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<blockquote class="Quote"><div><strong class="bc-author">SoulOnIce</strong> said:</div><div><blockquote class="Quote"><div><strong class="bc-author">lamprey eel</strong> said:</div><div>Comparable to 'Back In The USA' era MC5 and the New York Dolls</div></blockquote>
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	seriously, though, never could get into KISS. and I am totally a "rock" guy, they just seem corny to me, except for the occasional song here or there. <em>KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park</em>, on the other hand, is pure genius - their finest hour although it also shows exactly why I never liked them.<br />
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	also: KISS = most blatant and awful sell-out-to-Disco hit of the era?? <em>That</em> is why rock dudes hated disco so much - I know people paint disco hate as anti-black/gay and much of it clearly was, but people's favorite rock bands like KISS having big hit Disco songs was some serious fuel for the backlash fire.</div></blockquote>
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	You disagree with the MC5 ('B.I.T.U.S.A. era) and Dolls comparison? I think the comparison is apt and you will discover it to be valid/true if you revisit KISS, especially the first three LPs, for some comparative rock history. If I had to describe their sound to someone, I would say that they sound like a less frantic New York Dolls (dig that languid tempo on 'Cold Gin'), although they do kick up the tempo Dolls-like on tracks like 'Let Me Go, Rock 'N' Roll.'<br />
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	My interest in the music of KISS lasts up until and including the release of the compilation 'Double Platinum.' After that, my interest is basically zero (although the tune 'Lick It Up' is an unimpeachable albeit ridiculous good time... and don't front and tell me that you don't blast this tune when it comes over the airwaves on the radio in your automobile.) I ain't stumping for the 'I Was Made For Loving You' era, obviously.<br />
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	Whether or not you think KISS is corny, there is no doubt that the tunes I listed above rock.  Put to an honest rock appreciation listening test, I bet you wouldn't find fault with even 10% of those listed tracks.

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