The Simmons/Stanley/Thayer/Singer lineup has released two studio albums since then: 2009's Sonic Boom and 2012's Monster. but Simmons and Stanley simply shrugged, slapped Peter's "Cat Man" face paint on Revenge-era drummer Eric Singer, and the KISS machine has continued to roll forward ever since. For a while, rumors swirled that the end of KISS was near. Peter Criss hung in for a while longer, but he finally walked away in 2004 when his hired-gun contract was up. Ace Frehley was done with KISS by 2002, and to the surprise and frustration of many fans, his "Space Man" persona was inherited by longtime KISS guitar tech and all around gofer Tommy Thayer. The novelty of a reunited KISS was already wearing off, and since the new material wasn't strong enough to maintain fan interest, the foursome soon splintered. Ticket sales were respectable, but those arenas weren't packed the way they had been during the Reunion Tour just two years earlier. (CD - Phantom Import Distribution 5664652). When KISS took Psycho Circus out on tour, it soon became clear that the bloom was off the rose. Find release reviews and credits for Psycho Circus - Kiss on AllMusic - 2004 - Since. In the end, you're left with a handful of decent tracks and a feeling that KISS could've - and should've - done a helluva lot better. For each of the "good" songs, there's a terrible track like the irritating "Raise Your Glasses" (an ironic title since Simmons and Stanley are both noted teetotalers), Gene's pretentious "Journey of 1000 Years" and especially the godawful power ballad "I Finally Found My Way" (which might as well have been titled "Beth Part II: Electric Boogaloo" - Criss even sounds embarrassed to be singing it!) dragging the whole thing down. Unfortunately, the second half of the album was frustratingly half-baked.
If Psycho Circus had been a six-song EP containing the title track, "Within," "I Pledge Allegiance.," "Into the Void" and "You Wanted The Best" (plus Ace's Japan-only bonus track, "In Your Face"), I would probably still be singing its praises to this very day. unfortunately (for me at least), Psycho Circus hits a wall after "You Wanted The Best," and never recovers. Kiss - Psycho Circus music CD Super-High album at CD Universe, Japanese SHM-CD pressing, Universal, 2013, enjoy top rated service and worldwide shipping.
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