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Iggy Pop
Lust For Life
Review By Andy Argyrakis
In the wake of the Stooges’ relatively recent reunion followed by the untimely passing of guitarist Ron Asheton, it’s only fitting to have anything related to the band earn the reissue treatment. Though Lust For Life is a title that falls under front man Iggy Pop’s solo name, it actually reads more like a history of the band’s birthing through original demise than an individual documentary. This all-too-short 41-minute film was captured in 1986 on Pop’s Blah Blah Blah tour, featuring some footage from that very outing including the title cut, “Real Wild Child” and “China Girl” to name a few. However, it’s incredibly disappointing to see these stellar songs truncated to mere snippets in between interviews with Pop and Asheton.
Though not pictured together, they both agree that the band was birthed out of boredom from a Midwestern suburban existence and that each member passionately poured their hearts into the collective cacophony, prior to drug use creeping in and causing irreparable division. Even more interesting is early footage of the Stooges performing locally in Detroit, an early television interview featuring Pop giving the host a hard time and an incredibly rare scene of the group collaborating with David Bowie. These unearthed treasures are certainly enticing, but the lack of full songs, incredibly short running time on the entire entree and no special features whatsoever is a frustrating combination sure to make fans lust for more.
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