It's my first time in many weeks to post #VinylAndBeerSunday. Due to COVID-19, I have been down for the count. But tonight, I am spinning arguably the last full-on progressive rock release from the classic lineup of STYX. Their eighth album, PIECES OF EIGHT, has been self-described as a concept album about "not giving up your dreams just for the pursuit of money and material possessions." My favorite tunes are I'm OK, Pieces of Eight, Renegade, and Blue Collar Man. The album is a time capsule of the late 1970s, and each song does take me back to that time. I have accompanied these classic tunes with an interesting collaboration brew from EX NOVO BREWING COMPANY (Portland, OR) and STIBERGETS (Sweden). Their SWEDISH HITCHHIKER is a dry, hazy IPA with stone fruit, pine, and hops. So, what are you listening to tonight? What are you drinking? #vinyl #vinylcollection #styx #piecesofeight #progrock #greatwhitehope #beer #beerstagram #beermusic #ipa #exnovobrewing #stigbergets #swedishhitchhiker @exnovobrew @styxtheband https://www.instagram.com/p/CmDOq4BLQkE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=