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411 Music Hall Of Fame Class of 2011: Buddy Holly
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Rock 'n' Roll, Rockabilly
Inducted On: 03.10.11
Love is love, not fade away...
The first major rock artist to write, produce and record his own songs
Credited as the first artist to use several studio innovations, such as overdubbing and double-tracking
Scored three Top 10 hits during his short three-year recording career, including the #1 hit "That'll Be The Day" with The Crickets
Ranked by Rolling Stone as one of the Top 15 Greatest Artists of All Time
Inducted into the very first Class of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (1986)
His death is part of the most infamous tragedy in rock history
The single most influential creative force in early rock 'n' roll
All too often, the rock & roll mythos of "larger than life" personalities is fully embraced by many singers. Elvis Presley, Little Richard, Jim Morrison of the Doors, Freddie Mercury of Queen, Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots, Marilyn Manson... hell, even that dude from Gwar. For those and many other artists, the temptation to become that swaggering, outspoken 'rock god' is impossible to resist. That school of thought, however, isn't universal in rock & roll music, and the "everyman" has also become a lauded figure. There's something to be said about seeing someone just like you and me plugging away at rock music, and one could make a strong argument that it all started with one Charles Hardin Holley in the 1950s. You and I know him as Buddy Holly, the bespectacled, lanky young man who rocked all corners of the known universe in the mid-1950s.
Born to Lawrence & Ella Holley on September 7, 1936 in Lubbock, Texas, Charles - dubbed "Buddy" by his family - was the youngest of four children, and took up music at an early age. A 5-year-old Charles won a talent contest singing "Have You Ever Gone Sailing (Down The River Of Memories)," an old standard, and by 12 years old, he was learning to play guitar, banjo, and lap steel guitar. Originally he, along with his family, had a great passion for gospel and country music, and Buddy possessed a strong soprano voice (heard to great effect on an old demo of his, "My Two-Timing Woman" done on a wire recorder). When Buddy heard rhythm and blues on the radio, such as Bo Diddley, well, you know the rest. That sound would prove to be incredibly influential on his future recordings.
It wasn't instantaneous, however. Buddy would remain playing bluegrass music with running buddies Bob Montgomery and Sonny Curtis, but like so many others in the 1950s, the rise of Elvis Presley would provide tremendous inspiration. When Buddy and company were introduced to Elvis in 1955 they were spellbound with his performance and approach, and it wasn't long until Buddy's brothers got him a Fender Stratocaster. He began to carve out a signature style for himself, preferring to use downward strokes to create loud, chiming major chords (this style of playing would see a new context in punk rock over 2 decades later). As he progressed, his vocals became a trademark as well; he is famous for his certain "hiccup" technique that he punctuated his lyrics with, a technique that really should be heard to be fully appreciated.
Soon, Buddy got his big break, as he was signed to Decca Records in early 1956. Some of you interested in rock folklore may recall Decca Records as the company that thought the Beatles had no future in show business. It wasn't their first faux pas with a future star, either, as the label didn't have much idea how to market Holly. It even started off on an ominous note, as "Holly" grew out of a misspelling of "Holley," though to his credit Buddy simply adopted the moniker and ran with it. Furthermore, one of his first contributions, "That'll Be The Day" (born out of he and his friends laughing about a John Wayne movie), was greeted with scorn by producer Owen Bradley, although at the time, the song was a very different version than the later, more well-known rendition. First singles, such as "Blue Days Black Nights" and "Love Me" were good examples of simple rockabilly music and that certain Buddy Holly enthusiasm, but they didn't take off as hoped.
His input was restricted by the label, which didn't cotton much to his guitar playing and had more old-fashioned methods on how to make him a star. Buddy, however, was no fool, and soon wanted out of his Decca contract. Moving back to his hometown, he started up a new band that came to be known as The Crickets: himself on lead guitar and vocals, Joe B. Mauldin on bass, Niki Sullivan on guitar and Jerry Allison behind the kit. The "two guitars, bass & drums" lineup would wind up setting the standard for a wealth of bands to follow, but for the short term, it allowed him to keep performing without using his name, for fear of problems with Decca. Who, as it turns out, weren't interested in renewing his contract anyway, although this agreement meant he couldn't record the same songs for another label for five years. Nonetheless, he got in contact with independent producer Norman Petty, who had just helped fellow rock & roller Buddy Knox score a hit with "Party Doll." Recognizing Buddy's talent, Norman agreed, albeit at a cost: he wanted his name on the songwriting credits, which was said to be a common practice at the time.
Buddy and The Crickets recorded new sessions with Petty, and, in a nice touch of irony, were signed to a subsidiary of Decca - Brunswick Records. Buddy was then signed as a solo artist to another subsidiary of Decca, Coral Records. Norman Petty was unique in that he charged by the song rather than by the hour, and as we'll soon find, this was great news for Buddy. A re-recording of "That'll Be The Day" had to be released under the Crickets' name, and this became the big hit they were hoping for, slowly climbing to the top spots in not only the pop charts, but the R&B charts as well. Follow-up singles - the rollicking "Peggy Sue" and the giddy "Oh Boy!" were massive hits as well, cementing Buddy as a superstar, if appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show and American Bandstand didn't do so already. To Decca's credit, they never did bother with any legal action upon Buddy's identity being revealed.
The band was unique in that Buddy was both the lead guitarist and the vocalist. Compare this to other rock stars of the 1950s, such as the Big Bopper and even Elvis himself, whose guitars seemed closer to a prop than anything else. On top of that, many of the songs the band performed were actually written by Buddy and the Crickets themselves (something else that Elvis couldn't boast). Before Buddy and company, songwriting was generally left to professional writers and considered separate from recording and performing. No one really knew how to accept such a skill in performers back then, but in later years, bands who followed took note of this fact, and the image of an archetypical rock band gradually shifted into something a little more self-contained.
And besides all that, there was Buddy himself. Whereas rockers even then took to heart the mindset of playing up a stage persona, Buddy did nothing of the sort. When the Crickets came out on stage, Buddy Holly was simply Buddy Holly, a tall guy with glasses who just sang his little heart out, resounding proof that with a little talent, you didn't need all that glitz and glamour - rock stars could look like your average guy on the street. (No wonder Weezer, who embody this approach as much as any band of their time, namedropped Buddy in one of their most famous songs.) In one particularly famous incident, the band was somehow booked to appear at the Apollo Theater, used mainly for black performers performing to black audiences. The sight of a white band on stage caused unease with the surprised audience, but the band would stay for a three night engagement and eventually win over the crowd, who appreciated their energetic performances.
And then there are the studio recordings. As earlier mentioned, Norman Petty let Buddy and his band have as much time as they needed to get a song just right. Taking advantage of this, they began experimenting, trying out new ways to make the same impact. They began to double-track vocals, notably used to great effect on "Words Of Love." Buddy would incorporate new instruments for poppier songs, such as inviting Petty's wife, Vi, to play the celesta on "Everyday." This song was also notable for drummer Jerry Allison forgoing his drumming duties in favor of simply smacking his hands on his lap. On later recordings, Buddy would go so far as to bring in a small orchestra to play, such as on "It Doesn't Matter Anymore." This was, needless to say, unheard of for rock & roll musicians. Maybe Buddy was a bit ahead of his time - as his work progressed, people had trouble keeping up, and chart performances grew steadily weaker.
In August, 1958, Buddy married receptionist Maria Elena Santiago (Buddy had proposed to her after a single date). This being rock & roll music and all, the marriage began to strain the relationships between Buddy, the Crickets and Petty (the latter is rumored to have suggested that Maria pose as the band's secretary so they wouldn't alienate Buddy's female admirers). Splitting from the other parties and moving to New York, Buddy went solo for real, and in doing so found that he wasn't receiving the income he should have been, due to Petty's messy business practices. As a result, Buddy assembled a band (something of a new version of the Crickets, which included one Waylon Jennings on bass) and went on tour again with the Winter Dance Party package tour, along with the aforementioned J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson (famed for his novelty classic "Chantilly Lace"), Dion & The Belmonts, Frankie Sardo, and the 17 year old Richie Valens (still riding high on the strength of his hit "La Bamba"). However, the tour did not go well for the performers, whose bus was plagued with problems, not the least of which was the heating, leaving them often stuck in sub-zero temperatures. Buddy's drummer, Carl Bunch, even developed frostbite on his feet and needed to be taken to a hospital.
Deciding on a quick fix to the problem, Buddy decided to charter a small plane from Mason City, Iowa, to their next stop, and after some conversations and agreements, including at least one coin toss, the three seats on the plane were taken by Buddy and his supporting acts, Valens and Richardson. This game plan would allow more time for the performers to get their bearings between shows and make the schedule a lot easier to handle. With this practice a success, the three performers would go on to become household names into the 1960s, helping to expand the vocabulary of rock & roll, and let Buddy's already rapidly growing legacy flourish into a long career.
That, uh... that is what happened, right?
"This story in from Clear Lake, Iowa: Three of the nation's top rock & roll singing stars, Richie Valens, J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson and Buddy Holly died today with their pilot in the crash of a charter plane. Following an appearance before 1,000 fans in Clear Lake last night, they chartered a plane near the Mason City Airport and took off at 1:50am for Fargo, North Dakota. Their four-seat, single-engine plane never made it off the ground; it crashed minutes later. It skidded across the snow some 500 feet, and Holly, 21
(Buddy had actually turned 22 in September the year before)
, and Valens, a 17-year-old recording sensation, were thrown from the wreckage. The wreckage meanwhile was not discovered until long after dawn; the other members of the group including singer Frankie Sardo, the Crickets, and Dion & The Belmonts had made that trip by bus."
You know, you hear so much nowadays about rock stars drinking and drugging themselves into early graves, to the point that it's almost expected when such news comes to light. But Buddy Holly? He was never known for any sort of destructive lifestyle - while exuberant on stage, he was shy and rather conservative when not performing, and rarely drank - and he was, in fact, well on his way to settling down with a family. This was in the 1950s, no less. What were teenagers supposed to do? What was anyone involved with the rock & roll movement supposed to do? There was really no precedent for something like this; musicians had certainly died before their time, but never so suddenly and in such a catastrophic way. Not for nothing did singer Don McLean famously refer to the event as The Day The Music Died - along with Elvis joining the army that year, rock music met somewhat of a lull at the turn of the decade, never really lifting until the rise of the Beach Boys and the Beatles in the 1960s. Still, one could argue very convincingly that with Buddy's accident, the first wave of rock & roll music was over.
Buddy, of course, was gone but never forgotten. Singers that came after him, such as Bob Dylan & Roy Orbison, continued his legacy of proving you didn't have to look like a superstar to become one. The Hollies were rumored to be named in tribute to Buddy. Even The Beatles (which featured Buddy superfan John Lennon) were named as a sly tribute to the Crickets; the band would also cover some of his music and, with their now-famed studio acumen, could be called Buddy's successors. For years after the accident, Buddy's remaining material would be released to the public little by little, often with multiple overdubs from various sources (before "original master tapes" became en vogue). He would inspire a feature-length biographical film, The Buddy Holly Story, starring Gary Busey. And of course, his old hometown of Lubbock, Texas has a small museum, The Buddy Holly Center, in his honor.
Why Buddy Holly Was Selected:
Buddy doesn't deserve this simply because he was a musician that died before his time. Buddy doesn't even deserve this simply because he was an icon, a symbol of a more innocent and bygone time, although he certainly was. Buddy deserves this spot for changing what it meant to be a rock musician and expanding what rock & roll music was capable of, adding unprecedented elements to what until then was a simple rockabilly sound. Buddy didn't think of rock & roll by any stereotypes - he may have been partial to good old boy-girl love stories, but he saw potential in its form and did whatever he could to embellish its elements, setting the stage for the genre's redefinition in the 1960s. Hell, you could easily point to Buddy as a foundation, or at least a big influence, for several other Hall Of Famers - there certainly never would have been a Bob Dylan, a Beatles or a Rolling Stones, at least as we know them today, without Buddy Holly laying some groundwork before them. (And to think - he did all of this within a year and a half.)
But more than that, Buddy deserves this spot because he had a heart for music. Rarely did his songs constitute or celebrate lust; Buddy was more interested in real love, and the complexities of his music echoed that complex emotion in their own way. Put simply, there were few figures in early rock music, much less rock music of any era, like Buddy Holly, and he deserves every single accolade he gets.
We miss you, Buddy.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Board of Education is seeking comment on alterations made to two state policies outlining preschool and school counselor standards. The board voted during its October meeting to place the policy updates on a 30-day comment period ending Nov. 8.
Updates to Policy 5100: Approval Educational Personnel Programs add professional standards for school counselors. The changes are based on recommendations from the School Counseling Model Task Force formed last year.
The standards assure that all school counselors, school counselor educators and educational leaders in West Virginia share common language and common expectations regarding the role of the school counselor in West Virginia. School counselors play a vital role by providing academic, career and personal/social development guidance to students.
Updates to Policy 2445.40: Groupings for Textbook Adoption for Early Childhood Education, Middle Childhood Education, and Adolescent Education delays the adoption of instructional resources for two years. This will allow districts to utilize certain funding to strengthen the infrastructure so that students will be able to access digital content and purchase 21st century instructional tools to provide equal access to digital content. Additionally, districts will be able to adopt quality instructional resources aligned to the Common State Standards in math and English language arts in a digital format.
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For my registration form, I am thinking to have the users log in via their email address as that will definitely be unique and of course, a password.
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Currently in my MySQL database, I have 2 tables, one for the first user group and the second for the second user group. How do I link it up so that when new users register, I am able to have their details in one place/table listing their member_id, followed by email address and password fields (I am planning to use md5 plus salt).
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This would return user type data in an array of objects that could then be used to populate a select dropdown.
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You can do it a thousand different ways, which ever is better for you and those who will use the system. If you find it better for now to have two different forms than you can do that and maybe go back and switch it around when you are more comfortable with php.
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As a track athlete, you get to love these lanes. Riley Blatz spends hours on this track. He loves it, but says he really enjoys a more natural view.
"I usually get up first thing in the morning on Saturday morning and see the sun rise and run seven miles around the Town Lake Austin and gets me to practice so I can get ready for nationals," Riley said.
He and his dad, Ken, are running buddies. He says Riley is involved in other events like aquatics, basketball, bowling and even theatre. But right now his mind is on winning the gold at the 2014 Special Olympics USA games.
"He's got good distance, good endurance. He's done pretty well in some of the races we've done. Some cap 10ks, some of the Chuy's runs, some of the other ones and he's usually done fairly well. I think even won his age category once or twice," Ken said.
Riley will be one of the nearly 3,500 athletes competing in 14 Olympic-style sports at the USA games in New Jersey. Ken says Riley is always talking about it and has been counting down the days. But he hasn't been training by himself.
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Even though all the competitors have their eye on the gold, Riley's dad enjoys the comradely seen in Special Olympics.
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MEMORIAL DAY is about people — the 1.2 million U.S. military men and women who laid down their lives for their country.
On this Memorial Day, I hope Americans across the nation will pause to pay tribute not only to those who died in service, but to their friends and relatives — their "personal heroes" — who served in our nation's wars.
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2.55/5 rDev -38.1%
It was with great anticipation that I tried this beer over the holidays. I should have believed the label about a reckless amount of hops, but my definition of reckless is far to conservative. When the brewers of this beer say reckless, they mean it.
In the glass the aroma was hoppy and it was hard for me to distinguish much else. When I sipped the beer the moutfeel was lively, but soon all of the maltiness disappeared into an overwhelming hop fest. I felt like there was no balance to this beer, but then again I am no hophead.
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2.6/5 rDev -36.9%
Appearence: Good gold to copper hue. Head was slightly off white, and a little thin with loose bubbles.
Aroma: Not as hoppy as I would expect, but there is some hop presence there, similar in strength to a typical APA.
Taste: Hop flavor is definately there. Similar to DFH90. Not as spicey as the typical hallertaue usage in other products I thought. Doesn't showcase the noble hop well. Mildly grassy. The malt notes are solid. Malty sweetness is detectable.
Mouthfeel: greasy feel to it from the abundance of hops. Its like tasting the hop flower itself rather than the essence of the hop. Resiny quality presists on the tongue.
Overall: lacks a clean finish of pilsner. Not terribly drinkable, it presents itself like a Pale ale rather than a pilsner.
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Appearance - Cloudy light yellow color, nice head, but disaolved pretty quicj. Not mcuh lace either.
Smell - Bitter, grapefruit, flowery smell.
Taste - mailty, flowery, geapefruit taste, bitter.
Mouthfeel - Medium body, bittter.
Drinkability - Not much into bittern beers that taste like grapefruit. Seems others enjoyed it. You can get about 3 glass's out of this.
02-12-2007 00:37:00 | More by auxiliary
New Hampshire
3.05/5 rDev -26%
Pours a one-fingered cream head that fades slowly leaving a good lace. Cloudy amber color. Moderate hoppy/floral nose. Medium carbonation and medium bodied. Starts sweet but hops take over in finish. Lingering bitter aftertaste. More like an IPA. $6.79 for a 24oz bottle from Tully's Beer & Wine Wells, Me.
02-05-2006 23:46:56 | More by jdhilt
3.08/5 rDev -25.2%
Pours a gorgeous 1.5 finger frothy light cream colored head over a cloudy dull apricot liquid. Teenie tiny particulates suspended within. Smells potent malt, soured caramel, and alcohol. Tastes rough grassy and dry. An unpleasant alcohol burn steps in late. This beer is sour, rough and blech. Md mouthfeel and moderate carbonation. A bit of sugary slick hangs on the tongue. Not very drinkable, IMO. To style? I guess. But then this is a style that should be discussed, but not made. All examples I've had to date have sucked.
01-24-2006 08:11:29 | More by mentor
New Jersey
3.13/5 rDev -24%
1 pint 9 ounce bottle. This beer pours out a very cloudy amber color with a huge, thick head. Intensely hoppy aroma with some fruit and a strange cloying sweetness. Sweet, cloying, thick flavor. Bready malt. Sweet caramel. Hugely hoppy with very fresh tasting hops. Bitter, hoppy finish. Mouthfeel is too thick. The drinkability really suffers because of this. I enjoyed the fresh hop flavor, but that's about it. Tasted nothing like a pilsner.
11-23-2005 04:07:09 | More by beveragecaptain
New Jersey
3.25/5 rDev -21.1%
Yes, I know this beer was released over a year ago with a limited shelf life. Yes I know the best by date was over one year ago. Still I loved this beer so much last year that I had to snap up two bottles of it when I saw it in the store this year. I know this isn;t the way Jim Koch intended it to taste but I figure it'll be fun to review with the age on it.
24 ounce bottle poured into a 20 ounce "tulip" shaped pint glass.
A - This beer looks incredible. It glows with an opaque golden orange color and is topped by an excellent finger and a half of white head. The brew is hazy, due tot he hop particles in suspension according tot he bottle. Really just a beautiful looking beer.
S - A hop rush comes at me but more subdued than I remember. Grapefruit smell leades the way mainly.
T - Here you can tell that the brew's flavor has diminished. The hops have subsided to the point where the brew is a little too sweet and funky tasting. It has definitely fallen from what Mr Koch wanted flavorwise, the alcohol stands out too much and the hops don't stand up.
M - Full on the tongue but doesn;t have the pop it did a year ago.
D - Well this proves why Jim Koch is the expert and I'm not. the beer really has fallen on its face from a year of aging. Looks like the "best by Jan of '06" was correct.
Notes: Either way, a great beer, this tasting was mostly experimental. I can;t wait for the next batch of Sam Adams Imperial Pils.
02-04-2007 05:20:55 | More by EStreet20
North Carolina
3.28/5 rDev -20.4%
Kind of a hazy goldish brown in color that gets brighter towards the bottom of the glass. Thick and foamy white head resting on top. Loads of carbonation. Nose is all hops with some sweet malts trying to come out towards the back. Flavor is very pine woodsy. Not particular complex, just loads of Hallertau hops throughout. It is surprisingly sweet from the malts--kind of like corn syrup. Medium body with a slight alcohol burn. Make sure to serve cold, as it warms the drinkability decreases. But even cold, I still found this a tough beer to get a whole bottle past the palate.
11-23-2005 02:32:40 | More by MuddyFeet
3.3/5 rDev -19.9%
So, my dilemma: this beer is SUPPOSED to look cloudy and amber, SUPPOSED to be hopped till it drops...but I just don't like the results. Just the facts, ma'am? Hoppy--so hoppy it's dry and grass-like, with just hints of citrus flavors. The hops cling to the side of my pint glass, foam up in a creamy head. Cloudy? You bet. I love that Sammy made this beer, but the results just aren't that enjoyable.
I was hoping for something like Victory's Harvest Pils, which is an imperial pils that still had the crisp flavor of pils malt, and the golden look too, but that had an extra hops kick. Instead, Sammy's imperial pils is like Jackson Pollack making spagetti--lots of ingredients thrown against the wall, and let's see what sticks.
Give this one to the boys at Area 51, and they won't be able to reverse engineer a regular pils. Give 'em Victory's Harvest Pils, however, and they'll have a classic pils faster than they can produce a gravity wave propulsion system.
The lingering aftertaste is killing my pallet. Damn, 'cuz I have some more drinking I want to do tonight.
So, to summarize my five-paragraph-structured essay: I'm glad they made it*, I'm glad I tried it, and now, on to other beers.
*I thought about this again, after finishing the bomber, and I'm not sure I'm impressed that Sammy brewed this. This could be just a gimmick--hops are popular, so let's give the unwashed masses hops! The beer doesn't seem carefully planned or brewed.
12-28-2005 02:09:13 | More by GnomeKing
3.35/5 rDev -18.7%
Hazy gold with a short-lived, yet fluffy, off-white head that left behind a smattering of lace. The hop aroma is really intense, spicy and floral, and there's a bit of malt in there as well. Nutmeg showed up as it warmed a bit. It had an aggressive, drying bitterness with plenty of noble hop flavour. These characters lingered well into the finish. Sticky malt sweetness attempted to balanced the hops. Medium body and a little syrupy. Decent carbonation. An interesting brew to be sure, but the residual sweetness (needed to balance the high hopping rate) was a little too pronounced without having a depth of malt character. Thanks Zithal!
12-30-2005 22:33:28 | More by DrJay
3.38/5 rDev -18%
Pours a hazy orange amber with a half-inch off-white head. Aroma is bright and sharp hops, full of citrus flavor. For all appearances, this is an IPA.
First taste is very sharp and dry, all hops. Malt steps up after a little bit, providing a little bit of a smoother, sweeter base. Lots of citrus flavors (Hallertau Mittelfruh, according to the label) including grapefruit, tangerine, unsweetened orange. The flavor turns darker further in, more malt comes through. Funny, tastes like an IPA.
Mouthfeel is medium to heavy, soft, un-lager-like. No real alcohol presence in the flavors but it is sticky on the lips. Who decided this was a pilsner, Imperialized or not? No clarity, no Saaz, no lighter pils qualities. I'm trying to evaluate this according to a quite vaguely defined style, but it's really no more than a high-end IPA. The flowery hang-tag prose reads like radio copy and really offers no defense or explanation as to why this was designated a "pilsner."
Postscript: Due to state regulations, this beer is required to be labeled as "Malt Liquor" due to the ABV. I clearly know this is *not* a malt liquor (lots of otherwise ordinary beers are labeled such) but minus the hops, it does have a mildly slick, potent, malt-liquor quality to it in the taste and mouthfeel. Just an observation.
12-02-2005 03:40:00 | More by assurbanipaul
New York
3.43/5 rDev -16.7%
Poured a very murky deep copper hue with a one finger pillowy white head. There was good retention and lacing.
The smell featured a robust caramel malt with a mellow but peppery noble hop.
The taste was upfront spicy hop with a grainy middle and definite doughy malt finish. There was an astringent hop aftertaste as well, and a mild warming alcohol.
The mouthfeel was chewy, with a dry finish.
Overall a very interesting beer. Although the hops have seemed to mellow over a year, I still don't believe there is enough of a grain bill to support the hop dosage.
03-22-2007 00:42:41 | More by plaid75
3.45/5 rDev -16.3%
Pours a cloudy, orangey-amber in color with a thick, white head of foam. Fruity, citrusy hoppy nose dominates the aroma. A deep whiff pulls out the alcohol that's hidden in the aroma. There's a slight hint of malt too. Medium-bodied, carbonated mouthfeel. This Imperial Pilsner is hopped up like an IPA. This is the hoppiest pilsner I've ever tasted. It truly is a celebration of the hop harvest. Bitter hoppiness dominates the flavor profile. Citrus and grapefruit hop flavors with an underlying malt flavor. Long finish has an interesting spiciness to it.
It's kind of unique to see a beer marketed as celebrating the hop harvest. I've heard it compared to the whole wine beaujolais thing. I get that and it's unique from a beer world perspective. This isn't your typical pilsner (thus the Imperial moniker) but more in line with an IPA. If you're a hop lover, you'll appreciate this quite a bit.
02-03-2006 03:22:20 | More by Winter
3.45/5 rDev -16.3%
A hearty and vigorous head forms, slowing my pour and rising just slightly over the top of the glass. It settles a bit but some half inch head remains. The body is dark orange and hazy.. I'm fascinated as to what differentiates an Imperial Pilsner from say, a Pilsner Urquel.
The nose is alot like an ale, even an IPA. It's orangey, but beneath that is the straw/dry hay notes of a pilsner.
Tastes like a big mix of styles. Orange peel so bitter that it becomes like licorice at the back of the tongue. It's spicey, fresh gingerbread, very rich. I can't blame any beer labeled "imperial" for being this packed with flavor, what I must say is that I'm a bit overwhelmed. At 8.8% ABV this would make for a short session ale. And with the amount of bitterness I can't imagine what could be paired with it foodwise (I'll have to ask BeerPanther!).
It feels smooth and well carbonated, like before it reminds me much more of an ale, but it's definitely a very good brew regardless. as the label states the finish is long, but it's also clean and doesn't have any overbearing aftertaste.
With the ABV I would say that the drinkability goes down a bit for me. Enjoy in moderation.
03-26-2006 01:04:08 | More by MrSeth
New York
3.48/5 rDev -15.5%
Purchased at the Beverage Depot in Flushing, NY; poured into a goblet.
This beer loses some points with regard to the style it claims to be in... much more of a double IPA than double pilsner in virtually all aspects.
This one's a hop bomb for sure.
Looks and smells like an IPA. Hops hops and more hops.
Taste is hops with little else; perhaps a slight chiming in of sweet malt and alcohol near the end.
Dry with a loooong oily hop finish. Quite bitter.
Not very balanced but when you're in the mood for something like this it's the lack of balance that's appealing.
The researchers at Sam Adams probably seek to ride a trend of hop juice popularity. Perhaps it will turn out well for them.
However, a pilsner this is not.
11-19-2005 02:47:27 | More by ommegangpbr
3.5/5 rDev -15%
Apperance: A soft, off-white, pillowy head. Hazy golden apricot in color.
Nose: Pine, sweet malt.
Taste: Cloves, sages, very herbacious, very dry and hoppy, and a little malty at the end.
Mouthfeel: Dry, bitter, foamy at the end.
Notes: A great great beer for hopheads. This brings out the noble hops like crazy.
11-18-2005 21:54:15 | More by travolta
3.5/5 rDev -15%
L- Pouring into an english pint glass, it pours a beautiful apricot color with some dark orange hues, leaving about 2cm of eggshell colored foamy, sticky head. The body is very cloudy but no remnance of hops through the body.
A- For a pilsner, this one has lots of hops on the nose. Hops are rather bright and the maltiness is rather grainy actually. Some citrus tones to it, and some alcohol on the nose, but not all that appealing to me.
T- Lots of hops make my jaw clench and lips pucker right up front. Also some rather bitterness in the malts...grainy and bitter. The hops are huge! One of the hoppiest & bitterest beers I've had. This stacks up with the Hop Wallop in hoppiness, but lacks in flavor a little bit. Some alcohol on my tongue at the finish kills any real sweetness this one had.
F- Overall, the hops make your mouth pucker up tighter than a snare. The body is rather smooth though really. Nice balance. The alcohol hits pretty hard on the finish, but kills some of the bitterness really which isn't a bad idea.
D- I have a 22 oz. bottle, and it'll take me a while to drink it all. I'm kinda split on this one...i like it and I don't...Maybe you just gotta try it for yourself.
12-29-2005 02:39:52 | More by Fish113d
New Jersey
3.5/5 rDev -15%
This is one heck of a hoppy beer. Not much else in thee as the hops brutally beat down most vestiges of malt and yeast.
Nevertheless I did enjoy my pint. Poured a cloudy apricot orange with heavy sediment and lots of little white floaties. Head was white and quickly faded leaving heavy lacing and a thin everlasting layer on top of the brew. Aroma was citrus and floral hops with some alcohol and little else. Taste was overwhelmingly citrus fading to a grapefruit pith taste that was not unpleasant but lingered. Some alcohol mat fading ina nd out but largely absent. I wonder if laying a bottle or two down might be a good idea??
12-16-2005 02:30:42 | More by Citadel82
3.53/5 rDev -14.3%
sam adams imperial pilsner 2005 harvest, 8.8% abv. $5 for 24 oz.
color is deep auburn orange with an creamy-looking white head with a dirty orange tint. quite cloudy and very dark for anything in the pilsner style. good lacing. not sure what to put for appearance b/c i have no idea what's "right" for a double pilsner. if this were going up against regular pilsners it would get a 3 at the most just because it's dark and damn cloudy. but the lacing and nice hue make it inviting nonetheless, so ill give it a 4 for now.
loads of hops, but the noble hops are of a totally different character than something you get in an ipa. flowery, spiced (maybe a bit of nutmeg) and spicy, pine, touch of citrus, earth, a bit of phenol/alcohol in the nose. a bit more subtle than the nose-busting citrus of an american ipa.
definitely bitter on the palatte--tons of hop flavor but again with the noble hops (hallertau) its a bit more refined and less brash than an american iipa, except for the hit of alcohol bite in the end. you get a good resiny feel from the hops--very fresh. body is pretty thick, with a sweet bready malt flavor. i'm tempted to think of this in terms of an IPA, but it really avoids the fruit esters you find in most ales. this beer remains relatively clean and crisp and dry despite it's big body and you get a hint of the straightforward lager taste as you swallow, just before the hops finish up a little rough.
despite the normal desire to drink a pilsner at a colder temp, like other big beers this one benefits from warming up a bit. i think most of the off flavors that might show up in a lager served at warmer temps would be covered up by the massive hop presence here. however once i let it get too warm the alcohol flavor really came out in the body, which isn't so good. there's seems to be a middle range that works.
overall i enjoyed this beer. with most things this hoppy the bitterness can be a bit over-aggressive and harsh, but this is really a different take on extremely hopped beers--although i will say the punishing hops actually detract a bit in the aftertaste from the overall impression of the beer because the bitterness, while delicious and lasting, tastes like almost any excessively hopped ipa. even so, this beer definitely remains something new and different (to me at least, i've never tried rogue's imperail pils nor anyone elses). certainly not a quencher like a normal pils is--not at this abv--but a nice, different hop-head experience.
12-07-2005 04:33:12 | More by studentofbeer
3.53/5 rDev -14.3%
Presentation: Its like a giant Sam Adams bottle. This one is 1 pint 8fl.oz. It has the raised Sam Adams text below the neck of the bottle, just like the 12oz. Says to enjoy before January 2006. 8.8% ABV. Says malt liquor on the back(thanks TABC nazis).
Appearance: Golden Amber. Color a little darker than what I thought an imperial pils might look. Very cloudy with a large rocky white head. Great head retention and lacing.
Smell: Really strong malt backbone, grassy noble hops, and loads of alcohol. Even though it says its all noble hops from the 2005 harvest, it really doesn't smell that noble. Has a light citrusy aroma next to the huge hop aroma.
Taste: It really tastes like a IIPA. Alcohol is present and unobtrusive. Gives a nice warming feeling. Sweet thick malt starts with the hop flavors gradually building and letting into a strong yet smooth bitterness. The bitterness lingers especially long in the very back of the tongue. While the thick sweet malt body with intense hop flavor sticks around in the front. Finishes dry and lightly astringent.
Notes: As it warmed up, it just got more bitter. The alcohol also became increasingly noticible too. The body is too thick and sweet. Its pretty cool that Sam Adams had introduced this beer, but the Rogue Imperial Pilsner is better. It just isn't as light bodied.
11-30-2005 04:25:03 | More by dauss
New Jersey
3.53/5 rDev -14.3%
I always liked the regular sam... so what the hell, I cant resist a bottle with a cute little booklet on it... plus cook is on certain chef shows all the time promoting beer.. not bad for a semi macro brand imo...
a bit darker than most (any) pils, one finger of good standing head with good lacing, cloudy with orange mud suspension.. definitely fun to look at, you have to remind yourself it is a "pils" really. out of the style? sure. interesting and inviting.. hell yes.
sweet grass hops, bitter honey, a bit of apple, some initial caramel,
the citrus is more underlying than upfront as compared to some other american hop hammers.. nicely balanced and smells tasty!
taste etc...
hop heavy, prickly on the tongue, the alcohol is present in the aftertaste as it dries out the aftermath of the hop wave, the hops seem a bit out of balance for me personally..I cant place my finger on it... the mouthfell is pretty spot on, nothing grand but good, maybe a bit too heavy for a "pils" but not too much so..
ok, is this really a "pils"? eh... a tasty beer but at the same time why not go for other (better) APAs or IPAs etc.. ? I wouldn't go nuts seeking this one out but I wouldn't refuse it if it was being served.
12-04-2005 04:34:02 | More by Ego
3.55/5 rDev -13.8%
Appearance: Cloudy murky caramel colored beer. Lingering rocky head, with great retention.
Aroma: Hops are apparent, caramel sweetness and breadyness show through. The hops smell a bit citrusy, but they blend well with the sweetness of the malt. There seems to be a bit of spicyness present as well.
Taste: There are cherries in the flavor? The hoppy bitterness is definitely present, but the beer still finishes a bit sweet. The mouthfeel is good, if a bit "thick". The bitterness and bready caramel seem to blend pretty well, but it would be nice if the sweetness faded a bit more near the finish. The cherry fruit in the flavor was a bit of a surprise, but it seems to get a bit less shocking after each sip.
Notes: Not really one that I am excited to try again. It's not bad, but it's definately not one of my favorites.
11-23-2005 00:34:58 | More by beerinator
3.58/5 rDev -13.1%
Bomber with a little pamphlet about the beer on its neck. Served in a Pilsener.
Amber with lighter edges, good strong carbonation that supports a thick ivory colored head. Good retention. Thick globbed lace.
The nose is very hoppy, but not as piney as a DIPA. Fruity, but not like a grapefruit, more like an orange. These are distinctly euro hops, but there's a shitload of them. The malts poke out underneath with some gentle earth, but the smell is all hop bomb.
Tastes more like a DIPA than it smells. Damn near all juicy hops. I can taste the leaves. There's a bit of malt upfront that sets the stage, but the leafy buds steal the show. Very dry with lingering leaf aftertaste. I like hops, but this one is way off balance. Once my tastebuds are beaten into submission, its not as intense.
Medium mouth that finishes clean but with mega bitterness. The drinkability suffers from the lack of balance. Worth a try unless you are a hop masochist.
11-13-2005 06:53:17 | More by ypsifly
3.6/5 rDev -12.6%
22 oz bottle. Pours a hazy golden orange with a big rocky white head that retains well and leaves tons of lacing.
The aroma is grassy and floral hops and a little alcohol.
The flavor is very sweet (slightly fruity) and earthy with a big grassy bitter finish and a lingering extremely harsh bitter (almost metallic) aftertaste. There's a little alcohol. It's pretty raw and unbalanced with a big gap between extreme bitterness and sweetness. The mouthfeel is medium to full with a good amount of carbonation.
Overall, one of the more interesting Sam Adams beers I've had. Pretty good and bitter (German hops are not my favorite though), but gets dinged for being unbalanced and for the harsh aftertaste. I was expecting to like this less and less as I went through the bomber, but it was pretty smooth and drinkable.
01-13-2006 07:35:00 | More by Beaver13
Samuel Adams Imperial Pilsner 2005 Harvest from Boston Beer Company (Samuel Adams)
92 out of 100 based on 252 ratings.


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MSNBC Anchor Roberts Admits 'Booking Error' Two Days After Petulantly Attacking Conservative Guest for Missing Interview
Openly gay MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts wore his bias on his sleeve on Wednesday during a segment in which a conservative guest, Maggie Gallagher, failed to show up to defend the National Organization for Marriage in a segment entitled "Anti-Equality Agenda Exposed." "Documents expose ugly anti-LGBT marriage plot," blared the on-screen graphic. Roberts groused about Gallagher's no-show, showing viewers her empty chair in the Seattle studio. "As you can see, she is missing in action, although we did confirm an hour ago that she was supposed to be in that studio. I would say, 'Hi, Maggie,' but you're not there," Roberts snarked.
Closing that interview, Roberts again showed the empty chair and complained that "Maggie Gallagher... decided not to show up for this interview." But today, in a debate segment on the same issue, Roberts informed us, Gallagher's no-show was a simple booking error. Roberts acknowledged the mix-up but failed to stipulate it was MSNBC's error, not Gallagher's. What's more, Roberts failed to apologize for trying to shame Gallagher two days earlier on the presumption that it was she who backed out. [MP3 audio here; video embedded below page break]
"Maggie, we had a mix-up with our booking on this topic Wednesday. Maggie graciously agreed to return for our segment today, so our thanks to you on that one, Maggie," Roberts noted at the opening of today's segment. That admission, you'll notice, hinted at but did not implicate MSNBC's booking department for the error, although Roberts explicitly admitted that his network's bookers goofed in a extended tweet via Whosay on March 28 [screencap below]:
MYSTERY solved... @maggiemarriage was in a studio ready for our #nom interview it was just the wrong studio booked improperly on @msnbc_booking IT WAS OUR MISTAKE and she has an open invite for the show. Our sincerest apologies.
Gallagher deserved an apology for Roberts's unprofessional antics and baseless accusations. She didn't get one and perhaps is one to let the slights roll off her back. That's her prerogative, but we reserve the right to call Roberts on the carpet for his breach of journalistic integrity.
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Submitted by rockyracoon on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 3:39pm.
Is not necessarily in a liberals DNA.
Facts are like kryptonite to the liberal.
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An MSNBC jerk admit he's wrong? Hell will freeze over.
Submitted by drsamherman on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 3:41pm.
The only time they will admit they were wrong in their opinions is when their legal department forces them in hopes of staving off litigation.
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Merely "typical"
Submitted by Tomorama on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 3:58pm.
So he had a hissy fit.
Liberalism, that dreaded arrogant for WHAT disease?
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"The Usual"
Submitted by mad53PA on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 4:49pm.
We've heard this before:
It's not my fault, she was asking for it!!
Keep it classy, Thomas.
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for the 9 Trillionth time, why do you idiots go on this channel? This show? Defend what why? There's NO audience! And those mutants who are watching are with Media Matters sitting in their pee-stained underwear in their momma's basement doing lines of coke. J.C! Get a brain! Why are you constantly attempting to debate cretins?
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Wait just a doggone minute, Mr. Ballleaper...
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My mom washes, irons, and brings me fresh undies every single morning, for the past sixty years.
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I saw the interview today
Submitted by Radical1979 on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 5:52pm.
The opening question was over the line rude. He pretty much asked her why she's promoting hatred of gay people. I almost punched my tv.
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Submitted by CJohnson on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 8:08pm.
There is no expectation that anyone with integrity would appear on MSNBC or in Hustler.
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The nobility of honesty
Submitted by DeweyD on Fri, 03/30/2012 - 8:49pm.
"no apology for Roberts's unprofessional antics and baseless accusations"....
This is the problem!!! "Media" is no longer professional, so why would they need to apologize for being "unprofessional?" In fact, "News" does not have the same purpose as it did 40 years ago, which is what sensible citizens would expect.
Those of us who took journalism classes pre-'84 live in a different paradigm, a paradigm that strives for balance and is embarrassed by hypocrisy. We are foreigners in our own land. So to expect the ABCs, MSNBCs, CNNs and CBSs to report "news" in a "professional" manner is a bit loopy. I love that NB points out the double-standard, but those that soak in a world void of responsibility will never understand the nobility of honesty shy of Spiritual transformation.
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Any sane person dosen't watch msnbc any ways.
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Alright, I like stats and I wanted to see where the Rangers have been coming up short this season - and I've disagreed with some folks round these parts about why the Rangers suck this year and decided to do an emotionless statistical analysis of the year. Basically I took each player (from this season and last year), and projected their performance to an 82 game season, to compare where the team and players rank compared to last year. There are a lot of statistical blips, especially for players who don't score a lot of points but I think it is useful in understanding where the team is.
For starters let's look at the team compared to where they were last season at this point in the season,
Goals For = 67 / Goals for 2012 = 76
Goals against = 68 / Goals Against 2012 = 62.5
So basically the team is 14.5 +/- off pace from this point last season (9 goals for, 5.5 goals against), about 0.5 +/- goals per game across the season so far. The goals against is a bit inflated with 3 empty net goals against so far this year, so I'll argue defense isn't the issue. Lundkvist, I think has been ever so slightly off his performance compared to last year as well, which may account for the other 2.5 goals or so this year.
So offense then, blame Torts and the system? I would say no. The Rangers have actually been playing more of an offensively focused game this year if you look at shots.
Shots per game = 30.2 (8th in NHL) / Shots per game 2012 = 28.5 (20th in NHL)
Shots against per game = 28.7 (16th in NHL) / Shots against per game 2012 = 27.8 (6th in NHL)
The team has actually inverted its position in the league in terms of shorts for and against, while they aren't quite playing like Tampa Bay, some focus has shifted to getting shots from stopping shots. And there is not an across the board reduction in performance, but I'll show that later.
Blame the trade for Nash, and lack of depth? This is half true, yes the Rangers have a drop-off after the top lines in terms of actual production, but in terms total points things are pretty equal to last year.
Nash, Pyatt, Miller, Asham, Halpern = 103 pts projected / 110 points 2012
Anisimov, Dubinski, Fedotenko, Prust, Rupp = 108 pts projected / 112 points 2012
While the guys who are gone are doing ever so slighty better, it is a somewhat unfair comparison as they have played more total games this season (and Prust/Rupp have performed beyond last season's totals). Basically, Nash is projected to get just under the amount of points of Anisimov. Dubinski, and Fedotenko combined, which opens up space for someone like Miller to get time on the squad, plus you get a go-to guy in shoot outs (although surprisingly Anisimov leads the league in shoot out goals, in spite of a slow season otherwise). With Nash, the team is able to consolidate potential scoring in late game situations, get someone who makes goals from one-on-one skill, and generates opportunities (currently third in the league in shots/game).
So where is the issue? In terms of individual performances compared to last year's pace:
Biggest reductions in terms of percentage of projected points in comparison to last year's total:
Boyle - 23% (Projected - 6 pts / 2012 - 26 pts)
Gaborik - 66% (Projected - 50 pts / 2012 - 76 pts)
Richards - 67% (Projected - 44 pts / 2012 - 66 pts)
Del Zotto - 71% (Projected - 29 pts / 2012 - 41 pts)
Callahan - 75% (Projected - 41 pts / 2012 - 54 pts)
So same guys, same system, but less points. Boyle I'll admit has probably suffered from the depth issue, but he wasn't exactly the offensive engine of the team. Callahan has had to deal with shifting lines so there is a bit of an excuse. Del Zotto is probably hurting from the powerplay woes. Which leaves Gaborik and Richards, the offensive core, stuck in a slump.
But is it a system problem? On the flipside guys are also performing better than last year in the system
Hagelin - 123% (Projected - 47 pts / 2012 - 38 pts)
Nash - 114% (Projected - 67 pts / 2012 - 59 pts)
Stepan - 109% (Projected - 56 pts / 2012 - 51 pts)
Staal - 644% (Projected - 32 pts / 2012 - 9 pts) - Hopefully he can make it back, not sure if this stat should really count as he didn't have much of a season last year.
Everyone else is pretty much within a point of their pace from last season. So to came back to the initial point about team scoring and the team being 9 goals off pace from last year. The 5 guys above are 15.6 goals below where they should be to match last season's individual goal totals, of which 10.4 goals are from Gaborik and Richards falling behind last year's pace. The question is whether this is a statistical slump caused by injury or the short season, a decline in player abilities, or some other flaw in the way the Rangers are playing. But either way I don't see the reduction in scoring as a team wide phenomenon, it is more localized and probably not as big as many may think compared to last year.
So one final question is it just dumb puck luck?
This season:
2.29 goals for/game 30.2 shots for/game = 7.58% team shooting
2.36 goals against/game 28.7 shots against = 8.22% team shooting
And 2012:
2.72 goals for/game 28.5 shots for/game = 9.54% team shooting
2.22 goals against/game 27.8 shots against = 7.99% team shooting
So far every percentage is not going the Rangers way. Whether that is bounces, being in the right place at the right time, offensive pressure, or just finishing opportunities I'm not sure. But hopefully there is a return to statistical norm sooner rather than later.


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