Kiss : Destroyer (Eco) (Rpkg)

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Sell date: 9/2008
Label: Island / Mercury
Mfg's Catalog#: 1178202
CDC Part#: 1299408
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 Notes & Reviews
 
Full title is: Destroyer

Length: 34:03

  Ace Frehley - Guitar
  Gene Simmons - Bass
  Paul Stanley - Guitar
  Peter Criss - Drums

The pressure was on Kiss for their fifth release, and the band knew it. Their breakthrough, Alive!, was going to be hard to top, so instead of trying to recreate a concert setting in the studio, they went the opposite route. Destroyer is one of Kiss' most experimental studio albums, but also one of their strongest and most interesting. Alice Cooper / Pink Floyd producer Bob Ezrin was on hand, and he strongly encouraged the band to experiment -- there's extensive use of sound effects (the album's untitled closing track), the appearance of a boy's choir ( 'Great Expectations' ), and an orchestra-laden, heartfelt ballad ( 'Beth' ). But there's plenty of Kiss' heavy thunder rock to go around, such as the demonic 'God of Thunder' and the sing-along anthems 'Flaming Youth,' 'Shout It Out Loud,' 'King of the Night Time World,' and 'Detroit Rock City' (the latter a tale of a doomed concert-goer, complete with violent car-crash sound effects). But it was the aforementioned Peter Criss ballad, 'Beth,' that made Destroyer such a success; the song was a surprise Top Ten hit (it was originally released as a B-side to 'Detroit Rock City' ). Also included is a song that Nirvana would later cover ( 'Do You Love Me?' ), as well as an ode to the pleasures of S&M, 'Sweet Pain.' Destroyer also marked the first time that a comic-book illustration of the band appeared on the cover, confirming that the band was transforming from hard rockers to superheroes. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide

 
 Tracks and Sound Clips   Click here for the Windows Media player
 
Detroit Rock City - 5:17 Play the Windows Media clip
King of the Night Time World - 3:21 Play the Windows Media clip
God of Thunder - 4:17 Play the Windows Media clip
Great Expectations - 4:24 Play the Windows Media clip
Flaming Youth - 3:00 Play the Windows Media clip
Sweet Pain - 3:21 Play the Windows Media clip
Shout It out Loud - 2:50 Play the Windows Media clip
Beth - 2:49 Play the Windows Media clip
Do You Love Me - 3:40 Play the Windows Media clip
[Untitled] - 1:25 Play the Windows Media clip
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