his old self ... and that's good!

In blue toned black and white photos to precisely shows the cover of an album, which is entitled "Bunter Hund" - as if it were Reinhard Mey been embarrassing, so thick when applied title. This graphical gimmick corresponds to the self-irony in the accompanying theme song, in which the artist describes himself as winking sore thumb.

The powerful work performance of Konstantin alarm is Reinhard Mey thing not, and is still more than its predecessors "Bunter Hund" a quiet album become a sparingly orchestrated, very guitar-fitting. A catchy tune like "Above the Clouds" is not on the plate, the melodies are so, as they are known by Reinhard Mey, unobtrusive texts untermalend. That was not speculating on the hit parade can be seen also that only two of the 13 songs in the radio compatible "Less-than-three-minutes" format fit.

The topics are actually the same as always with Reinhard Mey: there is the tragic story of the last exit of a fisherman, since there is the animal ballad, and again, in "Kai", Mey is even a few verses long accusing politically. But most of the songs have a very personal issues such as the big sister, a love letter to his wife, the children .... The art of Texters Mey is that the listener so personally enter into the stories, also, even also can find and they thus "concern" him.

Reinhard Mey proves with "Bunter Hund" even more than the largest Chansonier German. And maybe to show where the roots of his music are, Reinhard has appended an encore at the end of the CD, after nearly 5 minute break, a beautiful French-language song - and it turns out: the music works, even if the text (unfortunately) does not understand.

Reinvented Reinhard Mey has not ... and he has not even necessary to "Bunter Hund". But he has matured, and thus on top form. The 72 minutes with bulging CD is a must for all those who love songs that have lyrics, for all lovers of good songs, and for all lovers of music Reinhard Mey anyway.