Gasoline Heart is a band from Orlando. They are a band that plays Springsteen-tinged mid-tempo rock that shows some obvious nods to its member’s Florida punk roots. It isn’t groundbreaking or even all that original because (like so many others do, so can you really blame ‘em) it seems like they’re aping The Boss just a little too much. Their second album, Nostalgia Ain’t What It Used To Be, starts off strong with “Never Been Worse” and “Can’t Keep A Good Kid Down” but the middle drags a bit. The album also finishes with a bang as “Sunshine State,” Eager Seas,” and the opening song’s reprise are some of the best moments on the album (as is album’s one oddly placed Clash style yelp). Take it for what it’s worth, but Nostalgia… is a pleasant and sometimes great, but sometimes trying too hard, and ultimately enjoyable rock n roll record. Frontman Louis’ vocals can sound like the golden hues of the setting sun washed down by an ice cold beer on a hot summer day. Perfect for us aging heartland rockers and the bars we so often find our stupid selves going through.
MP3:
Gasoline Heart - Never Been Worse
Gasoline Heart - Can't Keep A Good Kid Down
I kinda hate alt country
our band sounds nothing like the boss
i love the boss, but we sound nothing like him
I don’t hear much Springsteen at all in Gasoline Heart’s sound, unless you want to make a broad generalization that says all americana rock = Springsteen.