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.â€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 Interludeâ€) and the epic (the dark paean
to a World War II bomber, “Lady Iron Wingâ€) 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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