by Goth Brooks
MOTORSOULE is not your typical Orange County,
tattooed, wife beater, and chain wallet wearing, “I used to get loaded
with Mike Ness” bragging bunch of idiot musicians.

MOTORSOULE is everything a great Rock band
should be. High volume, bright lights, antagonistic, in your face
Rock and Roll! MOTORSOULE is goddamned loud and goddamned dangerous!
Formed out of the remains of The Wheels, Johnny Monster, Tripwire, Dirt
Clod Fight, and other O.C. bands either too famous or too shameful to mention,
MOTORSOULE have been around for a few years.
This final and undoubtedly the best incarnation of MOTORSOULE have been
at it less than a year. After listening to their self-produced, self-titled,
and self-released CD, and seeing them live, you get the feeling they’ve
been around forever, and you’re even more amazed knowing that this isn’t
the case. I’d say MOTORSOULE has got to be the most conceptually
perfect band since KISS. And that just makes MOTORSOULE that much
more intriguing.
The closest I can come to labeling MOTORSOULE
would be to describe their sound, and their image as “Punk Rock and Roll”
(But don’t you dare call them Punk!). Their sound and their style
is reminiscent of legendary bands like X, The Flesheaters,
The Dead Boys, and early Pretenders. Their highly stylized guitar
riffs have that unmistakable “Groovy Ghoulies” vibe to them courtesy of
Guitar God Dan and his masterful six string stylings. In addition
to that there’s the obvious cartoon influence carried over by ex-Johnny
Monster bass player, now MOTORSOULE guitarist Shane. Like Stiv Bators
before him, vocalist Ricki Menace is a scary little sucker, and
I get the feeling that one of these days he’s gonna hurt himself, or someone
else with his onstage antics (Watch where you swing that microphone stand!).
Although unintentionally and not blatantly, Ricki showcases a voice that
sounds a lot like Jello Biafra. It’s a good thing though, and it’s
one of the many parts of the synthesis that works to create the sound that
is pure MOTORSOULE.
What MOTORSOULE have done with their self-titled
CD is thrown in all their best influences, their own deft musical and songwriting
skills, and the ability to get the desired effect onto CD. They’ve
bravely entered into
the unknown and come out with something unique and of EPIC proportions
here. The overall sound is amazing and professional, yet not an “overproduced”
production. MOTORSOULE has mixed 12 raucous songs into an awesome
sonic landscape that entices you to go for a second and third spin, and
eventually makes you want to hit the replay button and listen until you
get tired of it. Which of course, you never do.
MOTORSOULE live is like a Rock and Roll
lounge act set to killer music. Their shows are quickly becoming
the stuff that legends are made of. MOTORSOULE incorporates pieces
of glitter, glitz, and gore galore into their Rock and Roll spectacle.
These four guys and one fine gal have got such a cool style with their
BIG starched white collars and smoking jackets, offset by Ricki decked
out in the feather boa and motorcycle riding gear, looking like a deranged
version of Rob Halford ready to commit aggravated acts of whatever
it takes to mow-down anyone who gets in his way. They’ve got
the cool light show happening, and they’ve got a big, shiny, silvery, sparkly
“M” surrounded by red Christmas tree lights hovering over Murdock and the
drum set. MOTORSOULE’s festival of lights live show goes over equally
as well in bigger clubs as it does in smaller clubs.
The buzz surrounding MOTORSOULE has gotten
around mostly by word-of-mouth. They’ve played with well known, as
well as lesser-known bands. Most notably was the historic one-off
gig opening for the OFFSPRING at the 13th floor a few months back.
I see big things around the corner for MOTORSOULE (Does the term “bidding
war” ring a bell?). Yep, I can feel it! I predict MOTORSOULE
will find themselves in the right place, at the right time, very soon!
Catch MOTORSOULE at the Whiskey
on the 4th, The Tiki Bar on the 6th, The Coconut Teaser on the 7th, House
of Blues for two sold out nights on the 11th and the 12th, Johnny Depp’s
World famous Viper Room on the 21st, and Anaheim Stadium………Someday Soon!
MOTORSOULE is:
Ricki---Vocals
Dan---Guitars
Jen---Bass
Shane---Guitars
Murdock---Drums
For shows, reviews and other news, check
out www.motorsoule.com
Download MOTORSOULE MP3’s at www.loudenergy.com(scroll
down for Motorsoule)
To order MOTORSOULE’s 12 song CD,
send check or money order in the amount of $14.00 USD ($10.00 CD, plus
$4.00 shipping fee) to:
MOTORSOULE
2565 Greenbriar Ln.
Costa Mesa, Calif 92626
Comments Questions for
Goth Brooks? You can email him at
gothbrooks@antimusic.net
All photos courtesy of
Lou Jimenez
Fan
Speak!
Fan
Speak:
George
Last one to OD is a rotten egg.
SOURCHUX
Doing drugs when you're not really sick...
Is really sick...
REALLY!
Hal
seriuosly rokkin stuff...Dig IT
R3D
Is anyone in this band under 40 years old?.....This is why heroin was created.
cherrelle
years ago the old drummer and vocalist stayed with me and my roomate and we had sex (separatley)...they stole money from my kitchen and drank all our booze...I hate them BUT I hate the new band worse....considering the music now -vs- then......duh!!!!
Dickless piece o' schitt
funny
Lou SUCKS!
Lou Jimenez is a transvestite chickenhawking mofo!
Diabla Rica
I saw you guys for the first time at that lodge(I forgot the name) With Bullets 'N' Octane and Throwrag along with some other bands. I thought you guys rocked and I've been dying to get a hold of your CD since then. You guys seriously amazed me and I would love to see you play again soon. Email me If you can @jgirgado@hotmail.com to let me know that you got this and If you can give me some show dates I'de greatly appreciate it. Thanx a bunch!!!
Con Much Amor
Jennifer Rose
LUPIS
MOTORSOULE KIKS ASS ESPECIALLY SINCE RIKKY IS MY UNCLE. AND U NO THOS CRAZY CHAIN LINK STEERING WHEELS . WELL IM THE ONE BEHIND THOSE.
raton bastardo
a couple songs remind me of that o.c.
band loveless. didn't shane play with them? bring back "Bittersweet"live!
what a great love song!
winona
winona missed the show, i had a big group
with me/ but they all said that the kb club suck & that the area wasn't
good & the drive. I'll try HB ON THE 23RD, Close to home. winona ......
Lewanda
hi fred!
GOTH BROOKS
It's sunday now, and i still haven't "heard
it loud" from Winona, so I guess MOTORSOULE must not suck.
Mr. Woo
holy cow is right. this is definitely
old school punk, just like the bands Mr. Brooks says motorsoule was influenced
by in this article. No fly by night blink 182 or Lit crap here. this is
real punk rock baby.
Frederica
Holy cow this band rocks! I love listening
to road rage while mowing down morons who refuse to go the speed limit
in the fast lane. Where have they been all my life?
greg
Motersoul, huh is this "driven" music,
absolutely i just got there cd, and i believe it rips goth i would surely
like to know when thier next cd is out.
James Bondo
"Long live Road Rage!"
Rotten
Goth Goth Goth keep bring this shyt on
bro
Tony
ok my bad these guys aren't pop I just
listened to the mp3 and they are cool in my book although they sounded
a little too metal to be called punk then again who can tell the dif these
dayz
Tony
not another O.C. "punk" band? I haven't
heard these guys but if they follow the offspring and no doubt please call
them what they are POP
winona
all right mr brooks, I'm going to check
them out, friday at the kb club If they suck you are going to hear it loud......
winona
F.Y.I.
Hey Rock fans! Did you know Jen was a
young music prodigy in her Slavic homeland? And that her stern Lithuanian
piano teacher used to whack her on the knuckles 'til they bled, until she
mastered the art of playing Styx "Come sail away" note for note?
Leosha
MOTORSOULE ARE ROCK GODS & GODDESS
:) JEN IS THE BEST! (**hi fred**)
What About BOB
The MOTORSHOW ripped at the Doll Hut.
Ricky's antics are comedy. I'd like to ask the bass player "Do you swallow?"
TriPP
I heard the mp3's. these guys rock! cool
use of the black sabbath drumbreak in overrated.
action
i've seen em twice and they give me a
feeling of talented, show, And awsome sound.
LUCKY 13
You should hear the other 10 songs. They're
the perfect background music for weddings, birthdays, and bar mitzvahs.
T-bone
You can never have enough great punk bands.
I'm gonna click over and listen to this mp3.. Ok I'm back Road Rage is
killer and swallow had me rolling on the floor, I'd love to see a video
for that one on MTV. Mr Goth Brooks you passed the bs test, you are right
on with this band although I disagree with you on the deftones article
but you must have broader taste than myself. ok give us some more new bands
like this dude, ok? cool.
DJ DEVIL
Last week Goth pulls into my driveway
with Instigator blaring out his speakers. Now all I hear out of my 8 year
old kid is "DJ Devil on the radio, Plays my song and he sells my soul".
The kid says "MOTORSOULE SHREDS"
Barry
Rickyyy ~ You Pimp, Cool suit yesterday,
Who was that chick you where with yesterday, she's hot
Epiphany
This review just reinforces everything
I know about MOTORSOULE. Beware the uninformed...it's all true! They ROCK!
Showtime:
Next show is Friday Sept 8th, at the KB
Club in Long Beach. The address is 710 W. Willow St. Long beach, Ca (562)427-0078.
And yes Linda, they are so good that they probably make themselves sick!
Linda
Are they that good ? i was at the gypsy
lounge, friday but i miss there show, I know they have a hot bass player.
ERNIE
WHEN IS THEIR NEXT SHOW ?
GOTH BROOKS
Thanks Floyd, I take that as a compliment.
My article on MOTORSOULE is just a reflection of my belief in this band
and nothing more. As with all my writing for this site, I like to keep
things fun, and on a positive note. Compliments like yours tell me I'm
doing my job. If I didn't like a band, I wouldn't bother writing them up
at all. Quit f u c k i n g around and check out the MP3's and you'll see
what all the excitement's about.
Prttyboy Floyd
Man does this goth brooks guy work for
this band? man what a salesman.
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