foghat43 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 (edited) Regretfully I've not kept up with Izzy's solo career that much. I've listened sporadically over the years (mostly to Ju Ju Hounds and Like a Dog), but I'm just not that familiar with all of the albums. I tried the forum's search engine because I assume that this topic has probably already been discussed numerous times, but I only found one discussion and it was somewhat old. For some reason I don't seem to have much luck with the search function.So what are your recommendations on good places to start exploring the Izzy catalog...What is the best overall Izzy album?And more specifically...what is the best hard rock/GnR sounding Izzy album?Thanks! Edited January 27, 2014 by foghat43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRanOutOfIdeas Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 His debut undeniably. Same goes for Gilby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfuckinga Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Like A Dog Its not only his best but it is the most GNR sounding album he has done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinseyHolley Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 117 is also excellent. Is kind of/was supposed to be the follow up to Juju Hounds. Not a single track on it that I have to skip.I respect his disdain for fame and reluctance to be in the spotlight but I wish he weren't so fucking sincere about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfuckinga Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 117 actually has a few Ju Ju songs on it. I love it, but I put Like A Dog on the most. Chop Away is his best song. (I say that cos Shuffle It All is a Ju Ju Hounds song) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daedalus Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 "Smoke" is my favorite one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 (edited) Dang, tough call. If I'd have to make a list from best to least good I'd go with this: 1. Ju Ju Hounds / 1172. 3. On Down The Road4. River5. Ride On6. Smoke7. Fire (The Acoustic Album)8. Miami / Wave Of Heat / Concrete9. 10.11. Like A DogNone of them are bad. I'm just not that high on Like A Dog. I was however one of the lucky people to have an official cd pressing of it, ordered on Izzy's website. Izzy is like Post-Back In Black AC/DC. It's never groundbreakingly different or daring. But that's ok because you can't have too much of a good thing. Edited January 29, 2014 by username Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfuckinga Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 "Smoke" is my favorite one.Smoke is great. I love the song Snow, my favorite off the album The instrumental, Smoke, is also pretty cool He did a GREAT reggae tune, Run In, on his River album and the title track from River is also excellent His newest songs are great as well, Upside and Baby Rann. Baby Rann, the iTunes version, has an extended reggae outtro jam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
username Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Izzy's flirts with reggae are great! I have the Japanese version of Ju Ju Hounds which has How Much on it. A great reggae tune as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daedalus Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Yeah, he has a bunch of cool songs... Here are few more: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wfuckinga Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Sweet Caress is overrated imo, Chop Away is better. Check out Raven and Waiting For My Ride from Wave of Heat, and Box, Fire and Airbus from Fire, The Acoustic Album as wellIzzy's flirts with reggae are great! I have the Japanese version of Ju Ju Hounds which has How Much on it. A great reggae tune as well. How Much is great, I have it on the Japanese JJH and the Shuffle It All single.Izzy's cover of Jivin' Sister Phanny and Highway 49 are incredible as well, those are on the Live EP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreshFromDetox Posted February 2, 2014 Share Posted February 2, 2014 I loved that JuJu Hounds album and the Shuffle it All video, but I guess I really wasn't interested enough to keep up after that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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