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Time for another official CRB Top 5 discussion.  So I was thinking if we really wanted to heat up the conversation what better band to discuss is there than KISS?  Seriously!  For a band with a Love 'em or Hate 'em fan base they sure generate a lot of chatter, so that's what were hoping for here as well...

Rather than a career spanning Top 5 list, lets break this up a little and look at a specific era of the band, it focuses the discussion, narrows the possibilities, and generates lively discussion.  So to do that lets start with the first era - KISS with Makeup on.  We'll not fuss over who played in the studio, and we'll only focus on the albums where the band wore makeup up to the point they removed it.  So here are the rules...

  • Only Studio albums prior to Lick It Up are in scope (No live releases*, Greatest hits**, or Tributes)
  • The 4 solos releases are NOT in play, were focusing on the band releases only.
  • You may only consider side 4 of Alive II as in play for your list.*
  • You may also consider the 4 new tracks from Killers as choices.**

Here's mine and I'm kicking it off with a wildcard pick!

5. The Oath - The Elder

4. War Machine - Creatures Of The Night

3. Cold Gin - KISS

2. I Was Made For Loving You - Dynasty

1. Detroit Rock City - Destroyer

Man, that was way tougher than I expected!!!  Good luck!

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I figured them all out, except gag me with a spoon.

Beth?  Really? 

 

C'mon rockers, help me get Beth on up out of here.  I will be totally embarrased to put that song on an official CRB Top 5 list.

I AM on vacation, lol!

But I'll try to pick 5.

Mike

Let me know if you need some suggestions...just not Beth, pleassssssssssssssssssssssssssssse.

You crack me up!!!

I didn't vote for Beth?

I went through & listened to all the nominees that I wasn't familiar with. I liked them all, but I really liked "Going Blind". That one, really stuck out. With that being said, I respect all the nominees, but I based my list on my earlier memories of Kiss, so my list will remain the same.

Goin' Blind is a great tune, but go back and listen to it on the MTV Unplugged album, much better!!

No nonono, of course it's not much better than the original Hotter Than Hell-version!!!!

I think both versions are fantastic.  I love the harmonies Gene and Paul put up.  I think their ability to sound really good singing together is very underrated.

I listened to the unplugged & I like both versions. It's cool watching them perform it, but I have to agree with Niels, I like the studio version better.

1. GOT TO CHOOSE

2. SHE

3. ROCK BOTTOM

4. C'MON AND LOVE ME

5. 100,000 YEARS

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