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Kiss - 'Ikons'

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By Chad Bowar, About.com

Kiss - Ikons

Kiss - Ikons

Mercury Records
Kiss hasn't had a studio album released in the U.S. since 1998, but the band's output of various merchandise, live material and compilations hasn't slowed down. The latest addition to their discography is Ikons. It's a four CD set with separate discs featuring Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss.

Each disc has some of the greatest hits that each member sang lead vocals on. Gene Simmons' includes "Deuce" and "Rock And Roll All Night;" the Paul Stanley disc has "Strutter" and "I Was Made For Lovin' You;" Ace Frehley's features "Rocket Ride" and "Snow Blind;" while Peter Criss' has "Beth" and "Hard Luck Woman."

Ikons is an interesting way to present the songs. Of course the Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley CDs have more hits, but there are some very underrated tracks on the Ace Frehley and Peter Criss discs that haven't appeared on a lot of previous compilations. If you're a serious Kiss fan you already have all these songs elsewhere, but for the more casual Kiss lover, Ikons is a solid collection.

Kiss - 'Ikons' Track Listing

Demon (Gene Simmons)

01. God Of Thunder
02. Almost Human
03. Calling Dr. Love
04. Ladies Room
05. Christine Sixteen
06. Deuce
07. Rock And Roll All Nite
08. Cold Gin
09. Parasite
10. Larger Than Life
11. Love 'em And Leave 'Em
12. Plaster Caster
13. Radioactive
14. Charisma

The Star Child (Paul Stanley)
01. Detroit Rock City
02. Love Gun
03. Take Me
04. Strutter
05. C'mon And Love Me
06. Hotter Than Hell
07. 100,000 Years
08. Rock Bottom
09. Do You Love Me?
10. All American Man
11. Mr. Speed
12. I Stole Your Love
13. Wouldn't You Like To Know Me
14. I Was Made For Lovin' You

Space Ace (Ace Frehley)

01. New York Groove
02. Shock Me
03. 2,000 Man
04. Rocket Ride
05. Snow Blind
06. Speedin' Back To My Baby
07. Talk To Me
08. What's On Your Mind
09. Rip It Out
10. Save Your Love
11. Hard Times
12. Two Sides Of The Coin
13. Dark Light
14. Into The Void

The Cat Man (Peter Criss)

01. Hard Luck Woman
02. Baby Driver
03. Hooligan
04. Beth
05. I Can't Stop The Rain
06. Black Diamond
07. Mainline
08. Don't You Let Me Down
09. Dirty Livin'
10. Getaway
11. Strange Ways
12. That's The Kind Of Sugar Papa Likes
13. Easy Thing
14. I Finally Found My Way

(released October 21, 2008 on Mercury Records)

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