Good afternoon rockers, rollers, and craft beer lovers! Happy Friday! The Meista here today getting heavy with a pairing of the brilliant "Live All Over The Place" by King's X and a Utah Beer Blog 15 Year Anniversary Vanilla Porter from Epic Brewing Company, which was brewed in celebration of my buddy Mikey's amazing beer blog (https://utahbeer.blogspot.com/)! I've been aging the brew for the past year and a half. Oh yeah!!
Album Info:
- Artist: King's X
- Title: "Live All Over The Place"
- Recorded: November 2002 through March 2003 at multiple venues
- Release date: November 2nd, 2004 (1st official live album by King's X)
- Record company: Metal Blade Records / Blop!
- Production: King's X
- Album cover art: Thomas Ewerhard (layout and design)
- Personnel: Jerry Gaskill (drums and vocals), Doug Pinnick (bass and vocals), and Ty Tabor (guitars and vocals)
- Guest musician: Jeff Ament (bass on "Manic Depression")
- Musical style: Hard rock with elements of alternative rock, funk, soul, R&B, and heavy metal
- Sound: Heavy, funky, melodic, and powerful as hell, the sound on King's X's "" is a crowning achievement! There is a deep groove that permeates throughout every track. Pinnick's vocals and bass work are (as always) powerfully emotional and soulful! Tabor's guitar work soars, shreds, and moves! And Gaskill's drum work is some of the most solid in the industry... a badass in his own right!
- Major themes: Love and hate, relationships, music, pain, heartbreak, loss, dreams, truth, honesty, etc.
- Tracks:
- "Groove Machine"
- "Dogman"
- "Believe"
- "Little Bit Of Soul"
- "Complain"
- "Over My Head"
- "Manic Depression" (Jimi Hendrix Experience cover)
- "Black Like Sunday"
- "Finished"
- "Screamer"
- "Johnny"
- "The Difference"
- "(Thinking and Wondering) What I'm Gonna Do"
- "Mr. Evil"
- "Mississippi Moon"
- "Goldilox"
- "Everybody Knows A Little Bit"
- "A Box"
- "Talk To You"
- "Visions"
- "Cigarettes"
- "Summerland"
- "We Were Born To Be Loved"
- "Moan Jam"
- "Over My Head" (bonus track)
Brew Info:
- Brewery: Epic Brewing Company (Salt Lake City, Utah)
- Website: https://www.epicbrewing.com/
- Brew: Utah Beer Blog 15 Year Anniversary Vanilla Porter
- Style: American Porter
- Serving: 22 ounce bottle
- ABV: 5.5%
- Pour: The Utah Beer Blog 15 Year Anniversary Vanilla Porter pours a dark, ruby brown with a creamy and dense, off-white, 2+ finger head with great retention and lots of sticky, intricate lacing throughout.
- Nose: The nose is malty, toasty, roasty, and slightly sweet. There are aromas of roasted malts, dark toasted bread, roasted hazelnuts and walnuts, vanilla bean, cocoa, a hint of coffee beans, burnt toffee, and a hint of oak.
- Taste: The taste of the Utah Beer Blog 15 Year Anniversary Vanilla Porter follows the nose with lots of roasty, toasty, malty flavors. There are notes of roasted malts, toasted grains, cocoa, vanilla, and sweet caramel/toffee.
- Mouthfeel: Medium to full-bodied with low carbonation, the mouthfeel is with a very dry, slightly bitter, and very herbal finish.
- Note: The Utah Beer Blog 15 Year Anniversary Vanilla Porter was released in the summer of 2021. I aged it for over a year to allow those vanilla flavors to really take hold!
Overall pairing: The bold, complex, sweet, and roasty notes and aromas of the Utah Beer Blog 15 Year Anniversary Vanilla Porter from Epic Brewing Company is the perfect brew for the heaviness, intensity, soul, honesty, and musical prowess of King's X's brilliant and powerful "Live All Over The Place"! I cannot get enough of this album! You need it in your life brothers and sisters!!
Cheers!! Rock on!!
And make sure to check out my recent interview with Doug (aka dUg) Pinnick! https://youtu.be/mJ2qVdeoDXM
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