Iggy Pop turns 76 at the moment, however you wouldn’t realize it based mostly on the ferocity of his dwell reveals. Final evening at his Regent Theater gig in Los Angeles, Pop coated his punk peer Lou Reed’s 1972 traditional “Stroll on the Wild Aspect.”
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The punk hit, which seems on Reed’s second studio album, Transformer, and was produced by David Bowie, marked a primary for Pop, who’s by no means coated the track earlier than (in line with setlist.fm). He performed it as a part of his encore, the place he additionally ran by way of the 1969 Stooges hit “I Wanna Be Your Canine.” He additionally pulled out another Stooges classics like “Gimme Hazard,” “Search and Destroy,” and “Uncooked Energy” throughout his set. Even cooler, Weapons N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan and Crimson Sizzling Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith, who play on Pop’s newest album, Each Loser, served as two of his backing musicians all through the efficiency, which most likely felt like seeing one among rock’s greatest supergroups.
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