Iggy Pop - Universal Masters Collection by Iggy Pop - Uhune

ALBUM

First it's time to take the shill of a liner-note writer to task for even daring to equate the substandard dog mess on this collection with either the Stooges' material or the Lust for Life period. Next, if there were ever an argument to me made for a record company creating its own hype for an artist and then making it happen on some scale, it's Universal for Iggy Pop. The 15 tracks collected here draw on his period with A&M and Virgin, and largely fall flat on their faces for their generic sound, lackluster performance, and completely persona-deadening production. There's "Cry for Love," of course, featured here twice (there's a 12" mix at the end) that's redeemable as a pop song, but it has nothing whatsoever to do with the Iggy Pop of myth (and it sounds more like Andrew Eldritch of the Sisters of Mercy than it does its namesake). Then there's the fake raw edge in "Tuff Baby" and "Cold Metal" -- concocted rather than "produced" by Bill Laswell -- which sounds about as authentic a rock & roll music as Zodiac Mindwarp did. And then there's the evidence that the limeys have no idea what a real rock & roll song is: Pop and Bowie's update of "Real Wild Child (Wild One)" by Johnny O'Keefe. This is a rockabilly tune without the "billy," and without the rock for that matter. Didn't Pop remember how Bowie messed up Raw Power? And finally the last rub is that this is called "classic" Pop. How can that be when everything here was taken from exactly two albums? Man, does this stink of hype and record company rip-off.
© Thom Jurek /TiVo

1. Cry For Love

Primary Artist: Iggy Pop; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Kevin Armstrong
Erdal Kizilcay
Iggy Pop; Performer
Bass Guitar: Erdal Kizilcay; Performer
Bass Guitar: Erdal Kizilcay; Performer
Drums: Erdal Kizilcay; Performer
Guitar: Steve Jones
Kevin Armstrong; Performer
Performer: Steve Jones
Erdal Kizilcay
Kevin Armstrong
Iggy Pop; Performer
Synthesizer Programming: Erdal Kizilcay; Performer
Composer: Iggy Pop
Stephen Jones; Composer
Lyricist: Stephen Jones
Iggy Pop; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Erdal Kizilcay; Composer
Mixing: Dave Richards
David Bowie; Production
Producer: David Bowie
Dave Richards; Production
Studio Personnel: David Bowie
Dave Richards; Production
Composer Lyricist: Stephen Jones
Iggy Pop; Other

2. Tuff Baby

Primary Artist: Iggy Pop; Main Performer
Composer: Iggy Pop; Composer
Lyricist: Iggy Pop; Composer
Producer: Bill Laswell; Production
Composer Lyricist: Iggy Pop; Other

3. Real Wild Child (Wild One)

Primary Artist: Iggy Pop; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Iggy Pop
Erdal Kizilcay
Kevin Armstrong; Performer
Bass Guitar: Erdal Kizilcay; Performer
Bass Guitar: Erdal Kizilcay; Performer
Drums: Erdal Kizilcay; Performer
Guitar: Steve Jones
Kevin Armstrong; Performer
Performer: Erdal Kizilcay
Steve Jones
Iggy Pop
Kevin Armstrong; Performer
Synthesizer Programming: Erdal Kizilcay; Performer
Composer: John Vincent Greenan
Johnny O'keefe
David Morris Owens; Composer
Lyricist: Johnny O'keefe
David Morris Owens
John Vincent Greenan; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Erdal Kizilcay; Composer
Mixing: Dave Richards
David Bowie; Production
Producer: David Bowie
Dave Richards; Production
Studio Personnel: Dave Richards
David Bowie; Production
Composer Lyricist: Johnny O'keefe
John Vincent Greenan
David Morris Owens; Other

4. Shades

Background Vocals: Kevin Armstrong
Erdal Kizilcay
Iggy Pop; Performer
Primary Artist: Iggy Pop; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Erdal Kizilcay; Performer
Bass Guitar: Erdal Kizilcay; Performer
Drums: Erdal Kizilcay; Performer
Guitar: Steve Jones
Kevin Armstrong; Performer
Performer: Steve Jones
Erdal Kizilcay
Kevin Armstrong
Iggy Pop; Performer
Synthesizer Programming: Erdal Kizilcay; Performer
Composer: Iggy Pop
David Bowie; Composer
Lyricist: David Bowie
Iggy Pop; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Erdal Kizilcay; Composer
Mixing: Dave Richards
David Bowie; Production
Producer: David Bowie
Dave Richards; Production
Studio Personnel: David Bowie
Dave Richards; Production
Composer Lyricist: Iggy Pop
David Bowie; Other

5. Cold Metal

Primary Artist: Iggy Pop; Main Performer
Composer: Iggy Pop; Composer
Lyricist: Iggy Pop; Composer
Producer: Bill Laswell; Production
Composer Lyricist: Iggy Pop; Other

6. Instinct

Primary Artist: Iggy Pop; Main Performer
Composer: Iggy Pop; Composer
Lyricist: Iggy Pop; Composer
Producer: Bill Laswell; Production
Composer Lyricist: Iggy Pop; Other

7. Isolation

Background Vocals: Kevin Armstrong
Erdal Kizilcay
Iggy Pop; Performer
Primary Artist: Iggy Pop; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Erdal Kizilcay; Performer
Bass Guitar: Erdal Kizilcay; Performer
Drums: Erdal Kizilcay; Performer
Guitar: Steve Jones
Kevin Armstrong; Performer
Performer: Steve Jones
Erdal Kizilcay
Kevin Armstrong
Iggy Pop; Performer
Synthesizer Programming: Erdal Kizilcay; Performer
Composer: Iggy Pop
David Bowie; Composer
Lyricist: David Bowie
Iggy Pop; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Erdal Kizilcay; Composer
Mixing: Dave Richards
David Bowie; Production
Producer: David Bowie
Dave Richards; Production
Studio Personnel: David Bowie
Dave Richards; Production
Composer Lyricist: Iggy Pop
David Bowie; Other

8. High On You

Primary Artist: Iggy Pop; Main Performer
Composer: Iggy Pop; Composer
Lyricist: Iggy Pop; Composer
Producer: Bill Laswell; Production
Composer Lyricist: Iggy Pop; Other

9. Hideaway

Background Vocals: Kevin Armstrong
Erdal Kizilcay
Iggy Pop; Performer
Primary Artist: Iggy Pop; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Erdal Kizilcay; Performer
Bass Guitar: Erdal Kizilcay; Performer
Drums: Erdal Kizilcay; Performer
Guitar: Steve Jones
Kevin Armstrong; Performer
Performer: Steve Jones
Erdal Kizilcay
Kevin Armstrong
Iggy Pop; Performer
Synthesizer Programming: Erdal Kizilcay; Performer
Composer: Iggy Pop
David Bowie; Composer
Lyricist: David Bowie
Iggy Pop; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Erdal Kizilcay; Composer
Mixing: Dave Richards
David Bowie; Production
Producer: David Bowie
Dave Richards; Production
Studio Personnel: David Bowie
Dave Richards; Production
Composer Lyricist: Iggy Pop
David Bowie; Other

10. Lowdown

Primary Artist: Iggy Pop; Main Performer
Composer: Iggy Pop; Composer
Lyricist: Iggy Pop; Composer
Producer: Bill Laswell; Production
Composer Lyricist: Iggy Pop; Other

11. Tom Tom

Primary Artist: Iggy Pop; Main Performer
Composer: Iggy Pop; Composer
Lyricist: Iggy Pop; Composer
Producer: Bill Laswell; Production
Composer Lyricist: Iggy Pop; Other

12. Baby It Can't Fall

Background Vocals: Kevin Armstrong
Erdal Kizilcay
Iggy Pop; Performer
Primary Artist: Iggy Pop; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Erdal Kizilcay; Performer
Bass Guitar: Erdal Kizilcay; Performer
Drums: Erdal Kizilcay; Performer
Guitar: Steve Jones
Kevin Armstrong; Performer
Performer: Steve Jones
Erdal Kizilcay
Kevin Armstrong
Iggy Pop; Performer
Synthesizer Programming: Erdal Kizilcay; Performer
Composer: Iggy Pop
David Bowie; Composer
Lyricist: David Bowie
Iggy Pop; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Erdal Kizilcay; Composer
Mixing: Dave Richards
David Bowie; Production
Producer: David Bowie
Dave Richards; Production
Studio Personnel: David Bowie
Dave Richards; Production
Composer Lyricist: Iggy Pop
David Bowie; Other

13. Winners & Losers

Background Vocals: Kevin Armstrong
Erdal Kizilcay
Iggy Pop; Performer
Primary Artist: Iggy Pop; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Erdal Kizilcay; Performer
Bass Guitar: Erdal Kizilcay; Performer
Drums: Erdal Kizilcay; Performer
Guitar: Steve Jones
Kevin Armstrong; Performer
Performer: Steve Jones
Erdal Kizilcay
Kevin Armstrong
Iggy Pop; Performer
Synthesizer Programming: Erdal Kizilcay; Performer
Composer: Iggy Pop
David Bowie; Composer
Lyricist: David Bowie
Iggy Pop; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Erdal Kizilcay; Composer
Mixing: Dave Richards
David Bowie; Production
Producer: David Bowie
Dave Richards; Production
Studio Personnel: David Bowie
Dave Richards; Production
Composer Lyricist: Iggy Pop
David Bowie; Other

14. Easy Rider

Primary Artist: Iggy Pop; Main Performer
Composer: Iggy Pop
Steve Jones; Composer
Lyricist: Iggy Pop
Steve Jones; Composer
Producer: Bill Laswell; Production
Composer Lyricist: Iggy Pop
Steve Jones; Other

15. Cry For Love

Primary Artist: Iggy Pop; Main Performer
Composer: Iggy Pop
Stephen Jones; Composer
Lyricist: Stephen Jones
Iggy Pop; Composer
Producer: Dave Richards
David Bowie; Production
Composer Lyricist: Stephen Jones
Iggy Pop; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

15 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 10 minutes and 38 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

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Booklet

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Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

14/15 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Arena Rock, Alternative, Punk, Hard Rock, Punk Pioneers

Label

EMI

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 1999

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

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UPC

606949069025