Nostalgia Trails

Tino Izzo | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 10, 2000)
• Original Release Date: November 3, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Chacra Records
• ASIN: B00004YWUG
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #382,744 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

From Jazziz

Montreal born and bred guitarist Tino Izzo may be the best guitarist you've never heard of. His anonymity might be due to his lack of touring exposure. Or perhaps it's because his music crosses so many stylistic borders, from flamenco to jazz to rock. It could owe to the generic artwork on his albums throughout the 1990s. Izzo now appears to be making a push towards the mainstream. His wildly eclectic Nostalgia Trails (Chacra Music) introduces listeners to key tracks from three previous albums (two released under the pseudonym "One"), plus a few new tracks, including a crazed trip-hop flavored, densely percussive steel-guitar jam on the Beatles' normally staid "And I Love Her." The stylistic mix is apparent from the first few tracks. The crisp, Spanish-flavored plucking over pitter-patter percussion on "Bogota Nights" shows off Izzo's lovelorn side, while the sizzling, steel-string driven instrumental ballad "The New Adventures of Johnny Guitar" will bring Neal Schon's best Higher Octave work to mind. "The Lion The Witch and the Wardrobe" is a simple, folksy ballad that showcases Izzo's best talent -as a composer. Sometimes Izzo's song titles are deceiving: "Samba Del Viento" seems to promise a lively Latin romp but is instead a mournful ballad with a steel guitar dripping down upon moody synth-created atmospherics.

--- Jonathan Widran, JAZZIZ Magazine Copyright © 2000, Milor Entertainment, Inc.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Vibrant and lively, February 16, 2001

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nostalgia Trails (Audio CD)

Guitarist Izzo is vibrant and lively and this provides newly remastered tracks from his previous albums plus three new ones. While this compilation may be best recommended for newcomers, prior fans won't want to miss the new tracks and will find the remastered old songs appealing.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nostalgia Trails is a must have CD., May 30, 2006

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Joseph E. Thier "Joe from Sedona" (Sedona) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Nostalgia Trails (Audio CD)

I heard Tino Izzo for the first time in a bookstore. I was immediately intrigued by the intensely emotional guitar tracks. This album takes you on an emotional rollercoaster of pleasure and joy. Just about every song on this CD is intrigueing and finely done. You will want to listen to this one over and over. I was very glad that I have finally discovered Tino Izzo. I hope he graces us with his music long into the future.