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| Another impeccable album from the masters of make-up, with an enhanced booklet. Title track, Christine Sixteen, Plaster Caster, Got Love For Sale, more. |
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| 1 I Stole Your Love |
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| 2 Christine Sixteen |
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| 3 Got Love for Sale |
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| 4 Shock Me |
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| 5 Tomorrow and Tonight |
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| 6 Love Gun |
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| 7 Hooligan |
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| 8 Almost Human |
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| 9 Plaster Caster |
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| 10 Then She Kissed Me |
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Album Review
"Love Gun" was Kiss' fifth studio album in three years (and seventh release overall, peaking at #4 on Billboard), and proved to be the last release that the original line-up played on. By 1977, Kiss merchandising was flooding the marketplace (lunchboxes, makeup kits, comic books, etc.), and it would ultimately lead to a Kiss backlash in the '80s. But the band was still focused on their music for "Love Gun", similar in sound and approach to their previous straight-ahead rock release, "Rock And Roll Over". It included Ace Frehley's first lead vocal spot (the eventual concert staple "Shock Me"), as well as one of Kiss' best and most renowned hard rockers in the thunderous title track. The album's opener, "I Stole Your Love," also served as the opening number on Kiss' ensuing tour, while "Christine Sixteen" is one of the few Kiss tracks to contain piano prominently. "Almost Human" is an underrated rocker, and features a great Jimi Hendrix-esque guitar solo from Frehley (no doubt due to ex-Hendrix producer Eddie Kramer manning the boards again), while "Plaster Caster" is a tribute to the famous groupies of the same name. The only weak spots on an otherwise stellar album are an obvious "Rock And Roll All Nite" ripoff titled "Tomorrow and Tonight," and a pointless remake of the Phil Spector-penned classic "Then He Kissed Me" (reworked as "Then She Kissed Me"). ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide
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