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Double Platinum

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This is the first and best KISS compilation of hits. It is remastered and sounds clearer then ever. You don't need to bother with any other KISS best of cds. The new one is a rehash of their whole career. "Greatest KISS" is decent but also includes some mediocre songs. This has all the classics from the classic lineup. All the songs on here are from the time period when you know who played on what and that Ace and Peter were on every song. The best KISS compilation album.

Double Platinum,KISS's 1978 compilation is very good.The twenty songs represented here are original recordings,remixes and a newly recorded version of Strutter.

Double Platinum came about when there were rumors within the KISS ARMY that the band was breaking up. Ace and Peter expressed interest in leaving the band to pursue solo careers.Aucoin,Bogart and the band got together and devised an idea that each of them record solo albums.Criss and Frehley liked the idea and they agreed to remain in the band.Bogart had the band record a new version of Strutter to be released on a greatest hits package.Double Platinum was released in April 1978.It quickly went platinum.It also helped dispell rumors that the band was breaking up.

The original recordings representd here are:Do You Love Me?,Let Me Go Rock and Roll,God of Thunder, I Want You,Deuce,Hotter Than Hell,100,000 Years,Rock and Roll All Nite,Beth,Makin'Love,C'mon and Love Me and Cold Gin.

As for the remixes,some are hits and others are misses.The hits are Hard Luck Woman,Love Gun,Detroit Rock City,She(interspersed with Rock Bottom intro) and Black Diamond.The misses are Firehouse(because it lacks the siren heard at the end of the original) and Calling Dr.Love(because it lacks the HA!,Yeah and I'm your doctor of love that Gene ad libbed on the original).

Sadly,the only ripoff is Strutter'78.This rerecorded version of Strutter proves that "rock and roll" and "disco" do not mix.

While a very good first retrospective,it isn't the definitive anthology that fans old and new would expect.Nonetheless,it's a very good addition to any fans music library.It might encourage fans to raid the other compilations that were released years after this one.

I'll make it short and simple. If you only can afford one KISS cd, this is the one you should get. These are the classic songs that made KISS and gave them their identity. There's a lot of music here; originally released on vinyl (I've got that too) these tracks filled two records.

KISS had many more hits after the release of this compilation, but if I were on a desert island and could only bring one KISS cd, this would be it. I'd miss some of the later stuff a lot, but I'd survive happily with Double Platinum. You will too.

Have you ever seen the members of KISS and wondered what they sound like? Well this is the CD to buy. Ironically enough KISS would never be the same after this album was released back in 1978 but more on that later. This album combines the best tracks from 6 original albums released between 1974 and 1978 plus a re-recorded version of a KISS Classic. To start off the compilation is the re-recorded Disco-esque version of Strutter. Now while alot of people pan this song as being too disco I look at the brightside of the re-worked version of the song. How about the Extended solo we get from Ace Frehley? A solo which I think is better than the one on the original version from the self-titled Debut. I'm not alone in saying I probably like this version a little bit more then the original. Anyway, from there it just gets better and better as we get KISS concert standards like "Do You Love me?", "Let Me Go Rock N Roll", "Detroit Rock City", "Duece", "Love Gun" and of course "Rock and Roll all Night". Sadly they didn't include "I Stole Your Love" and opted for a really bad remix of "Firehouse". Speaking of Remixes, this album has plenty of them. I think almost every track has been remixed. Some good and some bad (see "Firehouse", "Duece" and the ending of "She"), but this does not effect the Compilation. In fact one of the remixes ,"Black Diamond", is very good with the extended acoustic beginning featuring an added clean guitar played over the acoustic guitar like the live version(most likely by Paul Stanley). Like I mentioned before this compilation is important in many ways and Ironic in many ways because after this CD was released Kiss went 3 years releasing Candy coated Pop music albums that alienated KISS fans who were with the band from 1974-1978. It was almost like saying "Here's a gift to our fans that stuck with us from 1974-1978, now enjoy our new direction" (See Spinal Tap - Mach 2 and you'll know what I mean "THIS IS DEREK SMALLS, HE WROTE THIS! "). Additionally KISS released solo albums in 1978 in which 2 out of the 4 are must haves (Ace Frehley and Paul Stanley). So to sum it all up, this is the definitive KISS Compilation to buy. Forget GREATEST KISS, SMASHES THRASHES & HITS and any other Compilation released around the world (KILLERS, CHIKARA) because they don't even come close to defining what KISS truly was which was a vastly overlooked band as far as the music was concerned with most people opting to pay more attention to image.

A unique compilation of the best of the best. The first three albums by the group Kiss are, arguably, some of the best pop/metal put to vinyl in the history of rock, with some undeniably catchy hooks that would influence bands for decades to come. This collection distills those albums down to the absolute essentials making for a single CD (it was originally a double album) of pure listening bliss. I have to admit that, back in '78, I darn near wore my copy out, I listened to it so much (you could actually *do* that with vinyl!) Get it - you won't regret it!

Great early hits compilation but the Japanese version of "Greatest KISS" is better IMO. Anyway, I do love this CD and the remixes are very good, especially "Calling Dr. Love" it BLOWS the original version AWAY!!!!

"Strutter '78" is cool but I still prefer the original.

"Hard Luck Woman" cool but still gotta go with the original.

"Firehouse" faster than the original but lacks the sirens at the end.

"Deuce" slower than the original but definitely better! Paul's "DO IT!" makes the song for me.

"Detroit Rock City" shorter version but does have an extra verse "You Gotta Lose Your Life in Detriot Rock City"

"She" better than the original with a longer outro.

"Black Diamond" longer intro but shorter outro, I like either version.

I still say check out the Japanese version of "Greatest KISS" if you want the best KISS compilation out there.

I was told Kiss was one of the definitive heavy metal bands, and that is true. But word to the wise, don't start off your Kiss collection with this album, it full of remixes that sound too discolike, too soft. The reason I bought this album was because it looked too cool, I mean who wouldn't buy and album with a completely platinum design. The first thing I thought when I bought this was, is this Kiss, one of the heaviest bands in history? If my friend didn't suggest I buy Alive, I would've never knew what true Kiss sounds like. Alot of people actually suggested this album, but a person should start with the normal version of a song, then listen to the remix. If you want to start a Kiss collection, buy Alive, not this.

GREAT COLLECTION, BUT NOT ORIGINAL MIXES. MOST IF NOT ALL THE TRACKS ON THIS RELEASE WERE RE-MIXED. I MYSELF DON'T CARE FOR RE-MIXES. AFTER YOU'VE HEARD THE ORIGINALS FOR SO LONG, IT'S HARD TO LISTEN TO THE SAME SONG THAT'S BEEN RE-MIXED. SO SINCE I OWN ALL THE REMASTERS, I MADE MY OWN DOUBLE PLATINUM COLLECTION, NOW ALL IS GOOD. I DID USE STRUTTER'78 SINCE IT WAS RE-RECORED WITH A KIND OF DISCO STYLE. BUT I GUESS IF YOU DON'T MIND THE RE-MIXES THEN THIS IS YOUR CD, IF YOU'RE JUST GETTING STARTED INTO KISS. SPEAKING OF THE REMASTERS.. I THINK IT'S HIGH TIME THEY FINISH WHERE THEY LEFT OF AT, WITH HOT IN THE SHADE, AND STOP PUTTIN' OUT THESE BEST OF GREATEST HIT PACKAGES. MOST OF WHICH IS FULL OF RE-MIXES LIKE SMASHES,THRASHES AND HITS AND WHAT EVER ELSE. LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE, I LOVE KISS, BUT ANYMORE IT'S ALL ABOUT THE $$$$. THERE NOT HURTING FOR IT SO IT'S TIME TO STOP WITH ALL THESE COMPILATIONS THAT'S GOT ONE OR TWO SONGS ON IT THAT PEOPLE DON'T HAVE AND THEY KNOW THE CONSUMER IS GONNA GO BUY IT. BUT I KNOW ONE CONSUMER WHO ISN'T. PEACE.

Being a Kiss fan, I was well pleased with the album. Songs like deuce, Detroit Rock City, and Love Gun are complied into one large Cd. All of the songs are worth listening to. Personally, i think the cd gives you a bang for your buck. However, Beth is sung by Peter Criss, whom doesnt have the best voice for the job (I preferr Eric Carr's version). This is the first of the many many "Best of" cds that you have seen from kiss, and it can hold its own very well.

Before Kiss split up to record their solo albums, Neil Bogart decided to release a greatest hits package, with some remixes and a new version of "Strutter", to keep the fans happy.This album is a definitive overview of Kiss up to that point in time.The remixed versions of "Calling Doctor Love","Hard Luck Woman","She","Black Diamond" and "Firehouse" are all great; even "Strutter '78" is bearable.My only complaint is that they did not include "Shock Me" and "Shout It Out Loud'.This is a better greatest hits package than SMASHES, THRASHES,AND HITS and there is not one duff track on it.