Iggy Pop’s third solo album New Values arrived in 1979, his first without David Bowie but still showing the confidence and craft honed under Bowie’s guidance.
Backed by ex-Stooges guitarist James Williamson and multi-instrumentalist Scott Thurston, Iggy cemented his reputation as punk’s godfather at a time when he was being celebrated as such.
Singles ‘I’m Bored’ and ‘Five Foot One’ sit at the heart of a record that mixes sneering rockers with synth-driven experiments like the title track and reflective cuts such as ‘How Do Ya Fix a Broken Part’. Bowie would later cover ‘Don’t Look Down’, underscoring the album’s enduring influence.
As Paul Morley observed in the NME, “What we have here is James Osterberg in control... New Values conclusively endorses Osterberg as thinker and Iggy as performer.”
Backed by ex-Stooges guitarist James Williamson and multi-instrumentalist Scott Thurston, Iggy cemented his reputation as punk’s godfather at a time when he was being celebrated as such.
Singles ‘I’m Bored’ and ‘Five Foot One’ sit at the heart of a record that mixes sneering rockers with synth-driven experiments like the title track and reflective cuts such as ‘How Do Ya Fix a Broken Part’. Bowie would later cover ‘Don’t Look Down’, underscoring the album’s enduring influence.
As Paul Morley observed in the NME, “What we have here is James Osterberg in control... New Values conclusively endorses Osterberg as thinker and Iggy as performer.”
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