22-09-2018, 21:44
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KISS "music from: The Elder" cd/vinyl. 1981:
the band's nineth studio set...
a departure from their usual style...
a concept album...
a time when, to put it bluntly, it all went to crap for the band...
the majority of fans left this one alone, they wanted "rock and roll all nite" Kiss...
only album of their career to still not be certified Gold status in the US...
last album to feature Ace Frehley, first album to feature Eric Carr on drums...
I used to hate this album too, as like I wrote previously, it wasn't KISS...
album has grown on me over the last couple of decades and I love it...
some ballads, some heavy rock, some vocals almost operatic from Paul Stanley,
lots of orchestrations, a couple of instrumentals("fanfare" and "escape from the island")...
the only album by the band where I think Gene Simmons' songs are better than Paul Stanley's...
I LOVE THIS ALBUM
least likeable track: escape from the island
best track: a world without heroes
tracks:
1....fanfare **
2....just a boy **
3....odyssey **
4....only you **
5....under the rose ***
6....dark light ***
7....a world without heroes ***
8....the oath ***
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAINgNyL-7w (KISS go metal on this one)
9....Mr Blackwell **
10..escape from the island **
11..I ***
3s - 5
2s - 6
1s - 0
rating: 2.4
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.