Izzy Stradlin & The Ju Ju Houn [Import]

Izzy Stradlin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 1, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Universal Japan/Zoom
• ASIN: B002OIH87E
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #814,773 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Product Description

Japanese SHM paper sleeve pressing. Features 2009 remastering. The SHM-CD [Super High Material CD] format features enhanced audio quality through the use of a special polycarbonate plastic. Using a process developed by JVC & Universal Music Japan discovered through the joint companies' research into LCD display manufacturing SHM-CDs feature improved transparency on the data side of the disc allowing for more accurate reading of CD data by the CD player laser head. SHM-CD format CDs are fully compatible with standard CD players. Universal. 2009.

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Stones could have done no better!, August 22, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Izzy Stradlin & Ju Ju Hounds (Audio CD)

When Jeffrey "Izzy Stradlin" Isbell left Guns n' Roses back in 1991, I was very excited to hear his first solo album. At first I was a little disappointed - this is not very much like G n'R - but this album really grows on you, and now, 6 or 7 years later, "Izzy Stradlin and the JuJu Hounds" is one of my favorite albums. It was Axl Roses loss for sure when Stradlin chose to leave.

This is a great, raw and raunchy slice of rock and roll, in the style of The Rolling Stones, and filled with good guitar work from Izzy himself and lead guitarist Rick Richards, formerly of The Georgia Satellites. If you've listened to the track "Dust n' Bones", sung by Izzy on Guns n' Roses' album "Use Your Illusion I", you'll have a pretty good idea what to expect.

But still, this is NOT Guns n' Roses revisited, and thank heavens for that! This album is filled with solid, straightforward rock and roll, and Izzy has cultivated a hoarse, nasal vocal style which actually suits the songs pretty well.

Izzy Stradlin was never as extrovert or as carismatic as Axl Rose or fellow Guns n' Roses guitarist Slash, but he is a better (and less pretentious) songwriter by far, and this is a truly great, timeless rock and roll album.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of rocks great lost treasures, May 5, 2005

By	Daniel Maltzman (Arlington, MA, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Izzy Stradlin & Ju Ju Hounds (Audio CD)

The fact that this album is out-of-print is rather depressing. In a perfect world, where album sales are based on quality, this album would have gone multi-platinum. But at least you can buy it used.

Izzy Stradlin's debut "Izzy Stradlin and the Ju Ju Houds" is simply one of rock's great unknown treasures. Stradlin created an "Exile On Main Street" for the 90s, yet few people have ever heard it.

Stradlin was the most underrated member of Guns N' Roses. Slash had the killer solos, Axl has the charisma, but Stradlin, along with Rose, was the great songwriter. Some of Stradlin's best work was written after he left Guns N' Roses. What you get with "Izzy Stradlin and the Ju Hounds" is basically a Rolling Stones/Faces sounding album for the early 90s.

Stradlin's influence in GN'R can be heard on such songs as "Double Talkin' Jive," "Dust N' Bones," and "14 Years." If you liked those songs, this album is for you.

This album is all killer and no filler. If you haven't heard this album yet, do yourself a favor and order a copy.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better Than G'N'R', November 6, 2001

By	Martin Lemos (Millbrae) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Izzy Stradlin & Ju Ju Hounds (Audio CD)

For those of you looking for typical G'N'R sounding music, look elsewhere, this album has a more straight ahead, bluesy sound to it. I bought this album when it first came out in 1992 and can say that I always enjoy listening to it, neve getting tired of it. The album starts off with "Somebody Knockin" and continues to shine from there. Take a listen to "Pressure Drop", "Shuffle It All", "How Will It Go", and "Train Tracks" to get a real sense of how great this album is. "Take A Look At The Guy" with Ron Wood on vocals is another gem as well. If you can get you hands on this album, buy it up. I think that it should be one of the top 25 albums of the 90's and that is saying alot.