Paul Discusses Monster Tracks

Kissonline has posted parts of an upcoming Classic Rock Magazine interview with Paul Stanley where he mentions the following "Monster" tracks:

"IT'S A LONG WAY DOWN" "It says that those who reach heights and don't appreciate them fall mightily -- it's a long way down from the top. It's a defining track in the sensethatit'svery up-tempo and very much a signature song. Eric's [Singer] drumming is incredible on this."

"BACK TO THE STONE AGE" "One that Gene sings. It's exactly what you'd expect it to be from the title. I come from a schoolwhereyouwritea verse, a bridge, a chorus, and then you go back. That's in my blood. It'sin Motown, it'sin The Beatles, it's in Led Zeppelin, it's in The Who,it's in all my favourite bands."

"SHOUT MERCY" "That's a great track. There's a lot of tracks that could start the album, and this is one of them. I like to think that the opening song is a declaration of what the album really is, whether it's a Love Gun or a Detroit Rock City. It's important to start with a songthatdefines what you're gonna be getting."

"OUT OF THIS WORLD" "That's one of Tommy's [Thayer, guitarist.] He really pushed the limits. His playing is phenomenal. Ithas the kindof excitement that I like to hear where you're notquitesureifit'sgonnago offthe railsor not. That's what makes great rock n' roll."

"WALL OF SOUND" "We're nottryingto reinvent the wheelhere; we're atour best when we don't over-think. It's nota Rubik's Cube, it's a song, you know? This one is absolutely, immediately recognisable andidentifiable andtrueto being KISS. I put the blinderson us to keep us from being derailed or the attention span broken by things going on aroundus."

"HELL OR HALLELUJAH" "Another up-tempo song, andit'svery definitive. That's what I think is so great about this album: every track is quintessential. No onedoes it better -- and many have tried. When we hit the bulls-eye, we hit it full on. We've cut 14 tracks. How many we'll use or howthiswillplay outwill be intereresting, but there's no filler."