![]() Blah-Blah-Blah also marked the final collaboration between long-time music partner David Bowie, who co-wrote most of the songs on the album. The album’s single Real Wild Child (Wild One) was a Pop take on Johnny O’Keefe’s 1958 single Wild One. The change of scenery worked in Pop’s favour, though despite its genre digression, Blah-Blah-Blah became one of the performer’s most successful releases. With Blah-Blah-Blah, Pop surprised fans with what sounded more like a cheesy film soundtrack than the iconic punk releases people were used to hearing and came to expect. ![]() Sister Midnight, China Girl and Nightclubbing were the album’s major releases, and have also been resuscitated by people wanting to breath new life into old favourites. Nonetheless, The Idiot paved the way for Pop to make himself known as an entity outside of The Stooges his genius validated to those who thought that perhaps he was merely a frontman and couldn’t quite make it in the world of solo performances. Young Iggy Pop at his best.ġ977 was a big year for Pop, with the release of his first solo record The Idiot closely followed by his sophomore Lust For Life. With production credit going to none other than David Bowie, The Idiot has been subject to heavy debate by Iggy Pop purists who believe that the album was unrepresentative of the larger Pop repertoire due to its heavy Bowie flavours. The intensity of Raw Power is captivating and saw Pop go from a humble lead singer to a punk icon. The album was the band’s first foray into a more anthemic flavour the ferocity of Search and Destroy, Gimme Danger and Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell confirm Pop’s fluidity as a frontman, performer and musician. ![]() The third studio release for The Stooges and the first under the moniker Iggy and The Stooges, 1973’s Raw Power has since gained a cult following as a harbinger of punk rock after it failed to receive the commercial success that the band had originally anticipated.
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