BLACK GASOLINE: She Gave Us Magic

Black Gasoline

She Gave Us Magic

© 2007 black gasoline music (837101431958)

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Ass kickin' rock-n-roll from the center of the American universe.

tracks

1 All Night
2 Dirty White T-shirt
3 Lady Ironwing
4 Castor Oil & Marmalade
5 A.C.T.I.O.N.
6 Transmission Interlude
7 Coalblackcloud
8 A Ghost Is the Highway
9 Pesci
10 Sattelite Girl
11 The Fever
12 The Boy Who Destroyed the World

notes

With its debut album "She Gave Us Magic" Black
Gasoline demonstrates exactly why it has long been
hailed as one of the most promising bands in Kansas.
Influenced by the no-nonsense rock ‘n’ roll of
American greats such as The MC5 and Grand Funk
Railroad as well as the powerful, melodic leanings of
Thin Lizzy, Deep Purple and the moody, expansive rock
of Captain Beyond, the Wichita-based quintet is no
mere throwback to a bygone era. Rather, the
band,guitarist Paul DeCeglie, bassist Scotty
Baddhart, drummer Kendall Newbie, vocalist Bobby
Comfort and guitarist/keyboardist Lovell Hickman—seeks
to introduce fans to a louder, more groove conscious
brand of rock that abandons adherence to corporate
branding and commercialism and instead gets down to
the business of shaking the ass and elevating
the soul.

With DeCeglie’s napalm-hot guitar tone, Comfort’s
trademark rasp (think a casual, less histrionic David
Lee Roth who has listened to a variety of soul and old
rock), Baddhart’s distinct four-string prowess which
calls to mind the missing link between Steve Harris
(Iron Maiden) and Roger Glover (Deep Purple), Newbie’s
precision pounding and Hickman’s ability to traverse
between arena and garage rock, Black Gasoline strikes
hard with singable anthems such as “Castor Oil and
Marmalade,” “Dirty White T-Shirt” and “A.C.T.I.O.N.”

But for its charms and willingness to celebrate hard
partying and hard rocking, Black Gasoline finds time
for the ethereal (the groove-intensive instrumental
“Transmission Interlude”) and the epic (the dark paean
to a World War II bomber, “Lady Iron Wing”) and “The
Boy Who Destroyed the World.” A top live draw in its
native Wichita, Black Gasoline may not singlehandedly
change the face of rock but it may very well change
your life. At least for a night. And in rock ‘n’ roll,
that’s often all that matters.

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  • Dedicated Rocker Productions Review

    SHE GAVE US MAGIC / Black Gasoline I don’t know what they are growing in those plains of Kansas, but mix it with the Blue Collar work ethic of the Aerospace industry, throw in some early BLACK SABBATH, some MONSTER MAGNET and some BLUE CHEER, put it in a corn cob pipe and smoke it. Oh yea, what does the singer sound like? Well, if David Lee Roth and Jim Dandy had a shouting contest, the first one to lose their voice is out and the winner sings for BLACK GASOLINE, hoarse and all. Now you get the picture? What we’ve got here is 50 minutes of loud, groove-laden, bluesy stoner rock called ‘She Gave Us Magic’. The band is of course BLACK GASOLINE, a Wichita based quintet. This is not clean cut conservative rock from Kansas. No, these guys get down and dirty, while adding muscle to their boogie. The band is made up of Scott Baddhart, who plays badass bass, soulful singer Bobby Comfort, along with drummer Kendall Newby and Mr.Tone Paul Deceglie on guitar, while keyboardist/guitarist Lovell Hackman adds that extra perfect touch to the bands sound. Oh brother what art a sound it is. The CD seems to have a unique intro to every song, sometimes the songs start one right after the other. Check out the very first intro to “All Night”, a high energy rocker that kicks the CD off in the right damn way. Listen for the wah + fuzz = badassolo from Paul. Listen for drummer Kendall’s lead foot stomping drum beat and cowbell kicking off “Dirty White T-Shirt” while he channels Keith Moon with his drum fill. It’s songs like “Castor Oil and Marmelade” along with “Sattellite Girl” that you really hear the David Lee Roth in the husky voice of frontman Bobby. All this is wrapped around the low end, Geezer Butler like bass playing of Scott that drives these songs. Songs that include the six minutes opuses ‘A Ghost Is The Highway” and the final track ‘The Boy Who Destroyed The World”. The CD is almost split in half by the groove laden instrumental called, “Transmission Interlude”. This CD takes us on one hell of a ride. The only question is, what did Wichita, Kansas give us? “She gave us magic” and BLACK GASOLINE , will put a spell on you. -The Rocker

  • Black Gasoline
    author: Dan Barnett

    Good, honest, no b.s. rock and roll! One of the best new albums I've bought in years. Everybody I've played it for, has dug the hell out of it.

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