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List Price: $9.98 | | Label: Island / Mercury
Salesrank: 6745
Released: October 7, 1997 |
| Our Price: $4.69 |
| Used Price: $5.09 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Creatures of the Night Track Listing:
1. Creatures of the Night
2. Saint and Sinner
3. Keep Me Comin'
4. Rock and Roll Hell
5. Danger
6. I Love It Loud
7. I Still Love You
8. Killer
9. War Machine
Editorial Review:
2005 Japanese pressing of 1982 original release, comes packaged in a standard jewel case. Mercury.
Creatures of the Night Reviews:
KISS Kicks It Up With "Creatures" 
2009-12-01 - Considered by many (including myself) to be KISS' heaviest album, "Creatures of the Night" rips open with the title track and surges on through eight more rockers. While I have personally labeled a few single tracks on other KISS albums as "blistering," "Creatures" features almost nothing but "blistering" tracks. Even the pop-tinged "Keep Me Comin'" and "Danger" have a brutal tone to them. The lone ballad, "I Still Love You," holds its own as well.
Standout tracks include the title track, the banging "Killer," the anthemic "I Love It Loud," and gritty "War Machine."
As many have already stated, "War Machine" gives the listener a taste of the old Demon persona that put Gene Simmons on the map. Paul Stanley works all of his tunes with perfection, proving to listeners that despite the absence of Peter Criss and Ace Frehley and the lackluster reception of a few earlier albums, KISS was alive and well in the early 80's. While Frehley might be on the cover, he's nowhere on the album. Instead, his shoes are filled by a number of players, most notably Vinnie Vincent and Bob Kulick.
The most important piece of this particular KISS album, however, is drummer Eric Carr. While he was featured on "Music From The Elder" and the new tracks released on "Killers," Carr shines on "Creatures." It's the first full-length album to showcase Carr's rocking drums. From the opening track to the end, Carr's superior drumming drives this album.
This particular version of "Creatures" features the band (including Frehley) on the cover in makeup with modified graphics and has been remastered. There are a two other covers available to KISS collectors, the original and an "unmasked" cover featuring Bruce Kulick. As with the original release, it is dedicated to Neil Bogart, the founder of Casablanca records. The liner notes featured behind the disc on the remastered version are excellent, primarily for the fact that a failed tour, personnel issues, and the removal of the legendary KISS makeup are are bluntly (albeit briefly) addressed.
Along with "Revenge," I believe that "Creatures of the Night" is one of the best non-original lineup KISS albums. I think that it will satisfy even the staunchest Frehley/Criss fans and defenders. It's in my top five KISS list, and I highly recommend it to anyone wanting a taste of the best KISS from the 80's.
The Resurrection of KISS!
2009-11-16 - My how the mighty have fallen. Just a few short years earlier, KISS was on top of the world. But after 3 back-to-back albums that strayed heavily from the tried and true KISS Rock and Roll formula, well, this just did not sit too well with a lot of their longtime fans. That, on top of the departure of drummer Peter Criss, and the lack of involvement from guitarist Ace Frehley, made things look even more bleak for Kiss's future. Enter, Creatures of the Night, a heavy rockin' album unlike anything that KISS had ever done before. A lot of fans have mixed feelings about this album, but I freely admit that I love it madly. Times change, people change, and KISS changed their style yet once again, but this time it was for the better. No more Disco songs, no more mushy Pop songs, just straight ahead hard rock/heavy metal. Even the ballad, I Still Love You, sung with amazing depth by Paul Stanley, had a harder edge to it than other KISS ballads in the past. This album was just the shot in the arm that KISS needed at that time, and it proved without a doubt that KISS was not over as a band, not by a longshot. With the help of drummer Eric Carr, lead guitarist Vinnie Vincent, and Bob Kulick, among others, KISS had triumphantly returned from the dead, loud and proud.
Standout tracks are, well, practically all of them, really, from the exciting opener Creatures of the Night, sung by Paul Stanley, to the awesome closer sung by Gene Simmons, War Machine.
Powerfull 80's Rock! 
2009-11-14 - After the failure of Music from the Elder, KISS needed a great return, and succeeded with CREATURES OF THE NIGHT. The best pieces of 80's rockers song from KISS you'll often find in this album.
Paul Stanley shows a great improvement in his singing and Simmons'songs hook you quickly. Also, the incredible sound of the drummer Eric Carr. This album is essential in your KISS Colection!
Lotsa luck
2009-11-04 - Not many people know it, uncredited of course, contractual obligations, but Cher played bongos on some of these tracks. I've been in a good mood all day because I really like my new ~ red ~ underpants. This is my attitude: take it or leave it. Red. Bongos. Loud.
Would have been four stars, except.... 
2009-08-28 - no Frehley leads. Kiss missed Ace like the Who misses John Entwistle. The complete sound just isn't there without him.
Eric Carr shines throughout, though.
