Just listened to this album for the first time in my entire life...

[eSGEe]

Lemmy was a KISS fan dude

 

[smitty_p]

- and
welcome to the fold

See, that’s where it’s a bit weird. I’m not really in the fold.

But, I do think Kiss is a misunderstood band. As someone who never heard a single album of theirs all the way through until a few days ago, I’m really interested in giving them a fair listen.

What I’ve learned so far goes back to my earlier statement.

They are America’s Rock Band.

 

[Sp8ctre]

The first Alive album will be my next listen. I think you may have suggested Alive II, so I went straight to that one.

I'll get to it!

Alive was much better than Alive II!

 

[Sp8ctre]

So, what’s the next album I should listen to?

Are you looking for more KISS or something else? What genre? Similar to KISS?

 

[smitty_p]

Are you looking for more KISS or something else? What genre? Similar to KISS?

Kiss album.

This thread is pretty much a Kiss exploration.

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

Love 'em or hate 'em...they are America's Rock and Roll Band.

Actually Smitty, I think GFR already claimed that title.

 

[Sp8ctre]

Kiss album.

This thread is pretty much a Kiss exploration.

Well...after Destroyer they went to crap for me. The Love Gun album was what turned us all against them in my circle of friends back in the day.

If you want to explore earlier stuff I would suggest Dressed to Kill

...as for Americas Rock Band I'd lean way more towards Aerosmith!

 

[eSGEe]

What albums HAVE you completed?

 

[eSGEe]

funny I was "onboard" till MUSIC FROM THE ELDER -- thats when I went --- SERIOUSLY WTF?!?!?

 

[smitty_p]

What albums HAVE you completed?

I’ve listened to these:

KISS

Dressed to Kill

Destroyer

KISS ALIVE

KISS ALIVE II

 

[eSGEe]

SIMPLE-- HOTTER THAN HELL--

 

[eSGEe]

THEN -- Rock N Roll Over

"Take ME" is a real "old school rocker" --- another hidden gem ---
and "Makin Love" ----

 

[smitty_p]

THEN -- Rock N Roll Over

"Take ME" is a real "old school rocker" --- another hidden gem ---
and "Makin Love" ----

So let me ask... (and anyone may answer...)

What was the appeal of Kiss to you, when you were a kid?

 

[eSGEe]

I was a kid they were LARGER than life-- loud brash--- (sexual innuendo charged) ROCK N ROLL!!! man

Here is Gene-- giving a KID a chance -- and a lesson

 

[smitty_p]

...as for Americas Rock Band I'd lean way more towards Aerosmith!

Fair enough.

No real argument from me. These are just my impressions.

But, Kiss seems (or used to seem) more of a larger-than-life entity.

That’s not necessarily the “right” measure, I suppose. It’s just how I was looking at things.

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

So let me ask... (and anyone may answer...)

What was the appeal of Kiss to you, when you were a kid?

IT was Rock n Roll, Smitty.

I mean, Once I was injected by the likes of Deep Purple at like 9 years old in a barber's chair, Beatles in 6th grade, Grand Funk around the Same time, then Van Halen, Nugent, Alice, Stones, Zep, Judas, Rush, Leppard, so of course the bombast of KISS had a place as well.

 

[eSGEe]

Agreed -- I was also a huge Aero-head-- and "Walk this Way" was the first "real" song I learned on guitar (can still play it to this day) --

BUT -- KISS for me-- was a more "die hard" FAN level-- I mean -- I had KISS action figures and lunch boxes in elementary (ELEMENTARY) school---
they were the GATE WAY band to ---- Sabbath--- Aerosmith Stones-- Queen-- METALLICA -- et all.

 

[smitty_p]

SIMPLE-- HOTTER THAN HELL--

THEN -- Rock N Roll Over

"Take ME" is a real "old school rocker" --- another hidden gem ---
and "Makin Love" ----

Okay...

I’m off to explore some more...

Wish me luck...

 

[eSGEe]

Happy R N R travels

 

[eSGEe]

anyone here remember these??????
Came in the ALIVE 2 album I believe??????

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