That admirable adaptability kept them in business for decades, yielding unexpected hit singles such as "A World Without Heroes," "Lick It Up" and "Forever," as well as less celebrated creative high points like "Sure Know Something," "All Hell's Breakin' Loose" and "In My Head."

But as they'll be the first to tell you, Kiss can also take things too far.

Band mainstays Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley refer to past albums such as Unmasked, Music from 'The Elder' and Carnival of Souls as "crappy," "bizarre" and "a big misstep," respectively, in their 2001 book Kiss: Behind the Mask. But which individual songs were the worst?

Skipping tracks from the band's four 1978 solo albums, here's 10 times Kiss really missed the mark.

10. "Kissin’ Time"
From: Kiss (1974)

This one wasn't really Kiss' fault. When their debut album failed to make much of an initial dent on the charts, Casablanca Records boss Neil Bogart insisted that the band record a cover of Bobby Rydell's 1959 hit single "Kissin' Time." Bogart then released it as a single, and added it to later pressings of the album against the group's will. "If he could get you a hit today and ruin your career, that was well worth it 'cause you'd have had a hit," Stanley said in Kiss: Behind the Mask. They were right to be unhappy about this addition, as the gimmicky song stuck out like a sore thumb alongside future classics such as "Black Diamond" and "Cold Gin."