Iggy Pop - Lust for Life

Two of a Perfect Pair

The second album of the "Berlin" collaboration between Iggy Pop and David Bowie finds the spotlight firmly placed on the lead vocals as performance art, which yields brutally honest lyrical interpretations of the nine songs.

The 1977 release immediately soars with the title track, though the haunting qualities of The Passenger and rock rawness of Neighborhood Threat make for intriguing soundscapes. Dripping with satire, Success and Some Weird Sin are gems, while Turn Blue is a disturbing dive into street life.

The emotions are real and Pop has solid material to demonstrate that his comeback from a number of personal demons was striding forward. September 6, 2008

awesome rock album!

One of the best rock anhtems lust for life is on here, even overall this album is amazing. Rock on IGGY! March 22, 2008

Fall in Love With Me

If only in recognition of the last track, if only out of respect for its humble and self-effacing simplicity and good taste, this beautiful album should be purchased. But there are many other gems, and really, the price is not expensive. As you listen, some of you may recognize Bukowski's voice behind the broken door, and some may even hear Villon... Enjoy.

Won't you / Come to this old saloon / Come to my waiting arms / A table made of wood / And I will look at you / 'Cause you're so young and pure / And you're young at heart / You're young at heart / A bottle of white wine / And when you're tumbling down / You just look better / When you're tumbling down / You just look finer... January 6, 2008

Vintage Iggy

Great starter album for someone's who's just getting into Iggy.
Its got some classics (lust for life, Passenger) and also some lesser-knowns that are very good (sixteen, some wierd sin) also. Iggy is a legend. May 14, 2007

iggy isn't quite the neighborhood threat of old here, but completely rocking nonetheless

"Lust for Life," which was released the same year as "The Idiot" should have been even more successful than that record, which was Iggy's first taste of commercial success. This album brings back the hard-rocking, swaggering tendencies that Iggy parlayed with the Stooges, although while the music isn't quite as chaotic, it's still a damned good record. The Jim Morrison influence also seeps through a lot on "Lust for Life." Tracks like "The Passenger," which Iggy wrote based on a Jim Morrison poem articulates the vision of searching that many of Iggy's best tunes are built on. The rest of the tracks rock out and make you think, as well. "Success" is about as ad-libbed sounding as an Iggy Pop song could be, but it's still a great piece of work, as is the title track, "Sweet 16" and the others. It's good that "Lust for Life" is finally getting the audience that it deserved so many years ago. Check this record out, you won't be disappointed. April 1, 2007

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