| Artist Name
/ Location: |
The band's name is Kiss. |
| Official Web Site: |
The band's official web site can be found at the following URL: http://www.kissonline.com. |
| Artist Name(s) / Instument(s): |
Gene Simmons, (Bass), Paul Stanley, (Guitarist), Ace Frehley, (Guitarist), and Peter Criss, (Drums). |
| Genre: |
Hard-Rock. |
| Artist Label(s): |
Casablanca, Mercury, Island, Kiss. |
| Brief History: |
Kiss was formed in New York. Gene Simmons was born August 25, 1949, Paul Stanley was born January 20, 1950, Ace Frehley was born April 27, 1951, and Peter Criss was born December 20, 1947. Kiss is known for very theatrical stage shows and extreme makeup. Simmons was made up as "The Bat Lizard", Stanley as the "Star Child", Frehely as "Space Man", and Criss as "The Cat". In 1981, Eric Carr replaced Criss. In 1982, Vinnie Vincent replaced Frehley. In 1983, the group appeared for the first time sans makeup on the album cover Lick It Up. In 1984, Vincent was replaced by Mark St. John. In 1985, St. John was replaced by Bruce Kulick, the brother of Bob Kulick of Balance. Carr died November 25, 1991. In 1991, Eric Singer, (Drums) joined the group. In 1996, the orignal group reunited. |
| Top Albums: |
The band's first album came out April 20, 1974. The top albums are as follows: (1) Smashes, Thrashes & Hits, (Platinum X2), (2) Alive II, (Platinum), (3) Destroyer, (Platinum), (4) Rock And Roll Over, (Platinum), (5) Animalize, (Platinum), (6) Crazy Nights, (Platinum), (7) Lick It Up, (Platinum), (8) Love Gun, (Platinum), (9) Dynasty, (Platinum), (10) Double Platinum, (Platinum), (11) Alive!, (Gold), (12) Hot In The Shade, (Gold), (13) Asylum, (Gold), (14) Dressed To Kill, (Gold), (15) Kiss, (Gold), (16) Revenge, (Gold), (17) Creatures Of The Night, (Gold), (18) Hotter Than Hell, (Gold), (19) Kiss Unmasked, (Gold), (20) Psycho-Circus, (Gold), (21) Alive III, (Gold), (22) You Wanted The Best, You Got The Best, (Gold), (23) MTV Unplugged, (Gold), (24) The Box Set, (Gold), (25) The Originals, (26) Music From The Elder, (27) The Very Best Of Kiss, (28) Greatest Kiss, (29) Carnival Of Souls - The Final Sessions, (30) Symphony: Alive IV, (31) The Best Of Kiss: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection |
| Top Hit Songs: |
The band's top hit songs include the following, in alphabetic order: (1) Beth, (2) Black Diamond, (3) Calling Dr. Love, (4) Christine Sixteen, (5) Cold Gin, (6) C'mon And Love Me, (7) Comin' Home, (8) Crazy Crazy Nights, (9) Detroit Rock City, (10) Deuce, (11) Do You Love Me, (12) Domino, (13) Firehouse, (14) Flaming Youth, (15) Forever, (16) God Gave Rock 'N' Roll To You II, (17) God Of Thunder, (18) Goin' Blind, (19) Got To Choose, (20) Hard Luck Woman, (21) Heaven's On Fire, (22) Hide Your Heart, (23) Hotter Than Hell, (24) I Love It Loud, (25) I Still Love You, (26) I Stole Your Love, (27) I Want You, (28) I Was Made For Lovin' You, (29) King Of The Night Time World, (30) Kissin' Time, (31) Let Me Go, Rock 'N' Roll, (32) Let Me Know, (33) Let's Put The X In Sex, (34) Lick It Up, (35) Love Gun, (36) New York Groove, (37) Nothin' To Lose, (38) 100,000 Years, (39) Parasite, (40) Radioactive, (41) Reason To Live, (42) Rise To It, (43) Rock And Roll All Nite, (44) Rock And Roll All Nite (Live), (45) Rock Bottom, (46) Rocket Ride, (47) Shandi, (48) She, (49) Shout It Out Loud, (50) Shout It Out Loud (Live), (51) Strutter, (52) Sure Know Something, (53) Tears Are Falling, (54) Watchin' You, (55) World Without Heroes |
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