KISS — Dressed To Kill (review)

KISS — Dressed To Kill album cover Album · 1975 · Hard Rock Buy this album from MMA partners
3/5 ·
AtomicCrimsonRush
Ah yes, I will never forget the feeling of listening to Kiss after hearing their massive hit singles "C'mon and Love Me", and "Rock and Roll All Nite" that were played on TV music shows back to back. The makeup, the costumes, the sound – there was nothing on the planet quite like Kiss. Yet the album cover cheekily depicts the four in suits!

The music here is a very unpolished production, the sound is not as heavy as albums to come but there are still some bonafide Kiss Klassics here. 'Room Service', 'Getaway', 'Rock Bottom' and 'She' are the best tracks; perhaps 'She' was best heard live, they were always heavier live in these early days.

This album is essential in Kisstory because of the most recognised mantra that still is known throughout the world, “I wanna rock and roll all night, and party everyday!” 'Rock and Roll All Nite’ was released in its live format as a single later on in the year and sounded way better than the studio version, Simmons has death metal vocals on the live performance. It reached number 12 on the singles charts and sent Kiss on their way to stardom. The re-release of the album features a better sound, not as thin as the vinyl, but still these early years were only the beginning for the greatness to come, and following this was the awesome ground breaking “Alive!”
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