Lust For Life

This album really impressed me. I think earlier on this list I had a Stooges album and that had one or two good songs but was a little too punky in general. This is so different it's almost like a put-on to show what he can really do to show people like me who put him in the punk box and maybe dismissed him too much too soon. A couple times I thought it kind of had a Bowie vibe and then saw he collaborated with him on this album, so I was relieved to know it wasn't an aggressive form of impersonation. Aside from a couple of songs that hit my ear wrong lyrically, this is a great classic that deserves to be on this list. Gave me a new respect for Iggy, who I'd previously only associated with his punk antics. Favorite track "The Passenger" 4/5

Excellent, in some ways contrasting with earlier efforts by the Stooges. I hear Bowie’s influence loud and clear.

pretty good, the obvious tracks are best, didn't realise how much involvement david bowie had on this album. Tonight, Success

Really good. Really catchy

AGORA SIM, começando 2024. nunca tinha ouvido esse direito, que pedrada. possivelmente escutarei de novo, que pedrada. gosto muito da união sinistra iggy pop e david bowie. muito pó, boas guitarras, linda amizade. adorei a versão da música O PASSAGEIRO do capital inicial, inclusive.

Fantastic classic album. Greetings to Bowie also, who helped on a great part on this album.

Zeer goed album met de grootste hits van Iggy Pop. Een echte klassieker dus. Net geen 5 though. 4.4

Think I contemplated just about every rating for this album before finally settling on… 4/5. In the Bowie vs. Iggy conundrum, I’ve always come down on the side of the latter. When Bowie was churning out complete gash in the late 60s, Iggy and his Stooges were already light years ahead of the curve. But were it not for Bowie’s creative genius, Iggy’s career (along with his life) would have ended long ago. On this record, he wanted to take more of a leading role, and without Bowie’s hand-holding, you get a more mixed bag than on The Idiot. The singles are undeniable classics, but I think the standout track comes towards the tail end of the record in Neighbourhood Threat. The rest play like B-grade Bowie, and Iggy’s lyrical prowess was never anything to write home about and consequently doesn’t bring much to elevate them above the status of “fine”. At the end of the day, he’ll always be a problematic legend - *cough* “Sixteen” *cough*- and this record got him clean and healthy for another Stooges reunion. For that alone, this album deserves its plaudits.

Honestly surprised I had only heard one song off this album. Solid, would listen again.

I will always love this style of older punk rock.

Really enjoyed it was fun and uplifting

Pretty enjoyable, got a bit samey by the end but a few classics

Some great songs

Really enjoyed this one. Nice variety plus a touch of Bowie, what's not to like?

Really enjoyed the album. I obviously knew the 2 big hits but had never fully listened to the entire album before. There was a nice mix of punk and glam and a few songs really stood out. Great listen. would definitely listen again

Great album with nice variety I was also impressed with Iggy Pop as a leading man. Though not an amazingly technical singer, he brings rock n' roll energy. I also liked the last song which reminded me a lot of the Doors. Favorites: The Passenger, Sixteen, Fall In Love With Me Least Favorite: Turn Blue

Exceptional tracks from an album that sounds as fresh today as it did when it was first issued

Thought I disliked Iggy, but I think it was The Stooges I had a bad tat set for. This was pretty good all around, especially with Bowie writing a lot or most of the music (Iggy wrote lyrics) and playing keyboards. Nicely done.

It seems like The Idiot was more Bowie and this was more Iggy. Love Bowie…but this far surpasses The Idiot. 4.5

Love Passengers - such an epic track and along with Lust for Life really stand out on the album. There are a few other great tracks on the album - but unfortunately a couple of real stinkers like Turn Blue and the icky Sixteen spoil the party.

Oh this is so good! What a delight! It feels retro, but in a timeless way. Each song is very different, exploring a lot of different approaches and sounds. I can understand this being really influential. I'm gonna ignore that Sixteen is a little creepy.

ну він певно найліпший з усіх перший ще тож нормальний

While not every song on this album is a hit, it features a handful of tracks that are classics. It has a raw, stripped-down rock feel that adds great texture to the music. Produced by David Bowie during his Berlin Trilogy years, this album benefits from Bowie’s creative streak.

It's Iggy Pop. I like Iggy Pop.

Solid release. Sounds more like Iggy than The Idiot did, but still undeniably has the Bowie signature all over it. Not a bad thing, but it's still not the Stooges.

I didn’t know Bowie wrote some of the songs on this album, no wonder I liked it more than the Stooges stuff. Iggy Pop is still a bit annoying at times, but this is good for the most part.

Oh Iggy you funny looking ball bag! This is very good stuff. Prefer the solo to The Stooges. Can definitely tell Bowie was involved, some of them were very Bowiesque! Lust for Life and The Passenger were superb. Although I enjoyed the last 10 minutes a little less. Simpsons: They make a Trainspotting joke in the London episode with Lust for Life. Which frankly, doesn’t really work.

Really enjoyed it surprisingly as all the other Iggy and Stooges stuff I’ve heard I hated. Trailed off a bit at the end but solid.

Toimiva levy, solidii shittii

really cool, I kinda thought I wouldn't like it. instrumentals are quite varied and don't sound dated. Vocals sound like an early version of the strokes, especially drums on first song... Favorite song: Tonight - they are all good but this one is a whole step ahead to me. Overall around 7/10

VERY classic rock!

7/10 Theres highlights and lowlights Favourite Song=Turn Blue Least Favourite Song=Some Weird Sin

Great 'lose' sounding garage rock, but they sure ain't playing in Joe's garage.

Oh bello, c'è Passenger

Much prefer this Iggy Pop to the Stooges. Overall a great album.

Not bad! Pleasantly surprised!

Some great Bowie composed songs on here overall mostly beautiful in its rough stripped down sound.

Passenger is a banger

Enjoyed the beats

Day304 - a real rocker. i took off my shirt and sand along

Pigeon-holing Iggy Pop into the punk rock category is an injustice to how far he can stretch. On Lust For Life, it seems that he's taken a bit of influence from The Rolling Stones, Lou Reed, and Jim Morrison, and I can hear a lot of The Strokes here too, in lyrical delivery, guitar tone, backbeat, and general New Yorker vibes. There are some topics that didn't age well ("Sixteen", "Turn Blue"), but melodies and delivery are still catchy and edgy. Life is not the only thing for which Iggy lusts. Though I was surprised at how much I liked the first Stooges album I heard, I guess I still thought of that as a one-off, because again I'm surprised at how much I enjoyed this album. No need to point out favorites; they all work together to make an enjoyable album that shows variation in approach while maintaining a bluesy dirty-rock theme.

This just clicks for me, the vibe and energy. In fact, it seems almost entirely compromised of vibes and energy, but it feels so unplanned and from the gut that there's something infectiously exhilarating in it.

Definitely Iggy's best work after Raw Power, and loving hearing the Bowie input again. Couple all time great tracks, too. 4.5

I'm always somehow surprised by how good Iggy Pop's albums remain

So much better than the other Iggy 77 release on this list. Passenger is excellent

A perfectly named album. The feeling of energy and growl throughout is perfect. Trainspotting thoroughly planted the opening track into my generations zeitgeist but i think the passenger is the star of the show. It looses a star for some end of album mediocrity but that was fun!

Listened to this while playing Isofarian Guard. I enjoyed this album whole lot more than I thought I would. Some instantly recognizable classics...and the songs that were new to me were also great!

great album

It's a weird answer for me... It's a good album but some songs are clearly under par. Some songs can get pretty repetitive and long but I guess that's all part of the proto-punk movement. Maybe I was just not in the mood... Maybe that's it. Favourite Song - Neighborhood Threat Least Favourite Song - Sixteen (or Tonight)

Why is Iggy Pop looking at me like that? I can't describe the emotion on his face. Is he happy? Sad? I can't tell. Whatever. It doesn't matter. All that matters is whether or not I liked Lust for Life. So, did I? Yes. I did. I think this album's really good. There's a lot to like about this album. The sound is great. It's just a very strong rock sound. It's decently varied, and also stands out alongside other iconic and unique albums of the time period. Comparing this to other 1977 albums like Marquee Moon and "Heroes" doesn't make a ton of sense, but the fact that all of these albums are as great as they are really shows how great this time period was for music. Speaking of "Heroes," I really like the presence of David Bowie on this album. More albums should just have David Bowie involved. Iggy's vocals are solid. The writing is really only bad in one song. The production and pacing are excellent. This is a great album. There are others I like more, but that doesn't mean Lust for Life is bad, because it isn't. High 4/5.

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The strumming is a little repetitive in some of the songs, but overall, I enjoyed the rock sound. Not really fan of the talking instead of singing in Turn Blue. I can definitely listen to album multiple times, and saved most of the album for later listening.

Rolling Stones meets David Byrne meets David Bowie.

Brilliant. Worthy. Music outside its specific time yet stamps a marker worth experiencing onto the later 1970s.

so much Bowie here

Rating: 8.5/10 Very catchy album that also displays Iggy Pop's quirkiness. Great performances and production.

How can you not love him?

Lust for Life always gets me fucking goinggggg

4/5

Set the tone for a lot of grunge. Have listened before and will listen again

#372. Man, Iggy Pop is an ugly son of a bitch, and every time I look at a picture of him I regret having done so. That doesn't really have anything to do with my review, I just thought I'd put it out there. I did quite like this album though. I've never really listened to any of his music intentionally before, but it's liked it for the most part 4/5: fun

Big fan. Fun, early punk rock. The Passenger slaps.

Don’t remember specifics now but know I enjoyed it.

Albumi #70, 06.10.2024 Iggy Popin legendaarinen kakkosalbumi vuodelta 1977. Albumi on Iggy Popin ja David Bowien Berliini-kauden tuotoksia. Tämä teos kuuluu jokaisen musiikista ymmärtävän levyhyllyyn.

7.5/10

Classic Iggy, decent album although not a huge amount of variety but you don’t need it. Punchy, some great riffs and it knocks you around a bit. Good album.

So I had only listened to Iggy Pop as part of The Stooges before, and this is really not that at all. This basically sounds like a Bowie album (which makes sense, because it was his second collaboration album with Bowie, he wrote most of the songs on this). In my mind Iggy Pop is the guy with with the punk sound and his shirt off doing crazy things on stage, but this is a completely different thing. I mean, look at the cover. Honestly, it's really good though. "Lust For Life" is a super catchy opener and it stays strong throughout. There's a few misses here and there, but it's really consistently strong with a few great tracks ("The Passenger" seems to be his biggest solo hit, and it's great). I really enjoyed this one, very solid top to bottom. Favorite song: The Passenger Other: Lust For Life, Some Weird Sin, Tonight, Turn Blue, Neighborhood Threat, Fall In Love With Me 10/4/24

Fun, classic album!

There's too much I wanna say about this album! Quintessential garage rock meets punk (proto-punk?) with an influence of Bowie musicality (and imagery of West Berlin). It's messy, it's crisp, it's great. And to top it off, the album cover of a smiling Iggy Pop with greasy bands is iconic. Favorite song(s): Some Weird Sin, Success Least favorite: Turn Blue Knew before? Yes

Enjoyed this one

Meh

The Idiot's glue-huffing little brother...which is to say it's fun and good but a bit inessential when Bowie's actual Berlin trilogy exists 8/10

Hits

It’s pretty good. I don’t think it’s worth five stars, but I like it.

Solid, energetic album with some really high-quality songs. Having a tough time placing this as at the moment as a 4 or a 5. Probably just on the 4 side of 4.5

The song writing and production was very stylish, other than the distorted vocals it felt very modern if that makes sense.

Such a great intro, Lust of Life, is so instantly recognizable. Classic.

# Album Name: Lust for Life # Artist: Iggy Pop # Rating: 4/5 # Comments: A couple of classic tracks on here. Lust for life is iconic. It always reminds me of trainspotting and edinburgh. However, in its own right, its a song full of magic. So good. Same goes for passenger. The rhythm guitar is just iconic. The melody is amazing, the lyrics are spot on for it. Great tune. These two are iconic tracks. Love the Rhythm and drum beat on sixteen. Not so sure about those lyrics though... Some weird sin was a real grower for me. Great rhythm and dual vocals. The album struggles to hit the same heights as LFL and passenger. These two songs create a really high bar. However, most other tracks are real growers. It took a few listens to grip me. But im glad i stook with it. I like iggys style and vocals so it was worth it. # Top Tunes: lust for life and passenger. Other notable songs were sixteen, weird sin, tonight and fall in love with me. # Would I listen to it again? Definitely.

Stands the test of time

Trodde jag skulle svimma och dö när jag hörde Lust For Life första gången. Så jävla bra låt. The Passenger är också fantastisk. Hela skivan är underbar rock-punk-pop Värd att lyssna på många gånger om. Precis som hans första The Idiot. Riktigt bra skiva det också. Kanske är det Bowies förtjänst men Iggy Pop är cool och har en skön röst. Match made in heaven Bowie och Pop.

Det är jämnbra men the passenger och lust for life sticker ut. Men hela skivan håller rätt hög nivå rakt igenom. Kul!

The Passenger är ju enastående bra och tycker denna håller riktigt hög kvalitet rakt igenom (Sixteen är den enda svaga låten). Mycket mer finess och välproducerat än The Stooges. Stark fyra.

Iggy and Bowie’s stint in Berlin yielded the some of the best music of both of their careers. The title track always makes me think of Trainspotting.

Some Weird Sin, great track.

surprisingly good!

Chulo.

Raw rock and roll sound. Enjoyable enough. Reading about iggy pop was more entertaining than the album.

Enjoyable. Fun beats and a David Bowie-esque voice.

Catchy and easily accessible post-punk music without ever really coming off as a "watered-down" version of the genre's sounds. I mean yeah, you have a song like 'Success' which sounds like a go-lucky 60s pop song that would've absolutely dominated the charts re-invented for the post-punk era. But you also have experimental cuts like the drug-addled rambling-driven 'Turn Blue'. With the exception of the poorly aged (and gross at the time) 'Sixteen', I enjoyed pretty much every song here. I generally enjoy Iggy's deeper vocal style here, like on 'Tonight' and the masterpiece that is 'The Passenger'. The latter sounds like a mix of David Bowie (who had many ties to this album, especially given the fact that 'Station to Station', which I always found had many similarities to this album musically and thematically, was released around the time of this album) and Jim Morrison-styled vocals. Well, that's probably because Bowie does backup vocals here and the lyrics were inspired by a Morrison poem. Again, easily accessible, fun, and "poppy" post-punk is sort of what draws me to this album. Authenticity is not sacrificed though - I mean it's Iggy Pop, one of the genre's pioneers, he couldn't be inauthentic even if he tried.

Enjoyed each of these songs, although ‘Sweet 16’ was a bit gross.. all in all a classic 70s brit rock album 4/5

3.7 Listened 4x.

David Bowie's excellent production and an energetic yet restrained Iggy Pop made this one an excellent listen. Not sure how often I would put it on in the future but I do know where the standout tracks on it came from. Closer to 3.8 for me

Nice punky good album.

Gute alter Rock

I like Iggy! He’s a Punk pioneer, and a certified bad little bitch. Some of his stuff I love, and his latest album is solid. Never was a big fan of this album, but I get the appeal. God love and keep Iggy Pop!

Banger after banger but boy was it confusing when Bowie stopped, and Iggy started.

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I did not use a private Spotify session. I knew several of the songs, of course, but hadn't listened this album. Probably because I thought I had heard "Lust for Life" enough for one lifetime, but that isn't even the best song on the album. I heard a lot of Pixies/Frank Black on this album, wasn't aware of that before.

01) Lust for Life - 10,0 02) Sixteen - 8,0 03) Some Weird Sin - 8,0 04) The Passenger - 10,0 05) Tonight - 10,0 06) Success - 8,0 07) Turn Blue - 7,5 08) Neighborhood Threat - 7,5 09) Fall in Love with Me - 9,0 TOTAL: 8,67 (87/100) Current ranking: 43/269

Solid album. Definitely had that 60/70s Rolling Stones rock feel to it.

Fun rock album

Mitreissend

Super solid punk adjacent rock. I think this aged very well. The songa are memorable and it all feels consistent and fresh.

Lust for Life es top, el resto bastante bastante bien. Un 4 muy alto cerca de un 5.

It was good.

While not every song on this album is a hit, it features a handful of tracks that are classics. It has a raw, stripped-down rock feel that adds great texture to the music. Produced by David Bowie during his Berlin Trilogy years, this album benefits from Bowie’s creative streak.

I enjoyed this one, the riffs drive the songs forward and it's got the two big hits on it, Passenger and Lust for Life.

Classic opening drum beat (see also Are You Gonna Be My Girl and You Can't Hurry Love), followed by solid songs throughout. Impressive that this was written, recorded, and mixed in only eight days. Favorite tracks: Lust for Life (upbeat song about drug use), Sixteen (rocking song about paedophilia), Tonight (nice song about drug overdose), Success (wait, this song isn't about drugs or paedophilia? Loved hearing Bowie's "Oh, shit!" at the end), Fall in Love With Me (good groove, no obvious drug references, but refers to the subject of the song as looking "young" a few too many times for comfort).

Great music with a lot of swing and interesting melodies.

This album solidified for me how important this project has been for shifting my perspective. Before doing this, I probably would listen to the #1 hit and decide it's not for me. Starting off, I wrote it off. At "Turn Blue" (track 7 of 9), I was converted. I've played the whole album a second time through, and I love it! It's so weird and edgy, and I love that an album from half a century ago still feels so fresh. I get major Bowie vibes. Turn Blue is such an awesome track, with so much going on, and it reminds me of Bohemian Rhapsody. Mostly I'm just trying to understand my turnaround, but I'm glad I gave it a chance.

It's a goodun but honestly it's a bit too much rock for me. Also, Success is just such a hard skip...

Fantastic, like Iggy covering aBowie album!

Love it

El bowie punk?

You can hear Bowie's influence all over this, but not as much as The Idiot. Personally I think that's a good thing, although that's probably an unpopular opinion.

I enjoyed this - I only knew the 2 big hits but Success is another highlight. This record is VERY Bowie - I consider this kind of a negative, because I'm distracted by how much of another artist's imprint there is. But it's cool nonetheless

All too frequently with these albums we see someone producing an amazing album before succumbing to the rock n roll lifestyle. Iggy Pop did it the other way round, battling a heroin addiction with the help of his pal David Bowie who not only helped him get clean and collaborated on a couple of albums but paid for some expensive dental work, hence the goofy smile on the cover! The highlight is the thrilling title track, forever linked with Trainspotting.

Godfather of the punk movement

Not as good as his more punk offerings, but some great tracks here

Goo album! Wish I could give it 3 1/2 Stars. Maybe 4.

Highlights: Tonight, Lust For Life, The Passenger. Brothers from another mother (Iggy Pop and David Bowie, who co-produced this album) join forces to sober up and make another album. Written, recorded and mixed in 8 days. Holy hell. Don't expect poetry. Just listen. Overall: 7/10

Some great tracks. Some kinda self-indulgent tracks. Singles are better than the album.

actually surprised that i liked it THAT much

It was a nice listen and I just generally enjoyed it. Maybe it’s more of a 3.5 but I’m feeling generous. I dunno I liked it. I wasn’t going crazy or anything, but yeah good.

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!

Recognized some classics

Iggy Pop working with David Bowie. I mean, it couldn’t get any cooler than that.

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

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

Was not expecting to enjoy that as much as I did.

Fantastic solo album from the godfather of punk music

Definitely Iggy

Best Iggy next to the Stopges.

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

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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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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.

I’ve overlooked iggy for awhile. Solid album but not groundbreaking for me. Lofi 70’s Brit rock

Only heard the title track and The Passenger previously. The whole album is good, will definitely revisit.

*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

Ganske bra.

This record has some gems on it but it’s not as good as The Idiot.

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.

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.

This nigga sound like The Strokes.

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.

This album was the one that made me fall in love with Iggy and give Bowie a second chance. Full of bangers.

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.

OG rocker

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.)

A classic album that influenced a generation. Easy to listen and memorable.

Good ol' punk rock. A couple of classics, along with some stuff I found interesting.

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)

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.

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

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

It was pretty good, Iggy Pop is definitely a great artist, would listen to it again

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.

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.

Very good, never really listened to Iggy outside of the "hits", but very enjoyable would listen again.

Super bekannte Hits. Immer noch gut.

Best Song: Lust for Life Worst Song: Turn Blue

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.

Super cool. I love Tonight.

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.

Not bad.

Lust for life!

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?????

Pretty good!

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!

More Iggy - thanks! Passenger is a classic

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!

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.

Iggy Pop is the man.

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

A fantastic collaboration of Bowie & Pop. Well worth a listen

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.

Wow this record is amazing!! First time I listen to it completely and it definitely surprised me. Will listen again for sure!

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

Bardzo krótki album. I was not expecting that

Great and sloppy

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

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.

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"

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.

I’d listen again.

I used to hate the song the passenger but now I’m different. Good album!

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.

Great stuff

Just a really good Iggy Pop album. Lust for life and success are great tracks.

Love the music but the singing does get repetitive

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.

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

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

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.

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

didn't realize these songs were iggy pop

This is one creepy-ass album cover. Great record, lots of fun noisy punk/jangle.

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.

Pretty cool album. Took a few songs to get into, but then it was downright groovy.

good but not as good as people want to think

Good good good

Iggy Pop: looking like your lesbian aunt since 1977

This is the type of album this list is good for. An album that I should have listened to a long time ago that is really good. Solid album with some great songs

Funny to think of this as Punk... it isn't as angry and aggressive as I think of. I dare even say that I like his vocals and don't even question hierarchy, consumerism, or my existential existence after listening. Favorite tracks are Neighborhood Threat and Fall in Love with Me. I can easily imagine a modern cross-over country band covering them.

7 / 10 Buen sonido punk-rock. Con el toque de Bowie que produjo el trabajo.

Enjoyed the sound and its uniqueness, a sort of punk-y, Velvet Underground-sounding, full of witty lines type of record

Somewhere between The Beatles and punk rock gets you this classic by Iggy Pop. Energetic and catchy without a skip on it.

This album is the chronicle of excessive appetites of youth, desiring to experience everything, visit every place, and taste every person. The sun is shining, so smile like Iggy.

Favourite tracks: lust for life; the passenger; neighbourhood threat; fall in love with me; success

punkigt och gott, passenger är ruggigt fin

Som med all albums är det några dåliga låtar men overall riktigt bra

Listened to this a few times - really good album and a clear influence on a lot of the post-punk/garage type band and albums of the 90s and 00s. I am sure this one is going to head into my rotation now.

The song, "Lust For Life", lives rent-free in my head. It's a timeless piece of rock and roll. To me, it sounds as fresh today as it would have in 1977. Just an astoundingly good song.

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Another album, that without Bowie, we wouldn’t have.

If VH-1 had been around in the late ‘70s, IP would surely have starred in the first “Behind the Music.” The record is very good, gloriously ragged, and certainly better than The Idiot. And IP is all-in – there’s no doubting the commitment. There a handful of excellent songs – "Tonight" and "Success" the lesser known one. But I can’t escape the feeling it has a bit more cred than it deserves. LIkely that’s down to the “recovery” backstory, which doesn’t actually add anything musically.

Favorite Tracks: Lust For Life The Passenger Success

Arh et nemt lyt, og faktisk første gang jeg høre det fra ende til anden! 😁👌Ærgeligt at jeg aldrig har set dét art work før nu!

Do I like Iggy for once? Usually I just am not a fan of Iggy Pop, his later work just doesn't do it for me and his work with The Stooges is also just not my thing. But this album does actually do it for me! It is a great album in a way I wasn't expecting.

Dig it

Iggy my man what an album

Pretty good. Never listened to an album by him before

Lust For Life is such an iconic track. And Bowie on backing vocals throughout? Great!

Classic rock

A side is just hit after hit after hit. B side is slightly weaker and trails off so can't give it a perfect score, but an iconic album nonetheless. His voice is great on this record and love the raw, almost live feel to it.

It's alright

The Passenger is timeless, and all the rest of the songs that sound a bit like it are great. The remaining few I didn't like that much. Stand-out: Neighborhood Threat

Enjoyed all I was able to listen to and will be adding it to my playlist.

When it’s good, it’s excellent. But a few songs should’ve been left on the studio floor.

it aight -7/10

No real duds, I found the last three songs a bit boring but still not bad. I enjoyed the expressive vocals

I liked it, I felt like the shouty bits were pretty well balanced with melodic stuff. Bro is very down bad in the last song. 7/10

7.5/10 - I quite enjoyed most of the songs. None of them were bad but none of them were amazing.

this one was pretty good. I didn't really like lust for life but everything else was decent enough. 7/10

It was okay

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Maravilloso

Öfter hören, gutes Zeug. Passenger!!

There have been a lot of fours lately because all of the albums have been good. Iggy did a good job here. I liked the album. It also doesn’t change my life but it’s just really solid.

Can’t listen to this and not think of Trainspotting. One of my favorite movies with such an iconic soundtrack. And those guys loved their Iggy Pop, didn’t they. For me it's probably a 3.5ish... up to 4… I like some of the songs (Lust for Life and The Passenger ) a lot, mostly from nostalgia. The Bowie involvement is cool. Actually, Turn Blue is pretty good when I sit down and listen. Fall In Love With Me is good too, Doors kinda song.

The Assenger

Ez 4.5

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This is horny in a way I don't understand...

I forget how bluesy Iggy Pop was since he was such a punk icon. Lust for Life is probably one of my favorite songs, but this whole album holds up. Some of these songs sound like they could have been recorded by Tom Petty or Bruce Springsteen even. Anyway - good stuff from start to finish.

What a classic!

Another solid Iggy Pop entry. I preferred the previous (The Idiot?) but this is still full of what made The Idiot great, and more smooth round the edges. It’s definitely poppier and less edgy, but not entirely to its detriment. Just shows a level of versatility I didn’t realise he had. Ive been a casual Iggy / Stooges fan for years but stuck to the same few records. The entries on this list are proving to me that he’s up there with the likes of Bowie in terms of being a genius. Some Weird Sin brought back nostalgic feelings of embarrassment after the band I was in as a teenager tried to cover it. I managed to forget the song ever existed. 4.5

Enjoyed this, the hits are great and there were a few more tracks not too far off the level. Quality fell off toward the end but it was fun and the songs were generally as long as they needed to be. Think I still generally preferred the stooges, the punk sound was a bit subdued here, but I think as an album this was better than his band stuff.

Thought the first half of the album was absolutely banging - Lust for Life and The Passenger of course, but Some Weird Sin and Tonight were great. I think it falls apart a bit from just over half way though, ends up being a bit grating. The influence of Bowie is somewhat evident but Iggy certainly carved his own path.

This album is miles better than "The Idiot" that we had previously. I can barely believe that these two albums were made in the same year. The first four tracks are so good it makes the later half seem less than. Overall really enjoyed. Highlights: Lust for Life Sixteen The Passenger

Didn't enjoy the previous solo Iggy album ("the idiot") we have had very much..... This was much better though. Think it came out around the same time but felt more like an Iggy album and not a Bowie album. Could still sense Bowie's influence at times though. The passenger and lust for life are both great tracks. 3.5 but it's Christmas so 4

Mi ricorda Trainspotting