Stylistic changes are finely fitted on GASOLINE's sophmore album, "Fake To Fame." The suddenly more sophisticated GASOLINE delves into an almost unpredictable diverse musical dimension. Hints of funk ought to make you shake your big boodie, while this Japanese band even experiments with bits and pieces of beat music. Still, there is some straight forward bluesy, hard edged rocknroll for the purists to enjoy, and even a jazz tune to drive them into hyperactive hysterics.

From this reading (so far), it would be almost too easy to systematically diss GASOLINE. But in reality, this not so jaded trio still holds close to their rocknroll roots. Raw power still flows through their veins, yet have vastly improved upon their musical intuition.

Habitual complainers might whine to their so called "scene," that GASOLINE has "Performed the horrible crime of changing their musical style." Bull-ogny! It keeps your mind from going psycho when repeating the same musical notes album by album, even though the songs are credited as being different. In fact, GASOLINE sonically testifies some sort of natural progression from rockin', yet repetative music, to more experimental masterpieces. Just let "Fake To Fame" sound itself out.

(thee ANTiHiPSTER)

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