KISS

Their second studio LP finds the painted rock warriors in an uncharacteristic but reflective state of mind, lamenting over relationships gone awry, unrequited love and a precious but unlikely May/December romance called "Goin' Blind," which shows Gene Simmons as a sensitive human instead of the sex monster of his later years. Atypical fare and slower paced. A key release.

Looking like a bunch of Walt Disney rejects, Kiss is the kind of band you love to hate.
Drenched in garish makeup, clothed in outfits Alice Cooper wouldn't touch and generally
exuding obnoxiousness, this brash young New Yawk foursome seems determined to
visually divert their audience's attention from their special brand of kamikaze rock. A slick
brand of music that, as found on their second LP, Hotter Than Hell, does not sou... More >