The local free rag (The Providence Phoenix, an offshoot of the Boston
paper) reviews Iggy Pop's new album "Beat 'Em Up" today. While it's
a bit dismissive of the Igster's attempt at a Metal album ("..most
of Beat 'Em Up's 72 minutes has all the excitement of a fifty-something
trying to get himself kicked out of WalMart"), it mentions that
the album has its moments.
Apropos to the current thread on Bowie is this quote: "The opening track is
the most Stooges-like thing he's done since the Stooges ... The bass is
cranked up and throbbing beyond reason, the guitars are so tinny you'd
think Bowie was back there screwing everything up."