Sonic Boom [Box] [CD & DVD] by Kiss (CD, Apr-2010, 3 Discs, Kiss Records)

Album Features
UPC:	852985002001
Artist:	KISS
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2010
Record Label:	Kiss Records
Genre:	Hard Rock, Music (General), Musical & Performing Arts, Rock & Pop
Number Of Discs:	3

Track Listing
DISC 1:
1. Modern Day Delilah
2. Russian Roulette
3. Never Enough
4. Yes I Know (Nobody's Perfect)
5. Stand
6. Hot and Cold
7. All For the Glory
8. Danger Us
9. I'm an Animal
10. When Lightning Strikes
11. Say Yeah

DISC 2:
1. Deuce
2. Detroit Rock City
3. Shout It Out Loud
4. Hotter Than Hell
5. Calling Dr Love
6. Love Gun
7. I Was Made For Lovin' You
8. Heaven's On Fire
9. Lick It Up
10. I Love It Loud
11. Forever
12. Christine Sixteen
13. Do You Love Me
14. Black Diamond
15. Rock and Roll All Nite

DISC 3:
1. [Untitled] [Live] [DVD] - (live)
2. Hotter Than Hell - (live)
3. C'mon and Love Me - (live)
4. Watchin' You - (live)
5. 100,000 Years - (live)
6. Rock & Roll All Nite - (live)

Details
Producer:	KISS, Paul Stanley, Greg Collins
Distributor:	Source Interlink UK
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Personnel: Paul Stanley, Tommy Thayer (vocals, guitar); Eric Singer (vocals, drums); Gene Simmons (vocals).Audio Mixer: Greg Collins .Recording information: Conway Studios, Hollywood, CA (08/2007); Henson Recording, Hollywood, CA (08/2007); The Nook, Studio City, CA (08/2007).Photographers: Dean Snowden; Dean Snowden; Neil Zlozower.When SONIC BOOM was released, it had been over a decade since the last Kiss studio album, so expectations were understandably high. In addition, the intervening period had seen the band fire two of its founding members for the second time, only to replace them with sidemen wearing Ace Frehley and Peter Criss's iconic makeup. Luckily, the new additions, unlike some of Kiss's "un-masked years" members, have a good feel for classic Kiss. That fact, matched with Paul Stanley's assumption of production duties, makes SONIC BOOM one of the most consistent and thoroughly Kiss-sounding albums since the group's `70s heyday. That said, the New York City unit manages to branch out a bit; alongside very ROCK & ROLL OVER/LOVE GUN-esque tracks such as the Gene Simmons-sung rockers "Yes I Know (Nobody's Perfect)" and "Russian Roulette," sit ambitious pieces such as "Stand," which employs a Motown-influenced chorus melody, sophisticated arrangement, and Beach Boys-style harmonies, and "All For the Glory" and "Lightning Strikes," which are vocal showcases from new guys Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer (respectively). Interestingly, both Singer's rasp and Thayer's slightly off-kilter delivery are highly reminiscent of their famous predecessors, which further contributes to the album's distinct Kiss-ness. Overall, though the record doesn't pack quite the same lean, mean, gritty punch as early classics like DESTROYER or KISS (or Ace Frehley's own 2009 album ANOMALY), it is a clear return to the sound of archetypal Kiss.

Editorial Reviews
There's no denying the pleasingly hook-laden nature of such anthemic rockers as BOOM's 'Stand' and Modern Day Delilah'... -- Grade: B
Entertainment Weekly

Ranked #40 in Spin's 40 Best Albums Of 2009 -- [P]erhaps their best album ever. No, really.
Spin

It's a breath of fiery air, then, that their latest is as close to a return to classic form as anyone could reasonably expect.
Spin