Kihnsolidation: The Best of Greg Kihn

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Kihnsolidation: The Best of Greg Kihn
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Artist: Greg Kihn
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1989-07-14
Music Label: Rhino / Wea
Soundtracks:
  1. The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)
  2. Jeopardy
  3. Someday
  4. Lucky
  5. Reunited
  6. Small Change
  7. Can't Stop Hurtin' Myself
  8. Any Other Woman
  9. Happy Man
  10. Testify
  11. Sorry
  12. Remember
  13. For You
  14. Madison Avenue
  15. Rendezvous
  16. In The Naked Eye
  17. Anna Belle Lee
  18. Love And Rock And Roll

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Free Music Review: What Kihn a poor boy do?
Hit: 3 Stars

Greg Kihn is a lovable lightweight, a handsome guy who made endearing good pop songs on the eclectic Beserkely Label when they seemed destined to be an American Stiff. Along with labelmates EarthQuake, The Rubinoos and Johnathan Richman, Kihn was the most popstar friendly of the bunch. He also had a knack of terrible puns on his name substituting for album titles (a habit even he got annoyed with). He became a local legend in the San Francisco area for his great live shows and good-guy demeanor.

By the time his "With The Naked Eye" started flirting with Top 40 material (great covers of Springsteen AND Richman - "Rendezvous" makes this CD, but unfortunately "Roadrunner" didn't), Kihn became Beserkely's biggest seller. It also led to the lable getting snapped up for distribution by Elektra, and Kihn was ready for his close up. "The Break Up Song" cracked the top 40 with an infectious "Na na na" hook and the band became stars. (Missing from this CD, "Valerie" and a great cover of Tommy Roe's "Sheila" - that's a CD deserving a re-issue!) A little more grooming lead to the funky number two "Jeopardy" off "Khinspiracy" and Kihn was big enough to rate a Weird Al Parody.

But the wheels came loose for ""Kihntagoius," despite the exuberant "Reunited" here. He soon switched labels for EMI and snuck one more single into the top 40, "Lucky." After this, came "Love and Rock and Roll," but few were left to notice that Kihn wasn't making jokes for titles. The title track was pretty good workman pop (and this compilation would have benefited from Kihn's cover of The Only Ones' "Another Girl Another Planet"), but the shimmer had dulled.

There are plenty of gems here, and Kihn is certainly pleasant listening. I'd bet he's a great guy to go paling around with, that's how much his aw-shucks charm comes through on his best work. He still makes the occasional album ("Horror Show" being the best of the latter day releases), and "Kihnsolidation" gives plenty of reasons to note that Greg Kihn is a better artist than a one-hit-wonder tag would indicate.

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