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Less a jazz album than an eclectic selection, Preliminaires is inconsistent and demonstrates Pop’s reluctance to deviate completely from his safety zone.
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This may be a more suitable album for a man of Iggy’s age to put out than his last, but that doesn’t make it a better one. Indeed the idea of an inoffensive Iggy Pop album seems itself almost offensive.
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By being boring on purpose, Iggy ironically proves himself oddly more compelling than on his many past accidents. If it's not an album for the ages so much as for the aged, at least it's one you may want to hold on to a bit and give another shot when you get closer to where Iggy's at himself right now.
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Préliminaires applies an interesting--if not wholly successful--Aznavour twist to Iggy’s latter-day repertoire.
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The results feel tossed-off at times, but Iggy still flashes his charm and humor.
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Fans of Iggy Pop would do well to give Preliminaires a spin, since it showcases a side of the artist not readily visible in his other work.
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Despite some uproariously bad crooning (in both French and English), this isn't always as terrible as it is crazy.
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It could have worked, but the dated production style bogs it down.
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MojoThe album has its moments, but you really couldn't call it the main event. [Jun 2009, p.99]
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At 36 minutes, Preliminaires is slight and covers-heavy, but points to a promising new career phase for Iggy as Detroit’s answer to Serge.
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This odd and occasionally lovely concoction might just redeem Iggy from that insurance ignominy.
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Although Préliminaires has some effective moments, it comes off as an underdeveloped exercise that needs refinement.
User score distribution:
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JamesLJun 6, 2009
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mihaelvJun 3, 2009