kiss - parasite (live 1975)

[@ingodwetrust2490]

Finally, we have the greatest live version of this song back on the internet! Pure passion.

[@rogerbennett6117]

Now if we can only get songs from cobo hall January 76 back up again, kiss at it's best !!!!

[@helgelippert1970]

@@rogerbennett6117 Yep, my absolut favorite KISS shows. I really hope that these concerts will show up again one day.

[@MetalFreak1996]

You damn right brother kiss when they was good

[@johnvoice815]

Why do rock stars get old?

[@johnvoice815]

I did'nt/don't like Kiss.... but this f.....g rocks!!!!

[@EmmanuelBenighHemmander]

This riff is like an attack! And here you can clearly see that Gene is 100% beast! Man this is cool.

[@jorgedanielhinestrozacaste4607]

That riff so fast and violent. This song is almost a proto-thrash. I like it!

[@coyleigh]

If you consider this "proto thrash" you have no idea what this is. Moron.

[@Arbaal]

Ace creation

[@charlydaicz409]

Antrax tiene una versión

[@MENFUSSMIKE]

@@jorgedanielhinestrozacaste4607 amen brother

[@Goldcup45]

Kiss firing on all 8 cylinders.

[@crimsonhitman3920]

One of the BEST performances by Gene I have seen. His stage presence and movements show everyone why they were a must watch. Younger people today will never understand really what KISS did to the world. I made sure mine listened and took them to a show a few years ago to enroll them into the KISS army. Never again will the world witness anything close to what these dudes did.

[@dwightfartschrute]

There will never, never, never, ever, in any way, shape or form, ever be anything better than this in the history of music.

[@jonathanlyerly8501]

That is the funniest staement I've ever heard.

[@johnvoice815]

That's a bit much!!!

[@LentilWk13]

Classic! People forget how truly metal KISS really were back in the day. Heavy shit!

[@purple7373]

Kiss shows why they were an original driving force in rock n roll. Pure raw energy and showmanship. They are the best, period! You can say they had gimmicks or whatever, you are wrong. These guys were smart, they were innovative, they were incredible to watch, and they put out kick-ass music. What more can you ask for? Absolutely one of the greatest bands of all time.

[@MENFUSSMIKE]

Amen brother. 😊

[@boardskins]

The drum track is awesome as well. Great song (written by Ace).

[@ASKMEABOUTMYGARDEN]

Not a track..live drums

[@tomfear-ws4bo]

Peter using Ludwig drums…and they sound AWESOME !!!!!!

[@efilnikufesin2069]

i dont care what anybody says..KISS RIPS IN THIS PERFOMANCE!! Soo Heavy!!

[@muddhammer7834]

75-76 Kiss especially Ace were top notch. Hungry!

[@charliec5653]

Fucking right they do.

[@Cigars...]

I was born in 93... Found this groove on the 'Kiss my ass' DVD

[@charliec5653]

Fucking right they do brother!

[@lionessheart2652]

Absolutely. I feel the deep rooted funk. They are on the 1

[@HarpoSpoke]

I'll echo the praise for Ace and Peter...but I love Gene's bass playing here too. This riff has a groove that you've got to nail and he does it without any effort at all. Especially like how he takes it down an octave before each chorus....great detail that makes sound really heavy.

[@Deadmaker7]

I love that this is shot in black & white. It just adds to the rawness of the music.

[@Espjh600ah]

People for years have been calling out Peter for his lack of skill on the kit, they should listen to this…he’s giving those drums hell!

[@peterknicked]

This is live. If you count and keep time you can tell they are off. Not tight at all. Live the rest of the band compensates for the drummer inability to be tight, which was the issue among other things when they recorded Destroyer. He cannot keep a time and he is not in the pocket. 1975 the decline of Peter and Ace had not reached the levels it did just 2-3 years later. Drugs and alcohol did that to them. So...... Stating that he is such good drummer based on an untight sloppy gig in 1975, before the worst years of addiction is a somewhat useless claim. They were on fire here, but that does not make him a great drummer. He just fit in a band that was not a great band when it came down to musicianship, but great entertainment. Kiss is entertainment foremost.

[@lancetop]

Ace's scorching guitar lives forever in these wonderful vids from 1975. As so many people here have said, I too was a KISS freak mainly because I was an Ace freak:) Lance in beautiful Bremerton, Washington

[@craigbusick9676]

I first saw this on the big video compilation they released. I fell in love with it. The gave every shoe their all. Gene is amazing in this. They were so lean,mean and hungry back then. Badasses

[@craigbusick9676]

Oh by the way, im from Puyallup originally. I live in Olympia now. Born and raised PUGET SOUNDer ✌️👍🤘

[@porkypie8714]

A great song I forgotten about. Gotta love that guitar riff. I also love the sound of Gene's bass in this.

[@conradsdad]

garshk--yeah, me too. I think it has to be more than years--probably more.

[@nazareschwenck5340]

Hotter than Hell. LP.1974.

[@johnbaranowski6840]

Listen to Ace’s version on his Origins record. Unreal

[@CelestialWoodway]

I love this live version of this song better than the album version. One of my favorite KISS kickass songs.

[@lexcabguy2004]

I watch videos like this from 1975 and think what people were thinking back then, "Make up and blood and fire? This will never work", and here it is 2011, Simmons is 62 and Paul is like 59, and they are still rock stars, still packing stadiums, still full of energy. They don't have the energy and drive as when they were 25, they are not starving anymore, they are friggin old man, but they still rock for their age. Still the best show on the planet!

[@Gretschdrums75]

This is one of my fav KISS songs and what a nice live representation. Peter is kicking ass on that splash cymbal...

[@MENFUSSMIKE]

SMACKS IT!!!

[@midnightrider3416]

Why don't they play this on the radio one of the best Kiss songs......

[@Roberta_Esposito]

1) radio sucks 2) radio is no where near worthy 3) Beth was a hit , and thats why

[@helcio1960]

It's great to watch Gene Simmons: Playing bass like the devil With no fat. Without a tooth. Singing high notes. And humble. Good times are gone!

[@stallionspina23]

this is my fav live performance of all time... gets me pumped

[@nazareschwenck5340]

Yes!

[@avdad2000]

What an awesome version of this song...excellent!

[@StONed-yx5qq]

I loved it back when KI$$ was in black and white!!!

[@Ewok009]

...and silver!

[@sandytinky]

So much energy, so much power, so much METAL!

[@GregoryAlanBaileygamereviews]

Ace Frehley= most underrated guitarist ever.

[@_vixen_4504]

😂, Ace Frehley underrated i do not think so.

[@lionessheart2652]

The bass and drums is truly ancestral

[@CartoonOrama]

"Best thing of the best thing." Is correct. This is the best band in the world! The band is right on track then and it amazes me it is still going strong today! It will be interesting to see where KISS takes us into the future.

[@fazehead]

One of the Greatest KISS moments.You could tell they were trying to take on Zeppelin with this Great Track. Love Gene's Vocal, and Peters Drumming!!

[@darrenochoa9211]

It was not a competition between Kiss and Led Zeppelin. Both groups had their own and unique sound and we're both trend setters at that time.I admire both groups for the mark they both made in Rock n Roll history.

[@ericbrewer2409]

Its Gene and Paul on the verses, Then Ace joins for the chorus.

[@Rendervouswithlove]

Ace and Peter were and still are my favorites. :D

[@heavenhelp1982]

They gave the band its "feel" and swing, the push and pull...obviously, it was raw and loose but when they got it right, it sounded incredible. Eric Carr was an awesome drummer, really heavy, but it sounded better with Peter (imo)

[@panzerken]

heavenhelp1982 Peter was the original drummer.Nuff said.

[@redhead5150]

Ace is still my hero !!!

[@wirelessone2986]

Peter was a monster on the drums,few compare

[@paulharding706]

@@panzerken original, not the best by a long shot.

[@AlmostReady504]

KISS at their best. Raw and hungry

[@prog1962]

Whatever they say about this band...this is heavy swinging rock at its best

[@randyc1982]

one of the greatest breakdowns in rock and roll. if you dont feel this when you hear bow-bow-bim bow-bow-bim, there is something wrong with you 1:50

[@painwasleftformeofficial4538]

I love how you explained it

[@MantraHerbInchSin]

I had this on a dvd, how nostalgic, I got tons of albums with KISS when I was 10 or so

[@mkl62]

From the second LP, Hotter Than Hell. KISS was still struggling during this time and trying to get noticed. I heard this live for the first time on the Revenge tour in October 1992 when they performed at the Carolina Coliseum in Columbia, SC. From what I have heard, they usually played at least one song from the first three LPs at each show. It's good that they still pay tribute to the early days.

[@angryagain3801]

I can understand why it took them three albums to catch on big. Songs like this sound like nothing else coming out of 74/75 & they look crazy with the makeup / costumes.

[@MENFUSSMIKE]

FREAKS!!!

[@zniscal]

i love the early recordings, where i can actually hear ace

[@tamaralernst4095]

This is one of my favorites of all time

[@SJF98]

Wicked stuff - whole band on terrific form! Reminds you of when you first heard that riff - then you can't seem to remember the world without it!!!! Always sounds great each and every time... Thanks for posting.

[@guadaluperivera2439]

Sounds so good live in concert, awesome song, amazing performance 👏 ❤

[@lancetop]

I'm so lucky to have seen KISS live in 1976, 77 and 78 in Charlotte. All sold out, all amazing shows. We can watch this video, and it's wonderful:) but you had to have been there to feel the raw power---I am telling you they RAISED FUCKING HELL! brought the house down every time.

[@kevinkiley6503]

They’re like a high speed train here! Wow, this was incredible!

[@wayne068x]

Imagine this band, this music, 1975. I was 7. Just starting to find my music. Then - 4 comic book super heroes come blasting into existence, a major WTF/holy $#!* moment. It was amazing. Just, amazing.

[@daviddiazesparza3551]

Se capta toda la energía de esa canción y la banda. Increíble versión en vivo...

[@mayracadena9241]

Sus buenos tiempos ,que buen espectáculo daban y Gene bien loco, sus gestos como se retorcia!!

[@michaelalzona-tu4iv]

For 1975, damn, you wouldn't expect this version of Parasite to hit hard and heavy- I think this was great 🤘🔥😛🔥🤘💯

[@mjecpa]

Great performance. All of them were excellent. Pure rock

[@JLennonOno]

Precious Footage, thanks for posting. Gene REALLY looks scary, full Power Hard-Rock ! ! A young Band, like a Vulcan before exploding. One of the most powerfull Songs from Kiss.

[@MatthewBaumgarten]

The "Original" recipe for great music is on display here

[@neworleansvamp]

Love watching Ace tearing it up. Daydreaming, wish i was that guitar!

[@digitaldesigner5284]

Pure 70's rock energy.

[@MeanrBeanr]

There was once a great hard rock band named KISS. They ruled the earth and created truly heavy tunes, such as this one and "Strange Ways". Their best material stopped at "Destroyer". Greed, internal conflict and fame caught up with them, the group died and the commercial machine was born. KISS, 1973-1976

[@JoyofBooking]

BS, Dynasty and Creatures were great albums no matter who played on them

[@vinceblak4425]

@@JoyofBooking BS, you never apparently heard Rock and Roll Over and Love Gun immediately following. They never died...they had a few hiccups, always came out of it. You must be a Nirvana fan?

[@dustdevil9614]

My kiss is 74 to 78. But I hear yah bud

[@dustdevil9614]

​@@JoyofBookingyah but it ceased to be kiss on dynasty with a lot studio players filling in . Good albums tho I agree

[@MENFUSSMIKE]

Alive! Was their peak

[@Elmer74]

That's right. Soloing and playing guitar is not about speed, it's about how it sounds, and KISS sounds good.

[@PepWan]

One of my fav KISS songs!

[@darrenochoa9211]

My brother Peter and I got to see them in 1979 in Fresno Ca.Great show I think that this version of Parasite is one of their hardest sounding songs that I have ever heard them do.Pauls and Aces guitar riffs, Gens bass and Peter Criss drumming is amazing!

[@MIA64-g9g]

KISS RULED THE 70'S🤘

[@MENFUSSMIKE]

Gawd damn right they did

[@HonorableMention83]

One of their best. 👍

[@ferdterguson124]

Hell yeah

[@joerectifier]

Gene Simmons was a larger than life spectacle to me when I was 12 in 1975…I was not too sure about him, but I was sure about Ace…and the guitars sound great on this video. I can really hear the depth of the tones

[@carnivalofsouls2047]

This song just kicks ass in it's own special way like no other.

[@OneMan-wl1wj]

Can you imagine walking into this club that night n seeing this shit for the first time!! I would have been rocking so hard I might burnt the club down!!! This is KISS at their hungriest and heaviest!! My favorite footage of them ever #!!!

[@hadleymanmusic]

Badass back n the day when it was

[@mkl62]

I saw them perform this live for the first time on (of all tours) the Revenge tour in October 1992. They came to the Carolina Coliseum in Columbia, SC. Faster Pussycat & Trixter opened. Trixter was on the whole tour, but they had other bands to open besides FP.

[@badboybob1074]

This performance is on the old VHS Kiss My Ass video. It accompanied the tribute of the same name. I still have this VHS tape, lol.

[@NathanSmith-xf7rk]

Pete is rocking on this 👍

[@stephenmr2]

very nice guitar solo by ace here he really really was a gifted artist always a treat when ace did his solo!

[@simpcwwarrior]

I was VERY fortunate to have a BROTHER who loved ME ! and bought me a ticket to their show in VANCOUVER BRITISH COLUMBIA! it was one of their last shows with their make on ! never forget it still one of the BEST live shows EVER !

[@clintbronson5]

Whats with all this Peter bashing!!! Not only is he a member of the Kiss family-Not only is he a Godfather to Ace's daughter but the man loves gangsta movies!! Oh and for all you Peter haters that say he is weak on the drums??? All I have to say is KISS ALIVE 100,000 YEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is some FUCKING drumming

[@darrenchesson7429]

Back in 75', Kiss set the precedent and did for many, many years, thus changing the path of rock for many. This is pure art, and the masses eternally thank thee.

[@44Liriodendron]

I was 8 years old and not yet aware of KISS but my older brother and cousin were accumulating their stuff only to be passed to me. It was probably like Destroyer before I became hooked and a fan for life.

[@loverevil777]

KISS rules !! from a member of the KISS Army !!

[@dustdevil9614]

Heavy metal perfection circa 1975

[@Jangocat]

Rock and Roll! Great song for a metal band to cover.

[@josemanuelramirezcuevas8131]

Los principios de Kiss exelente material ya está a color buena canción wow!!

[@GrekuSigh8]

They were really the hardest band in these times !

[@mikemoore8124]

Sabbath was a bit harder.

[@russthomas992]

And as always ace is kicking ass. One of the best under raided guitars 🎸 of all time.

[@wclaurence]

1974-1976, the magic years. I saw KISS live in 1974, opening for The New York Dolls.

[@skullivanfranklin4117]

Wish they would reunite !!

[@miguelgalindo858]

Que canción tan chingona y que buenos fueron ésos conciertos, sobre todo la actuación de Gene 😎🍺

[@佐々木幸司-i2b]

やっぱり今見てもカッコいいよね！ピーターのドラムソロからギターソロに入る辺り、もう鳥肌モンだね。ああ！来る‼︎って感じで。ソロが始まって全員が演奏に没入している時の緊張感が堪らないよ‼︎‼︎‼︎ The hottest band in the world, Kiss‼︎‼︎‼︎

[@Halfnewf95]

i just heard this song on the radio 5 minutes ago and now i think it's one of there best songs EVER

[@mattytaylor2674]

Ace in his prime was unstoppable… Tommy isn’t any slouch… Both got the chops… Ace though is the original…

[@Boxingbear]

Great tune that alot of people seem to forget about for some reason..

[@metalfan210]

This is my favorite Kiss song the guys really put a great jam and groove that was backed up by stage presence

[@чертогволка-ъ3ы]

Кисс Одна из лучших групп! ⭐️

[@Kolkraqr9]

I saw them a few months earlier 12/1974 in Wilkes Barre. Early KISS ...love it!!!

[@nazareschwenck5340]

Wow!

[@rockinslicker666]

Hell yeah!One of the best KISS songs ever!

[@transcendance6854]

Great video clip..thanks for the upload..Brings back some old memories..My first cassette tape of Kizz...Hotter than Hell....

[@Lectorhabil]

gracias por subir este video..

[@davidnieto2002]

Sin duda KISS la mejor banda de rock de todos los tiempos.

[@douglasclark3782]

kiss at there finest

[@Thunkle]

So nice to see people enjoying a concert without cell phone cameras sticking up everywhere.

[@nestoreliasreza]

Asi es el rock que se toca en mi cultural de guanatos(guadalajara)

[@jedijud]

great just so good to see a good song done right live

[@michellestmarie]

I kind of relate to this song. On lots of levels. I love it.

[@The1001albums]

Just brilliant rock at its pure best...

[@DanielaMure0403]

I LOVE THEM...and I always will!!!What a shame the video stopped before the end of the song....

[@TwoStupidCats]

this is an epic preformance!! i love this

[@wize1ne]

My all time favorite KISS song. I liked Gene back then better than his later years. He seems more raw and gritty in this vid. Song is also heavier than some other KISS songs.

[@TedVoron]

Oh, yeah! Great LIVE!