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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
KISS in 1982 were seemingly in decline. Their last three studio albums had steadily declining sales, and they seemed to have lost all direction. To come back with an album like this is a testament to the shrewd nous of Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons and their brillaince at producing great rock music.
The album starts as it means to continue with thundering drums leading into the title track. New drummer Eric Carr finally gets to show off his skills and was never better. Gene also excels throughout the album, on I Love it Loud and the menacing War Machine in particular. Paul contributes I Still Love You and the frentic Danger as well as the awesome title track. There are no weak songs on the album, only fantastic songs and good songs. Here is KISS as they were meant to sound, heavy and seriously hard rockers.
There are two reasons for the sudden return to sanity (aside from Gene and Paul waking up at long last); the first is producer Michael James Jackson, who unlike Vini Poncia and Bob Ezrin harnessed everything good about KISS to produce the heavy metal masterpiece. The other is Vinnie Cusano, a session musician who co-writes three of the songs herein and plays on some of them in guitarist Ace Frehley's abcense. Both help KISS pick themselves out of the rut they were in to produce certainly one of their best records and a genuine rock classic. A worthy addition to anyone's record collection.
The album starts as it means to continue with thundering drums leading into the title track. New drummer Eric Carr finally gets to show off his skills and was never better. Gene also excels throughout the album, on I Love it Loud and the menacing War Machine in particular. Paul contributes I Still Love You and the frentic Danger as well as the awesome title track. There are no weak songs on the album, only fantastic songs and good songs. Here is KISS as they were meant to sound, heavy and seriously hard rockers.
There are two reasons for the sudden return to sanity (aside from Gene and Paul waking up at long last); the first is producer Michael James Jackson, who unlike Vini Poncia and Bob Ezrin harnessed everything good about KISS to produce the heavy metal masterpiece. The other is Vinnie Cusano, a session musician who co-writes three of the songs herein and plays on some of them in guitarist Ace Frehley's abcense. Both help KISS pick themselves out of the rut they were in to produce certainly one of their best records and a genuine rock classic. A worthy addition to anyone's record collection.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Following the commercial disaster of the bands last LP, "(Music from)The Elder", KISS decided to go back to basics, in thunderous style. "Creature of the Night" is the album that fans had been waiting for since "Love Gun", and re-established the bands heavy metal credentials.
From the pummeling drum intro to the strafing, lightning fast guitars and passionate Paul Stanley vocals, the title track rockets past like a runaway train, hell bent on destruction. Both Stanley and Gene Simmons' songwriting really shine on this album, both producing strong, rock-steady songs full of vitriolic fury and passion. "Saint and Sinner" is a groovy, looser Simmons number, with some impressive yodelling from the God of Thunder, and spacey lead-guitar work from Ace Frehleys replacement, Vinnie Vincent (whose lead work in the album is more daring and precise than Ace Frehleys looser style.). Eric Carrs drumming is also thunderous, proving himself to be a more than competent successor to Peter Criss. The Starchild, Stanley, also writes some great fast metal songs - "Danger" and "Keep me Comin'" - which are contrasted with Simmons' slower, more menacing and downbeat tunes, like "Rock n' Roll Hell" and "Killer". "I Love it Loud" was the albums sing-along anthem, with speaker shattering drums and an irresistible vocal chant.
The albums centre piece is the epic "I Still Love you", being the albums only ballad-esque song, and featuring Paul Stanley on top form, reprising his role as the romantic, impassioned Starchild. Album closer "War Machine" is a grinding, bottom-heavy metal number, and firmly reinstates Gene as the blood spitting, fire breathing God of Thunder. By recording this album, KISS restored their fans confidence in their traditional style, though relocated to the 80's. All in all, the best KISS album since "Love Gun" at least, and in fact of all their career - a great purchase, showing KISS at their brain shattering, ear pounding early 80's best!
From the pummeling drum intro to the strafing, lightning fast guitars and passionate Paul Stanley vocals, the title track rockets past like a runaway train, hell bent on destruction. Both Stanley and Gene Simmons' songwriting really shine on this album, both producing strong, rock-steady songs full of vitriolic fury and passion. "Saint and Sinner" is a groovy, looser Simmons number, with some impressive yodelling from the God of Thunder, and spacey lead-guitar work from Ace Frehleys replacement, Vinnie Vincent (whose lead work in the album is more daring and precise than Ace Frehleys looser style.). Eric Carrs drumming is also thunderous, proving himself to be a more than competent successor to Peter Criss. The Starchild, Stanley, also writes some great fast metal songs - "Danger" and "Keep me Comin'" - which are contrasted with Simmons' slower, more menacing and downbeat tunes, like "Rock n' Roll Hell" and "Killer". "I Love it Loud" was the albums sing-along anthem, with speaker shattering drums and an irresistible vocal chant.
The albums centre piece is the epic "I Still Love you", being the albums only ballad-esque song, and featuring Paul Stanley on top form, reprising his role as the romantic, impassioned Starchild. Album closer "War Machine" is a grinding, bottom-heavy metal number, and firmly reinstates Gene as the blood spitting, fire breathing God of Thunder. By recording this album, KISS restored their fans confidence in their traditional style, though relocated to the 80's. All in all, the best KISS album since "Love Gun" at least, and in fact of all their career - a great purchase, showing KISS at their brain shattering, ear pounding early 80's best!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This album is the best kiss album without ace and peter. The guitars and drums are is great form and the vocals are heavy and aggressive.
The stand out tracks are:
creatures of the night - very heavy with thunderous drums and guitar riffs. hard vocals and a menacing chorus.
I love it loud - one of genes better songs, again hard drums and strong vocals.
I still love you - a great inspirational ballad by paul stanley. Great if you like pauls ballads.
overall a very solid album. I think that the band sound tighter then when ace and peter were in the lineup.
buy it today!!!!!
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Creatures Of The Night (Audio CD) ~ Kiss
Creatures Of The Night (Audio CD) ~ Kiss
A fantastic album with lot and lots of Kiss' best songs which are unforgetable.
Had to add it to the collection. Read more
A fantastic album with lot and lots of Kiss' best songs which are unforgetable.
Had to add it to the collection. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mister Normal
The last real blast
With the sliding guitar and pounding drum roll introduction to the opening title track, you can feel that 1982's `Creatures of the Night' is Kiss returning to energy and hard rock. Read more
Published 11 months ago by B. S. Marlay
Brilliance Personified!!! 100 Stars!!!
Creatures Of The Night....." KISS are finished" was the cry in the early 80's. Drummer Peter Criss had left, the reception and sales for " The Elder" were catastrophic and guitar... Read more
Published on 13 Oct 2009 by Tommo 18/7 ©
The night time is the right time.
This was the album that Kiss now say they should have removed the make-up. Paul was all for it but Gene thankfully had doubts. Read more
Published on 24 April 2009 by Milly
LORDS OF THE WASTELAND
This is easily the best Kiss studio album - no contest,this album rocks like a mutha and is what kiss ahould have being doing all along,the three previous albums all have their... Read more
Published on 27 Dec 2008 by Mr Blackwell
End of an era
This was the last Kiss album, until Psycho Circus nearly 20 years later, that would feature Kiss in their make up. Read more
Published on 11 Jan 2001 by Mr. Dean R. Hughes
Hard rock at it's best
Other than Kiss alive and alive II, this album is a must have. An absoulte monster, if this had been produced instead of unmasked, the Elder etc - they would never have gone away. Read more
Published on 13 April 2000 by M. Milner
At Worst It Is KISS' Second Greatest Studio Album
One of the earliest and certainly the best heavy metal album recorded, the album that came at one of the most unstable times for the band produced this monumental achievment. Read more
Published on 18 Mar 2000 by roderick.hall@telia.com
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