-Recording the Solo Albums -Gene and Cher Taken from: Gene Simmons - Kiss and Make Up Paul Stanley - Face the Music: A Life Exposed
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@kidgraz91392 жыл бұрын
Ace killed it. My brother and I wore that album out.
@stormbringercoming8105 Жыл бұрын
When I was a kid, I never had much money. So I always kept a close eye on the cut-out bins. Those KISS solo albums went to the cut-out bins faster than any new release ever. I remember getting 3 for $1.99 each. Ace’s was the only one that I paid full price for. Rightfully so.
@sethallison5682 Жыл бұрын
It’s still the same way. I recently saw three of the solo album reissues in the kiss section at my local music stores, marked 20% off. Guess which one wasn’t there?
@rch66502 жыл бұрын
Ace's first solo album is still one of my all time favorite albums. The drumming especially is phenomenal,but I actually like songs from every solo album.
@dougtull45942 жыл бұрын
Anton Fig is a monster of a drummer.
@brianhammer510710 ай бұрын
you like Peter's album??? heh ... HA HA HA HA HA HA!
@azzamzamzam18225 ай бұрын
Ace solo album is the best
@Chaz2yacom Жыл бұрын
This is the best KISS fan channel on YT. BY FAR.
@samcoon66992 жыл бұрын
Aces album was great. The best of the 4. Paul's was good too. Genes was ok. Peter's was bought because it made the set complete. I listened to one or two songs and put it back in the sleeve. Never listened to it again. Wore Aces out several times. Had it on cassette for decades.
@drstupid43662 жыл бұрын
There are some good songs on Peter Criss solo ........The first 2 songs both had a disco influence but the rest of the album is rock n roll .
@ronaldshank75892 жыл бұрын
Ace, if you really think about it, never left KISS. KISS left Ace! Why would I say that, you might ask? Simple:Ace was ALWAYS straight-ahead Hard Rock/Heavy Metal. That wasn't the case with Gene and Paul. I won't even bring Peter into this equation. For example:In late 1981, when the Powers-That-Be released Music From The Elder, and Ace Frehley was given his own personal copy of the album, do you know what he did with it? He smashed it against the wall, and stormed out of the building! He knew that Gene and Paul had lost the plot. They'd become so ensconced in living fairytale lives, that they'd forgotten how to Rock! In 1982, Ace Frehley was terminated from KISS. As far as I'm concerned, though: Ace was the TRUE Rock Soldier!!!
@vaekkriinhart43472 жыл бұрын
I got Peter's shit sandwich free thru Columbia House 8 track. To this day, I've never heard the whole thing. I was glad he was replaced after that
@dougtull45942 жыл бұрын
Correct! Listen to Ace's guitar solo on "Strangeways." Enough said. He was the heart of KISS and Gene Simmons knows it. Paul can dis Ace as much as he wants. Ace's licks and riffs are copied by almost every guitarist of the last 40 years.
@ronaldshank7589 Жыл бұрын
@@dougtull4594 Paul's just jealous. He can play Rythym Guitar, definitely, but he never could play a Lead Guitar Solo. I never heard Paul play even one Lead Guitar Solo ever, and, believe me, I've looked for some clips of Paul playing Lead Guitar. Ace could, and still can, play CIRCLES around Paul !
@cwheremonster88702 жыл бұрын
Ace had the best solo album. Gene agrees.. which is crazy considering Gene’s ego. But then again, maybe we were all wrong about Gene’s ego. Paul on the other hand really believes his album was great. I mean, it was good. But c’mon, that Ace album was shockingly great.
@joeherbert75552 жыл бұрын
You're right on the money with Ace's album. And no, we're not all wrong about Gene's ego. He's still the obnoxious blow hard he's shown himself to be for over 50 years in the public eye.
@papichulo74152 жыл бұрын
Gene Simmons is a douche but I’m sure say he is too.
@williamthompson55042 жыл бұрын
That album is awesome.
@booshting35202 жыл бұрын
Paul's was great.
@booshting35202 жыл бұрын
Gene is incorrect. Ace is joint with Paul on the solo albums. I'm glad I was able to straighten that mistake out.
@mickdestiny6542 Жыл бұрын
Love that all we needed to hear from Ace was Rip it Out..
@weezypeezy43662 жыл бұрын
My first record EVER … was Ace Frehley’s solo album. 45 years later … *still* in my top 5 I’ve ever owned, borrowed or listened to. Timeless rockin’ classic for the ages
@lamboman22 жыл бұрын
I expected a tour thru hell on Gene’s album, like God of Thunder, so even at 10 years old, hearing Wish Upon a Star, I was thinking “ is this a joke?”
@accountemail97122 жыл бұрын
I thought it had a creepy tone
@smashy_smasherton Жыл бұрын
I am just a boy….
@jamesmccormick8753 ай бұрын
Me too. Everyone had the Ace solo album. It was by far the best of the 4. Even Paul’s was better than Gene’s.
@lamboman23 ай бұрын
@@jamesmccormick875 I loved Paul’s; classic Kiss rock but much more passion; I listen to it the most in constant rotation with the best of the 80’s.
@mikerivera75093 ай бұрын
It wasn't a joke, it was a flaming turd
@karlasevilla49048 ай бұрын
Nobody talks about Peter Criss album, is personally my favorite ❤
@mr.blackwell54236 ай бұрын
Peter's '78 solo album is my absolute favorite of the four, as well. Always has been. It was the first I bought of the four in 1978. It was/is unique. It was a genuine "solo" album cos it strayed away from the KISS "type of music". I💚Peter's soul/rock voice, vibe & persona. Peter oozed rock & roll. He also looked like A ROCK STAR! Much more so than the other three. His natural 70's silver/grey Italian curls, coolest hair in the rock business & the way he dressed off stage. Fashion-wise he always had GREAT taste/style. WAY TO GO, Pete!!!
@MetalHeart87875 ай бұрын
well Genes was also Different BUT Sorry peters album was very weak Not Rocking enough
@donniekellerman58332 жыл бұрын
I LOVE this!!! Much better than listening to books I've read being read back to me......WELL DONE!!!
@WhyTheHorseface10 ай бұрын
I love how cool projects and things the fans all love are considered “mistakes”, “failures” and “folly” by Gene and especially Paul. See what they did without the creative motor of Bill Aucoin and Sean Delaney? Played the same songs for 25 years and took almost zero chances either creatively or business-wise. KISS was truly the sum of many parts.
@mikerivera7509 Жыл бұрын
Gene said all he got was a blank stare from Cher when she heard the solo album. I got news for you Gene, that was a pretty gracious reaction.
@mickdestiny6542 Жыл бұрын
Ha ha, probably had listened to Ace's solo effort prior..
@jamesmccormick8753 ай бұрын
Exactly. Ace’s was by far the best. Paul’s was even better than Gene’s. I was thinking Gene would have a bunch of heavy songs. Nope, it was pop rock and the “When You Wish Upon a Star” had me shaking my head in shame.
@mickdestiny6542 Жыл бұрын
Ace served up a big can of fuck you to the boys. Our parents bought the Best of the Solo Albums for Xmas that year. I was eight, my sisters 10 and 6. We played the three Ace tunes over and over and over and never bothered with the others. I eventually bought the actual Ace solo album and was continually blown away by how great a straight up rock and roll album it is. Anton also played on Ace's Anomaly album which really has the same spirit. Too bad Anton never got the Kiss drum stool..
@patsboxing942 жыл бұрын
I was so happy but also bummed that unlike my best friend, I couldn't afford all four albums. ACE was my favorite member in the group I worshipped so off to Kmart I walked for Ace's album. It was Awesome! Paul's wasn't far behind. Gene's was next with Peter's far behind. Paul's was a great album and closest to Kiss
@justinparkerthewildwolf63942 жыл бұрын
Did you like gene's album its ok
@MetalHeart87872 жыл бұрын
Aces Voice was just Awesome & the song writing was Great, I like Genes & Pauls also. peters Not so much
@samcoon66992 жыл бұрын
Yep, my choices as well. Aces record was great. Not a bad song on there. Paul's had some good ones but not all of them. Gene's was ok. Peter's was just....part of the set.
@omarluciano86872 жыл бұрын
Accurate. Ace’s was a great rock record, Paul’s was closest to Kiss’ sound, Gene’s was all right, and Peter…well, he tried but I don’t think he understood the assignment.
@ronaldshank75892 жыл бұрын
You've got the same line-up, from best to worst, that I've got! Ace's was the best, Paul's wasn't as good as Ace's, but it wasn't too far behind. However, I draw the line at Gene's album. It was all over the place! Especially with him singing "When you wish upon a star". Come on! That's a kid's song!!! Talk about stupid-That was the ultimate in stupidity from him. At least at that point. Then... there's Peter's album. I can't believe that I'm saying this-and afterwards, I just might want to go wash my mouth and mind out with some Lye Soap, or something-but, even after lambasting Genes album like I just did, I'd rather hear that, than Peter's album!!! Seriously-Peter's album blows chunks, man! GREAT BIG CHUNKS!!!!!!!!!! Peter didn't take this album seriously...and it shows!
@RadioReprised2 жыл бұрын
Gack!....Paul, Teenage Boys don't WANT sappy love melodies.......we want ROCK! Ace figured it out!
@mikekrause36712 жыл бұрын
Ace's was the best by FAR!!! the others were sappy and weak. It proves who was the most overall Rock and musically talented of the band. listen to Fractured Mirror, he plays everything on it except drums.
@ronaldshank75892 жыл бұрын
Ol' Ace was, and still is, wise beyond his years. He knew the heart of Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Fans, and he knew that this stuff that Gene and Peter, and to a degree, Paul, had done would never fly. He knew that fans can be fickle. Here one day, and gone the next. Ace never strayed from what KISS was supposed to be-A Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Band, designed to knock yer socks off! Ace never lost the plot! The other guys were the ones that were guilty of that!
@sjs15552 жыл бұрын
@@mikekrause3671 Paul’s album was sappy and weak? You are an absolute dolt.
@mikekrause36712 жыл бұрын
@@sjs1555 sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me
@mikekrause36712 жыл бұрын
girls loved his record the best .
@TheIndependentLens6 күн бұрын
Thanks for the thumbnail having the complete four posters connected together. I only have one of these albums, the Peter Criss one. It has the poster and original dust sleeve still. I was wondering what the complete image looked like.
@ic_clearly2 жыл бұрын
I had the Ace record... thought it was cool at the time, .. Wiped Out ! Rip it Out. Snow Blind.
@derekfloresofficial2 жыл бұрын
Did… did gene Simmons just give someone a compliment?!
@kissdiaries2 жыл бұрын
Must have happened by accident
@literacylabyrinth40182 жыл бұрын
I had them all on vinyl. Aces was so good it was mind blowing. I adored Paul's solo also but Genes was disappointing. I always loved his songs on Kiss albums but on solo he sounded bizarre except great tracks Always near you, Radioactive and burning up with fever. Peters was a jazz album really but i loved Tossin n Turnin, and You Matter to me. But Ace had the gem. Absolutely loved it.
@mikem.79212 жыл бұрын
A jazz album because he was a jazz drummer
@ronaldshank75892 жыл бұрын
I always thought that Ace's album was the best. Basically, it was the purest of all four albums. It was pretty much straight-ahead Heavy Metal. Paul's album was fairly close to Ace's album, but with more in the way of being Balladesque. Gene's album was all over the place...and I really didn't like it that much... and then, there was Peter's album, which, for me, was a huge case of NO WAY!!! Strange how that the Guitarists of KISS knew what they were doing, and definitely sold better than Gene's and Peter's albums. What a world!
@ronaldshank75892 жыл бұрын
Personally, when you hear that blaster like Rip It Out as the first song off of Ace's album, you knew you were in for a wild ride!
@ronaldshank7589 Жыл бұрын
@coogan8825 Let's put it this way:He made do, with what he had.
@robertweedman80432 жыл бұрын
This is really great!
@lisag1827 күн бұрын
That guitar solo on Hold Me..one of the best. You can sing it and make a great vocal melody
@simonscott11212 жыл бұрын
Gene really shouldnt include the copies he bought of his own album :)
@ronaldshank75892 жыл бұрын
That's a good one! Ya got me laughing with that. Seriously, though, Gene's opinion of himself is way too high, dontcha think?!?
@downpeppertreelane387 Жыл бұрын
Peter has 4 nice ballads, plus You Matter To Me....half a solid record...i like hearing Gene singing, not shouting. See You Tonight is a classic, and he has some Beatles type harmonies on some tunes....Paul's is a 1978 Kiss Album, if you missed one that year, and Ace surprised with Fractured Mirror, and much more...NY Groove hit # 13!
@Just-a-guy9262 жыл бұрын
I bought all 4 the day they were on sale. Peters became a frisbee, Gene and Paul’s was played once and I played Ace’s loud! And I still do.
@accountemail97122 жыл бұрын
Got a kick at Peter's frisbee album. I think Paul's album would have been a bit better if he didn't do his vocal falsettos and just belted those falsettos instead. I also believe tempo plays a big role on style.
@MrHfisher2 жыл бұрын
I went to Paul's solo in store in December 78
@mikem.79212 жыл бұрын
Ace's album should have been the dynasty album it would have saved their ass at the time
@dwightrenfield22417 ай бұрын
Hell yeah. If they had taken the best rocking tracks (mostly from Ace & Paul) and a couple from Gene & Peter, AND stayed in the black and silver outfits, I think the 79 album and tour could have saved them from their core audience abandoning them.
@richardjones44662 жыл бұрын
Ace's album is a fine hard rock record by anyone's standards let alone a member of Kiss! Pisses all over the others from a great height.
@tammywheetley23842 жыл бұрын
Had Peter and Ace.....New York Grove!!!!!
@switchbladeactiondance2 жыл бұрын
My first records at 4 in 1978, 1) Destroyer, 2) Alive I 3 ) My sister soon took to Golden C circle, I was 4. And I picked VB out Peters. I came from Kindergarten, RAN home to jam to my wax, my KISS records. Peters is kinda thin, but it's so special to me. Same time givin' A.Coopers G. T. Hell, n Killers. What time to be a lil kid. I'd never have ANY other way, guys.
@hurdygurdyguy12 жыл бұрын
Kiss was more than the sum of it's parts, all together they were great, individually not so much.Two or three, tops, tracks off of each album were okay (less for Criss's album 🤣 ) and would've been better as a compilation album. Between a few friends I listened to all four and thought "boy, glad I didn't buy these!"
@boboclown51562 жыл бұрын
Yeah I only like Paul album the other ones seemed not that great Ace Frehley's album the music was good this his singing is terrible
@user-ft6og5vl6n Жыл бұрын
In hindsight, each member making a solo album probably wasnt a good idea. But, at the time , it seemed like a good idea. There was a lot of hostility and competitivenous among the goir Kiss members, especially Ace and Peter and Gene and Paul. My brother bought the Ace Frehley solo album. But, i ended up listening to it more than he did. Inever even ended up buying any of the other three dolo albums. Ace was my favorite member of Kiss anyway. Years later, i have heard Genes solo record, and his is pretty good. I'm sorry, but Ace Frehleys solo album is by far the best. Not only that, but it far outsold the others. I think, if memory serves, Peter's did the worst. To put all four records out on music store shelves on the same day, wasnt a good idea. It think it just served to divide the members of Kiss even further Kiss was always better as an ensemble, the band unite, all for one and one for all.
@ronbroadfoot279 Жыл бұрын
I love Peter’s album!
@FeelingShred11 ай бұрын
just heard it for the 1st time, the sound production is so good, I don't usually like brass instruments but thankfully they are very subdued in the mix there
@charlene24004 ай бұрын
I loved Gene's, and Ace's albums.
@mikerivera75093 ай бұрын
I'm sorry to hear that
@ThatMetalInterviewPodcast2 жыл бұрын
All 4 great albums
@SamuelKhan2 жыл бұрын
Ace’s solo disc should have been the first Frehley’s Comet record.
@BDCdrummer2 жыл бұрын
I loved all their solo albums for different reasons. I thought it was awesome that the 4 of them could express themselves and was surprised by all 4, in certain songs. If any of this wasn’t meant to be, it wouldn’t have happened.
@frankieshankly7032 жыл бұрын
Aces coversong was the prime moment of them all
@maxp6174 Жыл бұрын
My favorite was Peter's
@david11322 жыл бұрын
Hey Paul and rest of ya, we didn't expect gone with the wind type movie with kiss meets phantom, we just lived and proud you could even do a movie, fk lost your way... all of y
@nickgodfrey11482 жыл бұрын
I think Ace made the best album because he stayed true to the rock sound he played in Kiss. No fucking around or bullshitting. Rip it Out is balls-out killer rock and roll with Anton Fig kicking the shit out of his skins (his drumming on Joan Armatrading’s Me, Myself and I is great). Paul pulled off a couple of good tracks like Love in Chains and I liked Peter’s You Matter to Me but not a great album as a whole. Gene’s See You Tonight is good and I like Mr Make Believe but When You Wish Upon A Star has no place on a rock album.
@nickgodfrey1148 Жыл бұрын
@Coogan neither can Paul now. 😆
@garybursey49782 жыл бұрын
I wish I could hear from Ace and Peter.....most of what Paul and Gene does is mudsling the two guys who helped them to get where they are today
@Carlos-xz3vi2 ай бұрын
My favorite of the solo albums is Paul’s. Best lyrics, vocals and production. Not a bad song on that album; in fact “Wouldn’t You Like to Know Me” should have been a major hit.
@robmarino3142 жыл бұрын
I bought 10 copies of "Ace's Solo album" on the first day.
@calmandharmony5 ай бұрын
Balls
@lisag1827 күн бұрын
Why? To sell them?
@jamesmccormick8753 ай бұрын
Ok, I looked it up. As everyone on here has said, Ace had the highest sales, not Gene. Paul was number 2 in sales then Gene. Of course Gene’s lies and said his sold the most as if we can’t look it up. His ego will never allow him to admit that both Ace and Paul’s out sold him. Peter’s was last, I think we all knew that already.
@josefranciscomejiahernande28542 жыл бұрын
Got'm all!!!
@josefranciscomejiahernande28542 жыл бұрын
Got the picture disc of Paul and the all 1st age in vinil! And then on cd, pictures ,cassettes and stuff troug My time Alive on this planet, for the hardest banda in the Word,,,,KISS!
@josefranciscomejiahernande28542 жыл бұрын
I pay mi Paul Stanley pic,disc,,, with My frist pay check ,in a parttime job, after school, My father hate My choice!
@robertworkman14192 жыл бұрын
I love all 4. Of course, Ace's was the best IMO
@vaekkriinhart43472 жыл бұрын
Paul is fk'd up. I'll never understand his stories about women. Who the fk keeps dating a chick when she's also involved with someone else?- especially, when ur the lead singer of the most popular band on the planet?! wtf
@jamesmccormick8753 ай бұрын
Everyone had the Ace solo album. Every song on Ace’s was great. It was by far the best of the Solo albums. I’m guessing it’s Genes ego that has him saying his has out sold the other ones. Hell, Paul’s is better than Gene’s in my opinion.
@TheIndependentLens6 күн бұрын
If you google it, it says the Ace Frehley album sold the most out of the 4, but overall the sales of all 4 equaled what a regular KISS album sold. The idea does sound like a really cool and interesting concept, freedom too for the 4. The only other band that I could see having the popularity to attempt such a thing would be The Beatles. I guess it isn’t too surprising that it’s mixed results with the final products. I only have one of these that a friend gave to me a few years ago.
@leftyzappa2 жыл бұрын
Peter’s album was the best! I’m just fuckin around. 🥴
@twigagawizard2 жыл бұрын
I was about to say... I love Pete as their drummer, but that album is crap hahahaha
@truthhurts792 жыл бұрын
It sounded like this 👉💩
@43Aquaman2 жыл бұрын
Lol..a full year and ten months and not one person has commented..yeah.
@tommccloskey35952 жыл бұрын
I have been thinking the same thing. I thought that maybe the comments were getting deleted.
@boboclown51562 жыл бұрын
looks like I started a fire..... it's kiss
@stevekosak86242 жыл бұрын
Gene, Paul &Peter ACE SHIT ALL OVER YOU GUYS WITH HIS SOLO ALBUM!!! I MEAN IT DON'T COME CLOSE!!!
@cwheremonster88702 жыл бұрын
You are so correct . 100%
@markthatcher48532 жыл бұрын
Good stuff miss this music 🎶
@rocker18892 жыл бұрын
Paul’s solo album was the best one.
@jeffjohnson37852 жыл бұрын
In my opinion Paul's album was a strong 2nd to Ace's. The Ace solo album was the best
@MetalHeart87872 жыл бұрын
I like Ace,Paul & Genes, peters is well its just Not great
@cwheremonster88702 жыл бұрын
No one actually believed Paul’s album was the best. At the time, I truly believed he would have the best.. but Ace’s album was so shockingly great. Damn. Real hard rock.
@mechagamera2 жыл бұрын
Yeah sure! Hold me, touch me, lol!!
@retrovi41282 жыл бұрын
"Her daughter...." That didn't age well.
@davidpaul6656 Жыл бұрын
THE Carol Kaye? The one that played bass and was in the Wrecking Crew?
@lisag1827 күн бұрын
No. He explained which one. There are two; the bass player and the entertainment agent. She has been to guitar player, Ricky Byrd for many years.
@ca33172 жыл бұрын
I don't see why Paul says it's a folly. Outside of not realizing the market and over shipping, first the album covers were great and second, it gave all the fans to hear the band members in their own environment. I think it was a great idea. We learned two things. Paul and Ace could succeed as solo artists. Gene and Peter, couldn't and need kiss more than anything. And, is there a better album to have signed than these 4? Heck no. And there's no way to date Gene's is the most selling album. No way.
@Kosman7310 ай бұрын
Gene probably bought a million copies of his own album just so he could say that his was the best selling of the 4
@lessmith7272 жыл бұрын
Loved Kiss since I was 15 and Destroyer album Was so excited at 4 solo albums.sold loads of my albums to record exchange shop in order to buy all 4.Super excited with Paul S Tonite u belong to me but....Peter and Gene crap whereas....Ace Frehley Brilliant.Pure rock!
@ec71252 жыл бұрын
Back in the NY Groove🤘 was the only song off their solo albums, that made it a Kiss crowd favourite. So obviously they overlooked and underestimated the spacemans music contributions.
@HappyMachorino-bd8no6 ай бұрын
Bill Aucoin told how Ace liked to fool Gene and Paul. And Paul wrote, Ace was "clever". It's not wrong to say: They underestimated him, because Ace played the fool and gave them only his weaker stuff for the KISS albums. And than again Ace was clever enough to cover the mega seller "NY Groove". It looks like a cheap trick, sorry.
@artisticvisions779 ай бұрын
Ace fan but Paul’s was the best! Numerous songs that should have have been hits. Ace had one that was a copy. Good copy though.,
@Pamplemousse823222 жыл бұрын
Ace's album wasn't just great, it completely destroyed the others. Gene's is actually my second favorite. Paul's is really good. Peter's has 2 good songs imo.
@MikeTyson-ws6oy6 ай бұрын
El de ace el mejor y por si fuera poco el q más ventas tuvo ace is back!!!!
@97warlock2 жыл бұрын
ALL kiss songs from 73-1980 were and is special to me.
@traviswaynegreer12 жыл бұрын
I wish I still had those posters from this thumbnail,.. I bet they're worth alot of money
@Ohionortheast5 ай бұрын
Genes solo album was so disappointing for me I thought it would be some badass Black Sabbath type stuff and got some Disney album full of guest stars and wish upon a star
@SwisstedChef20182 жыл бұрын
This whole solo albums thing is for me better than most KISS albums
@billjannusch2 жыл бұрын
I always loved Paul's album totally the best. Every song is perfection. I must have listened to it a million times, one of my top favorite KISS albums or albums in all of rock history, "Tonight You Belong To Me" and "Together As One" being top favorite songs of mine and "Love In Chains" too. Ace's album was totally awesome too every song a total jam. Gene and Peter's solo albums were pretty cool and listenable and showed off their different side of influences compared to KISS, though they were very underwhelming compared to their KISS music and kind of disappointing , but Paul's and Ace's were just passionate and emotional heavy rock and ballads and just totally kick ass awesome songs.
@davidgaines98922 жыл бұрын
I agree completely. Paul’s is my pick of the four solo albums (Ace’s is a very close 2nd) and you named my 3 favorite tracks from it as well. The only song that I remain indifferent to is “Hold Me, Touch Me”. To my tastes, some of Paul’s best and most underrated material is from ‘77 - ‘79. Tracks like “Love In Chains”, “Magic Touch”, “All American Man”… great stuff 😎🤟
@tkalbfeld12 жыл бұрын
I did get all 4 albums. Ace's and Paul's were good. The others well not so much. Dynasty was the last Kiss record I bought
@henrygvidonas95732 жыл бұрын
Meet Stanley B. Eisen, PhD - professor of aeronautical engineering at Newlyrich-Knowitall University. But that's his secret identy. The public only knows him as "The Incredible Sulk"...
@vaekkriinhart43472 жыл бұрын
I was only 10, and Hold Me Touch Me confused the fk outta me. How do u go from I Want You to that shit??!! Ace's solo lp was easily the best. I never bothered buying Peter's shit sandwich. After that, I did not even care that Peter was replaced
@Steve-ik5yc7 ай бұрын
Ace blew the other three away with his solo album.
@accountemail97122 жыл бұрын
I think most of everyone's song's could have worked out if they were slightly rearranged. Such as Gene's "radio active" could have sounded pretty good with Peter's or Paul's vocals as well or Paul's "tonight you belong to me" would've sounded better at 140 bpm and excluding his falsettos. Ace's "rip it out" would've sounded pretty cool with Paul's vocals on it as well with Gene's falsettos on the chorus. Gene's "see you tonight" would've also been good with Peter's vocals, sort of like a "hardluck woman " feel to it.
@sethallison5682 Жыл бұрын
Gene says his has sold the best, but that appears to be untrue. His *debuted* at the highest chart initially, but in the long haul it’s well established that Ace’s sold the best.
@joshchristian859813 күн бұрын
Paul's solo record is the best. I think Ace's is a more consistent rock album, but PS's songs were Kiss tunes in the vein of side 4 from Alive 2. Great pop-rock writing... Gene and Peter's not so much 😅
@andrewfleming51702 жыл бұрын
ace had a great solo album but it was the nail in the coffin for the band overall.
@Tedanson2 жыл бұрын
It was a cool idea
@dwightrenfield22417 ай бұрын
Cool idea, and definitely historic, but it was a sales disaster.
@pontiuspilot10 Жыл бұрын
I think, at the time, everyone was expecting 4 KISS albums!! But, these were SOLO albums! The problem was they all had KISS in one corner! If they didn't have KISS on them people may have had a different opinion about them.. Someone doing a solo album is a chance for them to do things they aren't always able to do in a band situation.. Just a thought...
@kylelewis92302 жыл бұрын
I used to work at a store that had New York Groove (Aces version) on its playlist, as well as Hard Luck Woman. Always thought it was funny that those were the only 2 Kiss related songs they played, nothing sang by Paul or Gene
@drstupid43662 жыл бұрын
The posters are out of order . Simmons and Ace
@mikerivera75098 ай бұрын
Gene basically told on himself, Cher heard the name Jean Simmons and the thought never crossed her mind about Gene and KISS. This is in 1978, when KISS was as popular as they ever would be. I bet his ego suffered terribly
@Darrylizer15 ай бұрын
Ace's solo album was very good. Paul's was good too. Gene's was odd but I enjoyed it. Peter's was...
@tattooedmillionaire2 жыл бұрын
All the albums were awesome exept that Peter Criss crap
@dougtull45942 жыл бұрын
Ace's far outsold the other three. There are some really good songs on his, and one can only wonder what they would have been like if they recorded them as KISS. I thought there were a few good songs on Gene's, but Paul's and Peter's are pretty thin.
@MartinAlvarado2 жыл бұрын
Gene’s album is even worse than Peter’s. Paul’s is the best with some very good songs and good vocal work and Ace’s follows.
@joeanthony77592 жыл бұрын
@@MartinAlvarado It's all opinion. Gene's had a few decent tracks, and of course Ace's was the best. Paul's and Peter's sucked. In fact if I had to choose I'd take Peter's over Paul's. The only Kiss-fan consensus on the solo albums seem to be that most agree Ace's was the best.
@dougtull45942 жыл бұрын
@@MartinAlvarado, Ace's easily outsold the other three and is still easily the best of the albums. His guitar work and vocals are stellar. And, Anton Fig's drumming is so off the charts. Listen to his work in "Rip It Out." I think Gene's is the second-best of the four. Paul's and Peter's were kind of weak. Their vocals were good on both, but the material's just not there.
@MartinAlvarado2 жыл бұрын
@@dougtull4594 I can accept Ace´s is the best one (tho I prefer Paul´s for songs like "Tonight you belong to me" or "Wouldn´t you like to know me" are among the best classic Kiss songs) but Gene´s is the worst of them all. Simmons´ solo album is simply ridiculous. Peter´s is pretty good. The type of music he chose might not be our favorite but the album is even. Well sung, written and performed.
@dougtull45942 жыл бұрын
@FUNKY Tunk Is that why Ace's solo album outsold the other three and spawned the only chart-topping hit of any of the four? And, Ace's solo album is the most rock n' roll of the four and the songs are awesome.
@stanleybroniszewsky853811 ай бұрын
I just can't envision any animal, let alone Lassie the dog on Gene's album. While he was at it, Gene should have invited Liberace to perform on the album.
@scottburton97412 жыл бұрын
So now we know why Ace's solo record is the best, he had at least two years to write the songs (he claims to have not even turned any demo's in for RARO, and only has one writing credit on both Destroyer and Love Gun). Whereas the other 3 had to write, record, and mix their songs in the same amount of time as he had to just recording and mixing.
@romelovesdan2 жыл бұрын
That is an excellent point....Ace said he was holding back, but why? Also, it would be interesting to really know when his 9 songs (& 1 outtake )for that album were written.
@scottburton97412 жыл бұрын
@@romelovesdan because he wanted total creative control on the way his songs were recorded I guess.
@accountemail97122 жыл бұрын
@@scottburton9741 if that's the case, it probably would have came out just as good. Anton fig definitely made the album sound nice and tight though
@WillowbeeJim5 ай бұрын
Marketing wise, in hindsight, they should’ve did a double album with one side each with their best solo tracks. Just to get Ace and Paul’s tunes would’ve sold more evenly… instead of a competition on who would sell the most individual albums among them. They could’ve had a top selling collective solo album. Casablanca was too ambitious, naive, hyped and coke fueled at the time.
@BNatoAk2 жыл бұрын
That was Paul's next folly, Ace made out like a bandit!
@freedo333 Жыл бұрын
I gotta say, while Ace put out a great solo album & i generally like Ace the best, i like Paul Stanley's solo record the best.
@jetcitysinatra73002 жыл бұрын
The solo records may not have been a great idea at the time but in hind sight the 4 solo records are 1 hot property. Back in the 70's Peter's solo record should have did the best out of all of them because his songs were the most radio friendly. His music was what was in the clubs. But Gene and Paul didn't think Peter's solo record sounded KISS enough so it went no where.
@keithheames9927 ай бұрын
Ace fucking killed it
@whosoever91982 жыл бұрын
Ace,Paul,Gene in that order with Peter’s only to complete the set.
@markdepeppo75204 ай бұрын
What does Chaim and Stanley have to gain by constantly shitting on the two most popular members? They're jealousy never ceases to amaze me.
@manmadegod1002 жыл бұрын
I forgot how embarrassing Paul and Gene's solo albums were.
@boboclown51562 жыл бұрын
If Paul Stanley solo album would have been a Kiss album it would have been the biggest selling Kiss album of all time with his best singing , the BesT SONG's, riding HigH
@satinwhip2 жыл бұрын
Paul's solo album was good and the most KISS like - no surprise since he was a primary songwriter in the band - but Ace's solo album was the best of the four. They really wasted Ace's talents. No wonder Ace wanted to leave in 1978. The band begged him to stay then made a career out of bitching about him. Gene's and Peter's albums were largely unforgettable.
@boboclown51562 жыл бұрын
Paul and gene b**** about acE and Peter but they would have never made it without those two guys the way they played around the sound of the way Stanley writes.... makes it work jazz drums and your typical rhythm guitar player Lead guitar player would have never worked with them to do that style of writing , they should thank their lucky stars, never made any great albums after those two guys either just a song or two each albuM
@ruthparker11402 жыл бұрын
"neither one of us remember the solo albums that well. (J) was in a band that played detroit rock city. For fun.
@caligee73062 жыл бұрын
Ace Solo Album was 10x better in terms of hearing that raw Rock N Roll,,,while Paul was good perhpas it should of been in R&B haha
@boboclown51562 жыл бұрын
@@caligee7306 all I can assure you of one thing Ace Frehley is not a singer so I can't hardly listened to his singing his guitar-playing I like post and Lisa better soon the songs what are and be at all you must not understand Rock very well e a D all the way Straight Ahead Rock Straight Ahead Rock. But it would have sounded better with a AF lead guitar
@seangiuliani25522 жыл бұрын
Paul's was better than Ace's. Much classier and tasteful.
@davidbrucemusicvideo2 жыл бұрын
37:49 and 38:19 are pretty funny, in that Paul is saying each of the solo albums sold 500,000 copies, and Gene is saying each of the solo albums sold 1 million each. 😂
@georgeprice42122 жыл бұрын
That’s not Gene saying that, it’s Bill Aucoin, KISS manager at the time.
@davidbrucemusicvideo2 жыл бұрын
@@georgeprice4212 ahh…
@gterrymed8 ай бұрын
ACE IS THE BEST! And has had a Great Career apart from The Band; KISS aka "The Law Office of Klein and Eisen," kind of chained Ace and Peter.
@merrolray31812 жыл бұрын
everything ace has recorded live by the fans... sounds better than kisses live stuff recorded by the fans. ace had the best solo record. i think the bands problems were called gene and paul. not the stream of others they talk shit about...
@ShiftaelV22 жыл бұрын
Weren't these the first 'cut out' albums, too where they chopped the corner and sold it super cheap?
@apollozero6 ай бұрын
No but there was so many printed and "shipped platinum" that, this just about bankrupt the label.
@mikerivera75093 ай бұрын
Who else finds it a lot of nerve gene thinking he was going to get Jerry Lee Lewis and the damn Beatles on that steaming turd of an album?