What they're saying about the album... Press: Chitarre “Walking with the Giants is totally impressive, taking the listener by the hand on a trip through the states of mind of the author.” Musicoff “Walking with the Giants is a truly inspired work, the right reward and point of departure for one of the most interesting musicians worldwide.” Classic Rock Italia “Walking with the Giants shows how to court a guitar before you can really play it.” Guitar Club “Eclectic and refined guitarist, Ivano Icardi is a complete musician with an envible technical - theoretical background and a really impressive curriculum.” Axe Magazines “A fantastic journey into the world of a well played guitar.” Good Vibraton “Ivano Icard is a guitarist with a great technique, a beautiful and evocative sound and an extraordinary melodic talent.” Suoniestrumenti “Thirteen songs sung with guitar able to reach emotional peaks, typical of film soundtracks.” Computer Music Studio “We believe that here is someone who has something to say!” The Guitar Channel “Walking With The Giants the amazing album of the great Italian guitar player Ivano Icardi!” Quotes: Tim Pierce (Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson, Ricky Martin, Christina Aguilera) “Songs sounds great Ivano!!! Simply amazing!” Leland Sklar (Toto, James Taylor, Robbie Williams, Ricky Martin) “Really nice performance... MORE!” Carl Verheyen (Supertramp, Bee Gees, Robben Ford, B.B. King) “Very meaty tones. I like “The Snatch”, great melody!” Bryan Beller (Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Guthrie Govan) “You have a great bluesy, gritty, clean/dirty tone and the technique is outstanding.” John Giblin (Phil Collins, Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush, Simple Minds) “With this album, Ivano celebrates his deep blues roots, whilst embracing his great passion for romantic melody he is a truly formidable talent, and the few Days spent recording these tracks with Elio and Ivano, was one of my most Enjoyable studio experiences ever! When you bring good friends together who share the passion, the joy, and the  love of music... magic happens!” Fabrizio Grossi (Steve Vai, Steve Lukather, Billy Gibbons, Joe Bonamassa) “When I hear of an instrumental guitar record i generally get bored immediately. With Ivano i didn't. The lack of extreme editing and questionable tweakings, the beauty of his tone and the minimalistic approach to each composition, made this CD a true and pleasing surprise. Melody and feeling always win over shredding and pyrotechnics, and Ivano successfully proves it.” Elio Rivagli (Claudio Baglioni, Eros Ramazzotti, Renato Zero, Fabrizio De Andrè) “In this project, Ivano expresses all his great musical talent and his amazing skill as a composer. It was a great pleasure to participate and share with Ivano and John this wonderful experience!”