NEW IZZY ALBUM "MIAMI" OUT NOW

[Jim Bob]

sounds good     izzy is the best solo artist out of all the ex-gunners.  easily.

[IzzyDutch]

I really liked FSO Ragga , I thought it had a Zappaesque quality .

Yeah.. when I heard FSO Ragga for the first time immediately I thought of this quote

-Izzy's always been a fan of reggae dude Lee 'Scratch' Perry, "his stuff just floors me, man"-

http://www.chopaway.com/classicrock2001.php

Cause he's no doubt heavily inspired by Lee on this track with the samples and weird trippy sounds

[gnrfanxxx]

the Ragga song was pretyty bad for my taste but the other one was good so ill buy this on Itunes when it comes out

[jarmo]

I've been listening to The Clash lately and Izzy reminds me of them in a way.

They weren't just a punk band, they did all kinds of stuff, just like Izzy isn't stuck in doing just the "old blues rock thing".


It'll be interesting to hear the album.




/jarmo

[isa]

Always making good music, I loved him,  , my god faster than CHD, by the way, I liked the song is very good

[Sandinista]

I've been listening to The Clash lately and Izzy reminds me of them in a way.

Along with the Ramones and the Stones they're probably his most noticeable influence.

[Booker Floyd]

"FSO Ragga" does absolutely nothing for me.

"TJ," on the other hand, sounds pretty good. 

[badapple81]

I enjoyed the last album, Like a Dog. Will definately see what this one is all about.

[nyd]

News of Izzy Stradlins forthcoming release "MIAMI" has been showing up on websites around the world. You will find news articles linked below.

Izzy Stradlin has also asked that two more samples from the album be made available to the fans. As promised in our original article, the samples are from "Buildings In The Sky" and "Let Go" ~ they can be downloaded from the front page of ChopAway.com

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Enjoy the new samples.

[don_vercetti]

thanks, god, i cant WAIT for this.  Izzy is just the coolest. 

[nyd]

Update May 08 2007 #2 - From ChopAway.com

Izzy has mentioned that he will soon be sharing some inside information regarding the album, prior to its appearance on iTunes. He intends to send along the albums full tracklist, information about the sound of the album, aswell as a few more promotional photos. Stay tuned for this exclusive update, coming soon.

[Genesis]

Izzy Rules.

[FunkyMonkey]

Izzy article...nothing new but there is a pic.

Izzy Stradlin Going Online Only With Miami

http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2007/05/0922.cfm

[nyd]

The image in the above mentioned atricle is actually from the ODTR promotion. Taken sometime in 2001.

[nyd]

With "MIAMI" soon to be available on iTunes we quickly caught up with Izzy to ask for the tracklist for the upcoming album ~ and to answer some of the fans speculation about the album. Let's begin with the tracklist:

"Ok...

1. TJ
2. Buildings In The Sky
3. Let Go
4. JR's Song
5. Partly Cloudy
6. Waiting
7. Bombs Away
8. Tough Check
9. Pick Up The Phone
10. Everythings Alright
11. FSO Ragga"

You should have already listened to the samples Izzy made available, if not you can download them from the front page of ChopAway.com. We asked Izzy if he could further describe the sounds found on "MIAMI", and here's what he had to say:

"Sure, it's a lot like early solo stuff. It's got a few organs, and key bits you will hear.... Some heavys and a couple balladish tunes, raggae...........".

Izzy also mentioned that he will try to make some new photos available to the fans in the future ~ hopefully before Miami is available on iTunes.

Remember to check back soon for possible further updates whilst we await the albums appearance on iTunes.

Fan Trivia : This is the first solo album that Izzy Stradlin has released where the album title does not come from a song of the same name.

Source: ChopAway.com

[jarmo]

Will there be a digital booklet to go with the album?




/jarmo

[nyd]

Will there be a digital booklet to go with the album?

/jarmo

No mention of this yet. The cover artwork (the steelmill photo posted last week) will be available for download in high res, but whether we have back covers sent over etc I dont know.

If not I presume a few fans will be working on putting some together 

[Timothy]

his other albums were pretty damn good looking forward to checking this one out too.

[Badapple89]

Hmmmmm, i'm sure there were more posts in here the last time i looked 

[novemberparadise23]

i have a question since ive never bought an izz ysolo album, but does his solo stuff fall inline with the songs he wrote in gnr( like dust n bones, 14 years and you ain't the first )?