- Real Wild Child
- Baby, It Can't Fall
- Shades
- Fire Girl
- Isolation
- Cry for Love
- Blah-Blah-Blah
- Hide Away
- Winners and Losers
- Little Miss Emperor
5
1
0075021514522
Kevin Armstrong Vocals,Vocals (Background),Guitar
Erdal Kizilcay Bass,Drums,Vocals,Synthesizer,Vocals (Background)
Erdal Kizilgay Bass,Drums
Steve Jones Guitar,Lead Guitar
Erdal Kizilcay String Arrangements
Greg Norton Composer
David Richards Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Phil Lynott Composer
Johnny O'Keefe Composer
O'Keefe Composer
Owens Composer
David Bowie Mixing,Composer,Producer
Nick Egan Design,Art Direction
Michael Halsband Photography
Stephen Jones Composer
John Greenan Composer
David Morris Owens Composer
John Vincent Greenan Composer
Justin Case Tape Operator
William "Mickey" Stevenson Composer
David Owens Composer
Steve Jones Composer
Iggy Pop Composer
Bob Mould Composer


CD
$16.49
-
SHIP THIS ITEMIn stock. Ships in 1-2 days.PICK UP IN STORE
Your local store may have stock of this item.
Available within 2 business hours
Related collections and offers
16.49
In Stock
Overview
In 1983, Iggy Pop's career was in shambles, but an unexpected windfall arrived thanks to Iggy's frequent benefactor David Bowie. Bowie recorded "China Girl," a song Bowie and Pop co-wrote, for his album Let's Dance, earning Iggy some large (and much-needed) royalty checks. Wisely realizing he was running out of second chances, Iggy decided to make the most of his good fortune; he steered clear of drugs, learned to cook his own meals, started putting money in the bank, and used his savings to bankroll a new album. David Bowie offered to help, and together they came up with Blah Blah Blah, the most calculatedly commercial album of Iggy's career. Like The Idiot, Blah Blah Blah was heavily influenced by Bowie's input; however, while The Idiot was made by a man creating intelligent and ambitious art rock, Blah Blah Blah is the work of a popmeister looking for hits and not afraid to sound cheesy about it. In the liner notes, a member of Duran Duran is thanked for the loan of a drum machine, and that speaks volumes about the production; Blah Blah Blah is slick in a very '80s way, dominated by preprogrammed percussion and swirling keyboards. And in the four years since Zombie Birdhouse, Iggy hadn't come up with much in the way of material; the only truly memorable tracks are "Real Wild Child (Wild One)," a neat bit of electro-processed rockabilly (previously a hit for Australian rocker Johnny O'Keefe), and the moody "Cry for Love," co-written by former Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones. Both of these songs were minor hits, so Blah Blah Blah succeeded on its obviously commercial terms, but that doesn't change the fact it's one of Iggy's least interesting albums, and has dated worse than almost anything he's ever recorded. ~ Mark Deming
Product Details
Release Date: | 10/25/1990 |
---|---|
Label: | A&M |
UPC: | 0075021514522 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Iggy Pop Primary Artist,Vocals (Background),Vocals,Lead VocalsKevin Armstrong Vocals,Vocals (Background),Guitar
Erdal Kizilcay Bass,Drums,Vocals,Synthesizer,Vocals (Background)
Erdal Kizilgay Bass,Drums
Steve Jones Guitar,Lead Guitar
Technical Credits
David Greenan ComposerErdal Kizilcay String Arrangements
Greg Norton Composer
David Richards Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Phil Lynott Composer
Johnny O'Keefe Composer
O'Keefe Composer
Owens Composer
David Bowie Mixing,Composer,Producer
Nick Egan Design,Art Direction
Michael Halsband Photography
Stephen Jones Composer
John Greenan Composer
David Morris Owens Composer
John Vincent Greenan Composer
Justin Case Tape Operator
William "Mickey" Stevenson Composer
David Owens Composer
Steve Jones Composer
Iggy Pop Composer
Bob Mould Composer
From the B&N Reads Blog
Page 1 of