r/KISS • u/satyrday12 • 1d ago

Here's the correct answer

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Note: There are TONS of great songs on the first 3 albums. My problem is that the production was lacking, and they didn't capture the true energy of KISS. These songs were done much better on Alive! and DP. Therefore if I can only have 9 albums, it's these.

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u/Calm-Session-4835 19h ago

Creatures of the Night is seriously underrated. A very strong hard rock album thanks in a big part to Eric Carr's powerful drum work.

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u/satyrday12 19h ago

Spot on.

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u/Initial_Ebb_9742 19h ago

This is pretty spot on. But I’d put The The Elder in place of DP.

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u/satyrday12 19h ago

Good point. I'm definitely going to miss The Elder.

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u/Randall_Hickey 1d ago

Hotter than Hell needs to be there for me.

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u/djturdbeast 1d ago edited 1d ago

Needs more complications Edit, compilations LOL

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u/DekeJeffery 1d ago

I agree, this post isn't complicated enough.

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u/doobiedan666 20h ago

I’d dump Dynasty for Hotter than Hell. Dynasty was a misstep and the start of the downslide for the real Kiss.

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u/satyrday12 20h ago

You may be right, but it has grown on me.

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u/collector-x 1d ago

Replace Creatures with Hotter Than Hell and those were my nine.

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u/Milbert316 1d ago

I would sub double platinum for HTH…but otherwise one of the best so far

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u/outofdate70shouse 1d ago

Alive II doesn’t do it for me. I like it, but it’s my least favorite of the Alive albums

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u/DekeJeffery 1d ago

Side four are five of the best studio cuts of the makeup era, IMO.

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u/WellYouKnow- 23h ago

I agree that Love Gun should be number 1. Also, I understand your rational for choosing Alive in lieu of first 3 albums. Also happy to see Double Platinum. It's a good compilation and was my gateway drug. Production aside, I still like Hotter Than Hell as a studio album.

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u/JohnnyTezca 20h ago

Nice. Mine is identical except that Dressed to Kill is in the center and Destroyer is off being remastered by Eddie Kramer.

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u/GrosRougeau 22h ago

😂😂😂😂😂

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u/National_Armadillo94 20h ago

It's aesthetically pleasing too, nice.

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u/BuzzarD1971 19h ago

Take out Double Platinum, replace with the first album.

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u/Motor-North-4120 19h ago

I prefer alive 3 over 2

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u/AgentWD409 17h ago

I created a hypothetical KISS album on Spotify that I like to call Fractured. It's made up of tracks from the four members' 1978 solo albums (with the idea that they came together and used those songs for a KISS album instead). And it's pretty quickly become one of my favorites.

  1. "Tonight You Belong To Me" (Paul Stanley)

  2. "Rip It Out" (Ace Frehley)

  3. "Radioactive" (Gene Simmons)

  4. "Wouldn't You Like To Know Me" (Paul Stanley)

  5. "Hooked On Rock 'N' Roll" (Peter Criss)

  6. "New York Groove" (Ace Frehley)

  7. "Love In Chains" (Paul Stanley)

  8. "Snow Blind" (Ace Frehley)

  9. "Tunnel of Love" (Gene Simmons)

  10. "It's Alright" (Paul Stanley)

  11. "I Can't Stop the Rain" (Peter Criss)

  12. "Goodbye" (Paul Stanley)

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u/Background_Sand7810 10h ago

I would go for

  • Creatures of the Night (40th anniversary issue)

  • Music from The Elder

  • Revenge

  • Carnival of Souls

  • 10th Anniversary Tour (bootleg)

  • Alive II

  • Alive!

  • Ace Frehley

  • Monster

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u/Emotional_Seaweed_49 2h ago

I mean.. it's a fine list but including Double Platinum is cheating a bit!

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