Rate Izzy's albums!

[Assman]

How would you rate Izzy's albums? Personally I think only one album is really good. The first one I think is a really good album, worth 9 out of 10. The others are uneven and worth more like 4 or 5 out of 10. The latest album is the worst in my opinion, it doesn't seem to have finished songs on it. A couple of songs are good, but none are really good and some songs sounds half finished. So my rating would be:

1 Izzy Stradlin and the Ju Ju Hounds - 9 out 10

2 River - 5 out of 10

3 117 - 5 out of 10

4 On down the road - 3 out of 10

I don't have the album before "River", so I can't rate that one.

[Captain P?l]

one thing i wonder, on his solo albums, does he play the solo's himself? or is it that taz guy?

i think river or 117 degrees are the best album... dont really like juju hounds...

[Assman]

I never read anything on that subject, but I know that Rick Richards played most solos on the first album.

[jarmo]

one thing i wonder, on his solo albums, does he play the solo's himself? or is it that taz guy?

Taz is the drummer on 117?, Ride On, River and On Down The Road.



/jarmo

[Izzy]

Izzy's albums are essential his attempt at a Rolling Stones album - if you like their stuff u can't really help but appreciate Izzy's stuff, I have the albums that are available in this country - no 'One down the Road' for me

Anyway 117 degrees is my favourite - it makes a refreshing break from thrash metal

[Walapino]

117? is my favorite too, I like the Rolling Stones so I tend to like most of Izzy stuff.
Cant wait for his next cd and wishing he includes stuff from his VR sessions 

[Skeletor]

River: 9
117?: 8
...and the Ju Ju Hounds: 8
On Down the Road: 6
Ride On: 5

[Rohlm]

Ju Ju Hounds- 9
River- 5
117- 6
Ride On- 6
On Down the Road- 7

[Doc Emmett Brown]

I've only got one of his albums, and a couple of mp3s from his other stuff   

117 degrees:  8/10

[Izzy]

Between us we must represent 90% of the people who have actually bought Izzy albums

[Rohlm]

Sad huh?

[jarmo]

I only have the ones that have been released in Europe, but I guess I like 117? the most at the moment.

Followed by Ju Ju Hounds and River.



/jarmo

[Assman]

I don?t mean to sound negative, but what is it that you like so much about the other albums? I think they are OK, but in my opinion "Izzy Stradlin and the Ju Ju Hounds" is all on its own. This is a record not to far behind Guns n?Roses best albums. Maybe he saved some material before he quit? Personally I think its much better than "Spaghetti Incident?" and almost as good as "Lies".

[noonespecial]

I like the Ju Ju Hounds album (Somebody's Knocking, Shuffle it All,and of course his remake of Ronnie's Take a look..which was on his first solo album, and Train Tracks with the bubbling bong in the beginning--it's definitely got an old "Stones Blues feel" to it which I can totally get into personally)
Ride On (I love The Groper!...and Needles) 
River (like the title track, very positive, pretty "zen" for Izzy- LOL! Album is actually a bit softer than the rest but I like it anyways.
117 Degrees (Love the tune Ain't that a Bitch...it's like he's telling someone what he thinks about them without resorting to the typical curse words and victum approach-I like it, Methanol's another favorite)

[IzzyDutch]

I like all the albums, but 117 degrees and Ride On are my favourites

My least favourite would be River, because of the guitarsound

[mrlee]

i recently heard 177 degrees and thought it was boring. It wasnt exactly rock, it was more indi-rock with a solo in the back ground. To slow for me. 

[IzzyDutch]

117 degrees has the most variety of all of Izzy's albums, it's got slow acoustic songs, slow and fast paced rockers, rockabilly songs, surfrock songs and blues songs

[Mikkamakka]

I have the Juju Hounds album, Ride On and 117 Degrees, and I'd rate all 6/10. Typical Izzy, good listenings, the best Stones albums in the 90s, but nothing special.

[Seb]

i've only got river, i would rate it with a 6

[pettyblue440]

I have ju ju hounds, 117, and river.  I would rate them in that order.