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| Digitally remastered classic from the days of thrashing tunes and makeup. Includes I Was Made For Lovin' You, Dirty Livin', Hard Times, Magic Touch, etc. |
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| 1 I Was Made for Lovin' You |
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| 2 2000 Man |
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| 3 Sure Know Something |
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| 4 Dirty Livin' |
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| 5 Charisma |
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| 6 Magic Touch |
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| 7 Hard Times |
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| 8 X-Ray Eyes |
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| 9 Save Your Love |
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Album Review
"Dynasty" marked the first time that the original four members of Kiss did not all appear together for the entire album -- session drummer Anton Fig subbed for Peter Criss due to the latter's erratic behavior and injuries sustained in a serious car crash. And even though it was a platinum-plus smash, "Dynasty" marked the beginning of Kiss' unfocused period, which would ultimately end in a nosedive of the band's popularity, as well as Criss and Frehley leaving the band by 1982. In latter-day interviews, the band has admitted that they started to listen to outsiders about what direction the music should go around the time of "Dynasty". And since small children were a large part of Kiss' audience by 1979 (due to merchandising and the god-awful TV movie "Kiss Meets the Phantom"), the band began backing away from heavy metal and embracing pop. Included is their hit disco experiment "I Was Made For Loving You" (it was as good as any other disco song of the late '70s), as well as "Sure Know Something," a melodic pop rocker that should have also been a smash. Many other tracks would have been better if they weren't so glossed up (due to producer Vini Poncia), such as "Charisma," "Magic Touch," "Hard Times," and a great re-worked cover of the Rolling Stones obscurity "2,000 Man." Not a horrible album (that distinction would go to 1981's "The Elder"), but certainly not on par with such classics as "Hotter Than Hell", "Destroyer", or "Love Gun". ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide
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