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Destroyer
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
Destroyer is the fourth studio album by Kiss and was released on 15 March 1976 by Casablanca Records. After the breakthrough with the live album Alive!, Bob Ezrin, known for his work with Alice Cooper, became the producer. He rejected most of the demo material. Only heavily reworked versions of God of Thunder and Detroit Rock City made it onto the record. Ezrin even gave the members a lesson in basic music theory and wore a whistle during the recording. Paul Stanley called it a musical boot camp.
The sound gained more layers than on the first three records. Ezrin added sound effects, strings, screaming children and a children's choir, and in God of Thunder reversed drums can be heard. Great Expectations uses the beginning of a theme from Beethoven's Sonate Pathétique. Detroit Rock City tells of a fan who died in a car accident on the way to a concert. Destroyer was the band's first album to go platinum.
Listening
Track list
- 1Detroit Rock City5:14Apple Music ↗
- 2King of the Night Time World3:19Apple Music ↗
- 3God of Thunder4:14Apple Music ↗
- 4Great Expectations4:22Apple Music ↗
- 5Flaming Youth2:59Apple Music ↗
- 6Sweet Pain3:20Apple Music ↗
- 7Shout It Out Loud2:50Apple Music ↗
- 8Beth2:46Apple Music ↗
- 9Do You Love Me?3:40Apple Music ↗
- 10Rock and Roll Party1:22Apple Music ↗
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