Sunbathing time in the Kiss house...
This album sounds like it was recorded in a garage at the back of a cabin in the middle of Greymouth during winter. Or just by someone incompetent who then buried the tapes in a pile of mud thinking it would improve the sound. It didn't. Which is a shame, because the songs on this album are just the absolute business. Got to Choose is so awesome and the guitar solo stands as one of my all-time favourites. Parasite is probably the heaviest Kiss song and totally badass. Goin' Blind is somewhat of a ballad, I guess, but is still good. If the guitar didn't sound so weird and Gene's vocals didn't sound so forced, it would sound much better. Mainline is kinda groovy and kinda lame at the same time. I don't know how that works. The rest is all dark and brooding and levels of badassery one can only hope to attain when dressed in crazy outfits and pretending to be from another planet while surrounded by all sorts of explosions. The best of times...
Highlights:
Got to Choose, Parasite, Hotter Than Hell, Let Me Go Rock'n Roll, All the Way, Comin' Home, Strange Ways
Lowlights:
The album production being inferior to a 4-track tape recorder being run through a pile of cow dung.
Verdict = 4 Smoking Les Paul Guitars and a thumbs up!
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