Description

Us pressed music cassette. Grey cassette with black text and 0701 written in white under the barcode, on the cover, instead of 0518 in blue as other versions has. Catalouge number: 422-822 495-4M-1

confident that the band’s next album would be just as good. Although 1984’s ‘Animalize’ was a big hit, certified platinum (1 million copies) by the RIAA on the 12th of December 1984 and eventually going double platinum), It was the highest-selling Kiss album since 1977’s Alive II, it was the beginning of the band’s second unfocused period. Instead of leading the heavy metal pack with raw hard rock (i.e., their classic albums from the ’70s), in the mid- to late ’80s, Kiss seemed to be copying other successful pop-metal bands (Bon Jovi, Def Leppard, Motley Crue, etc.), both musically and visually. The album marked the first and only appearance by lead guitarist Mark St. John, who replaced Vinnie Vincent in April 1984. Mark proved to be a highly technical player, the complete opposite of original member Ace Frehley’s straight-ahead style. Still, there were a few strong compositions on Animalize, such as the MTV hit ‘Heaven’s On Fire’ and two heavy tracks: the opener, ‘I’ve Had Enough (Into the Fire)’ and ‘Under the Gun’. But by this point, bassist Gene Simmons was more interested in pursuing an acting career than being an integral member of Kiss, so many of his compositions are either forgettable or just plain embarrassing. Although a commercial success, Animalize was not nearly as strong as its two predecessors. Mark St. John would be forced to leave Kiss during the subsequent tour after being diagnosed with Reiter’s Syndrome. By November 1984 he was out of the band; the third lead guitarist to exit the band in two years.

Track listing:
1. I’ve Had Enough (Into The Fire)
2. Heaven’s On Fire
3. Burn, Bitch, Burn
4. Get All You Can Take
5. Lonely Is The Hunter
6. Under The Gun
7. Thrills In The Night
8. While The City Sleeps
9. Murder In High Heels