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Tino Izzo
Tino's love affair with music began at ten years old with his father, himself a guitarist, as mentor. Although in time he adopted many different instruments as his mistress, his affection always ran deepest for the guitar. Basically as a self taught musician, Tino was determined to become the fastest guitarist on this planet. Technique was all that mattered. Izzo explains… "But I re-evaluated my objectives when I started getting into pop music. One of the things that I liked about it was its rejection of the more 'Athletic' approach to music. So once I brought my technique up to a level that was acceptable to me, I began discarding the notion of technique as an end in itself. I went back to my blues and rock'n roll roots and rediscovered what I call the 'ONE NOTE'. In other words, it's not so much what you play as how you play it. I now wanted the guitar to serve the melody, not the other way around." From the tempestuous strains of the opening track "bogota nights," to the mysterious descending chords of Freedom Within" to the closing notes of the Beatles classic,"And I Love Her," Izzo heralds the arrival of a compelling new musical conceptualist. With 'NostalgiaTrails', Izzo has created an album inspired and animated by the tempestuous rhythms of his previous albums; a gorgeous recording that ebbs, surges and carries listeners along on currents of pure musical energy. Highly recommended. Review by Ben Kettlewell information: |
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On
his latest release, a compilation culled from the best
tracks of earlier albums, Tino Izzo take the listener on a
journey through well-charted musical landscapes, by
combining different musical styles from a palette of
different cultures. 'NostalgiaTrails' is a temperamental
musical beauty. Featuring 13 original contemporary
instrumental guitar compositions, and the classic Beatle
ballad, "And I Love Her", the CD showcases the history of
Izzo's unique musical character. Izzo has created an
uncategorizable recording that combines the melodic sweep of
classical music, the rhythmic insistence of jazz and the
epic porportions of classic rock guitar. The result is an
elegant yet primal recording that's as rootsy and lyrical as
an Ansel Adams print.