Friday, May 26, 2006

227. KISS / Destroyer. 1976. 5/5.

One of the most beloved albums of all time by all music lovers, and it's no wonder.

There are some albums that, in retrospect, you could not have packed any more hits into. That the pedigree of most of the songs on the album are so great that the band must have sometimes wondered why they either didn't spread them over two albums, or how they wrote that kind of quality song so frequently at that stage of their career.

OK, maybe that is a bit extreme. But the great songs on this album – and I'm talking Detroit Rock City, King Of The Night Time World, God Of Thunder, Do You Love Me and Shout It Out Loud – are some of the best KISS ever wrote, and they all appear here. Along with that, the remainder of the album contains no songs that could be called filler, they are all good songs in their own respect.

Beth, of course, is considered by many fans as one of their greats. It's far too wimpy for me, but I can't let that drag down my opinion of the album as a whole.

This is a killer album, one of the best you can get your hands on. This is KISS at the peak of their powers, doing what they do best.

Rating : Do yourself a favour. This is one of the best all-genre albums you can hope to find. 5/5.

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