Gang Wizard
 Why Is There a God?
 12"

 dba049

Mp3 Sample:
Kersplat! (edit)

JERRY PISSED. HIPPIES FRUSTRATED

It has been several years since Jerry Garcia’s death, in that time many of his followers have clearly lost their way, some decided to quit the circuit all together and get jobs in corporate America. Others joined up with Phish and after their demise *sigh* some even followed Dave Matthews Band. But the situation reached a low last year when two thirds of all 18-25 year olds surveyed reported that Jerry Garcia must certainly be the other dude in the Ben & Jerry’s franchise. Up in heaven, for obvious reasons, the real Jerry was pissed. Not even much of an ice cream fan much less a CEO of a top grossing ice cream chain, Jerry was nonplussed about being associated solely with frozen delights. This angry attitude up in the sky caused quite a few problems here on earth, especially in the jam band circuit. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the music heard on the newest Gang Wizard LP, “Why Is There A God.” Gang Wizard, as well known for their bong rips as their bluesy guitar riffs has strongly felt the angry presence of the Head Dead Head. An astral communication link with Jerry was for a long time one of the most important tools in defining the Gang Wizard sound. Guitarist Head McFeathers has long used universal vibrations to tune his axe, but with Jerry mad, there is a real lack of good vibrations in the universe. Head reports, “I’ve been totally unable to tune since Jerry started rumbling up there, all I get is this crazy detuned stuff.” Another side-effect is that without Jerry’s good vibes in the sky “jamming” just isn’t the same. Head tells us, “Like we start playing and this evil stuff starts coming out, we can’t even help it. But you know what’s really weird is that all the old hippies dig it. I guess cuz like the sound is like the void that Jerry left in our lives, you know what I mean?” Nonetheless, they’ve soldiered on, playing shows up and down the west coast and releasing records, like “Why Is There A God.” The record is a true example of how a band can triumph over adversity and come out ahead. In fact “Why Is There A God” has gained Gang Wizard a whole new set of fans in the “Underground” or “Alternative” Rock scene. Head concedes, “No one knows when Jerry’s gonna cheer up and rain the good vibes, but at least people are still grooving to us, you know.”
description by john trill of nightpass records.

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