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2024-07-16 (CD) *
* Seriously noisy and annoying at times but clearly inspired. I listened to Nothing's Shocking much, much more when I was younger, yet there is a daring integrity to this album that assures it equal status in the band's body of work. That last half generally makes up for and carefully compliments the nuisance of the first, which is an interesting touch.
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2024-06-21 *
* Sure, it's dumb. It's a Kiss album. I'm not exactly sure what incredible standard most folks go in with to come out being so offended by it. I agree that in many ways it's a faceplant for the group... but I still think it's a fun(ny) and mercifully strange album within their body of work. The obvious jokes about The Wall stick; there is also some notable snitching from Tommy and maybe even S.F. Sorrow, which is just such a crazy thing for a ... read more
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2024-06-21 *
* Still one of my favourite, absolutely unlikely finds of last year. An end-to-end great record that only improves upon each subsequent listen, of which there have been many for me. Produced by Lou Reed with his Rock and Roll Heart/Coney Island Baby-era band, the sound is just so alive and inspired. Slater, who lapsed into (frankly) kooky obscurity after the nuclear failure of this album, is vibrant and bold in his vocal delivery, fully overshadowing my initial hesitation at ... read more
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2024-06-21 *
* Possibly the one album I feel most culturally gaslit by. I've probably returned to it 4 or 5 times now, and it's still just what it always has been to me: a passable Sabbath record, but hardly the sort of masterwork that Paranoid or Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is. The lyrics and vocal delivery are sillier and more wooden than usual, save for "Solitude," the strange, gentle standout. The band is fine—they're at their best on "Children of the ... read more
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2024-06-19 (First) *
* Really not as bad as the overreactive AllMusic review says it is... but still not good, exactly. It's super stiff—likely due to being hugely insincere, considering the massive stylistic difference in Billy Joel's following career. One does not simply walk into making good prog rock, fashion of the time though it was. The mountains of cheese in the lyrics and general song concepts doesn't help much either. Overall, though, there are some pretty ... read more
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2024-06-19 (First, Vinyl) *
* Wow. Unexpectedly great. I purchased this as an amusement and something to add to a Kiss lot I may sell in the future, but it actually kicks. For its lyrical substance, which is kinda funny to say, it's pretty obvious and shallow, per usual with Kiss. However the sound is great—which is to say not at all as rock-and-roll corny as the other stuff I've heard so far, e.g. most of the Love Gun album. I'm clearly in the minority here (haha), ... read more
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