Skull Ring


Skull Ring is the fourteenth studio album by American rock singer Iggy Pop, released in November 2003. Every track on the album features guest performers, such as the Stooges, the Trolls, Green Day, Sum 41, and Peaches.

Background

The performers on most of the tracks on the album are the Trolls, Iggy's band from the Beat 'Em Up era. Members of his original band the Stooges also appear on some of the tracks.
One single, "Little Know It All", was released from the album and featured Sum 41, and the music video for the song received significant airplay.. "Little Know It All" also appeared in the video game NASCAR Thunder 2004.

Track listing

  1. "Little Electric Chair" – 4:40
  2. "Perverts in the Sun" – 3:18
  3. "Skull Ring" – 3:51
  4. "Superbabe" – 4:09
  5. "Loser" – 2:41
  6. "Private Hell" – 2:50
  7. "Little Know It All" – 3:33
  8. "Whatever" – 3:16
  9. "Dead Rock Star" – 4:39
  10. "Rock Show" – 2:08
  11. "Here Comes the Summer" – 4:53
  12. "Motor Inn" – 4:11
  13. "Inferiority Complex" – 4:13
  14. "Supermarket" – 3:01
  15. "'Til Wrong Feels Right" – 3:13
  16. "Blood on Your Cool" – 7:02
  17. "Nervous Exhaustion"
; B-sides and alternative versions
  • "Motor Inn" – 6:12
  • "Motor Inn" – 6:12
  • "Jose the Arab" – 2:56
  • "Ready to Run" – 3:02

    Personnel

  • Iggy Pop – lead vocals, acoustic guitar on track 15
  • Whitey Kirst – guitar on tracks 2, 4, 8, 11, 13, 16, 17
  • Pete Marshall – bass on tracks 2, 4, 8, 11, 13, 16, 17
  • Alex Kirst – drums, percussion on tracks 2, 4, 8, 11, 13, 16, 17
  • Ron Asheton – guitar, bass on tracks 1, 3, 5, 9
  • Scott Asheton – drums, percussion on tracks 1, 3, 5, 9
  • Billie Joe Armstrong – guitar, backing vocals on tracks 6, 14
  • Mike Dirnt – bass on tracks 6, 14
  • Tré Cool – drums, percussion on tracks 6, 14
  • Deryck Whibley – rhythm guitar, vocals on track 7
  • Dave Baksh – lead guitar on track 7
  • Jason McCaslin – bass on track 7
  • Steve Jocz – drums, percussion on track 7
  • Peaches – vocals, electronics, samples on tracks 10, 12
  • Steve Keeping – additional drums on tracks 10, 12

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