Upon its release, the album received divided, albeit largely positive reviews from music critics, with many noting a change in musical tone from his earlier work, which received mixed responses. Low was released in January 1977 and was a commercial success, compelling RCA Records to release The Idiot two months later. The album's title was taken from Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel of the same name, while Erich Heckel's painting Roquairol inspired its artwork.Īfter the album was completed, Bowie began recording his next album Low, which features a sound similar to The Idiot. Pop wrote most of the lyrics in response to the music Bowie was creating. Bowie composed most of the music and contributed a major portion of the instrumentation. Further sessions took place at Musicland Studios in Munich in August. Recording for it began at the château in June 1976 and continued into July. The two settled into the Château d'Hérouville in Hérouville, where Bowie agreed to produce an album for Pop.ĭescribed by Pop as "a cross between James Brown and Kraftwerk", The Idiot marks a departure from the proto-punk of the Stooges to a more subdued, mechanical sound with electronic overtones. At the end of the tour, Pop agreed to join Bowie, also struggling with drug addiction, in moving to Europe to rid themselves of their addictions. Pop accepted an invitation to accompany his friend David Bowie on his Isolar Tour.
Although attempts to get sober proved unsuccessful, by 1976, he was ready to end his addiction. After the break-up of his band the Stooges in 1974, Pop struggled with drug addiction. The Idiot is the debut studio album by American musician Iggy Pop, released on March 18, 1977, through RCA Records.
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