Another Kiss Box Set

There’s only so many ways to re-package a catalogue but Kiss keep coming up with new ones.

The latest is a a four-CD collectors’ package called Ikons which  showcases the iconic contribution of each Kiss member to the greater good. The packaging for Ikons features a 24-page booklet filled with classic Kiss photos. The actual Kiss icons and the IKONS logo on the box cover are printed in silver foil.

Track Listing

Gene Simmons

1. God Of Thunder
2. Almost Human
3. Calling Dr. Love
4. Ladies Room
5. Christine Sixteen
6. Deuce
7. Rock And Roll All Nite
8. Cold Gin
9. Parasite
10. Larger Than Life
11. Love ‘em And Leave ‘Em
12. Plaster Caster
13. Radioactive
14. Charisma

It’s fair to say that Gene’s songs seem to specialise in the theme of sexual conquest – always a winner in rock n’ roll.

Paul Stanley

1. Detroit Rock City
2. Love Gun
3. Take Me
4. Strutter
5. C’mon And Love Me
6. Hotter Than Hell
7. 100,000 Years
8. Rock Bottom
9. 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

Paul clearly had a knack for pop melodies in rock songs and was the more commercial writer. There’s a couple of other songs of his like Hold Your Heart that probably should have been included.

Ace Frehley

1. New York Groove
2. Shock Me
3. 2,000 Man
4. Rocket Ride
5. Snow Blind
6. Speedin’ Back To My Baby
7. Talk To Me
8. What’s On Your Mind
9. Rip It Out
10. Save Your Love
11. Hard Times
12. Two Sides Of The Coin
13. Dark Light
14. Into The Void

As expected Ace’s contributions vary the most in quality – but there’s no denying that the best of them are great songs.

Peter Criss

1. Hard Luck Woman
2. Baby Driver
3. Hooligan
4. Beth
5. I Can’t Stop The Rain
6. Black Diamond
7. Mainline
8. Don’t You Let Me Down
9. 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

Peter’s ballads Hard Luck Woman and Beth are important songs in the Kiss catalogue and Black Diamond is of course one of their greatest songs. Admittedly the quality drops of fairly quickly after that.

Ikons is available now.