Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2023 by Iggy Pop

Iggy Pop Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2023

80
ChoruScore Critic consensus / 100

Released Jan 24, 2025 earMUSIC

Consensus forming 4 professional reviews Updated Oct 15, 2026

Broadly positive consensus

Consensus is still forming across 4 professional reviews. Iggy Pop's Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2023 captures a rock legend still moving at full throttle, turning a career-spanning set into a forceful showcase for punk energy and live-band chemistry.

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Critics' Top Tracks

The songs critics returned to most

01

Search and Destroy - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2023

1 critic mention

02

Raw Power - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2023

1 critic mention

03

Frenzy - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2023

1 critic mention

Full critic consensus

Iggy Pop's Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2023 captures a rock legend still moving at full throttle, turning a career-spanning set into a forceful showcase for punk energy and live-band chemistry. Its 80/100 consensus score across four professional reviews points to a warmly received performance, with the available review praising Pop for delivering the goods without wasting a moment and for keeping the show from stagnating.

The record’s appeal lies in its momentum and range: genre-blending arrangements give familiar material room to breathe without sanding down its raw edge. Among the identified highlights, “Search and Destroy,” “Raw Power,” “Modern Day Ripoff,” “Frenzy,” and “Lust for Life” sketch out the set’s sweep from foundational punk to newer work. These tracks are individual standouts in the available track data, rather than songs repeatedly singled out across the reviews. The critical consensus suggests a lively, compelling concert document, powered by a band that keeps pace with Pop’s intensity. For anyone asking whether this Iggy Pop release is worth hearing, its score and the praise for his undiminished fire make a persuasive case; the reviews below offer a closer look at the performance.

Track Ratings

How critics rated each track, relative to this album (0-100). Only tracks that made critics feel something are rated.

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1

Five Foot One - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2023

1 mention
50
04:21
2

T.V. Eye - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2023

1 mention
63
03:30
3

Modern Day Ripoff - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2023

1 mention
63
03:20
4

Raw Power - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2023

1 mention
88
04:18
5

Gimme Danger - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2023

1 mention
50
04:29
6

The Passenger - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2023

1 mention
63
05:41
7

Lust for Life - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2023

1 mention
75
05:14
8

Endless Sea - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2023

1 mention
25
04:52
9

Death Trip - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2023

1 mention
63
05:28
10

Sick of You - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2023

1 mention
37
06:31
11

I Wanna Be Your Dog - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2023

1 mention
63
05:36
12

Search and Destroy - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2023

1 mention
100
07:07
13

Mass Production - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2023

1 mention
50
06:55
14

Nightclubbing - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2023

1 mention
5
04:00
15

Down on the Street - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2023

1 mention
63
04:27
16

Loose - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2023

1 mention
63
03:16
17

Frenzy - Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2023

1 mention
75
05:24

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What Critics Are Saying

Deep insights from 4 critics who reviewed this album

Critic's Take

Iggy Pop doesn’t waste a moment on Live At Montreux Jazz Festival 2023, still raging hard and delivering the smoking goods. Pop and company keep things from stagnating, and the rock and roll legend is still firing on all cylinders.

Key Points

  • The album's core strength is a razor-sharp band carrying Pop's punk energy through dense, varied arrangements.

Themes

punk energy career-spanning performance genre-blending arrangements live-band chemistry