Greg Kihn Band: Rekihndled
Greg Kihn Band
Rekihndled
(Riot Records)
Greg Kihn pretty much rocked radio and MTV back in the day with âThe Breakup Song (They Donât Write âEm Like That Anymore)â and his smash single (and one of the first âconceptâ videos on MTV), âJeopardy.â The Greg Kihn Bandâs Rekihndled is their first album of all new material in 21 years.
âThe Life I Got,â with its catchy riff, heavy bass, and Kihnâs sandpapery vocals open, then weâre rolling into something sweeter on âAnthem,â a song about measuring the passage of time and what one does with it. âTell Me Something Goodâ has got a âJeopardyâ jump to it, again with the bass upfront. âBig Pink Flamingosâ bops along, and we get wry word play with toms leading the beat on âThe Brain Police.â
With the band tight, backing vocals in place, and well-written little pop rock ditties, what else could you really want? By the time we get to the ender, the ballad of âA Place We Could Meet,â you can be sure you have been taken on an 11-song ride from a master who has his sound down, and a wonderful band behind him as always. The Greg Kihn Bandâs Rekihndled is solid stuff.