Iggy Pop Live at The Ritz November 14, 1986

This show was recorded at a very important time in Iggy's career. The early 1980s had not been kind to the godfather of punk. His last album, 1982's Zombie Birdhouse had flopped, and the years of drug and alcohol abuse were catching up to the now clean street walkin' cheetah. Iggy concentrated on getting himself in shape and even considered getting out of the music business entirely, taking up acting and showing up with bit parts in films like Sid and Nancy and The Color of Money. After a four-year hiatus, he finally felt ready to give it another go after writing some tunes with ex-Sex Pistol Steve Jones, who help co-produce his "comeback" record - 1986's Blah Blah Blah.