Saosin - In Search Of Solid Ground

Ok so Im gonna try a couple more Album reviews on here like the Blueprint 3 one

problem is in the past few weeks Ive come across about 7 new LP's and its going to take me a while to do all of them so by the time I get to them it might not be as relevant as I want it to be but heres the first one...

Saosin - In Search of Solid Ground

Once a skeptic of this band my friends changed my mind back in ... geeze what 8th grade or 9th idk bottom line is I downloaded their "old" stuff on napster or kazza hahaha so its been a while, they've changed singers and drummers and have been sidetracked numerous times since than Ive seen all the lineups in concert and to me it still a sound that I enjoy

why the history lesson? well its come to my attention that those very people that turned me onto this band so many years ago have lost attention in this band and some dont even care to hear the new album in fear that it will sound too much like the last one that came out in what 2005 freshman year of college wow it really has been a minute so whats the verdict?

All in all I like it , 14 tracks long which is pretty lenghty for this band... I must admit that I was a little disappointed not to hear anything that made me instantly get pumped like sleepers did for me on the last album, I think partly they were attempting to be a little more commercial in hopes of attracting new fans but some of the songs come out as recycled music we've heard before.... not saying I dont like it its been in my car cd player for about a week now and I haven't swapped it out so to wrap it up if you liked this band to begin with there is no reason you wont like this cd if your a new listener it might be a little more difficult to get into but well see if the videos do well on fuse and online and maybe just maybe they'll make it on to mainstream radio

Brew Blog 2

What: Commodore Perry IPA, Great Lakes Brewing Co. Clevalnad Ohio

Background: A medium-bodied and well hopped India Pale Ale with a dry, fruity aftertaste.The Bow Brewery in London exported this pale ale to the multitude of British soldiers, colonial administrators and settlers in India. This pale ale style was a strong candidate for shipping due to the high potency and high level of attenuation. 6.4% Alcohol availible in 6 or 12 packs

Review: If theres one thing I dont like about trying new beers is beers that taste fruity... alas trying to expand my brew pallete I picked up this for my second installment on the brew blog. It might have been then cool backstory on the case and bottles or it might have been the high percent of alcohol per volume, more likely the ladder as it was a long day of school if I remember correctly. Anyways pouring it into my pint glass I could immediately smell the fruit in this brew, and my stomach was having second thoughts about the whole thing. I admit the first sips.... hell the first glass did not go down very smooth for me. Each time I forced a gulp down I instantly grimaced as the after taste coated my mouth and throat. After that though the second one went down fine , the third one I slammed and after that .... forget about it I was buzzed nothing mattered

Bottomline: Would I buy it again, Hell No... but I did get me hammered. And Ill drink any beer based off of American Wars

Brew Blog 1

So this is my first brew blog attempt its about a week after I actually had the beer itself but none the less here is is

As you can see by the picture the Brew I chose was Phin & Matt's extraordinary ale brewed by the Southern Tier Brewing Company

heres the backround:When we sat down to collaborate on this beer, we knew we had to create something extraordinary. After sampling a wide array of great beers, we hit upon an idea: use vast amounts of whole hops, the finest malted barley North America has to offer, and crystal filtered artesian water. Thus creating this classic American style pale ale.

5.6% abv • 6.9ºL • American Pale Ale
12 oz (6 pack & 24 bottle case) / 1/2 keg / 1/6 keg

heres my review: I wish I had more to say about this brew but it is the most average ale I have ever had, I didn't taste bad at all, and it was pretty smooth to drink. On the other hand it wasnt that great that I plan to put it in regular fridge roatation

heres the bottom line: maybe Phin & Matt's Ordinary Ale would be a more suitable name

so theres my first installment of my Brew Blog.... still working on the format and review process as Ive seen others online with rating systems for flavor, feel, drinkability, etc... maybe Ill just do an overall rating system

well bout to start research for the next brew blog and watch the NFL OPENER, peace out

Back to the Blog!

OK Summer is over and like I promised I'm gonna get back to updating things regularly around here.... last Fall I gave a quick summary of what I did while I was MIA but basically I worked, boated, and drank a lot so nothing surprising there.

So what I am going to continue blogging about is music, art, hockey,

and basically anything that I think is cool and needs to be shared.... its always been when Ive wrote about so no drastic changes, I have been trying to think of new things though and for my fir

st "IDEA" is a beer blog, I put it in quotes because I AM aware its not an original idea but its just as much for me as it is for you... so in the next post which will be at some time tonight most likely I will start Nizzo's Brew Blog

but first things first!!!!

THE BLUEPRINT 3

GOT TO LISTEN TO IT AND LIKE I THOUGHT IT IS NEARLY PERFECT!

OK maybes its not going to change music as we know it but its Jay-Z my favorite rapper of all time and its classic Jay-Z not American Gangster movie Jay-Z and not I'm going to retire Kingdom Come Jay-Z.... not quite reasonable doubt, but definite on par with previous blueprint installments.... Ive listened through its about 8 times now and the only song out of the 15 that I skip every time I hear the annoying melody and repetitive out of tune horns is Reminder... that song is truly HORRIBLE.... Songs that I allready know words to are.... Empire State of Mind, Off That, A star is Born, HATE, So Ambitious.... and its pretty hard not to enjoy Young Forever... aka Forever Young remixed with Mr. Hudson