Hard to Believe: A Kiss Covers Compilation
| Hard to Believe: A Kiss Covers Compilation | |
|---|---|
 Version 1 | |
| Compilation album by various artists | |
| Released | 1990 |
| Recorded | Between 1989–1990 |
| Genre | Grunge, punk rock, alternative rock, hardcore punk |
| Length | 75:15 |
| Label | C/Z Records |
| Alternative cover | |
 Version 2 | |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Select |   [2] |
Hard to Believe: A Kiss Covers Compilation is a Kiss tribute album with all of the tracks performed by (at the time) underground, independent, punk bands of the late 1980s. The two bands featured on this album that would continue on to greater success are Nirvana and Melvins, though Doug Martsch of Treepeople later founded Built To Spill. This is one of two released Nirvana recordings with Jason Everman on guitar.[1]
Tracks
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Detroit Rock City" | Paul Stanley, Bob Ezrin | Bullet LaVolta | 4:32 |
| 2. | "Parasite" | Ace Frehley | Smelly Tongues | 5:06 |
| 3. | "Snow Blind" | Frehley | Skin Yard | 4:58 |
| 4. | "Deuce" | Gene Simmons | Treepeople | 4:29 |
| 5. | "Christine Sixteen" | Simmons | All | 3:47 |
| 6. | "Calling Dr. Love" | Simmons | Hullabaloo | 5:22 |
| 7. | "God of Thunder" | Stanley | Melvins | 5:17 |
| 8. | "Beth" | Peter Criss, Ezrin, Stan Penridge | Coffin Break | 4:38 |
| 9. | "Rip It Out" | Frehley, Larry Kelly, Sue Kelly | Chemical People | 5:04 |
| 10. | "I Want You" | Stanley | King Snake Roost | 5:39 |
| 11. | "Do You Love Me?" | Stanley, Ezrin, Kim Fowley | Nirvana | 5:16 |
| 12. | "Lick It Up" | Stanley, Vinnie Vincent | Hard-Ons | 4:51 |
| 13. | "War Machine" | Simmons, Bryan Adams, Jim Vallance | Instigators | 5:27 |
| 14. | "Makin' Love" | Stanley, Sean Delaney | Thrust | 5:48 |
| 15. | "Love Gun" | Stanley | Surfin' Caesars | 4:56 |
| Total length: | 75:15 | |||
Songs that appear on other versions of the album include:[citation needed]
- "Is That You?" (Gerard McMahon) performed by Girl Monstar
- "Sure Know Something" (Stanley, Vini Poncia) performed by The Whipper Snappers
- "Charisma" (Simmons, Marks) performed by The Plunderers
Various labels
[edit]- Waterfront Records DAMP-121 (Australia, 8/90 – Double LP, Red Vinyl)
- Southern Records DAMP-121 (UK, 8/90 – Single LP in Gatefold)
- Records (Europe, 8/90 – Single LP)
- C/Z Records CZ-024 (USA, 8/90 – Single LP in Gatefold)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Allmusic review". Retrieved 2009-01-15.
- ^ Finlay, Leo (September 1990). "Various: Hard To Believe (Kiss Covers)". Select. No. 3. p. 95.
