Reviews (page 11 of 13)
I’m not a natural Bowie fan. My other half had helped me get into him but there’s something about him I’ve found off-putting. Something about the constant ch-ch-changes in persona. Or something about slightly off Centre about his music? Anyway, I remember buying this CD and being surprised it was so Bowie-esque. It made sense in retrospect, when I learnt about their collaboration, of course. I got it because it has two of the best songs of all time on it: Lust for Life and The Passenger. But I didn’t like the rest of it. This time round I found I liked a few ofher songs - some of the more rockier stuff. But I still feel they don’t live up to the main two. If it were just Lust for Life and The Passenger I’d give it five stars. But as it is, it’s more of a three or three and a half.
Like waiting for the green light to watch chickens cross the road
Lægger ud med en total banger. Rytmesektionen på titelnummeret smadrer derudaf så man ikke kan andet end blive ramt i hovedet af en skovlfuld energi. Samme energi fortsætter på de næste par sange inden den vuggende evergreen The Passanger tager en med på en lækker tur. Herefter bliver pladen lidt mere famlende i sit udtryk. Tydelige Bowie aftryk i produktionen. Men jeg bliver også flere gange i tvivl om det er Iggy eller Bowie der synger. Opsummerende: Det var de helt rigtige sange der blev udvalgt som singler
So, I liked passenger and a couple of other songs. But passenger was the only one where I was like, what is the name of this song?! So I think 3
Solid punky rock!
I like 2 songs the rest not so much
not bad but I cant get behind the fucking tambourine playing out of tune
downloaded song number 4
Good album! Just not my taste.
It was just ok
A classic
Didn't really know who Iggy Pop was before even though the name was familiar. Recognize the music from classic rock stations back in the day. Not bad, I can see the beginnings of punk/grunge in there which is pretty cool. Not something I would listen to often though.
Overall I found this album unexciting, can’t really point out anything horrible or amazing but didn’t love the overall energy 5.5/10
Pretty boring for the most part.
Sixteen is a creepy song, but this overall was awesome. Success is a cool way to start the morning. It’s funny how Lust for Life sounds sort of commercial now, when I’m sure it didn’t upon release.
Overall very much a 3.5 the first song reminded me of being stuck in a retail store forever and hearing that on a loop. The rest of the album was honestly really good. 2,3,4,5,8 and 9 were my favorites. Really liked the blues inspired track. Not a bad album but not the best.
Title track is solid. Neighborhood Threat is catchy. After that the quality falls off. For the beginner maybe find a greatest hits list for Iggy
Aint nothin to write home about.
Iggy was on star trek deep space nine. It was cool.
Realizing how Iggy Pop songs have been everywhere, and I never knew it. It's too upbeat for me, but I can appreciate its influence.
the passenger 3.5
Ehhhh, det er ok. En del kleine tekster. Første halvdel er bedre!
Fun
I am a fan of Iggy Pop's most famous hits, but I only liked a couple from this album. My favorite song is on here, which makes it better than most albums, but overall it was pretty okay. I would recommend at least a listen or two. Favorite Song(s): "The Passenger" (duh!), "Sixteen"
Fun.
I really tried to think hard as to if it was just my nostalgia giving preference to 'The Passenger' but genuinely, the rest of the album is nowhere near as good. In isolation that song gets a strong 4.5/5 but the rest is average.
Gewoon lekker album, niks mis mee maar ook niet zo bijzonder Would probably not buy, maar wel nice dus alsnog 3 sterren
Ja ok, war jetzt nicht schlecht. Und Passenger geht immer.
This is a fun album. I like Iggy / The Stooges, up to a point. There are some really fun, vibrant tracks on this album, and there are some stinkers. I would argue that every song is about a minute too long for the punk aesthetic.
Unfortunately it was just fine.Passenger is a banger though
Generally pretty good. Not overwhelmingly so, but better than a lot of his weird stuff.
The first half of this album would be an easy 4 stars, but I don't really like the second half (and absolutely hate "Turn Blue") 3.5 Stars Favourite songs: - Lust For Life - Some Weird Sin - The Passenger
Genuinely don’t remember listening to this but I did
Like it more than I though I would
Was alright. Was distracted listening but it seemed like a good album.
Pretty nice.
Cool
Definitely got the theme of this album. I can see where some people may dig it. As a former addict, it made me uncomfortable. But maybe that’s the point.
Best Song: The Passenger. There's something I've always loved about a gruff voice singing a simple "la la la". It's a pleasant little juxtaposition. Worst Song: Turn Blue. Iggy unfortunately does not have the vocal abilities to perform this son, and it feels like he knows it. He resorts to just barking out phrases sometimes. And the slowly spoken, semi-sexual monologue just comes off as cheesy. Maybe Bowie could have pulled this off, but not Iggy Pop. Overall: Learning that this was a collaboration between Iggy Pop and David Bowie helps explain what I felt was wrong with this album. It felt like the vocal performance was often at odds with the way the songs were written, as though the songs weren't organically built around Iggy Pop's particular strengths. What results is an album that ends up sounding like someone doing a cover of someone else's better work.
This album is a bit of a mixed bag for me. I didn’t know the album but I did know a couple of the songs - the title track and Passenger. I also really like Fall in Love with Me, Neighborhood Threat, and Some Weird Sin. I thought the other songs fell a bit short. But I like the energy and overall sound.
Fun album with pretty good guitar parts! It didn’t have much of an impact on me but it was fun to dance to.
The whole album is good but there are a few songs on here that are my all time favorite.
Helt ok, litt Iggy som ikke vet hvor han vill. Bitvis Iggy, bitvis Bowie, bitvis Stones, bitvis dårlig Lou Reed. Høydepunkt: "Neighbourhood Threat"
Some tunes on here, much prefer the sound of Iggys voice here than his recent stuff
Good Liked tracks: Lust For Life, The Passenger
Pretty good.
Mér hefur oft fundist Iggy vera leiðinlegur eða svona sjaldhlustanlegur en hann er bara nokkuð fínn. Sum lögin aggresív en á þessari plötu þarf mótvægið og það er þarna sem gerir plötuna mjög fína.
The passenger was a nice song just because the pace was a little lower. I feel like you can hear his voice a bit better in this song. Could you imagine if he had up to date equipment, his songs would probably be so goooood. Not saying they aren’t but it’s an average album
It seems pretty good for its time, just not a personal favorite. Common-ish lyrics and a bland album cover. Some decent rock in here, just not life-changing Personal Favorites: Lust for life, The passenger
Starts with one of those songs I never realized was Iggy Pop that I love. Same with the Passenger. Great tunes. Some of the middle songs start to sound similar to each other but still pretty good. Neighborhood Threat sounds like Bowie. Overall a solid record. Nothing crazy special to me but enjoyable. Respectable 3.
Kinda zoned out while listening, so no notes. Favorite track was lust for life.
3/5. I'm a fan of the stooges and Iggy but this one didn't do it for me. I didn't feel like the songwriting was up to par on this one. The instrumentation was simple but effective, and Iggy performed well but I felt like there was an energy missing, or at least this wasn't the genre of music for him, which is base rock and pop. We either need heavier or weirder. I enjoyed some of the songs but it felt like a Bowie album with someone else singing where his voice should be.
first half of album was cool than dropped off
Bowie link.
I can see the appeal but I don’t see it as my thing. Cool tunes though.
More my style, I can see where he has influenced a lot of future rock albums.
Blind album and artist. Know nothing of the guy but his name. Good 1st impression and decent album. Apparently I already liked the passenger on spotify??? It's good for sure but don't remember the song.
lana del rey sounds different here kind of like bowie
Could see this being used in background music of an 80s coming of age film. Nothing particularly special, liked the electric guitar and use of cowbell. Nothing bad nothing exceptional!
Okay for listening in the background. Not something I'd revisit.
Quite good. I could live without it, but I wouldn't mind another listen.
Fun listen, could do without Turn Blue. Probably won’t add to rotation but enjoyable anyway
Certainly, I’ve heard of Iggy Pop. However, I never knowingly or purposely listened to his music. The first song and title track, Lust for Life, was immediately recognizable, and this album dropped when I was 2 years old. That’s saying a lot. Not the biggest rock fan, but this album as a whole is decent. Kinda soulful.
56/100
Some classics nothing spectacular-3/5.
I love Iggy. But this, I have to admit, fell short for mdt
Easy listen, fun, buoyant album. I enjoyed it in the background.
good, but that Sixteen song hasn't aged well. And it makes feel weird listening to the rest
Decent
Enjoyed a few songs, but wasn’t altogether that enthused about it.
Is alright. I like the guitar stuff in these songs. Only got through the first listen though. Usually I need a couple of listens before I can decide which songs I like from the album. It's kind of dated for my current music taste.
The hits that have been featured on soundtracks and commercials for years are wonderful, but the album gets bogged down by the other tracks that I just don't have an affinity for.
I really liked the track Sixteen. Overall, it wasn’t bad.
This was fine. I can tell it's Iggy's full performance, not just his vocals that makes this notable. Though The Passenger is a real stand out gem.
recognized lust for life. liked the passenger a lot. overall pretty good.
Catchy, upbeat music
Not bad, but was expecting more from Iggy. I have heard his name before, but never heard his music. 3
классика но вообще я кроме пассажира ни одну песню, кажется, толком и не слышала. А они сильно от нее отличаются. такой блюзопанк
I think I could probably make one whole album of the solo Iggy Pop songs that I like. This wouldn't be that album, but would include Passenger and I guess Lust For Life (although I'm fairly burnt out on it from mainlining the Trainspotting soundtrack in my youth). Most of the time I find his lyrics pretty cringe (different times, I know, but we're now in different times so...), and while I do like his singing voice, it can get kinda hokey sounding. I still love you Iggy, I just loved you more with the Stooges.
Heilt greit, men artig.
Some classics on here. Not completely my thing but can’t argue with the classics.
Not what I was expecting from iggy but a pleasant surprise
I recognized Lust for Life and Passenger, primarily from Skate 3. Good stuff, not exactly my jam
Kind of a letdown. Lust for Life is a great opening track. Love it. But then the album devolves into a mishmash of punk, R&B, and some straight-up unlistenable tracks. I don't know. Not very punk, and very different than the opening track. All in all, a dud. Without the opening track, it's 2 stars, w/ it's 3.
Good energy, what you would expect from Iggy
The titular song Lust for Life - a great way to start off this album. Such high energy - matching the ecstatic punk icon Iggy Pop. This album is a weird one for me personally. I really love some tracks - the obvious Lust for Life and The Passenger (which would be my top two tracks - and possibly the most popular tracks in the album) but something about this album doesn’t click with me like some other punk albums that came out in the 70s. Namely Sex Pistols’ Never Mind the Bollocks… that came out the same year. However, with that said, I still think this album has enough substance to keep my interest throughout, and I can definitely appreciate Iggy Pop as a performer throughout. Good album overall.
Off to a great start - filled with others that were equally timeless but a bit of filler too.
Album is ok got some classic songs on there
Didn’t love this but I expected to. Don’t know if his association with Bowie just unfairly raised my expectations or what but this album just didn’t do it for me
I feel like a broken record here, but the more of these albums I hear, the greater the influence I realize Lou Reed has had over the past half century. Listening through Lust for Life, I can’t help but think that Iggy Pop is just a cross between Reed and nineties punk rock in general. The record is driven by the title track and “The Passenger,” whose addictive opening riff is one of the best of the late seventies. Iggy himself may be the passenger in the song, but surely he wants us to realize we’re each the passenger at some point. For as much free will as we may or may not have, there’s always an element of surprise to either fear or to look forward to, but always to anticipate. No? Fuck, I’m not sure. There is promise in some of the other songs, like “Some Weird Sin” and “Neighborhood Threat,” but nothing much else really sticks with me here. There are two classics and a slew of skippable songs, plus the unnecessarily long “Turn Blue.” Some albums get three stars because of how vanilla they are. This album gets three stars because of how all over the place it is.
Solid. I recognized some tracks. Idk if I'd come back to this often. I should learn more about him.
Enjoyable but Iggy Pop isn't entirely my thing.
It gives me kinda rebelious 16 years old teenage vibe. 8/10 bass is everything
Some great stuff here but I wasn't in the mood for the sort of chaos Iggy looked to unleash
Ok album. #2 song is my least favorite, I find it annoying. 3.5 if I could do it
2.5 rounded up. It was OKAY
Fun album. Especially the hits.
Loppua kohde vähä huononi, mutta paree ku oletin!
Songs I like. Lust for Life - reminds me to Just For Laughs comedy club in the 90s, since they used that song before the show started. Then used again in Trainspotting. The Passenger
Strong start. Better than I expected. Success is not good. Weaker second half for sure
Really cool record with some great songs. Favourite tracks: Lust For Life (obviously), Some Weird Sin, The Passenger, Success. Least favourite track: Fall In Love With Me
Decent
see 7/10
A couple mega hit songs that are really amazing. Several other solid songs. And a couple dogs. But overall, an enjoyable way to start the day.
I remember parts of The Idiot but none of this one
Much more melodic and listenable than the Stooges debut. Good improvement, Iggy. The Passenger and title track are legitimately strong pop.
Perfect album to start the day with. The first track Lust For Life literally gives you a lust for life. The Passenger is amazing as well. I also learned some new songs from this album. The last three tracks are happily living their life now in my playlist. If I could give three and a half stars, I would, but I sadly can't.
Hittilevy, a-puolesta pidän kovasti. Aikansa malliin b-puoli menee hieman hajanaisemmaksi ja alun tempo alkaa rakoilla. Sitä ennen paahdetaan hyvin mutta tarpeeks monipuolisesti täysiä eteenpäin, tanssikeinahdellen toki.
On vaatinut hikeä ja kyyneleitä luoda näin monta näin arkkityypillistä taustaa. Mutta jos nyt rehellisesti puhutaan, kaipaisin silti VÄHÄN lisää melodista sisältöä.
lust for life is a good track, the rest can be summed up as "this is fine but not particularly interesting to me". this includes the passenger, not sure why that gets the hype it does
Okay
Straight out of Iggy's "A bit thirsty" period. I mean its still Iggy, but its a bit sus in places.
Eh
Some pretty cool guitar parts. I was expecting basic punk riffs but pretty cool. Don’t think I’d go out of my way again for this album apart from the hits.
Just ok. I don't really get the hype surrounding Iggy Pop's music.
Listened Before? N I struggled with this one. It took me several days to get around to listening to it because I didn't want to. No particular reason other than I just really hate Lust for Life the song. Anyway it turned out okay. Decent punk album from the 70s. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: The Passenger
It just wasn’t really my jam overall.
Finns ett par fina låtar på denna.
devil music katsoppa tarkemmin album coveria. saatanan katse porottaa. huomaa kyllä bowie.. daavidin influenssi tässä kun sain tietää niin herra paratkoon ei varmaan valehdellut asiasta... populärisoidut laulut tästä todella hyviä, loppu albumi ei tarjoa tarjottimelle laita laittaa ehkä salaattia mutta puuttuu pihvit makkarat soosit.... mutta salaattiakin syödään moni kultttuuri ei muuta tee ja tota 300g ehkä mahdoton mutta ei ylikuormitusta aina tarvitakaan... 2x pedofiili hot streak btw passenger
Remember I mentioned here that I first got into David Bowie with the Let's Dance and Tonight records. I didn't know so much about Iggy Pop until much later. Hearing Lust For Life had me boggling as to why half the songs from Tonight were just covers from Iggy Pop. It may be they were close comrades with no clear boundaries for collaboration versus plagiarization. It's also clear Bowie was part of the production of this record and some of it draws from the funky first half of Low. I can't go back and hear this record before I heard Tonight, so it's difficult to sort out the association and to have an unbiased impression.
Neat. But definitely music for a different era, it seems to me.
Iggy's lust for life seemed to wane as the album went on, as did my enthusiasm. Three downward trends out of five 📉📉📉
Bell'album, due tracce della fine ammazzano un poco il mood con la loro interminabile lunghezza di 6 minuti. Fatele piu corte le canzoni dio****. Senza le due canzoni lunghe easy 4 stars, con quelle merde 3.
3.5
Typical old music
Hressilegt stöff. Alltaf gaman að heyra lögin tvö sem David Bowie gaf seinna út, þetta eru svo allt öðruvísi útgáfur.
This is basically how I imagined David Bowie would sound before I listened to any David Bowie. It’s fine.
Pretty ok, but some really questionable lyrics in Turn Blue.
Un album concept dans lequel Iggy va accrocher des fils à tous ses membres et se laisser manipuler par un marionnettiste professionnel. Un régal de désarticulation.
Iggy Pop est ici plus déchaîné que jamais. On peine à deviner sa présence, ses membres étant dissimulés dans divers tuyaux extrêmement fins, mais la performance n'en demeure pas moins de bonne facture. Excellente outro ou Iggy se dissimulera entre deux pages d'un livre posé sur la table du studio.
Solid 3
J’ai l’impression que les chansons sont plus longue qu’elle le sont vraiment. Globalement joyeux mais je trouve que sa manque de punch. WOWOWO Turn blue c’est vrai drôle et intéressant. Neighborhood aussi était cool. Ah on est de retour au style classique, mais pas trop, ça reste mieux que ce qui est passé avant turn blue. En conclusion, turn blue est très cool, mais le reste de l’album me laisse ni chaud ni froid.
Not better than "The Idiot". Still has some really good songs like "The Passenger" (even if I prefer the Siouxsie version more) and the title track, but then there's also stuff like the song "Turn Blue" which is... something. I appreciate the strangeness at least, even if the song sucks ass. The moral of the story: Don't do drugs or you'll randomly wake up in Germany one day. Also stop smiling at me.
It was ok. It’s quite hard to judge without knowing the context in which this album is on the list.
There's something off about the album cover that I love. Besides that, this was a pretty alright album. I liked the random speaking parts in some songs. Fave track(s): Some Weird Sin, Fall In Love With Me
Enjoyable listen. Drumming reminds me of John Bonham, and the singing/writing of Jim Morrison and occasionally of Plant. Parody? Or respect? Either way, it gets a high 3/5 from me; I would listen again.
Standouts: Lust for Life Others: Sixteen, The Passenger, Tonight, Success Rating: 3.5
I hadn't realised just how many Bowieism similarities there are in Iggys music. Certainly a few tracks in there that have stood the test of time. Quite a good album that has aged well. I can't take too much of Iggy in one go though.
Enjoyed this one!
Just OK. I am onto the two tracks. I knew I had again I didn’t hear anything particularly special. A little bit agitating and probably not my genre.
‘Twas alright. Surprisingly poppy and peppy which is nice but overall not totally my vibe. 6/10
Decent album, few songs I wasn’t a huge fan of
Pretty average by todays standards. Definitely some good songs in there but a few snoozers, too.
It was fine.
не такой стрёмный как первый что я слышала, но повторять не будем)
Unique sound, up tempo
Some classic hits but not something that I love.
Sure, he’s a creepy looking bag of skin. Sure, he wrote a song about boning a 13 year old girl (which was taken off of Spotify). Sure, this entire album was primarily Bowie music that Mr. Pop sang over. But hey, it ain’t that bad. Could have been a 4 if I was in a better mood. He’s the kind of weird I’d want to see live.
He's a weirdo, i like it
It's a nice sounding album. Not sure if I agree with the lust tho
Heel dichtbij 4 sterren, maar toch net niet. Lust for Life en Passenger zijn natuurlijk prima nummers (maar nou ook weer niet zó goed), maar de rest is minder interessant. Behalve Turn Blue, dat was wel even een hoogtepuntje en lekkere afwisseling. Maar al met al wat mij betreft dus nèt geen 4 sterren waard.
Largement inférieur au "Lust For Life" de Lana del Rey mais ce n'est que mon avis....
un 3.5 en esprit car jaime beaucoup 2 chansons de cette album
Some solid, interesting music on this album, though sometimes the vocals weren't cutting it. You can definitely hear Bowie's influence (though Bowie does it much better IMO) and The Passenger is a fantastic song.
This album exists. That's about all I have to say about it. Not bad, not good. Just there
old school vibes
7/10 fuvol
ziggy iggy
Pretty good listen graded on how much I enjoyed it I would give it 3 but including impact on music it would be close to a five the fact that it came out in 1967 is pretty amazing
Not my favorite, still good
The second of IPs collaboration with Bowie ( though you be fair the DB album Tonight also has a lot of IP) and it shows. In not a massive fan of IPs drawl but there are some solid songs. As a student the Passenger was a indie disco mainstay. I feel it flags a bit on the 2bd side
Upbeat version of Lou Reed’s Transformer.
Eh. Wasn't bad. Kinda tired of these rock albums though. I know they are influential and what not but I'd like to get other genres.
im so tired 2day i have nothing witty to say fav tracks: The Passenger, Tonight
There were a lot of songs on this album that I recognized from commercials and movies, but had no idea where they came from. It was ok! I might revisit some songs
It’s giving Bowie but not as good. Like Bowie without the 🤩💖✨💅🏻 or the vibes. Or the personality. Still like it though. Success is good. Hated turn blue. Was okay?.
Iggy does some weird stuff but good.
Sounds too much like David Bowie. Not a surprise given he co-wrote a bunch of the songs and plays in the band. Fine but not special.
A more ambitious album than his earlier work which is ahead of its time when you even think of 2000s indie rock music. However, while I’ll remember the sound, the lack of memorable songs makes it less impactful after first listen.
Gonna come back to this one, seems like a grower (maybe becomes a 4 after another listen or two). I like the Iggy Bowie sound and 'Fall In Love With Me' has some Lou Reed vibes.
Brimming with energy, and the title track stands out even more. But... Each of the tracks, on their own, sounds a bit too simple to me; like they're made of a single riff that's on repeat.
Están las dos famosas, y luego Some Weird Sin y Fall in Love With You, que no están mal.
Liked it. Can see where The Strokes got a lot of their influences from.
El álbum es algo agobiante, aunque cuenta con canciones las cuales llegan a ser muy buenas, cuenta en su mayoría con temas de relleno. la mejor canción es The Passenger (track 4) 3 de 5 estrellas
Iskreno, nije mi se toliko svidilo koliko sam mislio da hoće. Dobar album, slušao sam ga jučer na ribnjaku dok je kiša rominjala, depresivno as fuck. Možda sam treb'o neki drugi album za tu priliku, ali kad je ovaj zadan pa reko da si pustim.
There's not a lot that can really be said about this record. The hits, 'Lust For Life' and 'The Passenger', are obviously timeless hard rock classics. 'Some Weird Sin' and 'Tonight' (despite its overly glaring Bowie involvement) are both highlights as deep cuts. There are simply some really forgettable songs surrounding these highlights however. The mixing on 'Sixteen' is a complete mess, there is hardly any room to breath between each instrument. The tune isn't that great either. 'Success' is the most lyrically repetitive track here and sadly makes of a really boring 4 and a half minutes. While I did excuse 'Tonight' earlier, I can't do the same for 'Turn Blue', because fuck me this sounds so blatantly Bowie it's not funny. It's got a few great songs, a few more duds, but overall it's solid. The lightest and featheriest of 3's for this one.
Whoa, first thing to say...and this probably old news, but I've just realised that Are You Gonna Be My Girl by Jet is pretty close to a straight lift from Lust For Life, bless them. And having just got over the fact that Chas and Dave appear on Slim Shady, I discover that the rhythm section here are brothers and the sons of Soupy Sales a comedian who was all over the sixties and seventies. First thing, straight up the drumming on this record is pretty damn good: great drumming maketh the great rock and roll record. Second thing is, he's got a shirt on the cover, not an good augur for what's to come, a beshirted Iggy won't come out howling. The two big tracks are classics, enough said. Tonight and Turn Blue could come off any 70's Bowie record, Sixteen wants to bust out but you get the feeling Iggy is being held back, you just want him to take his shirt off and shout some shit.
Some good stuff here, and I’d happily listen if someone put it on. Interesting to hear the original of Tonight (I was vaguely familiar with the 1984 Bowie version; the original has a lot more grit!) and to really listen to other tracks I’d heard but not really listened closely to. But I probably won’t pull it off the (virtual) shelf again myself, so 3.5 stars.
Over this whole experiment, Iggy crops up probably more than any other individual lead singer (so far anyway). This is one of the better outings, feels pretty together. Bit weird hearing the tone of his voice vary from bass to treble, but all just about works. Also as always, points knocked off for noncery, which is particularly noticeable in this one.
nice album. passenger is an insanely iconic song. Other songs here were nice too.
I liked certain songs more than others, and I recognized one of them.
Obviously the two big singles are amazing, but the rest was only fine for me. I wouldn't turn it off, but I wouldn't choose to put it on.
A very good album built around 3 great songs.
Can feel the David Bowie influence on this one and there is enough that is unique with it that it doesn't come across as some contrived, wannabe production. With that said, I think the raw, oozing, sounds of his efforts with the Stooges feel more genuine. Making this one seem just a bit tame comparatively.
vocals are pretty hit or miss at times. 3
Interesting kind of punk sounding, lust for life is the only song I recognized. It was ok playing in the background while doing something
Iggy pop is a bit of a bop
It would be cooler if his name was ciggy instead of iggy because this album sounds like how the smoking circle outside a dive bar smells. 3 stars
Its alright
A vibrant and at times jubilant sounding album, with subject matter that is almost entirely anything but. The production and the energy of the album lives right on the outer edge of the uncanny valley of pop, that draws you in with its quirk and curiosity.
Liked it!
The Passenger is the clear highlight
It's alright but relatively samey
Some of the songs were good, like The Passenger. Overall the album was fun to listen to.
Not knowing the Bowie connection until after I listened and read the Wiki I was amused that while I was listening I was thinking it was too bad he had to compete against Bowie. Still a bit distortion-heavy on the vocals
Some nice riffs but a bit drawn out in places.
Album très correct, un peu l'un des fondateur du chant punk. J'ai toujours aimer The Passenger, j'ai quand même apprécier l'album même si il sera un peu moins marquant que les autres, mais bon avec 1001 album....
Having listened to the Idiot earlier this week, this is a big step down from that. It doesn't have much atmosphere and the production is a lot less interesting.
Possibly not as good as The Idiot, but still great.
Title track is a fucking bop. The Passenger is fucking bop. The rest I can do without.
Nice
Interesting chose after Transformer yesterday, what with both having a Bowie connection. However, this seems to have more of Bowie’s thumbprints all over it, sounding in large parts like one of David’s albums from around that time. Iggy himself feels a bit swamped here. The opener and closer are fantastic. As are The Passenger and Some Weird Sin, which sounds a lot more like Iggy than much of this set. But the other half of these selections suffer from not sharing more of the Stooges gene pool. I love Bowie, but this is not meant to be a Bowie album, and I feel like I am missing out on something as a consequence.
One of the founders of punk Lust for life is okay - repetitive The Passenger uses the 4 chord progression - most plays on spotify unsurprisingly - also repetitive (just uses same 4 chords) Tonight and Some weird sin also not bad
Love Iggy.
Way ahead of its time in some songs. Some Weird Sin, The Passenger, Neighborhood Threat Also, is a pedophile.
Didn't listen to the whole thing will get back to it, feels nostalgic even though I didn't listen to this when I was younger.
need to listen to more intently, less distracted eventually
Pretty low key for Iggy. It was alright but I'm not running back.
Great. 3.5/5
pretty neat very bowie inspired 3.5
I like it. Pretty good
dunno that much tbh. seeems fine
After the post-punk stepping stone that is The Idiot, Iggy Pop returns mere months later with another album that comes raging in, best exemplified by the excellent title-track opener. I love the drums on this more than anything, what can I say. Compared to The Idiot though, this album significantly tones it down and brings things to cruising speed. This especially evident on side B, which is fine. I like Iggy Pop, for what it's worth, but the slow stuff doesn't do much for me. This album, though, is still an important part of Bowie's Berlin saga, as the producing of this album helped inspired Bowie for "Heroes". The great thing about Lust For Life is that it brings out the best in two great musicians and friends (even if I don't jive with it completely), and that's awesome.
I truly love the cover of this album. Who knew such a portrait would be so subversive of album norms? I've always loved the title track (slightly soured perhaps by repeated cruise commercials). And "The Passenger" is a cool song (which was very nicely redone by Siouxie and the Banshees, and that may be the version I knew better). Other than those songs, I really wasn't familiar with Iggy Pop's music, so I was very glad to finally listen to a signature album of his. He's one of those icons whose fame I know, but not whose music I know. I didn't love it, but I still enjoyed the journey.
I know a few tunes from Iggy Pop, but never thought that I would be interested in much more than that. Turns out that I liked this album more than expected. About half of the tracks I liked and the others ranked from okay to tolerable.
This album is kind of a 3 for me but Lust For Life and The Passenger are great songs so they kind of bump it up to a 3.5 -- so it really comes down to home keen I am to listen to this again. How much Iggy do I need in my life?
Not a bad album. Enjoyed the music. Still not a big Iggy fan.
Energisk, hard rock, Bowie-produktion
Some really good stuff here, like the title track.
2 fantastische hits, maar de rest van het album is wat eenheidsworst. Geen uitblinker
Some iconic songs, trends in a direction that I enjoy. I’d listen to it again, but not something I see myself revisiting. I also mistakenly listened to Lou Reed’s “Transformer” thinking it was today’s album, and enjoyed it more than this. Best song: Passenger, without a doubt
thought i would like this more, just average imo
Pretty good album here. Much better than raw power. Lust for life is a classic song and the pretender is solid with the help of Bowie. The whole album had a softer Bowie/punk vibe. It was a good listen. 7.1/10
A very good album with a lot of hits. I'm sadly just not a fan of Iggy, but I totally understand the hype. That said, I had a good time listening to it. Also, The Passenger sounds like Femme libérée.
I really don't know how to rate this album. There are songs that I adore unconditionally like The Passenger, Some Weird Sin or Lust For Life, but others that I don't care about and that I find unmemorable. I guess 3 stars are gonna do it.
Clearly influenced by Bowie, recognized more than a couple tunes.
Some great songs. And some other songs.
Não me chamou muita atençao
Aye it’s decent. I suppose.
Couple of absolute bangers and rest is very decent.
Better than expected and definitely more enjoyable when you can't see his half naked frame cavorting around.
Lust for Life and The Passenger get the glory, and they should as they are great songs, but the rest of the record shows a stretch for Iggy. Even the album cover shouts that this is going to be something that moves toward a more consumable product; more Pop than Iggy. Bowie is ever present (Tonight, Success,…). That said, a lot of this lacks the energy one expects from Iggy. But… Sixteen and Turn Blue get a bit… uncomfortable.
Lust and Passenger obviously the best tracks- and such great tracks! The other tracks..........well.
Passenger is a kick ass song, and the sound is consistent through the album. I'm not a huge fan of his voice, and some of it gets pretty poppy (heh) for me.
Solid classic rock.
This is ok. Makes you think twice about doing loads of drugs incase you end up like Iggy pop
Had some good boogies on there
Ohan tää nyt syystäkin klassikko. Harmi vaan, että se syy on vaan pari ylivertaisen hyvää biisiä.
Solid 3, i liked it overall, funny guy
Already knew best two, Rest of the album was ok too, So one more than two. 6/10
No me volvió loco pero hay bastantes temas (aunque la verdad, es que lo escuché de fondo). Disfruté algunos y algunos los quería pasar. Y lo hice, los pasé. Lo admito. Tiene ese sonido nostálgico de créditos de una película sobre un adolescente de los 80 que encuentra en sus amigos la familia que nunca tuvo.
Sort of a mixed bag. The song that I knew best going in was The Passenger, which is a pretty awesome song. However, there were a couple sinkers too. In particular Sixteen and Turn Blue which I had to skip halfway through. Most of the album was OK. Not bad at all, but no other song came near to the quality of The Passenger.
Dois clássicos em meio a músicas medianas.
Eh
Cool songs, especially The Passenger.
Low-rent Bowie with more guitars.
3 1/2
3. I give it a solid straight 3. Lust for Life and The Passenger carry the album but those 2 tracks are amazing!
Neutral about this. A couple of good songs. The rest I didn’t like
Has raw, raucous original energy. Lust for Life, The Passenger and Neighborhood Threat are all great, the rest of the album is solid, but i don't think i enjoy it enough to push it to the 4 territory. Still good.
7/10
Manche sind echt gut, auf andere hätt ich verzichten können.
It was not bad.
First half great, second half not so much. 3/5 bc the 1st half vibe was nice.
It was alright, nice to put on the background, not putting much thought into. Second half of the album was much more interesting than the first.
Iggy Pop has never done much for me, gave it a shot but this album doesn't change that. Would be a 2 but 'The Passenger' is undeniably an banger so, in lieu of a 2.5 it gets a 3.
better than i thought, but not for me
Lite platt ljud men hygglo ljudbild, Briljanta låtar, härlig energi. punksound utan att det blir 'jobbigt'. Rätt spännande blandning på låtarna, har lyssnat på albumet tidigare men blir ändå förvånad när nästa skumma country-gitarrsolo(?) kommer. Jätterolig lyssning, otippat brett spann på låtarna på ett sånt tidigt album. De flesta låtarna vettefan om de står så bra på egna ben, men i något holistiskt perspektiv så passar alltihop perfekt, känns som ett kurerat tivolibesök istället för ett hopplock av random 'bra låtar'. Bra längd, lite synd att ljudet inte hade det djup jag hade hoppats på, genuint roligt att lyssna på rakt igenom.
Första genomlyssningen: blö trist. Omgång... 4? det är ändå bra? jag tror att jag gillar det. Tycker om de bluesinspirerade partierna. + jasså det är han som gjort the passenger?
One good song
Leuk plaatje!
Lekker bezig Iggy!
Alleen dat blije hoofd van Iggy op de albumhoes is al een punt waard. Best leuk al met al.
This turned out to be better than expected. Knew the singles of course but there are others on the album that are better.
not sure what i was expecting. good beats and good for head bopping. I don't necessarily think I'd listen to this over and over again but it was fine!
3.8 - I loved Trainspotting as a teen so it’s hard not to get pumped for the title track. And there’s the Passenger, too. Aside from those…I don’t know, I guess I was expecting more from Bowie and Iggy. It’s a little tame compared to those early Stooges records. Iggy ‘s kicked off his fishnet stockings for a pair of fitted khakis.
véééééél beter dan de vorige! enter bowie
The solo Iggy Pop's career is not my preferred and this album specifically hasn't much to say for me. However, it's still nice to see how these guys that I know as "classic rock" and "proto-punk" sound with many varieties of styles and songs and were soo much "out-of-the-box" even 40 or 50 years ago. Modern bands should learn more of this kind of thing from the old school and not just the bad things.
interesting to lsiten to
Good rockin beats but nothing outshines the title track. 3.5/5
I hate that a cruise line has made me associate "Lust for Life" with commercials. I'm behind, so I'm not saying too much about this one. Points (-3 to +3, with 0 as neutral) Lust for Life: +1 Sixteen: 0 Some Weird Sin: +1 The Passenger: +1 Tonight: +1 Success: +1 Turn Blue: -1 Neighborhood Threat: -.5 Fall in Love with Me: +1 Total: 4.5 Favorite Tracks: The Passenger, Lust for Life, Tonight Liked Tracks: Some Weird Sin, Fall in Love with Me Least Favorite Tracks: Turn Blue (pretty much just for the screaming parts, and that it's a bit long), Neighborhood Threat.
Some excellent tracks (Passenger, Lust for Life, Tonight) and some misses. I imagine if Bowie were singing the tracks we’d declare this a masterpiece. As it is, it’s solid.
Not my bag. Good just not my thing.
When you listen to this you understand just how much contemporary indie/garage bands ripped off Iggy Pop in the name of "back to basics".
Gets a bit dragged down by an inferior second half, but the rest really brings it all together.
I'm vaguely familiar with Iggy Pop, so this is my first full album listen. Some really catchy tunes in here, nice rock with with edge, and great energy. I enjoyed it.
Pretty good. Never listened to Iggy before. Liked it.
It's fine thumping rock and roll music, but it never rises above "just fine" to me.
I enjoy some of Iggy’s stuff but this album doesn’t do a lot for me. Massively progressive for the year. Passaneger is over rated but Lust for Life is a good craic. Neighbourhood Threat is super modern sounding. I’d never have guessed this song was from ‘77. Not overly into Iggy to give this a fair crack of the whip. I love his latest album done with Josh Homme. Post Pop Depression. Worth a look.
It was pretty good. Some of the songs sounded similar to the others, but overall it wasn't a bad album by any means. Favorite track: The Passenger
Decent and catchy but couldn’t vibe to 2/3
felt a bit like a bootleg David Bowie, had some good tracks but nothing to write home aboout
It's alright. I would rather just listen to a Bowie album though. Highlights: 1, and 4.
Not bad
This would have been a 5 star if I were 23 when the album came out.
Only listened to The Passenger before, kinda nice album
Pretty good rock album. "Lust for Life" & "The Passenger" are amazing.
C'ho sempre avuto un rapporto complicato con Iggy Pop, non avevo mai sentito tutto questo album ma l'esperienza me l'ha riconfermato. Mi piace lo spirito punk, il fatto che sia tutto zozzo, sulla carta me dovrebbe piacè... invece non me funziona. Iggy Pop nella maggior parte dei casi lo sento come quando uno cazzeggia su un pezzo dicendo parole più o meno a caso solo che poi lui lo lascia così. Il che è molto punk, però è anche un po' una palla. Cioè secondo me sta cosa di esse zozzo e parlare un po' di fica un po' di società lo danneggia artisticamente. C'è pure da dire che si sente l'influenza di Bowie di cui, molto unpopular opinion, non so mai stato un grande fan. Sicuramente si sente poi l'influenza che questo disco e la musica di questo periodo ha avuto sul rock moderno, che è poco però quello che c'è è su questa falsa riga. Insomma: così così Pezzi mejo: Turn Blue Fall In Love With Me (passenger non ce la posso mette, l'ho sentita fatta da troppi gruppi delle medie/superiori per apprezzarla ormai)
If I had to pick my favorite work from Iggy Pop, it would be from his role on "The Adventures of Pete and Pete". I know songs from Iggy Pop, like "Lust for Life" and "The Passenger", as well as some familiarity with him as an artist. This was my first time listening to a full album from Pop. It gets the "okay, I guess". I had no idea that Bowie helped create so much of this album.
Better than I expected. I had heard Lust For Life and Passenger before, and didn't realize they were both on the same album.
25/03/2021
Don't like Iggy Pop as much I thought. Prefer the Stooges era to Bowie
In some ways quite Bowie-esque, and the singles are classics. But the backing singing is a bit weird, and some of the lyrics are a bit inane. It's ok.
Decent, some classic tracks. Can see how newer bands like QOTSA were inspired. Easy listening, sometimes a bit psychedelic rock, bit Bowie-ish
Was fine. I hadn't realized it was a David Bowie collaboration. Nothing really stood out for me beyond the 2 hits (title track and The Passenger).
3/5 there were some good ones in this, but ultimately no.
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That was an interesting ride, with some songs that sounded completely original, and others that could have been from David Bowie or the Rolling Stones. It definitely covered a lot of ground.
More upbeat than the Idiot and more melodic than Pop's prior punk leanings.
Good punk edge