The Crazy Story Behind KISS War Machine on Creatures of the Night

[@mrbuster1964]

Yes....I bought the album as soon as it came out. Read the liner notes and recognized the names immediately. A lot of guest guitarists on this album. Robben Ford did the solo on I Still Love You. Saw him live....he is INCREDIBLE!!

[@hailmaryrecordings8255]

Great Trivia here. War Machine is actually one of their best records.

[@pdcasablanca]

I have read that Bryan helped them out in several Kiss books, and they also credit him as a songwriter on the Creatures of the Night album.

[@billycain9890]

Maybe the best Kiss album from start to finish and War Machine definitely one of gene's top 10 songs it's a badass hard rock song that makes you want to kick somebody's teeth in.

[@petepiper7038]

Great album but there is some junk on it. Keep me comin? JUNK! Danger? JUNK! And I still love you was borderline junk until I saw the tour and Eric Carr hammer the drums on that song. Definitely the heaviest drums on a soft rock song.

[@brianstrutter1501]

@@petepiper7038 - Danger and Keep Me Comin are not junk. Puh-lease

[@rocketdude2969]

I had heard that before and was surprised myself . It's a great song and a great album .

[@PaulWildstar]

Yeah KISS had a lot of help on this one, resulting in a great album.

[@MrSteelkisser]

I thought it was common knowledge… Didn’t you people read your sleeves when you were kids? Bryan Adams also co- wrote down on your knees from killers with Paul

[@SteveSteeleSoundSymphony]

Exactly. I remember this from ‘83 by reading the liner notes and credits.

[@brendonjohn2066]

Yeah, Adams/Vallance were the two names responsible for many of the BA songs, how could anyone not notice that unless they weren't reading liner notes or not BA fans? Your right, common knowledge to most I would have thought.

[@RobsRogues]

i have known that for a very long time. i think i knew that as far back as 1989 from a KISS magazine

[@lindsrt1]

Yes had the album back when it came at I loved reading the inserts on my albums and I would read who wrote each song I read Bryan Adams along with Lou Reed was a part of this album and writing the songs

[@raynwolfsbane2084]

It was mentioned in the Kiss book by David Leaf that Bryan wrote for Creatures.

[@keithjohnson1621]

Bryan Adams has wrote more than just a handful of songs for others. Down On My Knees, War Machine, Rock and Roll Hell w Kiss. Sticky Sweet w Nikki Sixx for Motley on Dr Feelgood album . When Then Night Comes, Edge Of A Dream, Feels Like Forever, all w Diane Warren for Joe Cocker. Tina, Aretha, Celine, Rod, and many others.

[@SteveSteeleSoundSymphony]

I knew this in ‘83 when the album came out and saw the credits. It was a surprise back then because I had an early Bryan Adams album before he was famous. It was a bad album and I smashed it on the sidewalk, but yeah I knew Adams wrote it when the album came out.

[@starchild6347]

Sure...knew this. The biggest surprise is that Jazz great Robben Ford plays the excellent guitar solo on I Still Love You

[@ddentith2377]

Knew that....but not the detail. Wore my Kiss t-shirt to see Bryan Adams when he played my home town of Colwyn Bay, North Wales. I received a few snide comments but soon put them right!! Clearly didn't know their Kiss/BA history 😀🤟🤟

[@lamblore5639]

he also wrote rock and roll hell

[@HollywoodBigBoss]

What are your thoughts on Gene not playing bass on Animalize.

[@SteveSteeleSoundSymphony]

Who cares? Gene was loosing interest and Paul couldn’t wait for him. You think Gene played bass on Detroit Rock City? I don’t know what Kiss claims but that ain’t Gene. Gene’s not bad but some things he can’t do. And starting with Alive II Side 4 Kiss decided anyone could play on a Kiss album if Kiss wanted. It became a collective after they hit their peak in 1977.

[@petepiper7038]

@@SteveSteeleSoundSymphony Gene is one of the BEST Bass players in the world! Name one other Bass player who can play Bass, count money and pat themselves on the back all at the same time!

[@SteveSteeleSoundSymphony]

@@petepiper7038 You must be right. Can’t think of any!

[@brianstrutter1501]

He played some bass but he had to fly to Canada to shoot the Runaway movie with Tom Selleck. So Paul and others had to finish the album without him

[@mark_beastpriest5539]

I remember back in the day that Bryan Adams co-wrote "War Machine". But I didn't know it was THAT Bryan Adams.

[@jimvanderveer3203]

I knew Bryan Adams wrote it in 1982

[@annwilkiemeyer7655]

It's Not a Mystery Ace Frehley is Not on the Creatures of the Night album just his picture

[@MosheAlvarez]

Bryan Adams wrote the lyrics, not the music. Gene wrote the music

[@sageantone7291]

Song for song, Unmasked is better than Creatures, tbh.

[@petepiper7038]

Not in ANY alternative universe.

[@brianstrutter1501]

Just because you appear to like pop more than hard rock doesn't make Unmasked better than Creatures. That's just beyond absurd

[@guydematas9447]

I’ve heard that Gene wouldn’t give Adams a writing credit for war machine. In fact he Simmons took full writing credit for the song on the album because Adams was new and was not yet a recognized artist.

[@SteveSteeleSoundSymphony]

Not true. I had the album in ‘83 when it came out and Adams was credited on the album. I was so impressed I went out and bought a Bryan Adams album (that really sucked).

[@kmgntv]

And Eric Carr wrote with BA and his album.

[@brianstrutter1501]

@@SteveSteeleSoundSymphony - it's funny that people keep hearing false information. Unfortunately there are a lot of people who hate Paul and Gene so much they post lies everywhere. Bryan Adams is credited as a co-writer on War Machine on the original release of Creatures.