Biography
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.
‘Black Gasoline demonstrates exactly why it has long been hailed as one of the most promising bands in Kansas.” – Eat, Sleep, Drink Music.com
“Black Gasoline is a band that has drunk deeply from the well of ‘70s riff metal.” – musictap.net
"Black Gasoline adds their stamp by throwing in an ample amount of good time boogie and some radio-friendly hooks.” –Stonerrock.com
“The black majik of Black Gasoline will have you believing that Wichita is a lot cooler than it actually is.” – Lawrence.com
"Wichita's Black Gasoline, which favors sludge and engine rattle over pomp and sass." –Pitch.com
“A bonanza of guitar oriented big ass sound.” – sugarbuzzmagazine
“Fuzz box distortion and detuned guitars layered with razorblade cut vocals and a very '70's vibe” –Sea Of Tranquility
Instrumentation
Bobby Comfort: lead vocal
Scotty Baddhart: bass
Paulie DeCeglie: Guitar
Kendall Newbie: Drums
Lovell Hickman: Keys & Guitar
Discography
Ghost Of Rock n' Roll e.p. as HELVIS 2003
Deuce e.p. as HELVIS 2004
The 7 deadly songs (a cd combining our first 2 releases onto one disc) as HELVIS 2005
4 song untitled e.p.( under Black Gasoline )
"She Gave Us Magic"full length
Dirty White T-shirt has been featured on ICT. Underground, a weekly radio program on KICT-95
Links
| http://www.myspace.com/blackgasoline |