Label: Polystar Records (Japan), P33C-20006
Style: Hard Rock, Arena Rock, Glam Rock
Country: New York City, U.S.
Time: 34:18
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 211 Mb
In
1976, Kiss was already a legend. Following their successful 1975 album
“Alive!”, the band had established themselves as a worldwide phenomenon.
After years of effort and sacrifice, the quartet would enjoy the fruits
of fame and money. However, the band’s ambition, alongside their
management team, was ever-growing, leading them to hire Bob Ezrin to
produce “Destroyer”. Ezrin, who had previously worked with bands like
Pink Floyd, contributed to a true gem where each of Kiss’s members
musically outdid themselves, breaking out of their comfort zone and
resulting in an ambitious work that sold over 7 million copies.
Amidst
this work, there were hundreds of disputes that would deteriorate the
relationship between the four original members: Paul Stanley, Gene
Simmons, Ace Frehley, and Peter Criss.
What can we hear? We hear a
band stepping out of their comfort zone in Hard Rock to experiment with a
much more technically advanced musical sound. It was also Kiss’s first
album to feature additional musicians, such as the New York Philharmonic
Orchestra, heard on songs like “Beth” or “Great Expectations”. Bob
Ezrin, the producer of “Destroyer”, encouraged the band to experiment
with a much richer musical sound, demanding each member to elevate their
level of execution. This made Peter Criss (drums) and Ace Frehley
(guitar) uncomfortable since they were already living a Rockstar life
full of parties and addictions by this time.
We hear much more
complex structures and arrangements compared to their previous works,
resulting in a series of signature songs for the band and its members:
“Detroit
Rock City”: Paul Stanley’s iconic track, featuring one of the best
guitar solos in rock history, with Ace Frehley accompanying.
“Beth”:
The song that would increase the fortune of drummer and vocalist Peter
Criss, his standout moment through the band’s first ballad, arranged
with piano and orchestra.
“God Of Thunder”: Originally written and
performed by Paul Stanley but ultimately taken by Gene Simmons to bring
life to his character through a song seemingly pulled straight from the
depths of darkness.
(full version: therockreview.net/kiss-destroyer-eng)
Album recorded and mixed in the analog domain - AAD. That is, a minimum of digital processing.
A=Analog.
D=digital. The first letter stands for how the music was recorded. The
second letter for how it was mixed. The third letter stands for the
format (all CD's will have D as the last letter).
01. Detroit Rock City (05:20)
02. King Of The Night Time World (03:17)
03. God Of Thunder (04:17)
04. Great Expectations (04:25)
05. Flaming Youth (03:00)
06. Sweet Pain (03:22)
07. Shout It Out Loud (02:50)
08. Beth (02:49)
09. Do You Love Me (04:55)
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