VA - We Will Fall: The Iggy Pop Tribute

There is no musical phenomenon more tired at this point than the tribute album, but here are two welcome exceptions. "We Will Fall" rises above the sad and sorry norm by presenting a variety of stylistically diverse covers of Iggy's best tunes, most of them from the Stooges era. Chalk it up to the fact that it's hard to screw up when the material is this powerful (the Roky Erickson tribute Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye is the only other disc that comes close, or the fact that the Iggster tends to inspire people to reach for that last drop of adrenaline. Among the high-energy highlights: Joey Ramone's version of "1969"; Monster Magnet's "Gimme Danger"; Pansy Division's "Loose," and "I Got A Right" by the reunited Misfits (who really ought to quit while they're ahead with this track). None of these beat the originals, but they certainly pack a wallop in their own right.

We Will Fall: The Iggy Pop Tribute (1997)

01 - Joey Ramone - 1969

02 - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Search And Destroy

03 - Joan Jett And The Blackhearts - Real Wild Child

04 - Adolph's Dog - Ordinary Bummer

05 - Misfits - I Got A Right

06 - Monster Magnet - Gimme Danger

07 - NY Loose - Lust For Life

08 - Pansy Division - Loose

09 - Lunachicks - The Passenger

10 - Superdrag - 1970

11 - Nada Surf - I'm Sick Of You

12 - Blacks 77 - Funtime

13 - D-Generation - I Got Nothing

14 - Jayne County - Down On The Street/Little Doll

15 - Sugar Ray - Cold Metal

16 - Extra Fancy - Sell Your Love

17 - 7 Year Bitch - Shake Appeal

18 - Bush Tetras - Sister Midnight

19 - Holly Bulls - TV Eye

20 - Lenny Kaye - We Will Fall

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