Iggy Pop & James Williamson - 'Kill City' (Bomp Records)
Mike Reed | USA | 01/01/2008
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Originally released in 1977. Took me awhile to finally get around to landing down a copy of this CD, which I assumed it was Iggy's very first solo record. Guess it's actually a collaboration between Iggy and former Stooges guitarist James Williamson. Was definitely worth the wait. Tracks I thought made the grade were the *ss-kicking title cut "Kill City", "I Got Nothin'", the classic "Johanna", "Consolation Prizes" and "Lucky Monkeys". Line-up: Iggy-vocals, James Williamson-guitar, Scott Thurston-bass, keyboards & harmonica and Brian Glascock (Motels)-drums. A should-have."
Weekend loony bin rock
Woodrow | Brooklyn, NY United States | 06/20/2008
(3 out of 5 stars)
"Everyone knows Iggy did this record while on leave from a mental institution. It's not a great record, but has some good songs (Kill City, Johanna, a few others). If you're on the fence about it, pick it up if you have all the Stooges stuff and good Iggy solo records (there aren't too many). If you're just starting out, you can live without this for awhile.
It's a shame they never recorded all those great lost Stooges songs in a real studio (Head On, She Creatures, etc).
Check out Mighty High...In Drug City."