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List Price: $11.98 | | Label: Polygram Records
Salesrank: 902665
Released: May 19, 1992 |
| Our Price: $6.99 |
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| Media: Audio Cassette |
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Revenge Track Listing:
1. Unholy
2. Take It Off
3. Tough Love
4. Spit
5. God Gave Rock & Roll to You
6. Domino
7. Heart of Chrome
8. Thou Shalt Not
9. Every Time I Look at You
10. Paralyzed
11. I Just Wanna
12. Carr Jam 1981
Editorial Review:
2005 Japanese pressing of 1992 original release, comes packaged in a standard jewel case. Mercury.
Revenge Reviews:
Kiss gave rock n roll to you 
2009-11-28 - I joined Kiss Army at age 50.
Nowadays, Kiss "has to" be Kiss, working man's Kiss, but, often, they shook the template. This was their greatest 80's lineup (mainly talking 'bout Kulick), hot and heavy to teach the whippersnappers some manners. Some misbehavin' with a mission. If Kiss would be Van Halen, then Revenge is Unlawful Carnage. Lots of experience and professionalism behind the ampage. Minimum of kitsch, admittedly a major Kiss component, so Revenge is sorta a rip it raw idea. Unholy shows off Simmons' grungecore muse. Neato! Domino cops ZZ Top, double fun. God gave rock and roll to you is a nostalgia hit, replete with nods to the Who and Beach Boys, done with the majesty of Mott, another forgotten element of the Paul Stanley conception of righteousness. I Just Wanna is another PS powerpopper, bit of summertime blues, filtered thru Crazy Nights. New wave Kiss. Most tunes just serve up the meat. When God goes to bed he prays to Kiss. Izzit KISSMAS yet? Grunge challenged and the ol timers reacted. In Kiss' case, a warranted defensiveness got 'em up to flair. A solid endeavor, gold brick of a rock album. Kulick was just gettin' goin'! Dammit! The free market hath spoken, Kiss can't really do THIS again.
Miss ya, Memory, I love you.
KISS THIS!
2009-11-20 - First time I ever heard this album I was floored by how great it was. KISS somehow got that certain hard rockin' edge back that had been missing on some of their more recent releases. Revenge belongs without a doubt at the top of the pile of KISS's all-time best works. There is not a weak song on this disk whatsoever. It is pretty much raw in-your-face hard rock throughout, not counting the beautiful ballad by Paul Stanley, Every Time I Look At You. This is the first studio album from KISS in the Nineties, and it is also significant for featuring their new drummer, Eric Singer. Bruce Kulick also returns as lead guitarist.
Standout tracks are, Unholy, Take It Off, Spit, God Gave Rock 'N' Roll To You, Domino, and Every Time I look At You.
The KISS Attitude
2009-11-02 - By all means...this is my favorite KISS album. Nothing else comes close to this masterpiece in their entire catalog. This album really brings to life what KISS as a band conveys each and everytime you think about them. This is an album without makeup...so don't be misled, however I don't believe that any makeup album can stand toe to toe with this one.
UNHOLY- Strong catchy riff with excellent vocals by Gene Simmons. The lyrics have a dark feel to them kind of on the same terms of "War Machine" and "God of Thunder"
TAKE IT OFF- Just a gritty KISSlike attitude and feel. Paul Stanley delivers catchy lines of both sleaze and sophistication.
TOUGH LOVE- Basic rock and roll tune. Another song that is sung by Paul, and drives home the sexual innuendo that KISS has portrayed their entire career.
SPIT- This has a nice shuffle riff with accapella vocals to start off with. Gene sings the verses and shares the chorus with Paul. Bruce Kulick absolutley nails the guitar solo on this one.
GOD GAVE ROCK AND ROLL TO YOU II- Another great rock anthem that KISS is known for. Paul Stanley demands your attention with the speech toward the ending of this track.
DOMINO- Very bluezy feel. Nice riff followed by tongue-in-cheek lyrics.
HEART OF CHROME- Solid track about love gone wrong...Paul really hits the mark vocally.
THOU SHALT NOT- Gene's own little biography...genuine balls to the wall lyrics.
EVERYTIME I LOOK AT YOU- The power ballad sung by Paul (who else?) I believe that this song is the best ballad the band has ever done. It has a dynamic quality that is predacessors (REASON TO LIVE, FOREVER, BETH) fail to accomplish.
PARALYZED- I love this song...it has a real almost metal sound quite like UNHOLY. Outstanding vocal delivery by Gene as well.
I JUST WANNA- If I had to put together a list of my favorite KISS songs...this would be at the top. From start to finish, this song kicks your ass like nobody's business. It's simple, and it knocks your teeth down your throat. Paul brings his best to the table with this one.
CARR JAM 1981- This was a drum solo song recorded by the band in 1981. Bruce Kulick lays down the lead guitar licks. Just a simple reminder that nobody could touch Eric Carr on the drums...period!
BEST non make-up KiSS album 
2009-10-08 - After they got metal out of their system, they returned to ROCK and Roll!
This album is very good, track by track, very well done. Also included is a Eric Carr drum solo recorded yeears earlier as a tribute to him.
Most non make-up KiSS albums had a few great songs in them and the rest were just "filler" songs, not the case here, a very well done album that stands up as on the best KiSS albums.
Boom! track by track review of Revenge
2009-08-07 - Produced by Bob Ezrin.
released May 1992.
1st Kiss record with the great Eric Singer on drums.
1. Unholy: The beast is back! Gene tears it up, and Revenge starts off with a bang, or more like an explosion. Co-written by Vinnie Vincent, "Unholy" is a sharp return to form, What form? Good songwriting! A pounding rhythm, awesome lead guitar from Bruce Kulick, and finally, a hard rocking Kiss, a true classic. If you liked "War Machine", from the Creatures Of The Night album, then this is right up your alley.
2. Take It Off: Oh boy, here we go. Paul takes a musically strong and catchy track (co-written by Kane Roberts), and puts some forced, cliche'd lyrics over it, although the chorus is pretty sweet. But Paul trying to copy Motley Crue's "Girls, Girls, Girls" idea is not a good thing. Great riffs, I'll give it that.
3. Tough Love: Pretty good hard rocker with an intense Paul Stanley vocal, and some killer Bruce Kulick guitar work. The shouting chant chorus is dopey and over-stuffed.
4. Spit: Gene lets it rip here with a typically catchy, fun and down & dirty rocker. Cool arrangement with Paul and Gene trading off vocals and a terrific solo by Kulick. Yes, the lyrics get a bit into Spinal Tap teritory, but that's nitpicking isn't it? Great song. Worth mentioning- one of the main riffs in the start/stop section reminds me of a bit of Jethro Tull's "Hymn 49". Right on.
5. God Gave Rock & Roll To You: Brilliant song musically speaking (an Argent tune re-worked by Kiss), but this slow " epic ballad-anthem" arrangement slows down the momentum and feels out of place. Would have loved to hear this done up with a Ramones style, up tempo arrangement. Oh well.
6. Domino: Right on. This rocks. A straight forward, catchy hard rock song by Gene with some ZZ Top vibes going on, funny lyrics, and more great guitar stuff, in the Dressed To Kill spirit. A Kiss classic.
7. Heart Of Chrome: "Tough Love" part II, only better, slightly. Angry Paul vocal,(w/ lyrics from Vinnie Vincent) but this has a good, creative arrangement and, again, awesome Bruce Kulick guitar playing. Good song.
8. Thou Shalt Not: Gene takes Revenge! Solid, mid-uptempo stomper that spits and screams at the preacher man. Classic Kiss. They should have played this live, it's a lost gem.
9. Everytime I Look At You: Horrible ballad. Totally out of place on this record. Talk about a buzz kill. Lyrics are especially cringe worthy. A misfire.
10. Paralyzed: Starts with a farting sound bass line from Gene. Heavy rock and spaced-out, a Gene/Ezrin tune that is just what this record needs after that weak ballad nonsense. Weird lyrics that are out of nowhere, but that's why it works. This would fit right in, on the "Hotter Than Hell" album or maybe "Carnival Of Souls". Great song, another lost gem.
11. I Just Wanna: Good up-tempo hard rock anthem, with stupid but fun lyrics. It sounded much better live, than the studio version. 2nd single from the album, again, co-written by Vinnie Vincent.
12. Carr Jam '91: A tribute to the legendary "Fox", Eric Carr. Awesome drum solo from '81, remixed and cleaned up to the Ace Frehley/Eric Carr tune "Breakout". Powerful reminder on how great and dynamic a drummer Eric Carr was.
summary:
Album would have better cut down to 10 tracks. Omit "God Gave", "Every Time...", and Revenge would have been a 5 star masterpiece. As it is, it's one of the best later period Kiss albums, with a couple clunkers. Yes, it's clear that I prefer Gene's tunes over Paul's on Revenge. Just my opinion. Gene's songs are better, and not as worked over or stuffy as Paul's. Gene's tracks seem more natural, more rockin' and rollin', and straight forward.(i.e. "Domino"),etc.
