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"freshness i
By Marc Fink
"Kihnspiracy" will likely b
selling album to date for the
Band, a group still searchinj
national breakout after more I
dozen albums.
Unfortunately, "Kihnspiracj
^ entertaining than last vear's "K
which flopped, and only a frai
1981's "Rockihnroll," which k
band solid radio attention with a
"The Breakup Song."
"Jeopardy," the first single
album, has topped "The Breaki
chart performance, but not one:
latest effort ranks with the best
"Rockihnroll" ? such as "
Hurting Myself," "Girl Most I
"The Breakup Song."
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ALTHOUGH THEY still cor
catchy album titles, lead vocali
Greg Kihn, bass guitarist/voc
Wright, keyboardist/vocalist G;
and drummer/vocalist Larry L>
cranking out original tunes with
hooks.
Greg Douglass, an added Jea
adds some spicy lines to the ne
but it is not enough to rescue the 1
When "Jeopardy" leaves the
the next single will probablv
I* Never Fails," the better of the
tune features a nasty guita
Douglass, and Phillips wisely
Clavinet sound apparent on "Jeo
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