'Destroyer'

KISS holds two interesting distinctions with me personally.

Firstly, they're one of few bands whose greatest hits is way worse than the rest of their actual catalog. Meaning, they're hits suck, but if you get into their deeper cuts off their albums, you'll find some really good songs. Destroyer is a perfect example. It has their hits -- including the atrocious "Beth" -- and it has some of their better songs that weren't necessarily hits.

Finally, KISS is an odd band because they are so very popular and, yet, they don't have many marquee studio albums. Not in the way The Beatles or The Rolling Stones (two other popular bands) have albums that are famous and serve as benchmarks for each band's career. KISS' most popular albums are their three live albums. Destroyer is really their only studio album that you closely relate to the band. KISS is actually not unlike The Grateful Dead in that they're cultish as a live band.