So I turned 23 last Thursday… everyone has been asking me how my birthday was and everything, and I found myself struggling to find a good answer because I’ve just had so much going on this month that I feel like I haven’t had a second to breath. Let me fill you in, bullet style…

Over the last three weeks I’ve:

Did I mention I was in school full time? I mean, I know plenty of kids who just simply do school and either ride their loans or their parents money to get by.

I also was recently offered a new job working for a company called Coastal Electric. This job would pretty much take the place of my current one, and the only catch there is that it’s located about 25 minutes out of Savannah, but the pay is amazing (around $18 an hour) and it’s right up my alley (just doing PC Maintenance, pretty much the same thing I was doing at Genesis without the responsibility of being the manager).

So my new job at Savannah Blues is freaking awesome. Savannah Blues is (you guessed it) a blues bar that I’ve been a patron of for I imagine 3 or so years now. It’s just a nice, chill bar that always has live music. The clientell is really cool and my bosses are amazing. The pay is pretty great (cash-money every night) but the only drawback is the hours… I generally go into work at 9:00pm and get home around 3:30am (on weeknights, on weekends its more like 4:45am). So right now I’m working that job about 4 nights a week. They also said they will train me to be a bartender, which is really awesome. Bartending is quite the moneymaker, but its also hard to get into the business… mainly because of the experience loop (you have to have experience to start somewhere, but you can’t start without any experience). Basically they will just kind of show me how things work as I’m bar-backing, how tabs work, how to make various drinks, work the register, proper etiquette, etc. You can make a killing bartending, so this is a pretty good opportunity.
Cail and I are currently in the market for a new PA system for Case of the Mundays. We’ve got our rehearsal space now, and we’re going to practice solid for a good month or so before we started booking gigs. I’m really excited about it, I mean I’ve been wanting to have a band of good friends who are all into the same music for practically my whole life, and it’s finally happening. So I’ll definitely keep you guys up to date on that.

I mentioned a while back an audition that I had done for a pop star. Well that’s kind of been on the table for the last 8 months, I pretty much had to decide between that and getting back into school, but the opportunity has been presented to me again. Aaron (our drummer) has been playing drums for Katelyn for almost 3 years now, and she is really starting to kind of take off. She recently recorded 4 new songs (produced by Rascal Flatts). Basically, they are trying to push her out of her old market (kind of Disney, little kid pop) to a new, more mature one (country, soul, rhythm)… her new stuff I can actually say is quite impressive (really lets her voice shine) and I’m pretty excited for her. I’d say it’s kind of a combination of Leanne Rimes and Alicia Keys. So anyways, it looks like I might be playing guitar for her- as soon as the 24th of this month in Orlando, FL. I’ll keep you guys posted on that as well.

Whew, so yeah like I said, I’ve been busy. It’s funny though because I look back at what I was doing a year ago, and I had no job, no school, and was just fucking up, but I was more stressed out then than I am now. It’s kind of funny how things work too, because it seems like the more I work and try to be constructive, the more windows that open. I’m amazed that I haven’t just lost my mind yet with everything I’ve got going on. But I have two theories: one is that it just hasn’t caught out with me just yet and is bound to happen, two, is that because of the fact that I was at the bottom of the barrel with my life, constructive stress just doesn’t really have an effect on me- I’m just thankful and excited for everything that I’ve got going on, and when it ever starts messing with my head, I just think of what I was doing a year ago.

For my birthday, my parents got me a really cool gift. My dad is friends with this guy who does professional dog training (he’s very much like the dog whisperer, in fact, his brother trains police dogs for $30,000 a pop). Anyways, he has a program in which he will train your dog to be a hardcore obedient loyal pet. Zelda is an incredibly smart dog, I taught her to sit, shake, and beg in just three weeks. However, my time has been really occupied over the last 6 or 7 months and her obedience is starting to slack a little (not as responsive to some commands, doesn’t walk as well on a leash as she used to etc). This guy came in for the first lesson on Sunday, and already Zelda is walking on a leash like a pro. His concept is that of leash training (where you give “corrections” by jerking the leash). It’s only been three days, and already Zelda is pretty much walking perfectly (and will sit whenever you stop walking). This Sunday’s lesson is “come” and “stay”. Basically Zelda will learn to stay in place when I tell her to (I can leave the room and come back and she should still be sitting there) and will also come on command without her hesitating (by choice). The training starts off with a form of “red light, green light” game. Anyways, the guy is incredible, and I’m learning a lot from him. I look forward to making some videos and showing Zelda off (she really is a fast learner).

Anyways, time to get some homework done, gotta clock out in an hour, go home, walk Zelda, practice Katelyn’s songs, then be at work by 9:00.

Until next time,

“I’m in repair, the life that we share, I know that I’ll be lost in
But we’re always in repair.” - Our Lady Peace : In Repair

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As promised, here are some pictures of me and my nephew, Brent. The kid has already impacted my life tremendously and I’m so excited about getting to watch the little guy grow up.

Zelda is doing just fine. In fact, I think she’s a little spoiled.

Zelda Video 1 Zelda Video 2

I wish I could sleep like that.

Moving right along… I started back in school about… 9 hours ago. I’m actually very excited about it. School didn’t work out so well for me, rather, I didn’t work out so well for school last semester, and I’m actually really happy to having something that I don’t want to do but have to that will keep me busy and on track. As last Spring prooved to me, having a mass of time on your hands and absolutely nothing to occupy it with can lead to a very shitty time in your life.

Speaking of busy:

Today I auditioned for what looks to be a very promising rising pop star. I don’t want to tell you too much about it yet, because nothing is set in stone, but my friend Aaron is currently playing drums for her band and they are looking for a rhythm guitarist / keyboard / vocalist to help add more sound to her live performances. It went really well and I’m pretty sure I “got the job” but like I said, it’s too soon for me to be getting anyone excited about me playing for a younger version of Britney Spears. I really don’t mean that in a degrading manner because the girl is actually quite talented. She has a very nice voice and her songs are catchy as hell… I just can’t say that it’s the kind of thing I listen to. Still, it’s an awesome opportunity and if all goes well, I’ll be traveling throughout the U.S. as part of her band, opening for names like Widespread Panic, Better Than Ezra, and Tyler Hilton (some of the people she’s opened for, the full list is actually even longer and more impressive). Anyways, I’m going to start practicing with the band this week, and hopefully I’ll be on the road (possibly near you) living the road life of a rock star- and from what Aaron tells me about their road trips, I’m not kidding.

Anyways, time to go … blah … study.

“Run away but it always seems the same.” - Soul Asylum

Until next time,

Okay, so I go to play some Xbox live and, “where’s my headset?” Haley fucking went to town on it. So I go to find her and do the point and yell thing (maybe a little pop if she doesn’t get the idea) and find her pissing on the fucking rug. So what did I do? I went to find the electric tape- and it wasn’t going to be for fixing the wires.

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Oh and before you leave that patronizing “animal cruelty” post, it didn’t hurt her- that’s why you use electrical tape. It just bothers her for a good 10 minutes until she gets it off.

“It’s yet to be determined, but the air is thick, and my hope is feeling worn.” - Dashboard Confessional

Until next time,

Due to popular demand, I give you pictures from Halloween weekend and more Alison pictures:

Edge Morrison- lead singer of Knives N’ Carnations

Alison and I getting hammered on her birthday.

“Don’t be a slave to a moment of change.” - Kevin Cadogan

Until next time,

Sorry it took me so long. I ended up going to Athens on Thursday and I didn’t get back until tonight. I spent too much time working on the pictures so I’m about to crash. I’ll elaborate on the last few days later… maybe. Enjoy.

Haley
These are pictures of my dog (puppy) Haley (pronounced “Hail-eee.”)

Friends
Here are various pictures of some of the people I will talk about from time-to-time.

Alison	Alison	Hope	Lauren
Shadee	Shadee	Sydnee	Victoria & Amanda

Jake
Here are a few pictures of Jake the Snake (and his last meal.)

Wet T-Shirt Contest
I don’t really need to explain this one- enjoy fellas.

Matchbook Romance
Matchbook Romance at the concert Alison and I went to.

Taking Back Sunday
Taking Back Sunday at the concert Alison and I went to.

The Background on my Phone
I was driving home from class one evening and took this picture of the sky.

“How happy is the blameless Vestal’s lot! The world forgetting, by the world forgot. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind! Each prayer accepted and each wish resigned.”
Alexander Pope - “Eloisa to Abelard” (Eternal Sunshine 2004)

Until next time,

So for reasons I couldn’t really pinpoint, last night I was having a rather impassive-to-bad night. Sometimes I think that maybe I just have a banausic relationship with depression- almost as if I need it to keep going- like oil in a dying motor. Although there were quite a few people over at the house, I ended up isolating myself to my room, where I sat for a couple hours listening to loud music while staring at DirectX-powered Winamp visualizations- as if I had to take a break and hook myself up to a screaming line of electric guitar-generated sound waves in order to recharge.

During this period of musically-powered corroboration, I recieved an instant message from someone who was almost a stranger to me. Her name is Karolyn. I met her a while back (via instant message as well) online because we were both fans of the same band. I don’t think I’ve ever exchanged more than a few paragraphs of internet narration with her for as long as she’s been on my contact list. Anyways, one of the first things she asked me was how my [ engagement ] went. Apparantly it really had been [ a while ] since we spoke. It still (even to this moment) perplexes me as to how at the very time when I needed someone (who was capable of dispensing actual, yet pragmatic advice) to talk to, this random message popped up. What did I have to lose? I spilled my heart out to her. As my oration raved on, I realized my eyes were beginning to sting and become moist- this happenstance side-effect of a dry-erase emotion hadn’t occured to me in quite some time until last night. At that point I just typed in my cell phone number and went to find the nearest bottle of alcohol.

I have never spoke to someone who made complete sense in their disposal of alleviating advice. She didn’t put icing all over my situation, but rather allowed me to realize that my situation was okay without it. I was pretty dismayed to learn that this young lady was younger than me. Here was someone who sounded like they had been through an entire lifetime of ups and downs, and yet she was only a year younger than me. Regardless of her age, I slept well last night, and I’m back to a state of serenity because of Karolyn. Thank you.

So, why is it that I need girls to make me happy, while at the same time, girls are typically the reason I am unhappy? I speak against the advice of last night’s advocate, but I’m merely stating what makes me happy and what makes me unhappy. So many people say “you don’t need girls to make you happy” but at the same time, I look at the happiest times of my life and see a beautiful girl next to me, making me laugh. Has my memory overpowered my distraught ability to reason? This reminds me of a quote I posted not too long ago… “These memories can’t replace these wishes I wish and dreams I chase.” - Matchbook Romance Yeah I guess that about sums it up. However, my problem is that I can reason while wishing and dreaming at the same time. I know I don’t want a relationship now. I know I don’t need a relationship right now. I know that typically I am happy when I have someone, and I know that I am typically unhappy. Fuck it. It’s Friday- time to get lit and go downtown.

“She looks like the real thing
She tastes like the real thing
My fake plastic love.
But I can’t help the feeling
I could blow through the ceiling
If I just turn and run
And it wears me out” - Radiohead

Until next time,

I have so much school work to do it’s not even funny. On days like today I really want to just say “fuck it all” and give up. I’m not looking for any sympathy, but I must declare that working full time and going to class from 4:00 - 7:15 is next to impossible. By the time I get home, my brain has exceeded it’s capabilities to perform logical operations. This includes, but is not limted to: reading textbooks, writing essays, studying, or taking notes. I feel like the only thing I’m capable of doing after a long day is sitting down, talking to girls, drinking beer, and smoking cigarettes- and even during those activities, I’m still tired and out of it.

Another problem I have is that I’m unable to spend any time on weekends for anything school-related. It’s like finally finding a way out of hell and then walking back just so you have less of a hard time getting out next week.

So today is election day. I am not going to speak about either of the candidates or the reasons why I think their campaign(s) might be ridiculous, however I would like to touch up on a few feelings I have towards the way I view the idea of America’s youth and “our right to vote.”

First off, the whole MTV campaign is really worthless in my opinion. If you ask me, they are doing this whole campaign to give their network (which has degraded itself to a softcore, PG-13, teen-deteriorating piece of shit) some sort of noble credibility to give it a positive look. I think the entire campaign is actually hurting our nation. Now, our minors are going to be voting simply because P-Ditty or Dave Matthews told them to, and what happens when they read about how Dave Matthews feels about the candidates? They vote because P or Dave said so, ultimately. You can candy-coat your argument however you like, but this is the bottom line, fans believe in their idols.

Second, the media and campaign ads are the absolute poison to our democracy. It seems like every campaign ad I see is about gay rights, abortion, or some other issue that they throw out there to target groups of individuals. The fact is, issues like these have absolutely nothing to do with the candidates future presidency. Person A’s view on gay marriage doesn’t mean he is going to create or change policy on gay marriage- these are simply hot topics that target individual groups of people.

Third, there was an argument in one of my classes today. A women was arguing over how the military targets young kids who don’t know what they are getting into. This was the same lady who got extremely pissed at someone who said they weren’t voting (the kid was probably 19 or so.) The point is, she was partially right about the fashion of our youth. We follow trends, we make decisions based on popularity and what have you, and this is why I am further against the whole debate over how our youth isn’t voting- especially with the way our media runs the show these days. In my opinion, just because we have the right to vote, doesn’t mean we should vote.

I am definately for a system that requires an individual to be qualified in order to vote. We have to pass a test to drive don’t we? Just as an unqualified driver causes a safety issue for our roads, I firmly believe an unqualified voter causes a safety issue for our country.

On to the actual election- I said before I’m not going to get into either candidates campaign, but I would like to express my views on Election 2004 just based on my own witness and my own listening to countless arguments for both sides by friends, family, co-workers, and peers.

I believe that the majority of Kerry-voters are voting for him to burn Bush, not because of what they believe Kerry is capable of as a President.

I believe there is a large group of people who don’t speak about the election because their views differ from that of what seems to be the majority- and on top of that I believe the group of people who keep their opinions to themselves is larger than the group of people flaunting their feelings.

I believe that the very large majority of voters will tell you in an argument “I read this article that said…” or “I saw this report on…” about their candidate. Furthermore, they would not be able to tell you where the article was from, or the political stance of the writer and/or publishing organization.

Finally, I believe that the large majority of voters could not tell you the process in which a bill becomes a law, or how the Supreme Court works, or how Congress works, or what kind of people make of a president’s advisory staff.

Anyways, I need to get some sleep. I’m sure I’ve managed to piss off at least a few of you so here’s a humorous anecdote and a quote from what I consider to be an amazing song.

“With hardened hands
Make a fist
And take down the wall
With one desperate hit
You’re building and shaping
The hate that you feel
You’re scratching out memories
You’re burning old stories” - The Snake The Cross The Crown

Until next time,

No, if you were pondering, unfortunately the title doesn’t imply that I got really drunk and did something wild tonight…

So I just got back from the Fallout Boy / Matchbook Romance / Taking Back Sunday concert in Jacksonville. Wow, was it awesome! We were about 4 people from the front stage during the Matchbook performance (which was fucking incredible.) The venue was pretty small and they had obviously majorly oversold the show- had the fire department been there, they would have freaked. Imagine thousands of people cramped into an area the size of a typical tennis court (one court including fences for you people out there trying to visualize.) The crowd was pretty much an ocean of sweaty young males and pretty females, swaying left to right, front to back (keep in mind people are jumping and going crazy during this all.) I swear at points, my body was tilted at a 50 degree angle or so- however, since the entire crowd was doing the same thing, naturally it was hard to fall (there were people pretty much pressed up against each side of you for support.) Anyways back to the performance… When I don’t have a voice this afternoon, it’s going to be because of Matchbook. They absolutely rocked my socks off. It was almost as if (especially during the songs “Playing for Keeps,” “Promise,” and “Greatest Fall of All Time”) I could feel all of the emotions of fury and anguish leave my body and float into the air- to be beaten away by the waves of music, like smoke pluming into a ceiling fan. I needed that. I’m not a big fan of Fallout Boy, so we pretty much went to the bar area and chilled out for a while (we were walking towels of sweat.) Taking Back Sunday put on a hell of a show. Adam Lazzara has a pretty awesome stage presence- he does tricks with the microphone like I’ve never seen. They played a lot of stuff off the new album, and a reasonable amount of songs from their first. They finished up with their latest hit, but I have to say the encore of “New American Classic” and “Cute Without the E” was the highlight of their performance for me.

Who did I go with you ask? I went with my truly good friend Alison. [Alison?] Yeah I’ve never mentioned her on here before… Alison and I have a long, very close relationship that is very dramatic and eccentric. Alison is without a doubt one of the most caring (if not the most) friends I have. We’ve almost dated, had our ups and downs, and helped each other through various events in our lives. Sometimes I can’t stand the decisions she makes. Sometimes I think she’s the only real friend I’ve got, and sometimes I think I love her… it’s a very confusing, but (nontheless) an amazing relationship. I don’t know what I’d do without her around to straighten me out sometimes.

Back to music- on the drive home, (which was an event of its own) a topic I’ve thought about quite a bit popped back into my head. I’m extremely fascinated by the physical presence of music. What makes us think some music is good, and some music is bad? Is it the type of person we are, or does it have to do with the structure of the sound waves we receive? For the most part, I think everyone can tell the difference between something that is pleasant to the ears and something that is painful, (then again…) but all humor aside, it boggles my mind. Why do we have different preferences to music? Does our genetic structure (or the uniqueness of parts of our brains / ears) determine what sounds good or bad to us? And finally, does music determine the crowd we run with, or does the crowd we run with determine what kind of music we listen to? If anyone knows the answer(s) to any of these questions, please… share.

So, today is Friday and I’m having a huge-ass Halloween party. Which means, who won the contest? The winner is…….. (wow for a second there, as I typed, I actually felt like there were people on the edges of their seat waiting for my very next words) Christina from Florida. I’m going to be an 80’s rock star. Thanks for your idea Christina. I’d like to give an honorable mention to Clint, who suggested that I gift-wrap a large cardboard box, cut head and arm holes in it, and put a large card on it. On the card would be written “To: Women - From: God” Excellent Clint, excellent, but not my style. Well I guess I should get some sleep. I’ve got work tomorrow, then I have to clean the house, get some chicks over to decorate it with various entities of yet another consumer holiday (they spent $50 on that shit… hah! oh wait… it was my money dammit.) Performing at my little shindig will be a keg of beer, a few handles of shootable-favorite liquor, a cooler full of Halloween hunch punch (which consists of a few bottles of 190 proof grain liquor, various other liquors, some form of fruity punch, and various chunks of fresh fruit- oh and these fake plastic eyeballs they bought.) There should be enough alcohol there to feed a third-world country for 12 hours, which in turn would cast that country into civil war. I should think it best for trick-or-treaters to stay away from our alcoholic convention. Then again, I thought it would be cool to throw on my [ghillie suit], lay next to a bush, and scare the bejesus out of some little punks if they take more than one treat from our goody-basket. Well, I’m out like a blind kid in dodgeball.

“These memories can’t replace these wishes I wish and dreams I chase.” - Matchbook Romance

Until next time,

So I didn’t post for a couple weeks. Yeah I’m sorry about that… some things came up and- well I took a little vacation- and by vacation I mean drinking binge. Maybe I’ll talk about why some day… Things will be back to normal soon. Hopefully TBall will get off his ass and post here soon.

So I was flipping through my latest issue of Softcore Porn for Kids, erm, I mean, Rolling Stones (the new one with Britney on the cover) and while in the Technology section, I stumbled across this little article about the Nokia N-Gage:

Hot Gadget : Multi-tasking ubertoy mixes phone and game

Meet the Swiss Army knife of hand-held gaming systems - the Nokia N-Gage. It doesn’t just play addictive video games such as Virtua Tennis and Tomb Raider, it’s also a top-end global telephone that operates in 170 countries. “Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater rocks, and SonicN really blew me away,” says Nokia spokesman Steven Knuff. “The graphics are incredible.” But what makes N-Gage kick so much ass is that it isn’t just for gaming and phone calls - it uses a 128MB memory card to power an MP3 player, it’s email capable, it playes FM radio, has a built-in speakerphone and can be used for multimedia messaging. Though the N-Gage costs way more than its rivals, the extra coin is worth it since the device exponentially increases your chances of engaging in actual social behavior. - David Malley

“Hey gamers, if you buy this cell phone that plays video games, girls will think you’re cool!” As if the 15-20 age population wasn’t already in a trend-war over who has the coolest cell phone with the most extra features that you’ll never use 2 months after you buy it- you’re basically saying that all gamers are freaking dorks who don’t have a social life, and need to buy a cell phone that plays “addictive video games such as Tomb Raider” to increase our chances of having one- thanks for clearing that one up for us.

Until next time,

-Jethro

I say “this week’s issue” like there was an issue last week, or the week before that, or the- anyways… this is actually the second issue of “Jeff’s Vent” and this time we’re boldly going where a good number of reviewers have already gone- Third Eye Blind’s new album. I can honestly say I’ve probably listened to this album a good ten or so times through. I can also honestly say that I downloaded it- despite that I made myself listen to the album with an open mind, I still had to stick to my morals when it came to contributing my monetary resources towards Third Eye Blind Inc.

I don’t really like it.

That’s about the most professional and down to earth thing I can say about the album. I am a fan of rock/alternative music, and this album just doesn’t satisfy my needs as a rock/alternative music fan. I will admit that this album is full of ear candy that the people who only listened to the hits of 3eb will drool all over, but it’s just missing too much to fufill me. My biggest complaints about the album as a whole, are:

1) No real lead guitar.
I’m not saying this because of the whole ex-guitarist thing. I’m saying this because it’s true. Any critic could listen to this album and say that Third Eye Blind doesn’t need a lead guitarist to perform these songs live. When I hear an album, I like to hear a lead guitar playing right along side with the vocals of the song (as opposed to power chords and picking standard chords.) There are few points in this album where you can actually hear the shining of Third Eye Blind’s lead guitarist. In fact, there are no solos on the entire album. In my opinion, it’s not his fault. I don’t think he was given many opportunities to put in his ideas and stand out- of course being his first album, he was probably a little reluctant in contributing ideas. There are frequent occasions where a lead guitar line or two could have been added, but was outbid by a computer-enhanced, poppy loop, which leads to my next reason.

2) Too many loops/effects, too little gut.
There’s too many songs on this album with a loop of some sort resembling that of the LEAD LINE in “Faster” that “duh-nuh-duh-nuh-duh-nuh” repetition. There’s too many of those. Why do they suck? They go against all principals of rock music in my opinion. Supporting this opinion are the performances of Faster that I have seen/heard. You just CANNOT pull that sound off live, and they are all over the album.

3) Little variety.
One thing I always really liked about Third Eye Blind was the variety in their sound. On both of their first albums there was a nice smorgasbord of different sounds, vibes, feelings, emotions- you get it. Each song reminded you of a certain time you went through. I just don’t feel like this album has enough variety. I will admit that this fallacy is highly contributed to by the lack of variety in Stephan’s voice throughout the album. For instance, compare his voice on the s/t in the songs “Losing a Whole Year,” “Narcolepsy,” “Semi-Charmed Life,” “I Want You,” and “The Background.” (I could almost list every song.) And notice the differences in his voice that give each song its unique style and vibe (of course the music has the same variance.) Then look at Blue and compare the songs “Anything,” “Ten Days Late,” “Darkness,” “Camoflauge,” “Wounded,” and “Red Summer Sun.” I reccomend just remembering what the sound like as opposed to actually listening to each of those songs, but I think you will understand what I’m talking about here. “Faster,” “Blinded,” “Forget Myself,” and “Company” as four examples, all have the same voice to me, and it tends to bore me after a while. Finally, for about 70% of the songs on this album, I can find another song by another artist that sounds almost the same. Some of the music in them is just too unoriginal for me. One example is “Crystal Baller” and “Desperately Wanting” by Better Than Ezra. They both have that over-redundant F,C,G melody. Of course, a quality LEAD line usually helps these.

One of the reasons I chose “I don’t really like it” for my summation, is because it’s true. I don’t think this album completely sucks or anything, I just don’t really like it (which is of course a lot different than saying “I really don’t like it.”) I felt that Danger was a quality song. It needs a lead riff something like that in “Losing a Whole Year” but it was a well-written song in my opinion. Other songs that help save this album for the rock/alternative fan are “Misfits,” “Self-Rightous,” and “Good Man.” Those songs to me are like a nice long breather after listening to the more redundant songs in between. I like Wake For Young Souls, but I can’t help but wish that they would have produced the song more along the lines of the demo. The way Stephan sings the vocals extra-fast and off beat just irritates me. They did a good job with the bridge, although it would have been nice for that awesome guitar line to stand out a little more (instead of being shelled by Stephan’s vocals) and finally I wish they would have used an electric guitar (with the treble cranked up) instead of an acoustic, to give it that kind of “oceany” vibe. I still enjoy having a studio version of the song though. If I had to give this album a letter, I’d give it a C If I had to pick a number one-ten, I’d probably say a 6.9 (just under passing.) It’s one of those albums I’d listen to for a few weeks, take it out of my cd player, and never really get the urge to put it in again (unless I got roused up to hear a certain song.) I really don’t think this album was worth the 3 years “spent working on it.” Will this album be successful? I don’t think so. Third Eye Blind just isn’t what Clear Channel, I mean, the radio is looking for. Right now if you have guitars in your band, (and no girls) you have to be one of those carbon-copy punk/pop bands (God I’m getting sick of them.) I think 3eb should set their hopes on breaking 500,000. I would consider that would be an accomplishment with the way mainstream is today.

Until next time.
- Jethro