The Idiot
by Iggy Pop
- Type: Album
- Released: March聽18,聽1977
- Label: RCA Victor
- Country: United States
- Length: 38:42
- Community rating: 4.12/5 from 18 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Produced by David Bowie, 'The Idiot' marked a radical departure from the proto-punk of The Stooges, establishing a mechanical, electronic sound Pop described as a cross between James Brown and Kraftwerk. Bowie composed most of the music, utilizing synthesizers, fragmented guitars, and drum machines to create ominous, atmospheric soundscapes over which Pop delivered world-weary lyrics in a subdued baritone. This synthesis of art-rock and industrial textures made the album a seminal influence on the subsequent post-punk and gothic rock movements.
Genres
Descriptors: minimalist, clinical, detached, atmospheric, german, synthesizers, minimal, guitars, rhythmic
Tracklist
- Sister Midnight (04:20)
- Nightclubbing (04:15)
- Funtime (02:54)
- Baby (03:25)
- China Girl (05:08)
- Dum Dum Boys (07:13)
- Tiny Girls (03:00)
- Mass Production (08:27)
Credits
- Iggy Pop - vocals, written-by
- David Bowie - keyboards, synthesizer, guitar, piano, saxophone, xylophone, backing vocals, producer, arranger, written-by, recorded by
- Carlos Alomar - guitar, written-by
- Phil Palmer - guitar
- Laurent Thibault - bass guitar
- George Murray - bass guitar
- Michel Santangeli - drums
- Dennis Davis - drums
- Tony Visconti - mixer
- Andrew Kent - photography by [cover]