Description: Taking a dip in sales with their previous effort UNMASKED, Kiss decided to deliver a more hard-driving rock album and enlisted the aid of Bob Ezrin, the man who produced DESTROYER (their most successful studio album). Upon his hiring, Ezrin discarded the heavy rock demos Kiss had recorded and suggested the band experiment with a concept album, a Kissified version of THE WALL. Disgruntled at the band's new direction, Ace Frehley only contributed one track, "Dark Light" (featuring a blistering solo), and aside from basic tracks, the rest of the record was completed without him. THE ELDER is a creative left turn for the band. Kiss brought in co-writers Tony Powers ("Odyssey", "The Oath") and Lou Reed ("Dark Light", "A World Without Heroes", "Mr. Blackwell") to contribute to this epic fantasy, and the result is some magnificent music. The American Symphony Orchestra is heard throughout the album, adding to the grand scale. The finale, "I" is a powerful ode to self-esteem, sung convincingly by Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley. THE ELDER is a highly underrated Kiss album that showed the band's depth and ability to branch out in different musical directions. Kiss: Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley (vocals, guitar); Gene Simmons (vocals, bass); Eric Carr (drums). Additional personnel: Robert Christie, Anthony Parr, Christopher Makepeace, The American Symphony Orchestra, St. Robert's Choir. Format: Vinyl Genre: Rock Gatefold Sleeve Heavyweight, 180 Gram Remember, for our lowest prices, always order directly from our official JocoRecords website! --- Tracks A1 Fanfare 1:22 A2 Just A Boy 2:30 A3 Odyssey 5:36 A4 Only You 4:19 A5 Under The Rose 4:49 A6 Dark Light 4:12 B1 A World Without Heroes 2:40 B2 The Oath 4:32 B3 Mr. Blackwell 4:53 B4 Escape From The Island 2:50 B5 I 5:03
Price: 35.05 USD
Location: Bohemia, New York
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Release Year: 2014
Format: Record
Genre: Rock
Artist: Kiss
Record Label: UME
Release Title: Music from the Elder