Simply: This "album" is a waste of time, money, and effort. This is Kiss' worst album, yet. Even "Music from the Elder" had redeeming qualities--it has a "theme" some ballads, and rhythm. This album "Carnival" is trash. I'm embarassed to tell people that I'm a Kiss fan when I listen to this. I would go to the End of the world for Kiss. This album, however, should have been the death of Kiss. Sad. They can't play alternative--there are better bands for that. This album is simply trash.