Released June 18, 2001 Length 72:27 Producer Iggy Pop | Genre Hard rock
punk rock Label Virgin | |
Recorded Hit Factory Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida, United States | ||
Beat 'Em Up, recorded at Hit Factory Criteria studios in Miami Beach, Florida, 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.
Contents
Background
Beat 'Em Up was the first self-produced album by Iggy Pop. Art Collins, Pop's manager, said on the work: "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."
Release
The album was released on June 18, 2001, and included as an unmentioned bonus the song acknowledged as "Sterility" on tour playlists, featured right after "VIP". "Sterility" was a rhythmic rant, but not in the aggro-core vein of "Mask", "L.O.S.T", "Howl", or the title track.
Reception and aftermath
"Mask" was included on the compilation A Million in Prizes: The Anthology. The murder by drive-by shooting of bassist Lloyd 'Mooseman' Roberts, a former member of Ice-T's Body Count and a member of The Trolls at the time of his death, postponed plans to tour, though "Mask" was performed to great effect on the Late Show with David Letterman.
Track listing
All songs composed by Iggy Pop and Whitey Kirst, except where indicated.
- "Mask" (Iggy Pop, Lloyd "Mooseman" Roberts, Alex Kirst, Whitey Kirst) - 2:53
- "L.O.S.T." - 3:24
- "Howl" - 5:05
- "Football" - 3:52
- "Savior" - 4:37
- "Beat 'Em Up" - 4:26
- "Talking Snake" - 4:28
- "Jerk" - 3:44
- "Death is Certain" - 4:38
- "Go for the Throat" (Pop, Mooseman, Kirst, Kirst) - 3:56
- "Weasels" - 2:59
- "Drink New Blood" - 4:33
- "It's All Shit" - 4:57
- "Ugliness" - 5:37
- "V.I.P." (Pop, Mooseman, Kirst, Kirst) - 7:01
- ''Sterility - 5:39
B-sides and alternate versions
Personnel
The Trolls
with: