We're Not Who You Think We Are
Album: Lust For Life
Year: 1977
Because “Amount of Music > Time in Life”, we all have our blind spots. Artists that have been around forever that are loved and respected and that we’ve never been able to get around to doing more than barely scratch the surface of their career.
And for me, one of those blind spots is the full catalog of the inimitable James Newell Osterberg, Jr, AKA Iggy Pop.
[Read more…] about Certain Songs #677: Iggy Pop – “Lust For Life”
Album: Album
Year: 2009
Christopher Owens only made two albums and an EP with Girls, but at the time, he felt like a major new voice.
On the debut album, Album, as well as the follow-ups Broken Dreams Club and Father, Son, Holy Ghost, Girls were able to make rock and roll that had wore both its influences and its heart right out on Owens sleeves, and yet feel fresh and new.
[Read more…] about Certain Songs #499: Girls – “Lust For Life”