The smartest thing Izzy ever did was leave Guns and Roses (who died for me the day he left). He was the heart and fucking soul of GnR. Sure, Slash is a good guitarist, but his playing does not have the bluesy soul that Izzy's does. This is the first CD that Izzy did after leaving GnR. It still holds up to this day and just sounds amazing. Does Izzy love Keith Richards and the Faces? Sure he does!! Are those influences apparent on this disc? Sure they are, which is part of why I love it. It also doesn't hurt (and adds street cred) that Ian McLagan plays keyboards on this disc and Ronnie Wood himself takes up background vocals and guitar on Izzy's wonderful cover of his own Take a Look at The Guy. Izzy also does a great cover of Pressure Drop. Hell, the entire CD is great start to finish. Get this CD and see why I could really give a crap and why you shouldn't either when the much rumored new GnR (minus Izzy of course) CD Chinese Democracy comes out! ;-)