It's funny to read the earlier reviews, varying from 1 to 5 stars and the written notes, which goes from bad and ugly till great and sublime. Well, its neither but, contrary to other Iggy Pop albums, hangs out in the middle. Surely, it has a few (but not enough) pleasant and good songs, for instance opener "Home" is nice, the hitsingle "Candy" with B-52's singer Kate Pierson is wellknown but not enough to recommend this album alone (comparable songs are missing) and I like "Neon City", but for most of the part the songs, which they aren't , are not that strong. Despite the presence of so many wellknown musicians and producer the album overall lacks direction. Most of the lyrics, dealing with big city issues, are good, some lesser, but too many songs are without a significant melodie. Pop has proven to be able to write just that,  instant recogniseable songs which grab you immediately. A few exceptions left this album doesn't contain them. That doesn't make this a bad album but a more moderate effort. Pick out the songs you like and play them if you cannot stand to listen to the album as a whole. It certainly does not outshine Pop albums, which are made with only a handfull of sidemen.
It's funny to read the earlier reviews, varying from 1 to 5 stars and the written notes, which goes from bad and ugly till great and sublime. Well, its neither but, contrary to other Iggy Pop albums, hangs out in the middle. Surely, it has a few (but not enough) pleasant and good songs, for instance opener "Home" is nice, the hitsingle "Candy" with B-52's singer Kate Pierson is wellknown but not enough to recommend this album alone (comparable songs are missing) and I like "Neon City", but for most of the part the songs, which they aren't , are not that strong. Despite the presence of so many wellknown musicians and producer the album overall lacks direction. Most of the lyrics, dealing with big city issues, are good, some lesser, but too many songs are without a significant melodie. Pop has proven to be able to write just that,  instant recogniseable songs which grab you immediately. A few exceptions left this album doesn't contain them. That doesn't make this a bad album but a more moderate effort. Pick out the songs you like and play them if you cannot stand to listen to the album as a whole. It certainly does not outshine Pop albums, which are made with only a handfull of sidemen.