Holy Soundgarden!
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Just on the strength of the first two songs this is one of Kiss' top ten releases.
Holy Soundgarden!
Sped up War Machine basketball game.
Gene Simmons is no Layne Staley.
Kiss journeys to the land of Evermore. Who be you strange traveler?
Starman make better Staley.
In My Hand = The Suck.
Demon and Starman combine to make Kiss Staley Man song.
Seduction of the Innocence = the suck even worse.
Things start getting pretty weak towards the end thanks mostly to Simmons. Took a turn for the odd really.
Losing steam.
The songs get progressively worse as the album progresses. By the time they get to the end they've hit...wait for it...Rock Bottom!
The first time I heard this was in 2009. What a document! Grungetastic!
This was Kiss at the crossroads. After this they decided to take Beach Boys Blvd.
Obviously doing the Grunge thing here. Again the album starts strong. I've only hear this a few times, and I'm halfway through it. I think this is what Revenge was supposed to/intended to be but this was years behind the trend (even when they recorded it 95?) This one of the more interesting KISS albums. I for one am glad they dropped the sing a long chorus anthem style like Rock and Roll all night and Shout It Out Loud. I was tired of that formula by the time they got to Love Gun.
I've never been a big fan of Kulick-era KISS. They're good, but nothing like the Ace sound, or the Vinnie sound, or even the Mark St. John sound. And now, the Tommy sound, which is the Ace sound redux.
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