Tuesday Toonz//new OSI, latest IZZ

[3-LockBox]

I pre-ordered (along w/ Izz) this at Amazon last week and lo, its in my mailbox on Monday (wow!). My Flower Kings/Jadis shipment was super quick as well.

I wish I had glowing things to say about OSI or Izz. Maybe I need more time, but I must say I'm a little underwhelmed. Of course, you may want to wait until the special 2 CD version comes out (it always does).


The new Izz, My River Flows, however, well, I just expected more, or something else entirely. I'm not saying it sucks, but the title says it all actually. It actually does rock in places. Its no where near as diverse as their last proper album, I Move, nor is it as experimental. That does mean its more cohesive either, however. Its not a pedestrian effort, like I said, it rocks in places, but over all its has an introspective tone to it, and not much of a prog element either. Yeah, its got a 21 minute song on it that plays more like a suite, rather than an epic.

What's with all this frikkin hospital zone prog lately anyway? I mean, this is the follow-up to I Move, after 4 years? Someone on another website said the nice thing about really prolific bands like The Flower Kings is, that if they make an album you don't like, all you need do is wait 14-15 months until the next one.

I'm not saying My River Flows is a throw-away. I guess it'll hold me until the next one. Hopefully by then, they'll have exorsized the ghosts of '70s AOR that haunt this album.