Comments on: NZA's Review: Kiss – Sonic Boom [2009]

By: Year in Review: Top 10 Albums of 2009 | News

Year in Review: Top 10 Albums of 2009 | News — Thu, 06 May 2010 16:40:42 +0000

[...] 4. Kiss – Sonic Boom: “Raise up your horns kiddies and let the ol’ Knights in Satan’s Service take you on a nice and rockin’ ride! Sonic Boom reinvents Kiss and brings a whole new respect for the band. They follow the formula that best suits them: Keep it Simple, stupid! Tracks like “Never Enough” and “Stand” make me forget that its 2009 and feel like im listening to the vintage Kiss records of the 70’s…Sonic Boom is the best stuff the originators of the rock n roll circus have to offer in merely two decades” (Full Review). [...]

By: Crab Curran

Crab Curran — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:17:15 +0000

Great comeback album for KISS..Great Vintage feel from tunes like Yes.I Know nobody’s perfect…Good vocal debuts from Tommy and Eric….One of the years best albums…

By: Drum Dude Australia

Drum Dude Australia — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:26:04 +0000

Good album, instant appeal but not sure if it will have lasting appeal. Lack of overall big riffs dissapointing. Makes the Carr/Kulick era obsolete and shows where they went wrong (80′s). Gene must be on prozac, he sounds too happy (yes, lack of Gene dirty n heavy songs) Eric is cool, Tommy is cool. Personaly i think they could have taken off the makeup to get rid of the comparisons with Ace n Peter and show what it is; a band that doesnt need Ace or Peter (and i love Ace n Peter but its over for them, well n truly. Heard their new stuff? Probably not cause it came and went without a whimper.) Good but wanted better.

By: The Sexy Armpit

The Sexy Armpit — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:22:23 +0000

excellent review. I feel the music and vocals are above par, the lyrics are classic cheesy KISS lyrics, but overall it’s a fantastic and fun album. I was actually hoping for it to be a bit HARDER than what it is. I was hoping for a huge sound more like Creatures of the Night, being that Eric and Tommy can provide that type of big rock sound. I was also hoping for a few angry Gene songs….I love “I’m an Animal” but it’s not as angry or heavy as “Unholy.” There are no “God of Thunder” or “Almost Human” type tracks but “I’m an Animal” I’ll take it as my substitute for “War Machine.” Very satisfied with it otherwise. I knew all the words after one listen lol.