In case you didn't know, we named our band after an Izzy Stradlin (former Guns N' Roses guitarist) song called "Methanol." Here's what Izzy had to say about how he wrote the song:
"We had a speedway motorcycle that ran on methanol. It's really high-octane stuff - highly explosive. Those bikes will go from zero to 60 in three seconds, just wicked fast. I had jugs of methanol in my garage, which is how I got the idea for the song. It started out with the fast riff, and then Rick came up with the drop-down riff we sing over. Then it turned into a song about cars."
"Methanol" lyrics by Izzy Stradlin
Check your points ignition timing countdown pressure
thirty-four pounds when it's cold
Add more and torque it to its max select
your drive position light a cigarette
and put the lights on bright and then go
Methanol
Fill with gas and let me check your oil and wipe your
window shield top off your water's
Boilin' grab a drink ta go empty out your ashtray
and hang your loaded dice up
on your rearview mirror and then go
Methanol
Yeah I got about another lap I'm gonna get him
he's leanin' over gonna hit the wall a spinnin'
he's rollin' over into the corner I'm smellin' smoke
I think he's burnin' up his motor I pass him up
cause I drove a little smoother.
By the way, the album this song is on is called, 117°, and it really rocks!!! The only way to describe it is punk-surf-country-rock...there's something for everybody on it, so go buy it!!!
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117°
By Izzy Stradlin
Release date: 10 March, 1998 |
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