Kiss: Rock the Nation - Live! (2005)



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Genre: Rock | Label: Image Entertainment | Copy: Untouched | Release Date: 13 Dec 2005 | Runtime: 136 min. | 7,75+7,58 GB (2xDVD9)

Rooted in the campy theatrics of Alice Cooper and the sleazy hard rock of glam rockers
the New York Dolls, Kiss became a favorite of American teenagers in the
'70s. Most kids were infatuated with the look of Kiss, not their music.
Decked out in outrageously flamboyant costumes and makeup, the band
fashioned a captivating stage show featuring dry ice, smoke bombs,
elaborate lighting, blood spitting, and fire breathing that captured the
imaginations of thousands of kids. But Kiss' music shouldn't be
dismissed it was a commercially potent mix of anthemic, fist-pounding
hard rock driven by sleek hooks and ballads powered by loud guitars,
cloying melodies, and sweeping strings. It was a sound that laid the
groundwork for both arena rock and the pop-metal that dominated rock in
the late '80s.
Kiss was the brainchild of Gene Simmons (bass, vocals) and Paul Stanley
(rhythm guitar, vocals), former members of the New York-based hard rock
band Wicked Lester; the duo brought in drummer Peter Criss through his
ad in Rolling Stone, while guitarist Ace Frehley responded to an
advertisement in The Village Voice. Even at their first Manhattan
concert in 1973, the group's approach was theatrical, and Flipside
producer Bill Aucoin offered the band a management deal after the show.
Two weeks later, the band was signed to Neil Bogart's fledgling record
label, Casablanca. Kiss released their self-titled debut in February of
1974; it peaked at number 87 on the U.S. charts. By April of 1975, the
group had released three albums and had been touring America constantly,
building up a sizable fan base.
Culled from those numerous concerts, Alive! (released in the fall of
1975) made the band rock & roll superstars; it climbed into the Top
Ten and its accompanying single, "Rock 'N' Roll All Nite," made it to
number 12. Their follow-up, Destroyer, was released in March of 1976 and
became the group's first platinum album; it also featured their first
Top Ten single, Peter Criss' power ballad "Beth." Kiss mania was in full
swing; thousands of pieces of merchandise hit the marketplace
(including pinball machines, makeup and masks, and board games), and the
group had two comic books released by Marvel as well as a live-action
TV movie, Kiss Meet the Phantom of the Park. A 1977 Gallup poll named
Kiss the most popular band in America. The group was never seen in
public without wearing their makeup, and their popularity was growing by
leaps and bounds; the membership of the Kiss Army, the band's fan club,
was now in the six figures.
Even such enormous popularity had its limits, and the band reached them
in 1978, when all four members released solo albums on the same day in
October. Simmons' record was the most successful, reaching number 22 on
the charts, yet all of them made it into the Top 50. Dynasty, released
in 1979, continued their streak of platinum albums, yet it was their
last record with the original lineup Criss left in 1980. Kiss Unmasked,
released in the summer of 1980, was recorded with session drummer Anton
Fig; Criss' true replacement, Eric Carr, joined the band in time for
their 1980 world tour. Kiss Unmasked was their first record since
Destroyer to fail to go platinum, and 1981's Music from the Elder, their
first album recorded with Carr, didn't even go gold it couldn't even
climb past number 75 on the charts. Ace Frehley left the band after its
release; he was replaced by Vinnie Vincent in 1982. Vincent's first
album with the group, 1982's Creatures of the Night, fared better than
Music from the Elder, yet it couldn't make it past number 45 on the
charts.
Sensing it was time for a change, Kiss dispensed with their makeup for
1983's Lick It Up. The publicity worked, as the album became their first
platinum record in four years. Animalize, released the following year,
was just as successful, and the group essentially recaptured their
niche. Vincent left after Animalize and was replaced by Mark St. John,
although St. John was soon taken ill with Reiter's Syndrome and left the
band. Bruce Kulick became Kiss' new lead guitarist in 1984. For the
rest of the decade, Kiss turned out a series of best-selling albums,
culminating in the early 1990 hit ballad "Forever," which was their
biggest single since "Beth." Kiss was scheduled to record a new album
with their old producer, Bob Ezrin, in 1990 when Eric Carr became
severely ill with cancer; he died in November of 1991 at the age of 41.
Kiss replaced him with Eric Singer and recorded Revenge (1992), their
first album since 1989; it was a Top Ten hit and went gold. Kiss
followed it with the release of Alive III the following year; it
performed respectably, but was not up to the standards of their two
previous live records.
In 1996, the original lineup of Kiss featuring Simmons, Stanley,
Frehley, and Criss reunited to perform an international tour, complete
with their notorious makeup and special effects. The tour was one of the
most successful of 1996, and in 1998 the reunited group issued Psycho
Circus. While the ensuing tour in support of Psycho Circus was a
success, sales of Kiss' reunion album weren't as stellar as anticipated.
Reminiscent of the band's late-'70s unfocused period, few tracks on
Psycho Circus featured all four members playing together (most tracks
were supplemented with session musicians), as the band seemed more
interested in flooding the marketplace with merchandise yet again
instead of making the music their top priority. With rumors running
rampant that the Psycho Circus Tour would be their last, the quartet
announced in the spring of 2000 that they would be launching a U.S.
farewell tour in the summer, which became one of the year's top concert
draws. But on the eve of a Japanese and Australian tour in early 2001,
Peter Criss suddenly left the band once again, supposedly discontent
with his salary. Taking his place was previous Kiss drummer Eric Singer,
who in a controversial move among some longtime fans, donned Criss'
cat-man makeup (since Simmons and Stanley own both Frehley and Criss'
makeup designs, there was no threat of a lawsuit) as the farewell tour
continued.
With the band scheduled to call it a day supposedly by late 2001, a
mammoth career-encompassing box set was set for later in the year, while
the summer saw perhaps the most over-the-top piece of Kiss merchandise
yet the "Kiss Kasket." The group was relatively quiet through the rest
of the year, but 2002 started with a bang as Gene Simmons turned in an
entertaining and controversial interview on NPR where he criticized the
organization and berated host Terry Gross with sexual comments and
condescending answers. He was promoting his autobiography at the time,
which also caused dissent in the Kiss camp because of inflammatory
remarks made toward Ace Frehley. Frehley subsequently declined to appear
at an American Bandstand anniversary show; his place was taken by a
wig-wearing Tommy Thayer, and Simmons was quick to dismiss the
performance as another in a long series of money-oriented decisions. The
band kept touring the globe with no new album in stores, but in 2008
they returned to the studio, re-recorded their hits, and released
Jigoku-Retsuden aka KISSology or Kiss Klassics (the release was
initially exclusive to Japan).
In spring of 2009, the band began recording their first studio album in
11 years, and released the results in October with the title Sonic Boom.
Produced by Paul Stanley and Greg Collins, the album was exclusively
distributed in North America by Wal-Mart. In 2012, the band's twentieth
studio album, Monster, surfaced, rewriting the cowbell-heavy party rock
of their '70s heyday and adding some nods to the sinister metal of
1992's Revenge. In 2014, after 15 years of eligibility, Kiss was
inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Tracklist:
DVD1
01. Love Gun
02. Deuce
03. Makin' Love
04. In The Dressing Room
05. Lick It Up
06. Christine Sixteen
07. Photo Shoots
08. She
09. Tears Are Falling
10. Got To Choose
11. The Meets And Greets
12. I Love It Loud
13. Love Her All I Can
14. I Want You
15. Soundchecks
16. Parasite

DVD2
01. War Machine
02. 100,000 Years
03. The Theatre Shows
04. Unholy
05. Shout It Out Loud
06. On The Road
07. I Was Made For Lovin' You
08. Detroit Rock City
09. God Gave Rock & Roll To You II
10. Rock And Roll All Nite
Documentary:
- Kiss Powervision

Extra:
- Goin' Blind Enmore Theatre: Sydney, Australia
- Backstage Rehearsal: Perth, Australia
- Photo Gallery

Features:
- Direct Scene Access
- Interactive Menu







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