenger are great songs so they kind of bump it up to a 3.5 -- so it really comes down to home keen I am to listen to this again. How much Iggy do I need in my life?

Not a bad album. Enjoyed the music. Still not a big Iggy fan.

Energisk, hard rock, Bowie-produktion

Some really good stuff here, like the title track.

2 fantastische hits, maar de rest van het album is wat eenheidsworst. Geen uitblinker

Some iconic songs, trends in a direction that I enjoy. I’d listen to it again, but not something I see myself revisiting. I also mistakenly listened to Lou Reed’s “Transformer” thinking it was today’s album, and enjoyed it more than this. Best song: Passenger, without a doubt

thought i would like this more, just average imo

Pretty good album here. Much better than raw power. Lust for life is a classic song and the pretender is solid with the help of Bowie. The whole album had a softer Bowie/punk vibe. It was a good listen. 7.1/10

A very good album with a lot of hits. I'm sadly just not a fan of Iggy, but I totally understand the hype. That said, I had a good time listening to it. Also, The Passenger sounds like Femme libérée.

I really don't know how to rate this album. There are songs that I adore unconditionally like The Passenger, Some Weird Sin or Lust For Life, but others that I don't care about and that I find unmemorable. I guess 3 stars are gonna do it.

Clearly influenced by Bowie, recognized more than a couple tunes.

Some great songs. And some other songs.

Não me chamou muita atençao

Aye it’s decent. I suppose.

Couple of absolute bangers and rest is very decent.

Better than expected and definitely more enjoyable when you can't see his half naked frame cavorting around.

Lust for Life and The Passenger get the glory, and they should as they are great songs, but the rest of the record shows a stretch for Iggy. Even the album cover shouts that this is going to be something that moves toward a more consumable product; more Pop than Iggy. Bowie is ever present (Tonight, Success,…). That said, a lot of this lacks the energy one expects from Iggy. But… Sixteen and Turn Blue get a bit… uncomfortable.

Lust and Passenger obviously the best tracks- and such great tracks! The other tracks..........well.

Passenger is a kick ass song, and the sound is consistent through the album. I'm not a huge fan of his voice, and some of it gets pretty poppy (heh) for me.

Solid classic rock.

This is ok. Makes you think twice about doing loads of drugs incase you end up like Iggy pop

Had some good boogies on there

Ohan tää nyt syystäkin klassikko. Harmi vaan, että se syy on vaan pari ylivertaisen hyvää biisiä.

Solid 3, i liked it overall, funny guy

Already knew best two, Rest of the album was ok too, So one more than two. 6/10

No me volvió loco pero hay bastantes temas (aunque la verdad, es que lo escuché de fondo). Disfruté algunos y algunos los quería pasar. Y lo hice, los pasé. Lo admito. Tiene ese sonido nostálgico de créditos de una película sobre un adolescente de los 80 que encuentra en sus amigos la familia que nunca tuvo.

Sort of a mixed bag. The song that I knew best going in was The Passenger, which is a pretty awesome song. However, there were a couple sinkers too. In particular Sixteen and Turn Blue which I had to skip halfway through. Most of the album was OK. Not bad at all, but no other song came near to the quality of The Passenger.

Dois clássicos em meio a músicas medianas.

Eh

Cool songs, especially The Passenger.

Low-rent Bowie with more guitars.

3 1/2

3. I give it a solid straight 3. Lust for Life and The Passenger carry the album but those 2 tracks are amazing!

Neutral about this. A couple of good songs. The rest I didn’t like

Has raw, raucous original energy. Lust for Life, The Passenger and Neighborhood Threat are all great, the rest of the album is solid, but i don't think i enjoy it enough to push it to the 4 territory. Still good.

7/10

Manche sind echt gut, auf andere hätt ich verzichten können.

It was not bad.

First half great, second half not so much. 3/5 bc the 1st half vibe was nice.

It was alright, nice to put on the background, not putting much thought into. Second half of the album was much more interesting than the first.

Iggy Pop has never done much for me, gave it a shot but this album doesn't change that. Would be a 2 but 'The Passenger' is undeniably an banger so, in lieu of a 2.5 it gets a 3.

better than i thought, but not for me

Lite platt ljud men hygglo ljudbild, Briljanta låtar, härlig energi. punksound utan att det blir 'jobbigt'. Rätt spännande blandning på låtarna, har lyssnat på albumet tidigare men blir ändå förvånad när nästa skumma country-gitarrsolo(?) kommer. Jätterolig lyssning, otippat brett spann på låtarna på ett sånt tidigt album. De flesta låtarna vettefan om de står så bra på egna ben, men i något holistiskt perspektiv så passar alltihop perfekt, känns som ett kurerat tivolibesök istället för ett hopplock av random 'bra låtar'. Bra längd, lite synd att ljudet inte hade det djup jag hade hoppats på, genuint roligt att lyssna på rakt igenom.

Första genomlyssningen: blö trist. Omgång... 4? det är ändå bra? jag tror att jag gillar det. Tycker om de bluesinspirerade partierna. + jasså det är han som gjort the passenger?

One good song

Leuk plaatje!

Lekker bezig Iggy!

Alleen dat blije hoofd van Iggy op de albumhoes is al een punt waard. Best leuk al met al.

This turned out to be better than expected. Knew the singles of course but there are others on the album that are better.

not sure what i was expecting. good beats and good for head bopping. I don't necessarily think I'd listen to this over and over again but it was fine!

3.8 - I loved Trainspotting as a teen so it’s hard not to get pumped for the title track. And there’s the Passenger, too. Aside from those…I don’t know, I guess I was expecting more from Bowie and Iggy. It’s a little tame compared to those early Stooges records. Iggy ‘s kicked off his fishnet stockings for a pair of fitted khakis.

véééééél beter dan de vorige! enter bowie

The solo Iggy Pop's career is not my preferred and this album specifically hasn't much to say for me. However, it's still nice to see how these guys that I know as "classic rock" and "proto-punk" sound with many varieties of styles and songs and were soo much "out-of-the-box" even 40 or 50 years ago. Modern bands should learn more of this kind of thing from the old school and not just the bad things.

interesting to lsiten to

Good rockin beats but nothing outshines the title track. 3.5/5

I hate that a cruise line has made me associate "Lust for Life" with commercials. I'm behind, so I'm not saying too much about this one. Points (-3 to +3, with 0 as neutral) Lust for Life: +1 Sixteen: 0 Some Weird Sin: +1 The Passenger: +1 Tonight: +1 Success: +1 Turn Blue: -1 Neighborhood Threat: -.5 Fall in Love with Me: +1 Total: 4.5 Favorite Tracks: The Passenger, Lust for Life, Tonight Liked Tracks: Some Weird Sin, Fall in Love with Me Least Favorite Tracks: Turn Blue (pretty much just for the screaming parts, and that it's a bit long), Neighborhood Threat.

Some excellent tracks (Passenger, Lust for Life, Tonight) and some misses. I imagine if Bowie were singing the tracks we’d declare this a masterpiece. As it is, it’s solid.

Not my bag. Good just not my thing.

When you listen to this you understand just how much contemporary indie/garage bands ripped off Iggy Pop in the name of "back to basics".

Gets a bit dragged down by an inferior second half, but the rest really brings it all together.

I'm vaguely familiar with Iggy Pop, so this is my first full album listen. Some really catchy tunes in here, nice rock with with edge, and great energy. I enjoyed it.

Pretty good. Never listened to Iggy before. Liked it.

It's fine thumping rock and roll music, but it never rises above "just fine" to me.

I enjoy some of Iggy’s stuff but this album doesn’t do a lot for me. Massively progressive for the year. Passaneger is over rated but Lust for Life is a good craic. Neighbourhood Threat is super modern sounding. I’d never have guessed this song was from ‘77. Not overly into Iggy to give this a fair crack of the whip. I love his latest album done with Josh Homme. Post Pop Depression. Worth a look.

It was pretty good. Some of the songs sounded similar to the others, but overall it wasn't a bad album by any means. Favorite track: The Passenger

Decent and catchy but couldn’t vibe to 2/3

felt a bit like a bootleg David Bowie, had some good tracks but nothing to write home aboout

It's alright. I would rather just listen to a Bowie album though. Highlights: 1, and 4.

Not bad

This would have been a 5 star if I were 23 when the album came out.

Only listened to The Passenger before, kinda nice album

Pretty good rock album. "Lust for Life" & "The Passenger" are amazing.

C'ho sempre avuto un rapporto complicato con Iggy Pop, non avevo mai sentito tutto questo album ma l'esperienza me l'ha riconfermato. Mi piace lo spirito punk, il fatto che sia tutto zozzo, sulla carta me dovrebbe piacè... invece non me funziona. Iggy Pop nella maggior parte dei casi lo sento come quando uno cazzeggia su un pezzo dicendo parole più o meno a caso solo che poi lui lo lascia così. Il che è molto punk, però è anche un po' una palla. Cioè secondo me sta cosa di esse zozzo e parlare un po' di fica un po' di società lo danneggia artisticamente. C'è pure da dire che si sente l'influenza di Bowie di cui, molto unpopular opinion, non so mai stato un grande fan. Sicuramente si sente poi l'influenza che questo disco e la musica di questo periodo ha avuto sul rock moderno, che è poco però quello che c'è è su questa falsa riga. Insomma: così così Pezzi mejo: Turn Blue Fall In Love With Me (passenger non ce la posso mette, l'ho sentita fatta da troppi gruppi delle medie/superiori per apprezzarla ormai)

If I had to pick my favorite work from Iggy Pop, it would be from his role on "The Adventures of Pete and Pete". I know songs from Iggy Pop, like "Lust for Life" and "The Passenger", as well as some familiarity with him as an artist. This was my first time listening to a full album from Pop. It gets the "okay, I guess". I had no idea that Bowie helped create so much of this album.

Better than I expected. I had heard Lust For Life and Passenger before, and didn't realize they were both on the same album.

25/03/2021

Don't like Iggy Pop as much I thought. Prefer the Stooges era to Bowie

In some ways quite Bowie-esque, and the singles are classics. But the backing singing is a bit weird, and some of the lyrics are a bit inane. It's ok.

Decent, some classic tracks. Can see how newer bands like QOTSA were inspired. Easy listening, sometimes a bit psychedelic rock, bit Bowie-ish

Was fine. I hadn't realized it was a David Bowie collaboration. Nothing really stood out for me beyond the 2 hits (title track and The Passenger).

3/5 there were some good ones in this, but ultimately no.

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That was an interesting ride, with some songs that sounded completely original, and others that could have been from David Bowie or the Rolling Stones. It definitely covered a lot of ground.

More upbeat than the Idiot and more melodic than Pop's prior punk leanings.

Good punk edge

Really good in parts, for me half of the songs not that interesting. A high 3.

expected a bit more

poppy fun, but nothing huge for me

It feels like a "Now That's What I Call Music From Commercials" album in some places. I want to like this more than I do. I hope to revisit it at some point. But doubt it.

With Bowie's help Iggy punches out some raucous, raunchy rock with Lust for life. The Passenger is also a classic song. Turn blue is an interesting.... well turn, but it almost sounds like a fish out of water on this album. Overall a solid effort.

Not as bad as I thought it was going to be!

Hearing echoes of Franz Ferdinand here. Some good punk tracks.

Racuous as expected - I like it. 6/10

Definitely a lot of talent, some gems, a lot kind of sounded the same to me.

a rather enjoyable record with some outstanding classics

Catchy enough album. Highlight was clearly "The Passenger". Starting to blend into the "70's/80's rock" pile though, not sure anything about this really stuck out to me.

Not bad. Solid garage rock entry. Iggy does better when he’s yelling than crooning.

its fun

Semibängeri Helt jees klassisk rock.

3 - Die lederhaut liefert

Endlich mal ein Klassiker! Kennt man, liebt man. Iggy, bester Mann. Allerdings habe ich mir nun zweimal hintereinander dieses äußerst schöne Album angehört und habe wieder festgestellt, dass mir zu wenig in der Musik passiert. ES TUT MIR NICHT WEH! Ich brauche PEAKS, Gottverdammtnochmal. Zusammenfassend lässt sich sagen: Für Hintergrundunterhaltung oder einen entspannten Schieberblues eignet sich dieses Album großartig.

Kann man gut durchhören, diverse Autismusanfälle beim Gesang muss man wohl ertragen, außer Turn Blue, da musste ich skippen. Der Rest plätschert vor sich hin. Stabile 3* würds aber nicht wieder hören. Vielleicht Neighbourhood Threat, das geht nach vorne.

Didn’t pay most attention, but sounded fun.

Really enjoyed thia

Not bad, a few good songs.

This was great! Didn't know the album of 'that thing' was solid from start to finish

Solid, can definitely tell its a bowie production. Would give 3.5 stars. Only downside is that it gets rather stale mid-way through, lacking a change of pace song or a really catchy chorus.

Just eh. Nothing special. Idk don’t hate me, not my taste

Thought it was interesting, not necessarily bad, had some like psychedelic rock vibes to it, saved one song for later

Some great track but generally difficult to listen to.

Not everything is my jam

Good enough.

The songs about young, pure, hot girls are gross, but otherwise some good tunes on this.

Decent

Fav Song: The Passenger

He’s got a bit more Bowie to him than I realised

Couldn't get into the lyricism. The songs were fine. 3....ish.

3.5/5. Not a lot of replay-ability here for me. Maybe too early rock-ish. Standout Tracks: Some Weird Sin, The Passenger, Turn Blue

The Passenger and Lust for Life are great tracks, which have stood the test of time. The rest of the album isn’t great.

Musically, not bad. But lyrically, there’s multiple things that give me the ick.

You get "Lust for Life" "Passenger" and a couple gems in there, along with two of the worst songs I've had so far in my 1001 in "Sixteen" and "Turn Blue"

dnf

Kinda creepy

Really enjoyed his vocal range. Easy listen. Passenger is a classic favourite. Not much else to say not anything crazy for me.

You can hear Bowie all over this, and while this arty dark (and legit creepy) chugging album makes Pop pop, I have never been able to get into the two big hits (Lust for Life and Passenger). Solid but I am uncompelled.

Probably unfair, but he has always struck me as David Bowie lite. This was fun at times —“The Passenger” is solid—but as a whole didn’t sway me.

tiene buenos temas

Not particularly interesting. Pretty repetitive and dull lyrics without much musical quality at all.

mhmhmh semi

Sue me, but I never liked this one. It's spotty in quality at best and I'm genuinely sick of both the title track and The Passenger at this point.

Mmh

would’ve given this higher if the lyrics weren’t so noncey

i like the rough sound! wtf is sixteen. some standout tracks but i dont think it's an album i would come back to.

More misses than hits, but there are a few gems.

Okay at best…

Was meh. The vocals didn't work for me.

Nah

Meh. The first song "Lust for Life" was in a water park or theme Park commerical in the 2000s. This album was boring. I'm sure he was a pioneer in punk or something . Still meh

The album was okay, but I am starting to come to an understanding that I don't like listening to full albums of certain types of rock.

Not enough variation for me to raise this above a 2, although I don’t think it’s an indictment. There were fun songs!

objectively shit but good meanings all always with iggy

The passenger is a banger, but I feel like this wuold have just been retreading old territory even when it was released and I can't see how this justifies it's place in the list

Iggy Pop….just don’t get it. Never have. Some iconic tunes, but he’s speaking/shouting all the time and ruins it. Generous 2

My god, what a boring album. I'd write a longer review, but now I need a nap.

sounds good as well 2.8

Yeah, no thanks. 2

I honestly hated this. Sounds really dated and don’t really like the guitar tones. Find the songs really boring and Iggy just sounds like he is taking the piss the entire time. But not in a fun way. Love Iggy, but don’t need to come back to this.

I'm not a big fan of British artists during this era that skew blues.

Not for me

Huh, vidste ikke at albummet var coproduceret af David Bowie. Synes godt jeg kan høre sammenligningerne mellem dette og hvad jeg har hørt af David Bowies værker. Albummet er en form for teatralsk og meget løssluppen garagerock/proto-punk. Ville ønske at mixen var lidt mere clean. Standouts: Sixteen (mangler mere koklokke), Passenger (selvsagt), Turn Blue (3:56 - Bleuh)

The Passenger is pretty good but otherwise ehhhh

fue un álbum que se queda en su época

Scheiße

Not for me, other than The Passenger.

The production on this sounds way too ass to be from 1977.

Meh.

Meh. Not my fav

Unremarkable, easy listen.

pedo

Great singles but the rest is variable. No clear musical direction as music composed by others except one track, so just the vocal style holding it together.

it's okay. nothing super special about it, but it's pretty okay. I like the guitar. I'm not fond of the mic filter that's used in some of the songs, it's just not my thing

Not a fan fav, then passanger came one, then the rest.

It's decent. Most other artists at the time did this style much better without the direct mentions of incest. So fuck you Iggy Pop

idk

it's just not that my type, but, it can be change. And the 2nd song is just too weird though, like youre listening a crime scene..

Was an interesting experience. I enjoyed the general vibe of most of the songs, but not really the content of what he was singing about. Saved the songs The Passenger and Tonight.

I didn't know he had so much collaboration with Bowie on the two first albums. Nor that he played on these records _and_ as a touring keyboardist in Iggy's band. Some of these songs are pretty cool, but I prefer the massive sound of Stooges and MC5, that violent garage punk rock style is what I love.

сара 2 марко 2.5

3/10. Fav Track - Lust For Life I really like the title track but that's about it, the sounds are nice but nothing pops beyond that first track. One song specifically I really didn't like.

Not really what I like

Seems like every classic rock album had to have at least one song about having sex with underage girls. This one is on the more egregious side. Musically it's OK. The title track has been played to death by a million commercials, but there are some decent cuts to be found here. Nothing earth shattering, and I much prefer the Stooges. Honestly gonna give it a 2 because of that blatant pedophilia anthem.

I don’t think Iggy ever made a great album, but this has a couple of great songs on it.

Couldn’t get into it too much but didn’t hate it.

I don't understand. I love Bowie, Iggy Pop is one of the most venerated artists of the 70's, this is a well-regarded album, there's so much reason for me to like this, and yet... I just can't enjoy Iggy Pop. I don't know what it is. I've tried solo stuff, The Stooges - none of it lands for me and I don't understand why.

This album is a huge hit or miss. A few great songs mixed in on a few songs that didn’t even sound like music.

This was ok, not what I thought Iggy Pop sounded like based on how he looked.

Bah

This whole album just feels dated

Repetitive

Sounded bowie esque. A whole lot of yap and weird screaming though which only sounds good on record. The music was okay.

What was he cooking here? Sure sure Bowie and all that. But some of this? Like this hits generic AND he's a pedophile getting mad racial on the track like huh?

Eh

If I told you (whoever you are) to give me the most generic, soulless 70s rock album, this is exactly what I would expect.

Sweet 16 made me feel ill

Not totally for me. Liked the passenger so have added that to my list. Everything else did not quite hit right.

I was at a party with a friend from my schooldays named Donald once and he just kept singing Sixteen over and over again until he disappeared into the night. Wonder whatever happened to him.

Not my thing

While I enjoy the Bowie influence and involvement , I don’t see myself revisiting

You can practically hear Bowie leaping out of the album. There are some high points like The Passenger and Lust for Life but for the most part it gets a “just fine” from me. Perhaps a little boring?

I never liked Iggy Pop that much so this is just ok for me. I liked the instrumentals more than the vocals.

Heard Before? Yes. Notes: - well at least this is an improvement over The Idiot. - backing vocals on the title track make me smile every time. - it is entirely plausible that the whole history of rock music is a grand conspiracy to normalize pedophilia. (see "Sixteen" and "Fall In Love With Me") - truly I never thought of Iggy Pop as a total cheeseball until I heard "Success" and "Turn Blue". Verdict: "David Bowie helps Iggy Pop cosplay as Lou Reed" sounds like an Onion headline. But here it kind of works, if you like your rock stars embracing their silly and creepy sides simultaneously. Listen Again? Besides the title track and "Tonight", I'll be very happy to never hear this again.

I can’t with his voice

Мне не очень понравилось

Think I'd only heard Passenger of his, which seemed the best by far on this album

Okay

Alright.

It's pretty much just mediocre rock and roll sung by a guy with a mostly fine but mildly annoying voice. Was hard to pick a best song since it's all just so eh. Best song: Fall In Love With Me

Mmmmmm not it

Just like David Bowie this did nothing for me.

Some iconic sounds but several tracks sounded too similar

Like the title track, that’s about it

Classic rock, repetitive at times Favourite track: Lust for Life

not a fan

Underwhelming

Can this guy shut the hell up about how sexy he finds young girls? Jesus Christ. Some of this wasn't terrible. The titular "lust for life" was pretty good, and guitar work was pretty excellent throughout. I'm just not sure I mean with his songwriting too much.

Not much into early Iggy.

Idk just not my style of music

Saai

Passenger is wel een leuk liedje Sweet Sixteen is fucked up, vieze man

I don’t think I’ve ever been able to place an Iggy Pop song, after listening to this, I do recognize a few. 2.5 stars

Lust for life - pretty boring very repetitive sound 3/10 Sixteen - Lyrically very wrong, but sonically sounds really good i cant lie 5/10 Some weird sin - great riffs, very catchy 7/10 The Passenger - great song i imagine getting high off crack with this playing in the background, great vocals tho, gets boring after a bit 6/10 Tonight - i really love the beginning angelic af, this song sounds like sunshine and rainbows im kicking my feet like a lil princess when i listen to it btw, best song by far 8,5/10 Success - its giving rodeo yeehaw texas, very country sounding, not my thing 3/10 Turn Blue - beautiful intro very bluesy sounding, very technical vocals for 70’s its crazy, its so beautiful i cant even describe it, im really enjoying the talking vocals, incredible song 9/10 Neighborhood Threat - great song, very comforting, love the harsh sound at the end 8/10 Fall in love with me - great song loving the guitars! nothing too special but great to listen to 6/10 Overall: 5,5/10 great album, would listen to some songs again!

Good album. I didn't realize all the songs I knew off of this album were his songs.

Parts of this are cool, other parts are just worse Bowie. The best parts of the album are probably only about a 3.5 for me anyway? I'm rounding down a bit because I'm annoyed that we have 5 albums from Iggy Pop/The Stooges on the list

outside of Sixteen and Turn Blue and Fall In Love With Me and the album cover I mostly did not hate this but I did not like it a lot either I will probably not listen to it again

Heard two songs. Time to move on.

jako cudno i nisam stvarno bas pazljivo slusala ali ima elemente razlicitih zanrova cudan je

I can understand why this album is included on the list, and found it had good instrumentals and somewhat lacking lyrics. Was going to give this a 3, however the disgusting nature of the lyrics (and turn blue, which may be the most off putting song I've ever listened to) dropped this to a 2

It’s like you had to be at the time to like it or you already listen to something like this to like it. Not for me.

Not a Bowie fan, not an Iggy Pop fan, so this one was losing before it even begun. It's listenable, B sides were more enjoyable than the front for me. Lyrics were questionable. Definitely felt like a Bowie impression more than original music at times. Maybe a different time and a different place I'd enjoy this more?

Good musical ideas here (mostly coming out of David Bowie in the background, if my ears don't mistake me), but obscured by a wall of noise and awful shrieking "singing".

5/10

Very mid, only liked one song on the album. 2 stars.

List for life and Passenger are classics. Sixteen is a bit creepy. Some weird sin is okay. Tonight is very Bowiesque, nearly skipped at the beginning but it improved. I really don’t love the rest of the album

Je m'attendais pas a graaaand chose en voyant cet album, je sais juste que mon père l'écoutais. Pas très remarquable surtout au début, c'est vraiment l'épitome du rock des 70's toujours très inspiré par les 60's. Un peu rolling stones si ils étaient ennuyant. 2 stars parce que les backs de Success sont marrant et Turn Blue est fun et change (enfin !!!!) du rock qu'on entends tout le temps sur cet album. Des grilles de blues un peu déconstruites pour faire du rock ad nauseam. Chansons préférées : Turn Blue, Success

a headache. only liked 2 songs.

Two tracks good the others were ok did not like sixteen

A few of these tracks reminded me of David Bowie, and reading the story behind this album easily explains that connection. That being said, I don't think this is as good as Bowie at his best, and a track like "Sixteen" really drags the album down in my estimation. This album is wavering on the line for me, maybe my opinion will change in the future if I choose to revisit it. Also, why does Iggy Pop look like a completely different person in every photo I've seen of him? Favorite track: "The Passenger." This one falls in the category of a few other albums that I gave low scores to, but I *really* like one track.

Lust for Life and The Passenger are both pretty great. The rest of the songs don't compare. It's....ok, I guess? But bordering on creepy thematically, so I don't think I'd go back to this over and over again. Sorry, Iggy. It's not for me.

I’d rather listen to David Bowie, which I did right after finishing this. 2.5 stars

Another album where everything feels a bit subdued, I’m not sure on this one that the Bowie influences totally work. Hard to describe but it feels under itself, there’s angsty, poppy rock music trying to break out but it doesn’t quite manage it. It’s like trying to rip open a packet of food but try as you might it won’t open. You get a whiff of the goods inside but you can’t quite get at it and you wonder why you bothered.

I think lust for life is a crap song. Its basic drivel. The only artist that does that style worse is Bruce Springsteen. Recording is dire as well (though by all accounts it has mixed review in that its a "style" less so than the "quality"). Sixteen onwards was awful and was horrible to the ears as a result. Mercifully the songs do improve and "The Passenger" elevates things slightly but cant help but think its on a conveyer belt of sound. The songs vary only by how long the belt is. I do like "Success" as well maybe because its got a more prounouced blues feel to it and has a more rock theme. Undeniable that Bowie had an influence here but nothing inspired me particularly and oddly the biggest surprise was that I didnt like it. He has the potential I just dont think the package works for me personally.

Uhhhhh I don't really care for this at all actually. I can see it being a predecessor to some stuff I like in the future, but this alone I don't really care for any tracks on (not terrible, though)

*1977. *I guess I've never listened to Iggy - I thought he was more punk, this was more like Rolling Stones light. *Not bad, but wouldn't revisit. RATING - 6/10

Dosta lejm, nisam nikad voljela Iggyja, čak ni malo mlađa. Odrasla sam s nekim od ovih stvari, ali mi nikad nisu donijele Joy, eto. 2/5, 3/10

The hit songs are bangers, the rest feels a bit filler. I find the style slightly too all over the place to really enjoy.

Really unsure how I feel about this album. I continue to go back and forth between thinking it's fine and thinking it's "we have David Bowie at home" mixed in with way too much singing about young girls. 2.5

This was ok. I expected it to be more raucous though. Probably wouldn’t visit it again..

⭐️⭐️

Fine. Again, not a fan of the style of music. But it wasn't atrocious 2 stars. Not awful, wouldn't listen again on purpose and would skip if it came on

I like "The Passenger", and coincidentally, it was also in this album, but the rest of the songs are not that great. Whenever The Passenger came on, I got a bit excited, but one song can't carry the whole album.

one good song

Obviously influential, and I can appreciate the Bowie touches on this album. Unfortunately it just didn’t really do it for me. 2/5.

2.5

Despite his checkered past Iggy seems to have become a National Treasure. He sounds a nice guy on his Radio 6 radio show. Unfortunately I’ve never liked his music. Apart from Passenger this set of songs does nothing for me. 2/5 30/9/25

Obviously influential but not really my bag.

3eme album proposé par le générateur avec IP, les 2 précédents étant 'Raw Power' (avec les Stooges), et 'The Idiot' que je n'avais pas trop apprécié (notés 2/5). Je n'aime toujours pas sa façon de chanter, particulièrement mauvaise dans 'Turn Blue' (j'ai failli arrêter l'écoute pendant ce morceau ...). Les morceaux sont plutôt dynamiques, mais certains me paraissent inutilement longs ('lust for life' par exemple qui est très répétitif), et sans (ou avec trop peu) de chorus qui auraient pu égayer l'ensemble. Donc pas de seconde écoute pour moi. =>2/5

Lust for Life and Passenger are the big hits on this album for good reason - they’re great tracks, and way better than everything else on the record. I hoped something else might grab my attention in the same way - Some Weird Sin came close, but the rest just passed me by.

I’m much more entertained by Biggy Pop, Iggy Pop’s parrot.

it's ok

Going to a Stooges show way back in the day was probably fucking killer, and Bowie was a brilliantly theatrical composer, but trying to make that collaboration boil down to a stereo recording here just doesn’t do it for me. There’s a couple good songs on this record, but I’ve given away both of my physical copies years ago. This feels like one of those “You would’a had to of been there” type of moments in music.

First impression is that this is dull

уф я чесно не знаю чому, але було так нудно слухати. ніби це далеко не погана музика, правда, але не зачепило тупо нічого.

His acclaimed stage presence does not transfer over to the recording booth if you ask me. A song like "Sweet Sixteen" shouldnt be permissible on this list. This album is good for one song and it's the obvious "The Passenger". The masses got it right in uplifting this song to frequent radio play. I'm pretty sure I heard Bowie's backing vocals on "Tonight" as well - I was hoping for more from this album knowing he was involved. Just had a Stooges album shortly before this and from what I've heard so far, Iggy Pop and his projects just don't do it for me

I unique, introduction of what I considered the introduction to punk America. Created group Iggy Pop & the Stooges, became popular in rock genre

listened to this at the gym and wasnt crazy - liked the blues song though and the guitar was nice

se me borro lo que escribi, siento que se escucha viejo, le vendria bien el remaster. las letras las siento medio pete, como que no son wow, pero la banda esta muy bien, y los vocales estan bien qsy siento que les faltaba sentimiento muchas veces, no escucho esta musica, y este album no siento que lo vaya a re visitar mucho.

The sole standout is The Passenger, of course. The rest is mediocre at best. Some tracks could even be on a Bowie album, and you wouldn't notice that it isn't Bowie. And I still don't like him.

I mean it's alrightt. Sixteen🤨 some weird sin🤨 tonight🙆🏻‍♂️🫂👯‍♂️ turn blue 🦜🐓🦚🐦‍⬛ reeeeeeeh strong🗣️black 🗣️the fuck he talking bout right now. Neighbor hood threat🤨(actually like this one tho). This old fogy kinda alt punk icon but it's just alright

Just got david bowie then this guy, so i really wasnt a fan. My mrs likes him so a 2

Real fun kind of janky rock sound, not my favorite though. Did enjoy the vocal instrumentation choices, and definitely has some cool range! Fav Track: Lust For Life

I'll admit it upfront—I've never been an Iggy Pop fan. While I respect his place in music history and the influence he's had on punk and rock, his voice and tone just don’t connect with me. From the first track, I found myself struggling to stay engaged, and I barely made it through four songs before calling it quits. For fans of Iggy’s raw energy and signature style, this album may be a classic. But for me, it was a tough listen.

Title song here is really the only one that's worth your time. I know people like this one and that it's spiritually part of Bowie's Berlin Trilogy and whatever but who cares! I don't like any of that either! The proper way to listen to this album is to listen to the title song, let the bassline remind you it's been too long since you heard "You Can't Hurry Love", and then go put on a Supremes greatest hits compilation.

He’s gonna erupt when he sees 16 year olds???

I always thought this album was made in the 90s/2000s because it’s basically just indie rock. It reminds me of franz Ferdinand or the killers or summing like that. Super ahead of its time. 2/5 though, not my kinda music

Apparently a really famous album. Music was very recognizable. I think that gave me the feeling of liking the music but not sure how I truly felt.

Ciertamente prefiero a Bowie, este album es solo de un imitador que intenta hacerse pasar por el hermano siamés, no logro engañarme ni un momento.

i couldn’t get into this one.

A couple of big hits but nothing that really grabs me

Lust for life and The Passenger are worth listening to. Shame about the rest.

This was ok. I couldn’t tell one song from the next and none stood out. Won’t be listening to again I fear

Got bored, wanted to keep skipping ahead. Not my fav

Fine. Few interesting melodies but nothing earth shattering. And dude is weird

Apart from The Passenger" absolutely awful

Turn Blue moved this down a whole star.

Kind of a snoozer IMO

Few good tracks and there’s the singles. Very much stuck in time

Iggy Pop! I know of this guy's name for some reason or another, though I'm confident that I've never heard a single second of this guy's discography. I'm not expecting to be jumpscared by some hidden bangers that I didn't know belonged to this guy- Scratch that! I've heard The Passenger. Good song. This album is pretty competent, though I think there's a severe drop in quality during the second half of the album. The beginning of the album establishes itself well with some fun, bouncy tunes that move at a quick pace (title track, Some Weird Sin). Starting tfrom Tonight and onwards the album slows itself to a crawl and sheds all of the clever hooks in favour of long, meandering songs that go nowhere. There's still some good moments to the instrumentals with the strong lead guitar performances on Success and Neighborhood Threat, though these are close to being the only things I enjoyed about that stretch of the album. Gonna check the entry for this album in the 1001 Albums book as part of my ongoing journey to educate my ass on music history. Let's see. "Godfather of Punk", which I guess is how I know of him. A return to form. Produced by David Bowie, I can very easily believe as hear the influence. Yeah, I guess I can vouch for this album. I always like when music artists pivot away and do their own thing after becoming established in a specific genre of music

gross

Meh

Was ok should prolly re listen

Not terrible, but I just can't get into it. 2 stars.

Obviously Lust for Life and The Passenger are great songs, but the lyrics for songs like Sixteen and Turn Blue are pretty rough listens.

I don't know what to think. It's on the border of being decent but something is preventing it from being there.

didn’t really care

i'm so unbelievably tired

Musically pretty interesting. A lot of genre hopping. Very punk/garage rock/raw. Lyrically not great, especially Sixteen, which is really creepy.

Iggy Pop may be the godfather of the punk genre, but this album isn't anything special by today's lights. I did discover that "Lust for Life" is almost certainly what Jet sampled for "Are You Gonna Be My Girl?" I didn't appreciate the overture towards underage girls in "Sixteen". I'm not sure what was going on in "Turn Blue", but it feels pretty racist from the lyrics. I don't feel any desire to listen to this album again, even though it did have some decent tracks in "The Passenger", "Tonight", and "Neighborhood Threat". Favorite track: The Passenger

Ok..

I thought I would like Iggy Pop, but I... don't think I do! The way everything layers feels a little overwhelming, and his voice isn't my favorite (too Jagger-meets-Bowie for me). It's feeling a little Rocky Horror in some places. Although I do enjoy the guitar tone, and The Passenger is CASH money.

This is my first foray into Iggy Pop. I've heard "Lust For Life" before but not much else. I honestly didn't get much from this album. It kind of failed to hold my attention. Maybe it's just the mood I'm in at the time of listening, but I found the majority of the album forgettable and I wouldn't really revisit any of it besides "Lust For Life" and maybe "Neighborhood Threat" because it had some decent guitar riffs. The album was not unpleasant to listen to, but didn't really offer anything to keep it even an average level of interesting I would hope for from one of the 1001 albums to listen to before my untimely death.

I don’t like Iggy Pops voice. Songwriting is okay but it’s hard to get past the voice for me

The passenger einziger guter song

Not my fave

This guy's voice was weird, and he said some iffy stuff. But musically, there were some fun moments and charming instrumentals. 2/5

Sometimes there's albums where you know one or two tracks and you think to yourself 'I can't believe I've never listened to the whole thing, it's all so good!'. This is not one of those albums. Apart from 'Lust for Life' and 'The Passenger', this album is entirely unremarkable, except for towards the end of the album, where it gets actively not good. The lyrics are problematic whenever I do listen to them, musically there's nothing really pulling me in. I will continue to enjoy the 2 songs I like, and will not be listening to the album in its entirety again.