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Music / Re: KISS (The Original Lineup) - Discography
« on: September 10, 2011, 09:24:01 am »
KISS (The Originals) 1976




16 Page Booklet Insert Cover




The Originals is a combo-pack that took the first 3 albums (LP's) and bundled them as a set along with a 16 page Booklet insert. This was the beginning of sick, sick, sick giveaways that KISS would utilized in future albums. As a kid, the ONLY reason why I got this was just to get the book since I needed to have everything with the KISS logo on it.

I give the booklet 5 stars as well as the idea of getting a 3 for 1 bundle deal.

The Originals With LP's and 16 Page Booklet




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Music / Re: KISS (The Original Lineup) - Discography
« on: September 10, 2011, 09:15:39 am »
KISS (Dressed To Kill) 1975





Dressed To Kill's biggest contribution here is the inclusion of Rock And Roll All Nite, their biggest hit as far as being the most well recognized song in their entire catalog. Even your Mom knows this song. DTK has other notable songs that are still played live in their sets still to this day. But overall DTK is slightly above average with a few fillers. I play this even less than that of Hotter Than Hell.

Fave Songs: Rock Bottom, C'mon And Love Me, She, Love Her All I Can and Rock And Roll All Nite

Another killer cover that depicts the band wearing suits, which Gene, Paul and Ace didn't own. They were borrowed from their manager and that's why Gene's pants legs are far too short. 

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Music / Re: KISS (The Original Lineup) - Discography
« on: September 10, 2011, 09:11:27 am »
KISS (Hotter Than Hell) 1974





As a whole, Hotter Than Hell is a pretty good album. But it's nowhere near the level of their debut IMO, even though a lot of KISS fans would say otherwise. It has some classic, kick ass songs that are still played to this day in their live sets. I personally don't play Hotter Than Hell all that much anymore, as I tend to go straight for their debut instead when revisiting their older stuff.

Fave Songs: Got To Choose, Parasite, Goin' Blind, Hotter Than Hell, Let Me Go Rock 'N' Roll, Watchin' You and Comin' Home. The title track Hotter Than Hell get's the MVP award.

Fun fact, in the made-for-TV movie KISS Meets The Phantom Of The Park, they had to change the lyrics from "Hot, hot, hotter than hell" to "Rip, rip, rip and destroy" due to censors. And ya know what? I love that version of the song too.

Another sweet, kick ass cover.

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Music / Re: KISS (The Original Lineup) - Discography
« on: September 10, 2011, 09:01:03 am »
KISS (Self-Titled) 1974





I'll be the first to admit that I didn't really care for KISS' debut when I first picked it up. And that's only because I started with Rock And Roll Over and worked my way backwards. To me the newer stuff on RARO and Destroyer was fresher and definitely in the vein of that "wall of sound", which made everything on this album seem way to simplistic and dated IMO.

So when I first got KISS' selfi-titled album, to me it only had a couple of cool songs on it and the rest seemed nothing more than filler to me. I was an idiot back then. Stupid little kid I was.

Now and for what seems a life time, this is has been a personal fave of mine with some good f*cking music on it. I definitely rank this in my top 5 of all KISS albums. Out of the 10 songs on here, 8 of them are still used as the bulk of their live set list. The 2 songs not part of the set and from what I know, have never been played live are Kissin' Time and Love Theme From KISS, which is the only instrumental in their entire catalog of songs. And what seemed so "dated" back then is fresh and alive today. Me love this one long time.

Fave Songs: All of 'em. I love them all so much I'm gonna go ahead just name drop all the songs.  Strutter, Nothin' To Lose, Firehouse, Cold Gin, Let Me Know, Kissin' Time, Deuce, Love Theme From Kiss, 100,000 Years and Black Diamond

Great f*cking album cover too, even with the f*cked up Cat makeup done by a "professional" artist.

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Music / Re: Discography Threads (Band and Singer Reviews)
« on: September 10, 2011, 08:55:33 am »
You wanted the best, you got the best! The hottest banner in the world.....KISS!



 ;D


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Music / Re: KISS (The Original Lineup) - Discography
« on: September 10, 2011, 08:50:56 am »
Wicked Lester (1972 - Pre-KISS)




Wicked Lester. This was the band that Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley were in for a couple of years in which they recorded their Self-Titled debut, before dissolving it and then morphing into KISS soon after. The album to this day has never been released. It's a must sought-after bootleg within' the KISS circuit. Well, it was till YouTube came along. The first time I ever actually heard the album was maybe 20 years ago. A friend of mine, who was way into bootleg this and bootleg that, somehow got his hands on this. I think he paid somehwhere in the neighborhood of $45 for a copy on an audio cassette.

So, needless to say, I begged him to make me a duplicate. He did. When I got my copy and gave it a whirl, the quality was so **** poor you couldn't really make anything out of it with all the hissing and noise. He was saying that his copy was no worse than a 2nd generation loss. Mine sounded like it was 20 Gens. He let me listen to his copy at his house, and the quality was only slightly better. I gave him back my sh*tty copy. And that was the last I ever heard anything from the album.

But I remember liking some of the songs, especially She and Shout It Out Loud. The version of She was pretty much intact when it made it's way onto Dressed To Kill. But the version of Shout It Out Loud is nowhere near the same as what eventually made it's way onto Destroyer. The version on here is a hippie, flower power song. And for some strange reason, I like this version of it as well. This album is trippy to say the least when it comes to this very uneven and un-KISS-like project, even though technically there wasn't a KISS yet to make it "un-KISS-like".

Fave Songs: She and Shout It Out Loud

As for the album cover, it's been said that this is the official cover. But how can it be the official cover if it was never released? And never have I seen or heard either Gene or Paul confirm that this cover was legit.

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Music / Re: KISS (The Original Lineup) - Discography
« on: September 10, 2011, 08:46:03 am »
What is the best KISS Album of All Time with the Original Lineup?

Circa 1974


Circa 1996



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Music / Re: Linkin Park- Discography
« on: September 10, 2011, 07:30:05 am »
Meteora (2003)




I jumped on the Linkin Park train pretty late. I had heard about them before Meteora came out. Even heard a song or two, but just never went any further with that. I think this album had been out for awhile when I ended up getting it. It was after I saw the video for Breaking the Habit, which I thought was pretty kick ass. And the song itself kinda got stuck in my ear to the point I ended up getting the album.

It's not a perfect album. But it is a solid one. Really don't know how it relates to their earlier and later stuff. Only by what Raptor has said.

Fave Songs: Easier To Run, Faint, Breaking The Habit and Numb <----MVP

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Sports / Re: 2011 NFL Football (Rants and Raves)
« on: September 10, 2011, 07:23:12 am »
I'm unsure if the Chargers are running a running back by committee this year or not or even where Tolbet falls in the depth chart.

Ryan Mathews is the top dog at RB. At least that's what the FO is ramming down our throats. We all want him to succeed, but right now he is a liability when it comes to holding onto the ball. So, he may be the starter...by name only. The real running back for us is Tolbert and he is a fan favorite, which Ryan is not, only because he hasn't really shown us anything other than fumbling the ball at the most crucial of times.

Tolbert is a beast and so damn fun to watch run and run over the opponents. BAM!!!!

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Off-Topic / Re: It's So Damn Hot!!!
« on: September 10, 2011, 07:08:12 am »
After a week long heat wave, culminating in the California Blackout, it's been pretty damn nippy the last 2 days. Very nippy.

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Video Games / Re: Gears of War 3
« on: September 10, 2011, 07:02:23 am »
Hmmmm look what the Target I work at got in this past Sunday......

Were you able to buy this and get out of the store before anyone was wise to you? If so, I HATE YOU!


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Sports / Re: 2011 NFL Football (Rants and Raves)
« on: September 10, 2011, 06:55:47 am »

I need Rivers and Floyd to do well at least because they are both on 1 of my fantasy teams. LOL

Hahahaha. It must pain you to have us succeed. Hehehehe.

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Now Playing: Movies / Re: Man Of Steel
« on: September 10, 2011, 06:53:07 am »
Bring back Routh!

Although I was a bit disappointed in Superman Returns, I didn't have a problem with Brandon at all and I really don't know why they wouldn't have him...return here.

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Sports / Re: 2011 NFL Football (Rants and Raves)
« on: September 10, 2011, 06:29:30 am »
Tomorrow can't get here fast enough for me!!! Bah!!! I'm so happy!!

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