Kiss My Ankh
Kiss My Ankh: A Tribute To Vinnie Vincent | |
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Compilation album by various artists | |
Released | August 27, 2008 |
Recorded | January – August 2008 |
Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal |
Length | 52:39 |
Label | SplitScreen Entertainment |
Producer | various |
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,[1] Troy Patrick Farrell of White Lion, T.J. Racer of Nitro, Sheldon Tarsha of Adler's Appetite,[2] Chris Caffery of Savatage and Trans-Siberian Orchestra,[3] Ryan Roxie from the Alice Cooper band[4] 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).[5]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Killer" | Simmons/Vincent | DoubleVirgo | 3:36 |
2. | "I Still Love You" | Stanley/Vincent | Gods of Fire | 4:57 |
3. | "Lick It Up" | Stanley/Vincent | Future 86 | 4:40 |
4. | "A Million to One" | Stanley/Vincent | Steve Brown | 4:04 |
5. | "Boyz Are Gonna Rock" | Vincent | Mike Weeks | 5:25 |
6. | "Back on the Streets" | Vincent/Freeman | Jazan Wild | 3:57 |
7. | "That Time of Year" | Vincent | Adler's Appetite | 4:24 |
8. | "Love Kills" | Vincent | Vic Rivera / Kelli McCloud | 5:53 |
9. | "Unholy" | Simmons/Vincent | Curse God and Die | 6:58 |
10. | "I Just Wanna" | Stanley/Vincent | The Dead Zookeepers | 4:24 |
11. | "Shout It Out Loud" | Simmons/Stanley | C.C. Banana (with Chris Caffery) | 3:42 |
Name
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).[6]
References
- ^ "Trixter Guitarist Added To Vinnie Vincent Tribute". Sleaze Roxx. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
- ^ "Former ADLER'S APPETITE, ALICE COOPER, ALTARIA members Added To VINNIE VINCENT Tribute". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
- ^ "CHRIS CAFFERY And Others Confirmed For VINNIE VINCENT Tribute". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
- ^ "Kiss My Ankh Details". AntiMusic.com. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
- ^ "VINNIE VINCENT Tribute Adds C.C. Banana, Ted Poley Song". Kiss Asylum. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
- ^ "Vinnie Vincent Tribute: Label Responds to Fan Feedback". SplitScreen. Archived from the original on 2008-08-31. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
External links
- KISS MY ANKH homepage
- KISS MY ANKH song samples at MySpace
- KISS MY ANKH entry at Kiss Related Recordings
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