KISS (Peter Criss) 1978
Let me preface this by saying I absolutely love the sound of
Peter's singing voice and he has cranked out some fantastic songs like
Black Diamond, Hard Luck Woman, Baby Driver, Mainline and
Beth just to name a few. I've worshipped the guy since discovering the band way back when and I enjoy listening to him talk in interviews. But he is clearly delusional to give his own album 5 Stars out of 5. Dude, not everything you do is a hit. Even
Paul and
Gene at least own up to the fact that they don't always put out quality songs. So to say that
Peter's solo album is 5 Stars is not what I would call being objective here. Come on. But then again, he gives
Paul, Gene and
Ace 5 Stars as well. There's a line that's being stepped over and there is not clear perception of what he think his album is. It's kinda like lumping his record with theirs and that by association his album is just as good. It's not.
Ace gives
Peter's album 3 Stars and both
Paul and
Gene give it 0 Stars. Ouch. I give it 1 Star for one of the songs...kinda and 1 Star for having the best looking cover. But 5 Stars? No way. I just think having such a HUGE hit with
Beth has clouded his head a bit. I mean if I actually wrote and sang
Beth myself, I'd probably react the same way.