Kiss - Kiss

Advantages: Full of classic songs.
Disadvantages: Some songs sound better live.

...band in the whole world, Kiss :-D This is the self-titled debut album, which was released the 18 February 1974 on Casablanca records. The best it got on the American charts was #87, sad really as this is a fantastic album, especially a good debut album. When you pick up this album/CD the first thing you will notice is the cover ~ the four band members are pictured, wearing their makeup ~ Ace Frehley (Lead guitarist) as Space Ace, Peter Criss (Drummer) ...
...a sought after piece of Kiss merchandise when these were produced for fans. This track is much better live, it sounds quite slow on the studio version. 4th Track is Cold Gin. This was written by Ace Frehley, but sung by Gene Simmons & Paul Stanley as Ace lacked the confidence to sing at this stage of his career. A shame as I’d liked him to sing it, as it really is an Ace song if you listen to the lyrics. This song shows what a good songwriter Ace ... Read review

Advantages: Classic tracks
Disadvantages: some space fillers

Kiss had been performing shows for some time before they cut their first vinyl. With the benefit of hindsight, you can now see that they split their live show repertoire across 2 albums with some space-fillers on each one. This album contains the better tracks of course, with the likes of 'Firehouse', 'Deuce' and 'Black Diamond' present, all of which are Kiss show classics. Some of the let-down tracks include 'Love Theme from Kiss', which is basically ...
...normally see the light of day in the live performance, such as 'Let Me Know' and 'Kissin' Time' which are excellent! This album, along with 'Hotter Than Hell' make up Kiss' live shows for some 2 years and haven't really aged at all. Essential for collectors and newcomers alike. ... Read review

Advantages: A lot of tracks but very few new ones
Disadvantages: Not perfection

...most successful album to date, 'Exclusive: The Forever Edition'. Should we take that to mean Chris Brown is staying around forever? Whilst his self-titled debut album, 'Chris Brown', topped the 3 million sales mark in a couple of years -- a remarkable achievement for such a young artist -- 'Exclusive' has nearly equalled that record in a matter of months. A dancing ability worthy of comparisons surpassing Michael Jackson, we are still waiting on that song that changes him from just a background artist to someone with the well-rounded popularity of a Justin Timberlake. Lets see how the now dated tracks hold up on this re-release, as well as what improvements have been made to those thinking of picking up the album with new artwork. "Girl, I'm the King so that means I'm fly." *01, Throwed (3.01), 4* *02, Kiss Kiss ft. T... Read review

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Advantages: lots of different styles
Disadvantages: a few weak links

...This album by The Cure was released in 1987 and it sits comfortably between ‘The Head on the Door’ and ‘Disintegration’. No songs on the album totally demand your attention, but if listened to properly, the album is a journey through a wide range if emotions and scenarios. What the songs are about I do not remember very well, but Robert has on several occasions explained what he was thinking, ( mainly drugs!), so I suggest you try to find one of those articles. It starts off with ‘The Kiss’, the first 4 minutes are instrumental and by the time Robert starts singing the lyrics, almost everything has already been said. It is a very dramatic and powerful song, mainly because of the mood portrayed by the guitar and drums. The second song is like a breather, because after the onslaught of the first... Read review

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Advantages: Fun pop album, unique sound
Disadvantages: Some fillers

...an accomplished jazz guitarist and pianist, and Holly is not just talented vocally but also wrote two of the songs on this album, which is good for a debut. Holly brought out her first album while she was still appearing in the show over here in the UK, following the success of singles "Kiss Kiss", "Down Boy" and "Naughty Girl". From the release of first single "Kiss Kiss", Holly looked set for stardom, winning many awards such as 'Woman of the Year' by GQ (although this probably wasn't based on her singing ability!) and 'Best New Artist' at the Japanese Music Inustry Awards and achieving an instant number one hit with her first single and top ten hit with her debut album. Despite this success, Holly was unfeasibly dropped by her record company out of the blue after her second album didn't quitematch this success. Despite this I feel that Holly... Read review

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