Item # 306  Izzy Stradlin & Ju Ju Hounds Import CD

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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.

Track Listings
1. Somebody Knockin'
2. Pressure Drop
3. Time Gone Boy
4. Shuffle It All
5. Bucket O' Trouble
6. Train Tracks
7. How Will It Go
8. Cuttin' The Rug
9. Take A Look At The Guy
10. Come On Now Inside

# Audio CD (October 13, 1992)
# Number of Discs: 1
# Format: Import
# Label: Geffen UK

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Biography
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils were among the more popular of mid-'70s country-rock outfits, slotting in chronologically and stylistically between the Eagles and Firefall. As exponents of '70s country-rock, the group rode a wave of success for five years on A&M Records and survived in some form into the...
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The Ozark Mountain Daredevils were among the more popular of mid-'70s country-rock outfits, slotting in chronologically and stylistically between the Eagles and Firefall. As exponents of '70s country-rock, the group rode a wave of success for five years on A&M Records and survived in some form into the 1990s, with a following just large enough to justify occasional record releases in their later years.

The sextet was formed in Missouri during the early '70s, consisting of guitarists John Dillon and Steve Cash, blues harpist/singer/guitarist Randle Chowning, drummer/guitarist/singer Larry Lee, keyboard player Buddy Brayfield, and bassist-vocalist Michael Granda, and was signed to A&M Records in 1973. Their first album, recorded under the supervision of producer Glyn Johns (who had also worked with the Eagles), was a critical success and yielded a Top 30 hit in "If You Want to Get to Heaven." A year later, they had the biggest hit in their history, "Jackie Blue," a mellow piece of country-rock that got to number three on the charts and still gets played occasionally as a '70s oldie. They had an ethereal edge to their sound and songs that made them especially appealing to college-age listeners during the middle of the decade. Their self-titled debut album set the tone for the group's next four releases, although by 1978's Don't Look Down, the sound was somewhat closer to country-pop than country-rock. Collegiate girls and their boyfriends could relate to them, and a sense of humor didn't hurt (their third LP, The Car Over the Lake Album had cover art featuring — you guessed it — a car over a lake).

Lee, Dillon (who later played with fellow Daredevil Steve Cash on the Waylon Jennings/Jessi Colter White Mansions concept album), and Chowning authored most of the songs that anyone knows ("Jackie Blue," "Following the Way I Feel," "Fly Away Home"). The group enjoyed success primarily on FM radio from 1973 until 1978, and were popular enough to justify the recording and release of a double-LP concert album — they switched labels to CBS in 1980, losing Lee and Chowning by the end of the decade but picking up Buddy Emmons on steel guitar and Rune Walle on mandolin. The group ceased recording activity in the 1980s, but re-formed and began making records again in the mid-'90s, and there have been some surprising (and very rewarding) archival releases devoted to their work, including early sessions (in which they were at their purest country and bluegrass) and a reunion concert. All of their A&M library has reappeared on CD (some more than once, with upgrades), especially in Europe, and as of 2007 the group was still playing shows to enthusiastic audiences in and around Missouri.