GASOLINE-Music...by *Guitarist-Singer-Songwriter-Composer-Lyricist* Matthias "Matthew" Weisheit

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MATTHIAS WEISHEIT / GASOLINE (Guitarist/Singer/Songwriter)
Solo Acoustic ... Original songs & a few covers

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Songs From The Road Of Life - motto of GASOLINE ~ synonym for power, motion, emotional
deepness and the will to carry on in every situation ... described with poetry, no taboos in the lyrics
and shifted into music.
A selection of his original compositions from past and present mixed with his new concept
"JUST ANOTHER DAY - IT'S JUST ANOTHER NIGHT" Live In Concert the listener can
experience a journey of hope, desperateness, the beauty and brutality
of shiny days and nights - black as coal.
These elements are supported with sparse instrumentation where the
song stands in the foreground: Acoustic / electric guitar, harmonica, boot-board/percussion and an
expressive voice ... .
Earthy Acoustic-Sound - from thoughtful heavy and slow to mid- and up-tempo compositions>>>
"Guitar driven Songs from somewhere between Tinseltown, the deserts of New Mexico,
NYC to the Galway Bay. Stories of hope, despair, love and pain, laughter, sorrow
and the angels and demons of JUST ANOTHER DAY and JUST ANOTHER NIGHT...
... Thick as Blood, Black as Coal...Welcome to the DIRT !
Besides the original compositions guitarist, singer and songwriter
Matthias Weisheit plays also a few selected cover-songs.
For further information go to www.GASOLINE-Music.com.

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Reviews
"... you remind me of a dirtier Brad Paisley..." (J. Scaramanga)
"... country picking, electric guitar, slide work is impressive here... those tight licks a the end of the section are excellent..." (West Slide Story 3) - (Taxi)
"... good band sound...reminds me of Wilco... that's a good thing.. . Uptempo feel and overall energy stand out..." (ROAD) - (Taxi)
"... this could be one of Dylan's backup bands... good spirit ..." (Westward Bound electric/instr.) - (Taxi)
"... a strong aggressive track ... well played, recorded & executed ..." (Get It Straight Heavy Punk) - (Taxi)

"... love the guitar part - thoughtful and memorable. You have a great voice as well ... Lots of potential here..."
"... good feel for this traditional country blues, roots style ..." (Red Lights) - (Taxi)

"... nice guitar work...Love your voice" (Half Way To Heaven - Or A Mile To Hell) - (Taxi)
"... it brings to mind Mark Knopfler and Dave Edmunds, but sounds very original ..." (Taxi)
"... these songs are well crafted/performed ..." (Taxi)
"... very visual lyrics - vocal reminds me of Tom Waits ..." (Waiting For The Summer) - (Taxi)
"... loved the guitar work. Very cool solo, sounds like 'Chet Atkins'. The Vocal has a lot of character ..." (Highway 1) - (Taxi)
"... this is a well performed cut, with excellent musicianship ..." (My Teeth On Edge) - (Taxi)

"... the band 'cookes' and you've got a really nice anthem-styled melody - more like Springsteen than country ...", ...
"... some great imagery here ..." (Greyhound Station) - (Taxi)

"... Singer- and Songwriter Project 'Gasoline' of Matthias Weisheit ... with acoustic guitar, harmonica and a powerful voice ..." (HNA Germany - Aug. 2002)
"... the track sounds great, esp. gtrs. Good imagery ... " (Eat My Dust) - (Taxi)
"... cool guitar figures ... " (I Built My Life Around Rock 'n' Roll) - (Taxi)
"... guitar work is excellent ... " (Settle Down) - (Taxi)

"... Top local band thrilled the audience last Friday night ... full guitar sounds and intense vocals ... the guitars are perfectly arranged and play tight together, with a full sound and clear rhythmic accents. As well as the guitars are sounding together, the voices of Weisheit and van Nek complement one another..."
(FZ press - Germany)

"... Gasoline around frontman Matthias Weisheit presented strong original compositions ... nice and refreshing compared against almost everything you get to hear on the radio these days, besides that in good arrangements..." (FZ press - Germany)

"... this stuff couldn't be played any better ..." (Watch It Burn - Machine Monster, part 2) - (Jury of the 'German Rock & Pop Contest/Hard & Heavy')

"... the guitar work is exellent. Overall, the track is very impressive ..." (Catch Me If You Can, Part 1)- (Taxi)

Gasoline: ... nominated for the "German Rock & Pop Contest" in different categories during the last years (3x in 2003), best song of each participating country to the "Song Expo - Benelux Song & Culture Festival" in 2000 and 2001, in May 2003 & 2004 on the stand-by-list for the NXNE-Festival in Toronto/Canada... , Live at the "Hessentag" 2004 (county fair)...

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MATTHIAS WEISHEIT / GASOLINE (Guitarist/Singer/Songwriter) - Solo Acoustic ... (Eigenkompositionen & a few covers)

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Songs From The Road Of Life heißt die Devise. GASOLINE - Synoym für Kraft, Bewegung, emotionalen Tiefgang und das Weitergehen in jeder Lebenslage welches poetisch und ohne Tabus lyrisch beschrieben und musikalisch umgesetzt wird. In einem konzertanten Live-Auftritt bestehend aus älteren und aktuellen Songs und dem neuen Konzept "JUST ANOTHER DAY - IT'S JUST ANOTHER NIGHT" führen die Eigenkompositionen den Zuhörer durch Hoffnung, und Hoffnunngslosigkeit, die Schönheit und Brutalität von sonnigen Tagen und rabenschwarzen Nächten.
Unterstrichen werden diese Elemente in sparsamer Instrumentierung, wobei der Song im Vordergrund steht: Akustik / E-Gitarre, Mundharmonica, Boot-Board/Percussion und einer ausdrucksstarken Stimme ... :
Erdiger Acoustic-Sound - von nachdenklichen und schweren bis mid- und up-tempo Kompositionen >>>
"Guitar driven Songs from somewhere between Tinseltown, the deserts of New Mexico,
NYC to the Galway Bay. Stories of hope, despair, love and pain, laughter, sorrow
and the angels and demons of JUST ANOTHER DAY and JUST ANOTHER NIGHT...
...Thick as Blood, Black as Coal...Welcome to the DIRT !
Neben den Eigenkompositionen präsentiert Gitarrist/Singer und Songwriter Matthias Weisheit auch einige ausgewählte Cover-Songs.

Weitere Infos zur Person Matthias Weisheit & Gasoline, ausführlich Biographie, andere Projekte etc. unter: www.GASOLINE-Music.com.

Reviews
"... country picking, electric guitar, slide work is impressive here... those tight licks a the end of the section are excellent..." (West Slide Story 3) - (Taxi)
"... good band sound...reminds me of Wilco... that's a good thing.. . Uptempo feel and overall energy stand out..." (ROAD) - (Taxi)
"... this could be one of Dylan's backup bands... good spirit ..." (Westward Bound electric/instr.) - (Taxi)
"... a strong aggressive track ... well played, recorded & executed ..." (Get It Straight Heavy Punk) - (Taxi)

"... love the guitar part - thoughtful and memorable. You have a great voice as well ... Lots of potential here..."
"... good feel for this traditional country blues, roots style ..." (Red Lights) - (Taxi)

"... Nice guitar work...Love your voice" (Half Way To Heaven - Or A Mile To Hell) - (Taxi)
"... it brings to mind Mark Knopfler and Dave Edmunds, but sounds very original ..." (Taxi)
"... these songs are well crafted/performed ..." (Taxi)
"... very visual lyrics - vocal reminds me of Tom Waits ..." (Waiting For The Summer) - (Taxi)
"... loved the guitar work. Very cool solo, sounds like 'Chet Atkins'. The Vocal has a lot of character ..." (Highway 1) - (Taxi)
"... this is a well performed cut, with excellent musicianship ..." (My Teeth On Edge) - (Taxi)

"... the band 'cookes' and you've got a really nice anthem-styled melody - more like Springsteen than country ..." ...
"... some great imagery here ..." (Greyhound Station) - (Taxi)

"... das Singer- and Songwriter Projekt 'Gasoline' von Matthias Weisheit ... mit Akustikgitarre, Mundharmonika und einer kraftvollen Stimme ..." (HNA - Aug. 2002)

"... the track sounds great, esp. gtrs. Good imagery ... " (Eat My Dust) - (Taxi)
"... cool guitar figures ... " (I Built My Life Around Rock 'n' Roll) - (Taxi)
"... guitar work is excellent ... " (Settle Down) - (Taxi)

"...Heimische Spitzenband `Gasoline` begeistert am Freitagabend ... Volle Gitarrensounds und starke Stimmen ... Die Gitarren klingen gut aufeinander eingespielt, bestechend durch einen vollen Sound und überzeugen mit glasklaren rhythmischen Akzenten. Ebenso gut wie die Gitarren untereinander harmonieren ergänzen sich die Stimmen von Weisheit und van Nek ..." (FZ)

"... Gasoline um Frontmann und Songwriter Matthias Weisheit bot starke Eigenkompositionen ... erfrischend schön im Vergleich zu so ziemlich allem was ständig im Radio läuft, zudem gut ausarrangiert ..." (FZ)

"... this stuff couldn't be played any better ..." (Watch It Burn - Machine Monster, part 2) - (Jury of the 'German Rock & Pop Contest/Hard & Heavy')

"... the guitar work is exellent. Overall, the track is very impressive ..." (Catch Me If You Can, Part 1)- (Taxi)

Gasoline: ... mehrfach nominiert für den "Deutschen Rock & Pop Preis" in verschiedenen Sparten während der letzten Jahre (z.B. 3 x in 2003), bester deutscher Beitrag (Song) auf der "Song Expo - Benelux Song & Culture Festival" in 2000 und 2001, im Mai 2003 & 2004 auf der Stand-By-Liste des NXNE-Festivals/Konferenz in Toronto/Canada ... , Live beim Hessentag 2004 ...

Matthias Weisheit ist Absolvent des Guitar Institutes Of Technology (GIT) Hollywood LA (USA)
Mitglied von TAXI (A&R vehicle - USA), des DRMV (Deutscher Rock und Pop Musiker Verband), RockCity Hamburg, GEMA / GVL und ein gefragter Gitarren- und Musiklehrer.
Mehrfach nominiert u.a. für den "Deutschen Rock & Pop Preis" (Guitarist, Lyrics, Composition, Song, Hard & Heavy ...).

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