KISS — Hotter Than Hell (review)

KISS — Hotter Than Hell album cover Album · 1974 · Hard Rock Buy this album from MMA partners
3/5 ·
AtomicCrimsonRush
She looked good she looked hotter than hell, so begins the title track and this is an apt description of the album. It looks fantastic with Japanese scrawlings and vibrant colourful kabuki masks, the Japanese must have adored this. The sound is raw and energetic and it is perhaps the best of the first three albums of Kiss. Parasite is on this, always a perennial favourite. Goin' Blind is the wonderful Simmons ballad. Got To Choose is a slow paced cruncher by Paul with blistering riffs. Mainline is Peter Criss taking the mike to great effect. He also shines on the Frehley penned Strange Ways that features some awesome Ace grooves and a killer lead solo. Overall this is a memorable album with a startling doomy atmosphere. The serious side of Kiss was captured here and the tracks have featured in concert performances over the years. It is one of my favourite early Kiss albums.
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