![]() ![]() Bowie and Brian Eno (who would record U2’s ‘Achtung Baby’ at the same studio years later. When listening to Lust For Life it is impossible not to notice the musical affinities to the work done by other collaborators in Berlin at that time. It is the sound of accomplished, world-weary musicians relaxing and letting off steam, and the result is one of rock music’s most beloved works of art. Songs such as Passenger, Success and the title track are such inspiring pieces of music and have been covered by so many artists since. It wove dark themes of struggle of death and of redemption into a relentless upbeat rock-n-roll ensemble. ![]() Iggy’s Lust For Life was reputedly put together in just eight days. Perhaps Bowie saw a parallel in his friend – a similarly tortured soul. Of course the title song – one of seven songs on the album that Bowie co-wrote – shared its name with a 1934 book about another troubled artist Vincent Van Gogh, later made into a movie starring Kirk Douglas in the lead role. ![]() 149 on their list of 'The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time', re-ranking it No. Its by one of rock musics most raw and outrageous singers and performers, Iggy Pop. Lust For Life is an upbeat bar-room blues set, played with an exuberance befitting such an upbeat title. ' Lust for Life ' is a 1977 song performed by Iggy Pop and co-written by David Bowie, featured on the album of the same name. Lust for Life, without question is the album that touches me the deepest. Lust for Life only peripherally includes Bowie, whose own Berlin Trilogy was exploring darker themes. Both men were in recovery and found the atmosphere of Berlin a huge inspiration. Between them Bowie and Iggy would record a whole series of works in a matter of months. Illustrious contributing figures such as Robert Fripp and Brian Eno were part of an intoxicating musical mix. The musicians who played on this album worked to their own pace and inspirations – a world away from it all. The studio was literally yards from Die Berliner Mauer, the Berlin wall Studio Two at Hansa Tonstudios, Berlin’s equivalent of Abbey Road. It was recorded a world away from the usual rock music milieu – in an old classical recording space in West Berlin. With Lust For Life the whole picture clicked into place. Performing in nothing but leather pants and silver hair he was undoubtedly an amazing sight, but his music was rough-hewn and very loud. The track runs 5 minutes and 14 seconds long. It can also be used half-time at 104 BPM. Walk On The Wild Side was a fine introduction to Lou Reed, however Iggy Pop proved a more difficult figure to understand. Lust For Life is a positive song by Iggy Pop with a tempo of 208 BPM. As an eleven year old I was in awe of this. In the article Bowie talked of two musicians he idolized (and would work with) Lou Reed and Iggy Pop, the latter accompanied by a now iconic shot of Iggy literally walking across his audience. Iggy Pop, Octoat the State Theatre, Minneapolis, MN – Photo by Michael MarkosĪs a kid I was a huge fan of David Bowie, and it was an article by him in an old music magazine (Music Scene) that changed my whole attitude and understanding of rock music. ![]()
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