Aren’t you glad? Aren’t you filled with joy? Iggy Pop is still terrorizing middle America. And terrorizing them well.
Iggy Pop is one of the greatest musical minds of the last 50 years – either accidentally or on purpose. Started out as a drummer, wound up as a frontman for a band that’d churn out the dirtiest stage shows and the most raw and primal rock and roll that you could ask for. And for some reason last night, he was on American Idol. It was a weird combination, like pork chops and bananas, but it worked – to the point where Iggy Pop was a sought-after web figure the day afterwards. He got a standing ovation from the judges, contestants, and the audience.
And if that statement is weird to you, you don’t know Iggy Pop. When a 63-year old man is more charismatic than the last eleven or so seasons of your show – there’s a problem with the talent pool. Iggy Pop will piss in your talent pool, then pass out in it and somehow stay alive.
He’ll murder you with soul, and choppy drum beats. And he’ll swing his microphone like a phallic punk baton.
He’s a living legend, something that the American Idol audience is unfamiliar with. Enjoy the performance — and the dumbfounded looks on their faces.
Comments
gayle
July 7th, 2011 - 5:28:36 AM
uh no....everyone knows iggy pop. you act as if the young folks and audience were new to it. you insult him, when you state "He’s a living legend, something that the American Idol audience is unfamiliar with".
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