This came out in 2004 – or at least that’s when I got it. Here’s what I said about it back then (with some minor editing):
I couldn’t say for sure whether Gene Simmons truly lives up to the title of his new CD. But I can tell you this: He’s no dummy.
For 30-plus years, the fire-breathing bassist has been the biggest, brashest loudmouth in KISS; a shrewd huckster and master manipulator who seldom misses a chance to bag a buck. But like a lot of wealthy folk, Simmons sometimes seems to confuse the size of his wallet with the breadth of his talent, ability and intellect. Thus we end up with high-aiming misfires like Music From The Elder, the first KISS solo albums (minus Ace‘s ace in the hole, of course) and ***Hole, Gene’s first non-band recordings in more than 25 years.