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ALIVE! rocketed KISS into the stratosphere and Destroyer proved they could up their game in the studio. Rock N Roll Over showed they were still a hard rock band and may be the best album of the ALIVE II era
1976 saw KISS take the world by storm. ALIVE! had just gone platinum and their studio follow-up Destroyer heralded in live classics like Detroit Rock City, God of Thunder, Beth and Shout It Out Loud. But anyone who works their @ss off to be successful knows that the really hard work begins once you achieve some success. And KISS found themselves in a theater 20 miles out of NYC recording Rock N Roll Over six months after the release of Destroyer. To make the most of their three week recording window, the boys reworked songs from previous sessions or even pre-KISS bands like Baby Driver from Peter Criss (and former bandmate Stan Penridge).
Though Bob Ezrin helped them branch out into different musical styles, the boys wanted a harder hitting album with a less abrupt leadership style so they chose Eddie Kramer to record them in the round in an old theater. The results are heavy and raunchy just like you'd expect from KISS. Simmons offers up some delightful demon-y tracks like Calling Dr. Love, Love 'Em and Leave 'Em and Ladies Room with his lascivious snarl. The Starchild may have more mainstream sounds but just as tawdry with Take Me and Makin' Love. But Peter Criss had the big hit on Destroyer so not only did he write and sing on Baby Driver, but the Rod Stewart inspired Stanley penned Hard Luck Woman hit 15 in the US charts. While there are no writing contributions from Ace and he doesn't outdo himself on most of the solos - sometimes he was unavailable, sometimes he wasn't capable - but there are a few bright spots for the loyal members of the Ace Cult.
We talk legacy, band dynamics, where it lands in the KISS catalog and take a look at the ads for the 50th Anniversary box set which looks amazing.
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