The great philosophers then stomped the young women until they would fit nicely into a white box...
About a year ago, the Love Gun album was re-released with a bonus disc of demos and live tracks from 1977. They are mostly terrible. Especially the first one, Much Too Soon. If you ever wanted to hear Gene Simmons' singing at its worst, I guess you will be satisfied. The Plaster Caster demo isn't too bad, but I'd never choose it over the album version. Ever. Reputation isn't too awful. Sounds like it would have fit in with Gene's solo album or making an appearance in Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park. The Love Gun demo isn't too bad. Mainly because Paul Stanley is a million times the singer Gene Simmons is. An instrumental demo of Tomorrow and Tonight is surprisingly good fun. Makes me think that song could have been even better had the lyrics and melody not been so obvious. Oh great, another shitty Gene demo of a song that would have been at home on his shitty solo album. At least his singing isn't making me want to die this time - just go to sleep with a pillow over my ears.
Then we get some live songs recorded during the Love Gun tour, and obviously overdubbed in some ways because the drums sound far more modern than anything from Alive!. I'm not convinced the vocals are legit from 1977 either. But that doesn't mean the songs sound bad, because they are in fact the best parts of this whole disc.
Whoever bought this album for these bonuses should feel ripped off.
Highlights:
None
Lowlights:
Much Too Soon [Demo] - can't accuse Gene Simmons of only putting out things that make him look awesome, because that track certainly doesn't.
Verdict = 2 Smoking Les Paul Guitars
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