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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