“Faded smiles behind dark shades….” Although 1992’s Revenge was positively received, KISS was starting to fade as a mainstream band. By the time the group returned to the studio to record their next album, Carnival Of Souls: The Final Sessions, the music that they inspired and ultimately embraced in the 1980’s, glam and pop rock,Continue reading “The Year Of KISS: Carnival Of Souls: The Final Sessions (1997)”
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The Year Of KISS: Revenge (1992)
“I’ve gotta body built for sin and an appetite for passion!” With the 1980’s behind them, KISS strolled into the new decade with their name still in the press but at a level that was nowhere near their success in the 1970’s. The band both lost and gained fans throughout the “no makeup” era thatContinue reading “The Year Of KISS: Revenge (1992)”
The Year Of KISS: Hot In The Shade (1989)
“Rosa had a lover on the shady side of town.” Hot In The Shade, KISS’ follow-up project to their highest charting 1980’s release, Crazy Nights, is very personal to me because it was the first KISS album that I ever purchased. It would get me into conversations later in life that would set me onContinue reading “The Year Of KISS: Hot In The Shade (1989)”
The Year Of KISS: Crazy Nights (1987)
“This is our music, we love it loud!” Just over two years after the release of Asylum, KISS gave the world their fourteenth studio album, Crazy Nights. Released on September 21, 1987, it was the longest break between albums for the band since the release of Love Gun (1977) and Dynasty (1979) not counting theContinue reading “The Year Of KISS: Crazy Nights (1987)”
The Year Of KISS: Asylum (1985)
“I’m gonna live my life, oh yeah!” One year and three days after the release of 1984’s Animalize, KISS released their thirteenth studio album, Asylum. As successful as the band was at the time, they were on their third lead guitarist in three albums. Bruce Kulick, who finished out the Animalize tour after Mark St.Continue reading “The Year Of KISS: Asylum (1985)”
The Year Of KISS: The Alive! Albums (1975-2006)
“You Wanted The Best…..” I couldn’t do an entire year of KISS’ studio albums without at least mentioning the Alive live album releases. KISS is best known for their bombastic live performances and their first Alive album literally saved them and Casablanca Records from falling apart. While I won’t go into much detail about theContinue reading “The Year Of KISS: The Alive! Albums (1975-2006)”
The Year Of KISS: The Band
“You Wanted The Best! You Got The Best!” With my first official album review in The Year Of KISS coming next week, I thought that I’d give a very brief glimpse at the band’s lineup changes over the years. I’ll start with the original members and make my way to the newest one. I’ll listContinue reading “The Year Of KISS: The Band”
A&E Biography: KISSTORY
“Two sides of the coin…..” A&E recently released their two-part Biography documentary KISSTORY that covers the career of the iconic band KISS and its nearly fifty year history. Being a massive fan of the group in all of its incarnations over the years, I was hoping to see something that hadn’t been revealed before inContinue reading “A&E Biography: KISSTORY”
Tunes: KISS 40
Decades of Decibels KISS has been around for over forty years as of this writing. Over the New Year holiday, they performed live in Dubai at Atlantis in what they dubbed the KISS 2020 Goodbye Concert. In true KISS fashion, they went over the top with the pyrotechnics and managed to break two Guinness WorldContinue reading “Tunes: KISS 40”
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