Beat 'Em Up

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Beat Em Up
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 18, 2001
RecordedDecember 2000
Studio Hit Factory Criteria (Miami)
Genre Heavy metal
Length72:27
Label Virgin
Producer Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop chronology
Avenue B
(1999)
Beat Em Up
(2001)
Skull Ring
(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.

Contents

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

The album 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".

Reception and aftermath

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 58/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Blistering Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [4]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Pitchfork 2.5/10 [6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Pitchfork was largely dismissive of the record, proclaiming its content "third-rate bar band stuff". [6] Several critics noted the similarity of the album to the nu metal bands of the time. [8]

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. Track 15 (7:10 + 1:01 silence + 4:59) features a hidden track, "Sterility".

  1. "Mask" (Iggy Pop, Lloyd "Mooseman" Roberts, Alex Kirst, Whitey Kirst) – 2:53
  2. "L.O.S.T." – 3:24
  3. "Howl" – 5:05
  4. "Football" – 3:52
  5. "Savior" – 4:37
  6. "Beat Em Up" – 4:26
  7. "Talking Snake" – 4:28
  8. "Jerk" – 3:44
  9. "Death is Certain" – 4:38
  10. "Go for the Throat" (Pop, Mooseman, Kirst, Kirst) – 3:56
  11. "Weasels" – 2:59
  12. "Drink New Blood" – 4:33
  13. "It's All Shit" – 4:57
  14. "Ugliness" – 5:37
  15. "V.I.P." (Pop, Mooseman, Kirst, Kirst) – 15:31

B-sides and alternate versions

Personnel

The Trolls

with:

Charts

Chart performance for Beat 'Em Up
Chart (2001)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [9] 70

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