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Kiss - Monster [Universal Music Japan SHM-CD UICY-15180] (2012)

Posted By: gonzalo76

Date: 15 Dec 2012 09:12:44

Monster is the 20th studio album by American rock band Kiss, and was released on October 9, 2012. The album was recorded at Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, CA and The Nook in Studio City, Los Angeles. Monster was produced by the band's co-founder and lead singer Paul Stanley and co-produced by Greg Collins, as was 2009's Sonic Boom. This Japanese edition exclusively features the high-fidelity SHM-CD format (compatible with standard CD players). Comes with a description and lyrics.

Album review

As Kiss approach 40 years of ridiculously dumb rock & roll fun, it makes sense that their 20th studio album, Monster, is more self-referential than anything. Following 2009's Sonic Boom, the album marks the second set of tunes by a revamped "original" Kiss lineup, with Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons joined by new guitarist Tommy Thayer and re-emerging drummer Eric Singer donning the makeup and personas originated by Ace Frehley and Peter Criss, respectively. Dressing up these semi-random players in the classic comic book costumes is just step one in re-creating the feel of Kiss' 1970s over the top heyday. Monster is a tremendous throwback to the superhuman partying and heavy metal Ragnarök of Kiss albums like Destroyer and Love Gun, with meaty riffs, hamfisted drumming, and a combination of Simmons' patented demonic growls and Stanley's interstellar party-starting, not to mention amounts of cowbell that would have been above average even in 1977. "All for the Love of Rock & Roll" is a big-hearted boogie rocker that would have fit on Frehley's stoney 1978 solo album, while the campily sinister metal riffage of "The Devil Is Me" and "Freak" fit more into the era of slick radio metal of 1992's Revenge. The muddy analog a cappella intro of "Eat Your Heart Out" sets the tone for tongue-in-cheek double entendres updating "Shout It Out Loud" with slightly different lyrics but the same bell-bottomed irreverence. It's only when Kiss stray from their most formulaic compositions that they start to falter. The remarkably dumb sex tale "Take Me Down Below" isn't just improbable macho fantasy, it's uninspired and boring. Musically, lyrically, and stylistically, it offers nothing, not even the joyful stupidity of the throwback feel of much of Monster. At this point in their career, attempts at innovation are Kiss' worst enemy. It's amazing to think that the bandmembers who once sang "My power is my age" and "Don't let them tell you that there's too much noise/They're too old to really understand" are still trotting out the same schtick as Paul and Gene enter their early sixties. These 12 songs might not score many new recruits for the Kiss Army, but for the innumerable fans of multiple generations who grew up with and lived their glory days listening to Kiss, the familiarity is what will make the record a keeper. With Monster, Kiss hit the mark best when rewriting the sound they developed as youngsters and when they keep it simple, predictable, and fun. ~review by Fred Thomas

Album Info

Performer: Kiss
Album: Monster [Japan SHM-CD Limited Edition]
Label: Universal Music Japan
Catalog#: UICY-15180
Matrix#: UICY-75380 1A V
Other Codes: IFPI L245 (outter) / IFPI 4011 (inner)
Format: CD, Album
Country: Japan
Year: 2012
Genre: Rock
Style: Glam Rock / Hard Rock
Audio Format: FLAC / Level 8 (img + *cue / *cue with ISRC + EAC log, AccurateRip)
BitRate: lossless
Covers: Complete, format PNG 600dpi (booklets, sheets, posters), full scans
Rip by: ALLexxess

Tracklist

01. Hell or Hallelujah (4:07) – Stanley
02. Wall of Sound (2:56) – Stanley, Simmons, Thayer
03. Freak (3:35) – Stanley, Thayer
04. Back to the Stone Age (3:01) – Stanley, Simmons, Thayer, Singer
05. Shout Mercy (4:04) – Stanley, Thayer
06. Long Way Down (3:51) – Stanley, Thayer
07. Eat Your Heart Out (4:06) – Simmons
08. The Devil Is Me (3:41) – Stanley, Simmons, Thayer
09. Outta This World (4:29) – Thayer
10. All for the Love of Rock & Roll (3:22) – Stanley
11. Take Me Down Below (3:25) – Stanley, Simmons, Thayer
12. Last Chance (3:13) – Stanley, Simmons, Thayer
13 King Of The Night Time World (Live, rock the nation lost tracks) (4:03) - Stanley, Kim Fowley, Mark Anthony, Bob Ezrin - Bonus Track*

*Track 13 Recorded Live at Virginia Beach, VA on July 25, 2004.

EAC Log

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 24. October 2012, 20:13

Kiss / Monster

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AccurateRip summary

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Personnel

Kiss

Gene Simmons – bass guitar, vocals
Eric Singer – drums, vocals
Paul Stanley – rhythm guitar, vocals
Tommy Thayer – lead guitar, vocals

Additional musicians

Brian Whelan – piano on "Freak"

Many thanks to original releaser ALLexxess

Thank you very much.
Enjoy,
Gonzalo

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