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IZZ- My River Flows

Reviewed by: Tom Karr,
Genre: Prog Rock
Country: USA
Language: English
Length: 66:06
Release Date: December 6, 2005
Label:
Doone Records, Inc.
Band Members: Tom Galgano / keyboards, lead vocals John Galgano / bass, guitar, keyboards, lead and backing vocals
  Paul Bremner / lead guitar Brian Coralian / electronic and acoustic drums and percussion, programming
  Greg DiMiceli / acoustic drums and percussion Anmarie Byrnes / vocals
  Laura Meade / vocals
Track Listing: 1.)- My River Flows (5:28) 8.)-Deafening Silence (21:36)
  2.)-Late Night Salvation (12:16)  
  3.)- Rose Colored Lenses (3:40)  
  4.)- Deception (7:17)  
  5.)-Crossfire (8:33)  
  6.)-Anything I Can Dream (3:22)  
  7.)- Abby’s Song (3:48)  
The Review

Finally, Izz puts out a disc that surpasses their 1998 debut Sliver Of A Sun. They are still the same schizophrenic group with multiple, well established personalities, but this time their abilities match their ambitions.***

The first and title track wastes no time in bludgeoning the listener into satisfied submission with its alternative/progressive slug fest. Guitarist Paul Bremmer's barging 7th chords run smack dab into a Beatle-esque chorus straight from Strawberry Fields. The whole thing ends in chaos with dissonance and screeching sound effects. "Late Night Salvation" is a wonderfully invigorating rocker that again showcases Brem's punchy guitar playing. Izz blends Bremmer's riffing with a symphonic tradition, cloud piercing, ascendant keyboards to create a magnificent work that even boasts a solo from dual drummers, Greg DiMiceli and Brian Coralian.***

Several tunes on My River Flows display the manifestation of Izz's alter ego, that of a prog influenced Ben Folds band, whereupon the restless, potentially heartbroken young everyman sits at the piano doing his very best Folds/McCartney act. Old chunks of Ben Folds Five tunes collide and mesh with snippets of the Fab Four. It's so unnerving at times that it can make your hands shake. Listen to "Anything I Can Dream" for a perfect example of this phenomenon.***

This very nice disc ends with a twenty plus minute epic "Deafening Silence", a six part suite that is firmly in the Yes mold, beginning with very Wakeman-esque piano and simple bass line from the Galgano brothers. Most of the vocals, which are exquisite, are done by the Izz girls, Anmarie Byrnes and Laura Meade with a few lines sung by keyboardist and principle vocalist Tom Galgano. This tune bears a lot of similarity conceptually with "Heart Of The Sunrise" and "Close To The Edge", while actually sounding like neither. Parts one and six present and then reprise the works main themes and the middle four allow the band to explore variations and meander through some nicely atmospheric passages.*** Overall, this is quite a triumph for Izz and this disc will surely be considered as one of the best releases of 2005 by many fans of modern symphonic prog.

My River Flows is highly recommended.***

RATING - 5/5

©Thomas Karr April 11, 2006

 

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