Kiss 40
Kiss 40 is a compilation released by Kiss to celebrate the band's 40th anniversary.
Information
The album contains one track from every album the band has released over their 40-year career including live albums, the 1978 solo albums, as well as songs from compilations and from the three instant live albums, which are commercially available for the first time. There is one unreleased song: "Reputation".The album is the first released by the band since their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
A limited-edition Best Buy exclusive version was released that came with a T-shirt.
The Japanese edition features an exclusive track, "Hell or Hallelujah ".
Reception
Reception for the album has been mostly positive. In David Jeffries' review for AllMusic, he praised the album for being "filled with classics and desirable extras" but questioned the album's "odd one song-per-album rule" before finishing the review by commenting that "this is a triumph of format and the band's longevity, but not necessarily a knockout introduction".Personnel
- Paul Stanley – rhythm guitar, lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Ace Frehley – lead guitar, lead vocals, acoustic guitar
- Gene Simmons – bass guitar, lead vocals, acoustic bass
- Peter Criss – drums, lead vocals,
- Eric Carr – drums, vocals
- Vinnie Vincent – lead guitar, vocals
- Mark St. John – lead guitar
- Bruce Kulick – lead guitar, backing vocals,, acoustic guitar
- Eric Singer – drums, backing vocals
- Tommy Thayer – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Bob Kulick – lead guitar
- Bob Ezrin – piano
- Dick Wagner – acoustic guitar
- Kevin Valentine – drums
- Tobias Nievelstein – recording engineer
- Anton Fig – drums