Alive! was the album that catapulted Kiss from cult attraction to mega-superstars. It was their first Top Ten album, remaining on the charts for 110 weeks and eventually going quadruple platinum. Culled from shows in Detroit, New Jersey, Iowa, and Cleveland on the Dressed to Kill tour, the record features producer Eddie Kramer doing a masterful job of capturing the band's live performance on record. The band's youthful energy is contagious, and with positively electric versions of their best early material, it's no mystery why Alive! is widely regarded as one of the greatest live hard rock recordings of all time. "Rock and Roll All Nite" became a Top 20 smash and was the main reason for the album's success, but there are many other tracks that are just as strong -- "Deuce," "Strutter," "Firehouse," "Parasite," "She," "100,000 Years," "Black Diamond," and "Cold Gin" all shine in a live setting. Although there's been some speculation of extensive overdubbing to correct mistakes, Alive! remains Kiss' greatest album ever. An essential addition to any ock collection.
"Kuwaiti authorities abruptly ended a music concert by an Egyptian singer in this conservative Muslim country when a young female fan jumped on stage, hugged the male singer and gave him a kiss."http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/10/05/news/ML-Kuwait-Concert-Kiss.php
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In a local paper they are covering the grand old days of Creem Magazine. I was to young to be around for the beginning. But my parents (mother in particular) were good friends with all of them and were at my home quite a bit. If I had to guess they were to lazy to go to a dealer to score pot so they'd hit up my dad (who was quite a smoker back in the day but was not a dealer). Always loud, ...
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