While many of the Scream Queens on my list started their careers in the 1970’s or earlier, a few younger ladies also made my list. One of those ladies is the surprisingly versatile Mary Elizabeth Winstead. While she doesn’t necessarily pop up on a lot of Scream Queen lists, Mrs. Winstead has appeared in more horror films and franchises than many of the most beloved Scream Queens of all time. She’s also extremely comfortable in multiple genres. From horror and action to comedy and drama, Winstead is quite possibly the best actor on this list overall and she’s only been acting since 1997!
She’s also appeared in a number of films and series on the small screen. In fact, her first foray into horror was the 2001 series Wolf Lake which starred Lou Diamond Phillips. Although it was short-lived, the series kicked off Winstead’s journey into horror royalty. The campy Monster Island (2004), a made-for-TV movie, was next. That was followed by a ton of roles in stand-alone horror films and established franchises including The Ring Two (2005), Final Destination 3 (2006), Black Christmas (2006), The Thing (2011), Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012), The Returned (2015), 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016), and the upcoming Ursa Major.
Like a chameleon, Winstead shifts from role to role and genre to genre in a seemingly flawless way. Whether it’s a slasher flick like Black Christmas or a science fiction thriller like The Thing, Mrs. Winstead is comfortable no matter what horror is thrown her way. She’s one of those rare actors who doesn’t limit herself to certain roles, as Winstead has proven her acting skills over and over in films as varied as The Spectaculary Now (2013) to Factory Girl (2006). Winstead is simply an amazing actress.
Winstead deserves to be called a Scream Queen. While she hasn’t been acting as long as many of the other ladies on this list, the films and shows that she has appeared on are almost all surprisingly well done. I personally recommend 10 Cloverfield Lane, The Thing, and Final Destination 3. If you want to check her work out in other films, give Sky High (2005) and Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (2010) a look.
Thanks for checking out my latest Scream Queen post. Let me know some of your favorite Winstead films in the comments section. See you tomorrow!
Although she predates the term, Fay Wray is considered to be one of the earliest scream queens. Born in Cardston, Alberta, Canada in 1907, Ms. Wray found her way to Hollywood in 1919 via Salt Lake City, Utah. She made her screen debut in the film short Gasoline Love in 1923. Most of her early work was uncredited and as a background player in films and shorts like The Saddle Tramp (1926) and Unfriendly Enemies (1926). She eventually found regular work in western films. In 1928, Wray won a starring role in a silent film called The Wedding March. By the 1930’s, Ms. Wray began making a number of horror films including The Vampire Bat (1933), Doctor X (1932), The Most Dangerous Game (1932), and Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933). While these films solidified Wray as an excellent horror actress, it would be another film that would vault her to horror icon status.
Released on March 2, 1933, King Kong was released starring Wray, Robert Armstrong, and Bruce Cabot. The film was a massive success and would go on to blaze a trail for other movie monsters like Godzilla. Its influence can still be felt today in films like Cloverfield and Pacific Rim. Multiple sequels, ripoffs, and remakes have been made based upon King Kong and there seems to be no slowing down as films, television shows, and printed media continues to be released featuring the monster. King Kong has made numerous “best of” lists over the years and is considered to be one of the greatest films ever made. The American Film Institute has consistently listed the film amongst the best of all time. It has also been preserved in the National Film Registry. Fay Wray, who portrayed Ann Darrow in the film, definitely contributed to the success of the film thanks to her amazing performance.
Wray continued acting after King Kong and was featured in a number of successful films and television series. She began taking on fewer roles and retired in 1942. After the death of her second husband, Robert Riskin, in 1955, Wray returned to acting. She never did achieve the success that she had with King Kong again, but she remained an icon among fellow actors and fans alike. As the years wore on, she began taking on fewer and fewer roles. She had 124 acting credits over her career, the last one being for Gideon’s Trumpet, a 1980 TV movie. She also turned down the opportunity to have a cameo in Peter Jackson’s 2004 King Kong remake.
Wray passed away in 2005 aged ninety-six of natural causes. In her honor, the lights of the Empire State Builing in New York were dimmed. Screaming her way into our hearts, Wray will never be forgotten. Not only was she a breathtaking beauty, she was an amazing actress and one of the first scream queens.
Thanks for revisiting the wonderful career of Fay Wray with me. See you again tomorrow!
Shawnee Smith finally “made it” as a star in the Saw franchise….at least according to Saw fans. The fact of the matter, though, is that Ms. Smith was not only already a popular actress, she was also a veteran of horror including appearances in two popular television series based upon Stephen King properties and the star of the 1988 remake of The Blob. Not only that, Smith managed to find the time to be a cast member on two successful sitcoms and had multiple guest appearances on shows like The X-Files, Silver Spoons, Cagney & Lacey, and Murder, She Wrote.
Ms. Smith’s career is now in the beginning of its fifth decade. Her credits begin as “Dancer” in 1982’s Annie and include seventy-one credits as an actress up to and including the series City on Fire where she’ll be playing a character named “Ramona.” Her most recognized role is Amanda Young from the Saw film franchise but she also appeared in the popular Ted Danson sitcom, Becker, as ditzy Linda and portrayed Charlie Sheen’s ex-wife, Jennifer, in the post-Two And A Half Men Sheen sitcom, Anger Management. She also appeared in numerous films, most notably Who’s Harry Crumb? alongside John Candy and two television mini-series based upon Stephen King’s books The Stand and The Shining. She only appeared in one episode of The Shining, but had a feature role in The Stand.
Despite such a long and continuous career on screens big and small, Smith seems to have managed to remain fairly unknown outside of certain circles. I first fell in love with her in The Blob and have sought her work out ever since that time. Seriously, why did it take people so long to realize just how versatile and amazing Ms. Smith is as an actress? On top of her amazing work as an actress, she’s also performed in the country rock duo Smith & Pyle, a band she formed with fellow actress Missi Pyle. She was also in the punk band Fydolla Ho and is currently working on a solo project.
As far as horror films go, you can’t beat Smith in The Blob and in the Saw franchise. I also highly recommend checking her out on Becker and Anger Management. She plays four completely different characters in these productions. Smith is an extremely underrated actor in my opinion and hopefully she’ll get a little more recognition in the near future.
I hope that you enjoyed this look at one of my favorite actresses who, for some odd reason, has never really been catapulted into stardom despite her amazing career. Thanks for reading my post!
For horror fans, few scenes were as impactful or unsettling as the final scene in Sleepaway Camp (1983). If you’ve never watched that film, I highly recommend it. Also, have no fear of spoilers for that film in this post. Just know that Felissa Rose could have walked away from her film career after starring in Sleepaway Camp and she would still be talked about for her portrayal of the iconic Angela Baker in that film.
Mrs. Rose, born in 1969, continued acting after appearing in Sleepaway Camp, with sporadic appearances in films and on television throughout the 80’s and 90’s. This was done on purpose, as she was attending the Lee Strasberg Theatre Film and Institute (NYU) in order to hone her craft. Rose was in good company at the institute as its list of alumni includes Linda Hamilton, Alec Baldwin, Uma Thurman, Sissy Spacek, Teri Garr, and many more recognized actors and actresses.
After working in stage plays for a bit, Rose ultimately returned to the genre that made her a star. Beginning in the early 2000’s, Mrs. Rose started gaining more and more roles in horror films. She has amassed over 160 acting credits, most of which she achieved after 2003. She continues to actively work, so the list will continue to grow.
In addition to acting, Rose has also produced a number of films and co-hosted the Casualty Friday podcast with fellow Scream Queen Tiffany Shepis and prolific slasher actor Kane Hodder. That trio also appeared in Victor Crowley together and Shepis and Rose have also appeared in other films together as well. Rose also attends multiple fan events throughout the year, happily taking photos and signing autographs for fans.
If I had to pick just one Felissa Rose film to watch, it would definitely be Sleepaway Camp. I also recommend Victor Crowley and Family Possessions. Rose also has a ton of other horror films out there including A Nun’s Curse, Dahmer Vs. Gacy, and Ugly Sweater Party. She’s an independent film darling and loves making horror films so fans have plenty of films to watch that feature Rose.
Felissa Rose is one of the reasons that I started watching horror films on a regular basis. I really enjoyed her performance in Sleepaway Camp and as a result, sought out not only more of her work, but other horror films of the 80’s and 90’s as well. I hope that you enjoyed this brief glimpse at her career. I’ll have another Scream Queen for you tomorrow!
Adrienne King’s introduction to the horror world came in 1980 when she portrayed Alice Hardy in Friday The 13th. She would briefly reprise the role in the 1981 sequel and then seemingly vanished from film and television. Not long after the release of the first film, Mrs. King became the victim of an extremely persistent stalker. Things got so bad that she moved to London and went into seclusion. She ultimately returned to film and television as a voice actor and also provided dubbing for a number of popular films throughout the 1990’s.
King was born in 1960 and began working as a child actor and continued working primarily as a background character or extra until she offered the role of Alice in Friday The 13th. With the success of the film came the attention of horror fans throughout the world. It also brought the attention of a man who hated King simply because she reminded him of someone that wronged him in the past. He stalked her for a year and a half, going as far as following her to London. Her case was never taken that seriously because “celebrity stalkers” were just not a thing at the time. King left the U.S. for London, England. She studied voice acting and dance. She ultimately came back to the United States around 1984 and was picked for a role on All My Children. Despite wanting to take the role, anxiety forced her to decline the offer.
King, still uneasy about appearing on screen, embraced voice acting and dubbing. Throughout the 90’s she worked behind the scenes as a dubber and voice looper on a number of films and television shows including The Good Son, Titanic, Almost Famous, Melrose Place, and While You Were Sleeping. She finally returned to the front of the camera in the 2010 indy flick, Psychic Experiment. Since that time, she has had roles in a number of films including Tales Of Poe and The Butterfly Room. She also appeared in the Friday The 13th fan film, Jason Rising.
King may not have the long list of films that many Scream Queens have accumulated over the years but without her amazing portrayal of Alice Hardy, there may never have been a Jason Voorhees franchise. For that reason alone she is worthy of the Scream Queen title.
I hope that you enjoyed this entry in the Reign of the Scream Queens. There’s plenty more to come this month!
Katharine Isabelle and Emily Perkins chewed their way into horror fans’ hearts with the cult classic Ginger Snaps (2000). They would go on to star in two more films in the franchise (a sequel and a prequel). You might be thinking, “But Ken, weren’t they essentially the ones causing issues in these films and not necessarily Scream Queens?” You might be correct, but this is my blog and therefore I dub both of them as Scream Queens.
Mrs. Perkins was born in 1977 in Vancouver, BC, Canada, and has had quite the career. She started out as a child actor featuring in a number of television films and series. One of her most recognizable horror roles outside of the Ginger Snaps franchise is as young Beverley Marsh in 1990’s It. Throughout the 90’s and early 2000’s she made guest appearances in a number of genre shows such as Dead Like Me, The Twilight Zone and The X-Files. Once the 2000’s rolled around, Perkins starred in the Ginger Snaps franchise, Juno, Extraterrestrial, and Prozac Nation, among other films. Beginning in 2009 she took on the recurring role of Becky Rosen on the hit show Supernatural. Other than appearing in that series off and on until 2019, however, Mrs. Perkins appears to have slowed down as an actress since 2014. She has a total of 37 acting credits as of this time but has also taught acting since 2005.
While Emily Perkins portrayed Brigitte Fitzgerald in Ginger Snaps, Katharine Isabelle tackled the title role of Brigitte’s sister, Ginger, who becomes a werewolf in the film. Like Mrs. Perkins, Ms. Isabelle was born in Vancouver, British Columbia (but in 1981) and appeared in a number of primarily Canadian productions as a youth. Also like Emily Perkins, she appeared in episodes of The Twilight Zone and The X-Files. Her first horror film was 1998’s Disturbing Behavior. After the first Ginger Snaps film, Isabelle starred in 2003’s Freddy Vs. Jason and would continue starring in multiple horror films since that time including American Mary (2012), The Girl In The Photographs (2015), 13 Eerie (2013), and 30 Days Of Night: Dark Days (2010). As of this writing, Isabelle has 126 acting credits.
Outside of the Ginger Snaps franchise, Perkins and Isabelle starred together in Another Cinderella Story in 2008. They played the evil stepsisters, Britt and Bree, of Selena Gomez’ character, Mary.
This dynamic duo of Scream Queens is the first of a few frightful pairs of actresses that I plan on covering this October. Keep an eye out for more posts like this one!
I hope to see you all tomorrow. Thanks for reading my post!
Scream Queens come and Scream Queens go but every once in awhile a Scream Queen will embrace her royal status and remain a queen for her entire career. One such icon of the horror genre is Linnea Quigley. Born in 1958, Quigley’s career began with small parts in science fiction and horror films like Deathsport (1978) and Graduation Day (1980) and adult comedies like Fairy Tales (1978). She also appeared in popular horror films like Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984) and Night Of The Demons (1988). She is perhaps best known to mainstream audiences for her role as Trash in The Return Of The Living Dead (1985). She also starred in A Nightmare On Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988).
Ms. Quigley spent much of her time on the screen in various states of undress and this made her very popular among B-movie fans. She telegraphed this popularity into a successful modeling career. She also had her own band in the 1980’s, The Skirts, and has written three books about her career and life on the screen. Quigley is also no stranger to comedy, as many of the films that she has starred in are often classified as horror comedies.
Ms. Quigley has 170 acting credits and has been active on the screen since 1978. Of all of her roles over the years, I highly recommend viewing The Return Of The Living Dead, Night Of The Demons, and Trophy Heads (2014). If you can find a copy, check out Linnea Quigley’s Horror Workout (1990). Oh, it’s not necessarily a workout program, just FYI! I also recommend her books and checking out a few of the multiple Scream Queen documentaries that she has been featured in over the years.
Linnea Quigley continues to act in films to this day. She is currently working on a film entitled The Witches Of The Sands.
Quigley’s many performances over the years have earned her the title “Queen of the B’s” and it is well deserved. She’s a prolific actress, insanely funny, beautiful, and not afraid to laugh at herself. She’s definitely a Scream Queen Icon.
Yes, this photo is a little racy for my blog, but it’s Linnea Quigley’s calling card. I had to share a somewhat sexy photo of her!
Who will I reveal as the next Scream Queen? Find out tomorrow when I take a look at the career of the first Scream Queen Dynamic Duo! That’s right. I’m going to feature not one but TWO Scream Queens in tomorrow’s post. See you then!
Born October 17, 1926, Betty May Adams screamed her way into the hearts of Universal Monster fans in 1954’s Creature From The Black Lagoon. Of course, by the time of the release of Creature, Betty was billed as Julie Adams. She needed only one horror film to secure her place in Scream Queen history. Prior to her performance as Kay Lawrence in Creature, Ms. Adams was a regular performer in a number of western films. She would continue performing in westerns after her starring role in Creature.
Ms. Adams has 148 film and television acting credits to her name. In the late 1950’s she shifted her focus from film to television. She guest starred in a number of popular television shows over the years including Night Gallery, The Rifleman, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Beverly Hills, 90210, The Incredible Hulk, Melrose Place, and Murder, She Wrote.
I recommend watching Creature From The Black Lagoon to see just how wonderful Ms. Adams was on the screen. I also recommend watching a few episodes of her spookier appearances on television, particularly her performances on Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Night Gallery, and Kolchak: The Night Stalker.
Julie Adams passed away in 2019. She was the final surviving “damsel in distress” from the Universal Monsters films. She’s also the sole autograph that I ever received from the Universal Monsters films. Despite only appearing in one major horror film, Ms. Adams cemented her place Scream Queen history with her amazing performance in Creature From The Black Lagoon.
Tomorrow I’ll be taking a look at one of the most prolific Scream Queens in film history. Who is she? Return tomorrow to find out!
Just over two years after the release of Asylum, KISS gave the world their fourteenth studio album, Crazy Nights. Released on September 21, 1987, it was the longest break between albums for the band since the release of Love Gun (1977) and Dynasty (1979) not counting the four solo albums in 1978. The band released one album a year from 1979 to 1985, and went through two drummers and four lead guitarists during that time. Thankfully Bruce Kulick proved to be a keeper and the stability of his and drummer Eric Carr’s abilities gave KISS their strongest lineup in my opinion.
Despite the stability of Carr and Kulick, the band was still dealing with infighting primarily between Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley. Stanley, ever the frontman, continued to champion the cause of KISS throughout the 80’s and Gene was trying to break into acting and music management. Stanley accused Gene of slacking off with the band and even Simmons has said over the years that he was lost as an artist at the time. It shows on Crazy Nights. Stanley’s songs on the album are much, much better than Simmons’ tunes.
The band stripped back much of their glam look from the previous few years, primarily wearing tight leather, spandex, and darker colors with a lot less makeup. That being said, the videos produced for the album’s singles featured plenty of flamboyancy and glammed up looks, especially from Paul.
The album featured eleven tracks. Of those tracks, three were released as singles. The first single, Crazy Crazy Nights, was very successful. It managed to reach #4 on the UK Singles Chart, #37 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart, #65 on the Billboard Hot 100, #7 on the Norwegian Singles Chart, #9 on the Irish Singles Chart, and charted on a total of eight different charts overall. The second single, the power ballad Reason To Live, hit #34 and #64 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock and Billboard Hot 100 charts, respectively. The final single, Turn On The Night, only managed to reach #41 on the UK Singles Chart. The album itself reached #18 on the US Billboard 200 and was certified platinum less than two months after its release. It was KISS’ highest charting album in the 1980’s.
Track Listing:
Crazy Crazy Nights (Single)
I’ll Fight Hell To Hold You
Bang Bang You
No, No, No
Hell Or High Water
My Way
When Your Walls Come Down
Reason To Live (Single)
Good Girl Gone Bad
Turn On The Night (Single)
Thief In The Night
Personnel: Paul Stanley (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), Bruce Kulick (lead guitars, backing vocals), Eric Carr (drums, backing vocals, percussion), Gene Simmons (lead vocals, bass, backing vocals)
Stanley provided lead vocals on seven of the eleven tracks on the album. Simmons sang lead on the four other tracks. Tom Kelly provided additional backing vocals. The band also added keyboards to the mix for the album, bringing in Phil Ashley to lay down many of the keyboard work on the album along with Paul Stanley. Fans had mixed feelings about the keys on the album.
This album is all over the place for me. It features some of my favorite and least favorite KISS songs. It opens up with Crazy Crazy Nights, my favorite KISS song to hear live. There’s something empowering about singing this song along with thousands of fans and Paul Stanley. I also really love Reason To Live and Turn On The Night. Both of these power ballads sound amazing and Bruce Kulick’s solos are wonderful. Another favorite of mine is Good Girl Gone Bad. It’s the only Gene Simmons lead vocal track that I really like on this album. I’ll Fight Hell To Hold You and My Way round out my favorite tracks on this album.
The album suffers from what I consider to be lazy writing. Songs like No, No, No and Bang Bang You reek of lame lyrics. No, No, No does, however, feature some of Bruce Kulick’s most impressive playing and the obvious influence of Eddie Van Halen. In fact, the album has a number of songs that sound a lot like some of Van Halen’s tracks.
Ultimately Crazy Nights is an uneven album that features tracks that are amazing and just as many that are forgettable. It isn’t as consistent as Asylum but I do have to say that this is some of Bruce Kulick’s best work for the band. I also like how KISS added more ballads and that those songs proved to be some of the best on the album. It was a low key risky album in my opinion and it only partly worked.
I also have to add that I really like the cover of this album. The shattered glass effect reminds me of my favorite Paul Stanley guitar and the contrasting black and blue on the cover looks great. It’s probably my favorite no-makeup era cover overall.
Next month I’ll be taking a look at Hot In The Shade, the first KISS album that I ever owned. I think that my review of that album might be a bit of a shock for most folks considering the fact that it features the song that got me initially hooked on KISS…..and tons of filler.
Thanks for checking out my post. The Year Of KISS has been fun for me and I hope that you’ve enjoyed it as well.
One year and three days after the release of 1984’s Animalize, KISS released their thirteenth studio album, Asylum. As successful as the band was at the time, they were on their third lead guitarist in three albums. Bruce Kulick, who finished out the Animalize tour after Mark St. John was released, was officially brought in as a member of the band and his influence and style are firmly imprinted on Asylum and the rest of KISS’ catalogue until 1996 when the original four members of the group would reunite. Kulick played with amazing speed and intricacy when necessary, but also held his fast fingers in check on slower tracks. As flashy as his playing was, Kulick seemed to be the most reserved member of the band, seemingly happy to take a step back and let Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, and Eric Carr have all of the glory. In my opinion, Kulick is the most technically gifted guitar player that the band ever had.
The band seemed to mesh quite well on Asylum. Carr gladly pounded his way through the album which was composed almost entirely of hard rock and glam metal tracks. One could argue that Who Wants To Be Lonely and Tears Are Falling bordered upon being power ballads, but they were uptempo tracks with some surprisingly heavy guitar work in my opinion. Paul’s vocals were amazing on this album and improved upon his work on Animalize. He also shared producer credits on the album with Gene but, as many have said over the years (including Gene), Stanley did most of the production work himself. Simmons did an excellent job on bass and as I’ve already stated, Kulick handled lead guitar duties like a champ.
The band also amped up their glam look for the album and its supporting tour. Bright blues, pinks, greens, and reds were all over the place. The band added eyeliner and mascara to their look as well. Oh, there was also a lot of hairspray….so….much….hairspray. This is probably my least favorite look for the band despite being one of my favorite lineups.
Released on September 16, 1985, the album featured ten tracks. Only one single was released. Tears Are Falling was released on the same day as the album and peaked at #51 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #20 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts. The album itself managed to climb to #20 on the US Billboard 200. It achieved gold status in 1985 and eventually hit platinum status a few years later.
Track Listing:
King Of The Mountain
Any Way You Slice It
Who Wants To Be Lonely
Trial By Fire
I’m Alive
Love’s A Deadly Weapon
Tears Are Falling (Single)
Secretly Cruel
Radar For Love
Uh! All Night
Personnel: Paul Stanley (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, bass on Tears Are Falling), Bruce Kulick (lead guitar, backing vocals), Eric Carr (drums, percussion, backing vocals), Gene Simmons (bass, lead vocals), Jean Beauvoir (bass, backing vocals on Who Wants To Be Lonely and Uh! All Night), Allan Schwartzberg (drum overdubs)
The album featured a lot fewer artists than Animalize and, at least in my opinion, sounded much better. While Asylum kept KISS in the public eye, it failed to capture audiences as well as its predecessor. Paul Stanley co-wrote six songs on the album and was the sole writer on Tears Are Falling. Gene Simmons co-wrote four tracks. Kulick received three co-writing credits. Additional co-writers included Desmond Child, Jean Beauvoir, Howard Rice, and Wes Beech.
The album opens with the blisteringly strong King Of The Mountain. The song showcases Paul Stanley’s vocals and Bruce Kulick’s guitars. From there, Stanley and Gene Simmons alternate on lead vocals with Gene taking over on Any Way You Slice It, another excellent song and Paul following that up with Who Wants To Be Lonely. The album remains consistently strong on all of the tracks until it hits Secretly Cruel (Simmons on lead vocals) and Radar For Love (Stanley on lead vocals). While Secretly Cruel features some excellent guitars, it just sits wrong with me for some reason. Radar For Love is an awkward track with its hard stops and starts. The album finishes off with one of KISS’ best innuendo-laden 80’s tracks, Uh! All Night.
My favorite songs on the album are Tears Are Falling, Who Wants To Be Lonely, King Of The Mountain, and Trial By Fire. In all honesty, I like all but two of the songs (Secretly Cruel, Radar For Love) to some degree. Trial By Fire sounds like a tune you’d hear playing in the background of an 80’s film where kids are preparing for the state basketball game, a BMX race, or some other sporting event. King Of The Mountain is great, period. I wish that it had been released as a single. All of the songs are heavy on lead guitars and when allowed, Eric Carr unleashes a barrage of drums. The band released videos for Tears Are Falling, Who Wants To Be Lonely, and Uh! All Night.
Although it underperformed when compared to other 80’s KISS albums, Asylum is a surprisingly solid album with eight strong tracks and two fillers. It’s one of KISS’ best albums in my opinion and is severely underrated. The band would continue to have decent success for the rest of the decade but wouldn’t catch on fire again until the early 90’s.
Next week I’ll be tackling KISS’ 1987 release, Crazy Nights. Thankfully the band trimmed back the glam look for the album but cranked up their power ballad efforts. Does it work? Find out in my next entry in The Year Of KISS!
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