When the very successful "Post Pop Depression" appeared, it seemed to be the last work of Iggy Pop, a kind of musical will of punk rock father. He didn't last long, because only after three years he founded us the eighteenth in his career album with an unambiguous title. "
"Free" is a completely different album from earlier American productions. At 72, he is still looking and surprising. The introduction to it is a short title track in which, against the background of the ambient sounds of the synthesizer (Sarah Lipstate aka Noveller) and the improvising trumpet (Leron Thomas), Iggy Pop repeats the words "I wanna be free" like a mantra.
The musician flirts with jazz and electronics in the moody "Sonala", which is a continuation of the search for David Bowie contained on the album "Blackstar". In "We Are The People" Iggy Pop recites a poem by another deceased friend - Lou Reed, and "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" is another poetry portion, this time by Dylan Thomas.
On this little rock album definitely the closest rock is the song "Loves Missing" with a functioning guitar and almost shouted out finale. "James Bond" with retro sound straight from the 1960s falls out, which could easily get into the movie about the adventures of Agent 007. Just over half an hour of music, and so much is going on here. Another excellent rock dinosaur album.