THE KING KHAN & BBQ SHOW
Invisible Girl LP
In the Red 2009
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A more subdued duo starts off this record with some subtle papa-oom-mow-mow whispering until they break out “Tastebuds” and “Animal Party”, the songs every one went to crazy to at the KKBBQ shows this winter. Only these two could sing, “tastebuds on my nuts so I can taste inside your butt” and make it sound as wholesome as a sock hop romance. This LP isn’t as recklessly crazy as previous releases from these two, but Mark still has more soul in his turban than most bands can dream of! His vocals are, of course, as tragic as ever wrapping up Side A on “Third Ave”. While the flipside is a more rollicking r’n’r offering that includes the terrorizing “Truth or Dare” and howler “Crystal Ball” with its uber cheesy spoken interludes that work perfectly with the so-bad-it’s-good b-movie art by Johnny Sampson (who also did The Supreme Genius of King Khan & The Shrines cover). Invisible Girl is familiar territory for KKBBQ fans, with the exception of a few random tracks like the ‘70s punk influenced “Lonely Boy” that sounds like Idiot era Iggy Pop covering Danny & The Juniors’ “At the Hop”! It’s just bizarre enough to work. (Janelle Hollyrock)
