November 6th, 2022 - Heading Down The Road With The Original Soundtrack As My Background Music

 

Hello and happy Sunday!  The Meista here this today getting a little mellow with a pairing of the great "The Original Soundtrack" album by the amazing 10cc and a deliciously hoppy Down The Road West Coast India Pale Ale from the fine folks from Level Crossing Brewing Company!  So I realize this isn't heavy metal or even hard rock, but I really dig this album!  :)

Album Info:

• Artist: 10cc
• Title: "The Original Soundtrack"
• Recorded: 1974 at Strawberry Studios in Stockport, Cheshire, England 
• Release date: March 11th, 1975 (3rd studio album by 10cc)
• Record company: Mercury Records
• Production: 10cc
• Album cover art: Hipgnosis (cover design) and Humphrey Ocean (cover illustration) 
• Personnel: Lol Creme (keyboards, percussion, guitars, Gizmo, vibraphone, violin, autoharp, and mandolin, and lead and backing vocals), Kevin Godley (drums, percussion, Moog synthesizer, cello, and backing vocals), Graham Gouldman (bass guitar, double bass, rhythm guitars, autoharp, mandolin, percussion, and lead and backing vocals), and Eric Stewart (lead and rhythm guitars, keyboards, percussion, and lead and backing vocals)
• Musical style: Pop rock, art rock, progressive rock, soft rock
• Sound: Ambitious, yet catchy, poppy, and Beatles-esque, the sound on "The Original Soundtrack" is characterized by wonderful hooks, riffs, harmonies, and melodies!
• Major themes: At times humorous and beautifully sarcastic, themes on the include, love, desire, sex, revenge, life, loss, etc.
• Tracks: 

1. "Une Nuit a Paris"
• "One Night In Paris"
• "The Same Night In Paris"
• "Later That Same Night In Paris"
2. "I'm Not In Love"
3. "Blackmail"
4. "The Second Sitting For The Last Supper"
5. "Brand New Day"
6. "Flying Junk"
7. "Life Is A Minestrone"
8. "The Film Of My Love"

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Level Crossing Brewing Company (Salt Lake City, Utah)
• Website: http://www.levelcrossingbrewing.com/ 
• Brew: Down The Road West Coast India Pale Ale
• Style: American India Pale Ale (IPA)
• Serving: 16 ounce can
• ABV: 5.0%
• IBUs: 40
• Ingredients:  
• Pour: The Down The Road pours a fairly clear, dark bronze-amber hue with a thin, off-white head with good retention and light lacing.
• Nose: The nose is citrusy, floral, and herbal with lighter sweet malt notes.  There are aromas of orange juice, orange peel, tangerine, wildflowers, herbal tea, black tea, crackery biscuit, and soft caramel.
• Taste: Following the nose, the taste of the Down The Road is fruity, citrusy, and herbal.  There are notes of hard orange candy, orange peel, orange tea, tangerine, lemon zest, iced tea, crackery biscuit, and soft caramel/toffee.
• Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied and moderately carbonation, the mouthfeel is crisp and refreshing, yet smooth with a dry, clean finish.

Overall pairing: The Down The Road from Level Crossing Brewing is a crisp, hoppy, slightly sweet, and refreshing brew... a perfect brew for the wonderfully catch melodies and harmonies of 10cc's wonderful "The Original Soundtrack"!  'Nuff said!

Cheers!