Encores 2 6/13/2006 Meliora jumps so quickly from

Meliora jumps so quickly from classic hard rock to prog to glam metal it can be dizzying (and perhaps even dazzling) for listeners

but 27 years on

Starlite Sound

Much more somber than prior Kiss albums

Encores 2 6/13/2006 Meliora jumps so quickly fromEncores 2 is the second in a series of extended players meant as companions to the universally acclaimed album All Melody. While Encores 1 focused on an acoustic pallet of sounds with just a solo piano and harmonium, Encores 2 explores a more ambient landscape from the All Melody sessions, the pinnacle of which is the astral 12 minute showpiece Spells. Recorded through a well Nils Frahm found in an ancient house on Majorca, Encores 2 is at once unique