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Destroyer [Original recording remastered]

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  • Audio CD (August 12, 1997)
  • Original Release Date: 1997
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording remastered
  • Label: Island / Mercury
  • ASIN: B000001EL3
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (266 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,884 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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With their 1976 album Destroyer, the band's fifth release in two years, Kiss began to expand their fan base by shedding a bit of their edge, taking on a more melodic sound and a less menacing image. The Peter Criss ballad "Beth," written for his wife, is the most sentimental love ballad the group ever recorded, and songs like "Detroit Rock City" and "Shout It Out Loud" had the kind of arena-rock punch that kept subscriptions to the Kiss Army at an all-time high. Despite, or because of, the blatantly commercial direction the band seemed to be heading in, 1976 was the most creatively rewarding period in its lengthy career. In addition to releasing Destroyer, the band pumped out the equally touted album Rock and Roll Over, which included the pounding "Take Me" and the groovin' "Calling Dr. Love." The only finer year was 1978, when the band starred in the classic B-grade flick Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park. --Jon Wiederhorn

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Kiss's heavy glam sound expanded with choirs, strings and sound effects on this 1976 album (a #11 LP). The ballad Beth was the smash, but Detroit Rock City ; the hit Flaming Youth , and God of Thunder gave fans more raging rockers to love!

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Some Kiss fans dont like this album i think this album is great though. pinkfloyd  |  57 reviewers made a similar statement
If you're ever going to get an original studio KISS album...then this is the one. Stubby  |  54 reviewers made a similar statement
SHOUT IT OUT LOUD: A great party song thats just a lot of fun. Mccangus  |  25 reviewers made a similar statement
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57 of 62 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Unnecessary Revisit August 25, 2012
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There are alot of negative reviews for this disc which was rumoured to be a double disc event. For a 35th Anniversary reissue, this is not at all worthy of that moniker. It is a disappointing revist to say the least. Bob Ezrin approached KISS about this remix because he wanted to do something for its 35th. But the thing about Ezrin's recording is that so much of it was premixed during the making of it and many of the tracks were recorded "wet" (meaning that there was no way to EVER alter its effects, etc). So, from the get-go, this project had many limitations, as he notes in the cd booklet. There are differences, however. For examples, an omitted background vocal from the archived tape of "Detroit Rock City" makes its debut along with an added effect to the end of the last verse. Also, Ace's stinging feedback intro to "King..." isn't as prominent. The piano is more upfront in "Great Expectations" . And there are other such differences throughout. Then there is "Sweet Pain" with a different solo (I, myself, was hoping that the different solo was going to be an Ace Frehley outtake) and louder harmonized gang vocals folowing the guitar part. Overall, the mix is more present. The piano agumentations on some songs is not as noticable (eg, Detroit...) and in the process it sounds more "band" like because it sounds more like just the four guys. The opposite approach could have produced a KISS Symphony version . The drum sound (as noticed in the beginning of "Shout...") is tighter, with less air.

With all of the differences, however, this release is "nothing new" and the lack of fanfare is most distressing. Diehard fans will notice the differences but those who are just coming to the band will not even be able to appreciate them. So, for a 35th Anniversary, this really is targeted at diehards.
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127 of 158 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Another KI$$ Ca$h-Grab August 21, 2012
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This is garbage. Gene and Paul had nothing to do with it because they don't own the masters of their original studio albums anymore, so this was done totally by Ezrin. Yes everything is remixed marginally, so if you've been listening to Destroyer for decades you will notice slight differences. But where is the bonus stuff? This was originally advertised as a two disc set with demos, live stuff etc. None of that made it, not even the already-released demos that appeared on the 2001 KISS Box set, let alone stuff like "None of Your Business" (sung by Peter) that was demoed at the time. Where is all the live stuff? There are countless Destroyer-era concerts professionally recorded. Also, the blurb about this cover being the original 1975 Ken Kelly painting is bogus. The original 1975 rough image that was rejected by Casablanca for being "too violent" is available on the web, it's the one that is seen in KISStory and on the KISS My A## DVD. This version is a modern repainting of that, done by Ken Kelly in the last ten years. It's signed "1975" which is another fabrication. Seems that nothing KISS does these days isn't surrounded by lies and false advertising? To sum it up, this is a massive wasted opportunity. See the excellent "Deluxe Edition" series for how this SHOULD have been done - a second disc full of live stuff, rare demos, working mixes etc. Not this ca$h-grab that ultimately, with the exception of one previously-unheard guitar solo, offers nothing. Also : there are glitches in the mastering of this, there are several pops and clicks and errors which have been discussed in length on the KISS forums. There is a glaringly obvious bad edit in the intro to "Flaming Youth" that makes the whole song skip a beat. This is garbage.
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22 of 26 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty unneccesary, BUT August 23, 2012
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It is cool to see this CD get some kind of treatment after all these years. Granted, there is not a heck of a lot to hold your hopes on. The remix is not bad, but it does take away a lot of the mysticism and allure from the original. The Original version was kind of dark and had a muddy sound that was really different for its time. When I was a kid i would stare at the cover all day and just listen in awe to the darker vibe of Kiss. Very, very different from the straight, clean sounding 'Dressed to Kill' which was their prior studio effort. These songs were longer, more adventurous and the album as a whole had a great flow to it. A lot of that (in fact most of that) can be attributed to Bob Ezrin and his more artistic approach to producing. The layers he created, the effects, the orchestration and slower songs all made this album the perfect showcase to go with the bands image and show. What an album for its time. A true classic.

Then there is this. It isnt over the top different, but just enough to make it slide more to the 'rock' style of Kiss. Some of that darkness is lost a little but it really doesn't do it much harm either. I still would prefer the Original version easily over this. BUT be forewarned that myself and most others writing negative stuff grew up on this album. We worshiped it. Knew all the words to all the songs, had posters on our walls and this album was the reason for that. We probably have all heard this 1000+ times. So a bias is definitely there. Why change a masterpiece that holds so many memories? Well, really, after 35 years why not.

My biggest disappointment is that it didnt go a little further with content.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars An obvious money grab!!
I am a long time Kiss fan. One of my first ever records purchased was Destroyer. I expected more than this from Kiss.
Published 5 days ago by Mike Geier
5.0 out of 5 stars Kiss Destroyer
This album was purchased for our son's birthday. We purchased his first Kiss album when he was 10 yrs. old and now he is 47 and still enjoys their music. Read more
Published 11 days ago by Norma Malueg
4.0 out of 5 stars In full sound
I am very impressed with the recreation of sound dynamics and added nuances in this classic. My first complaint was the waiting time by ordering this over seas . Read more
Published 18 days ago by saaber1216
4.0 out of 5 stars You have to be a big fan
Yeah, I'm one of you. A room full of memorabilia & already have Destroyer on Vinyl & 2 Versions of CD.... So why did I order another? Read more
Published 25 days ago by Yoda rox
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Cool!!!
Yes this is another remastered version of KISS' Destroyer album but it was done with some Awesome Class. Read more
Published 27 days ago by The Big G. Spot
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfectly Not Overdone
So many remixed/remastered projects fall victim to the "loudness wars" that bely modern digital format mixing techniques. Not this one. Read more
Published 1 month ago by J. Nelson
4.0 out of 5 stars Another Best Selling Shock Rocker
Truly the 70's party machine music. God of Thunder and Shout it Out Loud still make me want to rebel. Truly s powerful classic production.
Published 1 month ago by Bob Brundige
4.0 out of 5 stars a classic album i discovered when i wuz a kid
Some say Destroyer is the best Kiss album. For me, there are better Kiss records out there (Hotter Than Hell, Creatures of The Night, heck even Lick It Up). Read more
Published 2 months ago by dee's sososikwitit
4.0 out of 5 stars Reminds me of my youth
This was the one album I used to listen to like crazy as a kid and I only had it as a record, I needed it as a cd.
Published 3 months ago by Magumbo32
5.0 out of 5 stars "Destroyer".....1976.....Kiss
I bought this record, almost as soon as it came out, in the Spring of 1976. I have plenty of good things to say about this album, so here is my review as follows:

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Published 3 months ago by Kevin B. "0820"
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