August 26th, 2017 - Paranormal Polygamy Pale

Good evening!  The Meista here tonight rocking out to "Paranormal" (Deluxe Edition), the latest album by the king of shock rock, Alice Cooper and a Polygamy Pale Ale from Roosters Brewing Company!

Album Info:

• Artist: Alice Cooper
• Title: "Paranormal" (Deluxe Edition)
• Recorded: 2017 at Oceanway Studio and Anarchy Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, Anarchy West and Studio 1480 in Los Angeles, California, The Saltmine Studios Oasis in Mesa, Arizona, Subterranean Studios in Toronto, Canada, X-Level in Stockholm, Sweden, and live in Columbus, Ohio on May 6th, 2016
• Release date: July 28th, 2017 (27th studio album by Alice Cooper)
• Record company: earMUSIC
• Production: Bob Ezrin with Tommy Henriksen and Tommy Denander
• Album cover art: Büro Dirk Rudolph
• Personnel: Alice Cooper (lead and backing vocals) with Michael Bruce (guitar), Demi Demaree (backing vocals), Tommy Denander (guitar), Nick Didkovsky (guitar), Dennis Dunaway (bass), Bob Ezrin (keyboards, organ, sound effects, and backing vocals), Chuck Garric (bass and backing vocals), Billy Gibbons (guitar), Parker Gispert (guitar and backing vocals), Roger Glover (bass), Tommy Henriksen (guitar, percussion, keyboards, sound effects, and backing vocals), Steve Hunter (guitar), Larry Mullen Jr. (drums), Adrian Olmos (horns), Johnny Reid (backing vocals), Ryan Roxie (guitar and backing vocals), Jeremy Rubolino (horns), Jimmy Lee Sloas (bass), Neal Smith (drums), Glen Sobel (drums), Nita Strauss (guitar and backing vocals), and Chris Traynor (horns)
• Musical style: Hard rock, heavy metal
• Sound: Combining classic Coop and more of the '80s hair metal sound, "Paranormal" is a romping good time!  The musicianship is spot on and the Coop's vocals are as timeless as always!
• Major themes: With the Coop's witty sense of humor, irony, and fun, themes on "Paranormal" include states of mind, insanity, paranoia, death, destruction, aging, love, rebellion, etc.
• Tracks:   

Disc 1:

1. "Paranormal"
2. "Dead Flies"
3. "Fireball"
4. "Paranoiac Personality"
5. "Fallen In Love"
6. "Dynamite Road"
7. "Private Public Breakdown"
8. "Holy Water"
9. "Rats"
10. "The Sound of A"

Disc 2:

1. "Genuine American Girl"
2. "You And All Of Your Friends"
3. "No More Mister Nice Guy" (live in Columbus, Ohio on May 6th, 2016)
4. "Under My Wheels" (live in Columbus, Ohio on May 6th, 2016)
5. "Billion Dollar Babies" (live in Columbus, Ohio on May 6th, 2016)
6. "Feed My Frankenstein" (live in Columbus, Ohio on May 6th, 2016)
7. "Only Women Bleed" (live in Columbus, Ohio on May 6th, 2016)
8. "School's Out" (live in Columbus, Ohio on May 6th, 2016)

    Brew Info:

• Brewery: Roosters Brewing Company (Layton and Ogden, Utah)
• Website: http://www.roostersbrewingco.com/
• Brew: Polygamy Pale Ale
• Style: American Pale Ale (APA)  
• Serving: 64 ounce growler
• ABV: 4.0% 
• Pour: The Polygamy Pale Ale pours a hazy, bright orange-golden amber with an off-white, 1-finger, rocky head with good retention and intricate spider web lacing.
• Nose: The nose is hoppy, earthy, dank, malty, grainy, and slightly sweet.  There are aromas of light pine resin, green hops, grapefruit rind, lemon zest, toasted bread, and light caramel. 
• Taste: The taste of the Polygamy Pale Ale is hoppy, citrusy, earthy, dank, toasty, and malty.  There are notes of grapefruit, lemon, pine, herbs, black tea, toasty malt, and light caramel.
• Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied and well carbonated, the mouthfeel is very crisp and hoppy with a dry, slightly bitter, yet clean finish.

Overall pairing: The hop-forward, very drinkable tastiness of Roosters' Polygamy Pale Ale is perfect for the straight-forward rockin' goodness of the Coop's latest outing!  Those wonderful hoppy flavors and aromas really pop with the hard-hitting grooves of the Coop!

I picked up "Paranormal" from my buddy Kevin at the Heavy Metal Shop (www.heavymetalshop.com) today... and you should too!!

Cheers!!