The Idiot, o primeiro álbum de Iggy Pop, foi lançado há 48 anos

The Idiot, o primeiro álbum de estúdio do músico americano Iggy Pop, foi lançado a 18 de março de 1977 pela RCA Records. Foi produzido por David Bowie e gravado principalmente no Château d'Hérouville ,na França. Lançado após a separação dos Stooges, marca um período em que Bowie e Pop se mudaram para a Europa, num esforço para se livrarem do vício das drogas.

Descrito por Iggy como "um cruzamento entre James Brown e Kraftwerk ", The Idiot marca uma mudança de som do proto-punk dos The Stooges para um som mais suave, sombrio e mecânico, com nuances eletrónicas. A gravação começou no Château em junho de 1976 e prosseguiu até julho. Outras sessões aconteceram no Musicland Studios, em Munique, em agosto. Bowie compôs a maior parte das melodias e contribuiu com grande parte da instrumentação, enquanto Iggy concentrou-se principalmente na escrita das letras, em sintonia com a música que Bowie estava desenvolvendo. O título do álbum foi inspirado no romance O Idiota, de Fiódor Dostoiévski, enquanto a arte da capa é uma releitura da tela Roquairol de Erich Heckel.

Após a conclusão do disco, Bowie começou a gravar o seu próximo álbum, Low, que apresenta uma sonoridade semelhante a The Idiot. Low foi lançado em janeiro de 1977 e foi um sucesso comercial, obrigando a RCA Records a lançar The Idiot dois meses depois. Após o seu lançamento, o álbum recebeu críticas divididas, embora amplamente positivas, dos críticos musicais, muitos dos quais notaram uma mudança no tom musical em relação ao trabalho anterior de Iggy com os Stooges. Foi acompanhado pelo lançamento de dois singles, "Sister Midnight" e "China Girl", em fevereiro e maio de 1977, respetivamente. Mais tarde, Bowie lançou a sua própria versão de "China Girl", como single em 1983.

Iggy promoveu o álbum com uma turnê entre março e abril de 1977, com Bowie como teclista. Posteriormente, ambos colaboraram novamente no segundo álbum de estúdio de Iggy, Lust For Life. O álbum influenciou bandas de pós-punk, industriais e góticas, incluindo os Joy Division. Segundo se conta, em 1980, o vocalista da banda Joy Division, Ian Curtis, cometeu suicídio enforcando-se na cozinha da sua casa enquanto ouvia este álbum.

 

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Iggy Pop lançou The Idiot, o seu primeiro álbum, há 47 anos

The Idiot is the debut studio album by American musician Iggy Pop, released on March 18, 1977 through RCA Records. It was produced by David Bowie and primarily recorded at the Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, France. The album followed the break-up of Pop's band the Stooges in 1974 and a period of drug addiction for both Pop and Bowie, after which the two moved to Europe in an effort to kick their addictions.

Described by Pop as "a cross between James Brown and Kraftwerk", The Idiot marks a departure from the proto-punk of the Stooges to a more subdued, mechanical sound with electronic overtones. Recording for it began at the château in June 1976 and continued into July. Further sessions took place at Musicland Studios in Munich in August. Bowie composed most of the music and contributed a major portion of the instrumentation. Pop wrote most of the lyrics in response to the music Bowie was creating. The album's title was taken from Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel of the same name, while Erich Heckel's painting Roquairol inspired its artwork.

After the album was completed, Bowie began recording his next album Low, which features a sound similar to The Idiot. Low was released in January 1977 and was a commercial success, compelling RCA Records to release The Idiot two months later. Upon its release, the album received divided, albeit largely positive reviews from music critics, many of whom noted a change in musical tone from Pop's earlier work with the Stooges. It charted in the US, the UK, and Australia. It was accompanied by the release of two singles, "Sister Midnight" and "China Girl", in February and May 1977, respectively; Bowie later issued his own version of "China Girl" as a single in 1983.

Pop supported The Idiot with a tour in March and April 1977, with Bowie as his keyboardist. Afterwards, the two collaborated again on Pop's second studio album, Lust for Life (1977). Retrospectively, The Idiot has continued to be received positively, with many noting Pop's artistic evolution. However, because Bowie largely created it, fans do not generally consider the album as being representative of Pop's output. It has influenced post-punk, industrial, and gothic acts, including Joy Division.

 

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Iggy Pop lançou o seu primeiro álbum, The Idiot, há 46 anos

The Idiot is the debut studio album by American musician Iggy Pop, released on March 18, 1977 through RCA Records. It was produced by David Bowie and primarily recorded at the Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, France. The album followed the break-up of Pop's band the Stooges in 1974 and a period of drug addiction for both Pop and Bowie, after which the two moved to Europe in an effort to kick their addictions.

Described by Pop as "a cross between James Brown and Kraftwerk", The Idiot marks a departure from the proto-punk of the Stooges to a more subdued, mechanical sound with electronic overtones. Recording for it began at the château in June 1976 and continued into July. Further sessions took place at Musicland Studios in Munich in August. Bowie composed most of the music and contributed a major portion of the instrumentation. Pop wrote most of the lyrics in response to the music Bowie was creating. The album's title was taken from Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel of the same name, while Erich Heckel's painting Roquairol inspired its artwork.

After the album was completed, Bowie began recording his next album Low, which features a sound similar to The Idiot. Low was released in January 1977 and was a commercial success, compelling RCA Records to release The Idiot two months later. Upon its release, the album received divided, albeit largely positive reviews from music critics, many of whom noted a change in musical tone from Pop's earlier work with the Stooges. It charted in the US, the UK, and Australia. It was accompanied by the release of two singles, "Sister Midnight" and "China Girl", in February and May 1977, respectively; Bowie later issued his own version of "China Girl" as a single in 1983.

Pop supported The Idiot with a tour in March and April 1977, with Bowie as his keyboardist. Afterwards, the two collaborated again on Pop's second studio album, Lust for Life (1977). Retrospectively, The Idiot has continued to be received positively, with many noting Pop's artistic evolution. However, because Bowie largely created it, fans do not generally consider the album as being representative of Pop's output. It has influenced post-punk, industrial, and gothic acts, including Joy Division.

 

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Música dos anos 80 para geopedrados

Um cover de David Bowie de uma canção do álbum The Idiot, do seu amigo Iggy Pop (do lendário disco que Ian Curtin ouvia enquanto se suicidava...) que eu gosto muito, dedicado aos nossos leitores: