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KISS
Lick It Up


4.5
superb

Review

by Ire USER (6 Reviews)
February 24th, 2016 | 33 replies


Release Date: 1983 | Tracklist


KISS was never my thing but then I heard this and o have newfound respect. Without make up the music had room to truly bread. Ace plays like never before as he shreds and tremolo sweep swap chords all the place. Paul showcases not only instrumental prowess but showcases also his lyrics - take the title track, a take on the Great Depression. Resources were so scarce that if water or food are spilled they were literally licked up off the ground by people suffering from Great Depression. Paul family was in this so he knows all to well and you can sense the desperation and heartfelt honest and true pain. This is nothing like 70/ Kiss. This is sleek, bob rich's production is a lot like Kanye west except a precursor of the then budding hair metal industry yet that unfair characterization - this is closer to Nine Incj Nails, ten year before Downtown Spiral, then it is to Ratt. So listen close and judge not by the cover which is itself a satire on the industry - here is kiss sy artistic peek



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Comments:Add a Comment 
Trebor.
Emeritus
February 24th 2016


59843 Comments


wag

SitarHero
February 24th 2016


14702 Comments


Review reads like a 5/5 and that's still too low because the album is actually a 9/5. Neg.

MrSirLordGentleman
February 24th 2016


15343 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Agreed on the beautiful lyrics

ArsMoriendi
February 24th 2016


40977 Comments


What If I told you Ace Freely isn't even on this album?

Good troll review I guess though.

DoofusWainwright
February 24th 2016


19991 Comments


is that a purple tank top on the left

RunOfTheMill
February 24th 2016


4509 Comments


Looks more like a sweater vest

JigglyPDiddy
February 24th 2016


3721 Comments


Looks more like a sweater vest [2]

wham49
February 24th 2016


6341 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

this has to be a joke, 4.5, nothing in KISS's output deserves that , especially a throw away album like Lick It Up

wham49
February 24th 2016


6341 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

after further reading I can tell why you think so, Mentioning K. West like production lost you all credibility

what does taking make-up off have anything to do with the music

MrSirLordGentleman
February 24th 2016


15343 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

It's a troll review lol

wham49
February 24th 2016


6341 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

I know, I just like to post.LOL

DominionMM1
February 24th 2016


21099 Comments

Album Rating: 2.0

"take the title track, a take on the Great Depression."



this made my day

tempest--
February 24th 2016


20634 Comments


the music had room to truly bread. [2]

evilford
February 24th 2016


64150 Comments


great rev neg'd

Ire
February 24th 2016


41944 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

nice

evilford
February 24th 2016


64150 Comments


I didn't really neg, I wouldn't do that in general, I couldn't go on another moment letting you think that I negged



Brostep
Emeritus
February 24th 2016


4491 Comments


this is beaut

evilford
February 24th 2016


64150 Comments


your av gave me epilepsy

LepreCon
February 24th 2016


5481 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

gr8 b8 m8 i r8 u 8/8

Titan
February 24th 2016


24926 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

BUT PETER CRISS IS INCREDIBLE ON HERE



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