King Kong What seems goofy and garish on the surface does have moments of metaphorical depth. The bouncy keyboard and bass riffs on the title track hardly disguise Buckler's allusions to our melting-pot culture ("Some are black, some are white, some are yellow, some are green, some are laid-back, some are uptight, some are mellow, some are mean: Life ain't nothing but a buncha beans"). But Buckler doesn't stay serious for long; the next track, "Ride the Funky Mule," intersperses grunts and several bellowed "heehaws" amid lyrics reveling in stubbornness. -- Catherine P. Lewis
.: Originally published: The Washington Post: 13 April 2007, Page WE09
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