Over the course of just three years, the KISS phenomenon was established: Gene and Paul met Peter, they met Ace, three studio albums were released, and multi-platinum breakthrough was achieved with KISS Alive!. Here is the story of how KISS came to be in the early years of the 1970s. Continue reading “1973 – 1975: Coming Alive”
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KISS Alive! (1975)
“You wanted the best, and you got it!” The ultimate KISS battle cry opens their first live album, a double record that would come to define KISS more than anything else they have done. Almost fifty years later, KISS Alive! stands tall as a masterpiece. Continue reading “KISS Alive! (1975)”
Dressed To Kill (1975)
There was even less of a gap between the second and third KISS albums. In about a year, they had released three records that are the foundation of everything the band would achieve. Dressed To Kill is a KISS classic, despite not being widely acclaimed at the time. Continue reading “Dressed To Kill (1975)”
Hotter Than Hell (1974)
KISS began their 1970s cycles of intense productivity by releasing their second album just a few months after the first. Hotter Than Hell contains some all-time KISS classics, but would struggle to match its predecessor. Continue reading “Hotter Than Hell (1974)”
Kiss (1974)
It started over 50 years ago. And decades later, it is obvious that the beginning of KISS was built on great music. Their debut album Kiss stands up to this day. Continue reading “Kiss (1974)”
Peter Criss
Peter Criss is The Catman: co-founder, drummer and singer in KISS. He was in the band from 1972 until 1980, and later returned for two more spells in the 1990s and 2000s. Continue reading “Peter Criss”
1970 – 1972: Pre-KISStory
Before KISS there was Wicked Lester. In the murky depths of time, a strange musical journey began, and the fates of four ambitious individuals from New York City started to intertwine. Continue reading “1970 – 1972: Pre-KISStory”
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