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TV Eye 1977 Live is a short document of those two tours, four tracks from each. The March dates are better recorded than the October tracks which are only of good bootleg standard - odd on an official release. But don't let that put you off. The four Bowie backed songs are excellent, from ... Read review
Advantages: excellent performances from Iggy Pop in concert Disadvantages: bizarre song order and variable recording quality
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TV Eye 1977 Live is a short document of those two tours, four tracks from each. The March dates are better recorded than the October tracks which are only of good bootleg standard - odd on an official release. But don't let that put you off. The four Bowie backed songs are excellent, from the opening roar of "TV Eye" - a rendition which equals the Fun House original - via a slightly ragged "Funtime" through ... ...the concluding "I Wanna Be Your Dog" which is superb apart from the affling decision to fade out just at the conclusion!
The October 1977 tracks are not as impressive, partly due to the poorer quality recording, but while "Lust For Life" sadly fails to convince, the Germanic "Nightclubbing" is a fearsome blast of eerie rock and a ponderous attack at "Sixteen" is equally good. Best though is ... more
In March 1977 Iggy Pop embarked upon his first tour as a solo artist. His friend and collaborator, David Bowie, took the unusual decision to accompany Iggy on tour of the UK and the USA as simply the band's pianist.
The set list was a mix of Stooges classics and new material from The Idiot and the forthcoming Lust For Life and the tour was a resounding success. As well as Bowie the band consisted of Hunt Sales on drums, Tony Sales on bass and Ricky Gardiner on guitars, who switched between the high octane Stooges styles and the more thoughtful avant garde guitar sounds of 1977 Iggy with ease.
After the release of Lust For Life Iggy again hit the road, but the second 1977 tour did not feature Bowie or Gardiner, replaced by ex Stooge Scott Thurston and Canadin guitarist Stacey Heydon respectively. The fall 1977 tour was generally a wilder affair, - Punk had gripped Europe by now and Iggy's first European dates were greeted with messianic fervour. The tour ended up back in the states at the end of the year.
TV Eye 1977 Live is a short document of those two tours, four tracks from each. The March dates are better recorded than the October tracks which are only of good bootleg standard - odd on an official release. But don't let that put you off. The four Bowie backed songs are excellent, from the opening roar of "TV Eye" - a rendition which equals the Fun House original - via a slightly ragged "Funtime" through an astonishingly good "Dirt", full of fire and anger, to the concluding "I Wanna Be Your Dog" which is superb apart from the affling decision to fade out just at the conclusion!
The October 1977 tracks are not as impressive, partly due to the poorer quality recording, but while "Lust For Life" sadly fails to convince, the Germanic "Nightclubbing" is a fearsome blast of eerie rock and a ponderous attack at "Sixteen" is equally good. Best though is the fabulous "I Got A Right" complete with another blood curdling opening scream and Stacey Heydon giving it everything he's got.
So - a good selection of songs, some top notch performances, and a good price.
Downsides - the frankly bizarre song order which mixes the performances up this emphasizing even more the disparity in recording quality. This also results in "Sixteen" (the opening song of the gig) strangely appearing as the album's third song, complete with the compere's introduction! The cover is a bit rubbish too. But it's a good price, for some cracking songs so what are you waiting for?
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Product details
Title
TV Eye (1977 Live)
Performer
Iggy Pop
Genre
Rock & Pop
Release Date
06/1994
Recomended Retail Price
8.99 GBP
Original Release Year
1978
Label / Distributor
Virgin / EMI Operations/CEVA Logistics
Engineer
Eduard Meyer
Producer
Iggy Pop; David Bowie
Pieces in Set
1
Studio / Live
Live
Stereo
Stereo
Format
Performer
EAN
724383962822
Catalogue Number
CDOVD 448
Additional notes
Album Notes
Personnel: Iggy Pop (vocals), Ricky Gardiner, Stacey Heydon (guitar), Scott Thurston (guitar, piano, harmonica, synthesizer), Tony Sales (bass), Hunt Sales (drums). Recorded live at Agora, Cleveland, Ohio on March 21 & 22, 1977; Aragon, Chicago, Illinois on March 28, 1977 and Uptown Theatre, Kansas City, Missouri on October 26, 1977. Although Iggy Pop's previous band, the legendary Stooges, were the subject of several live albums (many were contractual obligations of varying sound quality), Iggy's first officially released live album was 1978's TV EYE LIVE. Iggy is backed by a fine group of musicians, including none other than David Bowie on keyboards, and Tony and Hunt Sales on bass and drums (the two would join Bowie in the '80s as part of his Tin Machine project), all of whom augment Pop's savage rock perfectly. Recorded during several stops on his 1977 comeback tour, TV EYE LIVE helped connect the proto-punk rock of Iggy's early days with the industrial grind of his late-'70s work. Included are several inspired renditions of such Stooges standards as the opening "TV Eye," "I Got A Right," the minimalist crawl of "Dirt" and the sleaze anthem "I Wanna Be Your Dog." Other highlights include selections from Iggy's solo recordings--the supercharged "Lust For Life" (a hit nearly 20 years later when featured in the film TRAINSPOTTING), "Funtime," "Sixteen" and "Nightclubbing." Fairly short for a live album (barely 36 minutes long), TV EYE LIVE is a breathless, adrenaline-charged shot of Iggy Pop that will leave many craving for more.
Album Reviews
Q (9/94, p.129) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...there is no denying the music's lustful punch and the singer's animalistic mania and mocking tones. There was much to prove and Pop was in particularly engrossing, fit-to-bust form..." Entertainment Weekly (8/5/94, p.55) - "...Pop's only live album, originally released in 1978, captures the former Stooge's raw power. But the quintessentially sloppy performances don't provide any transcedent moments, just good lines..." - Rating: B- Alternative Press (10/94, p.113) - "...Still, there's some type of vicarious thrill hearing the Ignatz spit the word `bitch' so venomously. Go ahead, shop lift it..."
Titles on disc 1
1.
TV Eye
2.
Fun Time
3.
Sixteen
4.
I Got A Right
5.
Lust For Life
6.
Dirt
7.
Nightclubbing
8.
I Wanna Be Your Dog
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