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{{Short description|American rock band}}
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'''Gasoline''' was a [[southern rock]]<ref>[[#Sharpe-Young2005|Sharpe-Young 2005]], pg. 233</ref> band and side project for former [[Pantera]] member [[Vinnie Paul]]. They once included [[Dimebag Darrell]], Thurber T. Mingus, and Stroker of Pumpjack. Paul described the group's general theme as "booze and women."<ref name="MTV1">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1451613/20011226/pantera.jhtml?headlines=true|title=Pantera Members Rip It Up With Rebellious Side Projects|last=Wiederhorn|first=Jon|publisher=[[MTV]]|accessdate=18 February 2010}}</ref> The band has covered many artists including [[Pat Travers]], [[Ted Nugent]], [[Black Sabbath]], [[W.A.S.P. (band)|W.A.S.P.]], [[Thin Lizzy]], [[Quiet Riot]], and [[Slayer]],<ref name="BM1">{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=553|title=PANTERA Side Project And Special Guests Get Fired Up On New Year's Eve!|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|accessdate=18 February 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606063600/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=553|archivedate=6 June 2011}}</ref> but have also performed original songs like "This Ain’t a Beer Belly, It’s a Gas Tank For My Love Machine" and "Get Drunk Now."<ref name="KNAC1">{{cite web|url=http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=4167|title=Vinnie and Rex Ring in the New Year Together |publisher=[[KNAC]]|accessdate=18 February 2010}}</ref> Paul claims the band formed as followed:
'''Gasoline''' was an American [[Southern rock]]<ref>[[#Sharpe-Young2005|Sharpe-Young 2005]], pg. 233</ref> band and side project of former [[Pantera]] member [[Vinnie Paul]]. Paul described the group's general theme as "booze and women".<ref name="MTV1">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1451613/20011226/pantera.jhtml?headlines=true|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020210000533/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1451613/20011226/pantera.jhtml?headlines=true|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 10, 2002|title=Pantera Members Rip It Up With Rebellious Side Projects|last=Wiederhorn|first=Jon|publisher=[[MTV]]|access-date=18 February 2010}}</ref> The band has covered artists such as [[Pat Travers]], [[Ted Nugent]], [[Black Sabbath]], [[W.A.S.P. (band)|W.A.S.P.]], [[Thin Lizzy]], [[Quiet Riot]], and [[Slayer]],<ref name="BM1">{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=553|title=PANTERA Side Project And Special Guests Get Fired Up On New Year's Eve!|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=18 February 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606063600/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=553|archive-date=6 June 2011}}</ref> but have also performed original songs like "This Ain't a Beer Belly, It's a Gas Tank For My Love Machine" and "Get Drunk Now".<ref name="KNAC1">{{cite web|url=http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=4167|title=Vinnie and Rex Ring in the New Year Together |publisher=[[KNAC]]|access-date=18 February 2010}}</ref>


Regarding the band's formation, Paul stated:
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<blockquote>Pantera played every New Year’s Eve until about ’97. After that, the other two guys decided they didn’t want to play on New Year’s Eve, and that was my favorite time to play. Me and Dime decided that we’d put together a good time band and just do cover tunes and it was all about beer drinkin' and hell raisin'.<ref name="KNAC1"/></blockquote>


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<blockquote>"Pantera played every New Year's Eve until about '97. After that, the other two guys decided they didn't want to play on New Year's Eve, and that was my favorite time to play. Me and Dime decided that we'd put together a good time band and just do cover tunes and it was all about beer drinkin' and hell raisin'."<ref name="KNAC1"/></blockquote>
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In 2006 Pantera's ex-bassist, [[Rex Brown]], played with [[Vinnie Paul]] in [[Texas]] for the first time in several years with the band.<ref name="BM2">{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=46253|title=Ex-PANTERA Bandmates REX BROWN And VINNIE PAUL Play Together For First Time In Over Four Years|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|accessdate=18 February 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606063608/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=46253|archivedate=6 June 2011}}</ref>

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In 2006, Pantera's ex-bassist [[Rex Brown]] played with Vinnie Paul in Texas for the first time in several years with the band.<ref name="BM2">{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=46253|title=Ex-PANTERA Bandmates REX BROWN And VINNIE PAUL Play Together For First Time In Over Four Years|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]]|access-date=18 February 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606063608/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=46253|archive-date=6 June 2011}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
* <cite id=refGulla2009>{{Cite book | last=Gulla|first=Bob|title=Guitar Gods: The 25 Players Who Made Rock History|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|year=2009 |isbn=978-0-313-35806-7}}
* <cite id=refGulla2009>{{Cite book | last=Gulla|first=Bob|title=Guitar Gods: The 25 Players Who Made Rock History|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|year=2009 |isbn=978-0-313-35806-7}}</cite>
* <cite id=Sharpe-Young2005ref>{{Cite book | last=Sharpe-Young|first=Garry|title=New Wave of American Heavy Metal|publisher=Zonda Books Limited|year=2005 |isbn=0-9582684-0-1}}
* <cite id=Sharpe-Young2005ref>{{Cite book | last=Sharpe-Young|first=Garry|title=New Wave of American Heavy Metal|publisher=Zonda Books Limited|year=2005 |isbn=0-9582684-0-1}}</cite>


==Notes==
==Notes==
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Latest revision as of 20:20, 27 June 2024

For the Danish rock band, see Gasolin'.
Gasoline
OriginUnited States
GenresSouthern rock, heavy metal

Gasoline was an American Southern rock[1] band and side project of former Pantera member Vinnie Paul. Paul described the group's general theme as "booze and women".[2] The band has covered artists such as Pat Travers, Ted Nugent, Black Sabbath, W.A.S.P., Thin Lizzy, Quiet Riot, and Slayer,[3] but have also performed original songs like "This Ain't a Beer Belly, It's a Gas Tank For My Love Machine" and "Get Drunk Now".[4]

Regarding the band's formation, Paul stated:

"Pantera played every New Year's Eve until about '97. After that, the other two guys decided they didn't want to play on New Year's Eve, and that was my favorite time to play. Me and Dime decided that we'd put together a good time band and just do cover tunes and it was all about beer drinkin' and hell raisin'."[4]

In 2006, Pantera's ex-bassist Rex Brown played with Vinnie Paul in Texas for the first time in several years with the band.[5]

References

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  • Gulla, Bob (2009). Guitar Gods: The 25 Players Who Made Rock History. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-35806-7.
  • Sharpe-Young, Garry (2005). New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Zonda Books Limited. ISBN 0-9582684-0-1.

Notes

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  1. ^ Sharpe-Young 2005, pg. 233
  2. ^ Wiederhorn, Jon. "Pantera Members Rip It Up With Rebellious Side Projects". MTV. Archived from the original on February 10, 2002. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  3. ^ "PANTERA Side Project And Special Guests Get Fired Up On New Year's Eve!". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Vinnie and Rex Ring in the New Year Together". KNAC. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
  5. ^ "Ex-PANTERA Bandmates REX BROWN And VINNIE PAUL Play Together For First Time In Over Four Years". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2010.
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