Iggy Pop “New Values”

Published On: April 22, 2021Tags: , , ,

Iggy Pop “New Values” 1979. Spanish import, hence the “Nuevos Valores” subtitle. New Values is Iggy’s third solo album; it features co-Stooge James Williamson on guitar on one track (which he also co-wrote): “Don’t Look Down.” Williamson also produced the LP. Scott Thurston, who played keys for the Stooges, plays guitar on the rest of New Values and co-wrote about half of the songs with Iggy. New Values was Pop’s first solo album that David Bowie didn’t have his hand in, though Bowie did cover “Don’t Look Down” on Tonight (1984). I’m not really crazy about either version. My top tracks on New Values are the title track, “New Values,” “I’m Bored” (mainly because it’s funny and in the video for the song Iggy perfects his depraved slithering slinky self) and “Five Foot One” (because that’s my height but also it’s an ass-shaking rocker).