KISS (Asylum) 1985

KISS (Asylum) 1985

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Asylum is another album that I thought was great back in the day but has been falling apart over the years. It's now an above average album to me. From my perspective, the band was more focused on touring and taking the show out on the road rather than working hard at songwriting and putting together a quality album. They more or less were of the mind set to throw whatever songs they had together simply for an excuse to go on tour, since that was where their bread and butter lay. This was also around the time KISS decided to re-release Creatures Of The Night with the new cover with Bruce Kulick on it.

Bruce did get some killer solos out on Asylum to show the world what he could do and he pretty much nailed it with Tears Are Falling. Not bad for the new kid in the band if you ask me. I also love the riff and solo for Who Wants To Be Lonely.

Fave Songs: King Of The Mountain, Who Wants To Be Lonely, Trial By Fire, and UH! All Night. MVP goes to Tears Are Falling. <-----earworm. Duh.

Worst album cover in their existence, along with Sonic Boom. Seriously, I just don't get the cover at all, other than that they were trying to revisit the color scheme for each member in the band as in regards to the 4 solo albums.

Worst excuse for "costumes" in their entire career are presented in all their cringe-inducing glory in the videos. Oh God...how horrible.  The Demon Child Gene Simmons reduced to that of a drag queen! Sheesh!!

Rating: 3 1/2 Stars out of 5

Review by Chiprocks1

Asylum Music Videos

KISS - Tears Are Falling

KISS - Who Wants To Be Lonely

KISS - Uh! All Night