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His second album. Rock / Punk. Album produced by David Bowie. Opening track, Lust For Life is a well known classic. The Passenger is also another good one. The rest of the album feels like a bunch of Bowie knock offs. A bit Bowie wannabe. A solid album but thats it really.
Great. From Bowie's most creative period. Loads of great songs. Lust For Life is amazing and Fall In Love With Me is a new find.
Proper!
That's not my taste in music - except the brilliant song "The Passenger"
Some great songs some good songs couple of duds
It was a matter of time before I covered Iggy Pop's solo career in addition to his time with the Stooges. I was at least familiar with almost half of this album, Lust for Life, his second effort with David Bowie, which saw a return to his recognizable garage rock style, compared to the experimental The Idiot. I'd say this record did a decent job of returning to form. For a good chunk of this record, Iggy, Bowie, and company are in the pocket with the uptempo songs that are largely satirical. The title track with the bombastic percussion as Iggy rattles off various vices, continuing that manic energy on "Some Weird Sin", to the drive-by with Bowie by his side on "The Passenger", to challenging western perceptions of achieving fame on "Success", to the dysfunctional man portrayed on "Neighborhood Threat". These songs all capture a certain kookiness that is effectively delivered by the raucous instrumentation and Iggy's off-kilter vocal delivery. Even when they slow down the momentum on the ballad to heroin overdose on "Tonight", the composition still bounces and works wonders, even if the song sounds more fitting for Bowie. That said, I don't consider every song on this record to be great. Iggy and Bowie tried to strike lightning twice on the same record with another slow-burning heroin overdose ballad in "Turn Blue", and it comes off a lot more corny with the sprawling lyrics as Iggy veers off-topic to talk about the sexual appearance of black people. A similar case can be made for closing number "Fall in Love with Me", which goes on for longer than it should in its midtempo slog about this romantic interest. Speaking of romantic interest, I would be remiss without mentioning "Sixteen", which is in fact about being in love with a sixteen-year-old girl. This was an unfortunately common recurrence with rock music decades ago, with much older men writing songs about being attracted to underage girls. Suffice it to say, the song hasn't aged well. Still, I consider Lust for Life to be a solid record, as Iggy Pop went back to the garage rock format he was most recognized for.
This album felt like it could have been released this year. Timeless classic.
This was grand. Enjoyable, but I wouldn't be racing to hear it again. The two big tunes are great, of course. "Tonight" has echoes of Bowie and the Stones. "Success" is one that I might remember if I heard it again. And I Am Kloot certainly seem to have heard "Neighbourhood Threat" !
Great album. Interesting that iggy wrote the best David Bowie album
It's kind of hard to comment on this album without mentioning The Idiot too. Both are great and I can never decide which I like better. It's also hard to discuss this without talking about David Bowie, he had such an impact on both of these albums. For this album in particular, I feel like the production is obviously Bowie. But it's definitely more of an Iggy Pop album that The Idiot. That album might as well have been a Bowie album with Iggy singing instead. Or at least that's how it sounds. Which isn't a bad thing. But I feel like this album, The Idiot, and Bowie's Berlin Trilogy are all part of the same whole. I love them all. Obviously everyone knows Lust for Life and The Passenger, and that's fair - they are definitely the standouts. But there is so much on this record to like. Iggy Pop was so distinctive with his vocals. Drums sound huge, guitars and bass are fantastic. It's a fantastic record that maybe not everyone will really appreciate but if you're a fan of Iggy Pop or David Bowie you'll love it. 5/5
enjoyed!
Fun upbeat, listened to this on a couple bike rides in NY and def keeps the vibe up … the glamour rock which I’ve enjoyed is also audible in multiple parts which I imagine are bowies finger print
אלבום מצוין Bowie ידע מה הוא עושה שיר מועדף - Some Weird Sin
Had no idea Bowie was involved with this one. Can't hear Lust For Life without thinking of Trainspotting.
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
Ah, Iggy. This is basically a Bowie album with someone else singing and arguably better than Bowie’s own albums from the period.
Interesting to remind myself where he started knowing where he ended up.
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.
Despite not wanting to know what Iggy put in his ear, I think that, along with “Passenger” are great songs on an overall solid album.
These stripped down songs wouldn’t work with a lesser voice, but here is someone who knew his voice was an instrument. Perfect for the time; still works today.
Liked this more than expected. Always enjoyed the title track.
michigan excellence
“…fashion, style, elitism, satanism…”
***An ok album
Such a good album by a great artist. Best songs are probably "Lust for Life" and "The Passenger," but every track is well made.
A classic
More mellow and melodic than I thought it would be from a pioneer of punk. Reminds me of Love and Rockets and others that would come ten years later.
Music that lasts! Good vibes, good music
Banger after banger mate. Second instance though of 'Christ this is horrible' on the old gender politics side. Sixteen? Just bad! A bad song with bad vibes! Everyone knows the Big Two on this but Tonight also really good. Best track's still Lust for Life though.
The Bowie infulence is strong with this one. I like Iggy even the Stooges stuff but there are some great stand out tracks Passenger, Lust for life definetley up there.
Great!
it's easy to understand why it's called one of if not his best work, one star off due to some verryy questionable lyrics..
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.
Mon album préféré de Iggy.
Masterpiece. J'avais jamais réalisé comment la Franz Ferdinand sonnait comme la dernière toune.
Grand classique. Le génie musical de Bowie avec l’énergie pure de Iggy c’est une garantie de succès. Le drum de lust for life c’est juste parfait!
I keep listening to it, hoping I get it, but I don't. It's not bad, certainly. It's lyrically pretty interesting, but it rehashes the same themes, both musically and lyrically, enough to find it a bit boring. There's also no standout song I'm ready to throw down money for. It's got the big problem of a super group without being one: Pop and Bowie don't build on each other. It's fine, but I'd rather listen to a real Bowie song or a real Stooges song.
What if David Bowie was a nonce and high
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
OH MY GOD THE INTRO WAS A WHOLE MINUTE the song lust for life felt sweet, like something i'd leave on for cooking bread and eggs. good place vibes. not a big fan of the voice. all the songs remain in the same tone throughout the verses. I liked the beginning verse and intro of 'some weird sin', lyrics seem a bit shallow..? Passenger is nice, has a positive vibe to it. Glad i listened to it!!
'Here comes my face / Out of the crowd.' Lust isn't always very lustful on Lust For Life: something other than a sexual energy defines this record's temper. Iggy takes advantage of Bowie's bold and leakproof production, prompting an experience that is never more explosive than it is composed. If Fun House is the zenith of runaway vigor, Lust For Life is in a sense more straightforward, even tho the musical ideas are more complex, the lyrics more dynamic. Initiated w/ the bang of all bangs, the album never quite settles, but it also doesn't take a sledgehammer to life: 'And when you're tumbling down / You just look better.' That's more respectful than lusty, but then again, maybe it can be both at once. An exceptional record.
I enjoyed this album quite a bit, even if Iggy looks like Ellen on the cover. The Passenger is definitely a solid track, but I think I'd have to go with Lust for Life as my favourite track, even if it's a little cliche.
This was the first Iggy Pop I didn’t hate. It was actually pretty good. His music sounds matured, more put together and more thought out.
Feels like quite the departure from The Stooges. As others have mentioned ad nauseam, Bowie's greasy goblin fingers are all over this album. Bowie brings consistency and a glossy shine to the sound. Takes proto punk into glam territory. Very fun stuff.
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.
Not bad!
This album had more control by Iggy Pop but still collaborated heavily with David Bowie. You have the big hits, which are the highlight of the album, but the rest of the album sounds more like his earlier work with The Stooges. The album is amazing and worth a try. 1. THE PASSENGER 2. LUST FOR LIFE 3. SOME WEIRD SIN 4. TONIGHT 5. NEIGHBOURHOOD THREAT 6. SUCCESS 7. FALL IN LOVE WITH ME 8. SIXTEEN 9. TURN BLUE
Love this album. Nothing earth shattering, just enjoyable as hell.
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.
the writeup in my copy of the book makes the interesting observation that this record is what iggy was making while punk rock, which he's a godfather of, was getting started in earnest. obviously the same proclivities of stooges-era iggy arent at all Hidden here but through his own evolving sensibilities as bolstered by bowie collaboration, i end up thinking about his past a lot less often then i thought about like, the velvet underground while listening to transformer. he just sounds like a self-existent idiosyncratic wild rock guy on here...totally memorable and cool tbh! i love the buoyancy of the material here, the somewhat uncanny album cover ends up being much more of a compliment than i had expected going in. a wonderful wonderful listen all around..just a great and reckless but still Approachable and Considered display of capital r capital m Rock Music. complete with the sexualization of teenagers! every box has been checked!
Two absolute classic tracks don’t make this a classic album. Revisiting this album today still can’t find another track to appreciate.
big fucking television
Legendary album by a legendary artist. Blueprint for so many punk bands by music and attitude.
Its ok, love the guy, stooges the greats
1977. Some enduring hit songs and overall solid story telling. I think this is Iggy's best album
good shit
in my cursory glances across Esteemed journalistic tentpoles such as wikipedia and the fucking allmusic blurb, it seems that a sort of general consensus is that this record features a Less present David Bowie than the last. now, i haven't heard the idiot, but i found this pretty funny because this thing has Bowie all over it. in song structure and composition—even given my admittedly limited experience with Bowie's music—i was just constantly feeling the man's influence. that's certainly not a bad thing, to be clear. i don't even mean to diminish Iggy's Own influence on his Own album; the guy who Wants To Be My Dog is still definitely here. if anything, it's that melding of minds that's the whole appeal: the ramshackle proto-punker known for self-harming on stage and the careful, calculated art rocker who makes concept albums about aliens or whatever the shit. i like it. i was, of course, already familiar with our title track and the passenger, staples of soundtracks, rock radio, and commercials for, fuckin, i don't know. shaving cream, or something. i’d always had a soft spot for both songs. lust for life as an opener is just a great hype machine; it’s a riff and a drum beat that will outlive every single one of us and continue to sell many an OverPriced Cruise Ship or Vacation Destination from now until the day the fucking bombs drop. the passenger's iconic, for sure. the big revelation of punk, i think, is that soul-crushing ennui feels a lot better when you're flashing a smug smirk. bored and self-assured. it's a pretty striking track. sixteen is about exactly what you'd think it'd be about, and we're moving on. the rest of the a-side is strong too. i found myself getting really into some weird sin and tonight, both of which are extremely Bowie. what a surprise. b-side's good, a lot looser. i like neighborhood threat. gave me a god damn heart attack because i thought it was gonna be don't fear the reaper, inexplicably. nope. there are just so many arpeggios in the world. i got horny for nothing. i promise i didn't take it personally. turn blue is this extremely uncomfortable rambling mess. it's about heroin. a lot of things are about heroin. it's definitely evocative and dramatic and it works in the album. you're probably never going to play just turn blue. you're probably never going to be in the mood to Only play turn blue. kinda the same with the closer, fall in love with me, which is cloying and leering and desperate and horny. i like songs like that. it's not bad. it does say the word "young" ten entire times. it Damn sure does. rock n' roll. you can only shrug and sigh. good stuff, as a whole! i'm glad to get around to it. this is the kind of thing i've seen on best of lists and topsters and last.fm and fucking 4chan dot org charts and All That Crap for years but never actually sat down and listened to, and very likely never would have, knowing my general taste and listening habits. the first example of such a record in this project for me, and it certainly won't be the last.
Not too shabby. 3/5
Really like Idiot as well but a lot of great tunes on this. Sales brothers are completely awesome.
This rocked
Some good songs, I need to listen again properly
It was fine
I would have considered giving this a five star rating if there was less sixteen-year-old-girl lust going on. Iggy’s a great singer and the songs are all written well. The lyrics are about as good as good as we can get from the guy, but not too shabby (again, excluding that 16 year old thing). All in all, a very enjoyable album. 4/5
Lust for Life was a big hit...and a way to sell Carnival cruises. Sell out or no, it's a good song. Sixteen is like the Pixies or Dinosaur Jr. ten years before either of them made it big. The Passenger is great. This album is really good. A lot of alternative rock from the late 80s and 90s owes a lot to Iggy Pop and the Stooges. And Iggy Pop clearly owes David Bowie something which is never more clear than on Tonight. Lou Reed and The Velvet Underground too. He kind of sounds like Lou Reed. Fall In Love With Me is another great song, a lot of good album tracks here.
Sounds eclectic and generic at the same time somehow
Very briefly my favourite album when I was maybe 15? Had no idea who Iggy was nor Bowie’s involvement. All I knew was the dj at the Batschkapp in Frankfurt, Germany, played The Passenger every Friday and that was my jam. That’s basically where I’m still at with Lust for Life: I dig the title track and am aware there are other songs, but The Passenger stands well above the rest. I am told it was in a commercial.
Standout Songs: Some Weird Sin The Passenger Tonight
Tremendous. The patronage of Bowie is clearly huge, fabulous period inc Low - the production here arguably better (especially the lack of the bronchial drums). Bowie wrote and directed the title track - it’s a cultural touchstone but oft ignored. James sounds great throughout
Seriously what an album. Iggy at his peak, Bowie at his peak. Goddamn it, so alive and perfect
one of my favorite records- must find a vinyl
Thought I had listened to this before, but I guess not that closely. Between Lust for Life and The Passenger + The Stooges I expected to like this more. Minus a star for Sixteen. The number of musicians that wrote songs about lusting for underage girls in the 70s/80s is unbelievable.
I definitely need to listen to this again to have a good review, but I am confident it's not less than a 4. I hear similar sounds in Strokes songs as this album, an influence I never noticed before.
Discovered Iggy Pop because he's very prominently featured in the Time Traveler's Wife. Many 80s punk bands appear in the book, but only Iggy (and the Stooges) was both new to me and awesome. In a world that gives so much credit to the British for the origins of Punk, it's important to me that Detroit's Stooges get proper recognition. But tbh I never really got into him outside of this album and the Stooges' '69 self-titled one. But enough about the grimy sweatiness of the stooges. By the time of this, his best album, he (and Bowie) has learned to use to sweaty chaos more strategically and artistically. Loose thoughts: -The Passenger is one of the best rock songs of all time IMO, but I think I like Siouxsie's version better. Not at all to disparage this version, which is awesome. Also a super obscure Cambodian band's version (https://open.spotify.com/track/3xHweP9GDLyeW8e3BcmKuH?si=fcf8cc497ec74661) -The banging-clanging sound at the start of Lust for Life is pretty neat. -Oof I dunno what to say about Sixteen. A lot of artists (especially from this era) are gross in their interest in "little girls", but they usually have the plausible deniability of not explicitly saying the age. Compounding this, he apparently had a relationship with a 13 year old when he was 23. And it's the only song on the album he wrote entirely alone. -Some Weird Sin is a dubious song to have following sixteen. But on its own it's pretty cool. -The Passenger. Wow. -Tonight is easily the most underrated on the album. The very simple, poppy guitar. -Turn Blue is such a strange song. Usually I don't like it. It's placement next to Success, juxtaposing aspects of the rockstar lifestyle, is really interesting. Success itself tends to be fairly sneering in its depiction of success (the material wealth doesn't seem to be so great). Then we get this barely intelligible ramble from someone who appears to be ODing on heroin. But on the other hand, he's become a hideous shell of himself and that's just not super appealing as a listener. -Neighborhood Threat has these just incredible grinding distorted instrumentals. Everything here is so fresh. L Review: I've listened to this album many many times, and any of those times, I'd probably give it 5 stars. But Sixteen is really rankling me this time, the first time I've actually paid attention. I'm quick to separate art and artist, but of course Sixteen *is* the art. And it makes the rest of the album a little nasty. What sort of "weird sin" are we talking? When you say "so young" in Fall in Love with Me", what do you mean? He really does seem like a neighborhood threat at that point... But I love this album. Unfortunately this is how a lot of artists were back then. In this case it negatively impacts the album a little, over and above making me dislike Iggy Pop as a person (for better or for worse, I try not to rate the personal behavior of the artists we listen to) To speak to the rest of the album, it is so so good. Musically inventive, with experimental and unique sounds and a protagonist who is as multifaceted as the music.
I kind of expected better from this album. It was good and I enjoyed listening to it, but I wanted a certain je ne sais quoi to it given the hands involved in its creation. And I couldn't find that here, which is disappointing.
This was a fun album, but I guess some part of me wonders (sorry Mr. Iggy Pop sir) how much of it was being driven by Bowie's production.
i couldn’t get into this one.
Cool album to have on when walking through a city…classic!
Classic
Had a very classic 2nd British invasion rock sound. Felt similar to a lot of things I've heard before (the clash, David Bowie (ziggy stardust, let's dance etc)). I feel meh about it? The music was good, and within my tastes, actually, but it didn't grab me. I found myself treating it more as background music.
A couple of big hits but nothing that really grabs me
Osef tier
Lust for life and The Passenger are worth listening to. Shame about the rest.
Great energy. The song Lust for Life is amazing. Love the occasional back ground singers. Would have given 4 stars half a year ago, but tend more to 5 now that I've seen him live.
Good crunchy angry rock.
‘Passenger’ is really good obviously. I hadn’t listened to the whole album before but it’s pretty solid throughout. Good vocals and production. ‘Neighborhood Threat’ was a highlight too.
Loved this! Love Iggy Pop's voice. Favorite tracks were The Passenger (obviously), Success, and Fall In Love With Me. High 4 stars, almost gave it a 5 because of that album cover.
A few stand out tracks - lust for life, passenger, success - but was already familiar with those. Didn't care for most of the other tracks
Honestly, I’m on the fence about whether this is a four- or five-star album. It’s very, very good, especially in the middle third (“The Passenger,” “Tonight,” and “Success”). You can hear a lot of David Bowie’s influence, even though Iggy had wanted to move away from that a bit. But Iggy’s punk is there strongly, too. There are some flaws. The mix on the title track seems off (it’s hard to hear Iggy). And the final three songs just leave me cold. So, with some regret, I’ll give this “just” four stars.
Begins with a great drum into has some fantastic songs. Passenger is a high mark. Makes sense that Bowie collaborated on this, there are a few times where his influence can be heard. All in all just a really good album.
Love it. Favourite track is Lust for Life 4/5
The best parts sounded reminiscent of Bowie. And what do you know: this was a Bowie collaboration. Call me crazy, but I’d rather just have Bowie.
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
I thought I knew what I was getting into with this one, generally speaking. I didn't know shit! What an interesting record. One of my very exclusive 5-star ratings!
Iggy Pop goes hard... Two songs I definitely recognized that I didn't know were by Iggy Pop. Also didn't know that D Bowie was a creative partner.
Very easy to see his influence in later music. 'Tonight' reminded me of David Bowie while I found Turn Blue to be laughably bad. Had it's highs and lows, but overall I enjoyed it!
It is funny 2 me how many 80s goth (and adjacent) lead singers seemed to emulated his voice. I can appreciate this one, despite the skeevy lyrics, for the way it clearly informed many albums I like more. I GUESS.
It's alright.
Clasikker
Klassiker
Alt er bra. Alt.
Got some belters but a bit same-y.
A couple of my favorite songs, would listen to the album again.
This album seems to be somewhat love/hate, but it was pretty unremarkable for me. I liked Lust for Life, The Passenger, and Fall In Love With Me most.
Odd duck
A very strong album - ‘Passenger’ is one of my favourite Iggy Pop tracks. Overall, a consistently strong effort.
Formative rock album for my dad
my fav (obviously beside the passenger) was turn blue 3,5/5 😁
Before listening to this album I had not heard any Iggy Pop beyond the obvious hits. I really enjoyed it. Bowie's influence is all over it. The second side is weaker for me. Nice to have a short and to the point album. 4* Would I listen to this again? Yes Would I buy this album? Yes, probably! Side One 1. "Lust for Life" 5:13 - Hard to listen to this with fresh ears. Excellent. Great drums, bass and guitar. Super build to the opening vocals. 5* 2. "Sixteen" 2:26 - Guitars are razor sharp. It has attitude. Great rock n roll. Yes, I've read the lyrics. I read them as Teenage angst. "Sex, and drugs and rock n roll". 5* 3. "Some Weird Sin" 3:42 - 4*. This is a very good start to the album. 4. "The Passenger" 4:44 - You would have to be born under a rock to have not heard this. Simple riff. Excellent song. 5* 5. "Tonight" 3:39 - Later released by Bowie. This version is better. 4* 23/25 Side Two 1. "Success" 4:25 - I like this. Vocally interesting. Good melodies. Good drum sound. The bridge is excellent. 5* 2. "Turn Blue" 6:56 - Slower paced. OK. 3* 3. "Neighborhood Threat" 3:25 -3* 4. "Fall in Love with Me" 6:30 - Interesting song. I like the keyboards and guitar. Guitar sounds familiar; Earl Slick or Carlos Alomar? 4* 15/20
One of many "I don't mind this but I'm not overly enthusiastic either" albums. Echoes of Bowie, and the Stones. Raw and rhythmic.
It’s a fun album. Nothing earth shattering. Average I’d say.
A solid thundering album that doesn’t really relent. The title track was quite solid and the Passenger is a good song. I could take or leave the rest though the I enjoyed Bowie influence
This is makin me wanna run down some random street in Scotland while high on heroin
I like this guy, he's got that mysterious odd ball character to him. Like a real rock star. Good sound, floats between rock star sound and a Bowie sound (you can hear his style pop in)
Solid album - probably won’t listen to it again but a couple of iconic tracks!
Should have taken notes, I think I liked it
A couple of classics on here. Doesn't honestly pique my interest too much but 'twas solid Dude looks like Ellen DeGeneres in this album cover
Very fun rock album!
The Passenger. Also looks like a young version of a guy I work with
Besides the last song, I enjoyed this album a lot more than I thought I would.
Turn Blue moved this down a whole star.
We did David Bowie, Low, a few months back, a related album recorded when they were in Germany. I didn't enjoy Low that much and wasn't optimistic about this one, but I was pleasantly surprised. A nice hard edge to the power pop tunes. The Passenger was the hit for me.
I wonder if IDLES pulled inspiration from this record. Some of the vocals in Lust For Life really remind me of Never Fight a Man With a Perm. Could just be coincidence but they are both post punk. Or maybe it's just a common thing that I haven't picked up on before. Honestly, I quite enjoyed this record. It was full of energy and started a little more raw sounding and then transitioned into something a bit smoother. I loved the Bowie influence on this record as well.
This is a really album! It kind of grows on you as it goes. I was kind of expecting more classic punk, but the David Bowie part of this record is really what sets it apart. I almost feel like this is more of a Bowie record than an Iggy Pop record. It really feels proto-indie rock or post-punk. It feels very similar to a lot of the indie rock that I listened to as a teenager. This is rad! Also, sounds kind of like Geese.
Very classic. The last 3 songs are my favorite.
Title track is iconic, the rest was fun.
Really enjoyable album. Lust for Life and The Passenger are justifiably the 'famous' tracks from this album, but the other tunes all stand up really well. The Bowie influence is notable throughout, and the fact he was heavily involved in the production adds to the legacy of his 'Berlin Years'. 7/10
Ok
Big step down from his work with The Stooges. Still deec but only 4 star deec. Was a 3 star until Turn blue started playing.
An album bursting with energy and confidence. Iggy Pop sounds like a man who’s survived chaos and now dances on the ruins. You get swept up by the raw, rebellious rock attitude, especially in the iconic title track and the moody The Passenger. David Bowie’s influence is unmistakable in the arrangements and atmosphere, adding an extra layer of brilliance. A ragged, yet magnificent classic. 4/5
I found this album to be another that was carried by its good songs, but otherwise not particularly impressive. The majority of the tracks were solid pop rock efforts, with a few tracks that stood out. Aside from those, though, the rest was pretty forgettable. I think the only track I actively didn't like was Turning Blue, which was also the longest track of the album. Otherwise, the songs weren't bad. I can't say I liked them all, but I didn't hate them either. The album is solidly in OK territory. Some tracks got up to "good" level, but not many. Overall: 3.1/5
The second of Pop’s collabs with Bowie and it’s much more Pop than Bowie this time around. Title track is an all time banger, but this one keeps it up through its 40 minute runtime.
Pretty good stuff here
Sixteen basically made it unlistenable, and it’s kinda weird albums like these are still being put on iconic album lists knowing the predatory behavior that went on in the 70s. That being sad, musically? Everything in the 70s basically sounds like Bowie, eh.
Title track is iconic.
Never been much of a punk rock guy
Iggy has muscles no other man has. That most popular 1 star review guy has the most boring music taste of all time. It's OK to admit that cool stuff just isn't for you mate.
I loved this. Catchy lyrics, quick sweet riffs. Sold four stars from me, would definitely listen to this again
I spent the whole album not knowing any of the Bowie links and just thinking that I had no idea that Iggy's solo stuff sounded so much like Bowie. Bowie was rather good wasn't he. This album was also pretty good.
I mean this is Iggy fucking Pop and he is collaborating with David Bowie. How could it be bad? . Much more poppy that his work with the Stooges, but there are still songs with that raw energy. Other songs, perhaps do to the more poppy focus have some seriously fun books. I listened to this album on the way to an amusement park with my family, a great way to start a great day.
I don't quite get it. I think I hear Black Keys. Favorite Track: The Passenger
Cole you’re spot on! I heard The Killers too
One of my favorites, during a great era with Bowie. Love the flow of this album and how it never overstays its welcome. Great rock album
Explodes out the gate and comes so close to catching up.
Iggy’s best solo record. A lot of Bowie influences since Bowie produced it but that’s not a bad thing.
Kind of a snoozer IMO
Fine. Listenable. Not as edgy quite yet.
Classic Rock album, I like the lower-fidelity warm rock n roll sound it has. Warm. Easy to listen too.
Fun, energetic, I really liked the guitars. Favs were Some Weird Sin and Success.
A couple of very good tracks but generally only listenable.
2nd part of his 77 Berlin with Bowie, probably like the idiot more but that’s splitting hairs. 4 Star
I’d never heard this album somehow. Glad it’s now on my radar for those Bowie Berlin binges I find myself on from time to time.
lord have mercy, that cover wow. straight up got jumpscared me when this album revealed itself ofc hes a pedophile damn. idk im not feeling this one tbh
If this is Iggy with less Bowie input, I can’t imagine what his previous album sounded like. This has a lot of Bowie. I went in expecting to like the singles and not much else, but I was pleasantly surprised.
Not bad, very 70s rock - was impressed that there wasn't much difference in quality between the singles and the rest of the album
eh
🎶 Album #1: Lust for Life – Iggy Pop (1977) We kicked things off with a bang—and a Bowie. Lust for Life isn’t just an album; it’s a collision of raw punk energy, existential dread, and glam-soaked swagger. Iggy Pop had cleaned up (for a minute), Bowie was producing in Berlin, and together they created something electric and uneasy. ✨ Highlights + Hot Takes: • Lust for Life opens with that drumbeat and feels like a rebirth by force—manic, pulsing, and unrelenting. • The Passenger still slaps. Eternal. Cool. Untouchable. Feels like watching your life unfold from the backseat. • Success is a sarcastic party anthem, all sneer and cheer, like Iggy’s flipping off the industry with a grin. • Turn Blue drags us into the void—spoken word, despair, slow bleed. A descent. • Neighborhood Threat stalks the alleyways—tense and twitchy with Bowie lurking in the background. • Fall in Love with Me ends the album with a murmur, not a bang. It’s seductive, creepy, and quietly devastating. 📀 This isn’t just proto-punk—it’s a survival album. Iggy clawing his way out, one track at a time.
I really liked Lust for Life, The Passenger, Neighborhood Threat. I heard the Bowie influence and writing, and I also caught a common thread with Echo and the Bunnymen’s Killing Moon. Although a lot of the songs were not to my taste, I’m giving the album a 4 based on the influence it’s had on so much of the music I love.
3.4/it's fine but nothing special. bowie did good
Passenger and Lust for Life stand out. Not much else really does.
Great grimy rock and roll vibes, the standouts really prop up the rest of the album, the rest of which isn't bad but lesser in comparison. Standouts: Lust For Life, The Passenger, Tonight
Amazing album full of raw energy!! Iggy at his finest!
Quite a bit better than I was expecting. I had heard the title track and Passenger before, but I was pleasantly surprised that the rest of the album was also pretty strong.
I listened to this album on the return journey from Costco with a trunk full of meats and the backseats were occupied with 7 20L bags of cat litter. What does this have to do with Iggy Pop and "Lust For Life"? Not much, probably. A fantastic album though.
I like Tonight and Neighborhood Threat a bunch.
Exciting, lively, classic
Few good tracks and there’s the singles. Very much stuck in time
What an incredible instrument his voice is
Liked it, more Bowie than I'd anticipated which is no bad thing. Want to revisit this.
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
Fantastic album. I never really listened to Iggy Pop before and I was missing out. Great album!
This is alright. I had listened to it years ago and had a vague memory of it not really working for me. David Bowie's fingerprints are all over this album, Sixteen would have fit right in on any of his mid 70s albums, or Tonight on Scary Monsters. You would think I would really enjoy it but there's something missing that I can't put my finger on It may be the production. I find it a bit murky and it saps the energy of the songs. If the album sounded better I think I would like it quite a bit more, as I think most of the songs are well written. Besides Turn Blue, as I found the vocals annoying and I was tempted to skip that Highlights: Fall In Love With Me, Sixteen
content 1/5 vocals 4/5 guess thats a 3/5 then
gross
Not my favorite pervert but rock on
I know I said I’m not taking off points for the artists being freaks (derogatory) because a lot of them are…. But if you have a song about giving a 16 year old your “explosion” and it’s so obvious that even I can’t listen to the song without immediately getting it, it makes your grossness bleed into the album. All those appropriate-aged fans and Pop and Bowie still chose children? Ew. Anyways the album was gonna be a 4 now it’s a 3. P3dos can rot tho.
Pure classic
3.5 for me, Bowie saving this with his songwriting and production
here we go. I like Iggy better with Bowie and without the Stooges. a legendary album – maybe I'm biased because I'm a fan of Bowie's sound, but it has several iconic songs and I like the more experimental, stream-of-consciousness Turn Blue as well. and it only gets more enjoyable after a few listens
Just a thought I had while listening: I really didn't pay attention how many songs there used to be with lyrics like "you're so young", "you're so innocent" and so on. Feels creepy now.
I liked this except for Turn Blue
The self-titled song is incredible catchy and made move along the rhythm. Everything else is alright. Iggy pop's voice is kind of charming, and I don't think there's anything more I could say about this album that captured my attention. Decent album but without anything to make me want to return to the whole thing. Besides, I don't know what it is about the cover art, but it is really creepy. Maybe it is the fact that he is looking directly to the camera. Feels like it pierces my soul.
Meh
5/9
War mir nicht bewusst das der Iggy "The Passenger" geschrieben hat. Toller Song und generell fand ich das Album ziemlich cool. Der Jung hat echt n markanten Sound :)
Ganz gut, The Passenger ist ein toller Song. -1 für das grausige Albumcover
Decent Bowie inflected record with a couple of smash singles.
Not doing it for me, Passenger is well known for good reasons, the rest is good, but not amazing... Still, it's not bad...
Was ok should prolly re listen
Not bad even though I don’t listen to this type of music that often but I still wouldn’t add any to my playlist and could do with some more variation actually.
This got sauce.
4 - just a good album. No over the top frills
Surprisingly interesting songs, after your get through list for life title track
Didn't know Lust For Life was by him. Love that song! And the Passenger and Tonight are others.
Titeltrack en "The Passenger" natuurlijk klassiekers. Wat de rest van de plaat betreft: "Sixteen", "Some Weird Sin" - Prima "Tonight" - Beter dan de latere Bowie-versie met Tina Turner. "Success" - Had een tijdloze hit van de Stones kunnen zijn. "Turn Blue"- Beetje een Bowie/Velvet Underground-achtige ballad, wel wat aan de lange kant. Daarna nog twee heel degelijke afsluiters, vier of vijf sterren, dat bedenk ik morgen nog even, maar ik neig naar vijf.
Fun!!
So seemingly primitive on its surface, this is one of those albums that just haven't been replicated since it was recorded. I'm sure having Bowie at the decks helps, but this is raw atmosphere. A classic.
I did enjoy this and recognized some of the popular songs. I'm between a 3 and 4 here
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.
Every song a banger.
Didn’t mind this album at all.
better than i expected. kinda rolling stones adjacent
Only knew the passenger but lots to like on this album. Somehow ahead of its time (in a strokes-y way) and super duper 70s. Big fan.
I don't know what to think. It's on the border of being decent but something is preventing it from being there.
Fun, pleasant, frankly I kind of expect more from Iggy Pop. Wish it was more focused in one direction too.
que lindo escuchar a bowie
I think of Trainspotting every time I heard Lust for Life
It's Iggy and Bowie, the god & the goat
Strong album with some clear bangers. More reminiscent of Bowie than I. expected it to be. (7/10)
Fun
I was surprised how much I liked this record. I wasn’t super into the production but the quality of the material here more than made up for it and made for a good listen. This was good
Está bueno, me gusta lo rockero que es
Not so good
Some incredibly timeless tracks on here. The rest is a little forgettable to me.
I was worried when I saw the genre listed as punk, but this was surprisingly good.
Love Iggy Pop, both his albums with the stooges and the first 2 of his solo career. Comoared to the more post pinkish solo debut this one's more straight up pank, packed with great performances and catchy songs.
Could definitely hear the Bowie. Had a few songs I really enjoyed, but generally not for me.
Very nice
Great album, tunes and lyrics, thx!
Album was OK.
so THAT'S where Julian gets it from
The best Iggy Pop album I've heard so far and one that might actually merit listening to again to see if there's more below the surface Standouts The Passenger Turn Blue 4/5
Nice
Brother, I need this on vinyl, expeditiously, like the awful hipster that I am.
Great. Had heard the obvious Lust For Life and Passenger before but the rest was new to me. Has been on rotation since
Fun, upbeat rock. Not work vibes
Good album, but sounded like it was being played next door. Poor production
didn’t really care
Enjoyable
da da da duh duh duh duh da da da da
This is Iggy at his best with David Bowie producing. I am here for all of it.
i'm so unbelievably tired
Ratings: 5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background Solid 4.
Really good
The Passenger is a great song of course. The rest of the album is a bit mixed but sounds good overall. Bowie'esque indeed but not quite as good as Bowie's best. Oh and that cover photo is rubbish! Has a very different feel from the music. Looks like an album by some B rated french charmeur.
Would be a 2 but the passenger bangs
A pretty good album. Of course, Lust for Life and Passenger are the highlights... The rest I can kind of take or leave.
This album is just “meh”. Lust for Life is alright as is The Passenger. Turn Blue is not bad. I would have been ok never hearing it. 1001 album worthy: No - 77/141
Had never heard this album beyond the songs "Lust for Life" and "The Passenger." Fantastic band (Bowie's band for the "Low" album and tour) and Bowie's fingerprints are all over this album. Hard to believe that this and "The Idiot" which is also on this list came out 6 months apart. Talk about a productive year!
Was okay. 3/5
A really enjoyable album
Iggy Pop's "Lust for Life" is an album that I enjoyed listening to, but I probably won't be revisiting it anytime soon. The album has its moments, with energetic tracks and memorable lyrics. It was a worthwhile listen and had its standout moments.
Passenger and Lust for Life alone make this iconic - best opening to an album ever? Only another 990 albums to prove me otherwise
Had never listened to Iggy Pop. I felt like it got better as I went deeper, I think it sounds ahead of its time in some ways. Some classic songs on this album
Iggy IS punk.
Definitely a cool and sexy album. It’s not something I think of when I think about the greatest albums but I deserves it’s spot on the list
Doesn’t get much cooler than Iggy Pop
7/10
Bowie take notes
Energetic and fun
This record was recorded quickly and, in the most positive way, it sounds like it. It’s Iggy sounding like his proto punk self, sometimes dark as in Passenger, sometimes brimming with the defiant energy of the survivor beyond the odds as on Lust for Life. It’s more an authentic Iggy Pop record than The Idiot, which was arguably as much Bowie’s project as his. You can hear his musical character and lyrical personality coming across with the kind of raw immediacy that made The Stooges such an important band in punk history. Add the way that Pop is so much more coherent and present than he was on the Stooge albums and you’ve got probably the best work of his career. It’s more an authentic Iggy Pop record than The Idiot, which was arguably as much Bowie’s project as his. You can hear his musical character and lyrical personality coming across with the kind of raw immediacy that made The Stooges such an important band in punk history. Add the way that Pop is so much more coherent and present than he was on the Stooge albums and you’ve got probably the best work of his career.
7/10
Regular bops. Not phenomenal. 3/5
It's like hypnotizing chickens.
Never heard of the album, I was pleasantly surprised. Absolutely phenomenal!
Heard before, still brilliant!
Musically pretty interesting. A lot of genre hopping. Very punk/garage rock/raw. Lyrically not great, especially Sixteen, which is really creepy.
Not my forte
Old classic from teen years
Great voice. Good introduction into punk--can feel some Motown influences, too.
nice to remember a few songs, chaotic album, like it didn't know some songs, I like them great 70's punk sound thus far, I've enjoyed all songs :)
Hmm difficult. Iconic, amazing tracks. Want to give it 4.5 but alas.
4.5
I'd hit that
Seems weird I never listened to this before. Lust For Life (the song) has such a ridiculously long intro - never noticed before! I had no clue The Passenger and Lust For Life were on the same album. Ture Blue sounds like it should be in Rocky Horrors but not in a good way and its far too long. Fall In Love with Me also outstays its welcome.
Truly is the godfather of punk. Didn't know his game before. Passenger sounds like one of Green Day's songs?
This is a great album with obviously 2 standout tracks. Iggy Pop has lived a life for at least 3 people so it’s quite something he’s still broadcasting on 6Music.
What a great album. I only knew Lust for Life and The Passenger but there were a lot of other really good songs on this album. Another one of those albums that I probably should have listened to before now but had never got round to. I was aware of the Bowie, Lou Reed and Iggy connection and you can hear Bowie’s influence on this just like with Lou Reed’s Transformer album. The Berlin years have thrown up some good listens on this list. Will definitely be giving this a relisten and exploring Iggy further.
My wife said it sounded like Bowie and the Doors but worse! Hard to argue with that but I really like Lust for life as it on the Trainspotting soundtrack.
What Matt said, but with one less star.
Was pretty good but I thought The Idiot was better and why do we need two Iggy Pop from the same era?
Important album in the history of punk and rock, some absolute bangers and way ahead of it's time
Why do so many 70s rock stars have to have a song called Sixteen. Good lord. Overall the album pretty good that song left off. My favorite song was Neighborhood Threat.
glad I listened!
This was my first time listening to this album and I loved it. All of the songs were amazing with some particular standout tracks like "Lust For Life" and "Sixteen". Overall, really phenomenal.
It's a good sounding album. Passenger was probably my favorite track. I would listen to it again, but it didn't stand out immediately.
Such great pop. Bowie’s influence is obvious
Oh creepy but catchy
I so wish I had never learned about Iggy's taste in women (young!) Don't care to listen to a song about showing a sweet sixteen his explosion either. The album itself is great great, but man...
Solid rock album. Title track is fantastic.
This is so much better than the Idiot, it has some actual energy to it. Although I gave that album 1 star, and I'm starting to suspect that I may have received that at a time when I was in a severely bad mood or something and was overly-harsh. I might actually give it another listen.. Either way, this is still immensely better. There's some big hits on here like Lust For Life and The Passenger, but I also really dug some of the other tracks I hadn’t heard before, like ‘Some Weird Sin’. It's really solid overall.
I made better music in my 8th grade garage band.
Godfather of Punk, influence on the genre is clear. Absolute legend, The Passenger is a classic.
Not very good or enjoyable. List for life and the passenger are the only things I didn’t terribly mind. Iggy pop? More like icky slop.
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
"Success" was the first song so far from an album on this list that almost made me stop listening to the album completely. Then, I was treated to that urge again and again, multiple times over while listening to Iggy's Lust for Life. And again during "Turn Blue," which was all the more disappointing because it started out seeming like it might be an ok ballad, only to turn into complete and utter garbage with Iggy Pop mumbling deranged ASMR in my ear. I wish I were exaggerating. The only even slightly redeemable song is "Neighborhood Threat", and I still would complain if it came on the radio. There might have been another mediocre (at least, not awful) song on the album, but I honestly can't recall because I'm still recovering from having to listen to "Success" and "Turn Blue" back-to-back. This is the only album so far that I haven't listened to at least twice through because it was completely irredeemable. I want to believe this is an example of the book/list editor's bias, coming from the UK. Sorry, but please include literally any other album for punk influence. Iggy without ridiculous stage antics is just annoying and boring. The editors should have just included a 10th David Bowie album instead of this album he produced if they wanted to further overinflate the European contributions to the album list.
• better than I remembered it, if somewhat uneven in the back half • love the two big singles (though I prefer Soiouxie’s rendition of The Passenger) • he presaged punk with the stooges and indie/new wave with this album
Ok..
so good
Aujourd'hui, on fait un saut dans le temps, direction 1977. Une année charnière, s'il en est, le punk explose à Londres, mais c'est à Berlin-Ouest, dans la ville-île la plus schizophrène du monde, que deux des plus grands camés de l'histoire de la musique tentent de se refaire une santé. Je parle bien sûr de James Osterberg, alias Iggy Pop, et de son ange gardien / partenaire de défonce / producteur de génie, David Bowie. Après l'électro-blues dépressif et sublime de "The Idiot" sorti quelques mois plus tôt, on aurait pu croire que l'Iguane allait rester dans son trip "Fun House" sous valium. Que nenni, mes amis, car voilà que déboule "Lust for Life". Et le mot "déboule" est faible car c'est une putain de déflagration. C'est le deuxième album solo d'Iggy en moins d'un an, et c'est surtout le son d'un mec qui a décidé de ne pas crever. Après avoir passé des années à se traîner dans la merde, à flirter avec l'overdose à chaque coin de rue, à être une loque professionnelle sous l'égide des Stooges, Iggy est à Berlin pour se sauver. Et Bowie, le Thin White Duke, est là pour tenir la caméra et s'assurer que le script est bon. "Lust for Life", c'est un putain d'acte de résilience, c'est un "J'emmerde" majuscule lancé à la gueule de la faucheuse. Oubliez les ambiances froides et synthétiques de "The Idiot", car ici, on revient aux fondamentaux. C'est du rock'n'roll, du hard rock, du garage rock qui pue la sueur. On retrouve l'énergie des Stooges, mais canalisée, structurée, produite. Et c'est là que le bât blesse un peu, mais on y reviendra. L'album est un putain de best-of à lui tout seul. Neuf titres, et combien de classiques ? "Lust for Life", "The Passenger", "Some Weird Sin", "Success"… C'est presque indécent. Le son ? C'est le fameux "motorik beat" de "Lust for Life" qui ouvre le bal, un rythme tribal et hypnotique pondu par le batteur Hunt Sales, qui donne envie de courir nu dans la rue. C'est la guitare nonchalante et iconique de "The Passenger", composée par Ricky Gardiner sur une idée de Bowie. C'est l'Iguane qui chante, qui braille, qui vit. Les thèmes sont limpides : la survie ("Lust for Life" n'est rien d'autre qu'un hymne à la vie retrouvée, même si les paroles listent tout ce qui peut te tuer), l'hédonisme ("Sixteen"), les excès ("Some Weird Sin"), la dépendance ("Tonight"). C'est le journal de bord d'un mec qui sort de l'enfer mais qui n'est pas tout à fait sûr de vouloir aller au paradis. Cette collaboration avec Bowie est mythique. Bowie co-écrit tout, joue du piano, fait les chœurs, et surtout, il cadre l'Iguane. Il prend l'énergie brute, le chaos primordial d'Iggy, et il le fout dans des chansons. Des vraies chansons, avec des couplets et des refrains putain ! C'est là qu'on touche au génie du truc, c'est du Stooges qui aurait fait les beaux-arts. C'est du proto-punk, mais avec une conscience pop. C'est de la new wave avant que le terme ne soit galvaudé. C'est le chaînon manquant entre "Raw Power" et "Heroes". Alors… Pourquoi ? Pourquoi, moi, vieux con né en 70, élevé au post-punk, vendeur de disques indé… Pourquoi est-ce que je bloque à 3 sur 5 ? Pourquoi un album aussi mythique, aussi rempli de tubes, aussi important… ne me retourne pas les tripes comme il le devrait ? J'ai une théorie… Ce disque est trop célèbre. C'est une hérésie, je sais, mais "Lust for Life" et "The Passenger" ont été tellement surexploités, tellement utilisés, tellement vampirisés par la culture pop qu'ils en ont perdu leur âme. "Lust for Life" ? C'est "Trainspotting", c'est Ewan McGregor qui court dans les rues d'Édimbourg. L'image est si forte qu'elle a écrasé la chanson. "The Passenger" ? C'est pire, c'est devenu un hymne de stade, une musique de pub pour des bagnoles, des voyages, des assurances… J'ai l'impression de l'entendre en faisant mes courses chez Carrefour. Comment veux-tu ressentir l'urgence, la crasse berlinoise, la survie d'un junkie… quand la chanson sert à vendre du crédit à la consommation ? Ça me fait chier, mais c'est comme ça, ces deux piliers de l'album sont devenus des monuments publics, polis par les passages de millions de touristes. Ils n'appartiennent plus au rock, ils appartiennent à la "culture générale". Et le reste de l'album, aussi bon soit-il ("Some Weird Sin" est géniale, "Neighborhood Threat" est bien anxiogène), peine à exister dans l'ombre de ces deux monstres. Et puis, il y a l'autre raison. Pour un mec comme moi, qui place "Fun House" ou "Raw Power" au sommet de la pyramide du chaos sonique, "Lust for Life" sonne… poli. Oui, poli. C'est du Iggy en smoking, même s'il est déchiré car la production incroyable de Bowie, lisse les angles. Elle rend Iggy acceptable pour les radios, là où les Stooges étaient une agression, une véritable menace sociale et sonore (j'en ai vendu, des "Raw Power", et les gens me regardaient bizarrement), "Lust for Life" est un disque de rock'n'roll brillant, mais civilisé. C'est un disque "à découvrir", c'est l'album parfait pour entrer dans l'univers d'Iggy Pop. C'est donc un 3/5, un " solide, un " de respect éternel pour le comeback le plus spectaculaire de l'histoire du rock, pour l'énergie vitale qui s'en dégage, et pour deux ou trois chansons qui sont, malgré tout, immortelles. Mais pour le grand frisson, pour la peur, pour le sang sur les murs… je retourne aux Stooges.
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.
4/5. good stuff
geen bangers behalve lust for life en passenger
Early pandemic nostalgia. Love this album dearly
forgot to rate this. the songs i remembered and that we played into the ground are the ones that still hit, and otherwise this album isn't as good as i had hoped. but success is insane.
Classic!!!