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        Ready to Die

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        Burn
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        Sex and Money
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        Job
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        Gun
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        Unfriendly World
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        Ready to Die
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        Dd's
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        Dirty Deal
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        Beat That Guy
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        The Departed
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        Dying Breed
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        Holly George-Warren

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        Holly George-Warren is an award-winning writer and editor, whose dozen-plus books include subjects ranging from Gene Autry to punk rock. Formerly co-editor of t...more »

        04.30.13
        A genuine rebirth of a sneering, vital band, defiant as ever
        2013 | Label: Fat Possum / The Orchard

        Few albums are so misleadingly titled as Ready to Die. The first release in 40 years under the “Iggy & the Stooges” banner sounds nothing like resignation; its taut 10 songs — clocking in at an old-school 34 minutes — constitute a genuine rebirth of a sneering, vital band, defiant as ever. Iggy Pop’s voice retains its feral power on searing opener “Burn” and lower-middle class anthem “Job,” while his deep croon conveys poignancy on the woebegone closer “The Departed.” Not-so-secret weapon James Williamson, retired from his job at Sony, is back in the fold, replacing the late Ron Asheton, and reminding listeners how integral his gracefully primal guitar playing and hooky songwriting were to seminal 1973 Stooges classic Raw Power. Bassist Mike Watt’s muscular, supple lines propel everything forward, even flirting with Motown-y funk on hilarious horndog anthem “DD,” while original Stooge drummer Scott “Rock Action” Asheton keeps it all earthbound, but just barely.

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