Bullfrog sounds a little like the Beastie Boys back in their jammy-jam days: funky guitars, lots of bass and some horns thrown in to keep it jazzy. You might be tempted to call it fusion, but then along comes Kid Koala acting like he's MixMaster Mike or something, sampling old men talking about frogs and a caffeine freak confessing to his 63-cup-a-day habit. Add MC blurum 13's pleasantly nasal rhymes to the pot, and you've got something the whole cast of The Real World could agree on. Yeah, it's that kind of music, and you'll probably like it. Considering the fact that Kid Koala's been in on some pretty adventuresome projects over the past year (Deltron 3030 and Gorillaz), Bullfrog is a little lacking in innovation. But that's nothing a little Dan the Automator couldn't fix. Come on, Kid, can we get a Gorillaz part 2?
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