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Kiss - Psycho Circus Audio CD

A fair review of the Kiss "Psycho Circus" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Kiss reviews here, or go back to the Kiss tabs.

Kiss Band: Kiss
Title: Psycho Circus
Rating:
Release Date: 2004-03-04
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Psycho Circus 2: Within 3: I Pledge Allegiance to the State of Rock & Roll 4: Into the Void 5: We Are One 6: You Wanted the Best 7: Raise Your Glasses 8: I Finally Found My Way 9: Dreamin' 10: Journey of 1,000 Years

Wow. What happened?
It could have and should have been so much better. I won't go into too much detail in reviewing this album because, it's not a favorite of mine, to be honest. The opening title track was pretty good for the most part. It really sets a good mood in getting you prepared for what you hope is to come. And the next track titled Within, which is sung by Gene Simmons was pretty solid as well. But then the album begins to bog down, and is filled with too many vain songs boasting of KISS's success. Songs like I Pledge Allegiance to the State of Rock & Roll, and You Wanted The Best (Which is a kinda catchy song I'll admit), and Raise Your Glasses, are just too much self-centered boasting for my liking, thank you. And the Peter Criss ballad, I Finally Found My Way, while beautifully done, just seemed so hokey and fake to me. Dreamin' borrows it's opening riff from Alice Cooper's song 18, and it is an okay song, but it just seems a little boring and repetitive. We Are One by Gene Simmons is a nice heartfelt and touching song. Sadly though, the only real Rocker on the album is Ace Frehley's Into The Void, which is my favorite track on the entire album. It features all the qualities that we have come to know and love in a mighty Space Ace song. The closer, Journey of 1,000 years, sung by Simmons, is a yawner. Sigh. This album is a big disappointment. As Gene Simmons says in the Family Guy KISS spoof, "That does NOT Rock!", well, it really doesn't. It just does not feel like a true KISS album to me. Which, isn't surprising when you read the now well known background on this album which as I have learned featured many studio musicians such as Kevin Valentine, Bruce Kulick, Tommy Thayer, Bob Ezrin, and who knows who else? Ah, well. . . Sigh. They can't all be winner's, I guess? .


i give it a solid 4 stars
about 4 of the songs stand out as some of my favorites. I think this is a solid kiss album.
i just listened to it after about 4 years the only thing i hate is the sound quality. the highs are tinny and the bass is so flat. but i guess thats cds for ya!i wish this came out on vinyl!.


kiss returns

At this time kiss was once again one of the hottest bands in the world. This disc was the original lineup back in action.
They were always big but in 1996-98 they were at the top and I remember even visiting a college in washington state and seeing students dressed up like them everywhere. This disc had some great songs on it like "witbin" , 'psycho circus" , 'you wanted the best" and "into the void" some of the rest of the songs were not as good and the band was trying to be anthemic and not too hard sounding. This is NOT a terrible disc though by any means. It sold well enough and was enjoyable. The band should have just kept releasing songs and writing like they are now. Just making songs they love without trying to return to destroyer with weaker songs. The German version of this has a great live cd with it that has an incredible live version of 'into the void" on it. The japanese version has a great ace song that should have been on the regular release and s weaker song taken off. Anyways, don't believe that this is a bad disc it's not as good as it could have been; but it's good hard rock. It's not in "Revenge" s class or 'carnival of souls" but it was decent And should have been followed in 2000 by a new album in which everyone really let loose. .


they're back
now you can argue the involvement of peter and ace with this. album rocks,buy it. some say all 4 are only on 2 tracks. undoubtedly the producer thought peter needed some relief. as far as the guitars are concerned-PAUL , ACE , BRUCE , TOMMY- all kiss guitarists. should have put all 15 songs recorded for cd on it though.


Awesome
Every song was made to sound great, good solos good bass. Every track was like a ballad. .


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