![]() ![]() On Lust for Life, Iggy Pop managed to channel the aggressive power of his work with the Stooges with the intelligence and perception of The Idiot, and the result was the best of both worlds smart, funny, edgy, and hard-rocking, Lust for Life is the best album of Iggy Pop's solo career. A brief reunion with The Stooges soon broke apart, leaving Pop addicted to drugs and needing serious direction. After spending his formative years slumming it around Detroit with his band of proto-punks, The Stooges, Pop was now taking Europe by storm. (David Bowie played piano and produced, as he had on The Idiot, but his presence is less clearly felt on this album.) As a lyricist and vocalist, Iggy Pop rose to the challenge of the material if he was still obsessed with drugs ("Tonight"), decadence ("The Passenger"), and bad decisions ("Some Weird Sin"), the title cut suggested he could avoid a few of the temptations that crossed his path, and songs like "Success" displayed a cocky joy that confirmed Iggy was back at full strength. Iggy Pop was working fast, but this time it was all natural. The Sales proved they were a world-class rhythm section, laying out power and spirit on the rollicking title cut, the tough groove of "Tonight," and the lean neo-punk assault of "Neighborhood Threat," and with guitarists Ricky Gardiner and Carlos Alomar at their side, they made for a tough, wiry rock & roll band - a far cry from the primal stomp of the Stooges, but capable of kicking Iggy back into high gear. Musically, Lust for Life is a more aggressive set than The Idiot, largely thanks to drummer Hunt Sales and his bassist brother Tony Sales. IGGY POP - LUST FOR LIFE - LIVE 1977 (Manchester) 2:25 Iggy pop-Lust for life-Success. But on Lust for Life, released less than a year later, Iggy decided it was time to kick up his heels, as he traded in the midtempo introspection of his first album and began rocking hard again. With help from his friend and spiritual soulmate David Bowie, Iggy launched a solo career that blessed the world with such now-iconic tracks like Lust For Life, The Passenger, and. ![]() On The Idiot, Iggy Pop looked deep inside himself, trying to figure out how his life and his art had gone wrong in the past. Recording for Lust for Life started in April and ended in June, with the album hitting the shelves on September 9, 1977. Label:Virgin America CDOVD 278, Virgin America 0777 7 86153 2 3, Virgin America 260 178, Virgin America CDVOD. Choose from Same Day Delivery, Drive Up or Order Pickup. Release date 10-06-2017(Originally released in 1977)ΔΆ017 EU repressed on 180g LP+bonus download = This 1977 album produced by David Bowie, Iggy Pop managed to channel the aggressive power of his work with the Stooges with the intelligence and perception of The Idiot, and the result was the best of both worlds smart, funny, edgy, and hard-rocking, Lust for Life is the best album of Iggy Pop's solo career. Read reviews and buy Iggy Pop - Lust For Life (LP) (Vinyl) at Target.
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