The KISS solo albums

[J Frank Member Find all posts View Profile Close J Frank]

Ranked:

1) Gene Simmons - Shockingly great late '70s glam rock album. First time listeners might be surprised at some of the directions he goes here.

2) Ace Frehley - Kick-ass balls out rock and roll record, hints of new wave, surf, psychedelia and other stuff.

3) Peter Criss - Never really listened to it, don't care.

4) Paul Stanley - Never really listened to it, don't care.

[Tom K Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Tom K]

Funny this came up...Ace's has always been my favorite...However, I have been listening to Paul's a lot the last couple of weeks and am really in to it...

I may listen to Gene's tonight...I never liked it back when...we'll see if that changes...

Peter's is kind of lame...

[Horace Cordier Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Horace Cordier]

Ace, Peter, Paul, Gene.

Ace's is the best in real terms. Just first rate straight up rock no messing around.

Peter's is bad - for a rock album. But if I want to mellow out and get my jazz and swing on, it's great. I also LOVE Criss' voice so there's that. His legitimately good solo Lp is "Let Me Rock You" though.

Paul's is half a terrific and tough AOR album with great players and strong vocals. The other half? He/she at his worst. Poncy weak sister rock.

Gene's is a schizophrenic mess with guest stars tripping all over each other and too much turgid plod and crap novelty numbers like the horrific Disney number.

[Tom K Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Tom K]

Listened to Gene's last night...

Still as bad as I remembered...

[Mad Dog Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mad Dog]

Ace. It's the only one I still listen to.

[Scott MacDonald Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Scott MacDonald]

Ace's is the only one that mattered.