Preliminaires [Box set, Import, Limited Edition]

Iggy Pop | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 9, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 3
• Format: Box set, Import, Limited Edition
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Emd Int'l
• ASIN: B0023HPI2I
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #300,553 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

European only CD/LP edition features the CD, the vinyl LP pressing and a photo book, all beautifully presented in a special pacakge. 2009 album from the Alt-Rock/Punk legend. Iggy Pop takes on the language of romance and puts a decidedly French twist on Pr‚liminaires. Produced by longtime collaborator Hal Cragin, Pr‚liminaires highlights another facet of the Iggy Pop persona, focusing more on Jazz arrangements and the distinctive, rich baritone heard on classics like 'Nightclubbing' and his duet with French legend Fran‡oise Hardy on the song 'I'll Be Seeing You'. The album themes and texts have been inspired by Iggy's reading of controversial French novelist Michel Houellebecq and his book The Possibility Of An Island. On the record, Iggy even sings one song in French, a cover of Jazz standard 'Les Feuilles Mortes (Autumn Leaves)', a song widely associated with French legends Yves Montand and Edith Piaf. There are also more raucous moments like the Swamp Rock stylings of 'Nice To Be Dead'.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Something different from the Ig, December 9, 2009

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This review is from: Preliminaires (Audio CD)

Iggy has always been my man and he does not disappoint. Do not expect any loud rock and roll on this one though. It is Iggy doing some songs for a French film with one song sung in French! Its got accordions, horns, and other instruments not normally associated with his music. The sound is almost melancholy, reflective and refreshing at the same time. The booklet of drawings by Marjane Satrapi that comes with this deluxe box set fits the mood of the music. Apparently only 6,000 copies were made for world wide distribution so get yours now!