Kiss – Hot in the Shade – 1989 In the 70s Kiss put out an album a year, sometimes 2, and each one ran about 30 minutes. Cut to the CD era, where the silver pieces of plastic that saved the record industry could hold over 70 minutes of songs. Continue Reading

Kiss – Crazy Nights – 1987 Taking two years off from releasing a studio album for the first time in their 13 year career, (probably due to Gene’s burgeoning film career), Kiss returns with a new album built for the 80s excess. Filled with pandering Pop Metal, crappy cover art Continue Reading

Kiss – Asylum – 1985 It’s been a long time coming. The only year that Kiss didn’t put out an “official” album (or two) was 1978 and that was the year of the FOUR solo records.That’s a lot of music. some of it fun, a lot of it great, much Continue Reading

Kiss – Animalize – 1984 So, there seems to be a pattern with Kiss. They do their own thing, gain popularity, establish market share, sell records, go back in the studio and come out with a watered down version of their successful sound, alienating core fans and drilling their own Continue Reading