Kiss - Kiss 40 - Music & Performance - CD

2014 two CD set. This year marks the 40th Anniversary of Rock and Roll giants Kiss and in true Kiss fashion, the band plan to make 2014 the biggest and loudest, non-stop Rock and Roll party of the century. To celebrate their incredible 40-year recording career and their long-overdue induction to the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame, the KISS 40 compilation features one track from every major album release, live selections and an unreleased demo of 'Reputation' from 1977. KISS 40 includes Rock and Roll anthems such as 'Detroit Rock City,' 'Love Gun,' 'Beth,' 'Rock And Roll All Nite,' 'Psycho Circus,' 'Forever,' 'I Was Made for Lovin' You.' 'Lick It Up,' 'Heaven's on Fire' and 'Hell or Hallelujah.'

Released just weeks after the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame succumbed and put "the hottest band in the world!" on their honor roll, the Kiss 40 compilation landed in order to celebrate four decades of rock & rollin' all night, and partying every day. The track list is filled with classics and desirable extras with hits like "Nothin' to Lose," "Beth," and "Lick It Up" appearing in their original studio and/or singles versions, while other blockbusters appear in alternate versions like "Detroit Rock City" in its Kiss Symphony: Alive IV recording and "God of Thunder" in demo form. This is partly due to the set's rule of "one track from every major album release" so that demo checks off 2001's The Box Set while the live version of "Room Service" takes care of the woeful comp You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best!. Even the four solo albums from 1978 get their due, and they fall heavily toward the Gene and Ace half of the band in terms of quality ("Radioactive" and "New York Groove" respectively) with Peter and Paul running way behind (only Kiss Army commanders will recall "You Matter to Me" or "Hold Me, Touch Me [Think of Me When We're Apart]"). Of special interest is the unreleased "Reputation," a "Christine Sixteen"-like rocker where Gene Simmons barks out the kind of sexy and self-serving lyrics for which he owns the patent ("She was young, and she loved me, she really couldn't live without me/She gave me all she could, she loves control"). All and all, Kiss 40 does a nice job following its odd song-per-album rule, and knocks off fringe releases like Sonic Boom Over Europe and Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions with ease, but it takes a mega-fan to appreciate how well this task was executed, so consider its high score for those who know the Music from "The Elder" album inside and out. This is a triumph of format and the band's longevity, and not necessarily a knockout introduction. ~ David Jeffries, Rovi

Performer	Kiss
Music genre	Rock
Music subgenre	Heavy
Music release type	Release
Media format	CD
Original release date	2014
Edition	Standard
Language	English
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	2
Series title	Kiss - Kiss 40 [COMPACT DISCS]
Track listing	Nothin to Lose, Let Me Go, Rock N Roll, Cmon and Love Me, Rock and Roll All Nite (Live), God of Thunder (Demo), Beth, Hard Luck Woman, Reputation (Demo) Previously Unreleased, . Christine Sixteen, Shout It Out Loud (Live), Strutter 78, You Matter to Me (Peter Criss), Radioactive (Gene Simmons), New York Groove (Ace Frehley), Hold Me, Touch Me (Paul Stanley), I Was Made for Lovin You (Single Edit), Shandi, A World Without Heroes, I Love It Loud, Down on Your Knees, Lick It Up, Heavens on Fire, Tears Are Falling, Reason to Live, Let's Put the X in Sex, Forever (Remix), God Gave Rock N Roll to You II, Unholy (Live), Do You Love Me? (MTV Unplugged), Room Service (Live), Jungle (Radio Edit), Psycho Circus, Nothing Can Keep Me from You, Detroit Rock City (Live), Deuce (Live 2004) Unreleased Commercially, Firehouse (Live 1999/2000), Modern Day Delilah, Cold Gin (Live 2009) Unreleased Commercially, Crazy Crazy Nights (Live 2010) Unreleased Commercially, Hell or Hallelujah
Record label	Ume
Target audience	Rock and Roll giants
Track name	Detroit Rock City, Love Gun, Beth, Rock And Roll All Nite, Psycho Circus, Forever, I Was Made for Lovin' You, Lick It Up, Heaven's on Fire, Hell or Hallelujah
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N