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3.0 out of 5 stars
Most varied and surprising solo album falls short,
This review is from: Gene Simmons (Audio CD)
Gene Simmons solo album was widely regarded as the most different and varied of KISSes solo efforts. Instead of the cartoony heavy metal he had previously peddled with KISS, fans were surprised to see softer side to the blood dribbling bass demon.Opener "Radioactive" begins with a mock operatic entrance with chants of "Satan!" adding to a sinister atmosphere, but shocks by breaking into a groovy 60's inspired song, with foxy female bakcing vocals and a nice solo provided by none other than Aerosmiths Joe Perry. After another bizarre intro, "Burning up with Fever" is a funky number with more soulful backing singers and "See you Tonite" is Simmons's own tribute to the Beatles, a nice poppy number reminiscient of mid-60's Lennon and McCartney compositions. Songs like "Tunnel of Love" and "Living in Sin", although undoubtedly catchy are lacking somewhat in the punch that his songs with KISS displayed. Other songs like "Man of 1,000 Faces" and "Mr Make Believe" show that Simmons does have a softer side, with their crooned vocals, childrens choirs and string arrangements, but seem a little lethargic at this point in the album. "See you in your Dreams", a remake of a KISS song off of "Rock n' Roll Over" is a more classic rock number featuring Cheap Tricks Rick Nielson on lead guitar, and some more bakcing singers. The album ends on a strange note with a cover of the Disney theme "When you Wish upon a Star" sung with Simmons own inimitable style - finishing a bizarre album on a suitably bizarre note.
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The God of Thunder chills out...,
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This review is from: Gene Simmons (Audio CD)
... and, as it turns out, Gene Simmons is a romantic old so and so! After all, not many Rock Gods could get away with crooning "When You Wish Upon a Star" on their solo album!Seriously, though, while none of the KISS solo albums come close to the band in their pomp, Simmons' album demonstrates a more 'pop' sensibility than you might expect, given his image. When "Radioactive" was released as a single, it came on 'radioactive red' vinyl with a free cardboard cutout mask! Unfortunately you don't get any of that with the CD of the album, but that's progress for you... Pure '70s glitz, with Simmons' (infamous) tongue firmly in his cheek!
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GENE SIMMONS get to do stuff that he did do on the KISS dc's,
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This review is from: Gene Simmons (Audio CD)
Gene able to some things that he wasn't able to do on the KISS cd's. He still has hid tongue in cheek as he dose but on this cd he has people haughing with the last song .
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