KISS — Alive II (review)

KISS — Alive II album cover Live album · 1977 · Hard Rock Buy this album from MMA partners
3/5 ·
Warthur
Kiss' second live album is probably the best way to sample the material from Destroyer, Rock and Roll Over and Love Gun, all of which is presented in a more energetic format here, but there's no doubt that this album lacks the flair and sheer unstoppable energy of its predecessor. Part of this is that the material just isn't as good - the songs all blend together and start to sound the same, the band's songwriting having settled into a very comfortable rut at this point in their career - and it certainly doesn't help that the studio side of the album (the last five tracks) is rather forgettable.

But then again, Alive II is still the best way to experience the material presented here. It's a document of the latter half of Kiss' golden age - the point where their schtick started to get really, really old, but they hadn't yet descended into misjudged experiments in disco or prog rock.
Share this review
more

Review Comments

Post a public comment below | Send private message to the reviewer
Please login to post a shout
No shouts posted yet. Be the first member to do so above!

Review Index

Member Zone

Username:
Password:
Stay signed in

Metal Subgenres

Artists Alpha-index

MMA TOP 5 Metal ALBUMS

Rating by members, ranked by custom algorithm
Albums with 30 ratings and more
Master of Puppets Thrash Metal
METALLICA
Buy this album from our partners
Paranoid Heavy Metal
BLACK SABBATH
Buy this album from our partners
Moving Pictures Hard Rock
RUSH
Buy this album from our partners
Powerslave NWoBHM
IRON MAIDEN
Buy this album from our partners
Rising Heavy Metal
RAINBOW
Buy this album from our partners

New Metal Artists

New Metal Releases

Pile Of Bones Sludge Metal
SLOW DRAWL
Buy this album from MMA partners
Chemical Makeup EP Sludge Metal
HAG BASTARD
Buy this album from MMA partners
Deathbed Dreamer Melodic Metalcore
LOST IN EXILE
Buy this album from MMA partners
Six Eyes And Limitless Metalcore
INFECTED ANGEL
Buy this album from MMA partners
Rot Stink Rip Death Metal
TOMBSTONER
Buy this album from MMA partners
More new releases

New Metal Online Videos

Lost In Exile - INCHES (Official Video)
LOST IN EXILE
Bosh66· 7 hours ago
Shining - Inga Broar Kvar Att Bränna
SHINING
UMUR· 22 hours ago
Shining - Jag Är Din Fiende (official premiere)
SHINING
UMUR· 22 hours ago
SHINING - Avsändare Okänd (Official Lyric Video) | Napalm Records
SHINING
UMUR· 22 hours ago
Agremorta - Adrocitas (Official Lyric Video)
AGREMORTA
Bosh66· 6 days ago
More videos

New MMA Metal Forum Topics

More in the forums

New Site interactions

More...

Latest Metal News

members-submitted

More in the forums

Social Media

Follow us
Follow us on Twitter Become a Facebook fan RSS Feed