Carnival Of Souls: The Final Sessions
by Kiss
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 71 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  jeremy9 | Top 93 Music Albums of 1997 | 81/93 | 1 |
| 2026 | Olli | Top 62 Music Albums of 1997 | 50/62 | 1 |
| 2022 |  Ozdalek | Kiss studio albums ranked (including the first solo albums) | 14/24 | - |
| 2017 |  Captain_Dude | RANKED: KISS | 24/24 | - |
| 2015 | B5Erik | Top 50 Greatest Music Albums | 21/50 | - |
| 2013 |  ~SMiLE~ | Top 26 Music Albums of 1997 | 21/26 | 1 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 6 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 3 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 03/25/2026 16:39 | Menelao | 183 | 71/100 |
| ! | 03/13/2026 18:47 | tmurf | 70 | 80/100 |
| ! | 12/06/2025 14:50 | Olli | 7,980 | 62/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 56.9/100, a mean average of 53.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 53.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 22.8.
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This album tends to get short shrift from even the most die hard of KISS fans. It represents the last gasp of the Bruce Kulick and non-makeup era of the band. It has a raw feel and mingles a little too much with the grunge style of the era. However, as with all KISS albums, there are things to find that are likeable. "Jungle" is a great track.
Strangel TOP 100 COMMENTER 12/07/2017 06:05 | #202756
Not their worst. I actually like the grittier, grungy sound. If it means less of the peurile cock rock it can only be a good thing. Gene’s 80s stuff (aside from (Creatures of the Night) tends to fixate in an unhealthy way on smut. KISS don’t excel at grunge but, as I said, it’s not too bad and for me, a lot more relatable.
Being a KISS fan for a good amount of time, I find this garbage to be insulting. It shifts into an even more grunge type sound than the previous record Revenge, which wasn't all too bad. However, unless you like grunge, you might like this one, but even the most hardcore grunge fans will find it hard to get through this
Ozdalek 07/01/2019 09:35 | #238722
This album is consistently strong and grossly underrated. Yeah, it's different than typical Kiss musically and lyrically. But no matter the style it's about the songs. And these songs are damn good.
Carnival of crap.
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