Not much better. The problem with this album is that is so cliched 80’s era rock and the great thing about this album is that is so cliched 80’s era rock. KISS Album Focus: When KISS concluded the "Animalize" Tour in the spring of 1985 there must have been something of a feeling that they had been let out of the insane asylum they'd been in for the previous 5 years. I quickly became a fan and between him and Eric Carr, they made Kiss cool again for me. Plattenfirma: Mercury Records / Anthem / The Island Def Jam Music Group I think I have this one in the collection somewhere, and it’s funny, I don’t even really collect KISS records. Background. It is a fun, absolutely mindless listen and sometimes that is all you need. Rated #1271 in the best albums of 1985. The song is a heavy, fast paced barn stormer of a song and has some heavy ass drums from Eric which might be the best part of the song. Amazon.de/musik: Kiss, Kiss – Asylum jetzt kaufen. EUR 18,79 + Versand . Dezember 1984 offiziell Gitarrist der Band und beendete mit ihr die Animalize-Tournee, die bis zum 29. 1985: für das Album Asylum; 1992: für das Album Revenge; 1992: für das Videoalbum X-Treme Close Up; 1993: für das Album Alive III; 1994: für das Videoalbum Konfidential; 1995: für das Album Kiss; 1998: für das Album Psycho Circus; 2003: für das Album Symphony: Alive IV Niederlande. Here, the single is far from the best song, and the filler is reduced to a couple of less impressive tracks. I will give it a 4.0 out of 5.0 Stars. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Along with You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best! With the exception of the killer Bruce solo (which saves the song) is mostly a throwaway. Now Kiss is in a good place, for the most part. 2, 1978–1991 (2007) • Kissology, Vol. Labels: Mercury Records. Any ... More Kiss albums Kissworld (The Best of KISS) Kiss 40. Hopefully that free copy will come your way soon. You can also get a demo of this song on Disc 3 of ‘The Vault’. 1, 1974–1977 (2006) • Kissology, Vol. The song is sugary sweet to a point of being a parody of the power ballad movement. It is an okay song at best though in the end. The Track Score is a surprising 7.5 out of 10.0 or 75%. The first ballad comes quick with “Who Want to Be Lonely” written by Paul and Desmond, no surprise as well as Jean Beauvoir from The Plasmatics. The front cover above is a very, should we say, colorful cover. Gene realizes his error and makes Kiss his focus in the end. Konto und Listen Konto ... Aus meiner Sicht hat sich keins der Kiss-Alben, die im Zeitraum 1983-1992 (das 1997 erschienene "Carnival Of Souls" lass ich jetzt mal außen vor) veröffentlicht wurden, als Meisterleistung entpuppt. Get Tickets Now . Asylum ist das dreizehnte Studioalbum der Gruppe Kiss und das erste, an dem der Gitarrist Bruce Kulick als Mitglied der Gruppe mitgewirkt hat. Genres: Hard Rock, Glam Metal. The song was written by Gene and Howard Rice who I am not familiar with so nothing more to add on him. Ace Frehley left the band after its release; he was replaced by Vinnie Vincent in 1982. Strange, your choice for the throwaway song, “Secretly Cruel,” was my choice for hidden gem when I reviewed this album. Disturbed - Asylum Neu CD Album. Kiss album sales worldwide Kiss Kiss 1974 1500000 Kiss Hotter Than Hell 1974 1500000 Kiss Dressed to Kill 1975 1500000 Kiss Destroyer 1976 4000000 Kiss Rock n Roll Over 1976 3000000 Kiss Love Gun 1977 3000000 Kiss Dynasty 1979 3500000 Kiss Unmasked 1980 2000000 Kiss The Elder 1981 1000000 Kiss Creatures of the Night 1982 1000000 Kiss Lick It Up 1983 2000000 Kiss Animalize 1984 2000000 Kiss … Amazon's Choice for "kiss asylum cd " See all 19 formats and editions Hide other formats and editions. It definitely makes you want to flip over the vinyl to Side 2 to see what else is in store for us. I’m glad I had a good album of his to review today (but purely accidental as I am not usually smart enough to plan that timing). The Original vs. As you know I picked this one up on Discogs earlier this year and was pleasantly surprised that it somewhat stood the test of time. Bruce became my favorite member very quickly. 826 099-1 M-1; Vinyl LP). Die nicht absehbare Entwicklung seiner Erkrankung war letztlich ausschlaggebend für die Entscheidung, diesen Schritt zu vollziehen. Kiss Unmasked was their first record since Destroyer to fail to go platinum, and 1981's Music from the Elder, their first album recorded with Carr, didn't even go gold -- it couldn't even climb past number 75 on the charts. Simmons und Stanley übernahmen die Aufgabe, das Album zu produzieren. Zum Hauptinhalt wechseln.de Hallo, Anmelden. Probably because I didn’t care about Gene’s songwriting but was impressed on Bruce’s intro and his solo on the song. I have thoroughly enjoyed it thus far and I hope you have as well. I still dig this album as much today as I did back then. I am speculating here. Asylum, an Album by KISS. 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For me, the song holds up great today as a fantastic example of a great power ballad. Listen to the song to know what the “Uh!” means. It was released in 1997 on Mercury Records. Wow I only just realised I have never owned a copy of Kiss Asylum. I cannot find these details on any of the various cd with this catalogue number. The final two tracks are both Paul’s and the first one is a Stanley / Child composition called “Radar For Love”. Tears Are Falling should have done way better for them. When I was a teenager, I almost felt guilty for liking this song and as an adult I do feel guilty, but I like it nonetheless. If you had to categorize this song, Filler, would be the appropriate category. Listen Now with Amazon Music : Asylum "Please retry" Amazon Music Unlimited: Price New from Used from MP3 Music, September 16, 1985 "Please retry" $5.99 . Kiss hatten seit 1982 mehrfach das Problem, den Weggang ihres ursprünglichen Leadgitarristen Ace Frehley kompensieren zu müssen: Sein direkter Nachfolger, Vinnie Vincent, wurde am 17. It features the debut of lead guitarist Bruce Kulick, who played on Animalize (ghost guitarist for "Lonely Is The Hunter"), and filled in for guitarist Mark St. John (Mark Norton) for their European and American Animalize tour, and officially replaced Mark St. John in December 1984. Asylum - Kiss: Amazon.de: Musik. It is scary. You know what, who the hell cares. Wie schon beim Vorgängeralbum wurden wieder außenstehende Songwriter geholt, unter anderem Desmond Child, der mit Paul Stanley bereits den Hit I Was Made for Lovin’ You geschrieben und auch bei Heaven’s On Fire mitgewirkt hatte. But this was undoubtedly the worst of the Kiss solo albums.A fan of pop and soul music, Criss turned MOR crooner on lightweight toe-tapping tunes such as Don’t You Let Me Down and That’s The Kind Of Sugar Papa Likes. Die Treppen wurden nicht mehr benutzt, ebenso wenig die Rampen, sodass die Gruppe mit dem unspektakuläreren Bühnenaufbau gleichzeitig Geld sparte, weil weniger Lkw zum Transport benötigt wurden. There wasn’t much of a chorus and nothing overly memorable about the song except Bruce. (1996) • Kiss Symphony: Alive IV (2003) • Kiss Alive 35 (2008/2009) • Kiss Rocks Vegas (2016), The Originals (1976) • Double Platinum (1978) • The Best of the Solo Albums (1978) • Killers (1982) • Smashes, Thrashes & Hits (1988) • Chikara (1988) • Greatest Kiss (1997) • The Box Set (2001) • The Very Best of Kiss (2002) • The Best of Kiss: The Millennium Collection (2003) • The Best of Kiss, Volume 2: The Millennium Collection (2004) • Gold (2005) • Kiss Chronicles: 3 Classic Albums (2005) • The Best of Kiss, Volume 3: The Millennium Collection (2006) • Kiss Alive! Versand: + EUR 1,03 Versand . You bring up a good point and it’s nice knowing that Gene and Paul are the only members of the original lineup that stayed all these years. $5.99 — Audio CD, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, September 1, 1998 "Please retry" $11.98 . The difference between his shredding and Vinnie’s and Mark’s is that I think Bruce was playing for the song and his solos were more melodic. It was so much just Paul that he plays the bass on it as well…no Gene. Asylum ist das dreizehnte Studioalbum der Gruppe Kiss und das erste, an dem der Gitarrist Bruce Kulick als Mitglied der Gruppe mitgewirkt hat. The song just missed the Top 40 by going to #51 on the Hot 100 Chart which for Kiss, that is pretty good. Did I mention, I really like Bruce?? Lesen Sie Rezensionen und informieren Sie sich über beteiligte Personen. Ein seltener Moment in der Bandgeschichte wird offenbart. It is nice, but wait until you see the outfits in the videos…WOW!! So yeah, even the albums packaging was as boring as the behind the scenes. Released September 16, 1985. Bruce’s playing was stellar on this album. Asylum (1985) by Kiss. 1. All Night”. Asylum, an Album by KISS. KISS - ASYLUM (ALBUM) Label: GDC/Polygram: Entry: 1985-10-04 (Position 3) Last week in charts: 1985-11-15 (Position 24) Peak: 3 (1 weeks) Weeks: 4Place on best of all time: 5265 (360 points) Year: 1985: World wide: ch : Peak: 15 / weeks: 1: de : Peak: 43 / weeks: 4: nl : Peak: 34 / weeks: 2: se : Peak: 3 / weeks: 4: no : Peak: 11 / weeks: 2: LP Mercury 826 099-1 LP Mercury 060253775366. Stanley brings enough goods and like you I have a bias towards Kulick. Asylum erschien am 16. The album kicks off with a bang with “King of the Mountain”. Gene’s heart wasn’t in any of these songs so far and it shows. KISS Album Year Status Singles Release 1) Kiss: 1974: Gold: Nothin' to Lose: USA Kissin' Time: USA Strutter: USA 2) Hotter Than Hell: 1974: Gold: Let Me Go Rock 'n' Roll: USA 3) Dressed to Kill: 1975: Gold: C'Mon & Love Me: USA Rock & Roll All Nite: USA 4) Alive! Außerdem wurde ein Videoclip zur Single veröffentlicht, zu zwei weiteren Songs wurden Videoclips gedreht: Who Wants To Be Lonely und Uh! Holy smokes. Surprising because there are some weak songs on here, but I can’t help but like them. I liked it more anyway. I have to say Gene’s contributions on this album aren’t up to snuff. Informationen zum Album Asylum (1985) von KISS. “Trial By Fire” is the next Gene song written with the help of Bruce (now two writing credits). 1975–2000 (2006) • Jigoku-Retsuden (2008) • Ikons (2008) • Kissology (2019), Kiss Konfidential & X-Treme Close Up (1993) • Kiss Unplugged (1995) • The Second Coming (1998) • Kiss Symphony – The DVD (2003) • Kiss Rock The Nation Live! [2] Bruce Kulick wurde am 8. Search. The album marked a continuation of the glam metal sound of preceding album Animalize. Released 16 September 1985 on Mercury (catalog no. Skip to primary content . Diese Seite wurde zuletzt am 24. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. I liked the fact they tied in the make-up Kisstory to the modern day (well, modern day 1985). Asylum is the 13th studio album by the American rock band Kiss, released on September 16, 1985. King of the Mountain Lyrics. The album marked a continuation of the glam metal sound of preceding album Animalize. It would stay this way for the next 6 years and there would not be as much drama as before…thank goodness, but at the same time it does make for great story telling. That doesn’t count the CDs and boxsets, that is just vinyl. We are now on the 13th Kiss studio album called ‘Asylum’ which came out on September 16, 1985. Crazy right! Kiss Asylum Since 1995 – The Longest Running KISS Website on the Internet! [1] Love’s a Deadly Weapon ist ein Titel, der 1980 beim Songwriting für den Nachfolger zu Unmasked im Studio von Ace Frehley entstanden war und zu Gunsten der Titel für Music from the Elder verworfen wurde.[1]. 826 099-1 M-1; Vinyl LP). ( Log Out /  Fast ausverkauft. No, I didn’t even like the demo on Disc 3 of ‘The Vault’ where I gave the song a 1. From my point of view I didn’t care if Gene was in or not. !, this album was issued to coincide with the group's 1996–97 Alive/Worldwide Tour. Juli 2019 um 17:25 Uhr bearbeitet. The line-up seems to be relatively issue you free (except for the Gene part). KISS was desperately trying to fit in with every other act that was younger and selling more at the time. Genres: Hard Rock. Asylum is the 13th studio album by the American rock band Kiss, released on September 16, 1985. 3, 1992-2000 (2007) • Kiss Rocks Vegas (2016), Detroit Rock City • Beth • Christine Sixteen • I Was Made for Lovin’ You • Dirty Livin’ • Hide Your Heart • God Gave Rock ’n’ Roll to You II • Unholy • Jungle, Wicked Lester • Kiss – Von Phantomen gejagt • Detroit Rock City, The Best of Kiss: The Millennium Collection, The Best of Kiss, Volume 2: The Millennium Collection, The Best of Kiss, Volume 3: The Millennium Collection, https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Asylum_(Kiss-Album)&oldid=190725545, „Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike“. 1980: für die Single I Was Made for Lovin’ You; Platin-Schallplatte Argentinien. I think Paul took Gene’s playbook and tried to come up with the most absurd lyrics you can possibly imagine for a sexual driven song and he succeeded. EUR 8,56. I told Deke this is my favorite of the Animalize to HITS era. You can ask, but the short answer is they needed each other. You already know Gene’s mind was not solely Kiss and that Paul is the one that truly saved Kiss by keeping the machine moving forward. The other thing on the writing credit you don’t see often anymore is a shared credit with both Paul and Gene which leads me to believe this was written years ago, but I don’t know. Gene Simmons, despite being listed as one of the producers, was losing a grip on his role in the band, but you can't hear it on this album. One of my favorites of their glam years. referencing Asylum, CD, Album, RE, RM, 314 558 860-2 My copy of this as a matrix reading DIDX-15631 and ILPI L329 and IFPI 50FB. Side 1 ends with a Speed Metal song called “I’m Alive” written by Paul, Desmond and Bruce (#3). Dezember 1985 wurde die zweite Bühnenvariante in Richmond (Ohio) zum ersten Mal benutzt: Das riesige Logo blieb, ebenso die Treppen, aber der Drumriser von Eric Carr war jetzt silbern und wurde zwischen den Rampen platziert, die schon bei der Animalize-Tournee verwendet worden waren. I was going to say how come they never fired Gene if he wasn’t contributing much to the band during the 80s, but I won’t go there. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. Bruce Kulick half aus und spielte während aller Konzerte der Europatournee an Stelle St. Johns. Crazy Nights is also the first KISS album to feature heavy use of keyboards and synthesizers, which was another departure in their music style, changing from their Creatures of the Night/Lick It Up/Animalize/Asylum heavy metal sound into a more radio-friendly and pop metal sound. Shakespeare, Gene is not, heck he ain’t even Dr. Seuss, but Gene can pen together the silliest sexual innuendos you can imagine. The song is not a full out rocker nor a ballad. Versand: + EUR 1,04 Versand . It is a song that flies through the notes and leaves you breathing hard by the end. KISS ASYLUM Released on September 16, 1985 (Mercury Records) Review by Tyson Briden: It is hard to imagine that a band like KISS would become what they are on Asylum.By 1985, the band was a few years removed from the trademark black and white make-up, evolving into what laid before the record buyer on this album. It was written by Paul, Desmond and Jean who also plays bass on this one. Paul is still purple and Gene is still red so the guitar player Bruce has to be blue (like Ace) and the drummer Eric has to be green (like Peter). 80’s Glam turned up to 11! As a result of this lack of drama, I don’t have a ton of behind the scenes stuff to bring up. And like Deke states, TAF should have been a lot bigger. The final Gene song on the album is “Secretly Cruel” and is solely written by him. Erfahren Sie mehr über Veröffentlichungen und Lieder von Kiss - Asylum auf Discogs. It was re-released in 1998 as part of the Kiss Remasters series and is the last Kiss album to have been … Yeah, I saw that today was the anniversary of Eric’s passing. Gene’s output was weak during this time but he brings the goods later down the road. Yes, Gene isn’t as involved as he should be and Paul is still running the show, but they have a solid line-up now that Bruce Kulick is an official member of the band. Asylum is the thirteenth studio album by the American rock band Kiss. The last track is the mot vulgar song that Paul has done called “Uh! Kaufen Sie Platten und CDs und vervollständigen Sie Ihre Kiss-Sammlung. 2. 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Plus, Paul can’t sing this way any more as it is sung too high. There were no inserts as the band wasn’t really doing that anymore…that was a whole make-up era thing. Each member is drawn and the lips are painted with the traditional Kiss colors of the role. Next up is “Any Way You Slice It” and is Gene’s first song on the album and it is typical Gene with the inane, sexually charge lyrics and a little been there done that. I think this makes 3 non-Gene bass playing songs, but who’s counting. ( Log Out /  Post was not sent - check your email addresses! This version might be a 1.5 or 2.0. It is fast, heavy and a blast. The song does have a little spoken interlude with Gene sort of talking through the lyrics and Eric’s drums, it is a nice change of pace in the song, but it is still so over-the-top. Kulicks Lippen erhielten einen Blauton (korrespondierend mit Frehley’s Solo-Album-Hintergrund), Schlagzeuger Eric Carr bekam, analog zu Peter Criss, die Farbe Grün zugeordnet. Featured peformers: Paul Stanley (guitar, vocals, producer), Gene Simmons (bass, vocals, producer), Bruce Kulick (guitar), Eric Carr (drums), Dave Wittman (recording engineer, aka_text mixing role_id 1327.aka_text), Eddie Garcia (assistant engineer), Ken … Genres: Glam Metal, Hard Rock. Outside of that one and WWTBL which was a obvious choice at a single and failed as Asylum if anything kept the KISS brand out there. Between studio albums, live albums, bootlegs and singles, it is a ton. Greatest Kiss is a greatest hits album by American hard rock band Kiss. April 1986 in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania). Anyway, I still will never buy this album because I was cheated out of a free copy of it. The back cover as you can see above continues that theme and has the guys dressed in typical 80’s fashion. Versand: + EUR 1,12 Versand . Eric’s drums are thunderous and Bruce’s playing is technically brilliant as his shredding is reminiscent of times. September 1985; als Single wurde Tears Are Falling veröffentlicht, sie erreichte Platz 51 der Billboard Hot 100. Simmons schrieb Any Way You Slice It mit Howard Rice, der später für Patti LaBelle den Titel New Attitude schrieb. (1975) • Alive II (1977) • Alive III (1993) • Kiss Unplugged (1996) • You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best! (2005) • Kissology, Vol. I am not stupid to think this is anywhere near their best albums, but I like just the same. The opposite of the KISS method… or, wait…. März 1984 gefeuert, weil er sich nur schwer in die Gruppe einfügte und die Vorgaben von Paul Stanley und Gene Simmons widerstrebend oder gar nicht befolgte.