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Classic Album Review: Various Artists | Detroit Rock City Soundtrack

KISS are the stars — but the other cuts make this soundtrack rock ’n’ roll all night.

This came out in 1999 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):

 


Naturally, this film about four ’70s teens trying to sneak into a KISS concert has a soundtrack aimed at those who want to rock ’n’ roll all night and party every day.

Along with a rerecorded version of the title cut, Gene, Peter, Paul and Ace dish up an old Destroyer track (Shout It Out Loud) and a tepid new ballad (Nothing Can Keep Me From You). Interestingly enough, however, it’s the other cuts — Everclear’s blistering cover of Thin Lizzy’s Boys Are Back In Town, Pantera’s growlingly reverent take on Ted Nugent’s Cat Scratch Fever, Marilyn Manson’s electro-goth trip down AC/DC’s Highway To Hell and The Donnas’ garage-punk version of KISS’s Strutter — that make this the hottest soundtrack in the land.