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Kiss - Kiss (1974) (Japan Mini LP 2006)
Digitally remastered Japanese reissue paper sleeve pressing of this classic album from the Glam Hard Rockers, originally released in 1974. 2006 Mercury release. Remastered by Joseph M. Palmaccio for Sterling Sound, NYC.
Kiss's self-titled debut manages to simultaneously represent what rock & roll in the 1970s was all about, and stand up as a classic recording without sounding dated. That's a rare trick, even for Kiss (whose efforts after, oh, 1977 didn't do much more than tread water), and one that should be appreciated even as listening to the album brings back misty-eyed visions of high school. (It doesn't matter if you were in high school in the '70s, something about this album just screams late adolescence.) Kiss is, of course, crammed full of songs that would become concert favorites (most of this album appears on Alive!) and classics--who hasn't heard "Strutter" or "Deuce"? It's a slab of pure, unadulterated rock & roll. While this isn't especially thought-provoking stuff, it's arguable that rock ever should be...G. Williams
Kiss' 1974 self-titled debut is one of hard rock's all-time classic studio recordings. Kiss is chock full of their best and most renowned compositions, containing elements of Rolling Stones/New York Dolls party-hearty rock & roll, Beatles tunefulness, and Sabbath/Zep heavy metal, and wisely recorded primal and raw by producers Richie Wise and Kenny Kerner (of Gladys Knight fame). Main songwriters Stanley and Simmons each had a knack for coming up with killer melodies and riffs, as evidenced by "Nothin' to Lose" and "Deuce" (by Simmons), "Firehouse" and "Black Diamond" (by Stanley), as well as "Strutter" and "100,000 Years" (collaborations by the two). Also included is the Ace Frehley alcohol anthem "Cold Gin," "Let Me Know" (a song that Stanley played for Simmons upon their very first meeting, then titled "Sunday Driver"), and one of Kiss' few instrumentals: the groovy "Love Theme From Kiss" (penned by the entire band). The only weak track is a tacky cover of the 1959 Bobby Rydell hit "Kissin' Time," which was added to subsequent pressings of the album to tie in with a "Kissing Contest" promotion the band was involved in at the time. Along with 1976's Destroyer, Kiss' self-titled debut is their finest studio album, and has only improved over the years...G. Prato
Line-up
Paul Stanley - rhythm guitar, lead vocals
Gene Simmons - bass, lead vocals
Ace Frehley - lead guitar, vocals
Peter Criss - drums, vocals
Codec: flac
Size: 236 MB
Genre : Glam Rock, Hard Rock
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Tracklist:
01 Strutter 3:12
02 Nothin' to Lose 3:29
03 Firehouse 3:19
04 Cold Gin 4:23
05 Let Me Know 3:01
06 Kissin' Time 3:54
07 Deuce 3:08
08 Love Theme from Kiss 2:26
09 100,000 Years 3:25
10 Black Diamond 5:14
