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From Beyond the Back Burner

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Whoa...what can I say. This is equal to or better than any Blossoms stuff. Close your eyes and it is the 3rd Blossoms album. It is the best new stuff I have heard in 1999. Ranks up there w/ Chance Gardener as the best stuff of the year not heard on the radio. Why is it this is receiving NO AIRPLAY in NYC or CT?

As a longtime fan of Gin Blossoms and Robin Wilson, I bought the CD as soon as it came out. I LOVE it! I think it has a great diversity of styles; a cool mix. Great rockers, classic pop tunes, everything a music lover can want. Robin's impeccible vocal style is in fine form. I give FBTBB 5 stars!

Many of these previous reviews hit it on the nail. ROBIN has a wonderful voice and makes this project, POPPIN' WHEELIES and now recording with the GIN BLOSSOMS again....reason to BUY this and the other ROBIN WILSON CDs! A CLASS act!

I went into this album with HIGH expectations. I am a very picky Gin Blossoms fan (since 1996) and I heard about the Gas Giants because Robin Wilson (lead signer of the now defunct Gin Blossoms) was the lead signer in this band.
The result: A GREAT CD!
If you are or were a Gin Blossoms fan, then you will love this new CD. It's a bit harder than Congradulations I'm sorry, but there is not a track to miss. The CD kicks off with an ironic tune: Now The Change. And that it is. But for the better. I wish the Gas Giants would crack into the mainstream with the CD, but they didn't and they are now working on their second album. The CD is a pure example of great song-writing(In Between Two Worlds, Now The Change) as well as fun songs(I Hope My Kids Like Marilyn Manson, Like It or Not). There are sentimentals songs, VERY personal and deep (Whose Side Are You On, Letter, Quitter). This album is fantastic and I suggest it to those looking for a Gin Blossoms-esque taste.

If your looking for a great find. You've found it! I have to admit first off that I wasn't a huge gin blossoms fan at all. I took a chance on this cd and it has proved to be one of the best I've purchased this year. There are just so many good tracks on this cd. So, if you're looking for some good tunes, look no further because the gas giants music is definately decent.

When I first heard about this CD I really expected a totally commercial version of the Gin Blossoms. But I have to hand it to the guys, they really put together a totally new sound. Harder ... but there is still that pop-rock edge. This CD is great. If want Gin Blossoms keep listening to their CD's ... The Gas Giants have their own sound and thier own hit album.

I highly recommend the Gas Giant's debut CD for several reasons. First, the music is very good, "Letter" is a wonderful song, as are about 3-4 others. In all honesty, I prefer the first Gin Blossom's disc, but this disc is worthy. Second, the bandmembers are intelligent, gifted, and right-minded. I spoke to them and was taken aback by their integrity: they are bulding the Gas Giants how they believe it should be (not simply milking the GB's success), and I have confidence that they will build something great. To that end, I view this disc as a starter kit. We are priviledged to have them making their unique music for us and they deserve our support. Keeping their story in mind makes their music sound even better.

this is a classic album. i would advise everybody to check it out. it is in heavy rotation in my ride. peace!

Always been a Robin Wilson fan, as it seems he was the focal point of both the much-loved Gin Blossoms and his followup band here, the Gas Giants. His vocal style is just CLASSIC powerpop, and here, Robin is in VERY fine form. I just love the Gin Blossoms records, and their mix of great Big Star-ish powerpop, jangly REM/Byrds riffs, and a drop of alt-country for flavour.

Now, I love harder-edged powerpop too, like Cheap Trick, and here, on this flat-out FANTASTIC Gas Giants record, Robin and his pals seem to merge Robin's trademark vocal stylings of his Gin Blossoms days, with more of a Cheap Trick-ish setting, and it totally works. It's like the Gin Blossoms live attack but in the studio. And the reason it works is cuz of Robin's spot-on powerpop songwriting and pure passionate yet understated vocals, plus their sense of fun. Robin is just great and he seems to not be able to do any wrong moves, classic!!

There are at LEAST 3 classic tunes here: "In Between Two Worlds", "Quitter" and "Tonight Won't Let Me Wander", and all the others are almost in the same excellent realm. I also rally dig "Circus Of Stars" and the way it changes form mid-song without losing any melody or momentum, quite inventive really, even genius.

Now, here's a tip: there IS a SECOND Gas Giants record out, but not under that name, but the POPPIN WHEELIES!! They sell it here on Amazon.com, but no one seems to know about it here, and that's a shame, because it's CLASSIC ROBIN (Dan and Phil AND Scotty Johnson are on there too)!! It's Robin + his pals doing a Gorillaz-like project, aka a CARTOON, but it's still the same voice and style, like classic Gin Blossoms, the Gas Giants edge, just more powerpop sugar piled on, a VERY good thing. It was produced by Robin, most of the tunes WRITTEN by Robin, along with 3 Tommy Keene covers (attention powerpop enthusiasts), including a killer "Places That Are Gone"!! Imagine ROBIN WILSON SINGING "PLACES THAT ARE GONE" (with Scotty Johnson on lead guitar), and believe me, it's as drop-dead amazing as you would imagine. TOTALLY cool!! Sooo, order this Gas Giants record AND the Poppin Wheelies CD (and Jesse's solo record, "Tunes Young People Will Enjoy"), and you are set!!

Robin rules, what can I say?? Helluva nice guy too...

This is Robin and Phil (singer and drummer) from the Gin Blossoms' post-Blossoms effort. This CD came out in '99, and I was a little late getting it, but I'm a huge Gin Blossoms fan, and this does not dissapoint. Pretty similar to the Blossoms last record, perhaps a little more aggressive? Anyways, near perfect pop-rock. Don't player hate, get this.