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Asylum IS the definitive KISS album.
Of all the KISS clunkers in the 30 or so album catalog, Asylum is a stand-out effort. Except for the requisite Paul Stanley pseudo-ballads "Who Wants to Be Lonely" and "Tears are Falling," the remaining tunes kick some prodigious gluteus max. An infusion of fresh blood with the likes of guitarist Bruce Kulick has propelled Asylum far beyond the previous bubble-gum rockers into new-found realms of handbanging-dom. The first time I heard this record, I thought that Eddie Van Halen was busting out the leads-- nope, it's our buddy Bruce (who definitely gives Eddie a run for his money). Anyway, onto the songs: "King of the Mountain", the opener,is a bonafide mega-dose of Eric Carr kickdrums that pounds you right into the ground. Gene's coming-of-age opus "Anyway You Slice It" is a solid rocker. "I'm Alive" is a very fast Paul Stanley tune that is a sheer joy to hear. Other cool songs are: "Radar for Love", "Secretly Cruel", and "Uh! All Night." My personal fave is Gene's "Love's a Deadly Weapon", where we hear our favorite blood-spurting demon belch forth his best-ever demon's scream. Any KISS fan without this album is definitely missing out! -David Newman 1998

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Right in the Pocket
'Lick It Up,' 'Animalize' and 'Asylum' are three pretty similar KISS records. Released at the boom of 80's pop metal, all three are over-produced, nuts and bolts KISS records whose songs could easily be passed amongst one another without much notice. And different people react differently to each record.

I'm an 'Asylum' fan. Like the other two records, this album is absolutely carried by Paul Stanley's work. Gene Simmons was in Hollywood at the time, making records as a hobby and it shows. His contributions are not only minimal, but detrimental.

'Asylum' was the first KISS record to feature Bruce Kulick on guitar and he sounds good, bringing a degree of guitar respectability to the band without being as lick-happy as many of his 80's peers.

Standout tunes 'Tears Are Falling' and 'Who Wants To Be Lonely?' absolutely carry this record. But they stand far taller than the hits off the precious two records. A hot number like 'I'm Alive' and a tough 'King of the Mountain' back them up. 'Uh! All Night' features an embarrassment of a lyric but musically it's a great song, slinky and over the top, much like the era it was representing.

This was a glitzy, showy KISS record. Heavy but polished. I like it far more than either 'Lick It Up' or 'Animalize.' With their line-up stable, KISS had reaffirmed itself as true kings of the rock and roll mountain.

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I'll tell YOU what's funny about this album
Gene simmons looks like Miriam
Paul Stanley looks like the lead singer from the Cure
Bruce Kulick looks like he went to a CHEAP plastic surgeon
Eric carr (RIP)
Overall a stupid realease just like there other 80s albums.
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