Why Iggy should be in the rock n roll Hall of Fame

Posted by Moonage | Filed under The World Of David Bowie

One very simple reason. Just watch this video:

What’s so special about it you say? Bands have been doing it for years. Pearl Jam was famous for their surfing vids a long time ago. However, they credit Neil Young as their inspiration. However, Neil never did anything like this. While Neil was whining with Crosby, Stills, and Nash, Iggy was inventing a whole new concept for concerts. So, to put this in perspective for the younger crowd that’s used to punk and crowd surfing. The “wildest” thing people were watching was The Rolling Stones. The biggest hit of the year was “Aquarius”. And, the people most likely to have experienced the birth of crowd surfing ala Iggy would have been your grand-parents. Eddie Vedder might have experienced it, but I doubt it. He wasn’t in pre-school yet.

So, I just believe in giving credit where it’s due. Although few will claim it, almost every hard-edged rock band has emulated Iggy Pop for the last thirty-something years. You’d think Rolling Stone would know that.

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Permalink | July 4th, 2007

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    • 3 Squawks to “Why Iggy should be in the rock n roll Hall of Fame”

    1. Cristin Squawked:
      July 6th, 2007 at 9:32 am

      I LOVE that you wrote “while Neil was whining with Crosby, Stills and Nash.” I quite adore the album “So Far” but ALWAYS flip past “Helpless.” Gahh!! I can hear him in my head…

    2. Moonage Squawked:
      July 6th, 2007 at 10:06 am

      To be fair to Neil, there was a lot of whining going on in 1970. I never enjoyed that too much. I enjoyed some Neil stuff, but basically “Southern Man” and “Like a Hurricane” are pretty much it.

      To get back on topic, I always enjoyed Iggy a LOT more and have always felt he was more of an influence on the rock scene than Neil ever was. He just never got the PR machine going. Apparently never will. It’s hard to find good Iggy footage from the old days. But when you do, it’s a lot more exciting than the wildest, craziest moment the Neils of rock ever dreamed of.

    3. Moonage Political Webdream » Blog Archive » This is what too many drugs will do for you Squawked:
      October 16th, 2007 at 10:15 am

      [...] somewhat frequently in the news of late for basically doing what he’s always done. Whine. And, whine really about things I can only attribute to too much drug use screwing his ability to [...]

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