KISS When They Were in Serious Trouble

[@williammillican8237]

I’m 61 years old. My first Kiss moment was in 74 . I was sitting on a concrete wall outside of a 7/11 in Marietta Georgia. A kid came out the door singing, Hot hot hotter then hell.! I told my friend, that kid just said hell. That was rare in a song then. Then in 75 , my bus stop was my drive way . A kid was singing, I wanna rock n roll all night , and party every day. But in 76 , Destroyer came out , and KISS was everywhere. I got to see them in 79 , 96 and 2000. All original. They have always been my favorite band.

[@tommykawasaki9676]

Didn’t see Kiss before Alive, but I saw them break, in my school. My grandma bought me, Kiss’s first album. She thought it was related to some comic book. I LOVED it immediately, playing it over & over on my little record player in my room. I got hotter than hell & dressed to kill too. My buddies liked them too, but most kids thought we were all weird for liking Kiss. Alive came out & all the sudden it became weird if you didn’t like Kiss. LOL 😂 The change came almost literally overnight, suddenly Kiss was the next big thing & it continued to grow rampantly through Dynasty & came screeching to an abrupt halt with Unmasked. I would continue to buy their records & see their concerts, but the loss of Pete & Ace, Kiss would never be the same. Kiss has been the soundtrack to the greatest percentage of my life. They have been a true joy.

[@stepanbandera5206]

@@tommykawasaki9676 Gotta love your grandmother. It was all her fault! ❤️👍🤘😬

[@MENFUSSMIKE]

Cool post. Alive! Was my 2nd rock n roll record

[@tyeedwrds]

I was 13 in '75 when Alive came out! I remember seeing the album cover and had to know what it was all about! Once I heard the opening song, "Deuce" I was hooked! I had listened to all the big bands of the time and they just didn't do it for me. They were good, but just not my cup of tea. I didn't want to be a part of what everyone else was into. KISS, blew me away! I've been a fan ever since! 49 years and 8 KISS concerts later, I always had fun! They were introduced a few different ways through the early years, until they came up with the "you wanted the best" intro!

[@burp-v1s]

KIss Alive is the epitome of Rock N Roll. One of my all time faves.

[@charlesbronson4282]

My favorite era of the band is the Hotter Than Hell/Dressed to Kill era. My favorite album is Dressed to Kill

[@russblack443]

My favorite era as well but I like hotter than hell just a tiny bit more but I listen to DTK side to side every time I listen to it the whole album is good

[@briancarroll5420]

I saw KISS the first time in Jan 78. It was one of the greatest concerts I’ve ever seen. Their music was simple but was a very memorable part of growing up. Say what you want but they were the hardest working band on the planet.

[@stepanbandera5206]

Jan 78 Buffalo. My 1st show. One I will never forget.

[@whataboutrob442]

Cleveland, January 1978.

[@stepanbandera5206]

Back in those daze, even Jimmy Carter was a Ki$$ fan! ✌️🥴

[@stepanbandera5206]

@whataboutrob442 That was some tour, and a great time to be a Ki$$ fan! 🔥👹😘😼👽🔥

[@stepanbandera5206]

@@whataboutrob442 I was just going to ask you where you saw them. I hope you have some great memories of that show. 👍

[@CitizenSoldier500]

they literally ruled the world for a time. when i was a kid, rock n roll over was the first album i ever bought when it came out and ace is why i play 🎸 still at 61. ace's picture is beside ''kiss'' in the dictionary. 😎

[@romelovesdan]

Was so envious when my 5th grade friend’s older brother saw them multiple times in 1975….we hung on every word as he described the show, how LOUD it was, what songs they played including songs we loved off the new Dressed To Kill album. Lack of video, and film footage back then made you imagine what was going on as you stared and studied live pictures of the band. People who did not live it in real time will never realize how novel and fantastic the bombs, pyro, and stage show was back then. Every musical show and performance since then has been “KISSified” with the band’s influence reaching all genres of music and its stage presentation.

[@Blueagle8u]

I was there at MSG for their first and last show there!

[@davidaroberts3175]

I missed Gene's "strut" too from the reunion tour on. That was one of the main things I remember when I saw them in 77. Gene slowly stalking the stage, hunched over and bringing his knees up to his chest and looking at the audience like Dracula just coming out of his coffin. Ahhh...I can smell the pot now, thinking about it. You're right about the music. They were Eddie Cochran, Little Richard, and 60s garage rock through Marshall amps

[@daves2058]

Saw them in 77, and my parents dropped us off! Different times! Alive is a great album. The only live album that I think topped it is The Who Live at Leeds. I also love The Kinks One for the Road live album.

[@vinnieguarna7805]

They didn’t start using the “ You wanted the Best” intro until May or June 1975. I think the first show was Long Beach Ca (late May) where that now classic opening was used for the first time and spoken by roadie JR Smalling. Up until til that point though, their opening varied from Are you Ready to Rock? Are you Ready to Roll? Great video! Keep doing more KISS!

[@audiomover]

That's great info! I've been a KISS fan since I was a kid so I love talking about them.

[@susanrednour1605]

6:40 OMG thank you!!! I said it right before you did!! I saw them once and will Never forget that!! They WERE AMAZING!!!! BEST CONCERT I HAVE EVER BEEN TO!!!

[@henrikharbin5521]

I heard a little bit of the Winter land 75 show on the radio when I was 8 or 9. I had nestled seen them at that point but the music was like nothing ice ever heard. I was like "wow... Somebody makes music like this?" But I couldn't find them in the stores. Then in 1977 my mother bought me an 8 track tape player for my birthday. I saw the painting onthe cover of Rock And Roll Over and it knocked me out, so it was the first tape so picked out. I was not disappointed. To this day it's still my favorite album because it sounds live, pure and raw. Here's something you might notbknow... Elvis was a KISS fan. He walked into the room when his cousin was listening to Bother than Hell, and he was blown away. When he heard "Let Me Go Rock and Roll" he said, "they get it... They understand what rock music is.". Even Lisa Marie was a fan, she loved Gene.

[@michaelrockertmusic]

This is the second video of yours I've seen and I really like them! Been a lifelong KISS fan....we are kindred spirits. Lol! Great work, man! Keep it up!

[@audiomover]

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thank you.

[@kennywaynebearhead]

I was 12 in 1978, and I was just getting my formal introduction into rock and hard rock music thanks to two crates of record albums that I bought from a garage sale. As I was going through all of those albums and listening to them, the visual aspects were just as important as the music. I remember reading every single word that was written, and I remember seeing the connections between albums and producers and bands and musicians, and just really putting all of the pieces together. I said all of that to say that KISS was the first band that captured not only my ears, but my eyes. My imagination at that age was running wild and rock ‘n’ roll music was like pouring gasoline on a fire!

[@DF-ee8vt]

J.R. Smalling is the man who's heard on Kiss Alive! screaming "You wanted the best, and you got it! The hottest band in the land - KISS!" Later, they varied it to " . . . you got the best", and changed it to "The hottest band in the world . . . " I've never heard "Are you ready to rock . . . "

[@jobriathboy]

then you haven't listened to early live recordings...

[@DF-ee8vt]

@@jobriathboy The earliest live recordings I've heard are Alive! and some DVD footage. Most of those don't include the intro.

[@willchew4040]

The thing about KISS that I've noticed throughout the years being a fan is, there's always something new that pops up I never knew before. The weird little things, that's what keeps it interesting. If they tried a new introduction for a few nights or just one, it wouldn't surprise me. It sounds cool lol. Another example ...There's pictures of Ace using the levitating stage platforms during his smoking guitar solo for the first shows on the Love Gun Tour in 77.

[@larsheydecke887]

Did se them here in Sweden 1976 It was sooo good Glad i did find this Ive been in a pod cast here in Sweden talking about what that menat to me musicaly Thanks for this 😊

[@kennethanderson2273]

1978 in high school 9th grade Started playing drums, and my buddy played guitar and was a Kiss fan and introduced me to Dr Love as we practiced learning how to play. At that point I feel in love with KISS. Now 60 years old and still loving them. I call myself my own little Historian of Kiss. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE Opening of a show like it’s mentioned in the article you read. I could be wrong but I’ve never heard of that opening before in my lifetime. Strange but I could be mistaken.

[@amazingstuff5785]

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[@jefjahn247]

I really liked what KISS did with the ALIVE! series. I worked with a band back in the ‘90s, and their live demos were so much better than anything we did in the studio. Capturing a moment -as it happens, cannot be replicated. Bands that work well together onstage should take advantage of that, and record an album live. The studio would then be a place to experiment with new ideas, and maybe lay down a few tracks if necessary. But, I’ll take a live record any day of the week over one that takes months to produce.

[@amazingstuff5785]

Great video! There are recordings from 1974 and early 1975 with the "are you ready" intro. One of them is the Long beach 1974 concert may 31.

[@audiomover]

Thanks for the info!

[@EB1878]

I absolutely love Kiss. I've been a fan since '89 when I was a preteen girl. And through the years I read a lot. I mean as much as I could find about Kiss mostly from the [then] current magazines like RIP, Metal Madness, Metal Edge, etc. My first introduction to Kiss was their self-titled 8-track tape. Yep, at 12 years old I found a new hobby, 8-track tapes and the 8-track players. My first 8-track player was salvaged from a trash pile. It was a low end Lloyd's unit. It worked as expected for three years then broke. I had a near mint Lloyd's given to me that lasted me 10 years. And you're correct about Kiss' concerts and the need for them to constantly tour. As I was learning all I could about Kiss, I knew some of their albums did excellent while others put them in danger of loosing their record contract with Casablanca Records and Filmworks. I was under the impression that Alive! was their last album and my mother [at the time during '89], was certain they were obscure. Two weeks later, I saw Kiss in Metal Edge and brought the magazine home. I proved my mom wrong. And I also had a copy of the Unmasked Lp that proved her wrong yet again. It was a great mystery to me why I never could obtain Peter Criss's solo albums post-Kiss. And the reason was very simple. His two solo albums Out of Control and Let Me Rock You were only available as imports because record sales here in the US would have flopped. It wasn't until 1998 when these solos were released on CD here in the US. Now, I could be mistaken about that, and keep in mind that I'm going based on what I read 36 years ago. I heard their lowest points were the made for TV movie, Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park 1978, and another low point was the Music from the Elder album was a flop. Creatures of the Night, the album kicks butt. It's awesome! But the concerts weren't even at half capacity when they did the tour. So... they went to Brazil to tour there for Creatures of the Night. Given Kiss's rocky road to fame and stardom, with all things good, bad, and what-have-you, I'm just happy that I was 1.) There to witness history in the rock music world pre-internet days, and 2.) I got to see Kiss twice. Once for their Reunion tour and again for the Farewell tour. Both concerts were packed. And Kiss was larger than life. It was phenomenal to see them with the original lineup both times. And 3.) I love Kiss for not giving up and just kept on going especially when faced with adversity and in danger of loosing their contract. I was a fan maybe at the right time, right place smacked in the late 80's. I caught all the erroneous acronyms. I didn't care what critics said of Kiss. I liked to hear both sides to every story, then come to my own conclusions. I also was a trailblazer. I was the first one to be allowed to wear my red Kiss glitter shirt to a religious school for baseball games since our team color was red and they had no extra shirts this year. In fact, I had attended a financial struggling religious school back then. They made compromises and I was happy. 😊 I enjoyed my time at that religious school. I made friends and was the 2nd student to return years later and reconnect with our teacher. I also dealt with getting bullied in public school but that was to be expected for me. Thankfully I never was popular. I was a loner with two good friends. Perhaps loving Kiss had it's downfall which is why I had a rough time in public schools, but excelled in the religious school. Eh... those hard times in public schools were worth it. At least I latched onto a band that wasn't a one hit wonder. 🤷‍♀️😊 I loved your video. Some of this I wasn't surprised by, and some of it was new to me now as an adult. I'd enjoy connecting with fellow Kiss fans and talking about all things Kiss from albums to collecting, and admire the fans that create videos and talk about Kiss, give out interesting news [past and present]. It makes me wish I had kept my index cards of Kiss info I jotted down from the summer of '89 through Dec. 2, 1990. Unfortunately, my mom made me trash almost everything in my first tiny Kiss collection. A move that we now regret. However, if we could have just came to a different arrangement, then it would have helped. I think I'd cry if I saw my stuff I had from back then, and then I'd probably laugh seeing how far I had made it with a more specific 70's Kiss era that I had searched for for years. Also I heard their music described as "acid rock" hard rock, rock disco (Dynasty album '79) and shock rock as their concerts are like a darker version of live entertainment in their early days. 😊

[@lucyfuir6386]

I loved all the things u mentioned. I have 2 realistic 8 track players about 18 or so 8 tracks including kiss Van Halen skynard.and the bee gees. I too got into collecting them around 12:13 I would get them at yard sales.

[@jasonweinstock1282]

I first discovered kiss in 1977,at age 7.I have seen kiss live in 1990,1992,and in 2019.when you went to a kiss show,you got your money's worth

[@kennymik1509]

KISS was my 1st concert. ALICE Cooper my 2nd. Both gave fans their money's worth. That 1st KISS show in 1978 cost $7.00 for a general admission ticket.

[@lucyfuir6386]

My uncle saw them in Boston on their first tour as an opener in 74. I think it was with BOC. He said ne never heard of them before but they owned the night. He saw them alot in the early days.

[@PallesWorld6309]

Saw them 28May 1976 as a 12year"old" here in Sweden and it was like watching something from another Planet. It changed the direction of my life, i begun to take my guitarplaying more serious thanks to Ace. Bought me a Harmony electric Guitar for about 400kr (40 dollar)in the same colour that Ace had, then that it was a piece of plank didn´t bother me, it looked the same as his. Saw them again 1980 with Maiden as Support. GoodTimes to say at least..In the same time i saw a Motörheadcover in my local store and Motörhead became the biggest in my life..Saw them 81 and 82. But since that day in May 76 i was becoming to be a Metalfan without knowing it.Metal was upcoming and my youth was a taperecorder on my shoulder screaming out Ozzys DiaryOfAMadman with RandyRhoads playing the sh1t of everything and everybody.. Thanks Mom❤(R.I.P) for giving me birth at exactly the right time..🤘☮

[@TomTobin67]

Let me correct you. On the Kiss Fried Alive bootleg album, they are introduced as "Are you ready to rock? Are you ready to roll? Would you please welcome kiss!"

[@MrHattrick63]

I was to young in 75 , but i did see them in 77 when I was 13 , dont remember much tho , but I remember the excitment before they came on stage

[@souflikar6702]

They were broke as broke could get before Alive. Alive was their last shot or gamble because they could not afford another studio album. Even though much of Alive was redone in the studio. My first show was 1976 in Asheville, N.C. I was 12, I'm 60 now. As a 12 year old, it blew me away and I've seen them dozens of times since. I started playing guitar at 12 because of Kiss and I still play today. So they had a huge impact on my life.

[@michaelv288]

I didn’t know Who KISS was? Until my cousin told me about this band. He let borrow the Album Destroyer. And was Hooked. I didn’t know they wore make up. Until I saw photos of them in a magazine, I guess. Until this day, I’m still a KISS fan. I am 58 right now. I became a KISS fan around 77, 78. I saw KISS 6 times. 1985, 1993, 1995, 2000,2009, and last time I saw KISS was 2012.

[@cowboyupdrummer]

My first Kiss concert was in 1979 Worcester, MA. I can’t honestly remember if the intro was different. I guess it was the first live album that drew me to the band initially. I was maybe 13-14 years old at the time. Over the years I’ve seen the band with different lineups Eric Carr and Singer on drums, as well as several different guitarist. I agree with you on the early releases being kinda dry, didn’t have the energy of later albums. I’m new to this channel…good job.

[@g-pa-Rok-n-Tok]

My friend had DTK. I thought it was over produced, but I loved Alive! I didn't get to see them till Love Gun, which was, imo, another over produced album, but the gig was great!

[@stanlee-eq7lu]

Alive! was actually the Dressed To Kill tour, Alive 2 was the Love Gun tour. IMO, at least on KISS Alive, the best songs played were from the Hotter Than Hell album.

[@ELPADREAIRBRUSH]

I was there at Coventry house and the first gigs where I heard the phrases ARE YOU READY TO ROCK ? ARE YOU EEADY TO ROLL ! Please WELCOME KISS !! I BETTER I WAS THE ONE WHO INTRODUCED THEM AND IM THE ONE who said it ! But before I would always say ALRIGHT ( and the place where we played ) ! ARE YOU READY TO ROCK ….. and so on ! Then I went to LA and played in a pretty popular hair metal band and the rest is KISSTORY ! Love the channel Marc !!

[@user-sr6li6kq2b]

They had the greatest gimmick of any band ever! The makeup and the costumes stood out and demanded your attention. Then Alive came out and when you saw that cover you knew they were wild because they looked it. I had to see and hear what their live show was like! But I was too young to go back then to a wild concert like that with explosions and such! Then they kept touring and got a following. Then finally Alive 2 came out! When I saw the cover and inside gatefold photo I said I must see this live spectacle! I still couldn’t see them and ended up finally seeing them for the 96 Reunion Tour! When I heard that intro You wanted the Best! You got the Best! The Hottest Band in the World! KISS! Musically, you got punched in the Gut by KISS! It was basic Rock n Roll that was fun and catchy! Punchy Barre Chords basically! They had a drive and a groove that was undeniable! Controlled Chaos is a pretty good description of KISS! They gave you everything but the kitchen sink! Then they became huge in 1976 the Bicentennial Year and 1977 Finally! What a Party! The 1996 Reunion Tour lasted over a hundred shows and it was like a Time Warp going back to the Seventies! The Party was back and I really felt transported back to my childhood when I listened to KISS on my Stereo Turntable and my Room was covered with huge Kiss Posters all over the Walls! They took me way back! I almost cried when the came and I saw my Idol Space Ace in front of me and Peter Criss the Catman! Finally live and it felt like a dream! Dreams do come true if you don’t give up on them! I waited 20 years and my dream of seeing them live came true finally! The crowd went crazy and a good time was had by one and all! Very few bands can deliver that kind of satisfaction! KISS did it in Spades! ✊🏻🤘🏻👌🏻👏🏻

[@audiomover]

I loved reading this! So many similar memories. Thank you.

[@kennymik1509]

Grrat video! Thank you! Here's the thing (for me)... the first 3 studio albums ROCKED! Point. Secondly, hearing the Alive album gave each song some more "freedom jam" space & time! Bonus!!!! Seeing KISS for the 1st time in 1978, they DID NOT exercise the "jam out" option. Although VERY POWERFUL of a show, in hindsight, it now seems a bit contrived! If / as they played the songs live just like the studio version.... I'd sit home and listen to the records. I guess it was just an era of bands "jamming out" a bit more. --- As for your comment about "controlled chaos"...I believe that was mentioned on the back of the 1st (I believe) KISS paperback book....maybe entitled "Punk Power". Steven Gaines author? Im going on memory alone.

[@louisborselio8608]

KISS had various introductions before 'their 'You wanted the Best'' intro. One of the intros used to be When you want to party you party with KISS! Another was '' Let's have a warm San Francisco welcome for KISS''. So it's possible the article is correct. But the original famous and best You wanted the best was, and always will be is ''You WANTED the best, and you GOT it the HOTTEST band in the land KISS!

[@Sabotage8675]

Thank you for shedding light on the fact that someone was really backing them big time financially. Those shows must have cost a fortune to produce! I always wondered how they survived without big record sales. Judas Priest is another one. Not to the same extent but it took them 6 releases to really break through. Someone had faith

[@Noah-gq7pq]

good job on this bro breath of fresh air

[@audiomover]

Thank you! I really appreciate it!

[@BNatoAk]

There 1st 3 albums didn't turn gold until 1977, 4 years and 7 alblums later. It was Alive, Destroyer and Rock n roll over that set them up for Love Gun that totally put them in Superstar status! By 1977 they were Beatles esc. Egos,alcohol, drugs and money lead to the downfall... until 1983 when they got friendly with MTV

[@susanrednour1605]

I've loved KISS since I first heard them!! ❤

[@crisrose521]

Neil Bogart owed the NY mob over 50k and was being threatened . Also , all the live albums you mentioned “ Frampton , Cheap Trick ect “ all had success AFTER the release of KIS ALIVE ! and many other bands then followed suit . REO , You Get What You Play For . . UFO , Strangers in the Night , Nugent Double Live Gonzo , Rush , All the Worlds a Stage , and the already mentioned Frampton and Cheap Trick albums . . Those all came out due to the success of the KISS album . Rock on 🤘🏻

[@daves2058]

The Who Live at Leeds was in 1970. It was huge.

[@GrandFunker]

I have a few bootlegs from their first tour and the intro went "are you ready to rock? Are you ready to roll? Then put your two lips together and welcome KISS!!"

[@gijoeret]

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[@BNatoAk]

That's common lore for us Kiss fans

[@GrandFunker]

@@gijoeret yes sir!

[@frehleyrox]

There is indeed a video out there on KZbin where they are introduced exactly as in the article. Incidentally, that video was on their Destroyer tour. Odd. Because it was 1976.

[@charlesbronson4282]

KISS used the "Hottest band in the land" intro up until the Love Gun/Alive 2 tour when they changed it to "The Hottest band in the world". And then they changed it once again for the Dynasty tour to "The greatest band in the world"..until they changed it back to "the hottest band in the world"

[@stanlee-eq7lu]

KISS was definitely the hottest band in the world circa 1982. Iron Maiden suddenly took off. Even the best of any KISS album couldn't be in the same room with album masterpieces such as NOTB, Piece Of Mind, Powerslave, Somewhere In Time, etc. Maiden on a bad day was still better than KISS on any great day.

[@Rextum]

@@stanlee-eq7luKiss and Maiden are great bands, but in mid 70s, around 74-75 Sabbath was still killing it live. Around 76-78 Rush and Judas Priest were at the top of game. And while not myself a huge Van Halen fan, I am convinced seeing them in late 70s/early 80s (up to Fair Warning era) would have been amazing. And I am still leaving out so many other hard rocking 70s groups like Scorpions (before they sold out in the 80s), Thin Lizzy and even Queen, who could be quite heavy every once in a while… So Hell no, it isn’t just about Kiss and Maiden - visually, Yes, maybe they were the most exciting, but musically speaking there are so many other bands that can be considered the best or the hottest between 1975-1985.

[@whataboutrob442]

​@Rextum I saw VH in their prime. I just don't like DLR as a vocalist

[@jasonweinstock1282]

One might think..how arrogant of kiss

[@stepanbandera5206]

@@Rextum First time seeing Sabbath and Mohogany Rush was late night staying up for Don Kirschner's rock concert. I remember "Hole in the Sky" was the tune that hooked me on Sabbath. This was just before Kiss became Ki$$. 🤘😜👍

[@Dreamcultrocks]

Thanks for finding and reviewing this. To the best of my knowledge they never used a different intro at a regular concert only TV appearances. Even Dennis Miller in 96 MTV Awards said you wanted the best you got the best I think Gene Simmons on a VH1 special early mid-2000s even said that they had the balls to get on stage and say you wanted the best you got the best every night take no prisoners. But perhaps there was a show or two or a few where there intro guy was not there for whatever reason and they did it differently. But I really appreciate you reviewing this I subscribed to your Channel to see more

[@audiomover]

Thank you!

[@kevinlatulippe6944]

I saw them when they were filming Alive 2 in Montreal and NYC and across the East and can see myself and friends in some of the footage Was a great time. Still love the band and their music is in my lifes timeline

[@thelab8799]

LOVE your xids, bro!!!!🤘

[@garytrew2766]

Yo KISS followers I started listening to KISS in 1975 and was able to see their concert in Atlanta on December 30,1977 they were awesome but Ace guitar didn't smoke but it was OK thanks for this video

[@markguice434]

The intro. used to be "You wanted the best and you got it, the hottest band in the land, KISS." Before that they did use the one you quoted in very early shows.

[@j.andrews8960]

very cool , and the graphics are great

[@audiomover]

Thank you!

[@metalmilitia1096]

I’ve got a lot of the old shows on my page 🔥🔥🔥 the intro was much different in the 74 shows. And it more like are you ready to rock are you ready to roll. Put your two lips together and welcome kiss

[@KISS1975]

Saw them in 74 at the academy of music in NYC as the opening act I don't remember any intro. I was also good friends JR Smalling their 1st road manager who passed away a few years ago. He was the voice on Alive! You wanted the best . . . . He told me they started that intro when they became headliners in late 74 into 75.

[@audiomover]

That is really interesting!

[@farrellmcnulty909]

I've never heard "are you ready to rock!' It's always been ":you wanted the best and you've got the best..." The reporter was mistaken.

[@williamsherman1089]

I was a little kid in the seventies I vaguely remember seeing them on the Mike Douglas show and my grandmother laughing at them and probably said something along the lines of "oh those crazy hippie kids" then a few years later my cousins got raro over, then, then,😂 the big movie premiere 😂 My brother and a friend of his and me couldn't wait to watch that thing 😂 I think we were probably about 15 minutes into it we totally lost interest. God I thank God I got to grow up through the seventies and into the early eighties, so much silliness and fun. Kiss, Star Wars, Star Trek reruns, Smokey And The Bandit, the list is non ending. Roller Rinks, etc etc.

[@Charles-e8e9m]

I thought about you when i saw the Geddy/Alex discussion sbout the book at Massey and they mentioned Paul saying "well, that's a record."regarding caress.

[@kdrc]

🎸Good job

[@garyheidenreich2058]

If you have not, search out Winterland 1975. Show from Jan 1974, HtH tour. My god, it slays.

[@romelovesdan]

In 1974 there is evidence of an “Are you ready to rock, are you ready to roll, well if you are put your two lips together and welcome - KIIIIIISSSS,” intro.

[@jeffbaker634]

When I first saw them the opening introduction was " The hottest band in the land, KISS! Then the next time they changed it to "world" instead of land. I wonder if that was because they toured outside the United States. Either way it was and always will be the best concerts I've seen.

[@davidcharles8059]

There is a show at a bar that is prior to their first album…that was exactly how they introduced the band.

[@incognitoguitars9999]

Nice job

[@zumbifer]

KISS 💋 My all time fave music and band 😊😊😊

[@vermontbred]

For Kiss, I love the short period with Vinnie Vincent and Eric Carr.

[@acorn-yy1gi]

I saw them 4 times with Vinnie on guitar, tow with makeup and two without. It was not their most commercially successful era, but they were excellent.

[@jobriathboy]

if you've never heard the 'are you ready to rock" intro, you've never listened to very readily available recordings from their earliest tours... Long Beach 74, for example...

[@audiomover]

It's funny, I've listened to a number of those things over the years, I also bought the DVDs of KISSOLOGY with the concerts way back when, but somehow it didn't register it in my memory bank.

[@JeffreyBoldt]

Never saw them early, but the early days it was “You wanted the best, you got the best, the hottest band in the LAND…KISS”! Then after that tour they changed land to world. But never heard of he other way other than those 2.

[@susanrednour1605]

Best live show ever! This is gonna be about kiss alive id bet

[@ShawnTeece]

I remember thinking how sluggish the original recordings sounded to me compared to the revved up versions you hear on ALIVE. Although I have heard at times producers would encourage the artist to record a little slower in the studio and underplay in some instances

[@timothya2742]

I like some of their riffs.

[@rodneybrimer5171]

I was a kid in the 1970’s. I loved the music but at my age I was into the superhero image as well. Listen when you are very very much into Marvel comics and here comes a band that has a similar look well it gets your attention. I didn’t get to see them in the 70’s. Then when I did hit my teen years Metal was huge and I was into Metal a lot more than the rock of the 70’s. Plus I was 100% an Ace Frehley fan. So no Ace I didn’t care to see them. 1996 with the reunion I finally got to see them and it was amazing!

[@JeffreyBoldt]

Not only did Live albums didn’t sell well, a double album certainly would have been a problem because the single albums by KISS were not selling well either.

[@hugnroll]

Nice Ztuff! 👍😉👍 1973 When I Was Ten Started To Listen " Glam" Bands Like Suzi Quatro, Gary Glitter, Alice Cooper, Sweet And One Day In 1976 When i Saw Finnish Music Magazine Called Intro's Cover Where Gene Was Sitting on Some Pipe I Was WHAT THE F. Is That! And Since Then I've Been A KIZZ Fan! At That Time There Was Only Two TV Channels In Finland And I Saw Only Once Rock And Roll All Night On TV And I Had Posters All Over My Room Walls And Pictures. When Kizz Meets Fantom Of The Park Came To A Cinema I Went To See Movie six Times To See My Heroes "Moving"! And Even Borrowed 8mm. Camera From My Friend To Shoot Some Parts Of The " Rip Rip Rip And Destroy Scene! Those Where The Days... I Saw KIZZ Live Ten Times And First Time Was 1980 In Sweden And Eight Times Here In Finland An Second Time In Sweden 1996. Hotter Than Hell Is Probably Best KIZZ Album For Me Because It Was My First KIZZ C-Cassette. 🙂 KIZZ Forever!! 🤘😝🤘❤

[@audiomover]

Those are great memories. It's interesting to hear your perspective from another country. Thank you.

[@stepheng6748]

They did the live album because there was no money left to go back into the studio.😊

[@menippean1]

Yeah I don't know when JR Smalling started the famous Alive intro, but I would bet that the author remembered the intro inaccurately. I don't think Kiss would have ever had explosions before the music either.

[@MENFUSSMIKE]

Sean Delaney introduced them in Memphis April 74 and they were introduced Are you ready to rock....and so on. There is a good audio boot of this show

[@audiomover]

Very interesting. I had no idea. Thank you!

[@MENFUSSMIKE]

@audiomover KISS played 2 nights at Lafayettes in Memphis opening for Kathi McDonald (formerly of Big Brother Holding Company). Night 1 was broadcast on local radio and the tape was discovered by my friend 20 years later and subsequently made the underground rounds.

[@joeyd3324]

You can read aloud better than almost anybody on the internet, No Really, I watch dozens of political shows where they can barely get through a paragraph without screwing up, You Never Do, You are the Best...🏆good job...thanks

[@audiomover]

Thank you very much.

[@Gentlegroove71]

I think it was Circus Magazine. The critic’s summary of Kiss’ first album was less than flattery. KISS was referred to as clowns and the critic gave them less than one ear (the magazine gave 1-4 ears.)

[@jasonweinstock1282]

F the critics!

[@BNatoAk]

They said "you wanted the best you got it... the hottest band in the land... KISS!! That was a thing in the later 70's

[@rjc7289]

It wasn't until recent years when I realized how heavily doctored-up that Alive record set was. There were a few shows here and there in the 70's where they had different intros than that classic one we've heard a million times. I think there was one in particular in 1976 where a roadie dressed as Gene Simmons came out onstage and said, "Alright! Gene Simmons! Paul Stanley! Peter Criss! Ace Frehley! KISS!!!" Something like that anyway. And yeah, those first 3 albums were about as basic as it gets -- Chuck Berry-style chords and licks played through louder amps.

[@BigHeadTodd3]

. . . I believe in the earlier days, it was, “the hottest band in the land, KISS” . . . in later years, it became, “the hottest band in the world, KISS” . . . . . . first time seeing KISS live was The Destroyer Tour in late 1976, I believe . . . I T F U C K I N ‘ R O C K E D ! ! ! [it was my first rock concert . . . second rock concert ? ! ? ! ? ! L E D Z E P P L I N . . . that is a story for another day]

[@KISS1975]

You do realize that every live album gets "mastered" and yes this is old news to Old School KISS fans.

[@mikemiller5281]

My neighbor is a big kiss fan n he saw kiss in October 6 of 1975

[@richdrums6886]

Are You Ready To Rock? That intro is from the 1974 shows

[@bradbaird6526]

Thanks again for another great video. Really appreciate that I can listen to you for great information and not hear cuss words every few seconds. Not to cause trouble and sound judgey cause that I am not. My mouth used to be terrible but when I encountered Jesus He cleaned me up. I love to hear stuff about my favorite band! I just can’t listen when it’s a cuss fest. You bring so much and I appreciate u. Don’t mean to be a problem. Thanks

[@audiomover]

Thanks for the feedback.

[@dimebagdave77]

Oddly enough, I was listening to an early bootleg from Kiss called Electric Magic from the Hotter Than Hell tour and heard that different intro

[@audiomover]

Very interesting. This was obviously new to me. I must have heard it before but never noticed. Thank you.

[@dimebagdave77]

@audiomover I would've sworn id never heard that..😅 but I had, no problemo buddy.awesome channel..✌️🤘

[@kentharding5874]

Love yer show man! Gota say though. You say, "as a KISS Fan" as though you are not that secure in being a "KISS Fan". Say it like you mean it man! I call myself "Kent the KISS Fan" I am the most "KISS Fan" of anyone I've ever met. Be proud, be Loud, KISS RULES!

[@audiomover]

Lol. Duly noted!

[@apogeedata]

I never heard of a show where strutter was the opening song

[@BNatoAk]

Paul n Gene were the ones working hard. Read their individual books. Peter n Ace both agree they were lazy 😅

[@ChrisRussell-t8r]

Late 80s was trouble.. just as much makeup... Just in drag. People think the ELDER was trouble... Little did anyone know it's becoming many fans favorite album, and still selling.❤

[@jorgechuy7175]

I've had a kiss bootleg live album for at least 30 years (cant remember the name of it) but it was recorded in los angeles auditorium' it begins with a clip of one of clint eastwoods movie quotes about his magnum 45. Then after the announcer says just .... Are you ready to rock? Are you ready to roll?😂 anyone knows the name of this bootleg?

[@bertmaanders6679]

KISS-Live in Indiana `74 with the `Are You Ready To Rock? Are You Ready To Roll?`--intro: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5uoYZ6LmbNphJo 🤩

[@DF-ee8vt]

Kiss's first three studio albums were akin to listening to a circus on a record as opposed to going to the circus.

[@JosephWoolf-ct4bt]

I agree, Kiss's first studio albums are kind of weak, with a very slow tempo. There live versions of their songs have a LOT more passion! The first time I saw Kiss was in Nov of 1979 during the Dynasty tour, at the Anaheim Convention Center that's across the street from Disneyland. The last time I saw Kiss was at their final show on Dec 2, 2023, at Madison Square Garden in New York! I lost track of how many Kiss concerts I have been to over the years. I have also been on six of the Kiss Kruises.

[@audiomover]

Whoa! I have never even been on a KISS cruise, I understand it's a really great experience.

[@jobckts682]

there is 75' footage, introduced THAT way. Ez find.

[@MichaelABruce-ew8zs]

im shure in the early days they didnt use that intro,, its something that came about as they got to that point.. witch wasn't that far off from this.

[@Davidstokes-b4k]

Seen KISS in Birmingham Alabama 79

[@rogereverett4467]

There’s reasons that KISS ALIVE isn’t named KISS LIVE.

[@Charles-e8e9m]

The 76 Anaheim gig was DJ guest announcer he f'd up all over. Wouldn't leave stage.

[@thejtotheb5419]

this show (East Lansing, MI 10-21-74) uses that intro: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYXQdICwat2Wi6M

[@caveman3021]

I have heard some announcements at the beginning say "the hottest band in the land", and only later did it become "the hottest band in the world". Even KISS had to pay their dues.. One of their first shows in full makeup was said to have been played in Amityville , New York at a bar called The Daisy in 1973. Sadly it has since been demolished and is now a parking lot☹ kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnWwf4Npa8ykprs

[@Mark-e6b5d]

On ALIVE the intro is…..”the hottest band in the ‘land’”……..not in the world😊

[@genemurphy20]

If want deep lyrics, intricate solos. Go see Yes. If you want blood, fire, and shit blowing up. And some good hard R&R. Go see KISS.