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- Summary: The first studio release since 1973's Raw Power to be credited under Iggy & The Stooges, reunites Iggy Pop with James Williamson, Scott Asheton, and new bassist Mike Watt (Ron Asheton passed away in 2009) for the band's fifth studio album.
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- Record Label: Fat Possum
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Punk/New Wave, Proto-Punk, American Punk
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| Burn, burn, am I concerned? Should I be so? Well I don’t know. The goddess of beauty, is backing into me I got a lesson to learn. And there’s... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 22 out of 35
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Mixed: 11 out of 35
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Negative: 2 out of 35
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May 2, 2013Ready to Die finds the quintet on Fat Possum, making them indie artists for the first time, and they give their new label the best produced, loudest, and slickest--without sacrificing any primal grit and drive--Stooges disc yet.
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Apr 29, 2013The result wears the weight of its history lightly, with the exception of "The Departed", a solemn tribute to lost Stooges.
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May 8, 2013Ready to Die is a weirdly exhilarating gem, thanks to Iggy's fiery eloquence and the Stooges' still-raw power. Apparently rock'n'roll can be an old man's game after all.
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Apr 22, 2013[A] robust studio resurrection of his alliance with guitarist James Williamson.
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Apr 29, 2013That fleeting escape aside [“Unfriendly World”], Ready to Die is another torrid tour de force from a band built for speed, not comfort.
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Apr 26, 2013Only a couple of cumbersome yet oddly elegiac acoustic ballads push the Stooges outside of their comfort zone.
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Apr 29, 2013While Iggy's feral mischievousness may still be intact, the Stooges no longer feel like a band capable of anything but embarrassing themselves.
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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May 27, 2013
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