ILM Artist Poll No. 80 · Iggy & The Stooges · Results Thread

Track Ballots Received: 022 Total Tracks:[/B ]081
[B]Album Ballots Received: 020 Total Albums: 012
Results rollout: top 9 albums / top 50 tracks
Spotify Results Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/moteldemoka/playlist/57K16cv1nO4qpHf61uUvcQ

Here we go then! I'll post the 9 albums tonight and some tracks tomorrow.

http://i.imgur.com/hB5ar2M.jpg
09. BLAH BLAH BLAH
Iggy Pop solo album · 1986 · 60 Points [ 2 votes ]

http://i.imgur.com/LLjxgZ1.jpg
08. METALLIC K.O. (1977)
Iggy & The Stooges live album · 61 Points [ 2 votes ]

http://i.imgur.com/zyfB7Lp.jpg
07. KILL CITY
Iggy Pop & James Williamson · 1977 · 61 Points [ 1 Nº1 vote, 6 votes ]

Sorry it's 200 points not 61.

http://i.imgur.com/BmuSGKY.jpg
06. New Values
Iggy Pop · 1979 · 294 Points [ 10 votes ]

http://i.imgur.com/L9lOf77.jpg
05. THE IDIOT
Iggy Pop· 1977 · 329 Points [ 1 Nº1 vote, 2 votes ]

http://i.imgur.com/RHuhxXJ.jpg
04. The Stooges
The Stooges · 1969 · 349 Points [ 11 votes ]

03. Lust for Life.
Iggy Pop · 1977 · 61 Points [ 1 Nº1 vote, 15 votes ]

Oops forgot image

http://i.imgur.com/uIzeW3J.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Mn4kcCg.jpg
02. RAW POWER
Iggy & The Stooges · 1973 · 633 Points [ 5 Nº1 votes, 18 votes ]

http://i.imgur.com/JITJIoN.jpg
01. FUN HOUSE
The Stooges · 1970 · 696 Points [ 11 Nº1 votes, 19 votes ]

surprised that lust for life placed higher than the idiot.

Album results as predictable as expected, as everything up to '77 can be considered classic/canon. The song poll results will probably be more surprising, though I expect the majority will be from '69 - '77.

I placed The Idiot (#4) above Lust for Life (not in my top 5, though it's #6) because as an album it feels so coherent/singular in its scope it more strongly resonates with me, but I'm guessing the high profile songs on Lust for Life gave it the edge in this poll.

Kill City pic doesn't show up for me, and I'm guessing The Idiot got 12 rather than just 2 votes?

Ehat kill city image got deleted by my imgur that's weird.

It'd actually 10 votes for The Idiot. Also points for Lust for Life are 493 not 61. That's what happens when you copy paste in a hurry.

Ah ok, better take your time with the songs roll out ;)

Album recap:
01. Fun House · The Stooges · 1970 · 696 Points [ 11 Nº1 votes, 19 votes ]
02. Raw Power · Iggy & The Stooges · 1973 · 633 Points [ 5 Nº1 votes, 18 votes ]
03. Lust for Life · Iggy Pop · 1977 · 493 Points [ 1 Nº1 vote, 15 votes ]
04. The Stooges · The Stooges · 1969 · 349 Points [ 11 votes ]
05. The Idiot · Iggy Pop · 1977 · 329 Points [ 1 Nº1 vote, 10 votes ]
06. New Values · Iggy Pop · 1979 · 294 Points [ 10 votes ]
07. Kill City · Iggy Pop & James Williamson · 1977 · 200 Points [ 1 Nº1 vote, 6 votes ]
08. Metallic K.O. · Iggy & The Stooges · 1977 · 61 Points [ 2 votes ]
09. Blah Blah Blah · Iggy Pop · 1986 · 60 Points [ 2 votes ]

Forgot to vote in this, but stoked for the madness!

looking forward to some later period recommendations

damn forgot to vote in this--go go Loose

This is going to be great. Albums were predictable, but songs not so much. I can see any one of ten songs winning.

There has to be a special place in heaven for this cover:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lWM3hC7qKU

http://i.imgur.com/g3uAQYA.jpg
50. Iggy & The Stooges - Gimme Some Skin
I Got A Right / Gimme Some Skin 7" · 1977 · 40 Points [ 1 Nº1 vote, 1 vote ]

Only song in the poll with one vote but hey it's a number one vote couldn't leave it out of the poll.

I might have voted for it if I'd had more time. It works really well in the context of some of the bootleg albums of the time. Kind of a proto GBV track, if they'd been more influenced by Iggy...

Ah forgot to add youtubes for the lazy

Here you go:

https://youtu.be/u66p4febRoI

I think that was my vote :)

song is killer, obv.

http://i.imgur.com/58AplU7.jpg
49. Iggy Pop & James Williamson - Consolation Prizes
Kill City · 1977 · 42 Points [ 2 votes ]
https://youtu.be/XIOr6v08u1s

Lust For Life placed higher than The Idiot? Okay.

Imgur is not letting me upload images... I'll try the jesusfuckme host (what a name for an image host huh?)

http://jesusfuck.me/di/APVU/48.jpg
48. The Stooges - L.A. Blues
Fun House· 1970 · 44 Points [ 3 votes ]
https://youtu.be/AFp73sqwNfU

http://jesusfuck.me/di/RU7I/47.jpg
47. Iggy Pop - Sixteen
Lust for Life · 1977 · 46 Points [ 2 votes ]
https://youtu.be/QvcKX4gK18Q

http://jesusfuck.me/di/RU7I/47.jpg

'L.A. Blues' too low!

http://jesusfuck.me/di/M4DF/46.jpg
46. Iggy Pop - Tell Me A Story
New Values · 1979 · 47 Points [ 3 votes ]
https://youtu.be/GVru8pBsXLU

http://i.imgur.com/rIiT2yL.jpg
45. Iggy Pop & James Williamson - Beyond the Law
Kill City · 1977 · 53 Points [ 3 votes ]
https://youtu.be/Y_DB31G7sEs

i thought I had posted it here it goes

I mean I fucked up this is 44, 45 is:

http://i.imgur.com/zLAE1cX.jpg
45. Iggy Pop - Girls
New Values · 1979 · 48 Points [ 2 votes ]
https://youtu.be/tUNOid9k8xw

and then

44. Iggy Pop & James Williamson - Beyond the Law
Kill City · 1977 · 53 Points [ 3 votes ]
https://youtu.be/Y_DB31G7sEs

http://i.imgur.com/NoRmjPF.jpg
43. Iggy Pop & James Williamson - Sell Your Love
Kill City · 1977 · 54 Points [ 2 votes ]
https://youtu.be/oiMe2hmpTiw

http://i.imgur.com/0ivEMAH.jpg
42. Iggy & The Stooges - I'm Sick of You
I'm Sick of You EP · 1977 · 62 Points [ 1 Nº1 vote, 2 votes ]
https://youtu.be/uR1a3WVVXHY

Lots of great Kill City tracks in the low end of the poll. I considered most of the above but while I love them I don't love them as much as the Stooges songs from 69 to 73 that punch me in the best way every time I hear them. "Sell Your Love" was the last one I dropped from my ballot.

Yeah voters left some great tracks in the lower end of the poll but hey it's a short poll so I think every track gets the attention it deserves.

I'm one of the two voters for "Sixteen". The space in the recording, the somehow very tangible guitar sound, it sounds fantastic. One of the highpoints in the set I saw him play on the Post Pop Depression tour.

Ok, this will be the last one of the day, come back tomorrow for more! And guess what? it's another Kill City track!

http://i.imgur.com/IsS2Wc8.jpg
41. Iggy Pop & James Williamson - Lucky Monkeys
Kill City · 1977 · 63 Points [ 1 Nº1 vote, 2 votes ]

Track recap:

50. Iggy & The Stooges - Gimme Some Skin
I Got A Right / Gimme Some Skin 7" · 1977 · 40 Points [ 1 Nº1 vote, 1 vote ]
49. Iggy Pop & James Williamson - Consolation Prizes
Kill City · 1977 · 42 Points [ 2 votes ]
48. The Stooges - L.A. Blues
Fun House· 1970 · 44 Points [ 3 votes ]
47. Iggy Pop - Sixteen
Lust for Life · 1977 · 46 Points [ 2 votes ]
46. Iggy Pop - Tell Me A Story
New Values · 1979 · 47 Points [ 3 votes ]
45. Iggy Pop - Girls
New Values · 1979 · 48 Points [ 2 votes ]
44. Iggy Pop & James Williamson - Beyond the Law
Kill City · 1977 · 53 Points [ 3 votes ]
43. Iggy Pop & James Williamson - Sell Your Love
Kill City · 1977 · 54 Points [ 2 votes ]
42. Iggy & The Stooges - I'm Sick of You
I'm Sick of You EP · 1977 · 62 Points [ 1 Nº1 vote, 2 votes ]
41. Iggy Pop & James Williamson - Lucky Monkeys
Kill City · 1977 · 63 Points [ 1 Nº1 vote, 2 votes ]

"Tell Me A Story" is one of the best tracks on New Values, a great album opener. Super catchy guitar and I love the restrained/laidback vocals. The backing vocals always make me smile.

Great kick-off Moka, loving the graphics. Hope there's some more feedback later on.

We need to get to the tracks with at least 5 votes I think before people comment on the tracks hehe

#1 here for "I'm Sick of You" (TOO LOW!, BTW). Easily the best manifestion of the 'Psychedelic' side of the Stooges, with plenty of snot and a brilliant Yardbirds rip during the fast part. One of Iggy's best vocals too.

I did not know that song and it was a nice surprise kind of like the stooges meet the doors

I was the other vote for "Sixteen." Surprised that didn't get more love - it's awesome. And I was the other vote for "I'm Sick of You." Also surprised that didn't get more love.

I still wish there had been separate ballots for Stooges proper and Iggy solo.

I seriously underestimated New Values tracks myself been relistening in the context of Iggy's discography and it's actually a really cool album.

Am I the only one hearing a very open VU/Lou Reed influence on it? A track like Girls per example could easily come from his early albums.

http://i.imgur.com/m5ssY4E.jpg
40. Iggy Pop - Shades
Blah Blah Blah · 1986 · 65 Points [ 3 votes ]
http://youtu.be/p3E1_iJs6cg

Wait, I voted for I'm sick of you too, so should be 3...

Fuck you're a right it would be 13 more votes to I'm sick of you. You sent me the track as 'Sick of You' instead of 'I'm sick of You' and yours was an early ballot so it got separated from the other two in the spreadsheet. :/

That vote would send the track up around 4 places at 38 or 39 instead of 42. Mmm will correct in the final wrapup for now let's pretend we're cool cool cool

13 more points not votes.

http://i.imgur.com/jBDeGaW.jpg
39. Iggy Pop - Candy
Brick By Brick · 1990 · 67 Points [ 4 votes ]
https://youtu.be/6bLOjmY--TA

Sorry I got busy so I couldn't post earlier. I'll do 10 today, 15 tomorrow and the other 15 on friday

http://i.imgur.com/PgsXODo.jpg
38. Iggy Pop & James Williamson - I Got Nothin'
Kill City · 1977 · 77 Points [ 4 votes ]
https://youtu.be/21tInuCrhpY

http://i.imgur.com/o5wfSZ0.jpg
37. The Stooges - We Will Fall
The Stooges · 1969 · 78 Points [ 4 votes ]
https://youtu.be/4wIuwzOK-EU

http://i.imgur.com/wrPaWPC.jpg
36. Iggy Pop - Turn Blue
Lust For Life · 1977 · 79 Points [ 1 Nº1 vote, 3 votes ]
https://youtu.be/p2GJ0Eafa74

http://i.imgur.com/BjTjoCM.jpg
35. Iggy Pop - Five Foot One
New Values · 1979 · 88 Points [ 4 votes ]
https://youtu.be/dnI6A_YUoDc

http://i.imgur.com/Ux3WaKy.jpg
34. Iggy Pop - Repo Man
Repo Man OST · 1984 · 90 Points [ 3 votes ]

http://i.imgur.com/wI67Tp1.jpg
33. Iggy Pop - Neighborhood Threat
Lust For Life · 1977 · 91 Points [ 5 votes ]

http://i.imgur.com/NzvtzEr.jpg
32. Iggy & The Stooges - Penetration
Raw Power · 1973 · 97 Points [ 5 votes ]

http://i.imgur.com/Li8TqSI.jpg
31. Iggy Pop - New Values
New Values · 1979 · 100 Points [ 6 votes ]

Recap 40 - 31:

40. Iggy Pop - Shades
Blah Blah Blah · 1986 · 65 Points [ 3 votes ]
39. Iggy Pop - Candy
Brick By Brick · 1990 · 67 Points [ 4 votes ]
38. Iggy Pop & James Williamson - I Got Nothin'
Kill City · 1977 · 77 Points [ 4 votes ]
37. The Stooges - We Will Fall
The Stooges · 1969 · 78 Points [ 4 votes ]
36. Iggy Pop - Turn Blue
Lust For Life · 1977 · 79 Points [ 1 Nº1 vote, 3 votes ]
35. Iggy Pop - Five Foot One
New Values · 1979 · 88 Points [ 4 votes ]
34. Iggy Pop - Repo Man
Repo Man OST · 1984 · 90 Points [ 3 votes ]
33. Iggy Pop - Neighborhood Threat
Lust For Life · 1977 · 91 Points [ 5 votes ]
32. Iggy & The Stooges - Penetration
Raw Power · 1973 · 97 Points [ 5 votes ]
31. Iggy Pop - New Values
New Values · 1979 · 100 Points [ 6 votes ]

We Will Fall was very high on my ballot, never understood the antipathy towards it

"We will fall" is good but it doesn't merit the 10 minute length. Iirc the original demo song was actually 3 minutes or so but when the label told them they needed more material for the album or they wouldn't sign they tripled its length.

I wonder if "Aisha" will place?

http://i.imgur.com/cVrVf1P.jpg
30. Iggy Pop - Mass Production
The Idiot · 1977 · 109 Points [ 1 Nº1 vote, 5 votes ]
https://youtu.be/JqhI1w1CwlQ

http://i.imgur.com/hZSiQRb.jpg
29. Iggy Pop - I'm Bored
New Values · 1979 · 115 Points [ 5 votes ]
https://youtu.be/7NuaK29J1fM

http://i.imgur.com/oCKTbUm.jpg
28. Iggy & The Stooges - Death Trip
Raw Power · 1973 · 117 Points [ 6 votes ]
https://youtu.be/cgPEk6ZWeW0

http://i.imgur.com/Gq8F9Ow.jpg
27. Iggy Pop - Dum Dum Boys
The Idiot · 1977 · 125 Points [ 6 votes ]
https://youtu.be/-ioRWlG9PBQ

http://i.imgur.com/NnhgOU7.jpg
26. Iggy Pop - The Endless Sea
New Values · 1979 · 127 Points [ 6 votes ]
https://youtu.be/qeRKAc8xv_o

Wow, I thought Death Trip would place higher.

it was my #13, one of my favorites outside of the classics

Hahaha guys I'm unexpectedly busy this week with my bars / my wedding / my housing situation and I'll also be the emergency dj at a friend's party on saturday since the dj they hired bailed and its too late to find a decent one for a big party so I'm not sure I'll be able to post the full results on friday. Is it cool if I post on sunday?

wedding?!? by all means, delay

I mean my wedding is until March but weddings here in Mexico are big (many guests, like 10 hours minimum of dinner/party) and need more time to be planned. Mine will be 500 guests and its considered a 'medium' wedding. I envy the smaller weddings you seem to have in other countries.

So far:

The poll's #45 ("Girls") was my #5
The poll's #38 ("I Got Nothin'") was my #18
The poll's #35 ("Five Foot One") was my #2
The poll's #34 ("Repo Man") was my #6
The poll's #29 ("I'm Bored") was my #17
The poll's #26 ("The Endless Sea") was my #14

I didn't vote for any of the other songs so far, though I like a lot of them. Iggy's catalog is ridiculously deep.

'Dum Dum Boys' too low!

agreed

lol @ excellent "Penetration" pic

Hahaha I was looking for images for Iggy Pop Penetration and it was one of the decent ones that appeared. Way too much porn when you google iggy penetration.

got like a free hour how about I post the next 5? Come ooowwwn

http://i.imgur.com/WqK4aZ6.jpg
25. Iggy Pop - Tonight
Lust for Life · 1977 · 136 Points [ 7 votes ]
https://youtu.be/i--aKHwPPJI

http://i.imgur.com/U2dxl3e.jpg
24. Iggy Pop - Success
Lust for Life · 1977 · 138 Points [ 7 votes ]
https://youtu.be/NGbw-cz35qo

http://i.imgur.com/CxRZ99t.jpg
23. Iggy Pop & James Williamson - Kill City
Kill City · 1977 · 140 Points [ 7 votes ]
https://youtu.be/Rnx6dnWBUoU

btw, in case you haven't noted the titles in the images are not random but color coded by album... so if you want to know the particular ranking of songs for each album just follow the colors:

Funhouse: orange
Raw Power: red
The Stooges: brown/golden
Kill City: hot pink
Lust for Life: yellow
The Idiot: grey
New Values: purple
Repo Man: burgundy I guess?
Blah Blah Blah: blue
Brick by Brick: rose pink

there's also green for i'm sick of you and a yellow/orange for gimme some skin

but yeah...

http://i.imgur.com/Ktbi21o.jpg
22. Iggy Pop - Funtime
The Idiot · 1977 · 146 Points [ 8 votes ]
https://youtu.be/NIUZjSIXmyg

http://i.imgur.com/EcZ4QyQ.jpg
21. Iggy & the Stooges - Shake Appeal
Raw Power · 1973 · 153 Points [ 6 votes ]
https://youtu.be/zVa4iPSMa9c

That's it for today! come back on Sunday for the top 20.

i'm so sorry i didn't vote in this, MLB consumed my life for the last few weeks.

Moka, you are doing a fantastic job as always. not sure why hardly anyone is in this thread talking about Iggy?

C'mon ILM, WAKE UP!

*isn't talking about Iggy?

xpost

yea - i mean obviously you dont expect everyone to be interested in the same things as you but i would have thought that this poll and subject in particular might have generated more interest - i am enjoying it all a tonne anyways becuz stooges/ iggy has completely change my whole life and outlook - but yep just sort of trying evaluate what this sorta muted response means - probably nothing sure but i cant help but think about the state of things and this board when you have what a i thought was one of the most iconic figures in 20C music struggling to generate any sort of vague discussion - is he just not interesting anymore or cool or whatever - i mean is that possible, c'mon

not the end of the world i know

but still

Have a nice weekend Moka, but don't forget to vote in the soul albums poll on Sunday!

I will vote on the soul poll on Sunday I promise!

85% of my music diet has been soul and funk for the past month.

And yeah what up ILM is there nothing to say about Iggy? He's like one of the main rock gods of all time come aowwwn! Noone rocks like him.

Discussion or not this poll has made me reconsider kill city and his later material after years of not hearing them and I'm finding a much more sensitive side of him I had never considered.

I want to thank you for this thread, and I am enjoying the yt links. Reading up about Iggy on wiki as well now.

The Kill City stuff is very different isn't it? Remarkable how the Rolling Stones vibe is kept up throughout. Did Iggy do more like this?

Yeah, I'm also genuinely surprised at how relatively quiet this thread is. Nevertheless, you're doing a great job! I didn't manage to get a ballot in but there's only one or two things that I would have voted for that have placed so far!

I know his stuff reasonably well through the 70s, but I still found myself overwhelmed by alternate versions/bootlegs/live recordings/later recordings when trying to prep for the poll, so that might be part of the problem. He does not have a concise discography, even on Tidal. But I'm also surprised by lack of interest.

Peter Noone doesn't rock like him.

8 minutes of previously unseen Iggy insanity, live in 1973:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7u1I2d4Xas

I guess I need to get _Kill City_. Those tracks are sounding pretty great today.

I have to confess that I have never been overly fond of "Funtime." The other Idiot/LFL tracks that have placed are all great.

New Values is a fun album, but I could only fit two tracks from it on my ballot - "Five Foot One" and "I'm Bored." They were amongst the first Iggy songs I heard - MuchMusic would air the videos fairly often. Iggy wasn't the greatest lip-syncher in 1979.

"Death Trip" and "Penetration" were on my ballot - two of the more disturbing tracks on Raw Power. Didn't have room for "Shake Appeal," but I like it fine.

http://i.imgur.com/rgcL4YQ.jpg
20. Iggy & the Stooges - Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell
Raw Power · 1973 · 162 Points [ 1 #1 vote, 6 votes ]
http://youtu.be/EOV66-W9QeM

http://i.imgur.com/YaENx2f.jpg
19. Iggy Pop - China Girl
The Idiot · 1977 · 174 Points [ 8 votes ]
https://youtu.be/T8qRBkGxZ14

http://i.imgur.com/HK6r2n2.jpg
18. Iggy Pop - Some Weird Sin
Lust for Life · 1977 · 191 Points [ 9 votes ]
https://youtu.be/D_uF6ObhDks

http://i.imgur.com/U1jCWGY.jpg
17. Iggy & The Stooges - I Got A Right
I Got A Right / Gimme Some Skin 7" · 1977 · 192 Points [ 8 votes ]
https://youtu.be/6YMeZSxNWV8

http://i.imgur.com/wIYVSLD.jpg
16. Iggy Pop - The Passenger
Lust for Life · 1977 · 229 Points [ 9 votes ]
https://youtu.be/hLhN__oEHaw

http://i.imgur.com/QMWstTQ.jpg
15. The Stooges - Fun House
Fun House · 1970 · 232 Points [ 10 votes ]
https://youtu.be/8bX275Crxxc

http://i.imgur.com/uzsJtSW.jpg
20. Iggy & the Stooges - Raw Power
Raw Power · 1973 · 234 Points [ 12 votes ]
https://youtu.be/dlnNnkmHV40

14 not 20

http://i.imgur.com/m7zxZlm.jpg
13. Iggy Pop - Sister Midnight
The Idiot · 1977 · 239 Points [ 11 votes ]
https://youtu.be/N4iksr4RAvc

http://i.imgur.com/P26uTpR.jpg
12. Iggy Pop - Nightclubbing
The Idiot · 1977 · 246 Points [ 12 votes ]
https://youtu.be/G3OaMZojJRg

http://i.imgur.com/7ldG344.jpg
11. The Stooges - No Fun
The Stooges · 1969 · 347 Points [ 14 votes ]
https://youtu.be/vvRkJzVQBP0

Onwards to the top 10! There's almost no comments between songs so I'm going to post quicker than normal so I can get time to do a list for soul albums poll!

http://i.imgur.com/rRVc82Y.jpg
10. Iggy Pop - Lust for Life
Lust for Life · 1977 · 349 Points [ 16 votes ]
https://youtu.be/HuBU3pzy7is

(aka Are you gonna be my girl?)

http://i.imgur.com/HynWBsL.jpg
09. The Stooges - 1969
The Stooges · 1969 · 360 Points [ 16 votes ]
https://youtu.be/k0mRfECsHrc

http://i.imgur.com/Mi7WJ7z.jpg
08. The Stooges - Loose
Fun House · 1970 · 373 Points [ 2 Nº1 votes, 15 votes ]
https://youtu.be/-U7lfbada-Y

http://i.imgur.com/lPQrOeg.jpg
07. The Stooges - Dirt
Fun House · 1970 · 395 Points [ 16 votes ]
https://youtu.be/zxYXV2RrwIs

Yum

http://i.imgur.com/Q7oh3XF.jpg
06. Iggy & The Stooges - Gimme Danger
Raw Power · 1973 · 422 Points [ 1 Nº1 vote, 19 votes ]
https://youtu.be/P9_hegaKOaY

http://i.imgur.com/FPJ6HBr.jpg
05. The Stooges - 1970
Fun House · 1970 · 433 Points [ 2 Nº1 votes, 15 votes ]
https://youtu.be/hNVmV3KtrSc

http://i.imgur.com/2IWms7a.jpg
04. The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog
The Stooges · 1969 · 434 Points [ 2 Nº1 votes, 18 votes ]
https://youtu.be/BJIqnXTqg8I

http://i.imgur.com/7IxCwOA.jpg
03. The Stooges - Down On the Street
Fun House · 1970 · 473 Points [ 2 Nº1 votes, 18 votes ]
https://youtu.be/qannFs974gg

http://i.imgur.com/2b4GOVf.jpg
02. The Stooges - T.V. Eye
Fun House · 1970 · 486 Points [ 3 Nº1 votes, 18 votes ]
https://youtu.be/_SD-uF8uisA

And your favorite by a long shot:

http://i.imgur.com/OpqFotv.jpg
01. Iggy & The Stooges - Search & Destroy
Raw Power · 1973 · 602 Points [ 4 Nº1 vote, 20 votes ]
https://youtu.be/EDNzQ3CXspU

Spreadsheet Full Results and Ballots. (now with correction for ‘I’m Sick of You’)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LHfKXNgbHwB6QCSwuhbTekW5vIiQluLB0twOXWuNm-Q/
Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/moteldemoka/playlist/57K16cv1nO4qpHf61uUvcQ
Imgur Top 08 Albums: http://imgur.com/a/Ma2vq
Imgur Top 50 Songs: http://imgur.com/a/Bt8Zq

Pretty unfuckwithable top 10.

jeez Fall In Love With Me isn't in the top 50 Iggy tracks?? i'm shocked, that's a killer!

Yea i did mine in a rush and forgot about a couple because i didnt have time to think too much but also i felt like anything and most orders would be good - most of these are interchangably just stone cold great - i guess for me talking points are that Search and Destroy was so clearly the number one and yea- fall in love with me IS a killer - and good to see that KILL CITY seems to have taken hold as some of his best work. Is it just me or has the reputation of Raw Power steadily gained in currency in the last few years - for a while there it always seemed like Funhouse was universally everybodies number one but now it seems like the momentum is changing. Funny how time goes.

Back in the 70s I recall that Raw Power was rated well above Funhouse - thanks to the first two Stooges albums being out of print and very hard to find, Bowie's involvement, the iconic Mick Rock album cover, and Search and Destroy becoming by far his most covered song.

You can't overstate the importance of Bowie to Iggy's career. He was pretty much just a myth, if anything, to the record buying public back then, someone Creem or Rock Scene magazine talked about but no one else did, until Bowie got involved with him again in 76.

He was pretty much just a myth, if anything, to the record buying public back then, someone Creem or Rock Scene magazine talked about but no one else did

I feel like this is true of Lou Reed, too - the guy somehow managed to sustain a four decade career based on nothing but the good will of rock critics.

You got from "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" to "I Wanna Be Your Dog" in five years. That to me always seemed kind of a mind blower.

That remixed Kill City was new to me. I had the old CD and while you could tell the songs were interesting, they were so murky it was hard to take them more as than just raw demos. I'm sure modern DAW software they were really able to clean them up and get such a clear mix. There is definitely a good album there. It would be cool if the multi-tracks were available of Mission Burma's two Taang records of demos to get a remix like that.

why ya gotta tease me with imaginary MOB remixes :)

that would be so cool

I'm really surprised 'The Passenger' didn't make the Top 10... that's one song I would have assumed would have been up there. Anyway, this was a great poll. It's a bit of a shame that ILX seemingly fucking fell asleep during it.

tv eye being so high is the surprise for me... always thought it one of the album's weaker tracks.

"TV Eye" was my #1.

My full ballot:

SONGS
1. TV Eye
2. Five Foot One
3. Down On the Street
4. Lust for Life
5. Girls
6. Repo Man
7. Mr. Dynamite
8. Knockin’ ‘Em Down (in the City)
9. Sister Midnight
10. Dirt
11. Nightclubbing
12. Funtime
13. Success
14. The Endless Sea
15. Bang Bang
16. Cry for Love
17. I’m Bored
18. I Got Nothin’
19. Gimme Danger
20. Look Away

ALBUMS
1. Fun House
2. Lust for Life
3. New Values
4. Blah-Blah-Blah
5. Soldier

is the '73 footage above the only existing footage of the Williamson version of the band?

I was p surprised at Search and Destroy at no. 1 tbh, but then I've never really liked either mix I've heard of Raw Power, they just make it a really unpleasant/frustrating listening experience.

When I think about it, the Spacemen 3 rip of TV Eye definitely had an influence on me voting it as high as I did.

Also, did anyone mention the Jarmusch film? (I might have missed it upthread.) Too bad poll didn't coincide more with that...

yea that footage above i hadn't seen before - one thing about that recent jarmusch doco that i thought was a bummer was - ok kool interviews and stuff but there seemed to be no new footage of primetime stooges that i saw - apart from the usual stuff

Saw the Jarmusch last night. Liked most of it, although I would have been more interested in 20 minutes on The Idiot and Lust for Life than the reunion stuff, even though I understand that it's a Stooges film, not an Iggy film. The Ed Sanders and Warhol anecdotes were really funny.

I rank the first fifteen years of his solo years.

You’re missing Kill City the same year as the idiot :(

an oversight!

It was recorded in '75 and isn't billed as a solo album, so I think you're OK there.

"Repo Man" is the last great song he recorded.

I love "Shades," man.

"The Endless Sea" was a track that really caught with me in my couple recent listens to New Values. It might be the closest Iggy track to what it 'might' have sounded like if a collaboration with the Doors would have worked.

otm "The Endless Sea" -> "Five Foot One" is a great pair of tracks, can't help but think that Sonic Youth must have paid attention to that pair