Being a long time KISS fan, and a fan of ALL eras of this band, I was patiently waiting for a 80's best of. FINALLY it's here! It's essentially a tribute to the often over-looked, under appreciated, non-make up period (with the exception of songs from "Creatures Of The Night", the last of the make up albums for a while). Although a bit short at 12 songs, it is still a GREAT representation of where the band was at during the 80's. Three key tracks come to mind that were omited (Who Wants To Be Lonely, Turn On The Night, and Rise To It - all of which were big MTV hits). Also, a few tracks from their 1992 release "Revenge" would have made this a steller compilation in my book. No points lost though... this is still the "best of" that I'll be playing over and over!

One of my biggest and most consistent gripes about KISS since the release of "Psycho Circus" is that their entire world has consisted of remakes and reminders that their best work ended around 1982. Endless reissues of albums containing "Shout It Out Loud," "Beth" and "Rock And Roll All Night." All the while forgetting that the band maintained a platinum consistency during the eighties, even if the quality ran wild from album to album.

This "Millennium Edition" actually serves the band quite well! Even if it does skimp a bit on song selection (the cutoff is "Hot In The Shade"), these twelve songs at a budget price are the cream of KISS' later eighties output. You get the thunderous roar of "Creatures Of The Night," the strutting reclaimation of the throne via "Lick It Up," an early rap/rock hybrid on "Heaven's On Fire" and one of Paul's best rockers in "Tears Are Falling." However, it also shows how cliched the metal of that period was; I am not sure anyone will describe "Crazy Nights" or "Hot In The Shade," with their generic Bon Jovi ballads and peppy pop melodies as classics. Witness the almost Bon Jovi parody of "Hide Your Heart." What it does prove once and for all that KISS, even if they were writing with hit machines like Desmond Child or - gasp! - Michael Bolton ("Forever," their biggest eighties hit) still had command of the KISS army.

Get this with the first Millennium Collection and you have the double KISS collection that some of us have been begging for the last 15 years to receive. Almost.

This compilation is not getting the attention it should because of so many kiss compilation.first of all this is the only 80s kiss compilation exept the ones released by the band so its a valuable compilation .Second point the compilation is at a very low price 6.99-8$ at wal-mart so its not hurting your wallet and what do you have to lose?The compilation covers from

creatures of the night to hot in the shade,unmasked is not included.It has lick it up,heaven s on fire,hide your heart and more, the 80s kiss is underrated but should be given a try because it aint as bad as somme says .finaly this is a worty compilation the only 80s so give it a chance but,of course you could not like this album or have different opinions hey i just say what i think!

creatures of the night;creatures of the night and i love it loud,(war machine should also be there)

lick it up;lick it up the title track,and all hell`s breaking loose.

anismalize`heaven`s on fire and thrills in the night.

assylium;tears are falling and uh!all night.

crazy nights;crazy crazy nights,and reasons to live.

hot in the shade;hide your heart and the smash hit forever.

missing;songs from unmasked,killers,and the 88 compilation.

go on and give it a try just to hear what 8os kiss sounds like.

Yes, Universal has done it again. This makes the 6th "Best Of" compilation in 8 years, and it's getting quite pathetic. If you do not own any compilations I would recomend "Kiss Gold 1974-1982" which will be released in August of this year. Better choices would be "Double Platinum", "Killers", or "Smashes, Thrashes & Hits" because they have something different on them instead of the same old songs re- released for the umpteenth time!!

For a 12-song greatest hits of the 80's CD, this really is a excellent selection of KISS songs. This CD is a testament to how good KISS still was in the 80's when many weren't paying them any attention.

There's no doubt that this CD could have been even better and longer, but the Millennium series CDs are value CDs with a limited amound of songs. In this case, they chose 2 songs from every KISS CD between 1982 and 1989. I really can't dispute any of the selections made for this CD. So for what it is, it's pretty much a perfect compilation of twelve of their best 80's songs.

"Tears Are Falling", "Crazy, Crazy Nights" and "Forever" are great KISS tracks and three of my personal KISS favorites.

For those with a keen ear, you might notice that the two opening selections from the "Creatures of the Night" album are actually taken from the late-80's reissue and remix of the CD and not from version you can currently buy in stores.

Anyhow, I think this album is a great pickup and a PERFECT companion to the "KISS Gold" 2-disc CD set that leaves off right where this CD begins.