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Unfinished Business

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As a major, long-time Kiss fanatic, I was excited when this CD popped up in my recommendations. I'm a bona fide completist, so I knew I had to get my hands on anything related to the late, great Eric Carr. His drumming was so ferocious, so powerful...it was exactly what Kiss needed to propel their sound forward as they searched for a non-makeup identity. By all accounts he was a genuine and gentle soul, and his premature death was crushing. Despite all that, however, I found this collection to be something of a letdown. It's a mishmash of covers written by Eric over the years, plus barely-listenable demo recordings and snippets of dialog used to "introduce" many of the songs. The liner notes were great, and I understand that the source material for some of these recordings has deteriorated beyond today's exacting standards...but I still feel like most of this stuff could have been posted to YouTube as a kind of gift to Eric's fans. For me, the two standout tracks were "Shandi," which was apparently used at Eric's 1980 audition to determine his vocal ability (an element of his musicality that I feel was always shunted aside...and when he WAS allowed to sing, it appears that he was encouraged to "sound like Gene," when in fact he's closer to Paul's timbre). "Shandi" as presented here is Eric's vocal track put over a new, low-key and groovy accompaniment. The other great track is "Dial L for Love," which is a powerful song even though it lacks vocals here. You can almost imagine what the melody line might have been, though; it's a strong track. Otherwise, I feel like this was an effort of love on the creation end that kind of goes over like a lead balloon on the consumer end.

I became a KISS diehard two years after Eric's very untimely death, so I unfortunately missed out on the whole Eric Carr experience. Needless to say, I'm very grateful to be able to be a part of all the posthumous Carr endeavors that continue to take place, including this excellent album. Damn good stuff. R.I.P. Eric Carr.

A friend of mine told me about this album. It is a great tribute a must have for any Kiss or Eric Carr fan. It has stuff Eric wrote right down to the end. Track 11 tells it as it was. It's a rockin tune.

Takes me back to Eric Carr's Kiss era. Reflects his passion and joy. A must have for every Eric fan and kiss fan with rare song

I'm not going to rate the cd. I'm just going to make a comment. What a wonderful way to honor the 20th anniversary of Eric's death. He was the best drummer in rock. His music lives in my heart forever. Eric, you are missed.

The Eric Carr CD Unfinished Finished Business is a must have for all KISS ARMY fans/collectors, I love the music and the drum solos, the only thing I would have really liked, is that Erics comments would have been longer, but over all, love the CD :)

Well. Here it is. The ultimate Eric Carr tribute CD. Can't go without this in your KISS collection! Much better qaulity material then what has been floating around with collectors for years. Good sounding material. Still wish they would have released some cuts from Eric's drum sessions during the recording of Lick it up! He did some awesome drumming on those un-released sessions! I have em. Normally when bands cover Kiss songs you kinda like knod your head and say ehh yeah it was cool. Well ZO2 from brooklyn, NY. version of All Hells Breaking Loose is a powerhouse! This song brought into this time period has been complete. Every bit of this track is hard and true to the original. Vocals are precise and the drumming and bass are just awesome! Obvious recorded by Kiss die hards. Paulie, Joey and David 100% awesome job on this! Go out and get the cd or order it off line. Will make a killer Kiss surprise in the Kiss stocking and or sitting under neath those kiss Xmas ortiments on the tree!!!! Enjoy! !!! go out and get ya some Zo2 cd's as well. If you like Kiss you can't go wrong with them!!! Just pure awesome!

David Soloff