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Naughty Little Doggie

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In all three of the recent Iggy biographies- "Open Up & Bleed" by Paul Tryanka, "Gimmie Danger" by Joe Ambrose and (best of all) "Complete Iggy Pop" by Richard Adams- "Naughty Little Doggie" is given a sub par write up, usually dismissing it as "dull". NOT SO! True, this album is by no means, another "Funhouse", "Raw Power" or "Lust For Life" but, in 1996, it was the most energetic album he'd dome since any of those. And, yes, this was primarily Iggy's attempt to cash in on the Grunge scene (which he created with "Funhouse") but he succeeded!
Iggy's second-best album of the 90s ("Brick By Brick" was the best) "Doggie" has some of his most powerfull (musically & lyrically) songs: "I wanna live", "innocent world", "to belong", "heart is saved" and the eerie balleds "outta my head", "shoeshine girl" and the Johnny Thunder memorial "look away". Not just for Iggy completists! Give this CD another listen!

"Naughty Little Doggie" is one of Iggy Pop's more underrated albums, but is a gem, nonetheless. Thom Wilson's production eschews much of the commercial/radio-ready sound of the previous two albums ("Brick by Brick" and "American Caesar") and sounds a lot like a late-70s era punk rock record. Iggy's songwriting is great, par usual, with paeans to the usual suspects--sex, eternal youth, drugs, consumerism.... The sung/spoken piece "Pussy Walk" is classic Iggy--coming from anybody else, it would sound incredibly crude/cheesy, but coming from rock & roll's celebrated "dirty old man" it really works, and so does the fist-pumping "Heart is Saved," "I Wanna Live" and the vaguely Ramones-y "Keep on Believing." A very strong album.

This CD rocks all the way through. One of Iggy's best. Raw guitar, vulgar lyrics, great riffs. Buy It!!!

"Naughty Little Doggie" is a very decent album by Iggy after his previous work, the great "American Caesar". If you like records such as "Instinct" or "Raw Power", you'll get a kick out of this one. Iggy sounds very good and it's a very solid album. The production level is great, one of the best in any album by Iggy. If you enjoy listening good, sincere and confrontational rock, then this album is for you. Play it loud and challenge your neighbours with it.

I got this cd the day it came out and saw the tour the same year, this has to be my favorite Iggy release since the demise of The Stooges...It is "all" Iggy.

Naughty Little Doggie [Explicit] being Pop's 1996 release and his 11th studio album and of the tracks on this album I especially liked "I Wanna Live", "To Belong" and "Heart is Saved". The booklet is nice with some great photos of Pop and easy to read lyrics. At the end we also get a listing of whom and what they play on the album. 4/5.

Put out in 1996,until here recently I was never even aware of this Iggy Pop catalog title.Maybe not Iggy's best work,by ANY means but still decent.Tunes I thought were,at least worth mentioning are "I Wanna Live",the down and dirty rocker "Pussy Walk","Outta My Head" and his well played Johnny Thunders(NY Doll's late guitarist)tribute "Look Away".Fair weather fans may not get as much as I did out of this title,but the completists and die-hards can tell you it's fairly good rock&roll,Detroit style.

One of Iggy's more intimate albums. More of a confession then a set of rebellious rants.

The sound on this album is grungily unnerving, especially after a complete listen. "To Belong" is one of the strongest tracks, lyrically and musically. It has a great individualistic theme. "Pussy Walk" is not funny (like "Pussy Power" on Brick by Brick is), not sexy, not fun; it's disgusting and unlistenable. The album cover is depressing, and so is much of this CD. Get it for 1 or 2 good songs; otherwise, you'd do better with just about any other Iggy CD, whether before or after this one.