I've got to admit this is the first time i've listened to kiss since i was about 12 or so (1982) and i thought they were weak cartoon shit then. But now? Well, the 'Dolls comparison I can hear; the Ramones comparison is a good one too: right wing tossers playing trashy rock'n'roll that, at times. The kiss sound is seductively good. But then it's never quite good enough to get me interested enough to go out and hear any more. I guess I just don't have the emotional investment in this particular rock'n'roll reminiscence trip.
And that's from someone who can still raise a smile when he hears Saxon or even Raven :-)