Turn on the Water

The first truly memorable--by that I mean more or less imprinted in my memory forever--episode of 120 Minutes was 1992's top 20 video special, hosted by Iggy Pop. Iggy's presence was the first thing that drew me. I was a major Stooges person at the time (the "true" roots of grunge, I snootily informed everyone who thought they were cool for liking such "unknowns" as Mother Love Bone), and had also gotten into Iggy's Bowie-directed Berlin stuff (The Idiot especially). Anyway, over the next few days I'm going to try to find videos from Iggy's countdown. Most of these videos were the first exposure I had to the respective bands.

First up, Afghan Whigs' "Turn on the Water." Great song, great video. I mean, Dulli and co. thrashing around in a b&w checkered bathroom? Expressionistic AND anarchic rebellion!