0 ▁Gu itar ▁Albums ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁K err ang ! ▁listed ▁L ick ▁It ▁Up ▁# 3 ▁on ▁its ▁list ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁hard ▁rock ▁albums ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁The ▁album ▁marked ▁a ▁turn around ▁in ▁the ▁band ' s ▁flag ging ▁fort unes ▁during ▁the ▁previous ▁several ▁years ▁and ▁successfully ▁introduced ▁them ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁generation ▁of ▁fans , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁mark ing ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁" un mask ed " ▁era ▁that ▁would ▁last ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁de cade . ▁ ▁Stanley ▁has ▁stated ▁in ▁some ▁inter views ▁that ▁he ▁felt ▁that ▁the ▁album ▁sold ▁well ▁mainly ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁h ype ▁surrounding ▁the ▁band ' s ▁un mask ing . ▁ ▁The ▁L ick ▁It ▁Up ▁World ▁Tour ▁began ▁in ▁October , ▁one ▁month ▁after ▁the ▁album ' s ▁release , ▁and ▁focused ▁on ▁Europe ▁during ▁the ▁aut umn , ▁with ▁the ▁US ▁leg ▁taking ▁place ▁from ▁December ▁to ▁March . ▁The ▁American ▁leg ▁of ▁the ▁tour ▁has ▁been ▁seen ▁as ▁commer cially ▁disappoint ing ▁by ▁writer ▁Kurt ▁Go och , ▁who ▁has ▁believed ▁that ▁K iss ▁al ien ated ▁many ▁long time ▁fans ▁by ▁es ch ew ing ▁the ▁icon ic ▁make up . ▁ ▁The ▁title ▁track ▁" L ick ▁It ▁Up " ▁remains ▁a ▁st ap le ▁of ▁the ▁ensemble ' s ▁live ▁performances , ▁having ▁been ▁played ▁over ▁ 1 , 3 0 0 ▁times ▁as ▁of ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 5 ; ▁however