S. BARRY

OLP's flacid version of "OK Computer", Jun 28 2004

Well, looking at all the five-star reviews already posted, I know I'm in for a real lambasting from die-hard OLP fans, but I have to be honest... I've listened to this album about 3 or 4 times already and I have to say that it is WAAAAY overrated. This is a fairly middling album with lofty, pretentious ambitions that just doesn't hold together. It's a boring album with weak vocals and unimaginative instrumentation and compositions. There, I said it!

Look, I consider myself a fan of OLP. NOT a die-hard, blind-love type of fan, but a fan nonetheless. I thought their first CD, NAVEED, was one of the great, underrated albums of the '90s. Unfortunately, they seem to have gone downhill… Read more

A level-headed review for the novice SPACE: 1999 fan..., Feb 12 2003

Some of the 5-star reviews are undoubtedly from fans who grew up watching these episodes in their 1970's heyday. I'm one of those fans, but I hesitate to give this set 5 stars. It certainly deserves it just for the overall wealth of material alone (the complete two seasons, plus extras; some good, some fairly lame--did we really need about 57 different station identifications hosted by Landau and Bain?). However, take it from me (and I'm a fan)... the series is seriously flawed, and I'm not just talking about the science. It makes me wonder if there's a new audience waiting for these episodes or not.

While the overall tone is one of seriousness, these episodes still come off as… Read more

No, "real fans" call it as they see it..., Nov 16 2002

Someone stated in an earlier review that you can't not like this album and still consider yourself a fan, as a "true fan" is supposed to support EVERYTHING a band puts out. What a bunch of malarky. Take it from a true KISS fan, one who is a little more level-headed and doesn't have a blind love for all things KISS... this is one of their weakest efforts.

CARNIVAL OF SOULS suffers because it's KISS trying to be something they're not--a grunge band. Talk about shameless bandwagon-hopping. How can you justify 20 years of fun, loud, sleazy rock & roll, then suddenly turn to churning out a pseudo-alternative album that wouldn't even be good enough for the other grunge poseurs that ran… Read more