An album worth starting a cult over
DAMN, I loved this. Honestly, as someone that isn't able to ever get into music that came before the 90s, it was such a pleasant surprise to finally stumble across a record that's everything I like and expect, not just for the decade it came from, but in general.
"Lust For Life" sees Iggy Pop play to his strengths and adapt to what's presented to him, instead of feeling like a borderline outcast. We still hear an amazing production, that I ... read more
When I was in my teens I didn´t like Lust for Life that much.
I wanted Iggy to be the Raw Power Iggy - the nuclear ape, I wanted him to be a bored dog... this record sounded like Rock-music and not like Detroit Protopunk Madness.
So here I am to confess that I was a narrow minded, arrogant and "conservative" teenager back then. I wanted musicians to deliver music that suited my apocalyptic view at the state of mankind. And to fuel my anger, to kick out the jams and to destroy ... read more
"Pretty Good" - MiniMoto Rating
Song Ratings
Lust For Life - 88/100
Sixteen - 79/100
Some Weird Sin - 81/100
The Passenger - 85/100
Tonight - 81/100
Success - 74/100
Turn Blue - 73/100
Neighborhood Threat - 71/100
Fall In Love With Me - 68/100
Best Tracks - Lust For Life, The Passenger, Tonight, Some Weird Sin
Turn Blue is kind of cringe and really the only thing that keeps this from being an essentially perfect album.
Quite the mixed bag, has some all time classics but also some total snoozers.
Also the song Sixteen is super fucking creepy considering the lyrical subject matter.
1 | Lust For Life 5:13 | 96 |
2 | Sixteen 2:26 | 76 |
3 | Some Weird Sin 3:41 | 86 |
4 | The Passenger 4:42 | 99 |
5 | Tonight 3:39 | 86 |
6 | Success 4:25 | 78 |
7 | Turn Blue 6:55 | 71 |
8 | Neighborhood Threat 3:25 | 83 |
9 | Fall In Love With Me 6:31 | 79 |