Regardless, the title track was perfect for the opening song on the album, and we just knew that it was going to be the opening song when the tour came. Years later, it was revealed that Criss played very little on the album, and the band used unaccredited musicians on the album. I remember saying to my friend while we listened to the album that there was no way the drumming was by Peter Criss, with all these Eric Carr like fills throughout the song. Everything about KISS was in this song rocking guitars and drums, along with symbolism that Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons were going to take us on a journey and they were the ringmasters.
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When the first song played - “Psycho Circus” - we felt like this was the coolest song for an opening CD. When I got the CD home to listen with my friend, who became a KISS fan after years of not liking them, we felt like little kids from the past, listening to albums where we would stare at the liner notes and the album pictures while playing the songs. KISS were once again proving that marketing was key, and it was an attention grabbing cover to say the least. The CD cover had a cover where, when you turned it to and from you, you would either see the KISS logo, or a clown with the members of the band beside it.
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Even though I was happy with the line-up involving Bruce Kulick and Eric Singer, I was curious to see how the original guys would get along in the studio. The second thing I remember was how cool the cover of the CD was here in the U.S. After coming off of the successful reunion tour with the original members, I remember being excited when it was announced that the four members were going into the studio and release an album, the first since 1979’s Dynasty album (drummer Peter Criss did not play on 1980’s Unmasked). There are several things I remembered when I revisited 1998’s Psycho Circus.