However, Iggy also seems clearly afraid to push this material too far, and the caution robs the songs (nine of which are drawn from the Stooges' songbook) of much of their life force. Iggy & Ziggy: Cleveland '77 finds Iggy in fine voice, and at a time when he had a lot to prove, he leaves no doubt he was a solid musician and showman, singing with a sense of control and dynamics he couldn't approach with the Raw Power-era Stooges. Unfortunately, anyone familiar with Iggy's body of work knows the last thing you want from one of his live shows is a professional-sounding performance without a sense of danger, and unfortunately, that's what the audience got during this Mashow in Cleveland, OH, part of a three-night stand Iggy and the band would perform at the Agora Ballroom. Bowie's presence insured a larger audience than Iggy had attracted during the grim final days of his band, and he was determined to prove he could deliver the goods without making a spectacle of himself or collapsing into a drug-sodden heap on-stage.
Bowie produced Iggy's first solo album, The Idiot, and after Iggy set up a tour to promote the record, Bowie put together the band and tagged along as their keyboard player. In 1976, Iggy Pop had hit bottom after the messy breakup of the Stooges and he needed help, and when friend and fan David Bowie offered to lend him a hand, he was smart and grateful enough to accept.
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