Kiss My Ankh

Infobox Album
Name = Kiss My Ankh: A Tribute To Vinnie Vincent
Type = tribute
Artist = various


Released = August 27, 2008
Recorded = January - August 2008
Genre = Hard rock, Heavy metal
Length = 52:39
Label = SplitScreen Entertainment
Producer = various
Reviews =

"KISS MY ANKH: A Tribute To Vinnie Vincent" is a 2008 tribute album, featuring a variety of artists covering songs written (or co-written) by Vinnie Vincent. The album consists of new recordings of songs from Vincent's careers with Kiss and the Vinnie Vincent Invasion. Featured artists include Steve Brown of Trixter, [cite web | url=http://www.SleazeRoxx.com/news08/0520vin.shtml | title=Trixter Guitarist Added To Vinnie Vincent Tribute | publisher=Sleaze Roxx | accessdate=2008-09-19] Troy Patrick Farrell of White Lion, T.J. Racer of Nitro, Sheldon Tarsha of Adler's Appetite, [cite web | url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=99179 | title=Former ADLER'S APPETITE, ALICE COOPER, ALTARIA members Added To VINNIE VINCENT Tribute | publisher=Blabbermouth.net | accessdate=2008-09-19] Chris Caffery of Savatage and Trans-Siberian Orchestra, [cite web | url=http://www.BraveWords.com/news/92463 | title=CHRIS CAFFERY And Others Confirmed For VINNIE VINCENT Tribute | publisher=Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles | accessdate=2008-09-19] Ryan Roxie from the Alice Cooper band [cite web | url=http://www.AntiMusic.com/news/08/aug/07Kiss_My_Ankh_Details.shtml | title=Kiss My Ankh Details | publisher=AntiMusic.com | accessdate=2008-09-19] and rock & roll comic C.C. Banana, who performs a parody of the Kiss song "Unholy" (rewritten as a roast of Danger Danger vocalist Ted Poley). [cite web | url=http://www.KissAsylum.com/cgi-bin/fullStory.cgi?archive=200808&story=20080812-01Banana.htm | title=VINNIE VINCENT Tribute Adds C.C. Banana, Ted Poley Song | publisher=Kiss Asylum | accessdate=2008-09-19]

Track listing

#"Killer" (Gene Simmons, Vinnie Vincent) – 3:36
#*"Performed by DoubleVirgo"
#"I Still Love You" (Paul Stanley, Vinnie Vincent) – 4:57
#*"Performed by Gods of Fire"
#"Lick It Up" (Paul Stanley, Vinnie Vincent) – 4:40
#*"Performed by Future 86"
#"A Million To One" (Paul Stanley, Vinnie Vincent) – 4:04
#*"Performed by Steve Brown
#"Boyz Are Gonna Rock" (Vinnie Vincent) – 5:25
#*"Performed by Mike Weeks (with Andre LaBelle & T.J. Racer)
#"Back on the Streets" (Vinnie Vincent, R. Freeman) – 3:57
#*"Performed by Jazan Wild"
#"That Time of Year" (Vinnie Vincent) – 4:24
#*"Performed by Sheldon Tarsha, Ryan Roxie, Marko Pukkila & Troy Patrick Farrell"
#"Love Kills" (Vinnie Vincent) – 5:53
#*"Performed by Vic Rivera / Kelli McCloud"
#"Unholy" (Gene Simmons, Vinnie Vincent) – 6:58
#*"Performed by Curse God and Die"
#"I Just Wanna" (Paul Stanley, Vinnie Vincent) – 4:24
#*"Performed by The Dead Zoo Keepers"
#"Ted Poley" (parody of Unholy) (Gene Simmons, Vinnie Vincent) with new lyrics by C.C. Banana – 3:42
#*"Performed by C.C. Banana (with Banana 7, featuring Chris Caffery)"

Notes

This album marks the first time any of the Vinnie Vincent Invasion material has been officially covered and released.

The album title is a play on words, combining the phrase "Kiss My Ass" (also the name of a Kiss tribute album) with a reference to the Egyptian nature of Vinnie Vincent's Kiss character (who wore a golden ankh symbol on his face). [cite web | url=http://www.SplitScreenEntertainment.com | title=Vinnie Vincent Tribute: Label Responds to Fan Feedback | publisher=SplitScreen | accessdate=2008-09-19]

Steve Brown's cover of "A Million To One" received its premiere on Eddie Trunk's nationally syndicated "Friday Night Rocks" radio program on May 30, 2008. Steve's is a largely acoustic arrangement and he played every instrument himself. [cite web | url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=98121 | title=Trixter Guitarist Discusses Upcoming Vinnie Vincent Tribute Album | publisher=Blabbermouth | accessdate=2008-09-19]

C.C. Banana's song "Ted Poley" is a parody of the Kiss song "Unholy" and was inspired by an actual encounter between Ted Poley himself and Kiss frontman Paul Stanley. [cite web | url=http://www.MetalSludge.tv/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1610&Itemid=42 | title=Gene Simmons to Ted Poley: "You owe me $18" | publisher=Metal Sludge | accessdate=2008-09-19]

References

External links

* [http://www.SplitScreenEntertainment.com KISS MY ANKH homepage"]
* [http://www.myspace.com/KissMyAnkh KISS MY ANKH song samples at MySpace"]
* [http://www.Kiss-Related-Recordings.nl/tribute_kissmyankh.html KISS MY ANKH entry at Kiss Related Recordings"]