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Kiss: Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley (vocals, guitar); Gene Simmons (vocals, bass); Peter Criss (vocals, drums).
Recorded at Electric Lady Studio, New York, New York.
Digitally remastered by Joseph M. Palmaccio at Sterling Sound, NYC.
Personnel: Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley (guitar); Peter Criss (drums).
Audio Remasterer: Joseph M. Palmaccio.
Liner Note Author: Robert V. Conte.
Recording information: Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY.
Photographer: Bob Gruen.
By the release of their third album, 1975's Dressed to Kill, Kiss were fast becoming America's top rock concert attraction, yet their record sales up to this point did not reflect their ticket sales. Casablanca label head Neil Bogart decided to take matters into his own hands, and produced the new record along with the band. The result is more vibrant sounding than its predecessor, 1974's sludgefest Hotter Than Hell, and the songs have more of an obvious pop edge to them. The best-known song on the album by far is the party anthem "Rock and Roll All Nite," but it was the track "C'Mon and Love Me" that became a regional hit in the Detroit area, giving the band their first taste of radio success. Since the band was on the road for a year straight, songs such as "Room Service" and "Ladies in Waiting" dealt with life on the road (i.e., groupies), and a pair of songs were reworked from Kiss' precursor band, Wicked Lester ("Love Her All I Can" and "She"). With Dressed to Kill's Top 40 showing on the Billboard charts, the stage was now set for Kiss' big commercial breakthrough with their next release. ~ Greg Prato
By 1975, Kiss' songs of sex, fun and rock and and roll had gained the band a loyal following thirsting for more. With their third album, Kiss did not disappoint.
The ribald and rollicking "Room Service" kicks things off with a nudge and a wink; it's about getting more than just fresh towels from the front desk. The rest of DRESSED TO KILL continues down that road, whether it's Gene Simmons singing of "moving down the line/the ladies are all looking fine" or Paul Stanley describing a tryst with an exotic dancer who spotted his picture in a magazine. While his bandmates naughtily sang of the fairer sex, Ace Frehley was inspiring legions of fledgling guitarists.
Two songs on DRESSED TO KILL come closest to showing why Kiss meant so much to teenagers. Frehley strikes a chord with "Getaway," a fantasy about trying to escape despite being flat broke. And the great rock anthem "Rock And Roll All Nite" is pure fulfillment--this was the exact destination their fans were trying to escape to. Re-released in a live version only months later, "Rock And Roll All Nite" became Kiss' first top-40 single, providing the springboard to the enormous success awaiting them in the following two years. Kiss Dressed To Kill Songs Dressed To Kill Music Review Average Rating: (4.9 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews I Wanna Rock and Roll All Nite
The album with the KISS anthem Rock and Roll All Nite, Dressed to Kill. With great songs such as She, C'mon and Love Me, and Rock Bottom, I still say My favorite on this one is Rock and Roll All Nite. KISS lives on forever!
Submitted by Crazy Ed (Roswell NM, USA)
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this has to be one of the best kiss albums by all four original members.
still sounds fresh after 30 years!and contains some of the best"kiss classics" eg; "rock bottom,"c'mon and love me","she" and the ultimate party anthem "rock and roll all nite".
i also love gene's killer bass lines.buy it!!
Submitted by nick rock6x (perth,west australia)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 1 of 1 found this helpful. The Definitive, Vintage KISS Album
This is the one KISS album that I'd insist on having with me on an island. Some of the most underrated KISS songs show up here (C'mon and Love Me, Love Her All I Can, Rock Bottom and Getaway), and they keep getting left off of the dozens of KISS anthologies. The intro on She has both Paul and Ace playing a lead riff over Gene's pounding bass. If you've got the first two live albums and Double Platinum, but still want more KISS, you've got to pick up Dressed to Kill.
Submitted by driussi (San Francisco)
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It´s a classic Kiss. One of their best albums.
Submitted by cfserrano (Venezuela) 
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Way back in 1975, if memory serves me correctly, KISS Dressed To Kill was the very first record album that I had ever bought. I was just getting into music at the time and maybe owned a few 45s, but after hearing Rock and Roll All Nite, I just had to have this album. Needless to say, it was worth every penny that I scraped up doing odd jobs like grass cutting and a paper route to get. In fact, I ended up playing this album so many times, the grooves in the vinyl were so worn out as to be pretty much useless after a couple of years or so. So, admittedly, this album has a very special place in my heart. Years later, sometime in the late 1990's, as I was revisiting some of the old music that I had enjoyed as a teenager, I bought this album on CD, and fell in love with it all over again. It once again started my KISS craze. Listening to it today, it sounds just as great as it ever did. This album, to me, is THE definitive KISS album. It features 10 great songs with all the original band members working together harmoniously at a time when, in my opinion, they were at their very best. Every song on here is an awesome work of art. It's also an air guitarist's dream come true. Especially on tracks like She, with it's amazing guitar licks, and it's heavy bass grooves, to Rock Bottom, with it's beautiful two minute acoustical opening, which leads into some blistering guitars accompanied by Paul Stanley's great vocals! Or, C'Mon and Love Me, featuring one of Spaceman Frehley's best solos, and again, on Love Her All I Can, which also has excellent drumming by Peter Criss, cowbells and all. Then there's Room Service which features more blistering Ace Frehley guitars, and Two Timer, with the great Gene Simmons doing some very cool vocals. The song Getaway features Peter Criss singing his heart out along with more amazing guitar riffs backing him up throughout. And, Anything For My Baby features some outstanding drum playing by Peter, while Paul Stanley sings once again proving that he is without a doubt the Starchild Rock God. Gene Simmons does the main vocals on Ladies in Waiting, another great rocker. lastly, there is the album's closer which has got to be the best end song on any album that I have ever heard, the mighty and well-known KISS signature anthem song, Rock and Roll All Nite. Man, Oh Man, albums just do not get any better than this!
Submitted by Dan Walimaa (Detroit Rock City, Michigan)
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