Golden Age of Music is the first studio album by Arjen Lucassen's Supersonic Revolution. It was released on 19 May 2023 by Music Theories.[1] The album focuses on the 1970s and is musically highly inspired by music from the 1970s, ranging from progressive rock to heavy metal to glam rock.
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| Studio album by Arjen Lucassen's Supersonic Revolution | ||||
| Released | 19 May 2023 | |||
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| Length | 54:28 | |||
| Label | Music Theories | |||
| Producer | Arjen Anthony Lucassen | |||
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| Singles from Golden Age of Music | ||||
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The project arose from a request of a German music magazine who asked Lucassen for a cover version. He instead proposed to record one for them and with a deadline of one week quickly put together a band with some of his favorite musicians.[1] After recording a cover of ZZ Top's "Heard It on the X", they decided to form a band and record a studio album.
The cover art is designed by Claudio Bergamin. Like the songs, the cover art contains many references to media from the 1970s. This includes references to Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, Led Zeppelin's Houses of the Holy and Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow.
Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by Arjen Lucassen, except "Holy Holy Ground" by John Jaycee Cuijpers; all music is composed by Arjen Lucassen, except "SR Prelude" by Joost van den Broek and "The Glamattack" by Arjen Lucassen and Joost van den Broek.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "SR Prelude" | 1:32 |
| 2. | "The Glamattack" | 5:15 |
| 3. | "Golden Age of Music" | 5:12 |
| 4. | "The Rise of the Starman" | 4:49 |
| 5. | "Burn It Down" | 4:52 |
| 6. | "Odyssey" | 6:46 |
| 7. | "They Took Us By Storm" | 5:05 |
| 8. | "Golden Boy" | 5:49 |
| 9. | "Holy Holy Ground" | 5:06 |
| 10. | "Fight of the Century" | 3:55 |
| 11. | "Came to Mock, Stayed to Rock" | 6:07 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 12. | "Children of the Revolution" (T. Rex cover) | Marc Bolan | 3:05 |
| 13. | "Heard It on the X" (ZZ Top cover) | Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, Frank Beard | 2:55 |
| 14. | "Fantasy" (Earth, Wind & Fire cover) | Maurice White, Verdine White, Eddie del Barrio | 4:09 |
| 15. | "Love Is All" (Roger Glover cover) | Roger Glover, Eddie Hardin, Ronnie James Dio | 3:08 |
Personnel
edit- Arjen Anthony Lucassen – bass
- Joost van den Broek – keyboards
- Timo Somers – guitar
- Koen Herfst – drums
- John Jaycee Cuijpers – vocals
Charts
edit| Chart (2022) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[2] | 156 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[3] | 2 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] | 59 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] | 28 |
References
edit- ^ a b Ewing, Jerry (16 February 2023). "Arjen Lucassen unveils new Supersonic Revolution project". Louder. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Arjen Lucassen's Supersonic Revolution – Golden Age of Music" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Arjen Lucassen's Supersonic Revolution – Golden Age of Music" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Arjen Lucassen's Supersonic Revolution – Golden Age of Music" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Arjen Lucassen's Supersonic Revolution – Golden Age of Music". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- Lucassen, Arjen (2023). Golden Age of Music (Media notes). Music Theories Recordings. MTR77015.