Comparing Iggy And Taj Mahal's Careers

Wyld Rice: In this TPT program that documents interesting topics about music, the host sets out to discover what exactly has kept Iggy Pop’s and Taj Mahal’s careers in the pop music industry alive and well. Even after many years in the industry, both Iggy and Taj have continued to remain relevant. Although they do not adapt to the ever changing trends of cultural taste and musical popularity, they have not been dismissed by fans, and perhaps their independence from the trends has kept the interest of people. The host, through interviews of both Taj and Iggy, and clips of their performances, hopes to learn just what keeps them popular and prevalent.
Taj and Iggy, respectively, bring an aspect of themselves in their performances and style of music that starkly contrasts the other; Genre is the obvious one: Iggy tends to a more pop rock approach: scratchy voice, …show more content…
Numerous times does the ideas of rawness, honesty, and authenticity come up. In regards to Iggy, as the host says: “there is a certain honesty to him that comes right through. With a lot of groups, you can tell it is just an act, but with him (Iggy), you can believe it’s one hundred percent authentic, and maybe that’s what makes Iggy “pop”. – (1 min) In the clips of his performances, he has a style that does come off as raw and “pure”- as one fan claims- , his larger than life character does not seem concerned or wavered by the portrayal of others, and that gives him no need to perfect his act through scripts. Like a film, it relies on authenticity to fully engage the viewer: you cannot “lose” yourself in the music or in the film being reminded that it is not real. You either would have to completely perfect the act, which unfortunately is a near impossible feat; or just go raw, unwavered, and perform honest to the music and the atmosphere, as the atmosphere is always different; and Iggy Pop does just that. Iggy claims: ‘Why is my music (good?), It’s very simple: Do it