Kiss Kiss Kill Kill

Horrorpops | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 5, 2008)
• Number of Discs: 1
• ASIN: B0013N9E0A
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

Editorial Reviews

Review

The third release from psychobilly outfit the Horrorpops pushes all the buttons fans have come to expect: revved-up greaser guitar rock, creepy themes, rouge and lipstick-stained glamour, and plenty of sexy, kitschy attitude. Lead singer Patricia Day lets loose on "Missfit," "Thelma & Louise," and the title track, among others, as the band veers between swinging rock & roll and flashes of angular post-punk. A rousing romp tailor-made for fans of the Cramps, Reverend Horton Heat, and the bands they inspired, KISS KISS KILL KILL is pure psychobilly fun. --Muze

"[T]he band push the music notch darker and more powerful." 4 stars out of 5 --Alternative Press --This text refers to the Vinyl edition.

Product Description

The trio of Horrorpops sneak into 2008 with their Pop Punk / Pop / Psychobilly with Kiss Kiss Kill Kill with Patricia center stage with upright bass/lead vocals, Nekroman belting guitar/Vocals, Niedermeier banging away on drums/Vocals. Featuring 12 tales of love and murder. --This text refers to the Vinyl edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the wait, February 9, 2008

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Stuart Sutton "trekman1420" (VA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kiss Kiss Kill Kill (Dig) (Audio CD)

You know how it goes: a band you never heard of, you stumble across a previous release and it knocks your socks off. Quick what else have they done? YES! They had an even earlier CD! You snap that up and it's great.
And...then...you...wait...and...wait...for...the...next....cd.
Finally it's coming out and the anticipation builds. It comes in the mail from Amazon and you're afraid to listen to it. Here's one of your favorite bands and you've been burned before under this circumstance (I'll never forgive Good Riddance for their final studio release).
Not to worry. Kim is even better on guitar, Patricia's vocals are perfect for these songs and the songs themselves are more varied in their themes. There's still the requisite creepy selection (Hitchcock Starlet & Highway 55 are spooky) and Horror Beach Pt. II is even better than it's predecessor.
Each listen reveals more about each song and you can just see the go-go dancers from their stage show bopping along to the rhythm.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Can't Help but Fall in Love with Horrorpops, September 10, 2008

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Maggie Mae (Reno, Nevada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kiss Kiss Kill Kill (Dig) (Audio CD)

This rockabilly band has gotten more attention than most underground bands in their genre, but I think it's because of their creative artwork and constant innovation. Their main following is in Europe, but since doing the Warped tour they have gained a following in the United States. Everything about the group is interesting: their look, image, style and sound just all fit and mold perfectly. You can't help but love and want to listen to them again and again.

This is their third release and add their rockabilly mixed with new wave and a sorta goth punk. This time adding a gothic side of punk is a stray from their previous releases, making it different, but I love it all. Listen to "Missfit" which features an interlude with the melody you'll recognize of the classic song "Our House". I recommend it to any psychobilly fans with a flare for fun.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Phenomenal Work, May 7, 2008

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Crucial BBQ - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kiss Kiss Kill Kill (Dig) (Audio CD)

I was relatively late to start listening Psychobilly. I have usually listened street punk/Oi!, NYHC, and Ska (Please read my other reviews on my favorites!). However, I cannot definitely pass enjoying the HorrorPops' recent efforts at "Kiss Kiss Kill Kill." This album would be the best work ever done by the HorrorPops, both musically and lyrically. The band has obviously progressed in a good direction, since the release of "Hell Yeah!" and "Bring It On!."

I tend to conceptually parallel HorroPops's "Kiss Kiss Kill Kill" with Tiger Army's "III: Ghost Tigers Rise" because both have two previous albums leading up to the third releases, and both contain more mellow 50's-oriented songs, highlighted by the upright basses. Also, I consider both albums to be the best masterpiece by the bands, with respect to the songwriting. I am just wondering how the HorrorPops will manage the next album because they have set the standard very high. In this sense, Tiger Army's 4th effort "Music From Regions Beyond" failed to carry the high standard set at the previous 3rd album. I hope that the HorrorPops would pursue the same vein in the 4th album.

The top-notch songwriting of this album is well demonstrated by the following sequential songs; "Kiss Kiss Kill Kill," "Everything's Everything," and "Hitchcock Starlet." It is always thrilled to listen these three songs in order. I can listen them with 10,000 repeats for sure! These songs are very beautifully written, especially "Hitchcock Starlet," which is my favorite song of the album. The band had never written such sensitive tunes at the two previous albums. These songs are not typical Psychobilly songs, which is good thing to make differences.

That said, this album is phenomenal on many aspects. The vocal, upright basses, and guitar works are just perfect to give a birth to the true music in the genre of Psychobilly. Actually, this album can be easily accessible to the wider audiences, not only for Psychobilly fans, but also for fans of good oldies or rock in general. The summer around the corner for the year 2008, this album "Kiss Kiss Kill Kill" should be perfect music to listen to, when you drive the car, or when you BBQ. Also, make sure to pick up the recent album by LA based Rezurex, because they are good too.

PLAY LOUD so your neighbors can listen the HorrorPops as well!!!!!