Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction are a British hard rock group. The ba… Read Full Bio ↴Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction are a British hard rock group. The band is the brainchild of Mark Manning, a graphic artist and editor of London’s Flexipop magazine. Deciding to experience the debauchery of life as a decadent rock star, he assumed the alter ego Zodiac Mindwarp, and formed The Love Reaction in the early 1980s together with guitarist Cobalt Stargazer. Other band members, who came and went over the years, include Kid Chaos, Slam Thunderhide, Evil Bastard, Trash D Garbage, Flash Bastard, Suzy X, Tex Diablo and Robbie Vom.

Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction play an ultra sleazy style of commercial hard rock featuring big riffs and big choruses, as was the trend in the band’s heyday of the mid-to-late 80s and early 90s. The outrageously camp lyrics are intended as self-parody, and can be seen as either humorous (by those who "get the joke") or offensive (by those who take them at face value) for their often lascivious and misogynist tone. Song titles like "Back Seat Education," "Feed My Frankenstein," "High Heeled Heaven" and "Trash Madonna" illustrate Zodiac’s tongue-in-cheek approach. Lyrical content also exhibits a send up of cult worship, often of Zodiac Mindwarp’s self proclaimed raging libido, with the frontman claiming the titles of "sex führer," "love dictator" and "high priest of love." Songs such as "Holy Gasoline," "President of the United States of Love," "Messianic Reprise," "Planet Girl" and "Elvis Died for You" are similarly inclined.

The video for the band's track "Prime Mover" was directed by Comic Strip actor/comedian Adrian Edmonson. Featuring explosions, scantily-clad young women and the band as alien invaders it immaculately captured the band's nasty, posturing style.

Occasionally referred to as "biker rock," the band’s style of hard rock is reflected in their outlandish attire, which tends to parody the post-apocalyptic "Mad Max" biker look. However, they have adopted a more common "street look" in recent years.

Zodiac co-wrote the track "There's a Barbarian in the Back of My Car" on the Voice of the Beehive album Let It Bee. He also co-wrote the track "Feed My Frankenstein" which appeared on the Alice Cooper album Hey Stoopid. Zodiac Mindwarp and The Love Reaction recorded their own version of the song which appeared on the album Hoodlum Thunder.

In 1992 Zodiac appeared on the album 456 by The Grid, singing lead vocals on the album's final track "Fire Engine Red." Love Reaction guitarist Cobalt Stargazer also appeared on the same album, performing on the tracks "Face The Sun" and "Leave Your Body".

In recent years Mark Manning has established himself as author penning books entitled Bad Wisdom (with Bill Drummond), Crucify Me Again, Get Your Cock Out, Fucked By Rock, Collateral Damage and The Wild Highway (again with Bill Drummond).

Holy Gasoline
Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction Lyrics

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Hey Baby Check It Out
I Got The Juice To Make U Shout
U Talk 2 Much Button
Your Lip Just Take A Trip Behind My Zip
C'mon Baby Worship Me
I'm The God Of Fertility
C'mon Darling Praise The Lord
I Got Your Just Reward

Cos I'm The High Priest Of Love
Yeah I'm The High Priest Of Love
Blah Blah
Will If Loves What U Want Baby
I Got The Stuff My Girlfriends
Tell Me I Got More Than Enough I'm More Sexy Than Jesus Christ
Where Loves Concerned I'm An Anarchist C'mon Baby Praise
The Lord I Got Your Just Reward
U Ain't Virgin Baby
U Ain't Madonna Shut Your Mouth
And Let Me Save You From Dishonour
Cos I'm The High Priest Of Love
Yeah I'm The High Priest Of Love
I'm Shooting Babies From The End Of My Dick
This Ain't Science Baby

This Is Magic
I'm The High Priest Of Love

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction's song "Holy Gasoline" are provocative and controversial, reflecting the band's punk rock/glam metal style. The song describes the lead singer's sexual prowess and his ability to satisfy women. He compares himself to a God of fertility and invites women to worship him. The lyrics also suggest that the singer is not interested in conventionality when it comes to love; he is an anarchist and does not adhere to traditional values. The chorus glorifying the singer as the High Priest of Love further highlights his dominance and power over women.

Despite the controversial lyrics, "Holy Gasoline" is a prime example of the glam metal scene of the 1980s, a time when bands like Motley Crue and Poison were popularizing the genre. Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction was a British band that embraced the American heavy metal and punk rock sound, and "Holy Gasoline" showcases their ability to create catchy, raunchy rock songs. The song provoked mixed reactions from critics and audiences, but it remains an interesting piece of music history.

Line by Line Meaning

Hey Baby Check It Out
Listen up, baby

I Got The Juice To Make U Shout
I have the power to make you scream with pleasure

U Talk 2 Much Button
You talk too much, it's annoying

Your Lip Just Take A Trip Behind My Zip
Just shut up and perform oral sex on me

C'mon Baby Worship Me
You should worship me like a god

I'm The God Of Fertility
I have the power to impregnate women

C'mon Darling Praise The Lord
Come on, baby, give me praise

I Got Your Just Reward
I can give you what you deserve

Cos I'm The High Priest Of Love
Because I have the power of love on my side

Yeah I'm The High Priest Of Love
I am the most powerful man when it comes to love

Blah Blah
I don't care about what you're saying

Will If Loves What U Want Baby
If you want love, I have it

I Got The Stuff My Girlfriends
My past girlfriends have told me I have what it takes

Tell Me I Got More Than Enough I'm More Sexy Than Jesus Christ
They say I have more than enough sex appeal, even compared to a religious figure

Where Loves Concerned I'm An Anarchist C'mon Baby Praise
When it comes to love, I'm unconventional and rebellious

The Lord I Got Your Just Reward
I can give you what you deserve in the name of love

U Ain't Virgin Baby
You're not a virgin, babe

U Ain't Madonna Shut Your Mouth
You're not Madonna, so stop acting like it

And Let Me Save You From Dishonour
Let me save you from being dishonored

Cos I'm The High Priest Of Love
Because I have the ultimate power of love

Yeah I'm The High Priest Of Love
I am the most powerful man when it comes to love

I'm Shooting Babies From The End Of My Dick
I have a lot of reproductive power

This Ain't Science Baby
This is all about magic and pleasure

This Is Magic
This is the power of love magic

I'm The High Priest Of Love
I am the most powerful man when it comes to love

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Oscar David

4y↑11

Consecrated by the reverend james brown
I just drove out of crazy town
You talk about life

Here's an injection
A steel cage jockey
With a star born connection
Drob your halo, baby

I got a mission
I got the keys to your ignition
I'm driving on holy gasoline
I'm driving on holy gasoline

Complicated girl
Just like a crossword clue
But i set the puzzle babe
And i love you

I'm the dark star i burn unseen
Divine intervention
In a dirty limousine
Drop your halo, baby

I got a mission
I got the keys to your ignition
I'm driving on holy gasoline
I’m driving on holy gasoline

...

I’m driving on holy gasoline
I’m driving on holy gasoline

Things aint what they seem when ya drivin' on holy gasoline

I'm driving on holy gasoline
I'm driving on holy gasoline
I’m driving on holy gasoline
I’m driving on holy gasoline

All comments from YouTube:

Oscar David

4y↑11

Northern Sparkler

3y↑6

My brother had this on vinyl in the 80s. It’s amazing!!!! How great were they??!!!

Lonesome John

3y↑5

Bought this album based on the name of the band and the title alone. Still listening to it, loud, 40 years later.

Michael Burland

I walked into a shop in the Grafton center Cambridge in the late eighties. I saw two advert signs hanging from the ceiling. One was a image of Michael Jackson in his Bad gear , the other was mark Manning in his tattooed beat Messiah gear. I looked at the MJ images eyes and they pointed me to the mark Manning image. I had never heard of the Love Reaction band before , but on the strengh of what happened and looking at the titles of ZM tape l brought it. Well !! Incredible and disturbing when i listened to it. Michael 👑🗡️.

DesertSuede

51w

It's a fuxkin amazing album. Can't believe they didn't become absolutely huge.

Clash_CT_Rocker

13y↑3

How music can pull out almost forgotten pics and help to remember some long gone times.. I and a lot of my friends also have ridden on the 'holy gasoline'... Wow, what a ride..