Lust for Life
July 13, 2006
"Lust for Life" by Iggy Pop
1977
Iggy's second solo album after the dreary and somewhat bland "The Idiot," "Lust" brings back many of the same elements (the David Bowie production, Iggy's bizarre idea of pop music) and imbues them with a new life. The album opens with one of the most recognizable drum intros in rock history, a swinging beat that propels the title track through four minutes of Iggy's stream-of-consciousness lyrics. The first half of the album works on the same engaging level, highlighted by the twisted brilliance of "The Passenger," one of the best songs of the era and a highpoint in Iggy's career. Things start to slip after that, turning into ill-planned experiments in lounge jazz that sound like Bowie trying out sounds on Iggy so as to not embarrass himself later. Things don't pick up until the closer, "Neighborhood Threat," which is as dark a piece of menacing rock as Pop as ever performed. Like all of Iggy's post-Stooges albums the whole affair is hit and miss, but the highlights here are some of his best work.
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