KISS - We pick the 10 Greatest albums

[@TheTVisions]

1. Dressed to Kill 2. Love Gun 3. Hotter than Hell 4. Kiss 5. Lick it Up 6. Unmasked 7. Dynasty 8. Rock and Roll Over 9. Creatures of the Night 10. Destroyer

[@RockDaydreamNation]

Thanks for the picks! classic fab four is well represented!

[@jimekberg]

1. Destroyer 2. Hotter than Hell 3. Creatures of the Night 4. Dressed to Kill 5. Kiss 6. Rock and Roll Over 7. Love Gun 8. Dynasty 9. Unmasked 10. Music from the elder

[@RockDaydreamNation]

Nice Picks Jim....(Elder was just on the cusp of my top ten)

[@ChrisPropfeMusicallyObsessed]

Great video again!!!! Some of my favorites are Love Gun, Unmasked, Dynasty, Crazy Nights and Hotter Than Hell!

[@RockDaydreamNation]

Thanks Chris!..🤘👍

[@KeithSearock]

So, I've "known" these guys for 48 of my 58 years .... Outside of my parents and siblings, there're really no other people who've been in my life for as long. Just like all the "real people" that come and go through your life, there have been great highs and miserable lows in this relationship. Throughout all of it though, there's always a certain amount of love and respect that remains. I really can't imagine my life without KISS in it. I always have a hard time trying to give position numbers to records but I can say for sure that KISS "KISS" is absolutely the cement foundation for the house that KISS built. Thanks for a great show, guys!

[@RockDaydreamNation]

Thanks Keith...always love and appreciate your takes on the RDN shows....

[@darcyska]

Lovely episode on a band I really ought to check out

[@RockDaydreamNation]

Thanking you!....🤘👍

[@GrabAStackofRocK]

Great great discussion guys.

[@RockDaydreamNation]

🤘👍👍👍👍Thanks Mike!

[@jayjaytee9944]

10. R&RO 9. C.O.S 8. DTK 7. Unmasked 6. Ace 5. Destroyer 4.Elder 3.C.O.T.N 2.Dynasty #1. Kiss I never understood the problem people have with the production, I listened to it on New Years and still sounds awesome to my ears.

[@RockDaydreamNation]

Great picks JayJay!

[@FredPena-rd5cf]

Not Counting the Solo albums or greatest hits records and compilations like Killers, my top 10: 1. KISS 2. Creatures Of The Night 3. Dynasty 4. Alive 5. Rock And Roll Over 6. Hotter Than Hell 7. Lick It Up 8. Dressed To Kill 9. Asylum 10. Destroyer. Honorable Mention: Revenge 🤘

[@Taylor-kd6lr]

Absolutely fantastic Peter. I felt like this was a college class with each album being analyzed by two top notch professors. This is the best ranking presentation I’ve seen on the Kiss albums. I’m going to go back and watch again. The analysis was just amazing.🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@RockDaydreamNation]

Thank you Taylor! We appreciate it....

[@kevinbrown1893]

1. Destroyer (1976) 2. Hotter Than Hell (1974) 3. KISS (1974) 4. Dressed to Kill (1975) 5. Rock and Roll Over (1976) 6. Creatures of The Night (1982) 7. Dynasty (1979) 8. Ace Frehley (1978) 9. Music from the Elder (1981) 10. Love Gun (1977)

[@SteveJones379]

Yes, Ace Frehley's solo album was great and way better than the others. 🤘

[@RockDaydreamNation]

If the solo albums were included in the exercise...Ace would be way up in the listing!

[@inmyhouse11]

1. Rock and Roll Over 2. Destroyer 3. S/T 4. Dressed To Kill 5. Hotter Than Hell 6. Creatures of the Night 7. Love Gun 8. Dynasty 9. Lick It Up 10. Asylum

[@RockDaydreamNation]

Great selection here inmyhouse!

[@Taylor-kd6lr]

On another note. I agree with you and Reed on Asylum. It is a criminally underrated album, and in my top three. I thought Bruce Kulick was fantastic in Kiss, and should have never been replaced.

[@RockDaydreamNation]

It's one I have grown to love over the past few years...for sure...

[@drewrose374]

Great show and discussion! I was waiting to see Reeds List! I'm an ACE fan but Bruce is my #2! so underrated and underappreciated. Rock and Roll Over, Asylum and Revenge are the best KISS albums because IMO they are just being KISS. you can say the same for Dressed To Kill and dare I say, Sonic Boom.

[@RockDaydreamNation]

Thanks Drew!

[@blackscorpion-h8i]

1. Destroyer 2. Dressed To Kill 3. KISS 4. Hotter Than Hell 5. Dynasty 6. Ace Frehley 7. Rock And Roll Over 8. Creatures Of The Night 9. Love Gun 10. Lick It Up

[@RockDaydreamNation]

Nice that Ace is in the top ten (I would have included him top 5 if solo lps included)

[@purpletemple1]

1. Hotter than Hell 2. Rock and Roll Over 3. Kiss-s/t 4. Love Gun 5. Unmasked 6. Dynasty 7. The Elder 8. Dressed to Kill 9. Creatures of the Night 10. Lick it Up If I included the Solo albums, Ace would be at #2 and Gene might be #12 Anyway, not many stinkers in their catalogue! Cheers.

[@RockDaydreamNation]

Great picks Purple temple...I agree with Ace....it's right up there...just plays so fresh to 2024 ears....

[@pjones8404]

Great to see both of you! Here is my current list - 10. Crazy Nights - These are very strong songs in the style in which they were intended. Yes, it's not as heavy but that doesn't mean it doesn't have impact. The sonics are amazing and I must mention Paul's voice. Beyond impressive. His power and range were never equaled. 9. Asylum - Great tracks, great playing, great sound. The outfits got a bit too ..colorful...but Bruce was on fire and the band has plenty of energy and drive. Always enjoy the full album when I put it on. 8. Kiss - the best collection of songs..but Alive has ruined this one for me. I can't hear these versions anymore, but the respect will always be there because of how amazing the songs are! 7. Lick It Up - Very strong album. They had plenty to prove and they delivered in a very hard and heavy way. Gene is especially strong. "Not for the Innocent" might be one of my favorite non-make up track. 6. Dressed To Kill - Like my friend Reed said, they have some great deeper tracks here. 5. Destroyer - Classic album all the way around. I greatly prefer the Bob Ezrin remix "Resurrected". The cover is beyond iconic!!! 4. Revenge - The return of the hard rock Kiss. Out of the sadness from the passing of Eric Carr, Eric Singer comes in and they go full on for the first time in a very long time! Saw the filming of Alive III in Detroit and it was one of the most remarkable shows I have ever seen!!! Way too short lived however....but it stands strong in the #4 spot! 3. Hotter Than Hell - By far my favorite of the original trio. Unlike some, (sorry Peter K) I LOVE how this sounds. It's beautifully ugly!!! So dark! So brutal! So unique. I love the tracks and especially the deeper tracks! Just love this! 2. Creatures of the Night - Stunning! Super Heavy! Great sounding drums but horrible sounding cymbals..but it has impact. All the songs are great and were just at the wrong time in their career. If this had been done after Alive II, their history would have been very different!! The Anniversary box set has some amazing tracks that provide an inside look into that album. 1. Rock and Roll Over - This has been my favorite for a very long time. While still not a sonic masterpiece, the material is untouchable for me. Ace is on fire! "I Want You", "Makin' Love", "Take Me", and more! Top to bottom perfection! This was the album/tour when I saw them for the first time, and it just changed my life!! Follow up comments - No "Love Gun"?? NOPE! It's two great songs and a bunch of stuff I don't care for at all! "Love Gun" and "I Stole Your Love" are stunning tracks but I can't past the total train wreck of "Christine Sixteen", "Tomorrow and Tonight", 'And Then She Kissed Me"! Never liked "Shock Me" as I thought "Rocket Ride" was a much stronger song! Enjoyed the show!!

[@RockDaydreamNation]

As always super analysis/picks Peter J!

[@pjones8404]

@@RockDaydreamNation Why thank you good sir!

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

Revenge, I must say would probably never even make my Top 15, quite obvious to me they're trying way too hard to suddenly look tough and be heavy again merely for the sake of it but overall the material just isn't there, I rate The Elder a masterpiece compared that at least was a fun departure with some genuine thought behind it.

[@FredPena-rd5cf]

Not Counting the Solo albums or greatest hits records and compilations like Killers, my top 10: 1. KISS 2. Creatures Of The Night 3. Dynasty 4. Alive 5. Rock And Roll Over 6. Hotter Than Hell 7. Lick It Up 8. Dressed To Kill 9. Asylum 10. Destroyer. Honorable Mention: Revenge

[@Starman2112ofKings]

10. Revenge 9. Hotter Than Hell 8. Asylum 7. Lick It Up 6. Destroyer 5. Love Gun 4. KISS S/T 3. Creatures of The Night 2. Dressed To Kill 1. Rock And Roll Over

[@RockDaydreamNation]

Nice picks Starman!

[@jamesdean3548]

I’m curious as to where you guys would have ranked The Elder? Creatures and LIU are my top albums, but Under The Rose may be my favorite KISS song, and maybe the best Ace solo in Dark Light. The Oath - another killer opening. Radar for Love may be the most Zeppelin sounding (Black Dog) KISS song ever, and I would have ranked Asylum between 5 and 10. I agree with the comment of Paul hitting his peak with I Still Love You. Beyond Creatures and LIU, his high notes become more shrill sounding and lacking power. The first album is important and contains timeless classics, but not in the top 5 for me. I need more power!

[@patriotpizzaman]

I'm going to include my ranking before I watch to see how well we match up. 10) Destroyer (Although there are a couple of legendary tracks on here, I've always had a problem with the over the top, heavy-handed production of Bob Ezrin on this album.) 09) Revenge (This might have scored higher if I'd have spent time with it when it was released. The 1st single scared me off.) 08) Lick It Up (This was a good followup to Creatures but, I think it was a mistake to keep Vinnie reigned in, He could have done more.) 07) Asylum (What an awesome album for that time. Bruce is phenomenal on here.) 06) Dressed To Kill (Better production would have landed this one higher. So many great songs!) 05) Kiss (The production was a little weak here too which, again let down a great batch of classic tunes.) 04) Love Gun (My first Kiss album as a new release. I played that thing over and over for months on end) 03) Creatures of the Night (The return to form we were hoping for!) 02) Hotter Than Hell (Has pretty much always been my favorite Kiss album) 01) Rock and Roll Over (I finally had to acknowledge how much I like this album this past year. It was my number three for a long time and probably sat at four for awhile when Creatures came out. Love Gun was my number two for a long, long time)

[@RockDaydreamNation]

Great picks and not too far off our wheelhouse👍🤘👏

[@lance98541]

Call me crazy, but I have always thought Hotter Than Hell was their best sounding album. It was raw and sounded live. Easily the best of the first three.

[@RockDaydreamNation]

You are not alone in that assessment Lance! a lot of folk have commented with similar views...

[@lance98541]

I just read that KISS will embark on an all acoustic tour in 2024/25. It’s expected to get under way after Gene’s solo tour. So much for the end of the road if that is the case.