King Khan & Bbq Show
What's For Dinner

THE REVIEW

"Too Much In Love" is a song from another era, that excites: fifties garage rock, doo wop, and a rhythm that envelops you; it was thanks to this piece covered by the Black Lips at the Milan concert that I became aware of the bizarre duo King Khan & Bbq Show: the first, an extravagant pseudo Indian Germanophile, the other, known as Mark Sultan, at first glance a plump shy guy.

Their music is engaging thanks to a pesky yet languid punk 'n' roll in ballads like "Why Don't You Lie?" and "Into The Snow", typical of fifties school dances and inspired by the Platters. The album opens with "Treat Me Like A Dog", where they treat us like dogs: amidst howls and shouts, we can't help but sway to the slashing rhythm of the guitar. In "I'll Never Belong", the typical drunken guitar riff turns into a swirling country rock gallop with underlying romanticism. A certain resemblance to the Black Lips can be found in songs like "Zombies" and "Captain Captain"; let's not forget that the duo is under the In The Red label, which might save me a lot of words. The boogie is the soul of the entire record, made of sated choirs, wild strings, tambourines, and rattles, permeated with Chuck Berry-like sounds as in "The Ballad Of..." where, on a raining guitar, quick riffs fall alternating with bass and voice. "Dock it #8" is a garage rock reminiscent of the Clash, "What's For Dinner?" is a rockabilly taken from the Batman TV series, whereas in the closing instrumental "Suck It And Smell", the guitar seems to climb a mountain driven by a vehement bass.

Recommended album for wild parties, and I would say we're in for a great dish for dinner.