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It's always the one I have seen the merit in. Musically interesting and sometimes with a touch of Zappa.. Something Kiss related I can actually listen to all the way through without feeling the need to throw something at it.. FYI I'm not a Kiss fan at all.. tired glam rock that should have been forgotten in the 70's IMHO but hey.. whatever.
I love “Dance All Over Your Face”. Great groove. The rest of your choices would definitely be in my bottom 20%. Before I watched this I thought “There’d better be at least three songs from ‘Hot in the Shade’.” You didn’t let me down, brother.
@@SeanBlumenshine It was a great idea! I think it worked really well! Yeah, UA-cam has been taking down a lot of Kiss footage lately. Gotta be careful. There is sometimes even danger in using just the music as well.
Man, I love that video. You explain your points clearly and they make sense whether we agree or not. I've been a Kiss fan since around 1990 and I side with you on some of these. I have no problems with ''Beth 2'' (Psycho Circus was definitely trying to be Destroyer 2) and Odyssey really sounds like Paul was vocally prepping for The Phantom but I still like it. I remember hating Do you love me for a while but came around when Unplugged came out. My list would probably have Love em Leave em (don't care for it) and Love is like a slap in the face ( I think Hot in the shade would be a better album if Love is like a slap in the face, Read my body and maybe two others weren't on it.) Nice video man, I just suscribed.
Hi, Sean! It appears you’re correct about the YT algorithm in relation to “negativity” lol Interesting video. I’m a sizeable KISS fan so figured I would chime in with my thoughts on some of your choices… I actually like Murder in High Heels and Dance All Over Your Face. But I have the opinion that The Elder would’ve made more sense if Manowar had recorded it 🤘🏻 (I admit though, I have only ever listened to that album once. Ever! I couldn’t bring myself to do it a second time) Anyway, as I said, interesting video. You got a new sub. Can’t wait to see what else you have done/will do next 👍🏻
I aqm a huge Kiss fan. I have tried to count up the songs I love (over 40)... but I never thought to line up those that I do not love. And there are a lot of those too. You nailed it with your selection here. Thanks for the great video and insights!
Oddessy is phenomenal as was the Elder album - the songs were incredible. The Elder is like Destroyer II on steroids. "Once upon, not yet, only know some day - countless stars we met - we met along the way..."
@rockarchiveschannel9390 Pauls version of Oddysey yes, blows away the original, and Pauls voice is main on it. Pauls could sing opera lyric in strong way, he´s a master.
I'm one of those that really like The Elder, but admittedly, not a great Kiss album in comparison to their catalog, but I dig the album in general looking past what we "expect" from Kiss. I think I may make a similar video to this, it would be interesting to try to really pick ten least favorites on purpose. I don't think I have ever taken a real critical look at stuff, I just sit back and enjoy them usually.
Agree. And I think taking any of the tracks out of context diminishes the track. Leave Music from the Elder out of the lineup, and I might be inclined to agree with the list.
The Elder is the Destroyer album - Part II on steroids. Great Expectations and Beth were loaded with orchestral sounds etc... The Elder has a speed metal song "The Oath" -- heavy heavy haunted song "Under the Rose" -- a super awesome, typical Ace Frehley song "Dark Light" --- and on and on --- you're assessment is way off.
The Elder album is phenomenal - KISS blew it by putting out two crappy disco albums in a row and lost lots of fans. They make an album of phenomenally structured and written music and it b ombs, bc they lost so many fans - most didn't give it a chance. It was the last KISS I ever bought, bc they hit their music pinnacle and they couldn't top The Elder - and haven't surpassed it yet.
Love theese kinda things! Made that Spotify playlist years ago, called "Kiss - least good". I'll post my version before watching. Mine has following songs (and many Kiss fans will think I'm crazy with certain entries): "Love Theme From Kiss", "Love 'Em And Leave 'Em", "Any Way You Want It", "Dark Light", "Mr. Blackwell", "Down On Your Knees", "No No No", "Bang Bang You", "Little Caesar", "Boomerang", "When Lightning Strikes" and "Outta This World"
Oh NO, NO, NO man!!! Youve chosen MY FAVORITE SONGS!!! No No No isnt that but I DO LOVE "Down On Your Knees", and "Any Way You Want It"! By the way "Any Way You Want It" is one of great songs by Dave Clark Five and I think that is just a joke-cover even though they lliked or hated the original its pretty cool. But "Down On Your Knees" is my personal top hit song from my childhood, so please take it back as soon as its possible! Thx. Sean I agree with you. Youre right there are some worse KIϟϟ songs. I LOVE Elder...and Odyssey's my favorite...but I heared many ppl dont think so.
@@hopparezimi4155 😁Ooops lol. Okay, Anyway You want It has a bunch of charm actually, and is quite catchy. Depends on my mood. Down On You Knees always pure trash though haha. I also love Music from the Elder for the most part, Odyssey is magical! So is Under the Rose and I'm Just A Boy to name a few
Great video- pretty much agree with you not only on the songs but your take on Kiss in general. Huge Kiss fan- but depth of lyrics is hit and miss and they would be cancelled if they made some of these today.
I was a teen in the late 80s, so my first album was actually Smashes, Thrashes & Hits. Bar Music From The Elder, I owned all the KISS albums up until Hot In The Shade. Although the golden era ended after Unmasked for me. So, long story short, I agree with you because those early albums are just the best
@rticle15 I'm not sure, but for me, things changed drastically when Creatures of the Night came out. I loved that album but it was a different band and I just lost interest in the subsequent albums. Maybe it was just me...
@@Dave---M i dont think it's you. They definitely shifted sound a bit. But to me every album in the 80s had at least on greatest hits worthy song. I get that some folks didnt love it though
Great video Sean. From the 70s I'd add Love Theme From Kiss, Kissin Time, Then She Kissed Me. Their super fast songs were usually misses - I'd add No, No, No to that list.
Hi Sean! Another really good list. I am one of those people that could not stand the majority of the albums that were released in the '80s. Quite a dry spell. In my opinion, if you took all of the hits from the '80s and created one album, it would have really rocked! It's hard to really tell which album I hated the most, Hot in the Shade, Asylum, or Crazy Nights. I do remember liking Animalize, but I guess I'm going to have to blow the dust off of those CDs and re-listen to them with your take due to your video and see where my judging in 2023 opinion comes in at.
Great list. There’s definitely some clunkers in the catalog. I’ll be honest, there’s some songs that I secretly like, but I might be embarrassed if someone catches me listening to them. I sent you an email with a question and I would appreciate if you could respond if you have the time. Keep up the great work..
Excellent list. I'm an original 1970s KISS fan, so your list pleases me greatly. For me, there's just no use for anything past 1983. And I could easily make this a Top 20 or 30. But this "Top 10 Worst" is right on the button. I don't think I would have, even, a Top 3 for the great 70s KISS. Nice job, Sean. Marc ⚡
I can agree with every song on this list. I remember having Animalize, Lick it Up, and Asylum on cassette and having to fast forward through those songs. And that demo of Love's a Deadly Weapon is so much better than the album version.
Great video Sean! I definitely agree with most of your list and half of the list I was like "hmm, what is this song, oh another one I can't stand". I would be embarrassed if someone caught me listening to some of those songs for sure. But yeah for sure great content. Keep up the great work!
great video sean, i agree with this list totally and i like the articulate way in which you describe why you dont appreciate it. it was interesting to hear.
I agree with most of it. Lonely is the Hunter. My Way in place of Gimme More and Loves a deadly Weapon. Hows Sean doing.? Hope all good. Love the channel. Dig the look.😎 ROCK ON.
I've been waiting for another Kiss Video from you , Sean !! On the Elder I kind of like World Without Heroes . Everything else on that Album is not for me . I was a hardcore Kiss fan of the first 9 Albums . I didn't really care for Peters Solo Album but I liked the others . They totally lost me until Creatures came out . Then they lost me again . And the next song I really like is Psycho Circus . 🎸 Thanks for another great Video , Sean . Hope you're doing well and staying safe .
Dude!!!! Odyssey is one of my very favorite kiss songs! Sure it’s not rock and roll or hard edge so much but what an amazing song. A masterpiece in my opinion. The elder itself with the exception of Mr Blackwell and escape from the island is an absolute masterpiece. But with Bob Ezrin at the helm, what else would one expect anyway?
@@Dave-Rough-Diamond-Dunn Yup. I especially like MR. BLACKWELL. I think it was an older composition that he re-tooled for THE ELDER. It's got such a dirty, funky riff. It's both got a classic Kiss riff and also feels very unique. With different lyrics (non-conceptual), it would have fit well on earlier albums or even CREATURES quite well.
@@endeaver7954 Indeed. I'm not saying ODYSSEY is the greatest Kiss song ever...but it's a lot better than JUST A BOY, which is really cheesy. ODYSSEY has its cheesy moments (Paul is a little too melodramatic in his vocal performance) but it has a nice arrangement and really nice chords. The piano work is excellent.
Spot on w/ Boomerang... I also love that you got in those two horrific ballads about a year apart in 97 and 98... I tend to like a lot of the 80's KISS - so the fact that I would have some other songs would be just based on opinion alone... But I love Odyssey... I like many of the other songs - Murder in High Heels, etc... What did you miss??? I Will Be There from COS??? There are a few other turds... But I did like your video and your research shows... Burn Bitch Burn doesn't get a mention??? I happen to dig that riff a LOT...
I just discovered you Sean. I’m a huge kiss fan!! Anyone going to see them this year? I’m going to see them in Thousand Palms, California. I’ve waited a long time for this. So excited!!
Taking my daughter in October. Will be my first Kiss concert. Wish I had gone years ago. Grew up listening and loving their music. Any who, we are super excited lol.
@Mike Rivera Na not really. They are in their 70's so don't expect vocals to be what they were 30 years ago. Hell I wouldn't be surprised if they lip sync half the show. Not going just hear them fucking sing. i got cds for that. Only member I wish was still with the band is Carr. Ace? Who cares my favorite albums didn't have him in them any way.
The 70s is where KISS rocked, I've always loved Destroyer the best, then Love Gun and then Alive and Alive 2 followed by Rock and Roll Over, Dressed To Kill and then Dynasty ..🎸😁👍🤘
@@darkraven5459 copyrights ... I just love those m....s who sit behind their desks and try to show they are doing important work for those big corps. Same shit like the consulting advisors who take money for delivering a list of people to drop. Because of shit like this I'm not against piracy
There’s a community post on my channel explaining it in more detail but I got a copyright strike on my Hotter Than Hell review so I took them all down to avoid potentially losing the channel.
Cool list.... the two songs on your list that would also appear on mine is Nothing Can Keep Me From You, and I Finally Found My Way My other least favorite KISS songs, in no order Kissin' Time Great Expectations Easy As It Seems I Still Love You (It just drags for me) Good Girl Gone Bad Spit Dreamin' Eat Your Heart Out
Dude. Impressive. In order to list the "worst" Kiss songs implies you listened to ALL of their songs. I couldn't even imagine what damage that did. Remarkable endurance!
Every band....even the mighty Beatles...released some trash...you see...bands are under pressure to put out an album whether they have anything or not...so they have to throw in some filler songs...
Kinda ironic. In 70s KISS critics called them style over substance band, but they became like that only after they took make up off. The Kulick line up had looks, could deliver amazing live show but songs just werent there. The only no make up era album that I like is probably Revenge
Thank you! I’m glad someone mentioned that lol. I didn’t want to use footage of the band due to copyright problems and I thought that was a fun solution.
Thanks for posting! I was a KISS fan for years, until Peter and Ace left, then stayed through everything until Hot In The Shade. That was my breaking point. Until Psycho Circus. That was the only KISS music that I actually bought. Pleasently surprised by it. Not a fan of Gene or Paul. KISS just isn't KISS without the original members, no matter how good the replacements are. Thanks again for posting! Peace! And have a great day! Now...what are your 10 BEST KISS songs? First time on your channel....Keep up the great work!
Hi Sean, I also am a big kiss kiss fan? Or used to be, i saw them first time here in Sydney back in 1980 I got into kiss as a teenager in the seventies & bought every album but stopped at unmasked. It just seems that every song since then just sounds as slap together fill in songs just to get another album out, sure I like the odd song but my play list now only contains albums with the original members.
My top 10 worst Kiss Songs: - Torpedo Girl - Under The Rose - I'm Alive - Bang Bang You - No, No, No - Let's Put The X In Sex - Read My Body - Little Caesar - I Confess - I Finally Found My Way
1. Bang Bang You (this one is a crime against nature) 2. Christine Sixteen 3. Radar For Love 4. All of Unmasked 5. All of Carnival of Souls (except Jungle) 6. Domino 7. Thrills in the Night 8. All of Peter Criss '78 solo album 9. Modern Day Delilah (really, what do people see in this song?) 10. Secretly Cruel My Way is a bad Kiss song, but it's a good Journey song.
Very solid list Sean. I would add “Burn bitch burn” in there somewhere. “ I wanna put my log in your fireplace”? Easily the dumbest line ever put in a song!
Lonely is the hunter, Somewhere between heaven and hell, Bang Bang You, Loves like a slap in the face, You love me to hate you, Prisoner of love. Btw. love the hair
Gimme More reminded me of Unchain Your Brain by Gillan, and I also think Hell or Hallelujah sounds similar to Gimme More, with a beat like I Stole Your Love. And I think Wall of Sound sounds like a refined version of Read my Body
I agree with your list. To me most all the songs i listen to is from the Kiss album to the Creatures of the night album. Only a few songs on Ace's solo album and a few from unmasked. No Elder or Dynasty songs. Alive 2 studio songs were great songs. They could have made another album with them and a couple off the solo albums (Ace's songs). From 74 to 78 were their best songs.
I heard tell they are saving these very 10 songs to open their final show with! (Dis)honorable mentions go to 'Bang Bang You', & the Simmons nursery rhyme 'Tunnel of Love', IMHO.
I can't disagree, especially since all of these songs come from the era after I lost interest in KISS. I would add "Tomorrow and Tonight", an obvious attempt to re-create the magic of "Rock and Roll All Nite".
I don't know a lot of the non-makeup songs that weren't popular enough to get played in concert. Except for "Animalize." I had that one. But "Crazy Nights," "Lick it up," "Hot in the Shade," etc, never had the album. So, I mostly stick to the old stuff and the live albums. (Alive III is underrated. One of my favorites). So, even though they're my favorite band, I've never heard these songs on this list. (I'm up to number 5, now).
I can agree with you on songs like Odyssey, I Finally Found My Way, Read My Body, and Murder In High Heels. I do love Boomerang (I can agree about the production tho) and Gimme More. Nothing Can Keep Me From You was a good song tho definitely had no place on the DRC soundtrack but it’d have been a good Box Set new track. I even like Love’s A Deadly Weapon tho not my favorite on Asylum (I admit I do prefer it over Uh! All Night). I admit I used to hate Cadillac Dreams, but I actually really like it now. I don’t have a top 10 least favorite KISS songs, but if I did, it would include most of the songs on Monster, Great Expectations, Then She Kissed Me, Torpedo Girl, Just A Boy (and Odyssey), Lonely Is The Hunter, Bang Bang You, Good Girl Gone Bad, Let’s Put The X In Sex, and We Are One. I was never a big fan of All Hell’s Breaking Loose. I know it’s kinda an 80s fan favorite, but it always annoyed me except for the chorus, especially because I thought A Million To One would have made a much stronger single/video.
"Filler songs", but some of them is still memorable and still unique even today. "Love's a Deadly Weapon"..Always liked this one. It's kind of the only "Power Metal'ish" song Kiss ever made.
My Top 10 Worst KISS Songs (updated) 10. Beth 9. Rock 'N' Roll Hell 8. You Love Me To Hate You 7. My Way 6. Goin' Blind 5. Kissin Time 4. Then She Kissed Me 3. Torpedo Girl 2. A World Without Heroes 1. God Gave Rock 'N' Roll To You II
Im grateful you didn't include any tracks from the first six albums. Granted there are some filler tracks here and there but i find them more tolerable than the ones here.
1. Read My Body 2. God Gave Rock And Roll To You II 3. Bang Bang You 4. Kissin' Time 5. Odyssey 6. My Way 7. Hooligan 8. Tomorrow And Tonight 9. Easy As It Seems 10. You're All That I Want
10. I Just Wanna 09. Dance All Over Your Face 08. When Lightning Strikes 07. Eat Your Heart Out 06. Odyssey 05. Back To The Stone Age 04. Take Me Down Below 03. Bang Bang You 02. Read My Body 01. Burn Bitch Burn
I just downloaded Apple Music and was working on Kiss playlists (I'd say mostly complete albums that I take songs out of) and came back to give some hate to Bang Bang You. 😂
I agree with 9 out of 10 songs on the list. I really like Dance all over your face. I never take the lyrics too seriously in any Kiss song, and turned up loud it kind of gives me a Love it Loud feeling. The other 9 are songs I skip when playing an album.... Well, maybe with the exception of The Odyssey. I rarely play the Elder, but usually play it straight through when I do. My worst Kiss songs overall is anything Paul sings in his high, almost falsetto voice, which from the early 80s to present is a pretty high percentage.
Good list Sean. Now my fav 10 KISS songs: Deuce Strutter Love her all I can Let me go, rock and roll Firehouse 100,000 years Domino Psycho Circus Hotter than hell Rock Bottom
Glad to see the distain for 'Hot in the Shade'! 😅 Definitely a low point for the band... Back in the 90s I made a compilation album on a 100 min cassette, and included zero songs from that album! Keep up the lists! I seem to love the albums most fans hate like 'Music from the Elder' and 'Carnival of Souls'. 🤷🏻 😮 But I think KISS are the best American hard rock band EVER! They did change with the times, but I didn't care because at the core, they still rocked like nobody else! 🎉
Two songs I would've included were Let's Put the X in Sex and I Was Made For Lovin' You. The former for it's painfully and laughably bad song title and lyrics, and the latter for alienating the entire fan base for being a disco song.
Loved the video! A really respectfull review and opinion, i agree with all of them, personaly i really like the asylum album and animalize cuz i like energetic songs. But you really have good points on why not liking it. My opinion is that the only album from the 80s that is REALLY good is creatures of the night! Eric Carr drums are so sick in all of the albums, guess he was the only thing saving Kiss through the 80s
I know many fans like I Still Love You off of Creatures. The studio version on this is my least favorite. I do like the Unplugged arrangement much better. I totally agree with #5 and #6. Another of my least favorites is Torpedo Girl off Unmasked. Another one I didn't care for was the track "Lonely Is the Hunter 😔"
Peter Criss solo is growing on me , love it
It's always the one I have seen the merit in. Musically interesting and sometimes with a touch of Zappa.. Something Kiss related I can actually listen to all the way through without feeling the need to throw something at it.. FYI I'm not a Kiss fan at all.. tired glam rock that should have been forgotten in the 70's IMHO but hey.. whatever.
I love “Dance All Over Your Face”. Great groove. The rest of your choices would definitely be in my bottom 20%. Before I watched this I thought “There’d better be at least three songs from ‘Hot in the Shade’.” You didn’t let me down, brother.
Hot in the Shade is just awful in a forgettable way
I like the editing style on this one! Super cool how you show footage of the vinyl spinning during clips of the music. That's a very nice touch.
Thank you very much! I figured it was a fun alternative to showing footage of the band which I am now scared to do lol.
@@SeanBlumenshine It was a great idea! I think it worked really well! Yeah, UA-cam has been taking down a lot of Kiss footage lately. Gotta be careful. There is sometimes even danger in using just the music as well.
@@SeanBlumenshine when reporting the news, no one should fear repercussions of their subject.
Man, I love that video. You explain your points clearly and they make sense whether we agree or not. I've been a Kiss fan since around 1990 and I side with you on some of these. I have no problems with ''Beth 2'' (Psycho Circus was definitely trying to be Destroyer 2) and Odyssey really sounds like Paul was vocally prepping for The Phantom but I still like it. I remember hating Do you love me for a while but came around when Unplugged came out. My list would probably have Love em Leave em (don't care for it) and Love is like a slap in the face ( I think Hot in the shade would be a better album if Love is like a slap in the face, Read my body and maybe two others weren't on it.) Nice video man, I just suscribed.
Fantastic video. I really enjoyed it. I'm glad I stumbled across your channel, I'm now subscribed.
MANYTHNX man🔥 really enjoy these videos
Hi, Sean! It appears you’re correct about the YT algorithm in relation to “negativity” lol
Interesting video. I’m a sizeable KISS fan so figured I would chime in with my thoughts on some of your choices…
I actually like Murder in High Heels and Dance All Over Your Face. But I have the opinion that The Elder would’ve made more sense if Manowar had recorded it 🤘🏻 (I admit though, I have only ever listened to that album once. Ever! I couldn’t bring myself to do it a second time)
Anyway, as I said, interesting video. You got a new sub. Can’t wait to see what else you have done/will do next 👍🏻
I aqm a huge Kiss fan. I have tried to count up the songs I love (over 40)... but I never thought to line up those that I do not love. And there are a lot of those too. You nailed it with your selection here. Thanks for the great video and insights!
Just subscribed. I like your input, interesting pov’s. I don’t want to miss any more from you.
Awesome, thank you very much!
Oddessy is phenomenal as was the Elder album - the songs were incredible. The Elder is like Destroyer II on steroids. "Once upon, not yet, only know some day - countless stars we met - we met along the way..."
Oddyssey, the greatest KISS song ever!!! ( And Paul voice is amazing!)
I just discovered, bout 20 min ago...Odyssey is a cover! Look it up...I remember when this album came out...I DID NOT KNOW THIS
@rockarchiveschannel9390 Pauls version of Oddysey yes, blows away the original, and Pauls voice is main on it. Pauls could sing opera lyric in strong way, he´s a master.
I can't believe there are people that LOVE The Elder? Seriously? 😂
@@JJSS-vg1qs You've probably never listened to KISS' Destroyer. It's ok. You don't really have a good ear for music. You'll be alright
I'm one of those that really like The Elder, but admittedly, not a great Kiss album in comparison to their catalog, but I dig the album in general looking past what we "expect" from Kiss. I think I may make a similar video to this, it would be interesting to try to really pick ten least favorites on purpose. I don't think I have ever taken a real critical look at stuff, I just sit back and enjoy them usually.
Agree. And I think taking any of the tracks out of context diminishes the track. Leave Music from the Elder out of the lineup, and I might be inclined to agree with the list.
The Elder is the Destroyer album - Part II on steroids. Great Expectations and Beth were loaded with orchestral sounds etc...
The Elder has a speed metal song "The Oath" -- heavy heavy haunted song "Under the Rose" -- a super awesome, typical Ace Frehley song "Dark Light" --- and on and on --- you're assessment is way off.
The Elder album is phenomenal - KISS blew it by putting out two crappy disco albums in a row and lost lots of fans. They make an album of phenomenally structured and written music and it b ombs, bc they lost so many fans - most didn't give it a chance. It was the last KISS I ever bought, bc they hit their music pinnacle and they couldn't top The Elder - and haven't surpassed it yet.
I think "Mr.Blackwell" is the worst KISS song ever ....
@@the_manmachine or reminds me of something that would fit on Gene's solo album
Love theese kinda things! Made that Spotify playlist years ago, called "Kiss - least good". I'll post my version before watching. Mine has following songs (and many Kiss fans will think I'm crazy with certain entries): "Love Theme From Kiss", "Love 'Em And Leave 'Em", "Any Way You Want It", "Dark Light", "Mr. Blackwell", "Down On Your Knees", "No No No", "Bang Bang You", "Little Caesar", "Boomerang", "When Lightning Strikes" and "Outta This World"
Oh NO, NO, NO man!!! Youve chosen MY FAVORITE SONGS!!! No No No isnt that but I DO LOVE "Down On Your Knees", and "Any Way You Want It"! By the way "Any Way You Want It" is one of great songs by Dave Clark Five and I think that is just a joke-cover even though they lliked or hated the original its pretty cool. But "Down On Your Knees" is my personal top hit song from my childhood, so please take it back as soon as its possible! Thx.
Sean I agree with you. Youre right there are some worse KIϟϟ songs. I LOVE Elder...and Odyssey's my favorite...but I heared many ppl dont think so.
@@hopparezimi4155 😁Ooops lol. Okay, Anyway You want It has a bunch of charm actually, and is quite catchy. Depends on my mood. Down On You Knees always pure trash though haha. I also love Music from the Elder for the most part, Odyssey is magical! So is Under the Rose and I'm Just A Boy to name a few
Definitely wouldn’t have No, No, No, Little Caesar, or Outta This World as top 10 worst KISS songs.
The way you feel about the Peter Criss solo, I feel about The Elder.
Great video- pretty much agree with you not only on the songs but your take on Kiss in general. Huge Kiss fan- but depth of lyrics is hit and miss and they would be cancelled if they made some of these today.
The Peter Criss songs were actually my favorite KISS songs. “Hooligan,” “Hard luck woman” and “Baby Driver” are hard rock classics!
I never looked into it but I always felt Hooligan was written by Gene or Paul for Peter, insulting in that light if you listen.
Hooligan is a great song, why his solo album surprised me, he seemed to sing the edgier songs and then he made an album of blah lol
Peter has a good voice
He was refering to solo album material of Criss
@@falconater68wow, now that would have been mean. So I looked it up and was relieved it was really written by Criss and Penridge
You're very good at these ranking shows, hope to see more.
Great video. Choices are well explained and the arguments well informed.
Great video, I've been a KISS fan since 1978. Will you tell me where you got your shirt?...I've been trying to find one like that 😀
I was a teen in the late 80s, so my first album was actually Smashes, Thrashes & Hits. Bar Music From The Elder, I owned all the KISS albums up until Hot In The Shade. Although the golden era ended after Unmasked for me. So, long story short, I agree with you because those early albums are just the best
Yeah, we all missed Ace and Peter too.
What difference would they have made in the songwriting department?
@rticle15 I'm not sure, but for me, things changed drastically when Creatures of the Night came out. I loved that album but it was a different band and I just lost interest in the subsequent albums. Maybe it was just me...
@@Dave---M i dont think it's you. They definitely shifted sound a bit. But to me every album in the 80s had at least on greatest hits worthy song. I get that some folks didnt love it though
@@rticle15 Agreed! Thanks for the rational exchange.
I remember liking "Rip and Destroy" from Phantom.
Great video Sean. From the 70s I'd add Love Theme From Kiss, Kissin Time, Then She Kissed Me. Their super fast songs were usually misses - I'd add No, No, No to that list.
Totally agree with each and every one of these you mentioned
Hi Sean! Another really good list. I am one of those people that could not stand the majority of the albums that were released in the '80s. Quite a dry spell. In my opinion, if you took all of the hits from the '80s and created one album, it would have really rocked! It's hard to really tell which album I hated the most, Hot in the Shade, Asylum, or Crazy Nights. I do remember liking Animalize, but I guess I'm going to have to blow the dust off of those CDs and re-listen to them with your take due to your video and see where my judging in 2023 opinion comes in at.
Odyssey...love it...I ABSOLUTELY love it
What about the Stallion and the bear tho? 🤔
Their worst albums are “Crazy Nights”, “Hot In The Shade”, “Sonic Boom” & “Monster”!!! xoxo The Clarences
I only listen to kiss albums from 1973 to 1983.The rest i gave away.
Yep 👍
Likewise, I only care about the stuff with Ace
That would be 1974 to 1984.
You missed out on some good albums and songs by kiss after '83
I would agree, with REVENGE being the only exception.
Entertaining because of how articulate and well thought out your opinions are. Also, I agree with basically all these pics. You got a new sub 🤙
Glad you enjoyed! Thank you so much!
Paul was trying to sing in a tragic style. The results were….tragic.
Great list. There’s definitely some clunkers in the catalog. I’ll be honest, there’s some songs that I secretly like, but I might be embarrassed if someone catches me listening to them. I sent you an email with a question and I would appreciate if you could respond if you have the time. Keep up the great work..
Excellent list. I'm an original 1970s KISS fan, so your list pleases me greatly.
For me, there's just no use for anything past 1983.
And I could easily make this a Top 20 or 30. But this "Top 10 Worst" is right on the button.
I don't think I would have, even, a Top 3 for the great 70s KISS.
Nice job, Sean.
Marc
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I can agree with every song on this list. I remember having Animalize, Lick it Up, and Asylum on cassette and having to fast forward through those songs. And that demo of Love's a Deadly Weapon is so much better than the album version.
Great video Sean! I definitely agree with most of your list and half of the list I was like "hmm, what is this song, oh another one I can't stand". I would be embarrassed if someone caught me listening to some of those songs for sure. But yeah for sure great content. Keep up the great work!
great video sean, i agree with this list totally and i like the articulate way in which you describe why you dont appreciate it. it was interesting to hear.
I agree with most of it. Lonely is the Hunter. My Way in place of Gimme More and Loves a deadly Weapon. Hows Sean doing.? Hope all good. Love the channel. Dig the look.😎 ROCK ON.
I've been waiting for another Kiss Video from you , Sean !! On the Elder I kind of like World Without Heroes . Everything else on that Album is not for me . I was a hardcore Kiss fan of the first 9 Albums . I didn't really care for Peters Solo Album but I liked the others . They totally lost me until Creatures came out . Then they lost me again . And the next song I really like is Psycho Circus . 🎸
Thanks for another great Video , Sean . Hope you're doing well and staying safe .
He wasn’t wrong about the algorithm. This is one of his most viewed videos ever.
The highest since the Guitar Kisstory vids which were 2 years ago
Worst Ten Kiss Songs ? The entire Crazy Nights album.
Id take Simmons "loves a deadly weapon" any day over Paul Stanleys: "And then she kissed me" on Love gun.
Then she kissed me is a cover of the 60s classic.
Dude!!!! Odyssey is one of my very favorite kiss songs!
Sure it’s not rock and roll or hard edge so much but what an amazing song. A masterpiece in my opinion. The elder itself with the exception of Mr Blackwell and escape from the island is an absolute masterpiece. But with Bob Ezrin at the helm, what else would one expect anyway?
Hell, no! I love MR. BLACKWELL. It's got one of my favorite Ace solos ever. :)
SO...this guy picks odyssey? over just a boy??? what?
I, and Mr Blackwell were the most 'KISS' songs of the whole album!
@@Dave-Rough-Diamond-Dunn Yup. I especially like MR. BLACKWELL. I think it was an older composition that he re-tooled for THE ELDER. It's got such a dirty, funky riff. It's both got a classic Kiss riff and also feels very unique. With different lyrics (non-conceptual), it would have fit well on earlier albums or even CREATURES quite well.
@@endeaver7954 Indeed. I'm not saying ODYSSEY is the greatest Kiss song ever...but it's a lot better than JUST A BOY, which is really cheesy. ODYSSEY has its cheesy moments (Paul is a little too melodramatic in his vocal performance) but it has a nice arrangement and really nice chords. The piano work is excellent.
"The stallion and the bear" lol! I'm never going to hear that song the same way again.
I’ve never heard the songs on the majority of your list and after hearing them I NEVER want to hear them again so GREAT JOB 👏 👏👏
Spot on w/ Boomerang... I also love that you got in those two horrific ballads about a year apart in 97 and 98... I tend to like a lot of the 80's KISS - so the fact that I would have some other songs would be just based on opinion alone... But I love Odyssey... I like many of the other songs - Murder in High Heels, etc...
What did you miss??? I Will Be There from COS??? There are a few other turds... But I did like your video and your research shows... Burn Bitch Burn doesn't get a mention??? I happen to dig that riff a LOT...
I just discovered you Sean. I’m a huge kiss fan!! Anyone going to see them this year? I’m going to see them in Thousand Palms, California. I’ve waited a long time for this. So excited!!
Taking my daughter in October. Will be my first Kiss concert. Wish I had gone years ago. Grew up listening and loving their music. Any who, we are super excited lol.
You are going to see fake kiss
Mike Rivera ?
@Mike Rivera Na not really. They are in their 70's so don't expect vocals to be what they were 30 years ago. Hell I wouldn't be surprised if they lip sync half the show. Not going just hear them fucking sing. i got cds for that. Only member I wish was still with the band is Carr. Ace? Who cares my favorite albums didn't have him in them any way.
Yup, seeing em in Baltimore
The 70s is where KISS rocked, I've always loved Destroyer the best, then Love Gun and then Alive and Alive 2 followed by Rock and Roll Over, Dressed To Kill and then Dynasty ..🎸😁👍🤘
Solid List... Nice Job!
Good list 👍 What happened to your KISS album reviews?
He finished the series i'm pretty sure
@@darkraven5459 yeah I know but I liked to revisit those video's and I can't see those on the channel
@@wbfwbl8434 oh Sean told me that they got taken down for copyright issues for some reason
@@darkraven5459 copyrights ... I just love those m....s who sit behind their desks and try to show they are doing important work for those big corps. Same shit like the consulting advisors who take money for delivering a list of people to drop. Because of shit like this I'm not against piracy
There’s a community post on my channel explaining it in more detail but I got a copyright strike on my Hotter Than Hell review so I took them all down to avoid potentially losing the channel.
Cool list.... the two songs on your list that would also appear on mine is Nothing Can Keep Me From You, and I Finally Found My Way
My other least favorite KISS songs, in no order
Kissin' Time
Great Expectations
Easy As It Seems
I Still Love You (It just drags for me)
Good Girl Gone Bad
Spit
Dreamin'
Eat Your Heart Out
1 Domino
2 Spit
3 Murder in High Heels
4 Boomerang
5 Yes I Know
6 The Street Giveth
7 No, No, No
8 Paralyzed
9 Walls Come Down
10 Anything For My Baby
Dude. Impressive. In order to list the "worst" Kiss songs implies you listened to ALL of their songs. I couldn't even imagine what damage that did. Remarkable endurance!
I have listened to them all. He is pretty spot on
Every band....even the mighty Beatles...released some trash...you see...bands are under pressure to put out an album whether they have anything or not...so they have to throw in some filler songs...
Love that Pink Ranger/ Kimberly wall art.🖖🖖
Love your dry sense of humour Sean and your review style. I agree with every rating you've given except Odyssey.
Kinda ironic. In 70s KISS critics called them style over substance band, but they became like that only after they took make up off. The Kulick line up had looks, could deliver amazing live show but songs just werent there. The only no make up era album that I like is probably Revenge
I actually like Cadillac Dreams, esp the brass section at the end. Just me though. Thanks for the vid.
Nailed it!! and loved the use of vinyl for this as well, great job!!
Thank you! I’m glad someone mentioned that lol. I didn’t want to use footage of the band due to copyright problems and I thought that was a fun solution.
Thanks for posting! I was a KISS fan for years, until Peter and Ace left, then stayed through everything until Hot In The Shade. That was my breaking point. Until Psycho Circus. That was the only KISS music that I actually bought. Pleasently surprised by it. Not a fan of Gene or Paul. KISS just isn't KISS without the original members, no matter how good the replacements are. Thanks again for posting! Peace! And have a great day! Now...what are your 10 BEST KISS songs? First time on your channel....Keep up the great work!
10 best is a way harder mission
Dude for sure. I would genuinely have a hard time with that.
My favorite is God Gave Rock and Roll to You. Shout it out Loud would probably be top ten. I'd have to think about it for a while.
"Pour some sugar is a good song". 😂
Hi Sean, I also am a big kiss kiss fan? Or used to be, i saw them first time here in Sydney back in 1980 I got into kiss as a teenager in the seventies & bought every album but stopped at unmasked. It just seems that every song since then just sounds as slap together fill in songs just to get another album out, sure I like the odd song but my play list now only contains albums with the original members.
My top 10 worst Kiss Songs:
- Torpedo Girl
- Under The Rose
- I'm Alive
- Bang Bang You
- No, No, No
- Let's Put The X In Sex
- Read My Body
- Little Caesar
- I Confess
- I Finally Found My Way
1. Bang Bang You (this one is a crime against nature)
2. Christine Sixteen
3. Radar For Love
4. All of Unmasked
5. All of Carnival of Souls (except Jungle)
6. Domino
7. Thrills in the Night
8. All of Peter Criss '78 solo album
9. Modern Day Delilah (really, what do people see in this song?)
10. Secretly Cruel
My Way is a bad Kiss song, but it's a good Journey song.
Very solid list Sean. I would add “Burn bitch burn” in there somewhere. “ I wanna put my log in your fireplace”? Easily the dumbest line ever put in a song!
Everything on the Elder, plus Beth.
There's 10 or more.
Lonely is the hunter, Somewhere between heaven and hell, Bang Bang You, Loves like a slap in the face, You love me to hate you, Prisoner of love. Btw. love the hair
Gimme More reminded me of Unchain Your Brain by Gillan, and I also think Hell or Hallelujah sounds similar to Gimme More, with a beat like I Stole Your Love. And I think Wall of Sound sounds like a refined version of Read my Body
I agree with your list. To me most all the songs i listen to is from the Kiss album to the Creatures of the night album. Only a few songs on Ace's solo album and a few from unmasked. No Elder or Dynasty songs. Alive 2 studio songs were great songs. They could have made another album with them and a couple off the solo albums (Ace's songs). From 74 to 78 were their best songs.
I heard tell they are saving these very 10 songs to open their final show with! (Dis)honorable mentions go to 'Bang Bang You', & the Simmons nursery rhyme 'Tunnel of Love', IMHO.
I can't disagree, especially since all of these songs come from the era after I lost interest in KISS. I would add "Tomorrow and Tonight", an obvious attempt to re-create the magic of "Rock and Roll All Nite".
Turn on the night and tomorrow are my 80's favorite 2! Nothing to do with this but thought I'd throw that in.
I don't know a lot of the non-makeup songs that weren't popular enough to get played in concert. Except for "Animalize." I had that one. But "Crazy Nights," "Lick it up," "Hot in the Shade," etc, never had the album. So, I mostly stick to the old stuff and the live albums. (Alive III is underrated. One of my favorites). So, even though they're my favorite band, I've never heard these songs on this list. (I'm up to number 5, now).
Lick it Up is worth having just for Fits Like a Glove.
I can agree with you on songs like Odyssey, I Finally Found My Way, Read My Body, and Murder In High Heels. I do love Boomerang (I can agree about the production tho) and Gimme More. Nothing Can Keep Me From You was a good song tho definitely had no place on the DRC soundtrack but it’d have been a good Box Set new track. I even like Love’s A Deadly Weapon tho not my favorite on Asylum (I admit I do prefer it over Uh! All Night). I admit I used to hate Cadillac Dreams, but I actually really like it now.
I don’t have a top 10 least favorite KISS songs, but if I did, it would include most of the songs on Monster, Great Expectations, Then She Kissed Me, Torpedo Girl, Just A Boy (and Odyssey), Lonely Is The Hunter, Bang Bang You, Good Girl Gone Bad, Let’s Put The X In Sex, and We Are One.
I was never a big fan of All Hell’s Breaking Loose. I know it’s kinda an 80s fan favorite, but it always annoyed me except for the chorus, especially because I thought A Million To One would have made a much stronger single/video.
"Filler songs", but some of them is still memorable and still unique even today.
"Love's a Deadly Weapon"..Always liked this one. It's kind of the only "Power Metal'ish" song Kiss ever made.
My Top 10 Worst KISS Songs (updated)
10. Beth
9. Rock 'N' Roll Hell
8. You Love Me To Hate You
7. My Way
6. Goin' Blind
5. Kissin Time
4. Then She Kissed Me
3. Torpedo Girl
2. A World Without Heroes
1. God Gave Rock 'N' Roll To You II
Great video. "Hot in the Shade" is my least favorite KISS album, and "Cadillac Dreams" is the one KISS song I can't listen to.
Your list is spot on.well done.
I pretty much agree with you. Although there may be a few more songs that could make this list.
Im grateful you didn't include any tracks from the first six albums. Granted there are some filler tracks here and there but i find them more tolerable than the ones here.
Great list. Add "Fits like a Glove" (worst chorus in the history of music) and your list will be perfect :)
Dude love this. My BFF who is a classic trained musician. Our favorite game pick the worst KISS song.
10? ... I can name you 100.
1. Read My Body
2. God Gave Rock And Roll To You II
3. Bang Bang You
4. Kissin' Time
5. Odyssey
6. My Way
7. Hooligan
8. Tomorrow And Tonight
9. Easy As It Seems
10. You're All That I Want
As a massive Kiss Fan i love your videos. Greetings from germany
Great Green Arrow drawing! ✌🏻
There was a love story in Detroit rock city movie so a ballad totally made sense on the soundtrack..
I agree with your list and I especially agree with you on hot in the shade album infact I only like the song forever from that album.
I understand why people bag on the Elder. But I absolutely love The Odyssey, Under the rose, and the oath.
Sean, I totally agree with you. After 1983 I couldn't get into Kiss.
7:07 reminds me of a slow version of Don't lift us up were we belong
Hard to disagree with any!
They all make “Plaster Caster” sound legendary.
I love half of the kiss songs and the other half are alternative kiss song that I love on a different way.
10. I Just Wanna
09. Dance All Over Your Face
08. When Lightning Strikes
07. Eat Your Heart Out
06. Odyssey
05. Back To The Stone Age
04. Take Me Down Below
03. Bang Bang You
02. Read My Body
01. Burn Bitch Burn
I just downloaded Apple Music and was working on Kiss playlists (I'd say mostly complete albums that I take songs out of) and came back to give some hate to Bang Bang You. 😂
I actually liked the Elder, the whole album and “Dance all over you Face” is just fine.
All the other songs do most certainly sucketh.
I agree with 9 out of 10 songs on the list. I really like Dance all over your face. I never take the lyrics too seriously in any Kiss song, and turned up loud it kind of gives me a Love it Loud feeling. The other 9 are songs I skip when playing an album.... Well, maybe with the exception of The Odyssey. I rarely play the Elder, but usually play it straight through when I do.
My worst Kiss songs overall is anything Paul sings in his high, almost falsetto voice, which from the early 80s to present is a pretty high percentage.
Good list Sean.
Now my fav 10 KISS songs:
Deuce
Strutter
Love her all I can
Let me go, rock and roll
Firehouse
100,000 years
Domino
Psycho Circus
Hotter than hell
Rock Bottom
Glad to see the distain for 'Hot in the Shade'! 😅 Definitely a low point for the band... Back in the 90s I made a compilation album on a 100 min cassette, and included zero songs from that album! Keep up the lists! I seem to love the albums most fans hate like 'Music from the Elder' and 'Carnival of Souls'. 🤷🏻 😮 But I think KISS are the best American hard rock band EVER! They did change with the times, but I didn't care because at the core, they still rocked like nobody else! 🎉
I put gene's solo last because Peter didn't use celebrities on his album as gene did.
Two songs I would've included were Let's Put the X in Sex and I Was Made For Lovin' You. The former for it's painfully and laughably bad song title and lyrics, and the latter for alienating the entire fan base for being a disco song.
Loved the video! A really respectfull review and opinion, i agree with all of them, personaly i really like the asylum album and animalize cuz i like energetic songs. But you really have good points on why not liking it. My opinion is that the only album from the 80s that is REALLY good is creatures of the night! Eric Carr drums are so sick in all of the albums, guess he was the only thing saving Kiss through the 80s
I know many fans like I Still Love You off of Creatures. The studio version on this is my least favorite. I do like the Unplugged arrangement much better. I totally agree with #5 and #6. Another of my least favorites is Torpedo Girl off Unmasked. Another one I didn't care for was the track "Lonely Is the Hunter 😔"
I agree with every song you mentioned. But still like Christine Sixteen , especially the Vegas version.
Agree with all, except for Odissey, I would add to your list See You In Your Dreams from RARO and some other Asylum songs