Kiss - Greatest Kiss
Just what the world needs - another Kiss compilation. As well as the original albums, most of these songs are available either on the live albums or on the previous compilations.
I bought Double Platinum sometime in the early 80s. It featured re-mixes of many of the songs featured here. At the time I thought I had finally discovered a band combining rock music and infectious choruses, with some decent vocals. Of course, because Double Platinum already featured most of their best moments, there was little incentive to check out any of the other albums. My vinyl copy of Double Platinum is getting worn out and after the convenience of CDs who can be bothered changing sides on a LP every 15 - 20 mins. So I bought this album, which features digitally remastered versions of some of their greatest hits. With the reunion of the classic Kiss lineup I suppose we should have expected a cash in.
How do I go about reviewing this ? It's virtually impossible to select highlights because there are so many. This album features some of the great rock singles. The down side is that it concentrates on their earlier material, maybe all the songs are all by the classic lineup, I'm not enough of a Kiss fan to know. I would like to have seen a greatest hit album featuring some of the later material, like Crazy,Crazy Nights, on here as well. Perhaps some new material as well. It suited me to buy this one, but if you're a fan then I suspect that you'll give this one a miss. For these reasons the rating is a bit lower than expected. Great songs, but a disappointing choice of material.
Rating : 6
