Gene Simmons' Least Favorite KISS Studio Album
From: Ultimateclassicrock.com
In a recent interview, Gene Simmons not only quickly identified Kiss' worst studio album but also took full blame for its creation.
His choice, 1981's Music From 'The Elder,' will come as little surprise to the band's fans. Originally intended as a back-to-basics hard rock album that would undo the fan base damage caused by the disco and pop flirtations of 1979's Dynasty and 1980's Unmasked, The Elder instead transformed into an extremely ill-fated attempt at earning critical acclaim with a high-minded, medieval times-themed concept album.
"I take the blame for it, because it was my idea," Simmons told Classic Rock. "I remember telling [producer] Bob Ezrin that I was writing a movie script, we were making a concept album based on that, and he said: “Let’s do our own Tommy!” I said: 'Yeah. If the Who can do it, why can’t we?' Well, the straight answer is because we’re not the Who! There are some fans who love that record. To me it was dishonest."
