September 11th, 2023 - The Spaghetti Western Incident?

 

Hey there rockers and rollers, and craft beer freaks!  The Meista here pairing the very fun "The Spaghetti Incident?", a punk, hard rock, and glam rock covers album by Guns N' Roses with a tasty and smooth Spaghetti Western Italian Style Pilsner from the folks at Silver Reef Brewing Company! 

Album Info:

• Artist: Guns N' Roses
• Title: "The Spaghetti Incident?"
• Recorded: 1992 through 1993 at A&M Studios, Record Plant Studios, Rumbo Recorders, CanAm Studios, Sound Techniques, Triad Studios, Conway Recording Studios, and Ocean Way Recording
  Release date: November 23rd, 1993 (5th studio album by Guns N' Roses)
• Record company: Geffen 
• Production: Mike Clink, Guns N' Roses, Duff McKagan, and Jim Mitchell
• Album cover art: Kevin Reagan
• Personnel: Gilby Clarke (rhythm guitar), Duff McKagan (bass, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, lead vocals and drums on "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory", lead vocals on "New Rose" and "Attitude", co-lead vocals on "Raw Power", and production), Dizzy Reed (keyboards, piano on "Since I Don't Have You", percussion on "Look at Your Game Girl", and backing vocals on "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory"), W. Axl Rose (lead vocals, keyboards on "Since I Don't Have You", and kazoo on "Human Being"), Slash (lead guitar, co-lead vocals on "Buick Mackane (Big Dumb Sex)", talkbox on "Hair of the Dog", and backing vocals on "Attitude" and "I Don't Care About You"), and Matt Sorum (drums, percussion on "Hair of the Dog", and backing vocals on "Human Being" and "Attitude")
• Additional musicians: Stuart Bailey (backing vocals on "I Don't Care About You"), Carlos Booy (acoustic guitar on "Look at Your Game, Girl"), Richard Duguay (lead and rhythm guitars on "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory"), Mike Fasano (percussion on "Hair of the Dog"), Eddie Huletz (backing vocals on "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory"), Eric Mills (backing vocals on "I Don't Care About You"), Michael Monroe (co-lead vocals on "Ain't It Fun"), Rikki Rachtman (backing vocals on "I Don't Care About You"), Mike Staggs (additional guitar on "Ain't It Fun"), and Blake Stanton (backing vocals on "I Don't Care About You")
• Musical style: Hard rock, rock and roll, glam rock, and punk rock
• Sound: I realize this album got a lot of flak when it was originally released, but I think it is lots of fun!  This is fist-pumping, good-time, heavy-duty rock and roll!  The renditions are rockin', raw, wonderfully executed, and entertaining as hell!  And I think McKagan nails Johnny Thunders!
• Major themes: Pain, jealousy, love, loss, drinking, aggressive behavior, rebellion, etc.
• Notes: The album's title is an inside joke referring to a food fight between Axl Rose and ex-drummer Steven Adler.  At the bottom album cover, there is a code written with the Zodiac Killer's symbols, which means "fuck'em all".
• Tracks: 

1. "Since I Don't Have You" (The Skyliners cover)
2. "New Rose" (The Damned cover)
3. "Down on the Farm" (U.K. Subs cover)
4. "Human Being" (New York Dolls cover)
5. "Raw Power" (The Stooges cover)
6. "Ain't It Fun" (The Dead Boys cover)
7. "Buick Mackane (Big Dumb Sex)" (T. Rex and Soundgarden covers medley)
8. "Hair Of The Dog" (Nazareth cover)
9. "Attitude" (Misfits cover)
10. "Black Leather" (The Professionals cover)
11. "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory" (Johnny Thunders cover)
12. "I Don't Care About You" (Fear cover)
13. "Look at Your Game, Girl" (Hidden track - Charles Manson cover)

Brew Info:

• Brewery: Silver Reef Brewing Company (Saint George, Utah)
• Website: https://sgbev.com/
• Brew: Spaghetti Western Italian Style Pilsner
• Style: Italian Pilsner / German Pilsner
• Serving: 12 ounce can
• ABV: 5.0%
• Pour: The Spaghetti Western pours a slightly cloudy, bright golden yellow hue with a bubbly, half-finger white head with good retention and soapy lacing.
• Nose: The nose is grainy, floral, slightly citrusy, and malty.  There are aromas of grassy hops, light orange zest, lemon zest, smooth caramel/toffee, and crackery biscuit.
• Taste: The taste of the Spaghetti Western follows the nose with grassy, malty, grainy, and lightly citrusy flavors.  There are notes of pale malt, grassy hops, lemongrass, lemon zest, freshly baked wheat bread, and hints of soft toffee.
• Mouthfeel: Light to medium-bodied and well carbonated, the mouthfeel is very crisp and smooth, with a dry, clean finish.

Overall pairing: The Silver Reef Spaghetti Western Italian Style Pilsner is tasty and very crushable brew... perfect for the hard rockin' good vibes of Guns N' Roses "The Spaghetti Incident?" album!  Those crisp, bright notes really make Slash's guitar work and McKagan's bass work pop!  The easy drinkability of the beer is perfect for the more fast-paced punk songs while those malty notes go well with the slower, meatier numbers!

Cheers!!