Live In San Fran 1981 - Iggy Pop

Advantages: Rocks on full of power and enthusiasm with witty lyrics
Disadvantages: Lyrics might be a bit repetitive on some of the choruses.

...Skull Ring is one of the best Iggy Pop albums in my opinion. It's amazing to think how old he was, when this album was made and to put so much energy and power into it is simply phenomenal. Every song on the album just bombs along with raw power! Superbabe, Motor Inn, Little Electric Chair and Nervous Exhaustion are just legendary anthems. This is probably Iggy's heaviest album ever and he pulls it off easily, some of the songs don't have the same effect live as on the album, they definitely did a good job on the recording of the songs. If you just want one Iggy Pop album, I would choose this or Raw Power everytime but this shouldn't undermine his other albums which are also great fun.... Read review

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Advantages: a varied yet distinct compilation
Disadvantages: -1 or 2 tracks a minor weak point

...living up to the exciting and provoking nature of the others and the place they had in the film (like Iggy Pop's 'Lust for Life' being played as the characters run down Princes Street being chased by the police.) On the whole, I would reccomend this soundtrack to anyone. I would say it is not essential to have watched the film to appreciate the brilliant ethos that this album captures. If you are a fan of the film, however, I would say this album in indespensible.... Read review

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Advantages: Part of the musical history of "David Bowie"
Disadvantages: A bit to much input from "David Bowie"

...In between the release of the 2 seminal Bowie albums “Low” and “Heroes”, David Bowie got together with Iggy Pop to record what would turn out to be the most significant albums of Iggy career in my humble opinion. First to be released on March 18th 1977 was the “Germanic” sounding album “The Idiot” with its doom-laden soundscapes influenced by Kraftwerk,Neu and Can. On September 9th 1977 “Lust for Life” was released, running at just under 42minutes and just having 9 tracks, with it’s opening track that barks into life with it’s musical themes stolen by Bowie from the tune that introduced the American overseas radio network in Germany. But with the words of Iggy it became something else that was so much more threatening, so much so that the song with forever... Read review

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