Stephen
It's 1987 and pop-metal began spreading like a disease, Bon Jovi and Poison took on the world, and Kiss kept up the competition by releasing "Crazy Nights" which favors the current wave that time. The result somehow is not disappointing as they achieved the platinum status a year after and three of their singles received a heavy rotation on MTV and radios.
"Crazy Crazy Nights" got its own charming shout-along chorus and really could turn up your party to a wild wild night. "I'll Fight The Hell To Hold You", "My Way", and "Turn On The Night" shared a huge similarity, a rough-edged melodic rockers and romantically infectious at the same time, you gotta love em all. "Hell or High Water" sounded so 70s with a major 80s upgrade. "Reason To Live" is the contender to their massive classic ballad, "Beth". Paul sung his heart out and with the heartbreaking lyric "you can love and get burned, if it has to be", this track is achingly beautiful.
I think the real power behind this album is Paul Stanley as he had written the whole favorite songs of mine along with Desmond Child and Diane Warren and carved out the three successful singles while Gene Simmons put out some inferior songs such as "No,No,No", "Good Girl Gone Bad" and "Thief In The Night". Bottom line, this is a great commercial and fun album to enjoy!