This batch of songs penned by the Iggy Pop/James Williamson team in the years directly before and after Iggy & The Stooges’ 1973 magnum opus Raw Power haven’t been officially released until now (although bootlegs abound), and – despite Iggy’s notable absence – it’s staggering how great they’ve scrubbed up.
A raft of top-notch guest vocalists (Lisa Kekaula, Bobby Gillespie, Ariel Pink, Mark Lanegan, Jello Biafra et al) bring the attitude while the band (featuring the remaining Stooges in parts) tear through what prove to be timeless tunes like the intervening years never happened. Inspiring.
