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Asshole |  | Artist: Gene Simmons
Label: Sanctuary
Category: Music
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 113163
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
EAN: 5050159024520
ASIN: B0001NPUXI
Release Date: February 26, 2008
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| • | Sweet Dirty Love | | • | Firestarter | | • | Weapons Of Mass Destruction | | • | Waiting For The Morning Light | | • | Beautiful | | • | ***hole | | • | Now That You're Gone | | • | Whatever Turns You On | | • | Dog | | • | Black Tongue | | • | Carnival Of Souls | | • | If I Had A Gun | | • | 1,000 Dreams |
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 7
 Would you believe it ! May 24, 2004
C. A. Poustie (Pakret, Nonthaburi Thailand)
11 out of 16 found this review helpful
The first album in 26 years from Gene Simmons somewhat amazingly does not disappoint. Why would have thought the old demon still had it in him to produce a great album ?br brLet's put it all in context. In the early to mid-70's Gene released with KISS some of rock's all time classics in songs such as Calling Dr. Love, Deuce, Christine Sixteen and many more. His pinnacle of creative genius was definitely his 1978 solo album - a simply brilliant work which showcased both his trademark cock-rocktastic formula songs like Radioactive, Burning Up With Fever and Living in Sin, as well as more subtle and well crafted, and often Beatlesque songs like See You Tonight, Man of 1,000 Faces, Mr. Make-believe and the awesome Always Near You.br brThe 1978 album stands up against any other album ever released. If you don't own it yet - buy it.br brNow, after a couple more interesting contributions to KISS, most notably The Elder, Gene went downhill, or more accurately, nose-dived in the mid 80's as he metamorphosised from God of Thunder to silly old bassist in pop-metal band still sticking his tongue out and wearing a syrup. His songs over the course of several albums from Animalize to Hot In The Shade, were dreadful, shocking, pathetic. The thought of Gene ever releasing another solo album was a joke. He had died in about 1983 as far as I was concerned.br brBut, as you probably know the story, Gene steadily improved from Revenge through to Psycho Circus and is now pretty much back to being a credible musician again...well almost.br brThis solo album however seals it. Simmons is back !br brShocking is it not ?br brThis is an album I will play and play - I am confident of that. Does it compare to his 1978 solo ? Obviously not, you cannot expect a man in his 50's, in the 2000's to come up with something a man in his 20's did in the 70's. Having said that, this is miles better than you could really expect, and what's more, miles better than 99.9% of all other music released in the last couple of decades. This is a great album for 2004, but also a great album in any era.br brThat's enough of the background....here are the details.br br1. Sweet and Dirty Love - Turn it up loud and you are forgiven for believing that it's 1977 again. Fabulous classic seventies rock with all the balls and cocksure attitude of Simmons of yesteryear. If only the tasty slide guitar had instead been the even more tasty lead of one Ace Frehley. Classic KISS. Turn it up.br br2. Firestarter. Absolutely dreadful, painful song. Give it a miss. Unless of course you have no taste in music and like stuff like the Prodigy.br br3. Weapons of Mass Destruction. Unholy meets Hate meets Boomerang. Very heavy and pretty bad...but not that bad. Metal heads might like it but it's a bit to scary stuff for me.br br4. Waiting For The Morning Light. Light-hearted, soothing, mellow pop song - so unlike the rubbish Gene spouted in the 80's. A good little tune.br br5. Beautiful. A really beautiful song, slightly Beatlesy, a bit Cheryl Crow. Very, very good.br br6. A**hole. Would you believe it - a song in the US-College band genre (which I detest) that is absolutely corking good fun. Quite possibly the best song on the album, great production, big chorus, silly lyrics - great delivery. Should be a hit - but don't hold your breath.br br7. Now You're Gone. Great Beatlsey type of ballad with Oasis overtones.br br8. Whatever Turns You On. Cool old school rock with big party sing-along chorus. Enjoyable.br br9. Dog. Fantastic, groovin' hip Gene doing drum'n'bass, hilarious vocals, cool singing and backing vocals. Top drawer.br br10. Black Tongue. Good rocker, somewhat spoiled by pathetic drum machine - but tasty nonetheless.br br11. Carnival of Souls. Much as I thought I would dislike this one, it's actually pretty good and better than 90% of the songs on the KISS album of the same name. Although heavy in a Revenge/COS mode, it's also has a funky strut via the Ritchie Kotzen chords, and boasts a huge nasty chorus and wicked widdlefest of a guitar solo. br br12. If I Had a Gun. Another great modern sounding, well crafted, song, that could be from Cheryl Crow, if it wasn't for the dodgy deep voice.br br13. I Dream 1,000 Dreams. The When You Wish Upon a Star of the album. An interesting mix crossing Walt Disney, Frank Sinatra, The Beatles and Hawaiian hula all in one. Only Gene can pull that lot together and come up with a great song and apt ending to an album. He even goes as far as to reprise his falsetto crooning to end the album, as in 1978. Haha.br brAll in all this album is great fun, something you will like, something your wife will like too, a few headbangers for old times sake, and a few nods of the hat to his classic '70s album. You can't really ask for more.br brSure the production is slightly inconsistent, and it sounds more like a collection of songs than a single production, but hey - this is beyond all expectations that I had. I'll be playing this in 25 years from now I am sure. When was the last time I thought that of a new album ?
Would you believe it ! May 24, 2004
C. A. Poustie (Pakret, Nonthaburi Thailand)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
The first album in 26 years from Gene Simmons somewhat amazingly does not disappoint. Who would have thought the old demon still had it in him to produce a great album ?br brLet's put it all in context. In the early to mid-70's Gene released with KISS some of rock's all time classics in songs such as Calling Dr. Love, Deuce, Christine Sixteen and many more. His pinnacle of creative genius was definitely his 1978 solo album - a simply brilliant work which showcased both his trademark cock-rocktastic formula songs like Radioactive, Burning Up With Fever and Living in Sin, as well as more subtle and well crafted, and often Beatlesque songs like See You Tonight, Man of 1,000 Faces, Mr. Make-believe and the awesome Always Near You.br brThe 1978 album stands up against any other album ever released. If you don't own it yet - buy it.br brNow, after a couple more interesting contributions to KISS, most notably The Elder, Gene went downhill, or more accurately, nose-dived in the mid 80's as he metamorphosised from God of Thunder to silly old bassist in pop-metal band still sticking his tongue out and wearing a syrup. His songs over the course of several albums from Animalize to Hot In The Shade, were dreadful, shocking, pathetic. The thought of Gene ever releasing another solo album was a joke. He had died in about 1983 as far as I was concerned.br brBut, as you probably know the story, Gene steadily improved from Revenge through to Psycho Circus and is now pretty much back to being a credible musician again...well almost.br brThis solo album however seals it. Simmons is back !br brShocking is it not ?br brThis is an album I will play and play - I am confident of that. Does it compare to his 1978 solo ? Obviously not, you cannot expect a man in his 50's, in the 2000's to come up with something a man in his 20's did in the 70's. Having said that, this is miles better than you could really expect, and what's more, miles better than 99.9% of all other music released in the last couple of decades. This is a great album for 2004, but also a great album in any era.br brThat's enough of the background....here are the details.br br1. Sweet and Dirty Love - Turn it up loud and you are forgiven for believing that it's 1977 again. Fabulous classic seventies rock with all the balls and cocksure attitude of Simmons of yesteryear. If only the tasty slide guitar had instead been the even more tasty lead of one Ace Frehley. Classic KISS. Turn it up.br br2. Firestarter. Absolutely dreadful, painful song. Give it a miss. Unless of course you have no taste in music and like stuff like the Prodigy.br br3. Weapons of Mass Destruction. Unholy meets Hate meets Boomerang. Very heavy and pretty bad...but not that bad. Metal heads might like it but it's a bit too scary stuff for me.br br4. Waiting For The Morning Light. Light-hearted, soothing, mellow pop song - so unlike the rubbish Gene spouted in the 80's. A good little tune.br br5. Beautiful. A really beautiful song, slightly Beatlesy, a bit Cheryl Crow. Very, very good.br br6. A**hole. Would you believe it - a song in the US-College band genre (which I detest) that is absolutely corking good fun. Quite possibly the best song on the album, great production, big chorus, silly lyrics - great delivery. Should be a hit - but don't hold your breath.br br7. Now You're Gone. Great Beatlsey type of ballad with Oasis overtones.br br8. Whatever Turns You On. Cool old school rock with big party sing-along chorus. Enjoyable.br br9. Dog. Fantastic, groovin' hip Gene doing drum'n'bass, hilarious vocals, cool singing and backing vocals. Top drawer.br br10. Black Tongue. Good rocker, somewhat spoiled by pathetic drum machine - but tasty nonetheless.br br11. Carnival of Souls. Much as I thought I would dislike this one, it's actually pretty good and better than 90% of the songs on the KISS album of the same name. Although heavy in a Revenge/COS mode, it's also has a funky strut via the Ritchie Kotzen chords, and boasts a huge nasty chorus and wicked widdlefest of a guitar solo. br br12. If I Had a Gun. Another great modern sounding, well crafted, song, that could be from Cheryl Crow, if it wasn't for the dodgy deep voice.br br13. I Dream 1,000 Dreams. The When You Wish Upon a Star of the album. An interesting mix crossing Walt Disney, Frank Sinatra, The Beatles and Hawaiian hula all in one. Only Gene can pull that lot together and come up with a great song and apt ending to an album. He even goes as far as to reprise his falsetto crooning to end the album, as in 1978. Haha.br brAll in all this album is great fun, something you will like, something your wife will like too, a few headbangers for old times sake, and a few nods of the hat to his classic '70s album. You can't really ask for more.br brSure the production is slightly inconsistent, and it sounds more like a collection of songs than a single production, but hey - this is beyond all expectations that I had. I'll be playing this in 25 years from now I am sure. When was the last time I thought that of a new album ?
 Pure Gene May 21, 2004
Alan Moore (Glasgow)
5 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is not a Kiss album (obviously). Neither do I think Gene was trying to make one nor sound anything like one. pLike his 1978 solo album Gene has given each of the songs a very diverse production sound - and there are some VERY good songs on the album. pThe influence of other artists is very obvious, Zappa, Dylan, the Beatles and ... errr ... The Prodigy (a cover version of Firestarter is tackled). pOverall, I loved it. Brilliant title track (***hole). 'If I Had A Gun' is as good as Simmons' song-writing gets. pI dropped off a Star for the inclusion of Carnival Of Souls. The song was (obviously) made for inclusion on the Kiss album of the same name and it's recording quality doesn't quite match the rest of the album - weird.pAside from the actual record, Gene is looking scarier than ever in the album photography! If you buy it, check out the image of him on the rear cover - it keeps reminding me of the final few seconds of Angel Heart (shudder).
 A Mix that Ultimately Disappoints September 19, 2004
Mr. A. E. Hall (Liverpool, UK)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I am a huge KISS fan and so did not even think twice about buying this album. Gene has assembled it from pickings of many random songs of many different genres written over the years - and it shows! The album is terribly disjointed with most of the materials not making it onto earlier KISS albums because it simpy was not good enough. As with his first solo effort in 1978, Gene has taken a stab at a new kind of music and showing fans an alternative side to the big bad demon. And just like before one is left wondering when he will go back to sticking his tongue out, spitting blood and growling his way through God of Thunder. Aside from the title track which rocks, the album is not terrible but is not good enough.
Oh dear.... May 19, 2004
Mr.Shargraves (Liverpool UK)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
Gene has assembled an eclectic mix of songs here that - barring a couple of tracks - should probably have never seen the light of day.pHe groans and honks his out-of-tune way through a collection of the most miserable and childish lyrics perhaps EVER assembled for a single record.pI'm a big fan of Kiss' classic stuff - but even I'm not blinded by his enormous ego this time around.pThis is an ambitious recording, with a few tracks sounding radically different to anything the large man has ever done before, but perhaps he's surrounded by too many "yes" men these days - as head of a growing media empire, when instead, someone should have said: "Hang on Gene - You can't release this song, it's poo!"pBut also at times, it's hilarious - depending on how much you've paid for the CD. So it isn't all bad news. pThere are a few good tracks that keep it afloat - and I'm sure that it will sell by the bucketload to the faithful out there. It's not as bad as some reviewers make out - but it ain't no masterpiece. pIn fact it's probably exactly what you would expect from a man of his age and track record! (It does exactly what it says on the tin...)pIt's actually great to hear zappa again and throughout the album, the beatles influence is strong - although without a modicum of the scousers' talents. pBut, I'm probably never going to listen to "carnival of souls" EVER AGAIN as it's the most criminally embarrasing track I've ever heard by a major recording artist.pNot a patch on his star-studded Kiss solo outing, and the iffy prouction values make it sound as if it's recorded in someone's living room. A quick check on the liner notes - ah, it was.pSilly me.
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