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| Ready To Die 2013 |
632 Miles To Go
Iggy is an attitude.It's physically aggressive, unflinchingly noisy and almost always shirtless.
He reigns in the exclusive rock 'n' roll hierarchy where only one name is needed.
Mick.
Keef.
Bowie.
Ozzy.
Lemmy.
Iggy.
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| The Weirdness 2007 |
The band's trio of earliest releases - The Stooges (1969), Fun House (1970) and Raw Power (1973) - coupled with Iggy's singular stage mayhem made them legends, Godfathers to the punk movement and 2010 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees.
The Weirdness (2007) reunited Iggy with the Asheton brothers, Ron (guitar) and Scott (drums), as well as saxophonist Scott MacKay. Bassist Mike Watt, previously of the Minutemen and Firehose rounded out the line-up.
Ron Asheton died in January 2009 and is replaced on Ready to Die with fellow early Stooges alum James Williamson. The rest of the roster remains the same as The Weirdness, but the name of the band changed to Iggy And The Stooges.
Both records possess all the qualities expected of an Iggy-fronted effort - a distrustful cynicism for authority (ATM, Greedy Awful People from The Weirdness, Job, Dirty Deal from Ready To Die), an unending appetite for sex (Trollin', She Took My Money from The Weirdness, Sex & Money, DD's from Ready To Die), and grinding guitar riffs throughout.
While The Weirdness never gets soft, Iggy turns on his best Leonard Cohen vocals for two quieter moments on the most recent release, Unfriendly World and The Departed.
Neither record makes a statement for the ages. This is after all the band whose greatest hit is the truly classic I Wanna Be Your Dog.
But, the lust for life burns. The raw power flows. And, make no mistake, the world will always be more fun with Iggy And The Stooges in it.
Ready To Die Song For The Soundtrack: Beat That Guy
The Weirdness Song For The Soundtrack: Free & Freaky
Running Data For Friday, May 24:
7.16 Miles
1:11:54
Mileage In The Change Jar: 0.53 Miles
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