Dynasty marked the first time that the original four members of Kiss didn't all appear together for the entire album -- session drummer Anton Fig subbed for Peter Criss due to the latter's erratic behavior and injuries sustained in a serious car crash. And even though it was a platinum-plus smash, Dynasty marked the beginning of Kiss' unfocused period, which would ultimately end in a nosedive of the band's popularity, as well as Criss and Ace Frehley leaving the band by 1982. In latter-day interviews, the band admitted that they started to listen to outsiders about what direction the music should go around the time of Dynasty. And since small children were a large part of Kiss' audience by 1979 (due to merchandising and the God-awful TV movie #Kiss Meets the Phantom), the band began backing away from heavy metal and embracing pop. Included is their hit disco experiment, I Was Made for Loving You (which was no better or worse than any other rock-meets-disco experiment of the late '70s), as well as Sure Know Something, a melodic pop/rocker that should have also been a smash. Many other tracks would have been better if they weren't so glossed up (due to producer Vini Poncia), such as Charisma, Magic Touch, Hard Times, and a great reworked cover of the Rolling Stones obscurity 2,000 Man. Not a horrible album (that distinction would go to 1981's Music from The Elder), but certainly not on par with such classics as Hotter Than Hell, Destroyer, or Love Gun. ~ Greg Prato, Rovi

1		I Was Made For Lovin' You
2		2,000 Man
3		Sure Know Something
4		Dirty Livin'
5		Charisma
6		Magic Touch
7		Hard Times
8		X-Ray Eyes
9		Save Your Love

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