May 19th, 2023 - It Was The Golden Age Of Music, Junior!

 

Hello and happy Friday craft beer freaks and rockin' time travelers!  The Meista here today pairing the brand new and very brilliant "Golden Age Of Music" by Arjen Lucassen's Supersonic Revolution, the latest project from Mr. Lucassen's brilliant mind and a delightfully delicious and crushable Junior IPA from Red Rock Brewing Company!  Hell yeah!

Album Info:

• Artist: Arjen Lucassen's Supersonic Revolution
• Title: "Golden Age Of Music"
• Recorded: Late 2022 and early 2023 at The Electric Castle in the Netherlands 
• Release date: May 19th, 2023 (1st studio album by Star One)
• Record company: Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group 
• Production: Arjen Anthony Lucassen
• Album cover art: Claudio Bergamin (artwork) and Arjen Anthony Lucassen (band logo) 
• Personnel: John "Jaycee" Cuijpers (vocals), Koen Herfst (drums), Arjen Anthony Lucassen (bass) Timo Somers (guitars), and Joost van den Broek (keyboards)
• Musical style: Hard rock, glam rock, rock and roll, progressive rock, a bit of heavy metal
• Sound: Complex, inventive, imaginative, yet totally rocking and upbeat, "Golden Age Of Music" is another amazing collection of songs and performances that capture not only the brilliance of Lucassen's songwriting, but the vigor, intensity, and pure joy of these performers!  Of the album, Lucassen stated: "It was a great way for me to make 70s music with lots of Hammond and blistering guitars, but to update it to this time."
• Major themes: A concept album of sorts, the songs are a "celebration of all the memorable things from [the 1970s]" and include the following themes: the 1970s, music, the past, rock and roll, glam rock, joy, love, power, heroes, beauty, etc.
• Tracks: 

1. "SR Prelude"
2. "The Glamattack"
3. "Golden Age Of Music"
4. "The Rise Of The Starman"
5. "Burn It Down"
6. "Odyssey"
7. "They Took Us By Storm"
8. "Golden Boy"
9. "Holy Holy Ground"
10. "Fight Of The Century"
11. "Came To Mock, Stayed To Rock"
12. "Children Of The Revolution" (T. Rex cover)
13. "Heard It On The X" (ZZ Top cover)
14. "Fantasy" (Earth, Wind & Fire cover)
15. "Love Is All" (Roger Glover cover)

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Red Rock Brewing Company (Salt Lake City, Utah)
• Website: https://redrockbrewing.com/ 
• Brew: Junior IPA 
• Style: American India Pale Ale (IPA)
• Serving: 16 ounce can
• ABV: 5.0% 
• Pour: The Junior IPA pours a clear golden-yellow hue with frothy and billowy, 1-finger, bright white head with great retention and lots of sticky, soapy, intricate lacing.
• Nose: The nose is citrusy, floral, and malty.  There are aromas of grapefruit rind, orange zest, tangerine, wildflowers, light herbal tea, crackery grains, and soft caramel.
• Taste: The taste of Junior IPA follows the nose with big notes of citrus (grapefruit, orange, tangerine, and lemon zest), pale malt, crackery biscuit, and sweet toffee/caramel.
• Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied and moderately carbonated, the mouthfeel of the Junior IPA is very crisp and smooth with a dry, slightly bitter, yet clean finish.

Overall pairing: The delicious, bright, and invitingly tasty aromas and flavors of the Red Rock Junior IPA are perfect for the complex, yet heavy-duty rockin' '70 inspired rock of Arjen Lucassen's Supersonic Revolution "Golden Age Of Music" album!  Those bright flavors go so very well with soaring guitars and Jaycee's soaring vocal performances... and make for a far better nostalgia dwelling companion than Tab!

Cheers!!  Gezondheid!!