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Crazy Nights....
Fact: Paul Stanley was the glue that held KISS together in the 80's & 90's. Through two original members and two replacement guitarists leaving KISS in a 4 year period, through the huge risk and pressure of dropping the trademark face-paint, through Gene Simmons being mostly absent for the best part of a decade , through the tragic and untimely death of Eric Carr, the one constant that stopped KISS from self - imploding and being blown into oblivion was Paul Stanley.
His belief and genius created perfect pop - rock that MTV & FM radio couldn't get enough of and combined with his master showman skills, a whole new audience lapped it up in their millions. This album highlights that genius.
The opening track " Crazy, Crazy Nights" is a floor-filling slice of magic, with one hell of a catchy hook and chorus and a rush of quality in the solo department by an ever evolving Bruce Kulick. A huge European/ Worldwide hit and a huge KISS Anthem which went took KISS top ten in the U.K for the first time. " I'll Fight Hell To Hold You" is a piece of unadulterated Stanley genius, mixing hard rock with pop harmony and Kulick's ever growing guitar work. The thundering drums of Eric Carr grace this track and album 100 times more than " Asylum". " My Way" & " Turn On The Night" are feelgood, punchy, catchy and have Paul Stanley written all over them.
Gene Simmons almost shows up for this album. The excellent dark and sinister " Thief In The Night" is Simmons at his best." No, No, No" is dire, rushed and badly put together and Simmons at his worst. " Hell Or High Water" is solid but uninspiring however " Good Girl Gone Bad" is excellent. Compared to Simmons past genius, drive and contribution, this is an average show for his high standards. You would be more than forgiven for believing that his heart, soul, head and ambitions were a million miles away from KISS at this point in time. Gene Simmons owes a lot to Paul Stanley and he can thank his lucky stars that his front stage partner, Bruce Kulick & Eric Carr all carried him yet again with flying colours.
"Reason To Live" is one hell of a power ballad, pulled straight out of the top draw by Mr Stanley.
As with 99% of Kiss albums, the fillers ( " Bang Bang You" & " When Your Walls Come Down" spring to mind) are present. Suffice to say a lot of the purists were yet again far from amused by this release. This represented all that wasn't KISS in their eyes. But the way i see it, when an album is loaded with powerful pop-rock classics such as this, then all is forgiven!!!.
Brilliant: AAAAAA++++++
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- Amazon CustomerReviewed in the United States on 30 March 2024
Crazy Nights 180 gm vinyl
Crazy Nights was an attempt by KISS to compete with Bon Jovi and Def Leppard whose albums were huge sellers. There are some really good pop 80s metal songs here and I do remember hearing this in high school thinking there were some catchy songs. This version of Crazy Nights on 180 gm vinyl is a very nice version. Like the other KISS albums reissued on vinyl this one has a little more punch to it then the original version I have on CD. The album arrived in perfect shape and the record is flat and quiet. I'm happy to add this to my KISS vinyl collection!Crazy Nights 180 gm vinylAmazon Customer
Reviewed in the United States on 30 March 2024
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Jorge AltamiranoReviewed in Mexico on 18 March 2024
Buen disco de kiss
Este es un buen álbum de Kiss en la era en que tocaban sin maquillaje, no es el mejor, pero si es bueno. Mi canción favorita Reasson to live.Buen disco de kissJorge Altamirano
Reviewed in Mexico on 18 March 2024
Todavía en este álbum está el querido Eric Carr en la batería y esto hace especial este trabajo de la banda.
Gracias Amazon por traer mi vinil desde USA.
Images in this review - CougeReviewed in Canada on 21 September 2023
It's kiss. It's good. Buy it. I mean it.
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Micka du 52Reviewed in France on 15 February 2023
Pour moi leur meilleur des années 80
