Gunner! Great to hear from you. I looked at your web-site. Haven't had the time to get through all of the Music yet, but am looking forward to it. I do like that Song ~ "Shadows & Ghosts". I enjoy your Songs, and I admire your bravery in exposing your Soul like that! I really appreciate when a Song Writer can express himself so openly like you! Thanks for tipping me off to your new Music.
Jack - Fellow Musician. (Jun 24, 2009)
I have been listening to "Gunner" music for years. What it isn't...radio-friendly-pop-slick-cookie-cutter-derivative-drivel. What it is...honest, gritty, fun, uncompromising, and most of all, unique artistry. As a musician, I am constantly listening for something new and different. Rare are the times when one can discover something that stands out separate from the rest. Playing with an open mind and an open heart, Gunner is a true treasure. Here's wishing you the best of success! Keep rockin'
Jack Downey - Fellow Musician (Jul 12, 2009)
"Back on Track", the new Cd from Gaskins N' Gunner, should come with a warning to hang on to your bar stool, hold on to your church key, and fasten your seat belt as you drive home alone, having lost out on some midnight love. "Back on Track" was born in late night saloons, juke joints, and blues jams, fathered by Border Radio's mega kilowatt antennas, Wolfman Jack, 1950's Chicago blues, rockabilly, country western, T-Bone Walker, Arthur Crudup, Eddie Cochran, Johnny Cash, Ronnie Hawkins, John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf, and countless girl-driven musical fantasies. The songs are filled with wonderful heavy-bass boogie rhythms, ageless guitar riffs, and words that are just the icing on this musical road trip. A ghost of Marty Robbins appears in the opening guitar notes on the song "Time to Stop My Cryin." Mark Knopfler riffs cut through the mix on "Neon Moonlight." Smoky vocals, Dylanesque phrasing, Chicago blues band riffs, smooth sounds, along with the underlying mother-of- all blues, all contribute to the musical style of this CD. The boys never slow down, even when they take detours or change tempos. As soon as you're fooled into letting your musical guard down, you're suddenly shaken by a bass that gets loud in the mix as guitars cut through and some-where in your ears you hear a boogie piano playing. "Back on Track" is well aged stuff, played by seasoned musicians who have choked on bar room smoke, haven't gotten enough sleep, and played 'til their fingers hurt. This is music that takes you to places you parents warned you about. As I listened, I wished I had that old 1958 Buick I learned to drive in, with one mono car speaker blasting, rattling the windows as my car boogied down the road. When you play this CD, play it loud in a dark room with the windows open, so your neighbors know you've come home, and be ready to shake your tail feathers and boogie all night long!!
Allen Singer - San Diego Troubadour (Mar, 2007)