Iggy Pop - Soldier
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Iggy Pop – vocals [click here to see more vinyl featuring Iggy Pop]
Glen Matlock – bass guitar, backing vocals
Ivan Kral – guitar, keyboards
Klaus Krüger – drums
Steve New – guitar
Barry Andrews – keyboards
Simple Minds – backing vocals on "Play It Safe"
David Bowie – backing vocals on "Play It Safe" [click here to see more vinyl featuring David Bowie]
Henry McGroggan – chorus on "Loco Mosquito"
1 LP, Gatefold Cover
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : RTI
Label : Friday Music
Original Label : Arista
Recorded August 1970 at Rockfield Studios, Wales
Engineered & mixed by : Peter Haden and Thom Panunzio
Produced by Pat Moran
Remastered by Joe Reagoso
Originally released in 1980
Reissued in 2014
Tracks:
Side A :
- Knocking 'Em Down (In The City)
- I'm A Conservative
- I Snub You
- Get Up and Get Out
- Ambition
- Take Care of Me
Side B :
- I Need More
- Loco Mosquito
- Mr. Dynamite
- Play It Safe
- Dog Food
Reviews :
"In 1980, every punk rocker in Christendom cited Iggy Pop as a key influence, and Soldier was the album where he started asking for some payback. Original Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock, Rich Kids' guitarist Steve New, Ivan Kral of the Patti Smith Group, and former XTC keyboardist Barry Andrews all signed on to back Iggy on Soldier, but the result was hardly the full-frontal rock assault one might have hoped for. Reportedly, conflicts between producers James Williamson and David Bowie led to both of them walking out on the project, and Iggy is said to have gotten along so poorly with Steve New that he stripped most of New's lead guitar from the mix (which would explain why keyboards and acoustic guitar dominate the album). While 1979's New Values showed Iggy growing as a lyricist with a number of tough but introspective songs, Soldier sounds goofy by comparison, featuring oddball throwaways like "Dog Food," "Get up and Get Out" (whose lyrics are mostly cribbed from old R&B tunes), and the political "satire" "I'm a Conservative." But Iggy's in great voice throughout, and on the few songs where the band fully catches fire (like "Knocking 'Em Down (In the City)" and "Loco Mosquito"), he leaves little doubt that his powers as a performer were still with him. Buddha reissued the album in 2000 with two non-essential bonus tracks, "Low Life" and "Drop a Hook."" AllMusic Review by Mark Deming
Ratings :
AllMusic : 3 / 5 , Discogs : 3,84 / 5