Iggy Pop in General

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... got his name when he was enticed from local garage band The Iguanas to join the Stooges. In the early days their live shows were absolutely wild, Iggy continually doing himself physical harm by smashing bottles and rolling on the stage ending up covered in blood. In the mid seventies he joined the mainstream making two excellent albums under the guidance of his then mentor David Bowie, namely "The Idiot" and the absolute pop masterpiece "Lust For Life". The latter was jam packed with great tu...more

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Iggy Pop in General: The Godfather of Punk (325 words)
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Now into his 50's Iggy Pop is one the greatest characters to come out of rock and roll. Here is a little information on the man gleaned from the addled recesses of my cranium. The only album listed under Iggy Pop's Dooyoo heading is Raw Power which features a made up Iggy looking extremely reptilian on the cover. The album is actually credited to Iggy and The Stooges who made a couple of official albums and have been mercilessly bootlegged every since the band split. Iggy's real name is James Jewel Osterburg and got his name when he was enticed from local garage band The Iguanas to join the Stooges. In the early days their live shows were ... Read the complete review

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