1 CENT CD: Saosin 'In Search of Solid Ground' SEALED

Condition of CD:  STILL SEALED new 2009 album!

Saosin's New album In Search Of Solid Ground is the highly anticipated Sophomore release of the Southern California Quintet. Maintaining a hair-raising energy level throughout, the album, In Search Of Solid Ground, is the much-awaited end product of writing, tracking and mix sessions that Saosin fans have witnessed online in real time since last summer, with songs written and tracks demoed in the Costa Mesa, CA studio of global youth brand Hurley, where they self-produced several final album tracks. In early 2009, Saosin worked with producer Butch Walker (Sevendust, Fall Out Boy, P!nk) which resulted in 5 songs on In Search Of Solid Ground. They also worked with John Feldman (The Used, Good Charlotte, Story Of The Year) who produced 2 tracks and with Lucas Banker/Logan Mader (Five Finger Death Punch, Soulfly, Machine Head) on 1 album track. Band guitarist Beau Burchell mixed all songs on In Search of Higher Ground.

Saosin is comprised of Cove Reber (vocals), Chris Sorenson (bass), Alex Rodriguez (drums), Justin Shekoski (guitar) and Beau Burchell (guitar).

One review reads 'In short, this album falls short of the legacy Saosin started with their '06 debut full-length. It's still a solid album, but it lacks a certain sting that its predecessor had. Many of the melodic breakdowns and screaming guitars I loved from that album are largely missing.

It's not all bad. Much of the signature sound of Saosin is still here; you won't mistake this album for any other band. The drumming is very entertaining, and intricate enough to appease my technical tastes. I still think that he can do better (and I look forward to seeing it come to fruition), but Alex does a great job. The album, on the whole, flows very nicely. I recommend listening to it in order for at least the first few pass-throughs. The beginning of the album is a bit weighted compared to the latter half, but so long as you listen to it sequentially, you should be okay.

In summary, if you enjoyed Saosin's signature sound from their self-titled, pick this up. It's a solid album, but not the breakout hit I was hoping for. I guess the best way to describe it is that it's a bit to "pop"-y for my tastes. They've abandoned some of their hardcore roots in favor of a softer feel. '.