Gods of Thunder: A Norwegian Tribute to Kiss
2006 tribute compilation album; various artists
Gods of Thunder: A Norwegian Tribute to Kiss is a Norwegian compilation album by various artists. The album is a tribute to the American hard rock band Kiss. The album reached 13th on Norway's national charts.
Album art
The album art on the album was designed by Ken Kelly, who designed various 1970s Kiss album covers, including Love Gun and Destroyer.
Critical reception
Stavanger Aftenblad called Span's "Parasite" overly serious and Stage Dolls' "Beth" unconvincing, but Kissettes' "I Just Wanna" was noted as a fun cover version. Rana Blad said most of the covers are identical to the originals, just worse and more boring". Halden Arbeiderblad called it a decent album overall and noted "Detroit Rock City" and "I Was Made for Lovin' You" as the best covers on the album. Dagsavisen said the idea has been done better before. The cover of "Crazy Crazy Nights" was said to be the standout track. Gjengangeren said the album is interesting to listen to despite a few missteps.
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