The Album Review Club - End of Round #9 Break (page 1904)

[OB1]

So that's a no? :-)

To each their own taste in music... many of my friends whose musical taste is similar to mine hate Kiss. Oh well...

I am pleased to say that some of my best friends love KISS but none of us has exactly the same taste in music.

 

[OB1]

The only albums from Kiss that I dislike are the solo efforts except for Frehley's.

I even liked this:

Ace's is commonly agreed to be the best.
Criss' is awful - from memory - I've never bought it on cd and my vinyl copy - not played since 70's - is a remainder.
The other two are ok.
Simmons was most disappointing given the starry cast of guests.
Stanley's has one of the best track of any of them: Tonight You Belong To Me.

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

Ace's is commonly agreed to be the best.
Criss' is awful - from memory - I've never bought it on cd and my vinyl copy - not played since 70's - is a remainder.
The other two are ok.
Simmons was most disappointing given the starry cast of guests.
Stanley's has one of the best track of any of them: Tonight You Belong To Me.

Criss did pen "Beth" - so there's that. Ace is definitely the most talented though. I really like his post-Kiss albums with his band Frehley's Comet.

 

[Saddleworth2]

I with you on all that excpet it's not just hard rock fans ;-)

maybe you guys with a fabulous sense of humour that don’t take yourselves at all seriously could explain to those of us lacking in those fine attributes what it is you find about Kiss that is ‘funny’.
is it their music? The guy that has his face painted as a kitten? Or is it all a double bluff and they are really as shit as they appear ;-)

 

[OB1]

Criss did pen "Beth" - so there's that. Ace is definitely the most talented though. I really like his post-Kiss albums with his band Frehley's Comet.

I've not got any Comet stuff but have some other solo albums. Guess that's some more things to add to the wishlist, if they are available.

 

[journolud]

I with you on all that excpet it's not just hard rock fans ;-)

You could say the same for Kiss fans who get a bit sensitive about criticism and start to wave personal fortunes and gold records about…

erm, winky face emoji

 

[BlueMoonAcrossThePond]

I've not got any Comet stuff but have some other solo albums. Guess that's some more things to add to the wishlist, if they are available.

This is typical from Ace's band:

 

[OB1]

maybe you guys with a fabulous sense of humour that don’t take yourselves at all seriously could explain to those of us lacking in those fine attributes what it is you find about Kiss that is ‘funny’.
is it their music? The guy that has his face painted as a kitten? Or is it all a double bluff and they are really as shit as they appear ;-)

If they were shit, as some of you think, they wouldn't be so hugely successful. Some of my friends that like KISS have played in bands and recorded records, another is a classical and opera buff as well as a rock fan - they are not people who tolerate bands that are actaully shit.

I can't speak for anyone else but I don't think they are funny but they are fun, which is entirely their intention.

I mentioned the KISS principle before but it absolutely applies to the band: keep it simple stupid could be their credo.

They reall would look stupid is they went out and tried to play music like Rush made up and dressed as they are with the kind of show they put on. The music and lyrics are simple by design. They are a party hearty on a Saturday night band - not that all their fans (e.g. me) fall into that category and band members that did were exited.

They are very smart, professional guys who have come with a package that works. It's not cynical though, Simmons and Stanley love music and what they do, they long since needed to do it for the money.

 

[southamptonblue]

Having not listened to Destroyer for years, gave it another spin....imho, Kiss are best described as the Rags of rock, impressive brand and PR department, sure their show is impressive, but don't like the songs enough to ever see them! but alas very poor....awful vocals, lyrics of a 12yr old and very poor musicians!
Other bands mentioned like VH & UFO are light years ahead talent wise.
Highlighted by the fact my 9yr old described 'do you love me' as babyish!! a few weeks ago on the radio (he quite liked the greatest hits when he was 7/8)
I'm 50 and m tastes are 70's onwards rock....Kiss and Iron Maiden the 2 standouts that I could never really get into.
So I'd give Destroyer....just about..a 3.

 

[Saddleworth2]

If they were shit, as some of you think, they wouldn't be so hugely successful. Some of my friends that like KISS have played in bands and recorded records, another is a classical and opera buff as well as a rock fan - they are not people who tolerate bands that are actaully shit.

I can't speak for anyone else but I don't think they are funny but they are fun, which is entirely their intention.

I mentioned the KISS principle before but it absolutely applies to the band: keep it simple stupid could be their credo.

They reall would look stupid is they went out and tried to play music like Rush made up and dressed as they are with the kind of show they put on. The music and lyrics are simple by design. They are a party hearty on a Saturday night band - not that all their fans (e.g. me) fall into that category and band members that did were exited.

They are very smart, professional guys who have come with a package that works. It's not cynical though, Simmons and Stanley love music and what they do, they long since needed to do it for the money.

So you can’t be commercially successful and shit? Ok.

maybe a subject for a new thread. Commercially successful and shit.

it’s ok to think them shit mate, just the same as it’s ok to think they have merit. It’s just a difference of opinion and taste. Both of us are correct.