Destroyer

Released 1976. Sold 3x Platinum. Peaked at #11 and stayed 78 weeks on the chart.

Detroit rock city	Written by Paul and Bob Ezrin, the producer. Great start of the record. Originally written when they heard of some kid being killed in an accident when he was trying to get to one of their shows. A great tribute to their fans and the best song in my opinion up to date. I especially like the solo. It´s probably the simplest one they´ve done but it sounds just perfect within the song. Fast-paced as it is, it´s hard to sit still. I can´t think of a better way to be rockin´ and rollin´.
King of the nighttime world	I have to confess I didn´t like this song very much in the beginning and now I can´t see why. Somehow it´s a little bit better live and by far the best performance during the Psycho Circus show I saw. I like the solo and Peters fast-paced drumming in the background.
God of thunder	Originally written by Paul but the singing is done by Gene. And it suits him better since it´s very heavy and dark. This studio version is a bit too slow for me but it´s still a great song. This is the one that begins with Genes bloodspitting when performed live. A lot of weird sounds and you kind of get a creepy feeling, suitable to a song by the Demon! I also think this is the first time they experiment with instruments playing backwards. (The drums this time!)
Great Expectations	A different Gene-song. I like the lyrics but the music doesn´t really grab me. The verse is a lot better than the chorus though.
Flaming youth	Written by all except Peter. A catchy little rock-tune. This seem to be many people´s favorite song according to the people I´ve talked to. I love the lyrics and the music is nice but it doesn´t get me up "there"! Another song with a choir. Don´t really like that but it´s not so bad on this one.
Sweet pain	Written and sung by Gene. An ok song but nothing more. It´s nice that they can experiment and this one is really good, but it´s not what I want to hear from them. Good solos though.
Shout it out loud	A Simmons/Stanley song. (Aint these the best?) Another one of the live classics. Straight-between-the-eyes rock´n roll. Fun lyrics and a killer-chorus. No matter how tired and down I am this one always gets me going!
Beth	This is Peters high point during the shows. It brought out a tear from my eye during the reunion tour. A great piano-ballad that hits you right in the heart. I just wish they would try the guitar version from Phantom of the park sometime. It´s even better but this one is good enough. My second favourite ballad after I still love you.
Do you love me	One of the better songs off the albums and this is also a live classic. Easy to sing along with. Not much else to say about it. It´s a good song!

Excellent artwork! This is considered to be their best effort along with Alive! Up until now I´ve always thought that it´s a bit overrated. But now that I´ve listened to every song separately it really is a great album. Maybe too experimental for my taste but still a great album. I mean, 6 songs is still played live so it must be good!