Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Kiss - Psycho Circus

Kiss invented the modern rock concert production. This is undisputed. Their stage shows are the template for every modern rock show.  Fireworks.  Raised platforms (no, I’m not just talking about Gene Simmons shoes…), lasers.  If you’ve seen it at a concert, almost all of it can be traced back to this band.  Is anyone listening to Psycho Circus these days?  I doubt it.  It’s the first album since 1979’s Dynasty album to feature the original band (although that’s only on a couple of tracks) and, strangely, is their only number one album in Australia.  I guess that goes to show that judging bands by the number of number one albums isn’t always a great measure of success. You’d have to go a long way to find a band that had a longer career, and sold more albums than Kiss.   

 

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