“You’re so young and so much different than I….” Just a few months after releasing their debut album in February of 1974, KISS’ second album, Hotter Than Hell, hit record store shelves on October 22nd. Sales of the album were worse than the group’s debut. Live shows weren’t the problem and many critics then andContinue reading “The Year Of KISS: Hotter Than Hell (1974)”
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The Year Of KISS: KISS (1974)
“Out on the streets for a living….” Formed in 1973 from the ashes of a band called Wicked Lester, KISS began recording their debut album, KISS, in October of that same year. Just a few months later on February 18, 1974, the album was released. Despite heavy promotion from Casablanca Records, the album only managedContinue reading “The Year Of KISS: KISS (1974)”
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”
The Year Of KISS!
“It’s Cold Gin Time Again…..” The hottest band in the world, KISS, has been blowing up speakers and stadiums since 1973. The band officially turns fifty years old in 2023, so I decided that in 2022 I would take a look at all twenty of the band’s studio albums and their four solo works asContinue reading “The Year Of KISS!”
Throwback Thursday: KISS Meets The Phantom Of The Park (1978)
“Ack!!!” Friends, family, and regular readers of this blog are aware that I am a huge KISS fan. I’ve heard pretty much every track that they’ve released, watched all of their videos, and spent countless hours watching and listening documentaries, interviews, etc. with the band. The one thing that I haven’t done is watch KISSContinue reading “Throwback Thursday: KISS Meets The Phantom Of The Park (1978)”
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”
KISS Funko Wacky Wobbler Bobbleheads
Hurricane Laura Edition: As some of you may already know, I lost my home as a result of Hurricane Laura. My family and I were forced to pack over ten years worth of our lives in just a few days in order to prep our house for a demolition team. One of the few goodContinue reading “KISS Funko Wacky Wobbler Bobbleheads”
Tunes: Spaceman (2018), by Ace Frehley
The Space Ace is back! Please note that this album review includes my review from Amazon and additional comments. Ace looks and sounds better than he has in years on Spaceman. Of all of his recent releases (from Anomaly in 2009 and on), this album has the best production quality. I found Space Invader andContinue reading “Tunes: Spaceman (2018), by Ace Frehley”
Ken's Alternate Universe! 