Kiss Music:

Animalize Track Listing:
1. I've Had Enough (Into the Fire)
2. Heaven's on Fire
3. Burn Bitch Burn
4. Get All You Can Take
5. Lonely Is the Hunter
6. Under the Gun
7. Thrills in the Night
8. While the City Sleeps
9. Murder in High-Heels

Editorial Review:
2005 Japanese pressing of 1984 original release, comes packaged in a standard jewel case. Mercury.

Animalize Reviews:
Another Home Run Hit by KISS.
2009-11-17 - I really enjoy these last few albums by KISS. Dare I say it, but, I think that they are just as good, in their own 80's Glam-Rock style, as the material KISS released in the 70's. On this outing, once again the lead gutarist has been changed with the mighty Vinnie Vincent gone, and a new lead guitarist, the great Mark St. John in. Eric Carr continues as the excellent drummer, and of course along with original founders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, they all make the magic happen.

Standout tracks are, Heaven's On Fire, Burn Bitch Burn, Get All You Can Take, Under The Gun, and Murder In High Heels.

Heaven's On Fire
2009-11-06 - Don't think I haven't been shedding some tears. I sure the hell have. And it's been hell, I've lost all those comforts I used to love. Don't think I haven't been missing you, there's a lot to miss, a lot's gone past. So much I've loved, a million days, a million themes, then there's all those hurts. I've been thinking how much I loved and then I lost. You let me down. The more I loved, the further down I went. You tell me this, then off you go, it's yesterday before I know. The trust is through. Don' think there wasn't love, there sure the hell was. And it was hell at times. Yeah I miss you. I miss cigarettes and vodka, too.

Tamed Animals
2009-10-13 - With Vinnie Vincent out of the band, Gene Simmons on partial leave to make movies and Paul Stanley left to helm the production board, KISS set out to discover if they could capitalize on the newly minted unmasked success of Lick It Up. While "Animalize" went double platinum, it's pretty much a middling KISS album, and the beginning of an 80's phase of pop-metal records that culminated in Hot in the Shade.

There are a few strong songs here, especially the hit "Heaven's On Fire." New guitarist Mark St John brought a technical proficiency Frehley never had, and his leads on the album are great shredder material. (It was also his only Kiss album, a rare disease forced him to stop playing before the "Animalize" world tour kicked off.) But there's no mistaking that Simmons' attentions were not on "Animalize;" his songs are either OK ("Lonely Is The Hunter") or absolutely awful (the cringe-worthy "Burn Bitch Burn"). Drummer Eric Carr was the best Kiss skin pounder...and it was his untimely death in 1991 that re-galvanized Kiss for Revenge.

"Animalize" is good for what it is...80's hair metal done with professional flair. But Kiss was always about the grit and the sleaze. "Animalize" is slick and straightforward. Not as sub-par as Crazy Nights or Asylum, "Animalize" was recorded with a one-shot line-up and marks the beginning of muddled period for Kiss.

ENTER MARK ST JOHN
2009-06-16 - another guitarist another top rate kiss album. during this time kiss seemed to change guitarists every album. this one features mark st john, a lightning fast player that didn't quite fit into gene and paul's plan.but this is one heck of a listen.

Very Underrated
2008-10-01 - Animalize is one of Kiss' most underrated albums. It is really good. Gene's songs are alright, Burn Bitch Burn is definitely one of if not the best Gene songs on here. All of the Paul songs rock hard. I've Had Enough should have been a single and a big hit. That song rocks hard. Mark St. John was fantastic on that song. Everyone knows Heaven's On Fire is great. Great, underrated album.