Dynasty (Kiss album)
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| Studio album by Kiss | ||||
| Released | May 23, 1979 | |||
| Recorded | January - February 1979 | |||
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Electric Lady Studios Record Plant Studios, New York City |
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| Genre | Hard rock, disco | |||
| Length | 39:19 | |||
| Label | Casablanca | |||
| Producer | Vini Poncia | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| iTunes | |
| Pitchfork Media | (2.0/10) |
| Rolling Stone | (negative) |
| Vista Records | |
| TrueMetal | (70/100) |
| Metal Nightfall | |
Dynasty is the seventh studio album by American rock band Kiss, produced by Vini Poncia and released on Casablanca Records on May 23, 1979. It marked the first time that the original four members of Kiss did not all appear together for the entire album. In later interviews, the band admitted that they started to listen to outsiders about what direction the music should go around the time of Dynasty.
The album and the following tour were billed as the "Return of Kiss". Kiss had not released a studio album since 1977's Love Gun. Instead, the band released their second live album and each member had recorded eponymous solo albums, which were simultaneously released on September 18, 1978.
After pre-production and rehearsals were completed, Vini Poncia (who had produced Peter Criss), decided that Criss' drumming was substandard, an opinion shared by Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons. Criss by this time was hindered by injuries suffered to his hands in a 1978 car accident. Kiss hired South African-born studio drummer Anton Fig, who played on Ace Frehley, to play on the Dynasty sessions. "On Dynasty, Peter was pretty much out of commission," reflected Stanley, "so I wouldn't point to it as a classic Kiss album." With the exception of his song, "Dirty Livin'", Criss does not appear on the album, and he would not perform on another Kiss album until 1998's Psycho Circus, on which he would again only play on one song. Fig was again hired to replace Criss during recording sessions for the following album Unmasked. Eric Carr was hired as Criss' permanent replacement before the tour for the album began.
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