Everything about The Idiot Album totally explained
Pop himself has called
The Idiot his "album of freedom".
described it as "re-affirmation that our suspicions were true - the man was a genius and what a voice!"
The album has been cited as a major influence on a number of
post-punk, electronic and industrial artists including
Depeche Mode,
Nine Inch Nails and
Joy Division, whose lead singer
Ian Curtis was found hanged in 1980 with the record still spinning on his turntable.
Covers and live versions
"Nightclubbing" and "Funtime" appeared on the 1978 live set
TV Eye, recorded during Pop's 1977 tour, the UK leg of which featured Bowie on keyboards and backing vocals. Bowie re-worked "Sister Midnight" (with new lyrics) as "
Red Money" on his 1979 album
Lodger, whilst his
cover version of "China Girl" on 1983's
Let's Dance became a major hit. In 1980
Human League covered "Nightclubbing" in a medley with
Gary Glitter's "
Rock and Roll". The song was remade again the following year by
Grace Jones as the title track to her album
Nightclubbing. "Nightclubbing" also provided the
kick drum sound for
Nine Inch Nails's 1994 hit, "
Closer"; sampled by
Trent Reznor, the waveform was flipped upside down and then pasted into a
sequencer. "Funtime" has been covered by
Bauhaus' Pete Murphy in 1988, and (separately) by
REM and
Boy George, both in 1995.
Track listing
All tracks written by
Iggy Pop and
David Bowie except where noted.
"Sister Midnight" (Pop, Bowie, Carlos Alomar) – 4:19
"Nightclubbing" – 4:14
"Funtime" – 2:54
"Baby" – 3:24
"China Girl" – 5:08
"Dum Dum Boys" – 7:12
"Tiny Girls" – 2:59
"Mass Production" – 8:24
Personnel
Iggy Pop – vocals
David Bowie – keyboards, synthesizers, guitars, piano, saxophones, xylophone, backing vocals
Carlos Alomar – guitar
Dennis Davis – drums
George Murray – bass
Phil Palmer – guitar
Michel Santageli – drums
Laurent Thibault – bassFurther Information
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