Kiss-Creatures of the Night
This is their second album with Eric Carr and their first album with the amazingly talented yet amazingly self destructive Vinnie Vincent. Kiss was going through a troubled time in their history. Dynasty and Unmasked sounded nothing like Love Gun, Destroyer, Dressed to Kill, etc. Then, in a desperate attempt to appear more talented then what they are, the album right before Creatures was "Music from the Elder". So Kiss needed to show what they were with this album.
In my view, they did. Creatures is one of the their better albums, it's in my top five of theirs. The influence of Eric Carr and his heavier style of drumming is obvious and works very well with the Vincent's style of guitar playing. For all the supposed issues with Vincent that guy could play guitar. The self titled "Creatures of the Night" is a great intro and like "I Stole Your Love" from Love Gun, I wish they'd play it live more. "Saint and Sinner", "I Love it Loud" and "War Machine" are also great Kiss songs.
Kiss is a band that has produced some truly terrible albums, but this isn't one of them. It's from their "dark ages" but it certainly deserves a second look.
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