![]() ![]() Iggy has dipped into many styles through the years on his 2012 album, “Après,” he made himself a retro French chanteur. For “Ready to Die,” the band also includes Scott Asheton (Ron’s brother) from the original Stooges on drums, with a post-punk admirer, Mike Watt from the Minutemen and Firehose, on bass. Williamson rejoined the Stooges, his return to performing after more than 30 years. Iggy regrouped a Stooges lineup with Ron Asheton on guitar, in 2003, and after Mr. Williamson turned to electrical engineering and eventually became vice president for technology standards for Sony. Williamson helped write and produce Iggy’s solo albums until 1980, their collaboration ended acrimoniously. But soon afterward, in 1974, the Stooges disintegrated amid drugs, audience hostility and band conflicts. “Ready to Die” reunites Iggy with the guitarist James Williamson they wrote the songs on “Raw Power” together. ![]() “Ready to Die” is more historically self-conscious than “Raw Power” no doubt deliberately, it runs less than a minute longer than the 34-minute “Raw Power” LP. Iggy Pop circles back four decades with “Ready to Die,” collaborating anew with the surviving Stooges who made “Raw Power,” the 1973 album that was belatedly recognized as a protopunk landmark. ![]()
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