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Skull Ring (2003)

Where the lyrics of Skull Ring take you, and where it was really made.

Every one of the 17 tracks on Iggy Pop's Skull Ring brings in a guest band or singer, so the solo album is built almost entirely around collaborators.

Key places

Main recording studio in Miami (2003)

Recording site Criteria Studios — Most of Skull Ring was recorded at The Hit Factory Criteria in Miami. The point marks the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recording credit at Cello Studios (2003)

Recording site EastWest Studios — Discogs credits Cello Studios as a recording location for this album. The point marks the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Skull Ring: fourteenth studio album by American rock singer Iggy Pop
• Released in November 2003 (4 November 2003) on Virgin Records
• Iggy Pop produced the album; Greig Nori is also credited as producer in the Spanish-language article
• 17 tracks including a hidden track, and every track features guest performers
• Guests include the Stooges, the Trolls, Green Day, Sum 41, and Peaches

Background

• Most tracks feature the Trolls, Iggy's band from the Beat 'Em Up era
• Members of his original band the Stooges appear on some songs
• Most of the album was recorded at The Hit Factory Criteria studios in Miami
• The single Little Know It All features Sum 41 and was released from the album

Recording

• Discogs credits Chris Carroll as recording and mixing engineer on most tracks
• Chris Dugan is credited for the Green Day tracks, 6 and 14
• Fred Kevorkian mastered the album
• Cello Studios and The Warehouse Studio are also credited on the album
• Steve Keeping adds extra drums on tracks 10 and 12

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org · fr.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

• Released on Virgin Records in November 2003 (4 November 2003)
• Each track lists a featured band or guest performer, with the Trolls appearing on the most tracks

Records

• France: spent four weeks on the French charts, peaking at number 34
• The single Little Know It All reached number 35 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart
• Album credits list Peaches on tracks 10 and 12 for vocals, electronics, and samples
• The Trolls appear on tracks 2, 4, 8, 11, 13, 16, and 17
• Green Day appear on tracks 6 and 14 with Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, and Tré Cool
• Sum 41 appear on track 7 with Deryck Whibley, Dave Baksh, Jason McCaslin, and Steve Jocz

Sources: fr.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The single Little Know It All features Sum 41, and its music video received significant airplay
• The same song also appeared in the video game NASCAR Thunder 2004
• The single reached number 35 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart
• Peaches appears on tracks 10 and 12, and Steve Keeping adds extra drums on the same two tracks
• The hidden final track, Nervous Exhaustion, features the Trolls
• Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong co-wrote Private Hell and Supermarket's writing credits list Armstrong

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · fr.wikipedia.org

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