Kiss - Destroyer (Resurrected) (08/11/2012)
It’s worth investing in the hard copy of this record for the nifty little insert it comes with. The accompanying booklet is a mini history of the band and the time they spent recording Destroyer back in the seventies from the perspective of Bob Ezrin, who produced the original record along with this thirty-five year anniversary re-release. There’s retro snapshots and behind the scenes stories about KISS during the glory days, looking at their song writing process along with a few wild memories of drunken parties and groupies.
The original release of this record was a significant moment for the band. They’d been slowly building a following with their previous records (KISS, Hotter Than Hell and Dressed to Kill) and Destroyer was an impressive follow up, being the first of their albums to achieve platinum status. It marked a turning point in their career and the way their records were being made. It saw the inclusion of sound effects in their songs that hadn’t been present before, including accompaniment from the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and excerpts from Beethoven’s Pathetique. Some of their biggest hits and most iconic riffs are to be found on the record including rock anthems Detroit Rock City and Shout it Out Loud and the ballad Beth, one of the first singles to achieve significant radio play.
Ezrin says he wanted to keep “the original recording intact and simply augment it sonically without changing, subtracting or adding any parts.” Basically that means for KISS fans that the album they remember is now available in all its original goodness with the sound quality improved and revamped.
Laura Windred
Follow me on Twitter! - @lalalibertine
The original release of this record was a significant moment for the band. They’d been slowly building a following with their previous records (KISS, Hotter Than Hell and Dressed to Kill) and Destroyer was an impressive follow up, being the first of their albums to achieve platinum status. It marked a turning point in their career and the way their records were being made. It saw the inclusion of sound effects in their songs that hadn’t been present before, including accompaniment from the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and excerpts from Beethoven’s Pathetique. Some of their biggest hits and most iconic riffs are to be found on the record including rock anthems Detroit Rock City and Shout it Out Loud and the ballad Beth, one of the first singles to achieve significant radio play.
Ezrin says he wanted to keep “the original recording intact and simply augment it sonically without changing, subtracting or adding any parts.” Basically that means for KISS fans that the album they remember is now available in all its original goodness with the sound quality improved and revamped.
Laura Windred
Follow me on Twitter! - @lalalibertine