Jigoku-Retsuden – New Recording Best
53 min · 15 tracks · hard rock
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
Strong songs carry competent new performances, but the brisk hit sequence feels like a catalogue sampler rather than a shaped album, and the re-recordings have little identity apa…
What we noticed
- The album opens with six brisk hard-rock staples before the disco pulse of “I Was Made for Lovin’ You” shifts the feel, followed by four more high-energy tracks.
- “Forever” is the lone ballad-sized slowdown; “Christine Sixteen” and “Do You Love Me” restore the pace before “Black Diamond” and “Rock and Roll All Nite” close it.
- These are new recordings of familiar Kiss songs, not the original performances; the set moves quickly through them without an arc beyond the sequence of hits.
- Composition 25% of the score
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7/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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6/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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5/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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3/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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4/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Little footprint beyond its audience. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Deuce 3:07
- 2 Detroit Rock City 3:56
- 3 Shout It Out Loud 2:53
- 4 Hotter Than Hell 3:09
- 5 Calling Dr. Love 3:25
- 6 Love Gun 3:14
- 7 I Was Made For Lovin' You 4:41
- 8 Heaven's On Fire 3:23
- 9 Lick It Up 3:56
- 10 I Love It Loud 4:08
- 11 Forever 3:52
- 12 Christine Sixteen 2:59
- 13 Do You Love Me 3:38
- 14 Black Diamond 4:19
- 15 Rock And Roll All Nite 2:48
Reference: MusicBrainz
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