Smashes, Thrashes & Hits Kiss

• 1 Let's Put The X In Sex 03:49
• 2 (You Make Me) Rock Hard 03:28
• 3 Love Gun 03:30
• 4 Detroit Rock City 03:48
• 5 I Love It Loud 03:43
• 6 Deuce 03:22
• 7 Lick It Up 03:56
• 8 Heaven's On Fire 03:20
• 9 Calling Dr. Love 03:36
• 10 Strutter 03:21
• 11 Beth 02:48
• 12 Tears Are Falling 03:54
• 13 I Was Made For Lovin' You 04:30
• 14 Rock And Roll All Nite 02:56
• 15 Shout It Out Loud 03:06
• Total Runtime 53:07

Info zu Smashes, Thrashes & Hits

This is an interesting compilation, in that it was put together in 1988, long after the band had unmasked and Ace Frehley and Peter Criss had departed. It's almost equally divided between '70s Kiss classics like 'Love Gun' and 'Calling Dr. Love' and later efforts. Many of the older tunes, like those mentioned above and the ultimate party anthem 'Rock And Roll All Night' are ingrained in the consciousness of anyone who came near a radio in the '70s, but the canny hard-rock hooks gain some freshness when contrasted with the group's '80s material. Latter-day hits like 'Lick it Up' and 'Heaven's On Fire' employ the same infectious power-chord m. o., but the sound is definitely modernized. Smashes, Thrashes & Hits serves as a pretty comprehensive sampler of several phases of the band's career.

Vinnie Vincent, guitar
Mark St. John, guitar
Bruce Kulick, guitar
Ace Frehley, vocals, guitar
Paul Stanley, guitar
Gene Simmons, vocals, bass
Peter Criss, drums
Eric Carr, drums

Recorded at Right Track Studios, New York, New York
Engineered by Dave Wittman, Ben Kape
Produced by KISS

Digitally remastered

KISS
is an American rock band formed in New York City in December 1972. Easily identified by its members' trademark face paint and stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid and late-1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting, smoking guitars, and pyrotechnics. Kiss has been awarded 24 gold albums to date.The band has sold over 85 million albums to date.

The original lineup of Paul Stanley (vocals and rhythm guitar), Gene Simmons (vocals and bass guitar), Ace Frehley (lead guitar and vocals), and Peter Criss (drums, percussion and vocals) is the most successful and identifiable. With their makeup and costumes, they took on the personae of comic book-style characters: The Demon (Simmons), Starchild (Stanley), Spaceman (Frehley), and Catman (Criss). The band explains that the fans were the ones who ultimately chose their makeup designs. The 'Demon' makeup reflected Gene's cynicism and dark elements, as well as his love for comic books. Paul Stanley became the 'Starchild' due to his tendency to be referred to as the 'starry-eyed lover' and 'hopeless romantic.' Ace Frehley's 'Spaceman' makeup was a reflection of him wanting to go for a ride in a space ship and supposedly being from another planet. Peter Criss' 'Catman' makeup was in accordance with the belief that Peter had nine lives due to his rough childhood in Brooklyn. Due to creative differences, both Criss and Frehley were out of the group by 1982. The band's commercial fortunes had also waned considerably by that point.

In 1983, Kiss abandoned its makeup and enjoyed a commercial resurgence throughout the rest of the decade. Buoyed by a wave of Kiss nostalgia in the 1990s, the band announced a reunion of the original lineup (with makeup) in 1996. The resulting Kiss Alive/Worldwide/Lost Cities/Reunion Tour was the top-grossing act of 1996 and 1997. Criss and Frehley have since left Kiss again and have been replaced by Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer, respectively. The band continues to perform with makeup, while Stanley and Simmons have remained the only two constant members.

KISS is regarded as one of the most influential rock and roll bands of all-time. Their career milestones are staggering. KISS holds honors as one of America’s top gold record champions, recording 36 albums over 32 years selling over 85 million albums worldwide.

Over thirty years of record-breaking tours around the globe include high-profile appearances at Super Bowl XXXIII, the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and most recently, the 2005 Rockin’ The Corps concert dedicated to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The KISS legacy continues to grow, generation after generation, transcending age, race and creed. The unparalleled devotion and loyalty of the KISS Army to the “Hottest Band in the World” is a striking testament to the band’s unbreakable bond with its fans.

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