I think it's Iggy anyway....

Review Score: (4/10)
When Iggy is just speaking (as he does alot here) he sounds like a hybrid of David Bowie and Peter Murphy. The effect here does not work (IMHO).
On his other cds (American Ceasar, Skull Ring,Beat'em Up....to name a few) it works in spades. When "talking" on these other more radical (compared to here) Iggy recordings, there is an underlying vitriol seething under the surface which sooner than not punches itself to the surface through the music and vocals. His "speech" acts as a very brief interlude of intimacy giving the music a deeper layer, and allows his ranting to breathe alittle (along with the listener).
With AVENUE B the overall effect is droll, brooding monologe (however personal) that lacks fire and fortitude.It's as if Iggy is on heavy qualudes, locked away in solitary confinement looking at himself in a mirror, confessing his sins to the world as the blood drains out of him. I prefer the vim and vigor Iggy myself.

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