IGGY POP 1977 LP David Bowie THE IDIOT post-punk, industrial, and gothic style
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This is a 33 1/3 record to IGGY POP 1977 David Bowie THE IDIOT in a post-punk, industrial, and gothic style
The Idiot is the debut solo studio album by the 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.
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