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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 /TiVo
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Kiss, MainArtist - Gene Simmons, ComposerLyricist - Warren Dewey, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenny Kerner, Producer - Richie Wise, Producer
℗ 1974 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Kiss, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, ComposerLyricist - Gene Simmons, ComposerLyricist - Kenny Kerner, Producer - Richie Wise, Producer
℗ 1974 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Dave Wittman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kiss, Producer, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, ComposerLyricist - Neil Bogart, Producer
℗ 1975 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Kiss, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kramer, Producer - Gene Simmons, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1975 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kiss, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, Producer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gene Simmons, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - J.R. Smalling, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Bob Ezrin, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Kiss, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - ACe Frehley, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Corky Stasiak, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gene Simmons, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jay Messina, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Criss, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Stanley Penridge, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Kiss, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - ACe Frehley, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Kramer, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gene Simmons, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Criss, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Kiss, MainArtist - Gene Simmons, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2014 Simstan Music, Ltd. and Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kiss, Producer, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - ACe Frehley, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eddie Kramer, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Corky Stasiak, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gene Simmons, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Peter Criss, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Bob Ezrin, ComposerLyricist - Kiss, Producer, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kramer, Producer - Gene Simmons, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Kiss, Producer, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, ComposerLyricist - Gene Simmons, ComposerLyricist - Sean Delaney, Producer
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Vastano, ComposerLyricist - Michael Morgan, ComposerLyricist - Peter Criss, MainArtist - Vincent Poncia, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Eric Troyer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Simmons, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Bob Seger, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Perry, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Delaney, Producer
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
ACe Frehley, Producer, MainArtist - Eddie Kramer, Producer, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Freeman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Russ Ballard, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Stanley, Producer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Desmond Child, ComposerLyricist - Kiss, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - ACe Frehley, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Simmons, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jay Messina, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Criss, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Vincent Poncia, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1979 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Kiss, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - ACe Frehley, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Simmons, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jay Messina, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Criss, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Vincent Poncia, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Lou Reed, ComposerLyricist - Bob Ezrin, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Kiss, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, ComposerLyricist - Brian Christian, Producer, Engineer, Associate Producer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Hart, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin Doyle, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Corky Stasiak, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gene Simmons, ComposerLyricist - Rob Freeman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Brown, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert "Ringo" Hryeyna, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1981 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dave Wittman, Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Kiss, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Simmons, Producer, Vocals, Bass, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael James Jackson, Producer - Vinnie Vincent, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Vincent John Cusano, ComposerLyricist - Eric Carr, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Eddy, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1982 UMG Recordings, Inc.
BRYAN ADAMS, ComposerLyricist - Kiss, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, ComposerLyricist - Michael James Jackson, Producer - Michael Japp, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1982 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Kiss, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - ACe Frehley, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Simmons, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Michael James Jackson, Producer - Vincent John Cusano, ComposerLyricist - Eric Carr, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1983 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Desmond Child, ComposerLyricist - Kiss, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gene Simmons, Producer, Bass Guitar, Associate Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Vinnie Vincent, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Carr, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1984 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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Dave Wittman, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kiss, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gene Simmons, Producer, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Kulick, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Carr, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ed Garcia, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ken Steiger, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1985 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Desmond Child, ComposerLyricist - Kiss, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, ComposerLyricist - RON NEVISON, Producer
℗ 1987 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Desmond Child, ComposerLyricist - Kiss, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Kulick, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Ashley, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Carr, Drums, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1988 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Dave Wittman, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kiss, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Gene Simmons, Producer - MICHAEL BOLTON, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1989 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Bob Ezrin, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Kiss, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gene Simmons, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bruce Kulick, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - MICK GUZAUSKI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Jacobs, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Russ Ballard, ComposerLyricist - Chris Steinmetz, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stan Katayama, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Carr, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rall Rogut, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1991 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Kiss, Producer, MainArtist - Eddie Kramer, Producer - Gene Simmons, ComposerLyricist - Vinnie Vincent, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1993 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Kim Fowley, ComposerLyricist - Bob Ezrin, ComposerLyricist - Kiss, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, ComposerLyricist - James "Jimbo" Barton, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Coletti, Producer
℗ 1996 MTV Networks
Kiss, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Kramer, Producer - James "Jimbo" Barton, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1996 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Kiss, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, Producer, ComposerLyricist - TOBY WRIGHT, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gene Simmons, Producer - Bruce Kulick, ComposerLyricist - Curt Cuomo, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1997 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Bruce Fairbairn, Producer - Kiss, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - ACe Frehley, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Plotnikoff, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gene Simmons, Bass Guitar, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - MICK GUZAUSKI, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Criss, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Curt Cuomo, ComposerLyricist - Quentin Dunn, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Mauva, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Camarota, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2001 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Diane Warren, ComposerLyricist - Kiss, MainArtist - Rob Cavallo, Producer - ALLEN SIDES, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Tony Wall, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Bob Ezrin, ComposerLyricist - Kiss, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, ComposerLyricist - Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, MainArtist - Mark Opitz, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company.
Unknown, Producer - Kiss, MainArtist - Gene Simmons, ComposerLyricist - Greg Collins, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tobias Nievelstein, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 KISS Catalog Ltd.
Kiss, Producer, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, ComposerLyricist - George Marino, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James "Jimbo" Barton, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Patrick Thrasher, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 KISS Catalog Ltd.
Kiss, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Eric Singer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Simmons, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Collins, Producer, Co-Producer - Tommy Thayer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Simstan Music Ltd., under exclusive license to Universal Music Enterprises, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Unknown, Producer - Kiss, MainArtist - ACe Frehley, ComposerLyricist - Greg Collins, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tobias Nievelstein, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 KISS Catalog Ltd.
Adam Mitchell, ComposerLyricist - Unknown, Producer - Kiss, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, ComposerLyricist - Greg Collins, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tobias Nievelstein, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 KISS Catalog Ltd.
Kiss, MainArtist - Paul Stanley, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Eric Singer, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Gene Simmons, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Collins, Producer - Tommy Thayer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Simstan Music Ltd.
Album review
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 /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 40 track(s)
- Total length: 02:30:34
- Main artists: Kiss
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMe Direct 2
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2014 The Island Def Jam Music Group ℗ 2014 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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