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DISCID=5807dc0a
DTITLE=Paul Stanley / Live To Win
DYEAR=2006
DGENRE=Rock
TTITLE0=Live To Win
TTITLE1=Lift
TTITLE2=Wake Up Screaming
TTITLE3=Everytime I See You Around
TTITLE4=Bulletproof
TTITLE5=All About You
TTITLE6=Second To None
TTITLE7=It's Not Me
TTITLE8=Loving You Without You Now
TTITLE9=Where Angels Dare
EXTD=Originally Released October 24, 2006\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Despite what some may believe, Live to Win is not Paul Stanley's solo debut. That honor goes to 1978's Paul Stanley (which was released in conjunction with solo releases by the three other K
EXTD=iss members), an album so Kiss-like that the singer's full-time band could have easily stamped their logo on it and issued it as the studio follow-up to 1977's Love Gun. Nearly 30 years later, Stanley is ready to step out on his own again, and this 
EXTD=time around, it's not the arena anthems you'd expect. In its place is a modern-day mainstream pop/rock production, which effectively smoothes out all the rough edges. In fact, the title track would sound perfect sung by an American Idol finalist (or
EXTD= wouldn't be out of place in an episode of Fame), while the ballad "Loving You Without You Now" treads dangerously on Barry Manilow territory. Elsewhere, mainstream pop/rock reins supreme ("All About You," "Wake Up Screaming," "Where Angels Dare," e
EXTD=tc.). Despite the fact that much of this material will leave longtime fans of "Detroit Rock City" and "I Stole Your Love" scratching their heads as to where the cojones went, there's no denying that all these years later, Stanley is still in fine vo
EXTD=ice. A little more grit and much less polish would have certainly helped here. -- Greg Prato\n\nAmazon.com Editorial Review\nIt's taken a mere 28 years, but Kiss frontman Paul Stanley has finally followed up the, er, promise of his part of the band'
EXTD=s 1978 quartet of post-Love Gun solo ego-trips. Yet he's mostly eschewed Kiss's fist-pumping histrionics and sonic clichs in favor of a darker turn into the melodic nu-metal of "Lift" and "Bulletproof," the pop-punk sheen of "Wake Up Screaming," an
EXTD=d obligatory power ballads like "Second to None," "Loving You...," and "Everytime I See You Around." The latter sensibility belies the touch of popmeister Desmond Childs as co-writer with Stanley of most of the material. Yet Childs, who's been churn
EXTD=ing out similar, chart-ready slices of rock dramaturgy for artists great and small since the '80s, can hardly be blamed by the Kiss Army for turning their sassy, beloved Star Man into Bon Jovi. That honor goes to Stanley himself, who self-produced h
EXTD=is own post-punk-inflected reincarnation as Big Rock Balladeer. "Where Angels Dare," indeed. --Jerry McCulley \n\nAmazon.com Product Description\nLive to Win is new the solo release from iconic KISS frontman Paul Stanley. The voice and songwriting f
EXTD=orce behind such KISS classics as "Detroit Rock City," "Black Diamond," Hard Luck Woman" and "Tears Are Fallin'," Stanley's career with KISS spans more than three decades and in excess of 100 million records sold worldwide. \nStripping all the legen
EXTD=dary bombast away, what becomes starkly clear is that besides rocking relentlessly, the power of human emotion and conviction on Live to Win can rattle not only the walls, but also touch the heart and soul of the listener. "What I wanted to do on th
EXTD=is album was sing about my life because my life is not that different than anybody else's," he continues. "The truth is, what we all deal with in life is pretty similar. You change the names and the story's the same." \n\n"This album is purely a lab
EXTD=or of love," says Stanley. "It is a labor of passion, and something where I was concerned with turning out the album I heard in my head, without regard for having glitz and star power from other sources. It was purely about making the album I wanted
EXTD= to make." While the heartfelt "Loving You Without You Now" was written without any outside collaboration, the remainder of the album reunites him with former KISS songwriting partners Desmond Child [Aerosmith, LeeAnn Rimes] and Holly Knight [Tina T
EXTD=urner, Pat Benatar], and introduces new collaborators including Andreas Carlsson [Bon Jovi, Britney Spears], John 5 [Rob Zombie, Marilyn Manson] and Marti Frederiksen [Aerosmith, Faith Hill]. Seven of the ten tracks were co-written with Child and/or
EXTD= Carlsson, with Stanley and Child joined by John 5 on "Where Angels Dare" and Frederiksen on "Lift," and Knight teaming with the frontman on "It's Not Me." \n\nLive to Win is self-produced by Stanley, who provides lead vocals, guitar and percussion 
EXTD=alongside a studio core of guitarist Corky James, drummer Victor Indrizzo and keyboardist Harry Sommerdahl. Also performing on the album are former KISS bandmate Bruce Kulick and guitarist John 5. \n\n"I've always believed that when you give somebod
EXTD=y an album, it should be like a fresh newspaper, where you get ink on your fingers and it's today's news," says Stanley, who wrote and co-wrote the ten tracks on Live to Win specifically for the new release. "For me, this album is where I'm at now -
EXTD= This is where things are in my life, and my perspective on my music." \n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nWho steers the ship through the stormy seas?, October 29, 2006\nReviewer: William Smith (Fontana, CA United States)\nHate to say it but this sound
EXTD=s generic, somewhat like the equally disappointing "Carnival of Souls". Lyrics have never been Pauls strongsuit so I guess that's why he always "collarborates" (ie, they write the songs, he performs them) but even still the way the lines are said se
EXTD=em very impersonal as though being sung by someone whose heart is not in it. \n\nPaul still sounds great but like the Crazy Nights-esque cover art implies; better days have passed. I can't say NOT to buy this but don't over expect. Out of the Kiss s
EXTD=olo albums, Pauls was my favorite and while this is FAR FAR better than Genes last abomination it rates nowhere near true Kiss. I mean, "Live to Win"? Does it get any more simplistic than that?\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\n3 For effort.., October 
EXTD=29, 2006\nReviewer: factory35 "donc" (usa)\nPaul Stanley is a hero of mine. He and Mr.Simmons wrote the sountrack to my childhood. I always loved his voice and appreciated the fact that he showed some class, unlike Gene who stamps his name on anythi
EXTD=ng that can make a buck. But i must admit to being a bit disappointed at this cd. Aside from the fact that he used co-writers on every track, i am very unimpressed with the quality of some songs here. Almost as if it were a connect the dots pop reco
EXTD=rd. The guitars are a bit in the background and some of the cheesy 80's style keyboards are too much for my taste. A few tracks have potential, but overall an average cd that took a very long time to come out. \nThe fact that he had years to put thi
EXTD=s together and he had no contractual obligation to put out anything got me excited. I may have expected too much, but i dont believe so. All i wanted was a nice rock record with balls. Maybe in the vein of some of the 80s (Animalize) style Kiss reco
EXTD=rds that were very good. And i do understand that Paul is in his 50's now and his musical taste is a bit different at the moment. I will grant him that. But this album is very cliched lyrically and the music is quite light. The most surprising thing
EXTD= is that with all the additional writers it is very generic. Thats what bothers me the most. Paul is a great songwriter in his own right, and this album does not let him shine. But this is what he wanted. Trying to cater to the 40+ age group with a 
EXTD=light AOR style cd. \nKiss fans will buy this so im sure it will sell ok. And it is still better than Genes crap as*hole cd. Just wish it was a bit heavier.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nFlat, October 27, 2006\nReviewer: Biz (Jersey)\nPaul Stanley 
EXTD=is the most melodic and consistant songwriter in Kiss. His efforts and craft resulted in some of Kiss's finest moments and left us with some classic songs. Paul Stanley has always been a consumate professional and rock purest more dedicated to music
EXTD= than any of the other members. His solo album in 1978 showcased his impressive vocal range and stellar songwriting chops. \n\nThis latest release is similar to that 1978 release. It shows us Stanley can still sing and write catchy pop/rock songs. H
EXTD=owever, there is no bite here, no edge. It is too slick and polished and flat. The other members of Kiss provided the edge and rawness that is missing in this solo effort. However liberating it is for Paul to be able to play without Ace, Gene and Pe
EXTD=ter, even he must notice that without chemistry the outcome falls flat. In other words, without smoke there probably isn't much fire..\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nVanilla, October 25, 2006\nReviewer: Allister Fiend (Baltimore, MD United States)\n
EXTD=This just wasn't as good as I'd wanted it to be. \n\nI was hoping Paul would crank out something with a little harder edge to it. Instead, Live to Win is a lot of mid-tempo stuff with the requisite couple of ballads thrown in. The title track isn't 
EXTD=bad and Wake up Screaming is pretty good, too. But all in all, there's nothing all that memorable about this disc. \n\nFirst of all, most of these songs were co-written with Desmond Child, who helped co-write a ton of huge hits with several 80's pop
EXTD=-metal bands (like Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, & Kiss to name a few). So it should come as no surprise that Live to Win has a lot of 80's pop-metal sounding songs on it. The recording quality is top-notch, but Paul seems stuck in 1988 on here in terms of s
EXTD=ongwriting. \n\nAnother big minus (for me) is the fact that most of the musicians on each track are no-name studio guys. They're all fine players who have recorded with folks like Carrie Underwood & Lindsay Lohan--but do you ever listen to a Lindsay
EXTD= Lohan song and think, "Wow, that guitarist is AWESOME!!!" No, and you won't think that here, either. Bruce Kulick plays bass on 2 songs, and ex-Marilyn Manson guitarist John5 plays a solo, but the rest are studio guys who are indeed capable but not
EXTD= very memorable. \n\nThis album is like vanilla ice cream. It's good enough, but nothing to get too worked up about.\n\nHalf.com Album Notes\nPersonnel include: Corky James, John 5 (guitar); Bruce Kulick (bass guitar); Victor Indrizzo (drums); David
EXTD= Campbell.\n\nRecording information: Desmond Child's Studio, Los Angeles, CA. YEAR: 2006
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