Kiss Live Album Ranking

I rank the ten live Kiss albums from worst to best
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[@leokimvideo]

Alive 2 is number 1. It's recorded at Kiss's first peak in mass popularity although it's obviously heavily tinkered with in the studio. It opens with Detroit Rock City which becomes the main opening song for many years of Kiss concerts. But going past the music Alive 2 had incredible album artwork and sleeve. Once you see the opened inside picture with the band with maximum stage effects, towering flames and each member looking incredible you instantly become a Kiss fan. No other Kiss Live album has that gut punch via music & visuals. And Kiss is all about the visuals. You don't go to a Kiss live concert with your eyes closed, so it's important to get the live albums to express the energy and excitement of the band live. Sorry to see it differently to you, please don't be offended.

[@Prof_Tickles92]

How can you tell that it was tinkered with in the studio?

[@dwaynestjohn5324]

I pretty much agree but I would switch alive 2 and 3. And the kiss unplugged is one of the best unplugged performances, I love that one and the Alice n Chains unplugged.

[@christinawhatever8741]

Great video!

[@SeanBlumenshine]

That’s a good idea

[@romainlavoie1526]

Excellent review and I'm with you 100% with how you positioned 1 - 2 and 3 . The Unplugged album was such a success it opened the floodgates for the band to have the make up back on !

[@Bizarrebirchdoesgame]

I’m glad someone else feels the same way about Virginia Beach 2004, it really doesn’t make sense why it feels so slow and tired considering rock the nation sounds great and is fast

[@adambarkermusic]

100% agree dude, especially with Alive 3 and Unplugged!

[@ellislarter4968]

Nice list. I do think Tokyo and Alive 4 should be switched and either Alive I or II are first for me ! I agree with your opinions on Virginia Beach 2004 I really don't like it, there's a couple of songs I like on there like Christine Sixteen and Tears are falling just to name a couple but deuce especially I was disappointed with, just sounds sloppy and tired ! Awesome video loving the content !!!

[@bubbymilhoan]

You should do a guitar ranking of any kiss guitarist

[@SeanBlumenshine]

Yeah, maybe

[@iggycieplinski2082]

I really like IV. Basically for the songs they chose and as you pointed out, the orchestra portion. I didn't think an orchestra would work with KISS songs but it was really good. Beth never sounded better. Did you omit You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best because it was a compilation?

[@Prof_Tickles92]

Alive: The Millennium Concert was axed because Mercury records was bought out and I guess Universal didn’t have the confidence to release it under Alive IV. I have mixed feelings about this album. IMO it starts off great. Psycho Circus works well as a show opener but it needs a level of bombast which unfortunately, none of the other live performances(that were recorded) ever managed to capture…EXCEPT THIS ONE. This album has my favorite performance of Psycho Circus. Sure it’s sloppy in some areas, but it’s played with the energy it requires. The next two songs: Shout it Out Loud and Deuce have great energy but after that the album Peter’s out(pun intended). Peter is the weakest link and my god does it show, the rest of the album never lives up to the first couple of songs. I’ll agree with you that Unplugged is probably their greatest live album. KISS is in top form. The reason I don’t care for it is because there’s too many b-songs on it. I understand that it’s hard to play their music on acoustic but I would’ve liked a couple more of their classics.

[@beatlehmann3424]

1 KISS Off the Soundboard 1977 Des Moines 2.KISS Alive II 1977 3.KISS Off the Soundboard 1996 Donnington 4. KISS Alive 1975 5. KISS Alive the Millenium 2000 These are the only One‘s I like (Official Albums) My List would include 1977 Tokyo Budokan Concert , but I have it only on Kissology DVD👍

[@davemcdonald1191]

Your list is on point. The only thing I would have done differently was unplugged at number 2 and alive 3 at number 1. Both are great albums but alive 3 was I think kiss at their strongest. Imo of coursr.

[@svenkaahedgerg3425]

Very nice job. I like the candour

[@KISSFAN1970]

Real KISS fans know Alive! & Alive II are the best.

[@surfsup5757]

The only ones that matter.

[@huntercraig993]

Facts

[@jamesrobert680]

Alive IV is my favourite.

[@poeslanding]

Well I think the top four are definite but my ranking would be slightly different. The one thing that should’ve been included but like you said it wasn’t an album let’s kiss animalize live uncensored. That would’ve made it to the top two or three for me.

[@talitamartins8380]

se eu pudesse ir no show da banda kiss eu iria porra

[@evileyes4070]

Best Kiss Alive album is Unplugged