Hit Collection '75

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After the misstep of Hotter Than Hell, Kiss recaptures the energy of their first album and go one better with Dressed to Kill. Obviously the most well-known song off this album is "Rock and Roll All Nite," but there's a lot of other good material here as well, including the upbeat "Room Service," the groove-heavy "C'mon and Love Me," and the sensual "She." Though Kiss would not become superstars until their next album (that would be Destroyer), Dressed to Kill shows them headed in the right direction, having hit on the elusive formula of heavy chords, strong rhythms, and a determination not to take themselves too seriously. --Genevieve Williams --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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Digitally remastered Japanese reissue of the band's 1975& top 40 album in a miniaturized LP sleeve limited to theinitial pressing only. 10 tracks, including 'Rock And RollAll Nite', 'Rock Bottom' and 'She'. 1998 Mercury release. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Hit Collection '75, Music, Various Artists

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Pretty Limp-wristed Leftovers of Pre-Kiss Tunes

KISS find their Sound

Dressed To Kill: Kiss On The Rise

Over 30 years and it still rocks and roll all nite!!!

A Different Sound

Hit Collection '75
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Manufacturer: Emi
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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After the misstep of Hotter Than Hell, Kiss recaptures the energy of their first album and go one better with Dressed to Kill. Obviously the most well-known song off this album is "Rock and Roll All Nite," but there's a lot of other good material here as well, including the upbeat "Room Service," the groove-heavy "C'mon and Love Me," and the sensual "She." Though Kiss would not become superstars until their next album (that would be Destroyer), Dressed to Kill shows them headed in the right direction, having hit on the elusive formula of heavy chords, strong rhythms, and a determination not to take themselves too seriously. --Genevieve Williams

Album Description

Digitally remastered Japanese reissue of the band's 1975& top 40 album in a miniaturized LP sleeve limited to theinitial pressing only. 10 tracks, including 'Rock And RollAll Nite', 'Rock Bottom' and 'She'. 1998 Mercury release.

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Pretty Limp-wristed Leftovers of Pre-Kiss Tunes.......2007-06-07

The first Kiss album to feature Gene Simmons' schlocky, sexist tripe ("Room Service," and "Ladies in Waiting"). Two or three other tracks were leftovers from their Wicked Lester days, although they're done up much harder here. "Rock and roll All Nite" has been played to death, obviously. For me, the standout tracks are "Rock Bottom," "Two Timer," and "Getaway."

This is by far Kiss' most commercial, "accessable" record from the early days.

Ignore the description of Hotter Than Hell as "misstep" and "turgid," etc...; if you're looking to hear "live" sounding, darker, rawer and less slick-sounding Kiss music, get Hotter Than Hell.

KISS find their Sound.......2007-05-30

I love this record! It has it all. And they seemed to have settled on a sound that is a hard classic live -in- the studio sound that they would later replicate on other records. "Room Service" kicks major butt - Paul's vocals shine and the riffs on this song and every other one really rock. Every song is a highlight: Gene's "Ladies in Waiting" "She" and "Two Timer" are classic Gene on the prowl with cool riffs and baselines. Peter's playing is tighter as well on this record. Ace's riffs and solos shine on every track. Let's not forget my favorites; "Love Her all I Can" "Getaway" - penned by Ace, and "Rock Bottom". Of course, this album includes "Rock and Roll All Night" - and even though I prefer the "Alive" version, this one rocks and is tight. Overall I just feel this is the record that Kiss really settled into a sound all their own, their playing seemed tighter and the spirit on this album kicks major butt. It's no surprise that 1975 turned out to be their breakout year.

Dressed To Kill: Kiss On The Rise.......2006-06-04

Everyone knows that "Rock And Roll All Nite" is the most famous song on this album, and with "Detroit Rock City" probably the most famous Kiss song ever. But Dressed To Kill didn't stop at that single gem of rock perfection. Kiss came off what some refer to as a misstep with Hotter Than Hell and once again went back to basics with straight-forward three-chord rock music. Nothing fancy here, Dressed To Kill goes back to the basic formula that made Kiss' 1st album classic.

"Room Service" rocks on all levels. "Two Timer" feels like filler, just doesn't grab you with the usual Kiss hooks. "Ladies In Waiting" is typical Gene Simmons sexfest (that's a good thing) and rocks along the lines of the latter "Ladies Room." "Get Away" is a great song, Peter Criss on vocals, good hooks and good riffs. "Rock Bottom" a Kiss classic and live staple for years and years, truly great. "C'mon And Love Me" another Kiss gem. "Anything For My Baby" the riff sounds eerily reminiscent of several earlier Kiss tunes and that might be all right, this song never really did anything for me, but it's not bad, just typical. "She" is killer, the opening riff is great and the heavy tone is monster, great Gene Simmons vocals. "Love Her All I Can" another cool riff song, just something missing so it wasn't one of my personal favs. "Rock And Roll All Nite" one of the greatest rock tunes ever written. What else can I say.

Overall, Dressed To Kill found Kiss reinventing themselves (or regressing) to keep the fans happy and rocking. They would do this countless times in their career. A consistant album, there isn't really a bad song here, it's just not as perfect as it could have been. Some of the songs feel like filler to me, or redundant. Otherwise, it's definitely a bright spot in the Kiss catalog.

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Over 30 years and it still rocks and roll all nite!!!.......2006-03-03

Situation;KISS is an unknown band that made is appearance 2 years earlier,after two respectable album sales KISS`s 3rd album,the last from the pre-Alive!sequence their record breaking album Alive that would follow up months latter.Dressed to kill is the record that came out after hotter than hell,and as you can expect it has better sound.Many good tracks here rarities like classics.

Songs;The most known song on the album is `rock n roll all nite`the original version this song would become big after they performed it on Alive.Many songs are about love like;c mon and love me,love her all i can,anything for my baby,she,ladies in waiting.As i said earlier it has way better sound than hotter than hell but its less heavy.

They took some stuff from the wicked lester era and putted it here `She`,`love her all i can`were co-wrote by Gene with Steve Coronel and it fits very well here.They took these songs because the record company wanted another album and a that time KISS were running out of songs.

So they came out with `she`and `love her all i can` and they fit well on dressed to kill.Its a pre alive album so definetly a must have for fans.They didnt rush anything they did a simple album with short time little more than 30 minutes but the result is awesome.

Dressed to kill was also the band`s first album to reach the top 40 and it went gold like the other begening albums and it has 10 tracks that are KISS classics.While hotter than hell was more about their basic rock n roll they got fancy on this one,short running time and tracks under 3 minutes but the result is the same ,a great kiss album.The band was worried with its airtime because it was so short but in the end it was great.

The list of songs is;
1.Room service
2.Two timer
3.Ladies in waiting
4.Get away
5.Rock bottom
6.C mon and love me
7.Anything for my baby
8.She
9.Love her all i can
10.Rock n roll all nite

Some of the songs here would be on Alive in a few months this is the last album until they get famous as Alive would get quadruple platinum and destroyer triple platinum.An album fans shoudnt be without ,really good, awesome you will love it!

A Different Sound.......2006-01-24

"Dressed To Kill," Kiss' third album in a little over a year, was quite a bit different than the two that preceeded it. Neil Bogart, the owner of the label, was upset that his only act had not yet produced a "hit single." He decided to produce this album in hopes of changing that. Since the group was lacking in the songs department, they locked themselves up until they wrote enough songs to make an album. The result is some of Kiss's best songs and some very mediocre ones.

1. Room Service-4/5. This song from Paul is very upbeat and bouncy. His vocals are great here, but the song is a little too happy-sounding to be perfect.
2. Two Timer-4/5. A typically dark and heavy Gene song. The lyrics aren't very good, but the music is fantastic and Gene's vocals are great.
3. Ladies In Waiting-4/5. Great music and vocals from Gene. The lyrics are a little lacking on this song too. A good rocker.
4. Getaway-4/5. An odd sounding Ace song. His songs are usually the heaviest ones. This one is to lightweight and bouncy. Peter's vocals make up for the mediocre music.
5. Rock Bottom-5/5. A beautiful acoustic intro from Ace moves right into an excellent rocker from Paul. This is one of those overlooked Kiss Klassics. This one of Paul's heaviest. Excellent.
6. Come On and Love Me-5/5. A great song from Paul feauturing him playing the lead guitar solos. He handles them very well. The vocals and lyrics are excellent.
7. Anything For My Baby-3/5. This is where things begin to go wrong. This is a very weak song from Kiss. It doesn't have any energy and the band sounds bored performing it. Probably just a filler song.
8. She-5/5. One of Gene's old Wicked Lester songs. Musically, it sounds like Blue Oyster Cult. It is very heavy with a slow beat. The lyrics don't make much sense, but Gene sings them perfectly. One of the best of all Kiss songs.
9. Love Her All I Can-4/5. Not too bad. The music is cool and Ace's solos are perfect. The lyrics are cool, but the verses are sung by Gene and Paul together in an odd key and it doesn't work real well.
10. Rock and Roll All Nite-5/5. Unless you have been living under a rock for the past thirty years, you know this song. Great party anthem. It is WAY overplayed though. Otherwise a good song.

This album is a little too happy and bouncy for me to consider a Kiss Klassic. However, it does have a few songs that no fan should be without. Overall, recommended for hardcore fans, but for casual fans, stick with a collection.

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