10 Perfect Rock Albums Ruined By One Bad Song

10. Great Expectations - KISS

After Alive! blew the doors wide open for KISS, it was time for the shock rockers to really tighten up in the studio. Using superproducer Bob Ezrin as their production guru, Destroyer was the first KISS studio release to crack the mainstream, bringing with it the road dog staple Detroit Rock City and even nabbing them a People's Choice Award for the power ballad Beth. But there's a limit to the theatrics, and Gene Simmons is well past it on Great Expectations.

For a band that was already known to lay the circus energy on pretty thick, the idea to have a string accompanied ballad wasn't necessarily the worst idea in the world. Where Great Expectations slips is in the execution though. This is clearly not a song that you want the Demon persona of the group singing, especially when he starts addressing this nameless groupie about what he plans to do with them once the show is over.

Also, having the innocent children's choir singing along with you as you talk about your sexual escapades presses all the wrong buttons both in the '70s and today. While you could just chalk it up to different times, there's absolutely no reason for any KISS fan to call this their favorite song or anything.