I had so many "What? Really?!" *pause the video* moments, but I love that. I don't click on videos like this to hear my list. I came here to hear yours. So keep doing what you do, as we love it! It's YOUR opinion!
Who would have ever believed the element that is Paul's voice would one day be the downfall of their two most recent albums. I feel it's almost tragic because Paul gave us many great vocal moments.
This is definitely an interesting video! Major props to you for including Mark St John's solo stuff, I was super worried those would be forgotten here, and while your opinions on his stuff differ a bit from mine (absolutely love Mark's solo stuff to death lol), it's still nice to see it get some attention! I also learned some new stuff from this, especially with Shake The Faith.
One of my favorite KISS RUclips channels, great delivery and really deep knowledge on the band. Those are friends of mine posing with Vinnie, those guys were masters of the meet and greet but waaay better. Nailed the One For All situation here.
Ace's Kiss era solo album outsold all the other solo albums. As for being a terribly RUclipsr it pays to not be too polished and believe it or not making mistakes is good business on this site.
Great job as usual, Sean! I've watched every one of your KISS videos, and you never disappoint! The fun part about these type of videos is everyone will have their own opinion. I appreciate hearing yours and the analysis and historical perspective you provide. Keep up the great work! Now, let's think of more KISS videos for you to do! How about a most underrated KISS list? I'm a big fan of Sure Know Something - hope that makes the cut!
I''ve been a RUclipsr on and off for over 10 years. I think you do incredible work. I don't always agree with your selections (The Elder), but you clearly put a lot of thought into your videos. I've watched all your KISS vids. If you ever wanna chat KISS.. I'm your huckleberry.
I’m a very big kiss fan and I want to say I enjoyed this video a lot. Thank you for sharing your opinions, and I mostly agree with you. I also learned a lot!!
I love the Elder, but I also love Spinal Tapp. I think Gene Simmons provided the best review for it. "As a Kiss album, I give it a zero, as a bad Genesis album, I give it a four."
No 1 wasnt a suprise. Overall good list. And thanks for Union... as a Kiss fan i must be ashamed to confess that I never heard of it. Definetely gonna check it out!!. Keep up the good work!!!
Great job ranking… I have been a huge Kiss fan since middle school in ‘76…, although I agree with most, but I rank: Rock and Roll Over Dressed to Kill Love Gun Hotter than Hell Destroyer Kiss Paul Stanley (solo album) Gene Simmons (solo album) Dynasty Awesome job doing this!
I'll just put this out there; many years ago before I read some reviews and learned I was *supposed* to think it sucked; I rather liked most of the songs on 'The Elder'. Also had some of the best guitar tones Kiss ever recorded.
Absolutely love where you’ve got Monster. One of their best . They sounded like they had a chip on their shoulder and finally did something about it. Great songs, I like the production, adds to the tone of the music. Gene sounds like he finally gives a hoot again.
Respect to you man!! Defiantly some controversial opinions but I love that for you! The one album I would rank so much higher on my list is def space invader, one of my favs of Ace!! I was so happy when you had trouble walkin so high. Such a kick ass album!
Cool list. Destroyer was the first album I ever bought, I was in 5th grade and totally into comic books at the time which is the sole reason I chose it. I feel fortunate that I didn't pick a dud. It was a great introduction to music for a kid on account of all the different styles presented, and Ezrin's musical influence and production. Destroyer set me up nicely for a lifetime of open minded music fandom.
Man, I love your passion for the band. I don't agree with many of your choices but your reasons do make sense for your own taste and I totally respect that. We could have hour long discussions about my own ranking. I love this video cause i now have plenty of albums to listen too because I haven't listen ton most of the side projects except for a few.
Nice video. You explain your choices well. I found out about some albums that I never heard of. I did notice that you did not include the live albums, though.
Well done! As a casual/nostalgic fan I was mostly clueless about most of the solo stuff and other bands/projects. Now I have some serious checking out to do. My list would have the first three albums higher, and I disagree with the consensus of putting Destroyer at the top. It might come down to how important sound/production is to the listener, compared to songwriting and feel. Since I am mostly oblivious to sound quality, most days I put Hotter than Hell at the top, followed by Rock and Roll Over and Ace's first solo album. And so I'm off to looking the Eric Singer Project stuff up. Thanks!
Good Job on this ranking and Thanks for including many albums I never new existed, many from Bruce Klickitat that I never had heard of before, So keep up the Great Job on your RUclips Channel Partner.
You take 100 KISS maniacs and let them make their own ranking. You'll see 100 different lists!! That's what makes KISS unique, they got so many good stuff to choose. By the way, I really like WOW and Vinnies' stuff.
As expected, we disagree quite a bit but I appreciate someone willing to take the time to rank all of these. I think a big element of how several albums are usually ranked is when they came along in someone's life and even what the circumstances were in which the album was released. When Unmasked was released, I was 10. Union had better songs but there's no way I'd rank Union higher than a KISS album I'd spent the previous twenty years with. Trouble Walking has better songs than Frehley's Comet but the build up in my circle at the time to Ace finally releasing a solo album was huge. Demos had floated around and he did some live shows but when that album was released, we couldn't stop listening to it. It could've been an album of Ace playing the harp instead of the guitar. Didn't matter. He was finally "back". I tend to ramble.
I didn't even know several of the solo project albums you included existed. Now I do and have something to look forward to listening to. While my rankings of the albums I do know would have differed quite a lot, I enjoyed hearing your reasoning. I liked your last 3 choices but would have put the first 3 much higher. To each his own...
Done! You really need to send this video over to Bruce. You are insane Sean! But, I will give some of these Bruce offerings out because you like them so much and you're opinion is valid because you have listened to them! HA!
Just rewatched this vid. Sean, you made some great recommendations. Finally got around to listening to Union's The Blue Room. That album kicks ass, just as you said.
I have NOT listened to all of these albums...YET. But thanx to YOU I will now start my journey of listening to those that I have yet to have listened to as well as go back & relisten to a few that I had not given enough due time in listening to & trying to appreciate more so.🤙⚡️⚡️
I just finished watching and what I realize is all the generations that KISS has influenced and I believe that shows in the ranking. HTH is my top pick but I grew up in the 70's. You have the most thorough ranking I've ever seen and because of that I have several albums I am now on the hunt for. Thanks again, New follower
Yes! Trouble Walkin!!! Love it!! Origins Volume 1 changed life- NO Apologies needed for ranking it so high! Paul's Live to win is his last hurrah with his voice! My mom's fave solo album is Paul's!
New to this channel, having found the 10 worst KISS song video earlier this week. There were so many WTF moments for me on this list, I stopped trying to keep up with the wildest takes. But that's cool. Glad to see the fan input even if I can't understand it,,, Very cool to see the solo/side bands included, have heard most of them but got some items to track down. Keep 'em coming !
Very cool list and appreciate your takes on them. I haven't heard allot of the related albums u mention (but I may pick a few up after hearing this) My top 3 is : 1: creatures of the night 2: lick it up 3: revenge
You're an awesome Utuber Sean, and I hope you just keep doing what you're doing. As for the list, Rock and Roll Over was my 1st KISS album, which I got the same week it came out, at the age of 14 (total age revealed) lol. You exposed me to material I didn't know was even out there. My question, did I miss the 2 live albums, or did you mention they were being withheld? Rock and Roll Over my absolute favorite, still in my DNA, goosebumps still at the age of 58 every time I hear it. Great job, as always, and thank you for taking the time to put this massive list together!!!!
My favorite KISS albums are: KISS(1974) Destroyer(1976) Rock And Roll Over(1976) Love Gun(1977) Creatures Of The Night(1982) Lick It Up(1983) Animalize(1984)
PETER - Cat # 1 was his best solo album but I am one of the few who love many of the tracks on One For All - they are either hit or miss for me but his soulful and uneven singing reaches me. He did have the worst solo album. GENE - Asshole was uneven - loved Dog and Black Tongue - but the rest leaves me wanting something else. I do like his solo album much more than you - half of the album is great work. PAUL - Did not love Live To Win immediately but it has grown on me. His solo effort is right below Gene in my mind due to some of his lighter stuff on the album. Has some great tunes though. ACE - You did a great job ranking his albums - I do like Space Invader much more than you do. His solo album was the best. Surprise - the guy who did the least amount of singing had the best solo effort.
Least fave KISS songs 1. Beth 2. Baby Driver 3. Tomorrow and Tonight 4. And on the 8th Day 5. Burn Bitch burn 6. Murder in High heels 7. Read my Body 8. Take it off 9. God gave Rock n Roll to you 10. Uh all night (and the entire Asylum album)
I had a good laugh on pick 49 ! I was not surprised from this selection after having seen your review on the Elder album ! My other comment on a more serious note - Carnival of Souls in the top 10 ... hmmm. To me Kiss Alive belongs in that top 10.
RANKING KISS MEMBERS 1-4 Gene, Paul, Peter and Ace - I cannot rank the original four as each brought something to the group. The time that they were four equals is unmatched in KISSTORY. 5. Bruce Kulick - I love Ace's style with the guitar but Bruce was the best guitar player the band ever had. 6. Eric Singer - I know that I have committed a sin by placing him above Eric Carr but listen to his work on Carnival of Souls if you question his talent. 7. Eric Carr - Heavier drummer who fit perfectly with the Creatures of the Night era - much different than the jazz influenced style of Peter Criss. 8. Vinnie Vincent - The shredder - Heavy KISS songs should be reserved for Carr and Vincent. 9. Tommy Thayer - The fake ACE is greatly criticized but the man knows virtually every song in the KISS catalogue and can credibly reproduce the sound. My big criticism - ACE, Bruce, and Vinnie had a style - Thayer either has none or is not allowed to have one. 10. Mark St. John - Being only on one KISS album hurts his ranking - Was he the first Tommy in the group?
FANTASTIC EFFORT - I have listened to most of the albums on the list - Punk Tommy and Early Bruce are the exceptions. I have been working on my own every KISS song and album list with related recordings as well as tribute albums for several years. My problem - I keep changing my mind as I review what I have done.
great list and rankings, you articulated well on what you liked and disliked about each, I owned a little more than half of these and can totally agree with you on those. Nice work, thanks
That was incredible. Adding in the other stuff was a cool and unique spin. I love kiss and collect their albums. But Sabbath is my biggest addiction/collection, and I include a decent sized family tree in that.
I'm surprised "Alive!" didn't make the list! I'm not surprised "Alive 2" and "Alive 3" didn't make the list, either. But, I do respect your opinions and the rankings of these albums.
@@SeanBlumenshine Oh, OK. Speaking of Greatest Hits comps, on "Thrashes, Smashes, & Hits", Eric Carr provided the lead vocal for "Beth", which of course was originally sung by Peter Criss. What did you think of Eric's take on the song? I thought Eric's vocals were more cleaner and less raspy than Peter's, Tell you the truth, I do like Eric's version (sorry, purists!).
KISS Alive put the first three albums in their rightful place song-wise which launched their superstardom and ultimately focused their catalog on those classics. I saw them in 76, 77, & 79 and they never really recaptured that magic afterwards.
You forgot ONE album...lol. Vinnie Vincent’s “Speedball Jam”, which probably would have taken residence on the bottom of your list. :) Overall, a great ranking and great episode.
I have a hard time putting any album above KISS albums. I agree with Destroyer being number one but I have their debut album as a close number two. I grew up with the seventies albums so there is an age bias here. You have The Elder way too low but love you showed respect for Crazy Nights and Monster. I also agree that Asylum is a very underrated album. I could go on and on here.
I think you have Sonic Boom and especially Monster both ranked way too high (I despise those two albums), but I do appreciate the fact that you took the time to put this all together.
Dude, major respect love your list overall could have went without all the add-ons but the live to win placement above the original Kiss album and various others even his soul station I know it comes down to Personal Taste but definitely not the majority opinion here
I have a hard time ranking them against studio albums; feels like a whole different thing to me and the video would probably have doubled in length due to how many there are.
Cool idea! Of course most of the Kiss albums are on top of my list but WOW is one of my alltime faves and it is 3 or 4 of all this albums. Other than that I love the three Ace releases Trouble walkin', Spaceman and Second sighting and they are between 15 and 20. Live to win by Paul is amazing. If we include Gene produced albums the Keel lp The right to rock is a clear top 10 for me. The best real Kiss albums: Kiss, Asylum, Creatures of the night, The elder, Hotter than hell. There is only one cd I hate and it is called Psycho circus. What a pile of crap. Well done video!
Yeah, I can’t agree putting Crazy Nights and Carnival of Souls so high on the list. Those 2 are at the bottom of my Kiss list (excluding the other “related” albums).
Agree. “The related” albums are all “Yawn”. But with regards to what he calls “proper Kiss albums”, it’s asinine to rate Crazy Nights, Carnival of Souls, Monster, Sonic Boom, & Unmasked above any of the first 3 Kiss albums. That he placed ALL of these duds so high makes you really wonder if he actually listened to anything. Having watched this video, I realize I wasted 30 minutes of my life, & am now more stupid for having listened to a single word this dillhole uttered.
All of these are great. 1-2 in any order Rock And Roll Over/Destroyer 3 Hotter Than Hell 4-5 Dynasty/Unmasked 6 Ace Frehley 7 Love Gun 8 Kiss 9 Dressed To Kill
Well your age and first kiss concert was sonic boom explains alot . I lo e Vinnie Vincent's playing ! To me he was the best guitarist they ever had ,of course Ace is ThE right guitar player for the band! The one you missed ,a d I knew you would is EZO ,first album produced y Gene and has Tommy Thayer as Co writer on several songs! It came out in1987 and was the Japanese KISS ,make up and everything ! It's probably one of my all time favorite albums, period . You should definitely check it out . Too much Bruce in the list ,I think he's a boring guitar player, very nice every time I met him . The top 3 is as close as we would come to agreeing on anything. I always enjoy hearing what other people think, good job !
Good job. I'd like to see how you rank the live albums. Alive! is actually #1, while Destroyer is #2 and Rock and Roll Over is #3. Creatures of the Night is #4.
"Kiss" is a matter of one's preferences. First their album I heard was "Lick It Up", which still is No1 for me. I was 13 and I instantly liked it. It was in 1985. I thought: "Wow, heavy". I didn't expect Kiss played Heavy Metal. Least favorite songs: "Dance all over your face" and "On the 8-th day". I love Vinnie's solos, Eric Carr's drumming, singing of both: Paul and Gene (Gene's a little bit more). I also think, that Eric influenced Kiss a lot and shifted them into heavier music than they did before. Shortly after "Lick It Up" I listened to "Alive" and "Alive II". I didn't like the production (especially on Alive), but the vibe and the music was amazing. I liked it too, but was surprised how different was Kiss's music prior to "Lick it up". All other stuff of Kiss isn't interesting to me. I have to admit, that this band was a huge event in showbusinnes and hard to imagine, how many bands they influenced, how many trends set, etc., etc. I lisntened (here, on mighty RUclips) with interest the audio book of Paul Stanley "Face the Music: A Life Exposed". Very interesting. Your reviews are also interesting, thank you for your work!
33:11 nah dude you're doing great -- love the videos -- how about a "KISS book" video? I own a copy of the very first book ever written about them, the Robert Duncan one
Wow... my list would be drastically different. I'm a lot older than you so the earlier albums mean more to me. But, this is your list and not mine and that's what make these fun.
Hey!! My first 2 Kiss albums was Kiss 1974 and Destroyer 1976. I got this 2 on Cassett tapes 1976. If i have to pick 5 kiss studio albums. This is my list 1 - Kiss 2 - Destroyer 3 - Love Gun 4 - Dynasty 5 - Creatures Of The Night
I can't Rank that much. But Kiss Albums and their 4 first Solo Albums: From Best to Worst: Crazy Nights Love Gun Rock and Roll Over Creatures of the Night Paul Stanley Lick it up Music from the Elder Destroyer Ace Frehley Animalize Revenge Asylum Dynasty Kiss Hotter than Hell Hot in the Shade Monster Dressed to Kill Peter Criss Sonic Boom Psycho Circus Carnival of Souls Gene Simmons
When I saw this rating I thought 1st it was going to cover LIVE albums and albums and even the special add on I never would have thought of this this caught be by surprise I thought you were going to add the Box set / Alive and 2/3/4 Symphony i never would have thought this very informative of groups of which they were in and never heard of before If I were to do a list it would cover the CD albums and Alive and Boxset with songs .
Ok, so I'm different from most KISS fans, in the fact I LOVED Carnival of Souls. With the way rock was trending at the time, this was a bold maneuver for them at the time. Unlike other KISS albums that always sound like KISS albums, only the vocals would've given away this was KISS. And that's why I love this... It's not a cookie cutter album
Sean, unfortunately I have not listened to many of the albums you ranked. I don't have an opinion one way or the other for that reason. But I have to say, although I would put some albums higher or lower, you did one hell of a job. Nice work!!
I don't agree with many of your rankings but I respect them. By the way, you missed Vinnie's old band Treasure. Anyway, here's my top and bottom 5 (proper KISS only)... Top 5 1: Rock and Roll Over 2: Carnival of Souls 3: Hotter than Hell 4: KISS 5: Destroyer Bottom 5 (least favorite at #1) 1: Gene Simmons '78 Solo 2: Crazy Nights 3: Dynasty 4: Unmasked 5: Asylum (although Tears are Falling is one of my top 5 KISS songs)
Enjoyed the list. Not there with you on the Criss albums being anything but bad but totally agree on Live to Win and Paul's first solo. I listen to both often.
I had so many "What? Really?!" *pause the video* moments, but I love that. I don't click on videos like this to hear my list. I came here to hear yours. So keep doing what you do, as we love it! It's YOUR opinion!
Now THIS is well thought out and all encompassing. While yes, there were some "WTF?!" moments, I respect the choices.
Yeah, it's real good. If I'm in the right zone I can listen to KISS talk for way too long.
Amazing how you fly through the ranking quickly and yet remain completely articulate throughout. Great work!!!
Who would have ever believed the element that is Paul's voice would one day be the downfall of their two most recent albums. I feel it's almost tragic because Paul gave us many great vocal moments.
I'm still not used to Paul being the weak link. I enjoy your videos, btw.
@@SeanBlumenshine THANK-You! Thanks for watching!
The best always fall the furthest, unfortunately.
This was the best KISS ranking ever. I love Crazy Nights & Soul Station too. I’m glad they’re getting some love.
This is definitely an interesting video! Major props to you for including Mark St John's solo stuff, I was super worried those would be forgotten here, and while your opinions on his stuff differ a bit from mine (absolutely love Mark's solo stuff to death lol), it's still nice to see it get some attention! I also learned some new stuff from this, especially with Shake The Faith.
One of my favorite KISS RUclips channels, great delivery and really deep knowledge on the band. Those are friends of mine posing with Vinnie, those guys were masters of the meet and greet but waaay better. Nailed the One For All situation here.
That's cool!
Ace's Kiss era solo album outsold all the other solo albums. As for being a terribly RUclipsr it pays to not be too polished and believe it or not making mistakes is good business on this site.
Excellent concept for a list and honest rankings, great job!
Great job as usual, Sean! I've watched every one of your KISS videos, and you never disappoint! The fun part about these type of videos is everyone will have their own opinion. I appreciate hearing yours and the analysis and historical perspective you provide. Keep up the great work! Now, let's think of more KISS videos for you to do! How about a most underrated KISS list? I'm a big fan of Sure Know Something - hope that makes the cut!
I''ve been a RUclipsr on and off for over 10 years. I think you do incredible work. I don't always agree with your selections (The Elder), but you clearly put a lot of thought into your videos. I've watched all your KISS vids. If you ever wanna chat KISS.. I'm your huckleberry.
I’m a very big kiss fan and I want to say I enjoyed this video a lot. Thank you for sharing your opinions, and I mostly agree with you. I also learned a lot!!
What a great video, so cool having all the extra albums included.
WooHoo lot of thought and research in here. A true FAN. Lol, I’m not gonna be mad, I’m gonna enjoy this- thanks for doing it:)
Nice work. Don't agree with everything but that's the beauty of perspective. Very informative and I appreciate your efficient direct delivery.
I love the Elder, but I also love Spinal Tapp. I think Gene Simmons provided the best review for it. "As a Kiss album, I give it a zero, as a bad Genesis album, I give it a four."
THAT'S funny
No 1 wasnt a suprise. Overall good list. And thanks for Union... as a Kiss fan i must be ashamed to confess that I never heard of it. Definetely gonna check it out!!. Keep up the good work!!!
Same here. This list introduced me to a bunch of new stuff.
Great job ranking… I have been a huge Kiss fan since middle school in ‘76…, although I agree with most, but I rank:
Rock and Roll Over
Dressed to Kill
Love Gun
Hotter than Hell
Destroyer
Kiss
Paul Stanley (solo album)
Gene Simmons (solo album)
Dynasty
Awesome job doing this!
Joey,
Great choices. 👌
You can ALWAYS tell the original 70's KiSS fans now aged well over 50 !
I'll just put this out there; many years ago before I read some reviews and learned I was *supposed* to think it sucked; I rather liked most of the songs on 'The Elder'. Also had some of the best guitar tones Kiss ever recorded.
A lot of those solos are just killer especially Under the Rose and World Without Heroes
Absolutely love where you’ve got Monster. One of their best . They sounded like they had a chip on their shoulder and finally did something about it. Great songs, I like the production, adds to the tone of the music. Gene sounds like he finally gives a hoot again.
You guys are the only ones to think that way. Only god knows why. Not even Eric’s masterpiece can save the album as a whole.
If an album called “Asshole” shouldn’t sound shitty, I really can’t see any other possibility
Respect to you man!! Defiantly some controversial opinions but I love that for you! The one album I would rank so much higher on my list is def space invader, one of my favs of Ace!! I was so happy when you had trouble walkin so high. Such a kick ass album!
This is by far the coolest KISS top album list I've ever seen. I have Dynasty as #1. Love your opinions! The B roll footage is amazing.
Cool list. Destroyer was the first album I ever bought, I was in 5th grade and totally into comic books at the time which is the sole reason I chose it. I feel fortunate that I didn't pick a dud. It was a great introduction to music for a kid on account of all the different styles presented, and Ezrin's musical influence and production. Destroyer set me up nicely for a lifetime of open minded music fandom.
Man, I love your passion for the band. I don't agree with many of your choices but your reasons do make sense for your own taste and I totally respect that. We could have hour long discussions about my own ranking. I love this video cause i now have plenty of albums to listen too because I haven't listen ton most of the side projects except for a few.
Nice video. You explain your choices well. I found out about some albums that I never heard of. I did notice that you did not include the live albums, though.
Well done! As a casual/nostalgic fan I was mostly clueless about most of the solo stuff and other bands/projects. Now I have some serious checking out to do. My list would have the first three albums higher, and I disagree with the consensus of putting Destroyer at the top. It might come down to how important sound/production is to the listener, compared to songwriting and feel. Since I am mostly oblivious to sound quality, most days I put Hotter than Hell at the top, followed by Rock and Roll Over and Ace's first solo album.
And so I'm off to looking the Eric Singer Project stuff up. Thanks!
Good Job on this ranking and Thanks for including many albums I never new existed, many from Bruce Klickitat that I never had heard of before, So keep up the Great Job on your RUclips Channel Partner.
You take 100 KISS maniacs and let them make their own ranking.
You'll see 100 different lists!!
That's what makes KISS unique, they got so many good stuff to choose.
By the way, I really like WOW and Vinnies' stuff.
My rankings change like the tides.
As expected, we disagree quite a bit but I appreciate someone willing to take the time to rank all of these. I think a big element of how several albums are usually ranked is when they came along in someone's life and even what the circumstances were in which the album was released. When Unmasked was released, I was 10. Union had better songs but there's no way I'd rank Union higher than a KISS album I'd spent the previous twenty years with. Trouble Walking has better songs than Frehley's Comet but the build up in my circle at the time to Ace finally releasing a solo album was huge. Demos had floated around and he did some live shows but when that album was released, we couldn't stop listening to it. It could've been an album of Ace playing the harp instead of the guitar. Didn't matter. He was finally "back". I tend to ramble.
I didn't even know several of the solo project albums you included existed. Now I do and have something to look forward to listening to. While my rankings of the albums I do know would have differed quite a lot, I enjoyed hearing your reasoning. I liked your last 3 choices but would have put the first 3 much higher. To each his own...
Congrats, you put a lot of thought into this. Ace's Anomale is underappreciated. Love the Genghis Khan guitar outro.
Finally, someone who has the good tastes to rank the Union albums right up there. I can't find them for the life of me on Amazon to purchase.
Done! You really need to send this video over to Bruce. You are insane Sean! But, I will give some of these Bruce offerings out because you like them so much and you're opinion is valid because you have listened to them! HA!
Just rewatched this vid. Sean, you made some great recommendations. Finally got around to listening to Union's The Blue Room. That album kicks ass, just as you said.
Great video! You really put a lot of thought into this and even though I don’t agree on everything - I really get your points.
I have NOT listened to all of these albums...YET. But thanx to YOU I will now start my journey of listening to those that I have yet to have listened to as well as go back & relisten to a few that I had not given enough due time in listening to & trying to appreciate more so.🤙⚡️⚡️
I just finished watching and what I realize is all the generations that KISS has influenced and I believe that shows in the ranking. HTH is my top pick but I grew up in the 70's.
You have the most thorough ranking I've ever seen and because of that I have several albums I am now on the hunt for.
Thanks again,
New follower
Thanks so much!
Yes! Trouble Walkin!!! Love it!!
Origins Volume 1 changed life- NO Apologies needed for ranking it so high!
Paul's Live to win is his last hurrah with his voice! My mom's fave solo album is Paul's!
Cool idea. I hate the list, but it's all good. Thanks for the vid.
New to this channel, having found the 10 worst KISS song video earlier this week. There were so many WTF moments for me on this list, I stopped trying to keep up with the wildest takes. But that's cool. Glad to see the fan input even if I can't understand it,,, Very cool to see the solo/side bands included, have heard most of them but got some items to track down. Keep 'em coming !
Channeling a Steven Wilson look I see. Asylum is a guilty pleasure indeed. Enjoying the videos!
Man..!.You`re a bank of knowledge.....Great Stuff !!...Fascinating !.....Love your Vids
I am not an huge kiss fan, but I love the way you treat the matter, ranking, analyzing every LPS, etc,
Dude I really enjoy your channel. Thanks and keep it up
Very cool list and appreciate your takes on them. I haven't heard allot of the related albums u mention (but I may pick a few up after hearing this)
My top 3 is :
1: creatures of the night
2: lick it up
3: revenge
Great to see UNION so high on someone else's list. I fucking love those two albums, and the live "Galaxy" album!
You're an awesome Utuber Sean, and I hope you just keep doing what you're doing. As for the list, Rock and Roll Over was my 1st KISS album, which I got the same week it came out, at the age of 14 (total age revealed) lol. You exposed me to material I didn't know was even out there. My question, did I miss the 2 live albums, or did you mention they were being withheld? Rock and Roll Over my absolute favorite, still in my DNA, goosebumps still at the age of 58 every time I hear it.
Great job, as always, and thank you for taking the time to put this massive list together!!!!
I didn’t include live albums because I don’t really know how to rank those against studio albums. Might do a live album ranking at some point.
My favorite KISS albums are:
KISS(1974)
Destroyer(1976)
Rock And Roll Over(1976)
Love Gun(1977)
Creatures Of The Night(1982)
Lick It Up(1983)
Animalize(1984)
PETER - Cat # 1 was his best solo album but I am one of the few who love many of the tracks on One For All - they are either hit or miss for me but his soulful and uneven singing reaches me. He did have the worst solo album.
GENE - Asshole was uneven - loved Dog and Black Tongue - but the rest leaves me wanting something else. I do like his solo album much more than you - half of the album is great work.
PAUL - Did not love Live To Win immediately but it has grown on me. His solo effort is right below Gene in my mind due to some of his lighter stuff on the album. Has some great tunes though.
ACE - You did a great job ranking his albums - I do like Space Invader much more than you do. His solo album was the best. Surprise - the guy who did the least amount of singing had the best solo effort.
Least fave KISS songs
1. Beth
2. Baby Driver
3. Tomorrow and Tonight
4. And on the 8th Day
5. Burn Bitch burn
6. Murder in High heels
7. Read my Body
8. Take it off
9. God gave Rock n Roll to you
10. Uh all night (and the entire Asylum album)
Found your video in my news feed and had to watch because it is Kiss
I had a good laugh on pick 49 ! I was not surprised from this selection after having seen your review on the Elder album ! My other comment on a more serious note - Carnival of Souls in the top 10 ... hmmm. To me Kiss Alive belongs in that top 10.
RANKING KISS MEMBERS
1-4 Gene, Paul, Peter and Ace - I cannot rank the original four as each brought something to the group. The time that they were four equals is unmatched in KISSTORY.
5. Bruce Kulick - I love Ace's style with the guitar but Bruce was the best guitar player the band ever had.
6. Eric Singer - I know that I have committed a sin by placing him above Eric Carr but listen to his work on Carnival of Souls if you question his talent.
7. Eric Carr - Heavier drummer who fit perfectly with the Creatures of the Night era - much different than the jazz influenced style of Peter Criss.
8. Vinnie Vincent - The shredder - Heavy KISS songs should be reserved for Carr and Vincent.
9. Tommy Thayer - The fake ACE is greatly criticized but the man knows virtually every song in the KISS catalogue and can credibly reproduce the sound. My big criticism - ACE, Bruce, and Vinnie had a style - Thayer either has none or is not allowed to have one.
10. Mark St. John - Being only on one KISS album hurts his ranking - Was he the first Tommy in the group?
FANTASTIC EFFORT - I have listened to most of the albums on the list - Punk Tommy and Early Bruce are the exceptions. I have been working on my own every KISS song and album list with related recordings as well as tribute albums for several years. My problem - I keep changing my mind as I review what I have done.
great list and rankings, you articulated well on what you liked and disliked about each, I owned a little more than half of these and can totally agree with you on those. Nice work, thanks
That was incredible. Adding in the other stuff was a cool and unique spin.
I love kiss and collect their albums.
But Sabbath is my biggest addiction/collection, and I include a decent sized family tree in that.
Thank you so much!
Im glad you Ranked Revenge. I wouldnt have been able to take you seriously. My quick rank....1. Debut album, 2. Destroyer, 3. Revenge
Ace's 1978 solo album is #1 for me.
Yes KISS 1976 and 1977. And yes, the first 3 albums.... That's why ALIVE! is the way to hear those songs. Eddie Kramer + KISS
Alive, Destroyer, Alive II. That’s it.
What an awesome ranking… I learnt alot
I'm surprised "Alive!" didn't make the list! I'm not surprised "Alive 2" and "Alive 3" didn't make the list, either. But, I do respect your opinions and the rankings of these albums.
I just didn’t include live albums or greatest hits things
@@SeanBlumenshine Oh, OK. Speaking of Greatest Hits comps, on "Thrashes, Smashes, & Hits", Eric Carr provided the lead vocal for "Beth", which of course was originally sung by Peter Criss. What did you think of Eric's take on the song? I thought Eric's vocals were more cleaner and less raspy than Peter's, Tell you the truth, I do like Eric's version (sorry, purists!).
@@menchitty11 He explains it in the Crazy Nights review. The last few minutes are dedicated to ST&H
KISS Alive put the first three albums in their rightful place song-wise which launched their superstardom and ultimately focused their catalog on those classics. I saw them in 76, 77, & 79 and they never really recaptured that magic afterwards.
The top 6 Kiss albums are the first 6 Kiss studio albums. it's really that simple
Finally the simple truth revealed.
Yet they were not and you are wrong
Paul's album sounds epic in places, great players and as many have said most KISS like.
You forgot ONE album...lol.
Vinnie Vincent’s “Speedball Jam”, which probably would have taken residence on the bottom of your list. :)
Overall, a great ranking and great episode.
I saw that and literally couldn't bring myself to listen to it.
I have a hard time putting any album above KISS albums. I agree with Destroyer being number one but I have their debut album as a close number two. I grew up with the seventies albums so there is an age bias here. You have The Elder way too low but love you showed respect for Crazy Nights and Monster. I also agree that Asylum is a very underrated album. I could go on and on here.
I think you have Sonic Boom and especially Monster both ranked way too high (I despise those two albums), but I do appreciate the fact that you took the time to put this all together.
Great vid. Many releases that I never listened to... I'll check the ones I have not checked out yet
Dude, major respect love your list overall could have went without all the add-ons but the live to win placement above the original Kiss album and various others even his soul station I know it comes down to Personal Taste but definitely not the majority opinion here
Great that you put carnival of souls in the top 10, such a great record
What happened to the live albums or the Box Set? Alive II has studio tracks. And Alive! Is their greatest record.
Agreed. Live albums should be included.
Cool list, I’m a Kiss fan since around 1978 when they were on the Halloween special w/ Paul Lynde, I was like 12 then.
Why no live albums on the list?
I have a hard time ranking them against studio albums; feels like a whole different thing to me and the video would probably have doubled in length due to how many there are.
@@SeanBlumenshine ,
Gotchya, makes sense 🤙
Cool idea! Of course most of the Kiss albums are on top of my list but WOW is one of my alltime faves and it is 3 or 4 of all this albums. Other than that I love the three Ace releases Trouble walkin', Spaceman and Second sighting and they are between 15 and 20. Live to win by Paul is amazing. If we include Gene produced albums the Keel lp The right to rock is a clear top 10 for me. The best real Kiss albums: Kiss, Asylum, Creatures of the night, The elder, Hotter than hell. There is only one cd I hate and it is called Psycho circus. What a pile of crap. Well done video!
Yeah, I can’t agree putting Crazy Nights and Carnival of Souls so high on the list. Those 2 are at the bottom of my Kiss list (excluding the other “related” albums).
Agree. “The related” albums are all “Yawn”. But with regards to what he calls “proper Kiss albums”, it’s asinine to rate Crazy Nights, Carnival of Souls, Monster, Sonic Boom, & Unmasked above any of the first 3 Kiss albums. That he placed ALL of these duds so high makes you really wonder if he actually listened to anything. Having watched this video, I realize I wasted 30 minutes of my life, & am now more stupid for having listened to a single word this dillhole uttered.
Union is indeed a good band. Excellent album!
You just ranked a Bruce Kulick record over Hotter Than Hell. lol. No freaking way.
I really enjoy the reviews, I really love Kiss and I agreed, for most part... you're great
All of these are great.
1-2 in any order Rock And Roll Over/Destroyer
3 Hotter Than Hell
4-5 Dynasty/Unmasked
6 Ace Frehley
7 Love Gun
8 Kiss
9 Dressed To Kill
I was born in 1968 and grew up with KISS and other great bands
Well your age and first kiss concert was sonic boom explains alot . I lo e Vinnie Vincent's playing ! To me he was the best guitarist they ever had ,of course Ace is ThE right guitar player for the band! The one you missed ,a d I knew you would is EZO ,first album produced y Gene and has Tommy Thayer as Co writer on several songs! It came out in1987 and was the Japanese KISS ,make up and everything ! It's probably one of my all time favorite albums, period . You should definitely check it out . Too much Bruce in the list ,I think he's a boring guitar player, very nice every time I met him . The top 3 is as close as we would come to agreeing on anything. I always enjoy hearing what other people think, good job !
Good job. I'd like to see how you rank the live albums. Alive! is actually #1, while Destroyer is #2 and Rock and Roll Over is #3. Creatures of the Night is #4.
I actually did do a live album ranking a little bit ago
"Kiss" is a matter of one's preferences. First their album I heard was "Lick It Up", which still is No1 for me. I was 13 and I instantly liked it. It was in 1985. I thought: "Wow, heavy". I didn't expect Kiss played Heavy Metal. Least favorite songs: "Dance all over your face" and "On the 8-th day". I love Vinnie's solos, Eric Carr's drumming, singing of both: Paul and Gene (Gene's a little bit more). I also think, that Eric influenced Kiss a lot and shifted them into heavier music than they did before. Shortly after "Lick It Up" I listened to "Alive" and "Alive II". I didn't like the production (especially on Alive), but the vibe and the music was amazing. I liked it too, but was surprised how different was Kiss's music prior to "Lick it up". All other stuff of Kiss isn't interesting to me. I have to admit, that this band was a huge event in showbusinnes and hard to imagine, how many bands they influenced, how many trends set, etc., etc. I lisntened (here, on mighty RUclips) with interest the audio book of Paul Stanley "Face the Music: A Life Exposed". Very interesting. Your reviews are also interesting, thank you for your work!
Great reviews mate. I've just subbed to your channel
Thank you!
33:11 nah dude you're doing great -- love the videos -- how about a "KISS book" video? I own a copy of the very first book ever written about them, the Robert Duncan one
Great ranking. Well done!
Wow... my list would be drastically different. I'm a lot older than you so the earlier albums mean more to me. But, this is your list and not mine and that's what make these fun.
Who else is here before one thousand?
Hey!!
My first 2 Kiss albums was Kiss 1974 and Destroyer 1976. I got this 2 on Cassett tapes 1976. If i have to pick 5 kiss studio albums.
This is my list
1 - Kiss
2 - Destroyer
3 - Love Gun
4 - Dynasty
5 - Creatures Of The Night
Really great stuff!
I can't Rank that much. But Kiss Albums and their 4 first Solo Albums:
From Best to Worst:
Crazy Nights
Love Gun
Rock and Roll Over
Creatures of the Night
Paul Stanley
Lick it up
Music from the Elder
Destroyer
Ace Frehley
Animalize
Revenge
Asylum
Dynasty
Kiss
Hotter than Hell
Hot in the Shade
Monster
Dressed to Kill
Peter Criss
Sonic Boom
Psycho Circus
Carnival of Souls
Gene Simmons
Creatures of the night is a Heavy Metal album and similar to Thin LiZZy thunder and lightning both were released in the similar years
Black n Blue's "Without Love" is an all-time fav.
When I saw this rating I thought 1st it was going to cover LIVE albums and albums and even the special add on I never would have thought of this this caught be by surprise I thought you were going to add the Box set / Alive and 2/3/4 Symphony i never would have thought this very informative of groups of which they were in and never heard of before If I were to do a list it would cover the CD albums and Alive and Boxset with songs .
Ok, so I'm different from most KISS fans, in the fact I LOVED Carnival of Souls.
With the way rock was trending at the time, this was a bold maneuver for them at the time. Unlike other KISS albums that always sound like KISS albums, only the vocals would've given away this was KISS. And that's why I love this... It's not a cookie cutter album
Sean, unfortunately I have not listened to many of the albums you ranked. I don't have an opinion one way or the other for that reason. But I have to say, although I would put some albums higher or lower, you did one hell of a job. Nice work!!
Really enjoyed your list. Did I miss “Chelsea”?
I don't agree with many of your rankings but I respect them. By the way, you missed Vinnie's old band Treasure. Anyway, here's my top and bottom 5 (proper KISS only)...
Top 5
1: Rock and Roll Over
2: Carnival of Souls
3: Hotter than Hell
4: KISS
5: Destroyer
Bottom 5 (least favorite at #1)
1: Gene Simmons '78 Solo
2: Crazy Nights
3: Dynasty
4: Unmasked
5: Asylum (although Tears are Falling is one of my top 5 KISS songs)
Enjoyed the list. Not there with you on the Criss albums being anything but bad but totally agree on Live to Win and Paul's first solo. I listen to both often.