The Village Voice, July 6th, 2005
Sometimes a roil works even if it's planned well in advance
THEORY OF A DEADMAN
Gasoline
Roadrunner
No Surprise," the first single from Theory of a Deadman's Gasoline, almost belongs on side two of CN'R lies; it's got swingin' acoustics and some good-natured self-pitying misogyny. The only thing missi ng is any kind of spontaneous off-the-cuff feeling. Wussy story: When my ska-loving college roommate and I needed manly background music to build a sturdy shelving unit, the closest thing we had was NewYork Dolls, which was fine through "Personality Crisis" but then not so much. Gasoline woul...
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