专辑:Kiss 40 Years: Decades of Decibel
艺人:Kiss
语种:英语
发行时间:2014年05月27日
简介:
Released just weeks after the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame succumbed and put "the hottest band in the world!" on their honor roll, the Kiss 40 compilation landed in order to celebrate four decades of rock & rollin' all night, and partying every day. The track list is filled with classics and desirable extras with hits like "Nothin' to Lose," "Beth," and "Lick It Up" appearing in their original studio and/or singles versions, while other blockbusters appear in alternate versions like "Detroit Rock City" in its Kiss Symphony: Alive IV recording and "God of Thunder" in demo form. This is partly due to the set's rule of "one track from every major album release" so that demo checks off 2001's The Box Set while the live version of "Room Service" takes care of the woeful comp You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best!. Even the four solo albums from 1978 get their due, and they fall heavily toward the Gene and Ace half of the band in terms of quality ("Radioactive" and "New York Groove" respectively) with Peter and Paul running way behind (only Kiss Army commanders will recall "You Matter to Me" or "Hold Me, Touch Me [Think of Me When We're Apart]"). Of special interest is the unreleased "Reputation," a "Christine Sixteen"-like rocker where Gene Simmons barks out the kind of sexy and self-serving lyrics for which he owns the patent ("She was young, and she loved me, she really couldn't live without me/She gave me all she could, she loves control"). All and all, Kiss 40 does a nice job following its odd song-per-album rule, and knocks off fringe releases like Sonic Boom Over Europe and Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions with ease, but it takes a mega-fan to appreciate how well this task was executed, so consider its high score for those who know the Music from "The Elder" album inside and out. This is a triumph of format and the band's longevity, and not necessarily a knockout introduction.
曲目:
disc 1
01 Nothin' To Lose (Album Version) 1085
02 Let Me Go, Rock 'N Roll (Album Version) 846
03 C'mon And Love Me (Album Version) 810
04 Rock And Roll All Nite (Live From Detroit, MI/1975) 740
05 God Of Thunder (Demo Version) 635
06 Beth (Album Version) 774
07 Hard Luck Woman (Album Version) 809
08 Reputation (Demo) 423
09 Christine Sixteen (Album Version) 418
10 Shout It Out Loud (Live At The L.A. Forum/1977/Edited) 384
11 Strutter '78 557
12 You Matter To Me 431
13 Radioactive 399
14 New York Groove (Album Version) 336
15 Hold Me, Touch Me (Think Of Me When We're Apart) 362
16 I Was Made For Lovin' You (Single Mix) 590
17 A World Without Heroes (Album Version) 304
19 I Love It Loud (Album Version) 447
20 Down On Your Knees (Album Version) 291
21 Lick It Up (Album Version) 340
22 Heaven's On Fire 797
disc 2
01 Tears Are Falling 287
02 Reason To Live 381
03 Let's Put The X In Sex (Album Version) 281
04 Forever (Album Version) 458
05 God Gave Rock 'N' Roll To You II (Album Version) 446
06 Unholy (Live/1992) 221
07 Do You Love Me (Live From MTV Unplugged/1995) 232
08 Room Service (Live In Davenport, Iowa/1975) 214
09 Jungle (Radio Edit) 270
10 Psycho Circus (Album Version Without Intro) 205
11 Nothing Can Keep Me From You 483
12 Detroit Rock City (Live/2003) 245
13 Deuce (Live From Burgettstown, PA /2004) 199
14 Firehouse (Live At B.C. Place Stadium, Vancouver/1999) 198
15 Modern Day Delilah 223
16 Cold Gin (Live From Detroit, MI/2009) 220
17 Crazy Crazy Nights (Live/2010) 309
18 Hell Or Hallelujah