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Post by Joma on Dec 4, 2023 20:03:26 GMT -5
Greetings, š
So I sort of mockingly promised I'd listen to Sonic Shit again if Kold Gin pulled the ultimate douchebag and did fuck all for the pretend last show...and they did. Or should I say they didn't? I dunno, whatever. Anyhow, Hey Man requested I do a track by track review so I made notes as I listened to the shit tonight. Without further ado...
MDD - always liked this song, shy of the hoarse yells...those sound cheese dick, especially the second one. Tommy tries hard to sound Acey...what a douche. The verse lick is cool, though...chorus is also solid. Probably the best Kold Gin tune they did.
RR - bass sounds like shit. Vocal harmony sounds lame to start. Sounds like it's trying to be 70s, but comes off sounding more 80s, but not like good 80s Gene tunes. Ahh ahhhs are lame, backbone slip is also lame. Song sucks.
NE - when I took the 'name every KISS track in the catalog test', this is one of two songs I couldn't remember for the life of me. I don't remember what the other was...I think it was off Monster. I like Nothing But a Good time better... And I like Deuce infinitely better. It's annoying how much it sounds like Poison, though. Otherwise it would be an okay enough song.
YIK(NP) - generic. Lyrics are stupid AF. Tommy is try-hard again doing his best Ace impersonation. Meh. The take off your cloths is just annoying and cheese dick AF.
Stand - verses are generic AF. Didn't even remember this was a trade off vocal song. I don't hate the hook of the chorus, but the contrived, anthemic attempt is contrived. The bridge is lame. The I Just Wanna ripoff was better on Revenge. Song annoys me, but I probably woulda liked it in my sunshine pumping days...
H&C - it's weird because I more or less like this song on the Vault, but I don't like the more polished version here. The chorus is okay, but the verses sound lame on this. Too clean and shitty bass tone strikes again. Try-Hard Tommy is still annoying. The end sorta sounds like 70s KISS...about the only successful attempt all try hard album. Overall, still meh...at best.
AFTG(Hole) - generic. Try-Hard Singer tryingvhard to sound like Peter. Almost coulda been a decent song if it wasn't trying so hard. Try-Hard Tommy...what a douche. The vocal bridge is pretty lame.
DU - if this song wasn't so cheese dick, I'd like it. The lyrics are fucking lame, though. The music is solid enough as well as the vocal melody. Lose the cheese dick and it would been cool. Try-Hard Tommy makes his appearance as usual...douche.
IAA - generic AF. Tries so hard to sound demon. This song reminds me of the Gene version of Try-Hard Tommy. Song sucks.
Space Lighting pt 1 - skip. I don't even want to revisit Try-Hardest Tommy. Fucking douche. This and Space Lightning pt 2 are the two worst songs in the catalog. Douche.
SY - verses suck. Pre-chorus is boring. Chorus is almost okay, but the lyrics are stupid AF. Bridge sucks...maybe the worst part of the song. Try-Hard Tommy gives it one last try hard attempt...douched it, as usual. The drop out is pussy and lame...trying to give you the YEAH climax and fails. At this point I'm beyond bored of the boring ass chorus. Song sucks. Maybe the worst Paul song on the album.
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Post by Hey Man on Dec 4, 2023 20:17:24 GMT -5
 That was great. Thank you for doing this. Would it be too much to ask to do Monster now? |
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Post by Joma on Dec 4, 2023 20:24:33 GMT -5
That was great. Thank you for doing this. Would it be too much to ask to do Monster now? I almost put it on and took notes, but chose The Elder instead, minus the notes...good choice. The Elder fucking rules! I love the entire album. Not a better KISS album since! I will try to do Monster in the next week. Maybe even tonight if the girls stay out long enough... |
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Post by Hey Man on Dec 4, 2023 20:39:26 GMT -5
That was great. Thank you for doing this. Would it be too much to ask to do Monster now? I almost put it on and took notes, but chose The Elder instead, minus the notes...good choice. The Elder fucking rules! I love the entire album. Not a better KISS album since! I will try to do Monster in the next week. Maybe even tonight if the girls stay out long enough... I wasn't aware that you loved The Elder so much. I love it and Steve loves it too - we are one. |
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Post by Joma on Dec 4, 2023 20:44:33 GMT -5
I've told you I love The Elder before and that there wasn't a better album after...although it might not be better than any of the albums before either...
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Post by Hey Man on Dec 4, 2023 20:54:36 GMT -5
I've told you I love The Elder before and that there wasn't a better album after...although it might not be better than any of the albums before either... Ah sorry, I forgot. I do remember that you love HITS. |
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Post by kissoff on Dec 4, 2023 21:10:15 GMT -5
That was great. Thank you for doing this. Would it be too much to ask to do Monster now? BTTSA!!! |
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Post by kissoff on Dec 4, 2023 21:12:45 GMT -5
Greetings, š So I sort of mockingly promised I'd listen to Sonic Shit again if Kold Gin pulled the ultimate douchebag and did fuck all for the pretend last show...and they did. Or should I say they didn't? I dunno, whatever. Anyhow, Hey Man requested I do a track by track review so I made notes as I listened to the shit tonight. Without further ado... MDD - always liked this song, shy of the hoarse yells...those sound cheese dick, especially the second one. Tommy tries hard to sound Acey...what a douche. The verse lick is cool, though...chorus is also solid. Probably the best Kold Gin tune they did. RR - bass sounds like shit. Vocal harmony sounds lame to start. Sounds like it's trying to be 70s, but comes off sounding more 80s, but not like good 80s Gene tunes. Ahh ahhhs are lame, backbone slip is also lame. Song sucks. NE - when I took the 'name every KISS track in the catalog test', this is one of two songs I couldn't remember for the life of me. I don't remember what the other was...I think it was off Monster. I like Nothing But a Good time better... And I like Deuce infinitely better. It's annoying how much it sounds like Poison, though. Otherwise it would be an okay enough song. YIK(NP) - generic. Lyrics are stupid AF. Tommy is try-hard again doing his best Ace impersonation. Meh. The take off your cloths is just annoying and cheese dick AF. Stand - verses are generic AF. Didn't even remember this was a trade off vocal song. I don't hate the hook of the chorus, but the contrived, anthemic attempt is contrived. The bridge is lame. The I Just Wanna ripoff was better on Revenge. Song annoys me, but I probably woulda liked it in my sunshine pumping days... H&C - it's weird because I more or less like this song on the Vault, but I don't like the more polished version here. The chorus is okay, but the verses sound lame on this. Too clean and shitty bass tone strikes again. Try-Hard Tommy is still annoying. The end sorta sounds like 70s KISS...about the only successful attempt all try hard album. Overall, still meh...at best. AFTG(Hole) - generic. Try-Hard Singer tryingvhard to sound like Peter. Almost coulda been a decent song if it wasn't trying so hard. Try-Hard Tommy...what a douche. The vocal bridge is pretty lame. DU - if this song wasn't so cheese dick, I'd like it. The lyrics are fucking lame, though. The music is solid enough as well as the vocal melody. Lose the cheese dick and it would been cool. Try-Hard Tommy makes his appearance as usual...douche. IAA - generic AF. Tries so hard to sound demon. This song reminds me of the Gene version of Try-Hard Tommy. Song sucks. Space Lighting pt 1 - skip. I don't even want to revisit Try-Hardest Tommy. Fucking douche. This and Space Lightning pt 2 are the two worst songs in the catalog. Douche. SY - verses suck. Pre-chorus is boring. Chorus is almost okay, but the lyrics are stupid AF. Bridge sucks...maybe the worst part of the song. Try-Hard Tommy gives it one last try hard attempt...douched it, as usual. The drop out is pussy and lame...trying to give you the YEAH climax and fails. At this point I'm beyond bored of the boring ass chorus. Song sucks. Maybe the worst Paul song on the album. My guess is Overall Rating besides MDD is DOUCHEBAG SPECTACULAR. |
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Post by Joma on Dec 4, 2023 21:59:13 GMT -5
Just did Monsturd...
HoH - opening lick is cool. Verse is decent, but kinda gets boring the subsequent times through. The pre-chorus is alright. Chorus is boring. Try-Hard Tommy isn't trying quite so hard, that's a bonus. The Under The Gun part was better on Animalize. Song is decent, but no MDD...the one legit bright spot on Sonic Shit.
WoS - I dig this song. The lick is cool. The verse is cool, but does sound a bit rushed...like it should go just a bit longer. Pre-chorus is cool and as well as the chorus. Would have easily been the best Gene song on Sonic Shit. And to Try-Hard's credit, I think he co-wrote this. Damn solid song...songs like this is why I like Monsturd better than Sonic Shit.
Freak - intro is decent. Verses quickly bring it down. Pre-chorus is okay. Verse has a bit of hook to it, but the cheese dick lyrics kinda ruin it. I fucking hate the pledge allegiance part. Sounds nu-metally or something. Maybe just the production. Ruins any mediocrity the song had going for it. Song sucks.
BTTSA - generic AF. Verses suck ass. Lyrics are cringe. Chorus fucking sucks. Maybe the 3rd worst song in the catalog behind Try-Hard's absolute dog shit songs. And without my bias of hating Try-Hard, it might even be the worst song they ever did. Fucking hate this song... I want to punch him in the fucking face after the 'I like it' douchebaggery!
SM - yep, this was the other song I couldn't name for the life of me! And I can see why... Reminds me of the same song as what was on Sonic Shit, and I don't remember which it's so generic and forgettable. Maybe like a mix of Say Yeah and Dangerous, only more generic and much worse. Song sucks ass.
LWD - this song kicks ass. Almost as cool as MDD. Kinda Led Shit sounding without the dog shit vocals... Like everything about it, TBH.
EYHO - fucking hate this song too. The cheese dick intro, the generic lick, cheese dick lyrics, and another fucking backbone slip lyric. The chorus almost isn't terrible, but I'm already annoyed as fuck to care. The bridge is generic, too. At least Try-Hard doesn't sound like he's dying to be Ace. Shit song.
TDIM - this sorta has the try-hard demon thing going, but I kinda like this song. It's sorta annoying that the first verse sounds rushed and is missing a part of a line or something, but what can you do? It sounds more coherent on the second verse. The pre-chorus is cool and the chorus is solid. Overall I like the song.
Space Lightning pt 2 - generic AF...skip. Fuck that douche.
All For the Whatever pt 2 - song is okay enough. Nothing too offensive about it. The money shot of the chorus is kinda lame like a dude jerking off on some chick's tits...that's suppose to be the good part? If you say so...
TMDB - gotta admit this is a guilty pleasure. I shouldn't like this cheese dick song, but I can't help it. The lyrics are terrible and it sort of reminds me of the bad parts of YWTB on PC...but it's damn catchy! I like the vocal trade and the chorus has hook for miles.
LC - song is okay until they get to the ahh ahh ahhs. That was actuallu the worst part of YWTB. Sucked on Sonic Shit, and hasn't gotten any better on this album. Meh.
Bonus turd...RHRN - starts out like an ACDC song and goes down hill quick. Verses blow. Chorus is meh. Bridge is lame. Not sad this isn't on the album proper...
This album certainly has lower moments on it than Sonic Shit, but there are far more songs I legit like than on Sonic Shit, which is why I rate this album ahead of it.
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Post by Hey Man on Dec 4, 2023 22:07:04 GMT -5
I really like your reviews. You need to do the whole catalog over time like this.
But what do have against Tommy? He is professional and reliable.
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Post by Steve on Dec 4, 2023 22:28:56 GMT -5
Sonic Boom in a nutshell:
Peter isn't on it.
Its existence offends me less than Psycho Circus.
I like Say Yeah, Hot And Cold and Yes I Know.
All Modern Day Delilah has going for it is the riff
Rob Halford used to carry around a thesaurus to help with his lyrics. Paul must have a cliche dictionary.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, Tommy plays Ace's style more competently than Ace has in decades. I'm happy for him to do that, but I don't need to hear him sing lead.
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Post by Joma on Dec 4, 2023 22:36:01 GMT -5
Sorry Steve, but bullshit. Ace is more than competent on the entire KISS catalog...even Psycho Circus. You can have your loss of Bruce and Singer memorial all you want, and you could have not enjoyed them live, but Ace still had his chops on album to that point, both playing and vocally.
As far as reviews, the rest might be sort of boring. I mostly like the entire catalog minus CoS so it would just be a lot of I like that song and/or part, I love that song and/or part... Or this song I'm not overly fond of...I like it but don't love it. Boring...
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Post by Margo Leadbetter on Dec 5, 2023 1:29:23 GMT -5
* Sonic Bomb
They only did that album because Paul thought a Walmart exclusive and a second greatest hits disc would get them another platinum album, just like it did for Journey the year before. Didnāt work.
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Post by Hey Man on Dec 5, 2023 9:53:04 GMT -5
* Sonic Bomb They only did that album because Paul thought a Walmart exclusive and a second greatest hits disc would get them another platinum album, just like it did for Journey the year before. Didnāt work. This is true. |
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Post by kissoff on Dec 5, 2023 19:58:20 GMT -5
* Sonic Bomb They only did that album because Paul thought a Walmart exclusive and a second greatest hits disc would get them another platinum album, just like it did for Journey the year before. Didnāt work. This is true. Honestly I'd never thought of it that way but it all makes sense now. I was so proud to have discovered that Retsuden disc way back when and this release kinda ruined that for me. |
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Post by Margo Leadbetter on Dec 5, 2023 20:16:30 GMT -5
Oh and a live DVD. Exact same as the Journey package.
I think ACDC Black Ice was the next year, that was also a Walmart exclusive. Sold a couple million.
I think Sonic Bomb was the only Walmart exclusive that didnāt go platinum, it didnāt even go gold.
Paul just needed to accept that his band sucks.
If weāre being honest the only reason they went platinum in the 70s was payola and getting certified for albums shipped not for albums actually sold. Casablancaās unusual policy of āhey you guys can send these back for full credit if they donāt sellā.
This is Paulās problem ā¦ over the last decade heās forgotten about all the hype, mistruths and downright lies and thinks theyāre actually up there with Zeppelin.
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Post by Margo Leadbetter on Dec 5, 2023 20:19:16 GMT -5
Looked it up - Black Ice was 2008, before Sonic Bomb. And yes it went double platinum same year.
Eagles Long Road out of Eden was another one, 2007. Seven platinum but itās a double, it āonlyā sold 3.5 million. Garbage album though, what a disappointment.
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Post by MikeyB on Dec 7, 2023 13:17:18 GMT -5
Joma's Sonic Boom album review title...
Cheese Dick Douche
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