Beat 'Em Up Explained

Beat Em Up
Type:studio
Artist:Iggy Pop
Cover:IggyPopBeatEmUp.jpg
Released:June 18, 2001
Recorded:December 2000
Studio:Hit Factory Criteria (Miami)
Genre:Heavy metal
Length:72:27
Label:Virgin
Producer:Iggy Pop
Prev Title:Avenue B
Prev Year:1999
Next Title:Skull Ring
Next Year:2003

Beat Em Up, is the thirteenth studio album by American rock singer Iggy Pop. Recorded at Hit Factory Criteria studios in Miami Beach, Florida, it is the first Iggy Pop album in which the Trolls were credited. The Trolls were: Iggy Pop, Whitey Kirst, Pete Marshall, Alex Kirst and Lloyd "Mooseman" Roberts.

Background

'Art Collins, Pop's manager, said of the album: "I'm not saying this is another Raw Power, but if Raw Power is a true Iggy album, then this is another true Iggy album". He added there would be some "ranting on the album, some humor, some rock on it."[1] The album was self-produced.

Release

Beat Em Up was released on June 18, 2001, and included as an unmentioned bonus the song acknowledged as "Sterility" on tour playlists,[1] featured right after "VIP". The album was dedicated to Mooseman, who had been killed in a drive-by shooting after its recording.[2]

Reception and aftermath

Reception

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iggy Pop: Beat Em Up Tour 2001. 2 October 2016.
  2. Web site: Iggy Pop: Beat Em Up Tour: Fall 2001 USA. Iggypop.org. 21 December 2020.