Kiss Music:

		List Price: $55.98		Label: Sony Bmg Europe Salesrank: 414117 Released: September 16, 2008
		Our Price: $221.91
		Used Price: $57.69
		Media: Audio CD

New Recordings/KISSology Reviews:
Great
2009-09-01 - I really like when bands re-do some of their classic songs and actually get it right, this is one of those bands. The song list here save a few 80's ballad songs are great and sound awesome. The classics sound awesome, and the current line-up really hits the mark. KISS doesn't need Ace & Peter anymore and this proves it.

An Interesting Aside...
2009-06-14 - I thought this was a rather odd choice of songs. As a lifelong KISS fan, i love everything they do and some songs on this album had merit just for the extra balls that Eric Singer's drums add (Detroit Rock City & Heaven's On Fire inparticular). It was great to hear some of the oldies brought back from the wilderness (Hotter Than Hell especially) however i thought that songs like Forever & I Was Made 4 Lovin' You were a bit of an unnecessary choice given the catalogue they have to choose from.
All in all, worth a few listens just to see how the band have evolved stylewise but i don't think i'm alone in saying that the time could have been much better spent jammin away at some new demos for a bonus disc.

Enough Already !!!!!
2008-10-05 - Ive been a KISS fan since 1975 when ALIVE came out and I was hooked.But come on guys just how many compilations can you put out? Im not sure if I even want to listen to this. Im sure most KISS fans will back me up when I say KISS give us a new cd with all new material we have waited long enough.You guys must have some stuff in the vaults you never released dig some of that out and re record it or get the guitars and pens out and start writing.Enough of the compilations we have enough of them to choose from already.So Gene and Paul give us some new material with Tommy and Eric helping out in the writing department.

Great Recordings, but some are copycats.
2008-09-25 - I really enjoy this recording. I am waiting for Amazon to send me my physical Cd, since apparently there's a delay in the shipment. Anyway, i downloaded the tracks somewhere, since i couldn't wait to listen to it. I'll do it track by track, since nobody has posted the track listing:

1.- Deuce - Classic track from Kiss' first album. Gene On Vocals. I like this version, since it represents the live Kiss force on this one.

2.- Detroit Rock City - From Destroyer 1976. Paul On Vocals. This version is very rockin', but of course is shorter than the original, since they eliminated the intro with the radio broadcast. This is one of the reasons it lost a star. But of course, more reasons come later.

3.- Shout It Out Loud - From Destroyer 1976. Paul And Gene On Vocals. Some Kiss websites have said that this new version is much better than the original, and I have to agree. This version actually rocks.

4.- Hotter Than Hell - From Hotter Than Hell 1974. Paul on Vocals. This is my favorite track from this compilation. Remember Hotter Than Hell sounded like crap. I have to agree that this album should be re-recorded with the new lineup, it will do justice for the crappy 1974 production.

5.- Calling Dr. Love - From Rock And Roll Over 1976. Gene On Vocals. Great re-recording. Other of my favorites.

6.- Love Gun - From Love Gun 1977. Paul On Vocals. Other rockin' version, but sounds too much like the original.

7.- I was made for loving you. From Dynasty 1979. Paul On Vocals. The most dissapointing cover, being basically a copycat of the original. It should have more rockin' going on, since this is the disco version from the original album, and not the heavier live version.

8.- Heaven's On Fire. From Animalize 1984. Paul On Vocals. Great re-recording, but again, too much like the original. They should have done the live arrangement.

9.- Lick it Up. From Lick It Up 1983. Paul On Vocals. Same opinion as Heaven's On Fire.

10.- I Love It Loud. From Creatures Of The Night 1982. Gene On Vocals. I really loved this version. Gene vocals are much better than the 1982 original.

11.- Forever. From Hot In The Shade 1989. Paul On Vocals. Not much to say about this one, i would have prefered another song from the 70's.

12.- Christine Sixteen. From Love Gun 1977. Gene On Vocals. Great Rockin' Version of this classic Gene Song.

13.- Do You Love Me. From Destroyer 1976. Paul On Vocals. Great, but again they should have done the live arrangenment.

14.- Black Diamond. From Kiss 1974. Eric Singer On Vocals. Great interesting version with Eric Singer singing. The Most interesting version.

15.- Rock And Roll All Nite. From Dressed To Kill 1975. Gene On Vocals. Basically the most dissapoiting track of this compilation along with I Was Made For Lovin' You. Is a copycat from the studio version. Why they didn't do the live version in the studio?

Overall, is a great compilation. It loses one start because of I Was Made For Loving You And Rock And Roll All Nite basically. The Idea of re-recording Hotter Than Hell is great. Hope they do it next year.

A Fun Listen!!!
2008-09-18 - I wasn't sure what to expect, but I really was suprised at how much I enjoyed listening to them re-create these tunes. I find myself wanting to hear them again, and it's breathing new life into them for me, as I grew up with these songs, but except for Alive!, don't spin 'em that much.

Thanks guys for reminding me of my youth!!!

"I do like the idea of a re-recorded "Hotter Than Hell" album..."