It's probably their most blatantly "pop" offering, but since it features a lot of songs you've never heard, it always sounds fresh.  With New Wave-inspired production on tunes like "Is That You?" and "Tomorrow", and late-era disco on "Easy As It Seems", "Naked City" and "What Makes The World Go `Round", it wouldn't take a genius to figure out that this is an early 80's album all the way.  The tune "Shandi" is a guilty pleasure to be sure, and in fact I think it could've been a big hit if had been recorded by someone for whom it was more suited, say, (gasp!) Barry Manilow.  In addtion, Ace Frehley contributes three songs for the second album in a row, and they're all out-of-the-park winners.  His voice really came around by this time too.  No one's ever going to accuse him of being Pavoratti, but he's definitely a better singer than most people give him credit for, and he adds another dimension to the band's vocal stylings previously dominated by Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons.
Top tunes - "Shandi", "What Makes The World Go `Round", "Naked City", "Tomorrow", "Is That You?" and "Talk To Me".
It's probably their most blatantly "pop" offering, but since it features a lot of songs you've never heard, it always sounds fresh. With New Wave-inspired production on tunes like "Is That You? " and "Tomorrow", and late-era disco on "Easy As It Seems", "Naked City" and "What Makes The World Go `Round", it wouldn't take a genius to figure out that this is an early 80's album all the way. The tune "Shandi" is a guilty pleasure to be sure, and in fact I think it could've been a big hit if had been recorded by someone for whom it was more suited, say, (gasp! ) Barry Manilow. In addtion, Ace Frehley contributes three songs for the second album in a row, and they're all out-of-the-park winners. His voice really came around by this time too. No one's ever going to accuse him of being Pavoratti, but he's definitely a better singer than most people give him credit for, and he adds another dimension to the band's vocal stylings previously dominated by Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons. Top tunes - "Shandi", "What Makes The World Go `Round", "Naked City", "Tomorrow", "Is That You? " and "Talk To Me".