Iggy Pop - The Idiot Outkast Apart from their releases on

Apart from their releases on Survival and Polydor

though in clear conversation

formed as a goth band but later a stadium-filling hard rock act led by the shamanistic Ian Astbury

also by the music of the late ’70’s and early ’80’s such as Cabaret Voltaire

coercing the band back in to a studio to record four songs they had played live but not committed to tape to complete the release

Iggy Pop - The Idiot Outkast Apart from their releases onIn 1976, the Stooges had been gone for two years, and Iggy Pop had developed a notorious reputation as one of rock & roll's most spectacular waste cases. After a self imposed stay in a mental hospital, a significantly more functional Iggy was desperate to prove he could hold down a career in music, and he was given another chance by his longtime ally, David Bowie. Bowie co wrote a batch of new songs with Iggy, put together a band, and produced The