This has got to be Kiss' worst album ever! Why? It has absolutely no energy or excitement anywhere on it, unlike their previous album, "Revenge", which was just heavy as hell and rocked. Most other Kiss albums were really fun to listen to, with only a few exceptions, like "Dynasty", "Unmasked" and "Crazy Nights". "Carnival of Souls" is just plain dull & boring. I'm sure the band thought they were being clever by doing something different, but instead they were following somebody else's lead instead of being leaders themselves. The songs here are depressing as well. It must have been raining outside the whole time they recorded it. They even look bored themselves on the cover photo! The one & only pleasant surprise on here is "I Walk Alone", which, amazingly, was sung by guitarist Bruce Kulick. If you're new to the music of Kiss, do yourself a favor and skip this one.
This has got to be Kiss' worst album ever! Why? It has absolutely no energy or excitement anywhere on it, unlike their previous album, "Revenge", which was just heavy as hell and rocked. Most other Kiss albums were really fun to listen to, with only a few exceptions, like "Dynasty", "Unmasked" and "Crazy Nights". "Carnival of Souls" is just plain dull & boring. I'm sure the band thought they were being clever by doing something different, but instead they were following somebody else's lead instead of being leaders themselves. The songs here are depressing as well. It must have been raining outside the whole time they recorded it. They even look bored themselves on the cover photo! The one & only pleasant surprise on here is "I Walk Alone", which, amazingly, was sung by guitarist Bruce Kulick. If you're new to the music of Kiss, do yourself a favor and skip this one.