Product Description

On the heels of the unusual MUSIC FROM THE ELDER, Kiss decided to return to their hard rock roots with CREATURES and the result is their heaviest-sounding album to date. Unfortunately, Ace Frehley (frustrated by his diminishing role in thegroup) departed the band prior to recording. He was replaced by Vinnie Vincent, who contributed some lightning-fast riffs.
From the monstrous drum fill that opens the record, it is clear that the grease painted warriors mean business. The title track is a classic Kiss number with a "take no prisoners" punch. "Rock And Roll Hell" is a tale of a musician'sexcessive lifestyle (loosely based on Frehley). "I Love It Loud" is a Kiss anthem for the ages, with a pounding drumbeat and a sing-along chorus that had 200,000 Brazilians screaming in unison on the CREATURES tour. "I Still Love You" is apowerful, emotional ballad featuring Eric Carr on bass. "War Machine" closes the album and is Gene Simmons at his ferocious best, a killer track that leaves the listener spent at its completion. CREATURES shows a focused Kiss, a straight-up hard rock record that takes the listener through a riveting journey.

Track Listing

1. Creatures Of The Night
2. Saint And Sinner
3. Keep Me Comin'
4. Rock And Roll Hell
5. Danger
6. I Love It Loud
7. I Still Love You
8. Killer
9. War Machine

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #39371 in Music
• Released on: 1997-09-29
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Running time: 39 minutes

Customer Reviews

'Right Between the Eyes!'
KISS in 1982 were seemingly in decline. Their last three studio albums had steadily declining sales, and they seemed to have lost all direction. To come back with an album like this is a testament to the shrewd nous of Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons and their brillaince at producing great rock music.

The album starts as it means to continue with thundering drums leading into the title track. New drummer Eric Carr finally gets to show off his skills and was never better. Gene also excels throughout the album, on I Love it Loud and the menacing War Machine in particular. Paul contributes I Still Love You and the frentic Danger as well as the awesome title track. There are no weak songs on the album, only fantastic songs and good songs. Here is KISS as they were meant to sound, heavy and seriously hard rockers.

There are two reasons for the sudden return to sanity (aside from Gene and Paul waking up at long last); the first is producer Michael James Jackson, who unlike Vini Poncia and Bob Ezrin harnessed everything good about KISS to produce the heavy metal masterpiece. The other is Vinnie Cusano, a session musician who co-writes three of the songs herein and plays on some of them in guitarist Ace Frehley's abcense. Both help KISS pick themselves out of the rut they were in to produce certainly one of their best records and a genuine rock classic. A worthy addition to anyone's record collection.

very heavy
This album is the best kiss album without ace and peter. The guitars and drums are is great form and the vocals are heavy and aggressive.

The stand out tracks are:
creatures of the night - very heavy with thunderous drums and guitar riffs. hard vocals and a menacing chorus.

I love it loud - one of genes better songs, again hard drums and strong vocals.

I still love you - a great inspirational ballad by paul stanley. Great if you like pauls ballads.

overall a very solid album. I think that the band sound tighter then when ace and peter were in the lineup.

buy it today!!!!!

The heaviest KISS album to date
Following the commercial disaster of the bands last LP, "(Music from)The Elder", KISS decided to go back to basics, in thunderous style. "Creature of the Night" is the album that fans had been waiting for since "Love Gun", and re-established the bands heavy metal credentials.
From the pummeling drum intro to the strafing, lightning fast guitars and passionate Paul Stanley vocals, the title track rockets past like a runaway train, hell bent on destruction. Both Stanley and Gene Simmons' songwriting really shine on this album, both producing strong, rock-steady songs full of vitriolic fury and passion. "Saint and Sinner" is a groovy, looser Simmons number, with some impressive yodelling from the God of Thunder, and spacey lead-guitar work from Ace Frehleys replacement, Vinnie Vincent (whose lead work in the album is more daring and precise than Ace Frehleys looser style.). Eric Carrs drumming is also thunderous, proving himself to be a more than competent successor to Peter Criss. The Starchild, Stanley, also writes some great fast metal songs - "Danger" and "Keep me Comin'" - which are contrasted with Simmons' slower, more menacing and downbeat tunes, like "Rock n' Roll Hell" and "Killer". "I Love it Loud" was the albums sing-along anthem, with speaker shattering drums and an irresistible vocal chant.
The albums centre piece is the epic "I Still Love you", being the albums only ballad-esque song, and featuring Paul Stanley on top form, reprising his role as the romantic, impassioned Starchild. Album closer "War Machine" is a grinding, bottom-heavy metal number, and firmly reinstates Gene as the blood spitting, fire breathing God of Thunder. By recording this album, KISS restored their fans confidence in their traditional style, though relocated to the 80's. All in all, the best KISS album since "Love Gun" at least, and in fact of all their career - a great purchase, showing KISS at their brain shattering, ear pounding early 80's best!