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Psycho Circus de Kiss

Álbum de Kiss

  • Fecha de lanzamiento: 22 de Septiembre de 1998
  • Sello Discográfico: Mercury
  • Compositores: Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Bob Ezrin, Ace Frehley
  • Productores: Bruce Fairbairn

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Psycho Circus es un álbum de Kiss, publicado en 1998 por Mercury. El disco incluye 15 canciones, entre ellas «Psycho Circus», «Within», «I Pledge Allegiance to the State of Rock & Roll» y «Into the Void».

Lanzado en 1998, Psycho Circus es el decimoctavo álbum de estudio de Kiss y el primero en casi dos décadas en ser promocionado como un trabajo de la formación original reunida. Tras el éxito sin precedentes de su gira de reunión con maquillaje, la expectación por un nuevo álbum de estudio era inmensa. "Psycho Circus" fue concebido para ser un regreso triunfal al sonido clásico del hard rock de los 70, pero con una producción moderna y potente a cargo de Bruce Fairbairn. Pese a que la reunión fue en gran parte un espejismo en el estudio (con Ace Frehley y Peter Criss apenas participando en la grabación), el álbum fue un éxito comercial rotundo y demostró que el poder de la marca Kiss seguía siendo imbatible.

Contexto y grabación: una reunión "Fantasma"

La grabación de "Psycho Circus" estuvo rodeada de controversia y secretismo. Aunque se promocionó como el gran regreso de la formación original, la realidad en el estudio fue muy diferente. Las tensiones que habían separado a la banda en los 80 resurgieron rápidamente. Ace Frehley y Peter Criss negociaron contratos que les pagaban como músicos de sesión en lugar de como miembros de pleno derecho. Su participación fue mínima. La mayoría de los solos de guitarra fueron grabados por el futuro miembro de Kiss, Tommy Thayer, y la batería en casi todas las canciones fue grabada por el batería de sesión Kevin Valentine. Peter Criss solo canta en una canción y Ace Frehley en dos (una de ellas como co-vocalista). El álbum fue, en esencia, un trabajo de Stanley y Simmons con músicos de apoyo, pero envuelto en la nostalgia de la reunión.

Sonido y estilo

El sonido de "Psycho Circus" es un hard rock potente y pulido, con una producción muy moderna para la época. Es un intento deliberado de recrear la magia de sus álbumes de los 70, pero con un sonido más pesado. El álbum está lleno de himnos de estadio, baladas poderosas y riffs de guitarra contundentes. Pese a la falta de participación de Frehley y Criss, la banda logró crear un álbum que sonaba convincentemente a Kiss.

Un vistazo a las canciones

La canción que da título al álbum, "Psycho Circus", es un himno de arena rock que se convirtió en un clásico de sus conciertos. "Within" es un tema oscuro y pesado cantado por Gene Simmons. La balada "I Finally Found My Way", cantada por Peter Criss, fue escrita por Paul Stanley y Desmond Child. Ace Frehley canta en la potente "Into the Void". "We Are One" es una balada optimista.

Lanzamiento y cifras

Impulsado por la masiva gira de reunión, el álbum fue un gran éxito comercial, debutando en el número 3 en Estados Unidos, la posición más alta para un álbum de Kiss desde 1979.

Recepción crítica

La crítica fue en general positiva, elogiando el regreso a un sonido de hard rock potente, aunque muchos señalaron la controversia sobre la participación de Frehley y Criss. "Psycho Circus" es un álbum que, a pesar de su problemática creación, logró su objetivo: dar a los fans la ilusión de un verdadero regreso de la formación original y proporcionar una nueva banda sonora para la gira más exitosa de su historia.

Listado de Canciones

Disco 1

  1. Psycho Circus5:30

    Letra

    Yeah! Hello! Here I am! Here we are,we are one I've been waiting for this night to come Get up!3x's Now it's time for me to take my place The make-up runnin' down my face We're exiles from the human race. You're in the psy... You're in the psycho circus You're in the psy... You're in the psycho circus And I say "welcome to the show". (show 3x's) I've been waitin' here to be your guide So come Reveal the secrets that you keep inside Step up!3x's No one leaves until the night is done The amplifiers start to hum The carnival has just begun. You're in the psy... You're in the psycho circus You're in the psy... You're in the psycho circus And I say "welcome to the show" Welcome to the show Welcome to the show the show 3x's I, I've been waitin' here to be your guide So come Reveal the secrets that you keep inside Step up! No one leaves until the night is done The amplifiers start to hum The carinval has just begun. You're in the psy... You're in the psycho circus You're in the psy... You're in the psycho circus You're in the psy... You're in the psycho circus And I say "welcome to the show" Welcome to the show Welcome to the show And I say Welcome to the show.
  2. Within5:10

    Letra

    Cry without tears See without sight Night without day And every day's black as the night Fly without wings Feel without touch Touch without feel And everywhere nothing is real I wanna see from within I wanna be where i've been I want a truth not a lie I wanna live 'fore die Life without death World without end Sleep without dreams And nothing is quite what it seems I want something More than you'll know Follow myself And go where you can never go And i see though my eyes are closed I wanna see from within I wanna be where i've been I want a truth not a lie I wanna live 'fore i die Inside you without your blessing Inside me is me confessing Outside you is outside me And inside there is no guarantee.no I wanna see from within I wanna be where i've been I want a truth not a lie I wanna live 'fore die Cry without tears Night without day
  3. I Pledge Allegiance to the State of Rock & Roll3:32
  4. Into the Void4:22

    Letra

    I'm losing power and I don't know why Not really sure if I'll live or die I wanna leave but I can't get away It's a strange sensation Out of control being by myself I feel this gravitation Caught like a magnet and I'm being pulled Into the void I wanna get away, get away Into the void I'm being pulled, I'm being pulled down Into the void This place is spinning, spinning around Into the void Fell like I'm being pulled into a black hole This crazy feeling's screwing with my head I'm overloading and my gauges are red State of confusion's got ahold on me I feel a hesitation I'm being drawn, falling right off the track Don't like the situation Caught like a magnet and I'm being pulled Into the void I wanna get away, get away Into the void My head is spinning, spinning around 'round Into the void This force is getting, gettin' stronger Into the void Fell like I'm being pulled into a black hole Into the void I'm being pulled, being pulled down down down [solo] Into the void Don't like this feeling, I'm being pulled down Into the void I wanna get away, get away Into the void Feel like it's spinning, spinning around Into the void I'm being pulled, being pulled down down down Into the void Get away, get away Into the void Fell like I'm being pulled into a black hole Into the void
  5. We Are One4:41

    Letra

    You are not alone but, how long can you run? It's much to late if you don't know What you've got 'til it'sgone Once upon a time you were a child But that was yesterday Believed that magic in your heart Would never fade away But, hold your head up high And let your spirits fly Keep hope alive yes deep inside And your dreams will never die We are one Everywhere I go, everyone I see And I see my face looking back at me We are one Everything I know, what I know is true Everyone of us lives inside of you We are one Oh, take a breath, close your eyes You're on the road again And then you realize They've brought you back to life again Something's never change But if you fantasize You'll feel it deep inside yourself And then you'll realize When you feel it coming When you hear the sound You'll always laugh when you wanna cry And then you'll know it deep inside You are me, I am you What you see, is all true (it's all true) You are me, I am you What you see, is all true (it's all true) (We are one) you are me, I am you (I am you) (We are one) what you see, is all true (it's all true) (We are one) you are me, I am you (We are one) what you see, is all true, oh, ooh, oh
  6. You Wanted the Best4:15

    Letra

    Let's make up or break up Cause we've seen better days They'll have to drag you Kicking and screaming off the stage Don't do me favors Don't show your face Don't tell me what to play Cause that's not your place The fans wanted us to play We hear and we obey You wanted the best Yeah, you got it! And got the best Don't give me glances Don't give me laughs Well then, don't give me sweet talk Pete, just testify You live in fairy tales You're just a falling star And who died and made you king Just who do you think you are? Everything's gotten way out of hand But your wish is our command You wanted the best Your wish is our command! And you got the best Everything's gotten way out of hand But your wish is our command You wanted the best And you got the best We hear and we obey! You got it, that's right
  7. Raise Your Glasses4:14

    Letra

    I took a ride with a one way ticket I aimed my arrow at the mark and hit it We all need to be somebody Been broken down, but no defeated I kept on punching back 'til I succeeded We all need to be somebody now We stopped at nothing, even climbed barbed wire We struck a match and set the world on fire And if we tried we couldn't get much higher now Everyone around the nation Raise your glasses, raise your glasses Standing proud cos' we're the champions Raise your glasses, raise your glasses We pushed it all beyond the limit We took our chances and we jumped right in it We all need to be somebody Now I belive in straight in numbers Went into battle with the force of thunder We all need to be somebody want to shout it out with all my power I want to scream it from the highest tower I want to celebrate our finest hour now Everyone around the nation Raise your glasses, raise your glasses Standing proud cos' we're the champions Raise your glasses, raise your glasses Oh, you gotta' give it your all You gotta' know what you're after Go, we'll make it over the wall Together I took a ride with a one way ticket I shot my arrow at the mark and hit it So while all others only talked I did it Kept pushin' everything beyond the limit You play the game You gotta' play to win it So raise your glasses, raise your glasses Everyone around the nation Raise your glasses, raise your glasses Standing proud cos' we're the champions Raise your glasses, raise your glasses Everyone around the nation Raise your glasses, raise your glasses Lift your voice in celebration Raise your glasses
  8. I Finally Found My Way3:40

    Letra

    So many people tried to help me on my way So little time and there's so much left to say There's no explainin' all the things I've been through But I finally found my way to you I finally found my way to you Now the day is ending and the night begins to fall Sometimes I wondered if I'd make it back at all I gave up everything I had and ever knew But I finally found my way I Finally found my way I finally found my way to you Remember how we used to hide away We'd share the secrets of our souls Turned down the lights and dance the night away We'd dance the night away We'd dance the night away Remember how we used to hide away We'd dance the nigth away We'd dance the nigth away And now I'll hold you like I never have before I'll let you go just long enough to lock that door The words I whisper come so late and over due But I finally found my way, I finally found my way I finally found my way to you To you baby...
  9. Dreamin'4:12

    Letra

    Close your eyes and take a look at your life Do you like what you see My eyes are open but I feel like I'm blind, it's all returning tome I wanna know, does a frozen river flow Things you said fill my head lying in a cold and empty bed I'm only dreaming Between the darkness and the light I'm only dreaming, oooh Dreaming, can't tell the daylight from the night I'm only dreaming, dreaming I feel the sunlight shining down on my face Not a cloud in my mind I get my wake up but it never comes in time My prayers are spoken and I wait to receive 'Cause there's a fine line between the truth and how we want itto be I'm only dreaming Between the darkness and the light I'm only dreaming, oooh Dreaming, can't tell the daylight from the night I'm only dreaming, dreaming I'm sailing like a ship on the sea I don't care if I'm lost in the haze I hear the angels singing something to me Time's the enemy That you never see Won't you come slip away I am only dreaming I'm only dreaming I am only dreaming Yeah I'm only dreaming I am only dreaming I'm only dreaming Yeah I am only dreaming Dreaming
  10. Journey of 1,000 Years4:49

    Letra

    I know just where you come from Where all your yesterdays are gone And now you're done But you've only just begun It's time you opened up the door And now it's all very clear This is a journey of 1.000 years Can you Feel it coming? Can you Hear the sound? Can you Feel it coming? Or is it The roar of the crowd? Can you Feel it coming? Can you hear it? Or is it the roar of the crowd? Did you Sleep without dreams? Did you Fly without wings? Did you Touch without feel? Where nothing is real? Did you Feel it coming? Did you hear it? Or was it the roar of the crowd?

Disco 2

  1. Psycho Circus5:30

    Letra

    Yeah! Hello! Here I am! Here we are,we are one I've been waiting for this night to come Get up!3x's Now it's time for me to take my place The make-up runnin' down my face We're exiles from the human race. You're in the psy... You're in the psycho circus You're in the psy... You're in the psycho circus And I say "welcome to the show". (show 3x's) I've been waitin' here to be your guide So come Reveal the secrets that you keep inside Step up!3x's No one leaves until the night is done The amplifiers start to hum The carnival has just begun. You're in the psy... You're in the psycho circus You're in the psy... You're in the psycho circus And I say "welcome to the show" Welcome to the show Welcome to the show the show 3x's I, I've been waitin' here to be your guide So come Reveal the secrets that you keep inside Step up! No one leaves until the night is done The amplifiers start to hum The carinval has just begun. You're in the psy... You're in the psycho circus You're in the psy... You're in the psycho circus You're in the psy... You're in the psycho circus And I say "welcome to the show" Welcome to the show Welcome to the show And I say Welcome to the show.
  2. Let Me Go Rock & Roll
  3. Into the Void4:22

    Letra

    I'm losing power and I don't know why Not really sure if I'll live or die I wanna leave but I can't get away It's a strange sensation Out of control being by myself I feel this gravitation Caught like a magnet and I'm being pulled Into the void I wanna get away, get away Into the void I'm being pulled, I'm being pulled down Into the void This place is spinning, spinning around Into the void Fell like I'm being pulled into a black hole This crazy feeling's screwing with my head I'm overloading and my gauges are red State of confusion's got ahold on me I feel a hesitation I'm being drawn, falling right off the track Don't like the situation Caught like a magnet and I'm being pulled Into the void I wanna get away, get away Into the void My head is spinning, spinning around 'round Into the void This force is getting, gettin' stronger Into the void Fell like I'm being pulled into a black hole Into the void I'm being pulled, being pulled down down down [solo] Into the void Don't like this feeling, I'm being pulled down Into the void I wanna get away, get away Into the void Feel like it's spinning, spinning around Into the void I'm being pulled, being pulled down down down Into the void Get away, get away Into the void Fell like I'm being pulled into a black hole Into the void
  4. Within5:10

    Letra

    Cry without tears See without sight Night without day And every day's black as the night Fly without wings Feel without touch Touch without feel And everywhere nothing is real I wanna see from within I wanna be where i've been I want a truth not a lie I wanna live 'fore die Life without death World without end Sleep without dreams And nothing is quite what it seems I want something More than you'll know Follow myself And go where you can never go And i see though my eyes are closed I wanna see from within I wanna be where i've been I want a truth not a lie I wanna live 'fore i die Inside you without your blessing Inside me is me confessing Outside you is outside me And inside there is no guarantee.no I wanna see from within I wanna be where i've been I want a truth not a lie I wanna live 'fore die Cry without tears Night without day
  5. 100,000 Years

    Letra

    I'm sorry to have taken so long It must have been a bitch while I was gone You mind if I sit down for a while? You'll reacquaint yourself with my style Well, how could you have waited so long It must have been a bitch while I was gone All this time you put up a fear For a hundred thousand years I'm sorry to have taken so long It must have been a bitch while I was gone All this time you put up a fear For a hundred thousand years And, baby, won't you let me I think I'm goin' out of my head I'm just about to, ooh, yeah, ha I'm sorry to have taken so long It must have been a bitch while I was gone You mind if I sit down for a while, would you, babe? You'll reacquaint yourself with my style