Destroyer

KISS | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: August 12, 1997
• Release Date: August 12, 1997
• Label: Island Def Jam
• Copyright: (C) 1997 Kiss Catalog, Ltd.
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• Total Length: 34:04
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• ASIN: B000VZR75K
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (165 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #31,912 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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17 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hard to top the success of "Alive!"...... but KISS found a way, August 11, 2000

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R. Gorham "RCG2" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Destroyer (Audio CD)

THE BAND: Gene Simmons (Gene Klein), Paul Stanley (Stanley Eisen), Ace Frehley (Paul Frehley), Peter Criss (Peter Crisscoula).

THE DISC: Released 3/15/76. Recorded at The Record Plant, NYC. 9 songs clocking in at approximately 34 minutes. A classic album cover painted by Ken Kelly. Originally released on Casablanca Records in 1975; this remastered edition was released in 1997 on Mercury's label. Much improved sound in my book (deeper bass guitars and crisper highs). Liner notes are slim - a 3 page fold out with song titles, writing credits, song times, lyrics to one song ("Detroit Rock City"), and a KISS Army logo. Underneath the disc on the inside cover, there's an informative 5 paragraph history of what the band was going through at the time.

COMMENTS: A classic studio album from KISS, and easily one of their best efforts. Decades later, it still rocks like no other KISS album. How to keep the momentum going...? New songs, new costumes, new feel, new producer... enter Bob Ezrin. A KISS album with a choir, orchestra and lots of sound effects. This was Ezrin's doing. Along with Paul and Gene each co-writing 4 songs, and Peter with 1, Ezrin helped co-write 7 with the band. Ezrin gave the album depth and a very theatrical and polished feel. I truly believe 7 of the 9 songs here are some of the best the band has ever written... the exceptions being "Great Expectations" and "God Of Thunder" (always a better song in concert). Not many KISS albums (outside of "Alive!) can claim that. "Flaming Youth", "Sweet Pain", "Detroit Rock City", "King of the Night Time World" and "Do You Love Me" are all hard rock classics. The unexpected ballad "Beth" is Peter's best song (earning KISS a People's Choice Award in 1977). "Shout it out loud" was a tune created in the same vein as "Rock & Roll All Nite".... one of those anthems written for the youth. "Destroyer" is filled with great songs - a KISS studio classic.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ultimate Rock & Roll from my childhood, November 2, 2005

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Ice Chick (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Destroyer (Audio CD)

I remember sitting next to the stereo at 6 years old with the volume turned down listening to this LP because my Grandmother was convinced that Kiss were devil worshipers. This album has forever remained my favorite all-time rock & roll album. It represents everything cool about the late 70's...rebellion and just REAL rock. Gene Simmons seemed to have more vocals on this LP than the others, and perhaps even though he scared the hell out of me, I like him the most. Great Expectations will always remain my favorite Kiss song, as the lyrics are haunting. If you haven't had the chance to hear this in completion - you must!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Detriot Rock City!!!, February 13, 2011

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AJZ "Zyrock" (North Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Destroyer (Audio CD)

This is the 1st KISS album I ever bought, and yes I had it on vinyl in 1976. I was all of 10 years old at the time. Up until that point I was raised on AM radio to the likes of Barry Manilow, The Carpenters, Neil Diamond and what seemed like an overkill of mediocre soft rock/easy listening music. Destroyer changed my life and my musical interests completely! I had never heard anything like this before and I was enthralled. Not knowing what a concept album was, I reveled in the journey Destroyer took me on. Once I got turned on to KISS, I was never the same. I played this album over and over until the grooves wore out. The opening track Detroit Rock City is a hard driving, heart pounding release of aggression. What a great cruisin' tune! God Of Thunder with Gene's demonic vocals and Ace's doomsday guitar riffs stands in a class by itself. On Flaming Youth and Shout It Out loud, Paul is singing exactly what I was feeling as a pre-teen. Then I heard the ballad Beth by Peter which at first didn't seem like it fit but is a gentle cry for love and tolerance amid the wild Rock God lifestyle. The album closes with a kick in the teeth - Do You Love Me is the perfect ending to what I consider one of, if not the best KISS album (CD) ever made. If you want a taste (or a mouthful) of what Kiss is all about you must get this, you won't be disappointed.