Rocktober Deep Cut K: "War Machine" by KISS

You knew "K" was going to feature a KISS song.  This was a tough decision, given the breadth of the KISS catalog.  I was going to go with "Rip It Out" off of Ace Frehley's solo KISS album (which might be my favorite KISS song).  But, even though it's technically a KISS song, going with a song off of any of the four solo albums didn't seem right because the full band didn't play on the respective solo albums.  

So, I decided to go with "War Machine" off of 1982's Creatures of the Night, the last album before KISS took off their make-up.  It's actually a pretty decent album, and I think it probably would have done better if it had been made by a band other than KISS (meaning that KISS was kind of falling out of favor in the early '80s, not that KISS did a bad job on the album).  Even though Frehley is pictured on the album cover, his replacement, Vinnie Vincent, did all of the guitar work on the album.  "War Machine" is one of the better early '80s KISS songs, which I realize isn't saying much (looking your way, Music From "The Elder").  It's a Gene song, with a guttural riff and gritty vocals.  That's about all I have to say about it.