Last Update: March 1, 2001
3.1.01
i got this new from another site:
BIG NEWS!!! Ian Mclagan has confirmed to Markus that he will be playing on the next Izzy album called 'River'. So this means that 'River' is on his way to the stores... He (Ian) also said he has been with band last weekend, so I think they have been practicing or recording I hope it was practicing because that would mean they're planning a tour.... so this is GREAT NEWS!!! Izzy is coming with Rick Richards, Duff Mckagan, Taz Bentley and Ian Mclagan on his new album 'River'.
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The new Izzy album is pretty good, you can order a copy from: CD Japan or amazon.com
I will be posting a review on my GNR site soon
12.5.99
Thanks to Tetsuya @ YESTERDAZE for the Izzy news!
Izzy will release his 3rd solo album called "Ride On" via "Universal Victor". The street date is 16th,Dec.
Hello from YESTERDAZE,Japan. Today I got the press release of Izzy's 3rd solo album called "Ride On". The full track listing is here,though a part of what I put the song listing last time was wrong. I put the correct song titles this time. 1: Ride On 2: California 3: Spazed 4: Primitive Man 5: Trance Mission 6: Needles 7: The Groper 8: Here Comes the Rain 9: Hometown 10: Highway Zero. * Total time is 37min 54 seconds. * All songs are written by Izzy except The Groper by Izzy/Rick Richards.
Check back for more info as it becomes available!
Izzy Rides on With New Disc
GN'R guitarist Izzy Stradlin returns as his former band does the same Izzy is ready to rock.
Reclusive former Guns N' Roses guitarist Izzy Stradlin is resurfacing with a new album next month, but U.S. fans will be disappointed to hear that it's only being released in Japan. A spokesperson for Stradlin confirms that the CD, titled Ride On, is set to go on sale in that country on Dec. 16. It features former GN'R bassist Duff McKagan along with Stradlin's other regular cohorts, Rick Richards (formerly of Georgia Satellites) on guitar and Taz Bentley (formerly of Rev. Horton Heat) on drums. The self-produced album was started at the guitarist's home studio last year, and later finished at a Los Angeles-area facility. Stradlin and crew are scheduling live appearances in Japan for early in the new year.
Stradlin, one of GN'R's main songwriters, walked away from the group in the middle of a video shoot at the peak of the band's career back in 1991. Fed up with the drug-addled Hollywood scene, the music business and the chaos known as Guns N' Roses, the guitarist headed home to the quiet obscurity of Indiana.
A year later, he somewhat half-heartedly launched a solo career, releasing the Izzy Stradlin and the JuJu Hounds album in 1992 and touring to support the CD. He spent the next few years travelling around the world with extended stays in Spain, England, Trinidad, Costa Rica, Denmark and Sweden before he eventually followed it up with 117 Degrees in 1998. However, reportedly angered by the media's insistence on asking GN'R-related questions, Stradlin also walked away from his press and promotion commitments, and the record quickly dropped off the musical map, prompting flat sales and strained relations with his then label, Geffen. A short time later, Stradlin extracted himself from his contract.
Stradlin, true to form, does not appear to be actively seeking an American release, although an unconfirmed Web report says that the guitarist might eventually sell the album on his own label through his Web site. His spokesperson says no plans exist at this time to release the album outside of Japan. Sources close to the guitarist, however, say that a U.K. deal is a good possibility.
source: Rollingstone
There's a review of 117* in the June issue of Playboy. Here it is: "Axl Rose and Slash were the flashy frontmen of GNR, but rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin' was the heartbeat. His 2nd solo album, 117*, with ex-Georgia Satellites guitarist Rick Richards, is the closest you'll get to the Gunners' original ragged, punkmetal glory. Both Izzy and Rick are diciples of the Keith Richards school of swagger and swing. "Ain't It a Bitch" is the song you desparately wanted to hear on the latest Stones album (agreed! -ed.). But like Keith, Izzy's weakness is his vocals. His weathered voice lacks force. If he can beef it up, he could turn a damned good band into a great one."