A Frank Discussion About the New KISS CD

I've wanted to review Sonic Boom for over a week now. Here's the problem: I can't get the CD to play! I bought the disc, popped it in my car and it got jammed in the player for four days. Sunday, the disc just decided to pop out, so I grabbed it and inserted the KISS Klassics CD that comes along with Sonic Boom - and this disc just skips around. We're not talking about a normal "skip" here: this is a massive, sound dropping mess. The problem isn't my car stereo, either. I tried a few different CDS, all of them played wonderfully.

Am I the only one having such KISS problems?

I swear I read on Metal Sludge that someone else was having issues with the CD quality of Sonic Boom, but now I can't find that thread. I can't return the disc because I threw away the receipt when I walked out of the evil empire, er,  store. I've never had a problem with a newly purchased CD - ever. I'm afraid to put any of the KISS related Sonic Boom discs in my laptop because I don't want one of them to become jammed, or worse. At this point, I'm even afraid of trying to play the live DVD.

Could it be that KISS sunk so low with their Wal-Mart deal that they sacrificed basic quality standards? Maybe I just got a dud -- it happens. One thing is for sure, I won't be spending another 12 bucks on a new copy of Sonic Boom. 

Anyone else have such problems?

Comments

[JOHN E. THUNDER]

I will give it a try........

SONIC BOOM, 8.5 out of 10

Great : MODERN DAY DELILAH, NOBODYS PERFECT, STAND, WHEN LIGHTNING STRIKES
Good : ALL FOR THE GLORY, DANGER US, RUSSIAN ROULETTE
SAY YEAH, HOT AN COLD
Bad: NEVER ENOUGH, I'M AN ANIMAL

Great album, this is what they should have released in 1998. I don't care of the band recycled or reused parts of songs. That is what classic did on KISS, HOTTER, DRESSED. I think it is add's to the classic experience.

[Spool Photography]

I tried listening to the full record now 3 times and I just can not get through it. Gene's tunes are good with a couple being pretty damn cool. But Pauls tunes are shit. I mean Never Enough is a direct rip off of Nothin But A Good Time. He also sounds like his voice is just not there anymore or he is pushing himself beyond his limits, it just does not sound right. My biggest problem with the record is the sound quality and mix, for todays standards it is very very bad. Paul is not a great producer and they should of had a gun producer listen in and give there advice.

In the end I am disappointed. Re recording those classics while we all know its about royalties is a slap in the face to us die hard fans that grew up listening to those classics and now hearing what they have done to them. I even heard RARAN on the radio yesterday the new recorded version, tragic ...

[renee]

my husband bought this the day it came out and we put it in the car cd player and it wouldn't play at all. we took it home and it won't play on his cd player but it will play fine on my cd player. I thought it was wierd and I guess I will try to return it. I just thought they were cheap cds cause you got so much for $12.00.

[Dave]

I'm sorry rockers, I don't want to be rude with your loved band, but I can't stand that horrible music of theirs. Besides, this guy Richard Simmons has gone very low, now he is making <a href="http://www.xlpharmacy.com/">viagra without prescription</a> advertisements! Can you imagine?