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Loneliness Road (2017)

Where the lyrics of Loneliness Road take you, and where it was really made.

Iggy Pop's name is on the cover, but this is mostly a piano trio record: he sings on only three of the twelve tracks.

Key places

Where Iggy Pop's vocals were recorded (2017)

Recording site The Hit Factory Criteria — Iggy Pop's vocals for the album were recorded at Elite Music Studios in Miami, Florida. The point is set at city-center level, not at the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Loneliness Road: album by keyboardist Jamie Saft, bassist Steve Swallow and drummer Bobby Previte
• Iggy Pop provides vocals on three of the twelve tracks
• Released in 2017 on the RareNoise label
• Release date 26 May 2017
• Piano trio album with guest vocals
• Twelve tracks, all by Jamie Saft except where noted

Background

• Saft plays piano and organ, Swallow plays bass, and Previte plays drums
• Pop's vocals appear on Don't Lose Yourself, Loneliness Road and Everyday
• Those three songs are credited to Saft and Pop together
• The album credits Pop's appearance as courtesy of Thousand Mile Inc.

Recording

• Recorded and mixed direct to two-track analog at Potterville International Sound, New York
• Iggy Pop's vocals were recorded at Elite Music Studios in Miami, Florida
• Mastered by Scott Hull, mastered at Masterdisk
• The special thanks list includes Bill Laswell, Andrew Roberts and Purple Audio, and others
• Credited as An Ohm Boy and Key Command Production

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• James Newell Osterberg Jr., born April 21, 1947 in Muskegon, Michigan, known as Iggy Pop.
• Began as drummer in Ann Arbor high school bands, including the Iguanas and the Prime Movers, where he got the nickname "Iggy".
• Formed the Psychedelic Stooges with Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton and Dave Alexander; he became the lead vocalist, nicknamed "Pop".
• Signed with Elektra Records in 1968, following the Doors.

Members

• Original Stooges lineup: Iggy Pop (vocals), Ron Asheton (guitar), Scott Asheton (drums), Dave Alexander (bass).
• Later lineup included James Williamson (guitar) and Scott Thurston; the band reunited with Mike Watt and Steve Mackay in 2003-2005.

Career

• The Stooges' albums sold poorly, but they became known for confrontational live performances, including self-mutilation and stage-diving.
• Raw Power (1973) became influential on the Sex Pistols, the Smiths and Nirvana.
• Solo debut with David Bowie: The Idiot and Lust for Life (1977), with Bowie producing; "China Girl" was later a hit for Bowie in 1983.
• Only Top 40 US hit "Candy" (1990), a duet with Kate Pierson of the B-52's.
• "Lust for Life" was featured in the film Trainspotting (1996).
• The Stooges were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010; Pop received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020.
• Also an actor and voice performer in films and television, and hosts the radio show Iggy Confidential on BBC Radio 6 Music.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• All About Jazz: Dan McClenaghan called it a superior piano trio outing with the bonus of Iggy Pop's cool contributions
• Colorado Springs Independent: Bill Kopp wrote that the trio plays unexpectedly accessible jazz, not at all avant-garde
• Colorado Springs Independent: Kopp said Pop's gravelly, wavering vocal sounds more like Leonard Cohen than the Stooges
• Colorado Springs Independent: Kopp noted that the album may puzzle jazz fans and Iggy acolytes in equal measure

Records

• Released in 2017 on the RareNoise label
• Release date 26 May 2017
• The source gives no chart, sales or certification figures

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Iggy Pop sings on three songs: Don't Lose Yourself, Everyday and the title track.
• The album was recorded and mixed direct to two-track analog, with no multitrack tape step.
• Pop's vocal parts were recorded separately at Elite Music Studios in Miami, far from the New York session room.
• Vin Cin is credited as assistant on the recording and mixing work.
• The credits name Scott Hull as mastering engineer and Masterdisk as the mastering studio.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

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