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Set aside the makeup, pyrotechnics, and coffin sales, and all that's left of "the hottest band in the world" is the music. Fortunately, in the case of for Kiss, the music is their strongest suit. This five-CD box set blends previously released recordings, demos, and unreleased live material. Rarities come in large part from the band's halcyon makeup period and include unheard songs from an assortment of demos. Among the curios are the Wicked Lester versions of "She" and "Love Her All I Can," replete with horn kicks and hand percussion. No less intriguing is the previously unreleased Destroyer-era, Slade-inspired stomper "Doncha Hesitate" and Paul Stanley's disco-influenced "God of Thunder." Other demos give insight into the band's proclivity for cannibalizing early material for portions of soon-to-be hits. Though most fans recognize the 1970s as Kiss's heyday, the 1980s material such as Creatures of the Night's "War Machine" and Asylum's "Tears Are Falling" holds up surprisingly well. The fifth CD, which consists of 1990s output, falls flat, though some sparks are rekindled with the rewrite of Argent's "God Gave Rock & Roll to You." The box includes a thick, full-color booklet with rare photos and insightful song-by-song commentary from the band. --Kelly Minnis
Kiss Deluxe Limited Edition Reviews
Kiss Deluxe Limited Edition Reviews
| 21 of 21 people found the following review helpful  Kiss Box Set - An In Depth Review, By This review is from: Kiss Deluxe Limited Edition (Audio CD) The marketing machine of Gene Simmons & Paul Stanley have produced yet another "Greatest Hits" package. This time it comes in the form of a 5 Disc set.This was announced early on to be mostly rare, unreleased, live and demo material. Unfortunately most of it comes straight from the bands studio albums. When I first saw the track listing I was pretty disappointed. Being a major Kiss fan for 26 years, at first glance I could see that I already owned most of what was considered rare material. To my surprise these versions were different from what I have. Here is a run down disc by disc. Disc1 has some of the best rare tunes in the set. The highlights are an early version of "She" which has flutes playing throughout the song. "100,000 Years" is a studio track which sound a lot like the version on "Kiss Alive". "Firehouse" has someone's voice in the control room stopping the song and having the band retake it from the top. The highlight on this disc is "Acrobat" which would be cut... Read more 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful  We Wanted The Best.., By David Humphreys (Charleston, WV USA) - See all my reviews This review is from: Kiss Deluxe Limited Edition (Audio CD) We got.. well, something pretty close. While it would be pretty tough to provide for both the die-hard and casual KISS fan, this long awaited five-disc box set includes a good enough mix of KISS standards, obscure tracks, and unreleased demos to do just that. It covers everything from the eclectic sounds of Gene and Paul's pre-KISS band Wicked Lester right up to the Farewell Tour.Granted, there aren't as many rare tracks as I had originally hoped for, but the ones we did get are excellent. The Bell Sound Studios demos of "Let Me Go Rock n' Roll" and "100,000 Years" are arguably superior to the final cuts, and "Acrobat" from the highly sought-after Live at the Daisy show blows away the previous muffled bootlegs. The second disc offers "Doncha Hesitate," which could have been a KISS classic, "Mad Dog (better off after it evolved into "Flaming Youth"), and the strangely Beatles-esque "Love is Blind." Compared to Gene's demonic anthem from Destroyer, Paul's original... Read more 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful A must have!!!, By Ty D. Tatman (Chillicothe, OH United States) - See all my reviews This review is from: Kiss Deluxe Limited Edition (Audio CD) This is the greatest boxed set ever released. It is like listening to KISStory. Everything is here. All the hits you'd expect, great album tracks thru the years, and lots of rarities. The even made the 80's tracks seem worthwhile. The packaging is excellent, the photos are classy and so are the liner notes. I could write for hours and hours, but instead I'll just leave with two words: Buy it! |
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