Smashes, Thrashes & Hits Kiss

• 1 Let's Put The X In Sex 03:49
• 2 (You Make Me) Rock Hard 03:28
• 3 Love Gun 03:30
• 4 Detroit Rock City 03:48
• 5 I Love It Loud 03:43
• 6 Deuce 03:22
• 7 Lick It Up 03:56
• 8 Heaven's On Fire 03:20
• 9 Calling Dr. Love 03:36
• 10 Strutter 03:21
• 11 Beth 02:48
• 12 Tears Are Falling 03:54
• 13 I Was Made For Lovin' You 04:30
• 14 Rock And Roll All Nite 02:56
• 15 Shout It Out Loud 03:06
• Total Runtime 53:07

Info for Smashes, Thrashes & Hits

This is an interesting compilation, in that it was put together in 1988, long after the band had unmasked and Ace Frehley and Peter Criss had departed. It's almost equally divided between '70s Kiss classics like 'Love Gun' and 'Calling Dr. Love' and later efforts. Many of the older tunes, like those mentioned above and the ultimate party anthem 'Rock And Roll All Night' are ingrained in the consciousness of anyone who came near a radio in the '70s, but the canny hard-rock hooks gain some freshness when contrasted with the group's '80s material. Latter-day hits like 'Lick it Up' and 'Heaven's On Fire' employ the same infectious power-chord m. o., but the sound is definitely modernized. Smashes, Thrashes & Hits serves as a pretty comprehensive sampler of several phases of the band's career.

Vinnie Vincent, guitar
Mark St. John, guitar
Bruce Kulick, guitar
Ace Frehley, vocals, guitar
Paul Stanley, guitar
Gene Simmons, vocals, bass
Peter Criss, drums
Eric Carr, drums

Recorded at Right Track Studios, New York, New York
Engineered by Dave Wittman, Ben Kape
Produced by KISS

Digitally remastered

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