Excluding the solo records, of which there are too many, and also discounting the live records, even though the first one helped put the band on the map, how did Kiss rank up in the Sept-O-meter?
Destroyer: A+ (100)
Rock and Roll All Night: A+ (100)
Kiss: A (96)
Dressed to Kill: A- (93)
Creatures of the Night: B+ (88)
Sonic Boom: B (85)
Hotter Than Hell: B (84)
Revenge: B (84)
Lick it Up: B (83)
Love Gun: B- (81)
Dynasty: C (75)
Unmasked: C (74)
Psycho Circus: C- (70)
Animalize: C- (70)
Hot in the Shade: D (65)
Crazy Nights: D (64)
Asylum: D (63)
Carnival of Souls: D- (61)
Music from The Elder: F (50)
Kiss Average Grade: 74. C is “average”. And that’s Kiss for you. Not that great, not that bad. Just in between. Certainly those top 2 belong in any rock lover’s record shelf but the rest you don’t need.
