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GASOLIN’ – DANISH ROCK-ENERGI ON A HIGH-SPEED LEVEL

If ever there has been a Scandinavian sound in rock music Gasolin' are
a sure highlight among the grapes to take the “boom”.

But a Scandinavian Sound has never excisted, Just as a Mersey-Sound
never really excisted. After all that had Beatles and The Undertakers
(which you might recall were one of the great groups of that time) is
common except the birth place.

A boom is always press-hype. And Gasolin’ is so sure hype at all. The
reason why they to-day is the most lively act at the rockscene in Denmark
as well as being a huge success on the recordmarket is born of the fact
that they don’t try to make other people’s music. They are happy being
themselves – and because of that relaxed attitude towards music they
are not just another frustrated copy of an charttopping American or Eng-
lish act.

Gasolin’ started as a rockgroup in 1969 – with only a shadow of success.
It took the musicians a little over a yer to get themselves together, find
their identity on the scene and get so much courage they could start a kind
of communication-therapy with the audience. That’s still one of their fi-
nest qualities – no matter what happens on stage, if the amplifiers break
down, the drums get smashed or there are just 10 people in the audience
(which in fact has’nt happened for some years now! ) – they don’t  loose
their temper. Not to talk about their humour. Like with Frank Zappa you
are into some trouble putting a label on them.

In 1971 Gasolin’ released their first LP which brought them straight into
the Danish charts. In 1972 they released the next album – even higher in
the charts. The group has high hopes for their third LP, just released, as
from England they got Roy Baker Thomas to produce the album. He has produced
Zappa, Lindisfarne and Dr. John before and also in this matter he succesded
in getting the originality of the Danish group though in the recordings.

But of course Gasolin’ are four individuals with each his own personality
and background. Kim Larsen, singer in the band, was a schoolteacher before
joining this group. He hasn’t song professional before – but been interes-
ted in rockmusic since he was hooked on Little Richard. Franz Beckerlee,
guitar and keyboards, has a good reputation in Danish jazz in which he play-
ed an important role from 1959-1969. The other members of Gasolin’ calls
him “Stone Free” because of his passion for Jimi Hendrix’ expressive guitar-
playing. Wili Jönsson plays bass in the group and is a good showman on stage.

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