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I join in the regards for Odradek, let’s hope it returns to normal operation and not in a reduced gauge, who knows, maybe Debaser will stop being a site where opinions/feelings about albums are "predominantly" exchanged…

Well, reading the review, the Monochrome Set seem to have fought the mother of all battles: Lou Reed, Neil Young, and Jackson Browne, Dream Syndicate, Camper Van Beethoven, Flaming Lips, Galaxie 500, Fleshtones, and B52, Savage Republic and anyone else you can think of, as Fabrizi would say to Totò (in Totò, Fabrizi e i giovani d'oggi) "why just the pumpkin and not the whole gourd?" The strange thing is that they came from the Adam & the Ants crowd, and you can immediately hear that tribalism in tracks like "Monochrome set (I presume)", and instead of moving towards easy success after a commercially potent album like "Strange boutique," produced by the old rascal Bob Sargeant (who worked with people like Haircut 100), they fortunately (for us and not for them) devolved into more twisted stuff, but I’ve never seen them able to express a well-defined personality, more than personality I’d say identity (like another group that showcased a wide range of styles, such as XTC). The guitarist Lester Square was very talented.

@gg junior but Richard Hell is still alive too...

Iggy is Iggy, plain and simple. As for this album, everything has been pre-constructed for him in a way that seems reminiscent of the operation done for Grace Jones's "Warm Leatherette"... A mix of styles that Bowie would love, blending Roxy Music and Kraftwerk; the riff of "Dum Dum Boys" sounds like a slowed-down version of "Sweet Home Alabama"... Iggy seems to be channeling either Lou Reed or Jim Morrison... In short, I don't think Stooges fans will be tearing their hair out in joy over this album, but it remains a good record.

Here, Brusko, just what I was saying, maybe you haven't digested this Iggy. I also prefer the previous one, the one who became a legend with the Stooges for millions of listeners and thousands of musicians. If Iggy had met the same fate as Morrison or Hendrix, I believe he would have become "immortal" like them, but instead, I prefer that he became a mortal with all the subsequent work.

@psycho, you know who incredibly reminds me a bit of "Parting Song For The Torn Sky" (also for the keyboard use)? Opal's "Happy Nightmare Baby", except for the vocals and a few billion less skill and style... but these guys clearly don't give a damn about style.

someone comments saying "I don't listen to proto punk anymore," another "I never really got Iggy"... we should ask them which of the multiple Iggy fakes they are referring to, this is just one of the many he's put out in 40 years of career. I agree (also for the rating) with Mr. Moustache's previous review.

Anyway, check the vinyl damn, it should be from 1988. Another band from that time, this one extraordinary (at least for me), disappeared into nothingness and ended up in oblivion, is Melted Americans.

@gbrunoro, there's nothing to be surprised about ... everyone knew that Poletti was posting with Morandini and Mereghetti at hand... But when he went off the cuff, it was an incredible riot, better than a comedy show.

"Just as the microslot started spinning, I remembered everything."... and how could you forget an opener like "She is my muse"? It grabs you right away with that crooked guitar and the Minutemen-style rhythm; I have the CD, it's from '93. I'd pair it with another trio from a nearby state, damn, the Meat Puppets.... "Floating Off to Greenland" is pure Kirkwood brothers all the way, while "The daily image" is pure Husker Du from the "warehouse" period.