It's title was inspired by Dostoyevsky's novel The Idiot, three of the participants in the recording-Bowie, Pop and Tony Visconti-being familiar with the book.
Produced by David Bowie, who co-wrote all of the songs with Iggy, save for one (Bowie’s longtime guitarist Carlos Alomar co-wrote Sister Midnight), The Idiot has very little in common with the rest. It still sounds as good today as when it was released in spring of 1977, although the times have caught up to it. Although attempts to get sober proved unsuccessful, by 1976, he was ready to end his addiction. Originally released in 1977, this was the first album Iggy Pop made after the dissolution of the Stooges, several jailings and a self-imposed stay in a. His fanbase reacted quite negatively to this record and the. After the break-up of his band the Stooges in 1974, Pop struggled with drug addiction. In short, on this album, Iggy Pop did a lot to invent gothic rock before leaving it behind forever. The album is regarded by critics as one of Pop's best works. Iggy Pop’s classic album, The Idiot, is now 37 years old. The Idiot is the debut studio album by American musician Iggy Pop, released on March 18, 1977, through RCA Records. Sessions for the album were begun prior to the recording of Bowie's Low (1977), and The Idiot has thus been called the unofficial beginning of Bowie's Berlin period. Drawing on the electronic sounds of German groups such as Kraftwerk, The Idiot is a departure from the hard rock of Pop's former band the Stooges, and has been compared to Bowie's contemporaneous Berlin Trilogy of albums in it's treated instrument sounds and introspective atmosphere. Interview Rotterdams heavy rock revisionists GGGOLDDD: This Shame Should Not be Mine is a document of trauma. Drawing on the electronic sounds of German groups such as Kraftwerk, The Idiot is a departure from the hard rock of Pop's former band the Stooges, and has been compared to Bowie's contemporaneous albums in its treated instrument sounds and introspective.
It was the first of two LPs released in 1977 which Pop wrote and recorded in collaboration with David Bowie. Iggy Pop's debut solo album was recorded in large collaboration effort with David Bowie. Drawing on the electronic sounds of German. The Idiot is the debut solo album by Iggy Pop. Reissued On Vinyl LP Iggy Pops debut solo album was recorded in a large collaboration effort with David Bowie. The Idiot is the debut solo album by Iggy Pop. It definitely wouldn't exist without Bowie, and there definitely is a huge Bowie influence at play but I bet if you asked Bowie himself he would say its supposed to be an Iggy Pop record.Limited 120gm vinyl LP pressing. LABELVirgin Records RELEASE DATE DESCRIPTIONLimited 120gm vinyl LP pressing. I wouldn't call the Idiot a Bowie album any more than I would call Transformer a Bowie album, as everything Bowie was doing was to serve the inherent strengths and power of the artist he admires. Disc two features 15 live songs from the 1977 performance at the Rainbow Theatre in London. Originally released in 1977, this release includes hit tracks 'China Girl', 'Funtime' and 'Nightclubbing'. Bowie knew this and respected Iggy so he decided to produce for him and to help him put together a record and get his friend in a better place, financially and mentally. Iggy Pop's debut solo album The Idiot' features legendary collaborations with David Bowie. Before he had the chaos and power of the Stooges to work off of but by the mid 70s Iggy was alone and was going no where without his band to back him. Iggy needs someone to guide him, he needs a group to create a canvas or structure for him to do his thing on. Iggy is a force of nature and a true musical genius, but you can't just set him out into the world on his own, he'll end up naked with a contact mic on a vacuum cleaner and be perfectly content with that as his artistic output. The Idiot is an Iggy album as much as anything else Iggy has ever done. Iggy Pop The Idiot 1977 Alternative Rock Proto Punk / New Wave Repressd on Heavyweight Vinyl Two years on from the end of The Stooges, Iggy returned, older.
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