ShadowOfTheWave Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Izzy's first post-Guns album. Anyone a fan? Would any of the songs have made good GNR tracks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maynard Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Never liked Izzy's solo albums. They make me question this supposed amazing songwriting ability that many people mention in order to diminish Slash's importance in Guns. They all sound like Stones + Aerosmith to me. Not that I can't enjoy a nice 3 min rock n' roll song from time to time, but Slash is way better at doing it, IMO. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnrjanus Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 I love Izzy's, shuffle it all song. It reminds me of gnr stuff he wrote. Just wonderfull melody's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuzeville Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Never liked Izzy's solo albums. They make me question this supposed amazing songwriting ability that many people mention in order to diminish Slash's importance in Guns. They all sound like Stones + Aerosmith to me. Not that I can't enjoy a nice 3 min rock n' roll song from time to time, but Slash is way better at doing it, IMO.Same here. This album was a big disappointment for me and I pretty much gave up on Izzy after this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetchild Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 I prefer 117 degrees, but Ju Ju Hounds is also a great album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GivenToFly Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 I love Izzy's albums, they're all beautiful pieces of music (except the acoustic album, although I still like that one, just less than the others).I prefer 117, River and Like A Dog to Ju Ju Hounds, but they're all excellent really. Shuffle It All is undeniably a masterpiece of a song, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlashisGOD Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 I think my favorite is Ride On. Needles, California, Ride On, those are really good songs.I like all of his solo albums though. If anything, he showed why he is irreplacable in GN'R. He brought the stripped down, rock n' roll vibe to the band and was very underappreciated, even by his own band members at times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GivenToFly Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 What I don't like about his songwriting is how little variation there is in themes. Seems like most of his songs are about relaxing, the freedom of the open road, and how hot it is outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixes Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Never liked Izzy's solo albums. They make me question this supposed amazing songwriting ability that many people mention in order to diminish Slash's importance in Guns. They all sound like Stones + Aerosmith to me. Not that I can't enjoy a nice 3 min rock n' roll song from time to time, but Slash is way better at doing it, IMO.This....The Izzy-GNR songs, to me, are among the worst in the GNR catalog...And Izzy's solo albums are worse..boring to the point of inducing tears, they sound lazy and rushed and his vocals are terrible...his lyrics are better off not even mentioning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luciusfunk Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 It's the only Izzy album I've enjoyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris 55 Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 There are some really good songs on there and it was my most borrowed CD. Shuffle It All and Come On Now Inside are masterpieces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlinkafayette Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 That album is excellentThis is always a great listen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlashisGOD Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 What I don't like about his songwriting is how little variation there is in themes. Seems like most of his songs are about relaxing, the freedom of the open road, and how hot it is outside.That's what makes it for me. Sometimes I just want to listen to more mellow stuff and what's better than cruising down the open road on a beautiful summer day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDaisy Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 I would take Izzy's solo albums over anything Slash and Axl have done post-1993; in fact I would probably take Stradlin's better records over Use Your Illusion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunsfanoldie Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 His first album is excellent. I've heard the same is true of the rest of his albums, I just haven't gotten around to them. But the first one is a classic. Its the classic George Harrison type thing of leaving a huge group and basically being like "this is what I've had in my tank" and it blows everyone away. At least IMO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circusboy666 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I think ju ju hounds is his most complete album that i can listen to beginning to end. I think that sound fits him well. While i still like all his other albums they dont flow as well and have more of an album with 2 or 3 singles where his first flows very well. still prefer his stuff way more than slash or duffs solo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardNixon Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 One of the most underrated albums of the 1990s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendez Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I usually listen to it as cruising music. I really like his latest single "Upside" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlashisGOD Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 That's exactly where his music fits best: driving down the highway. It's relaxed. I get the feeling of tranquility when listening to mostly all of his albums. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axlspants Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Ju Ju Hounds is a fantastic album. I remember when it came out, I was disapointed because it didn't sound anything like GnR but my taste in music has developed over the years and I now appreciate what a great record it is. Nice and chilled out. I wish they had made more music together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real McCoy Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 One of my favorite albums of all-time, and "Shuffle It All" is one of my favorite songs of all-time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I liked the live album Buried Alive.As for the rest Izzy's stuff is very uninspired and uninteresting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Minus Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I really dig his solo stuff. He is a talented songwriter and his slow paced "ballad" type songs are great. His voice suits that kinda stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eschman Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Train Tracks and Come on Now Inside....my band in college killed those songs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 Only Izzy could write Time Gone By, could have been the next Patience. Up Jumped the Devil could be the start of a new Double Talking Jive. Somebody Knockin' and Shuffle It All would go straight on Persistence of Insanity (UYI III). I really think he's a natural born songwriter, like Dylan. he can just bang out album after album. he has the knack. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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