Sounds to me like Al Green and the Stones had a baby. My favorite song off their Half the City album. Don't care much for their subsequent work (aside from Apollo, which I could listen to on endless repeat), but this album kicks ass from start to finish.
For me this is a 10/10, their classic, no skips. Infusing reggae, ska and rockabilly with their punk roots, but it's organic and true to who they are. Two of the songs were even recorded in Kingston, Jamaica! Somewhat convinced that Tim Armstrong is a musical genius.
It was really this song that convinced me of the greatness of The Stooges. Not I Wanna Be Your Dog, not Gimme Danger. It’s just pure grimey, slimey, smokey, ashed out, liquor soaked cool. that wah-wah guitar is sick. The bass, too. And then you’ve Iggy, who’s practically (and probably was) down on his knees with the mic. It’s a steamy and desperate, almost ~almost~ tender performance that’s soaked in sex. i been hurt / and i dont care / cause i’m / burnin / inside / just dreamin / this life
Just overpowering soulfulness. An amazing musician and singer, such an incredible loss when his demons got the best of him. The sound he makes coming out of the conga break (around 9:10) gives me goosebumps.
